The West - A Natural Environment for Meetings

Green Meetings in The West

Behind the Scenes

The results of this year’s Meetings Market Survey point to issues in the air, on the ground, and hitting the wallet

To The Point

The Annual Meetings Market Survey results reveal where we stand and where we’re headed

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

PCMA Today

Education Foundation to honor industry leaders; PCMA's Green legacy in Seattle; Other PCMA updates

Post Con

ACTE Annual Convention and MiLB Annual Meeting

Follow Up

MeCo's First CMP Boot Camp

Leading Learning

Sometimes I think we have made the whole business of meetings too complicated with too much importance attached to managing details at the most tactical, micro level

Working Smarter

As technology continues to zoom forward, and the Generation Yers continue to enter into the workforce, it’s time that we take a serious look at how social and business communication is changing — radically changing — and leaving in its wake a generational divide.

People & Processes

Many organizations have the best of intentions when they set out to identify and standardize operational best practices. Unfortunately, these same organizations will make costly mistakes that will either delay or consume the benefits of their best practice initiatives.

Speaker Savvy

In June 2007, the National Speakers Association (NSA), conducted the industry’s most comprehensive study into the personal attributes, professional practices, business models, and income trends of professional speakers. Here are highlights of particular interest to meeting professionals.

Megatrends

Consumers are growing skeptical of environmental marketing claims — and that includes those made by meetings

Innovative Meetings

Healthcare Financial Management Association came up with a clever way to resolve a problem, delighting attendees and a sponsor in the bargain

The 17th Annual Meetings Market Survey

Can meetings continue to contribute one-third of their organizations' overall income? As rising costs inevitably get passed on to attendees, will they continue to come in growing numbers?

How Adults Learn

The blueprint for a song is the musical score; it’s what the vocalists and instrumentalists follow. Meetings, too, start with a blueprint …

Leading by Example

He came out of retirement to pilot Delta Airlines through bankruptcy and bring the airline back on course. Unlike many corporate leaders whose greed has made headlines, Grinstein was simply driven to make a difference.

One on One With Christie Hicks

As senior vice president, global sales for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, 52-year-old Christie Hicks oversees the global sales organization, including group, leisure, and corporate transient sales. This dynamo leads a sales organization of more than 250 senior global sales associates around the world and is responsible for $3.2 billion in revenue annually. In this role, she obviously can’t be as hands-on as she used to be, but she has her finger on the pulse of her team. “I do what they call ‘the seagull,’” she says. “I fly at 30,000 feet and every once in a while I dive in.”

Soundview

Environmental Sustainability Benefits Business

Green Meetings

Case Study of an Imperfect Green Event

Rudeness: The New Reality?

Common courtesy doesn’t seem so common in the meetings industry lately. What’s going on? Planners and suppliers share their stories and theories.

Parting Thoughts

Looking back on his career, he says leading Indianapolis through the funding process for a major expansion has been among his proudest accomplishments.

Florida; Meet in the Sunshine State

Boundless developments in Florida make it even easier to meet every planner’s needs

Point/Counterpoint

The Air Transport Association of America says it will result in a patchwork of inconsistent rules and regulations across the country. The Coalition for an Airline Passengers’ Bill of Rights says that’s a cop-out.