HELLO EVERYONE! We wish you much happiness
and success in 2006 - and we want to have your voice heard all over the
world.
MICE Radio is the voice of the meetings,
incentives, conventions and events industry. You are invited to
participate as host, guest, featured destination or sponsor.
MICE Radio uses Flash audio. No downloads are
necessary to listen to our programs. Every consumer computer sold for
years and years has had Flash preinstalled, and it's included as a
standard feature in all browser downloads including AOL. So it's only
"servers" (machines in the back room) and ancient Windows 95 machines
with outdated browsers that don't have flash installed.
The first part of each program features a fast- paced discussion of hot
issues in the industry as well as ideas, tips and strategies - starring
YOU! We want
to share ideas all of us can immediately use. The second part will
feature MICE destinations around the world.
Narrated by Merle Manzi, CMP
and Christine Bartzer
Welcome Remarks by Cathy
Gonzalez, Vice President for Conventions, Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of
Commerce at the CIMPA Conference
PHILIPPINES
Narrated by Jeff Peterson
MALDIVES
Narrated By Jeff Peterson
List of program topics
New Year Message from Your President
Listen to our fantastic speakers at the 15th
International Technology, Meetings and Incentives Conference held in
Albuquerque, New Mexico on November 12-15, 2004
Bonnie Ross-Parker
is a multi-dimensional businesswoman/entrepreneur
with a background in education, franchise development, publishing,
mentorship, network marketing and community development. She
combines vision with her unique set of skills. Formerly the
Associate Publisher of The Gazette Newspaper/Atlanta, she focuses
her energies on supporting women. Bonnie is a graduate of George
Washington University and received her Master’s Degree in Humanistic
Studies from Marywood College, Scranton, PA. Several of her articles
on owning one’s own business and entrepreneurship have appeared in
publications including: Wealth Building, Home Business Magazine,
Business to Business and Entrepreneurs’s Business Start-Ups.
In 2002 Bonnie received the prestigious Athena Award. Currently she
serves on the Atlanta Advisory Board for the Women’s Leadership
Exchange ~ a New York based organization offering conferences in
cities nationwide. She is the author of “Walk In My Boots” - The Joy
of Connecting. She is frequently referred to as America’s Connection
Diva.
Do you enjoy the business networking and people connecting
activities you do each week to build your business, generate referrals, and
increase sales? Or, are you someone who sees networking – or “connecting,” as I
call it, as a “necessary evil?” If you do, you’re not alone. As a woman business
owner, I’ve done my fair share of Chamber of Commerce meetings, lead-share
breakfasts and luncheons, and after work get-togethers. I used to find
networking exhausting. My results were usually “hit and miss.”
Then, something interesting happened. Over the years, I made a significant
discovery about connecting with other people. In fact, I found the key to
connecting. When I did, I used that key to open a door to a whole new way of
networking! To my delight and joy, my networking improved, and so did my
results!
Eddy Robles Badrina
is the Director of the White House Initiative on Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders. In this capacity, he is
charged with coordinating all federal activities under the
Executive Order 13339 entitled “Increasing Economic
Opportunity And Business Participation Of Asian Americans
And Pacific Islanders.” The purpose of Executive Order is to
provide equal economic opportunities for full participation
of Asian American and Pacific Islander businesses in our
free market economy where they may be underserved and thus
improving the quality of life for Asian Americans and
Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). Mr. Badrina is also responsible
for working with the White House and the President's
Advisory Commission on AAPIs to advise the President on the
needs and concerns of this population.
Previously, Mr. Badrina served as Senior Associate at the
Overseas Private Investment Corporation. Specializing in
business development and economic growth, he educated and
assisted U.S. businesses as they prepared to invest in
foreign emerging markets.
The son of Filipino immigrants, Mr. Badrina was
born and raised in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Texas A&M
University with a B.S. in psychology; Master’s Degree in Public
Service and Administration from the George Bush School of
Government, and also served as a Bush School Fellow in the
Capitol Hill office of Rep. Kevin Brady.
Would you believe there are millions of government dollars that have to be
returned each year because nobody has applied for
these monies? This is especially true of the monies allocated for Hispanic,
Asia-Pacific, African - Americans, small business owners, veterans, women
(how many of our women colleagues know about women set-asides?), and other
minorities. Eddy Badrina will help you navigate the seemingly complicated
but actually very simple process of claiming what the government has
allocated for you. We have also invited other Grant Officers from other
branches of the government.
There are monies and resources galore which have been generously allocated
to minorities, including women, so that you can compete in the marketplace
but if you do not know about it, it does you no good, does it? Be smart.
Find out how and get your share - NOW!!
EDIE RAETHER, MS, CSP, is
a fortune 500 favorite and an internationally recognized speaker and
author on optimal performance, innovation, and the power of
influence and persuasion in sales, leadership and life. She is the
president of PERFORMANCE PLUS and the author of WHY CATS DON’T BARK
and FORGET SELLING!
Learn the DNA to your sales success. Stop selling and telling – start partnering
and positioning. Sales is not selling, but buying a piece of their mind. Become
a sales magnet. Discover the twelve emotional factors that compel action. Create
instant influence and learn the language of persuasion.
JIM FAUSEL, CMP, CMM
is the Director of the Meeting Management Institute, School of
Community Resources & Development of the Arizona State
University located in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. He is also a
member of the Board of Directors of the International
Assocaition of Hispanic Meeting Professionals and President of
Meeting Connection, a company that provides meetings and events
services as well as Evaluation services to its meeting planner
clients.
INCREASING NON-DUES REVENUES WITH
TALKING INFORMATION PRODUCTS
Listen to Mike / Intro by
Jim Fausel
MIKE STEWART
is the unchallenged King of Internet Voice.
He is President of Soundpages Inc., a multimedia production
facility that handles all aspects of end-to-end digital
audio and video production.
He has also developed several proprietary techniques that
make it super-easy for meeting planners, association
executives, speakers or anyone to incorporate audio and
visual messages in their promotional materials.
During tough economic times, creative association
executives and meeting planners must look for sources beyond dues and
registration fees to keep afloat. Moreover, 45% of your members learn
through “audio”. They want products that contain sound because that’s how
they learn best. in this session,
Mike Stewart, the unchallenged King of Internet Voice will teach you how to
create professional quality audio products and web audio to get your
website alive and INSTANTLY increase your conversion rates - so that you get
maximum dollars out of your site.
You will learn:
How to create
talking websites
How to create
virtual business cards that talk, create stronger "top-of-mind"
awareness and, of course, a lot more business than traditional business
cards.
How to easily
provide a personalized website for each member of your team (even if
you can't tell the difference between a computer and a toaster!).
How to generate strong, pre-qualified leads non-stop.
How to create an
online sales presentation — with sound and visual effects to make a
far greater impact.
How to easily
create audio and visual clips to train your employees, better inform
your customers, improve customer support, and increase your web presence.
How to create
talking e-books, talking e-newsletters and other informational products
And more...
Check out the audio on the CIMPA website at
www.cimpa.org This was produced
with Mike's help.
This one session alone will be worth the time and money
you spend at this conference. But scroll down for more outstanding speakers
Phil Parker is an
energizing speaker and author who, through his experiences, shares
with his audiences how to discover the possibilities before them and
the potential within them. He is skilled in the area of
self-survival. Held up at gunpoint at a young age, unexpectedly
ejected from a jet plane over the South China Sea, and serving his
country as a naval officer, was his training ground for what laid
ahead in his corporate career. It gave him the gift of perspective.
He’s been hired, fired, acquired, merged, purged,
downsized, rightsized... but never capsized! As a result , he has
some unexpected answers to many of life’s challenges. His book, Kiss
Yourself Hello! A Journey from a Life of Business to the Business of
Life, creates an environment that gives individuals an opportunity
to evaluate where they are in their personal and professional lives
and encourages them to take action to achieve the success they
deserve. Phil is a member of the National Speakers Association, the Georgia
Speakers Association, and served as a business consultant and
fundraiser for the Atlanta Paralympic Organizing Committee.
What are you doing with the business of your life? Life is a
business, and it's your business. You are in charge!
Speaking to the heart of every participant, Phil's timeless message stresses
the importance of living your life, your way. It's about balance. The key to
productivity at work is the integration of career with family, recreation,
good health, and spiritual well-being.
Rochelle Balch Professional Speaker,
Author, Consultant, Successful Business Owner
Rochelle has taken the mystery out of
technology for audiences worldwide and has provided keynotes,
seminars and workshops for 1,000's in areas of technology (for
non-technical and technical audiences) personal development and
marketing. She has inspired and helped 1000's to feel good about
self-promotion and bragging, encouraging and coaching entrepreneurs
and corporate employees to be a little gutsy, get big results, and
to advance their personal careers. Rochelle, known as the "Queen of
Self-Promotion" tm, has been on TV, radio and appeared in numerous
print media (nationally and worldwide, including NewsWeek and
BusinessWeek) and is author of books, CD's and videos.
Rochelle is a part-time faculty member and teaches small business
and personal development college courses for business and technology
majors. Rochelle's inspirational and motivational books CEO & MOM
(success tips book about the difficulties of running a successful
small business) and "Brag Your Way To Success" (a guidebook for
self-promotion), have assisted 1,000's of small business owners and
corporate employees to reach their personal potential.
Do people know who you are? Does anyone really know what
you?ve done? Do they know how good you are? Do you know how to brag ?
about yourself? Do you feel comfortable bragging? Do you think that
promoting yourself is too obnoxious? You?re not alone. Most feel the same
way, and continue to do the same thing - and remain ?in the background?. If
you continue to do what you always do, you will get what you already have
and stay put. Why not come to the front? Get exposure? Get famous!
You will discover how to define success for yourself, boost your self-esteem
and self-confidence, understand the power of self-promotion, and to be a
little gutsy and get big results. Learn how to brag and be proud of it!
This session covers tips for self-promotion, marketing and getting free
publicity, while gaining and maintaining confidence from fellow associates.
The presenter, ?the Queen of Self-Promotion? tm, has notebooks full
of articles for publicity and recognition to prove that this works! For
small business owners, bragging is a must.
the hispanic community
Margaret Gonzalez is President of the
International Association of Hispanic Meeting Professionals. She
is also the Publisher of Hispanic Meetings and Travel, IAHMP's
official publication. Margaret is an accomplished meeting
planer who has planned several meetings of all sizes nationwide.
She is an active member of CIMPA and has attended most of
CIMPA's meetings and events.
YOU CAN HANDLE MORE THAN YOU THINK YOU CAN: Your Amazing Ability to be Brave and Strong
DAVE BALCH -
Dave Balch knows about
crisis. He was caregiver for his wife during her
successful nine-month battle with breast cancer,
including three surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiation.
Together they went to over 60 appointments, plus Dave
did the scheduling, drove over 6200 miles related to her
care, and much more, all while maintaining his home
business and taking care of their ranch, two horses, two
dogs, two cats, and a really mean parrot that his wife
has had since 1957. Now he is on a full-time mission to
help other patients by helping their partners.
"Stuff Happens" (To coin a phrase...) When it happens to you, will you feel
confident and in control? Many of life's challenges are simply overwhelming.
Whether it's a problem at home or a problem at work, it's easy to think,
"This is more than I can take. How am I going to get through this?"
Tools. That's how.
You need tools to change a tire, don't you? It would be impossible to change
a tire without them. So it is with handling difficult situations; you need
tools. Good tools. Effective tools.
Dave has the tools that you need to handle your challenges bravely,
intelligently, and effectively.
Dave shares what he discovered the hard way during his wife's breast cancer
to show you, too, can come out the other side of your difficulties. Cancer
was his teacher, but the lessons are universal. You will:
* Discover how to analyze a problem and see it in perspective.
* Learn specific things they can do to help themselves and/or their
loved-ones cope.
* Laugh and cry at examples from Dave's own experience.
* Understand the importance of dealing with the aftermath, too.
* Feel empowered and able to be in control.
* Realize that they can handle more than they think they can.
Less stress at home = more productive at work!
Dave's stories and video clips will move and inspire you, filling you with
confidence and hope.
Andrea Sigler, PhD is
President of Connected International Meeting Professionals
Association. She is also Chairman of the Board of Asian Leaders
Association, author of the book "How To Plan Meetings On The
Internet" and co-developer of the certification program for
planners organizing meetings using high-tech tools. She has
organized meetings in 57 countries around the world.
In her former job as
President of the International University for Independent
Studies, she developed learning materials for delivery to remote
villages in developing countries using a multi-media approach.
The project became an award-winning model for developing
countries and earned millions of dollars in replication funding
from UNESCO, US_AID, UNICEF and other international
organizations. Dr. Sigler is recognized in the educational
community as an expert on educational measurement and curriculum
development. She has written several books on this subject.
Dr. Sigler is currently a
member of the Board of Directors of the International
Association of Hispanic Meeting Professionals and the
International Network of Tourism Educators, Vice President of
the Pacific Asia Travel Writers Association, Chairman of the
Board, Pacific Asia Network of Association Executives and
Friendship Corps.
A collaborative report from Vividence and PhoCusWright
Inc. revealed that online travel agencies led its offline counterparts by an
almost 2-to-1 margin for vacation package planning. The November 2003 study
of 1,500 vacation-planning Internet users revealed that the Internet figures
prominently into vacation planning, with most consumers opting for
ready-made travel packages. This study supports CIMPA's conviction that
meeting and incentive planners will opt for ready to go meetings and
incentives packages as opposed to organizing their own from scratch.
In this session, suppliers will learn how to get their
services/products included in meeting and incentive packages and buyers will
learn how to use Packaged2Go to easily and conveniently organize their own
meetings, incentives, trainings and events.
