Webcast: Taking Charge of the Turnaround

Live from Interact in Miami
September 13, 2010 | 8:30 am EDT

Presenter: Dr. Lalia Rach, Professor and Founding Dean, Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management, New York University

Description: As we head into 2011, are you moving forward, revamping your approach to business, ready to interact, innovate and inform? Dr. Rach will share her unique and timely perspectives about global growth, demographics, customer service and other factors that will influence our business in the near future. Change is upon us, and those who act win; those who wonder lose.

To register for the September webcast go to www.mcinteract-online.com

Webcast: Launching A Strategic Meetings Management Program

A Four-Part Series on Implementing SMMP in Your Company
Presenter: Debi Scholar, CMP, CMM, Principal, e Scholar Group
Moderator: M&C Editor Loren G. Edelstein

Part 1: Plotting SMMP Strategy
October 6, 2010 | 2:00-3:00 PM EDT

Part 2: Establishing a SMM Policy
October 13, 2010 | 2:00-3:00 PM EDT

Part 3: Implementing SMMP
October 20, 2010 | 2:00-3:00 PM EDT

Part 4: Measuring the Success of Your SMMP
October 27, 2010 | 2:00-3:00 PM EDT

This series will be $49.95 for all four sessions.
CMP Credit: 1 hour for each section, Blueprint Section: Strategic Event Planning Process through the Convention Industry Council 

For detailed descriptions and to register go to www.mcmag.com/smmpseries.

Webcast: Gulf Coast Oil Spill: Understanding the Impact on Meeting Destinations

Moderator: M&C Editor Loren G. Edelstein

Presenters:
Roger Dow
President and CEO
U.S. Travel Association

Beth Gendler
Director of Sales
Alabama Gulf Coast CVB & Sports Commission

Description: Presenters will address what's really happening in the Gulf region, the economic impact on key meeting destinations, and the challenge of debunking misconceptions in the marketplace and media. The program will feature results of research by the U.S. Travel Association and Oxford Economics, as well as M&C research on planners' feelings about bringing meetings to the affected areas now and in the future. Q&A will allow participants to ask questions and share their input.

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Webcast: Should You Start Your Own Business?

Moderator: M&C Senior Editor Sarah J.F. Braley

Presenters: 
Jonathan T. Howe Esq.
Partner
Howe & Hutton

Rod Abraham
Founder
The Rod Abraham Group, LLC
Event Planning & Onsite Staffing

Description: Going independent is a professional dream of many meeting professionals. Is this the right time? A seasoned independent planner and a career coach address the many critical factors to consider before setting up shop.

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Webcast: Helping Hotels Lower Labor Costs

Moderator: M&C Senior Editor Michael J. Shapiro

Presenters:
Michael Dominguez
Vice President, Global Sales
Loews Hotels and Resorts

Allison Kinsley, CMP, CMM
Chief Meeting Architect
Kinsley

Description: Many hotels are hungry for meetings business these days, which gives planners negotiating leverage. But ask for too much, and the property will have a hard time delivering. Margins are tighter than ever for hotels — and their largest cost is labor. Here’s how meeting planners can work closely with their hotel partners to minimize costs and ensure their needs are met.

CMP Credit: 1 Hour, Blueprint Section: Financial and Contract Management through the Convention Industry Council

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Webcast: Melding Meetings & Travel Management

Moderator: M&C Senior Editor Michael J. Shapiro

Presenters:
Terry Sloan
Director, Meetings & Events
CWT North America

Betsy Bondurant, CMP, CMM
President
Bondurant Consulting

Description: The responsibilities of meeting planning and corporate travel programs are blending in many organizations. We talk to planners who wear both hats about the reasons and benefits behind this growing trend. Here’s what you need to know to survive the shift – or to step forward and lead the charge within your organization.

CMP Credit: 1 Hour, Blueprint Section: Strategic Event Planning Process through the Convention Industry Council

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Webcast: Calculating ROI for Meetings

Moderator: M&C Senior Editor Michael J. Shapiro

Presenters:
Terri Breining, CMP, CMM
Breining Group, LLC

Patti P. Phillips, Ph. D.
President and CEO
ROI Institute

Description: At a time when all spending is facing intense scrutiny, measuring return on investment is increasingly crucial – and not just for those companies that have received federal bailout funds. However, relatively few meeting planners know how to calculate ROI by any formal methods. This webcast will walk planners through the process of determining ROI, providing details on what to do before, during and after an event to prove that it was worth the investment.

CMP Credit: .5 points, Blueprint Section: Financial and Contract Management through the Convention Industry Council

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Webcast: The New Face of FAMs

Moderator: M&C Senior Editor Sarah J.F. Braley

Presenters:
Judy Henrich
Director of Recruitment and Industry Relations
Global Cynergies LLC

Louise M. Felsher, CMP, CMM
Event Marketing Consultant
Ellipses Strategic Marketing

Description: Planners have become very selective in choosing the FAMs they take, confirms a new study by M&C. We present poll findings, and chat with a FAM host and meeting planner about the critical components to a FAM agenda that makes smart business sense for both planners and participating suppliers.

CMP Credit: .5 Points, Blueprint Section: Facilities and Services through the Convention Industry Council

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Webcast: Green Meetings

Moderator: M&C Associate Editor Kaylee Hultgren

Presenters:
Nancy J. Wilson, CMP
Principal
MeetGreen

Dominic Phillips
President and Executive Producer
Dominic Phillips Event Marketing

Description: The latest in best practices for green meetings. Includes a look at what's really green and what's not; how to save money by going green, and what planners need to know help their events make a difference.

CMP Credit: .5 Points, Blueprint Section: Strategic Event Planning Process through the Convention Industry Council

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Webcast: Writing and Revising Contracts

Moderator: M&C Senior Editor, Sarah J.F. Braley

Presenters:
Jonathan T. Howe Esq.
Partner
Howe & Hutton

David Scypinski
Senior Vice President
ConferenceDirect

Description: Now is the time for planners to take advantage of negotiating leverage and rewrite parts of their contracts with hotels. Learn what concessions other planners have already made, which parts of the contract they've renegotiated, what concessions you should and shouldn't pursue, and what you can do contractually to limit risk.

CMP Credits: .05 credits for CMP Application or .5 credits for CMP recertification

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Webcast: Selling Your Meeting Internally

Moderator: M&C Senior Editor, Lisa Grimaldi

Presenters:
Chris Gaia
Vice President, Marketing
Maritz Travel

Louise M. Felsher, CMP, CMM
Meeting & Event Consultant

Description: Your organization is looking to cut costs — and meetings cost money. But what are the consequences of not meeting? Beyond attrition and cancellation fees that might apply, how would canceling harm your training efforts, sales goals, client relationships or other strategic objectives of bringing people together? How can you make the case to your top executives that it makes good business sense to go ahead and invest in that program — and that doing so will pay bottom-line dividends? In this webinar, experts give you the ROI tools and talking points you need to convince top executives that it makes smart business sense to go ahead with the gathering.

CMP Credits: .05 credits for CMP Application or .5 credits for CMP recertification

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Webcast: Under-the-Radar Meetings

Moderator: M&C Senior Editor, Sarah Braley

Presenters:
Stacie Cisco, CMP
Operations Manager
The Arrangers

Judy Johnson
President & CEO
Rx Worldwide Meetings, Inc.

Description: With spending under the microscope and perception issues paramount, planners need to keep even high-end events low-profile. Here’s how to hold an effective event that won’t raise eyebrows.

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Webcast: The ABC's of SMMP (Strategic Meetings Management Programs)

Moderator: M&C Senior Editor, Michael Shapiro

Presenters:
Kari Kesler
President and Chief Strategist
KK Strategic Solutions

Cindy D'Aoust
VP, Strategic Meetings Management
MaXvantage

Description: Given the beating our industry has taken of late, there is no better time for planners to demonstrate the value they bring to an organization. A number of experts are predicting the birth of a new corporate position: meetings architect, or meetings designer. The key is to think strategically, not just logistically. Here’s an introduction to strategic meetings management programs, or SMMP, the tenets of which the National Business Travel Association has been developing since 2004. With a new SMMP certification in the works and strategic planning more important than ever, this webcast will get you up to speed. 

CMP Credits: .05 credits for CMP Application or .5 credits for CMP Recertification

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Webcast: Using Twitter for Meetings

Moderator: M&C Senior Editor Michael Shapiro

Presenters:

Jessica Levin, CMP
Manager of Communications and Member Services
Moore Stephens North America, Inc.

Tony Stubblebine
CEO
CrowdVine

Description: Here's a look at Twitter and how you can put it to use for your meetings and events. Planner Jessica Levin and technology provider (and original Twitter developer) Tony Stubblebine will discuss tips for integrating Twitter into your business, as well as cool applications and innovative approaches that take tweeting to the
next level.

CMP Credits: .05 credits for CMP Application or .5 credits for CMP Recertification

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