August 1, 2008
Keynotes
Greening the Dems
Andrea Robinson talks about her efforts to green the Democratic National ...
Two's Company?
A second green meetings industry association has launched....
Appreciating Appreciative Inquiry
David Cooperrider’s been championing positive change for nearly three decades....
Features
The Future Is Virtual
Why You Need to Manage E-Meetings Webconferencing is spreading like wildfire. It’s time for your department to start managing them...
Disaster and Recovery in China
Genworth Financial was in the midst of elaborate back-to-back incentive trips when the Sichaun earthquake struck. Here’s what happened....
The Elevated Event
Dianne Devitt, CMP, connects the dots between meeting planning, advertising, and public relations...
Breakouts
Motivation Matters: Cargill Wins on Recognition
Congratulations to Cargill Inc., Wayzata, Minn., which was recently named the Overall Best Recognition Culture by Recognition Professionals International....
It Ain't No Picnic
August is the most popular month for the company outing. It's time to eat mystery mayo dip and watch the president incinerate mountains of hot dogs. And...
The Critical Phase: Getting Buy-In, Setting Policy
Data gathering is the first step toward developing a strategic meetings management program (See my June article Information Is Power at meetingsnet.com)....
Legal Ease: In the Case of a Dispute
One of the more frequently overlooked provisions of a meeting contract is the clause dealing with dispute resolution the procedure to be followed when...
Sites
In Each Issue
Why Should(n't) You Manage Virtual Meetings?
Communications guru Kar Anderson recently wrote about Cisco Systems' videoconferencing in Fast Company magazine. This product, which uses 3D holographic-like...
James Spellos
(CMP, President of Meeting U. and a popular technology trainer/educator and conference speaker) If you could be anywhere in the world, where would you...
Toronto Congress Centre North
Opened earlier this year, Toronto Congress Centre North brings Toronto Congress Centre's trade and convention space to a total of more than one million...
Meet the Greens 2008
On opening night, a lively steel band in the Atlantic Ballroom of the InterContinental San Juan set the beat for the 2008 Meet the Greens Invitational...
Breakout Stars
When Fidelity Investments' internal audit group held its annual two-day educational meeting last October, attendees got to direct the action. And be stars,...
The Business Message Triangle
I developed the model above to illustrate what I believe has been unfolding in recent years. These three groups of professionals advertising, public relations,...
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What Meeting Planners Need to Know to Manage E-Meetings
Virtual meetings save time and money, get a thumbs-up from the “green” crowd, and offer new ways for companies and organizations to communicate, market, and sell. It’s time for meeting managers to start booking and managing them.
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Creating Green-Meetings Standards
An industrywide effort to produce achievable, voluntary standards for greener meetings and events is under way. The Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX), an initiative of the Convention Industry Council, is working with the Environmental Protection Agency and ASTM International Standards to create baseline guidelines that both meeting managers and the hospitality community can embrace. Join us for a free webinar.
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CVB Supplement 2008
The Changing Face of CVBs
Featuring:*Changing Face of CVB's
*CVB's Go Green
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