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NewsNet

This monthly e-newsletter provides up-to-date FICP news and event announcements to planner members and hospitality partners.

Association News

NEW 2012 FICP Events Announced (January 2012)

2012 FICP Board of Directors & Hospitality Partner Advisory Council Announced (December 2011)

2011 FICP Annual Conference Silent Auction raises $40,000 for Family Violence Prevention Services (November 2011)

2011 FICP Education Forum Attendees Raise More Than $5000 for Neighborhood House Association (June 2011)

FICP Announces 2011 Strategic Partners (May 2011) 

• How 'green' are your meetings? (April 2011)
• Q&A with FICP: The Future of Meetings (March 2011)
• CIC Study: Economic Significance of Meetings (February 2011)
• “FACE TIME. It Matters.” is a grassroots industry initiative designed to promote the benefits of meeting face-to-face. The campaign was developed in response to one of the most challenging years ever faced by the meeting, convention and exhibition industries. FICP is proud to support this initiative aimed at helping to identify and promote the unique benefits associated with meeting face-to-face. For more information and to access tools to use in your communications, visit www.facetimematters.org.
• A study by Oxford Economics USA illustrates how much companies stand to gain when workers travel for meetings, conventions, training or as an incentive for performance. For every dollar invested in business travel, businesses experience an average $12.50 in increased revenue and $3.80 in new profits. Read more highlights here.
• Visit Meetings Means Business for information on how you and your colleagues can help defend meetings and events from sensational and misinformed attacks.  
• Keep America Meeting Petition Signatures Delivered to Senate Commerce Committee
• Meetings Mean Business Advertisement
• Industry Update from FICP's April Board Meeting
• Bill Seeks to Limit Compensation, Not Incentives (Meetingsnet.com, 4/6/09)
• Steve Bova’s Presentation at Southeast Regional Meeting
• The Washington Post (3/12/09)
• USA Today article (2/27/09)
• Letters from Hotel CEOs to Congress
• Wall Street Journal (2/25/09)
• Model Policy for Meetings, Events & Incentive Travel (for U.S. companies using emergency federal funding or TARP funds)
• MEI Standards Talking Points
• Keep America Meeting Grassroots Petition 
• CIC Release/Supporting Organizations

DOUBLE DIAMOND

EMERALD 

RUBY

AlliedPRA
Global Events Partners/Krisam Group
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
Island Partners Hawai'i
JPdL Destination Management - Canada
Kuoni Destination Management
LAN Airlines
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Live Aqua Cancun, Fiesta Americana Hotels and Resorts
MeetingMetrics
Ovation Global DMC
San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau

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