Meeting U., a training company specializing in meeting technology education, is planning an 11-course program at a New York City training facility. James Spellos, CMP, president of Meeting U., Queens, N.Y., has led meeting-focused technology...
Dan Fenton, president and CEO of the San Jose (Calif.) Convention & Visitors Bureau, acknowledges that the buyer-seller relationship was changing even before 9/11 complicated things. Because of the value of group business, “We as a destination...
When the e-auction was over, a hot new Handspring wireless phone had received 53 bids and brought in more than $3,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, well over the phone's retail value. In total, the youth mentoring organization received...
July will see the opening of a new 224-room hotel in Cupertino, Calif. The Cypress Hotel, which is being developed by Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant Group, will include 21 suites, a 150-seat restaurant, and 4,000 square feet of meeting space...
By using webcasting services from Yahoo!Broadcast rather than paying travel, lodging, and logistics costs, Kathy Sulgit, manager of seminar programs for Cisco Systems in San Jose, Calif., has reduced seminar costs for launching new products by 80...
Wyndham International found its way into the IT spotlight three times last year, ranking among the Information Week 500 (ranking innovative users of technology) and CIO magazine's CIO100 (for innovative business practices), and earning IT...
The September 11 attacks have influenced what people want to hear — and from whom they want to hear it. Here's a sampling of speakers who address today's political and leadership challenges with a post-terrorist perspective...
The view from the top of the Sydney Opera House is dizzying — even from the safety of your desk. See for yourself at www.soh.nsw.gov.au/h/home_fl.html. Landmark architecture, a stunning location, and some stylish Flash programming create one of...
If you're thinking about translating a land-based program to a cruise ship, the Landry & Kling Web site (www.landrykling.com) can help you navigate the waters. The site offers information on tax deductibility, the types of meetings and...
