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Building relationships. Getting inspired. Building relationships. Getting inspired. That’s the real power of face-to-face meetings. And that inspiration leads to profi table productivity back in the offi ce. If you haven’t been to Orlando lately, our best-kept secret is how much we’ve grown. About 3,000 new rooms, nationally known restaurants, exclusive shopping, expanding entertainment options. Plus, we haven’t lost what we’re known for the most: providing great value to both corporate meeting professionals and attendees. For more information on how Orlando can inspire your next meeting, call 800-662-2825, or visit OrlandoMeeting.com. Visit Orlando ® OrlandoMeeting.com Photo courtesy of Stonewall Resort ISSN 0739-1587 USPS 716-450 A COASTAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION PUBLICATION VOLUME 29 NO. 2 FEBRUARY 2011 www.themeetingmagazines.com FEATURES COVER STORY Page 22 Page 12 Hyatt Hotels and Resorts is removing barriers — making its banquet spaces more like restaurants — providing an environment where guests, chefs and service teams can interact. Page 28 The Benchmark Conference Plan is available at The Stonewall Resort in West Virginia — an Adirondackstyle lodge with two ballrooms, 15,000-sf conference area and a 7,000-sf Exhibition Center. Corporate & Incentive Travel (USPS 716-450) is published monthly by Coastal Communications Corporation, 2700 North Military Trail — Suite 120, Boca Raton, FL 33431-6394; 561-989-0600. Single copies $9.00 U.S.A. only. Yearly subscription price is $90.00 in the U.S.A.; Canada and foreign is $150.00. Back copies $10.00 U.S.A. only. Distributed without charge to qualified personnel. Periodicals Postage Paid at Boca Raton, FL, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to Corporate & Incentive Travel, 2700 North Military Trail — Suite 120, Boca Raton, FL 33431-6394. Nothing contained in this publication shall constitute an endorsement by Coastal Communications Corporation (Corporate & Incentive Travel), and the publication disclaims any liability with respect to the use of or reliance on any such information. The information contained in this publication is in no way to be construed as a recommendation by C&IT of any industry standard, or as a recommendation of any kind to be adopted, by or to be binding upon, any corporate/incentive travel planner or agent. Reproduction of any portion of this publication by any means is strictly forbidden. Editorial contributions must be accompanied by return postage and will be handled with reasonable care. However, the publisher assumes no responsibility for return of unsolicited photographs or manuscripts. Subscribers: Send subscription inquiries and address changes to: Circulation Department, Corporate & Incentive Travel, 2700 North Military Trail — Suite 120, Boca Raton, FL 33431-6394. Provide old and new addresses including zip codes. Enclose address label from most recent issue and please allow five weeks for the change to become effective. Printed in U.S.A. © 2011 Photo ccourtesy of Hyatt Hotels Odyssey Teams offers this easyto-use, step-by-step Build-a-Hand kit designed for teambuilding programs, in which participants assemble prosthetic hands for donation to children in need. The kit includes a guide to each portion of the program, the pieces to each prosthetic limb, videos that drive home the teambuilding message behind the philanthropy and the carrying cases for the prosthetic hand delivery. odysseyteams.com DEPARTMENTS 2 February 2011 • Corporate & Incentive Travel • TheMeetingMagazines.com 3
PUBLISHER’S MESSAGE CSR Makes Great Sense We started covering trends and developments in corporate social responsibility (CSR) several years ago. Nowadays, CSR is recognized as an integral, even vital part of a meaningful faceto-face event in cities all across our nation. The impact of CSR reverberates throughout communities such as New Orleans, which could use all the help it could get after the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. Moreover, CSR programs, especially the charitable endeavors, provide attendees with lasting memories garnered from “doing good.” For example, in our cover story in this issue on page 12, “Impactful Meetings — CSR Programs Leave a Lasting Imprint on Communities and Attendees,” there are countless examples of successful CSR projects such as the tree-planting event at City Park in New Orleans by the Mercedes-Benz USA attendees who extended their meeting to plant 125 trees. CSR has come a very long way in a very short time. Many corporate executives say that their employees now expect a CSR element at every event. They look forward to contributing to the community at large. For instance, Cisco’s Lyn Thompson says that CSR “is in the DNA of all of our employees, and every corporate offsite meeting has some kind of giveback option if at all possible.” If they run out of time, they make a donation in the employees’ names. Cisco also includes philanthropic teambuilding as part of its site visits that lead up to the annual conference. Last fall in New Orleans, Cisco volunteers and vendors even spent a day doing home repair for the St. Bernard Project’s Rebuilding Program in the city. Hotels and destinations have also stepped up to the plate with a full menu of opportunities for companies to make a difference: Ritz-Carlton’s Community Footprints offers a variety of “volunteaming” service opportunities; Fairmont Hotels and Resorts customizes CSR programs all over the world such as painting schools and planting seeds; and CVBs such as Visit Orlando make CSR happen in their city by providing ideas and connections to the community. MPI’s Manager of CSR & Sustainable Events Roger Simons says, “CSR makes both business sense and moral sense...it’s a worldwide and crossindustry growth area.” Harvey Grotsky Publisher A COASTAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION PUBLICATION WEBSITE www.themeetingmagazines.com PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Harvey Grotsky cccpublisher@att.net CREATIVE DIRECTOR Mitch D. Miller cccartdirector@att.net MANAGING EDITORS Susan Wyckoff Fell ccceditor1@att.net Susan S. Gregg ccceditor2@att.net CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Karen Brost John Buchanan Harvey Chipkin Stella Johnson Andrea Montello Derek Reveron George Seli Steve Winston PRESIDENT & CEO Harvey Grotsky VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS David A. Middlebrook cccoperations@att.net ADVERTISING SALES OFFICES 2700 N. Military Trail, Suite 120 Boca Raton, FL 33431-6394 561-989-0600 • Fax: 561-989-9509 NORTHEAST Jeffrey Posner 516-594-2820 • Fax: 516-594-2826 prijeff@aol.com FLORIDA/CARIBBEAN 561-989-0600, ext. 114 • Fax: 561-989-9509 cccadvertising@att.net SOUTHWEST 561-989-0600, ext. 114 • Fax: 561-989-9509 cccadvertising@att.net SOUTHEAST 561-989-0600, ext. 114 • Fax: 561-989-9509 cccadvertising@att.net MIDWEST 561-989-0600, ext. 114 • Fax: 561-989-9509 cccadvertising@att.net WEST Marshall Rubin 818-888-2407 • Fax: 818-888-4907 mrubin@westworld.com CANADA 561-989-0600, ext. 114 • Fax: 561-989-9509 cccadvertising@att.net HAWAII 561-989-0600, ext. 114 • Fax: 561-989-9509 cccadvertising@att.net 4 February 2011 • Corporate & Incentive Travel • TheMeetingMagazines.com 5
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