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Strategic Meeting Consolidation
Atlanta, GA
June 8, 2004
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Meetings Consolidation has advanced from the travel manager’s B list of priorities to the A++
list in 2004. Prodding this project’s ascendancy is legislation (Sarbanes Oxley Act), internal
reforms, as well as the pervasive influence of procurement in matters related to corporate
purchasing --driven by the need to find savings and optimize investments.
This Forum is designed to prepare travel managers to implement a strategy that will
yield successful results. Topics that will be examined include:
- Defining the various meanings of "meetings consolidation"
- Identifying savings opportunities through consolidation
- Developing a business plan for the meetings consolidation project
- Implementing meetings consolidation successfully
- Enabling meetings consolidation potential through technology
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Agenda |
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8:00 - 8:30am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast
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8:30 - 8:45am |
ACTE Welcome and Update
Kate Farrell, Director, Global Programs, ACTE
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8:45 - 9:45am |
View Presentation: How Many Ways Can You Spell Meetings Consolidation?
Ask ten different travel managers what's the definition of meetings consolidation and you'll
get ten different answers. Who's right?
Well, they all are, provided those definitions include
the identification
of where the opportunities for savings exist for their corporation.
Learn
how to define meetings consolidation for your company and where to find opportunities for
savings in the process.
Presenters:
Shimon Avish, Director of Professional Services, American Express Corporate Meeting Solutions - North America
Dick Zeller, Vice President, Consolidated Business Solutions, Maritz McGettigan
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9:45 - 10:45am
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View Presentation: Creating a Business Plan for Meetings Consolidation
This session will explore how to develop your plan for senior
management that provides the
compelling business reasons for investment in
meetings consolidation. Travel managers who have successfully consolidated
their companies' meetings business will
share their insights in creating a
complete plan that includes areas such as policy,
formulating ROI,
technology and sourcing.
Moderator:
Mary Ann McNulty, Editor, StarCite, Inc.
Presenters:
Kari Knoll Kesler, Sourcing Specialist – Travel& Meetings/Incentives, ING Americas
Weatherly Munroe, Managing Director, X.ecute
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10:45 - 11:00am |
Coffee Break
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11:00am - 12:00pm
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View Presentation: Adoption/Implementation of Meetings Consolidation
With stakeholders in the hundreds if not thousands in some
cases, this aspect of meetings consolidation can be the acid test of travel
manager's skills in change management. Learn the best practices achieved in
implementation of meetings consolidation from the experiences of travel
managers who have traversed that road.
Presenters:
Charles Yang, Director of Professional Services, seeUthere Technologies
Debi Scholar, Meeting & Event Services Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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12:00 - 1:00pm |
View Presentation: Technology as an Enabler
It has been reported there are more than 1,200 technology
products available that support
some aspect of meetings or meetings
consolidation. This brief overview of technology products
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guidance in terms of critical features and functionality for evaluation of
tools
appropriate for your company.
Moderator:
Shimon Avish, Director of Professional Services - North America, American Express Corporate Meeting Solutions
Presenters:
Alan Bednowitz, Vice President, Sales, StarCite, Inc.
Mike Malinchok, Director of Meetings Product Line, GetThere
Tony Stanfar, Vice President, PlanSoft Corporation
Charles Yang, Director of Professional Services, seeUthere Technologies
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1:00 - 2:00pm |
Networking Lunch
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Forum Location & Hotel Accommodations |
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Hyatt Regency Atlanta
265 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Tel: 1-404-577-1234
Fax: 1-404-588-4137
http://atlantaregency.hyatt.com/property/index.jhtml
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Planning Committee |
Mary Ann McNulty, Editor, StarCite
Helen Loh, Vice President, Marketing, SeeUthere Technologies
Tony Stanfar, Vice President, PlanSoft Corporation
Mike Malinchok, Director of Meetings Product Line, GetThere
Susan Holzman, Marketing Manager, American Express Corporate Meeting Solutions
Dick Zeller, VP, Meetings Consolidation, Maritz McGettigan
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