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Leveraging Travel Pre-Event > Planner’s Workshop Tools of the Trade BY VINCENT ALONZO A PILLOW GIFT WITH A CONSCIENCE When her son was diagnosed with autism, Liza Hein’s decision to leave her job as a jewelry designer was an easy one. Three years later, she has made another easy decision to put her skills to good use by combining fashionable jewelry and autism awareness. Cause U Care jewelry incorporates today’s fashion with autism’s iconic puzzle piece symbol. Up to 10 percent of the company’s net profit will be donated to autism-related charities and programs. Priced affordably, from $9.99 to $24.99, the line includes Swarovski Crystal and glass beaded earrings, anklets, bracelets, and necklaces. For more information, visit www.causeucare.com, e-mail liza@causeucare.com, or call (917) 913-5264. HOOKED ON BANNERS Adams Magnetic Products Co. combines low-cost, versatile, high-strength round base magnets with hooks to expand functionality for hanging banners, signs, or product displays from ceilings, walls, or within fixtures. With a pulling force of up to 78 pounds, these hooks offer the strength to support and suspend more than lightweight fabrics, plastics, and paperboard substrates, enhancing the opportunity for ever-more creative displays. Available in pulling forces of nine, 18, 28, 49, and 78 pounds, the magnets can be selected with either nickel or white finish. Additional sizes also may be specified for unique applications. For more information, visit www.adamsmagnetic.com or call (800) 747-7543. NKY_4.5 x 4.75_SM_Ad2.ai 6/26/08 1:34:30 PM spending in your organization under one umbrella and using it to your advantage. If you are not doing that with a consolidated travel policy you are losing money. The same survey stated that compared to three years ago, 35 percent of corporate planners and 39 percent of association planners rated their organization’s current effort to consolidate and track meeting/ travel spending as “much better.” So, we are headed in the right direction. A travel policy is only of value if it is enforced. By consolidating corporate and meeting travel, you can leverage total travel volume and generate greater buying power. Consider outsourcing this function to your meeting management company. You will begin to see the benefits of strategically maximizing the total value of your travel dollars. Michael MacNair owns MacNair Travel Management, a travel and leadership consulting firm in Alexandria, VA. A regular industry spokesperson and author of the book Smooth Landings, MacNair conducts travel management seminars, sharing best practices. To contact him, visit www.macnairtravel.com. OPEN THE DOORS Where else can you y “FREEDOM” nkycvb.com/SM to the meaning of ? SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS OCTOBER 2008 http://www.causeucare.com http://www.adamsmagnetic.com http://www.nkycvb.com/SM http://www.macnairtravel.com http://www.macnairtravel.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Successful Meetings - October 2008

Successful Meetings - October 2008
Contents
Editor's Note
Supplier News
On the Record
Calendar
Planner News
Planner Spotlight
Personal Success
Technology Talk
Food &�Beverage
Pre-Event
Tools of the Trade
On Site
Technology for Modern Meetings
A Tale of Two Cities
A Cast of Thousands
Places & Spaces
Mexican Destination Resorts
Spain
Austin
New Orleans
Lake Tahoe / Reno

Successful Meetings - October 2008