Jim Haddow has had his eye on meetings for quite some time. As chief procurement officer at A.T. Kearney, Haddow had been purchasing space and services for the company's central meetings department, but only in a supporting role. Meetings fell...

Berkshire Life's Advanced Disability Meeting is booked into a choice property this year: The Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch, a gracious Beaver Creek, Colo., ski resort...

When talking about return on investment at their companies, 61 percent of respondents to Meeting Professionals International's 2006 FutureWatch survey said they focus on cost savings and efficiencies, while 35 percent said that achieving strategic...

Each Year, Inc. magazine makes headlines by choosing the 500 fastest-growing private companies in America. These small, agile companies are leading the way in American industry, bringing innovative products and services to market and driving job...

When MotivAction LLC won a 2005 Crystal Award from the Society of Incentive & Travel Executives in November, it brought the company's tally to a historic 30 in the 30 years that it has been in business...

Securian's focus on ethical behavior comes straight from the top and runs right through the meeting department. As others pay up for sketchy practices, the 125-year-old company reaps the rewards — and awards — of taking the high road...

The buzz in the performance-improvement arena these days is all about the Demand Chain, where companies begin their product or service development by first consulting consumers or end users to evaluate their needs. Only then do they call in...

“I see meetings as the engine that drives the organization,” says Barbara Burgess, chief executive officer, Pathways Home Health, Hospice, and Private Duty, Sunnyvale, Calif. Meetings are where decisions are made and agreements are locked down...

When Alticor instituted a meeting policy five years ago, the new rules said that every meeting of 10 or more people that required room nights had to be registered and planned through the company's meetings department. As anyone who has tried to...

At some point, most meeting executives will hire an incentive house to assist with their program. But how do you find the right kind of company? What's the process you must go through, and how do these companies charge...