May 2009 FIM
Cover Story
How Suppliers Can Help Meeting Planners Through a Global Recession
Valued partnerships with industry suppliers are a hallmark of the financial and insurance meeting planning niche. Now, in the midst of a global recession, shrinking staffs, slashed budgets, and media backlash against business meetings, these partnerships with hotels and other suppliers are more crucial then ever. ...
Taking Stock —With Editor Regina Baraban
Taking Stock with Editor Regina Baraban
Were you one of thousands to write to your congressmen and women on behalf of the meetings industry?...
Opening Bell
Financial Industry Planner Speaks Out on Cancellations
Meetings have taken a beating at the hands of U.S. reporters and legislators, and it’s rocking the planners’ world. Here we present a view from the inside...
U.S. Travel’s Freeman Hopeful About Treasury Guidelines
If you’re hearing and reading less about the negative perception of meetings and incentive travel, it’s no accident...
Looking Back and Forward
It's hard to believe that it has been eight years since I began my tenure as editor of then Insurance Conference Planner. Nearly 50 issues later, there...
Feature
How to Make Off-Site Leadership Retreats Effective
When times get tough, many organizations get budget-conscious by reducing the number of staff and leadership-related meetings that they hold off-site....
FICP Newsletter
FICP Newsletter
FICP Profile Todd Zint, CMP, CMM, vice president, chapters, for FICP, is vice president, meetings and event marketing, NFP Insurance Services Inc., Austin,...
Move Mountains at FICP Education Forum
FICP Unveils New Web Site Architecture FICP recently launched a re-engineered Web site that features improved navigation and upgraded content that will...
Sites
Bermuda Bliss
On April 1, Bermuda's first new resort in 37 years, Tucker's Point Hotel & Spa, opened in Tucker's Town. The property is part of the Tucker's Point Club,...
The Midwest
When snow and ice move into the Midwest, all is set for skiing, tobogganing, and indoor parties. But the Great Lakes don't freeze up and neither do reasons...
The Southwest
With its blue skies, Technicolor sunsets, indigenous charm, and great values at some of the most highly rated meeting facilities in the world, the sunny...
On Location: Paradise Valley
Inspired by the Andalusia region of southern Spain, the InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa opened its 253 guest rooms and 40 suites in November...
Closing Bell
It's All about the Answers
Goodness knows we have an awful lot of problems as of late, but nobody has been able to come up with any answers. For instance, our auto industry is in...
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