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Courtesy Associates Ranked #1 Washington, D.C. Meeting and Event Planning Firm - Exhibitor News
Exhibitor News Network - Courtesy Associates was ranked the number one Washington, D.C. metro area meeting and event planning firm by Washington Business Journal. This is the seventh time Courtesy Associates was ranked number...
HSMAI eConnect - Meeting Planning Industry Under Pressure To Demonstrate Value As Economy And Gas
A vast majority (72 percent) of the meeting planners surveyed by the Hospitality Sales&Marketing Association International (HSMAI) in advance of its Affordable Meetings® Mid-America Conference&Exposition at Chicago's Navy Pier, April 13-14, 2011, cited a need for meeting planners to be more
Starwood Launches 'Sustainable Meeting' Guidelines in North America
(disable-output-escaping,yes)Starwood Hotels&Resorts Worldwide has launched a new green meetings program at each of its North American properties.<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lpoy16F82b9ZeBbZU47rIwOXnLk/0/da"><img
Starting Your Own Business: Is Now the Time?
When J.P. Morgan took over Seattle-based Washington Mutual in September 2008, the New York investment firm decided to downsize the West Coast office with the intention of ultimately moving employees east
HSMAI eConnect - Making Meetings Work - A Step by Step Guide | By Robert Woods and Florence Berger
Meetings occupy 50 to 60 percent of the average manager's workweek. Although many managers regard meetings as a waste of time they can be a useful way of accomplishing several desired activities at once — disseminating information, bolstering morale, identifying problems, and reaching decisions.
HSMAI eConnect - How Meeting & Event Planning Can Be "Green + Lean"
Is it more expensive and labourious to go green for meetings and events? Some meeting planners say yes. But green meeting event planning doesn't have to break the bank. Here are innovative companies and their suppliers who shared with Ignite, the premier Canadian meetings magazine, how they found a
Research: Rise of Strategic Meetings Management Fuels Turf War
(disable-output-escaping,yes)Less than half of meeting planners operate under a centralized meetings structure, according to new MeetingNews research.<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OfMFZ4rzbDql78zWcODrwDwV3vI/0/da"><img
HSMAI eConnect - HSMAI Announces Day-long Meeting Planners’ “Boot Camp”
Acknowledged for its high quality educational programs, the Hospitality Sales&Marketing Association International’s (HSMAI) Affordable Meetings® will host a “Meeting Planning Boot Camp” on Tuesday, April 13 in Navy Pier, Chicago, Ill., prior to HSMAI’s Affordable Meetings Mid-America exhibition and
ROI Quest Unites Planners, Marketers
(disable-output-escaping,yes)Many meeting planners are working more closely with marketing departments to generate the highest return on meeting investment.<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eZGfcq9w5o2gfAbjkwfYoce2DtY/0/da"><img
Blueprint for Success
(disable-output-escaping,yes)Learn a four-step plan for proving the strategic value of meetings.<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zfwG00f7NGoddq3PnbWF2xfbDTk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zfwG00f7NGoddq3PnbWF2xfbDTk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/><a
