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® July 2010 • Volume 3 • Number 7 In It Together EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR IN CHIEF David R. Basler, dbasler@mpiweb.org MANAGING EDITOR Blair Potter, bpotter@mpiweb.org ASSOCIATE EDITOR Michael Pinchera, mpinchera@mpiweb.org ASSOCIATE EDITOR Jason Hensel, jhensel@mpiweb.org ASSISTANT EDITOR Jessie States, jstates@mpiweb.org CREATIVE DIRECTOR Jeff Daigle, jdaigle@mpiweb.org DESIGN AND PREPRESS Sherry Gritch, SG2Designs, sherry@sgproductions.net The Gift of Good EMPOWERMENT. JUST AS WITH WORK-LIFE BALANCE STRATEGIES IN THE WORK PLACE, EMPLOYEES ARE DEMANDING A MORE HANDS-ON APPROACH TO CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR). It’s no longer just about how sustainable a company can become, COVER DESIGN Jeff Daigle, jdaigle@mpiweb.org MPI ADVERTISING STAFF Denise Autorino, dautorino@mpiweb.org, Phone: (407) 233-7305 (FL, GA, Canada, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, South America) Cheri DeLand, cdeland@mpiweb.org, Phone: (410) 822-4810 (AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA) Antonio Ducceschi, Director of Sales/Partnership Development-EMEA, aducceschi@mpiweb.org, Phone: + 352 26 87 66 63 (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Katri Laurimaa, klaurimaa@mpiweb.org, Phone: (817) 251-9891 (AL, AR, CO, IA, IL, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NM, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WY) Sandy Lavery, sandylavery@mpiweb.org, Phone: (301) 254-2423 (CT, DC, DE, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WI, WV) Carolyn Nyquist, Manager of Client Services, cnyquist@mpiweb.org, Phone: (972) 702-3002 or how many millions of dollars a company can afford to hand out to those in need. It’s about involving employees, making them feel empowered and in creative ways. This issue features a glimpse into the future—what you can expect from MPI in the coming year (see Chairman Eric Rozenberg’s story on Page 90), but also what you can expect in just a few weeks at WEC 2010 in Vancouver. This year’s slogan is again “When We Meet, We Change The World,” and as you’ll see, massive change can happen when each of us is empowered to make a difference, and it can begin with something as small as a bar of soap. Since April 2009, almost 4 million children have died from diseases that could have been prevented by proper hygiene, and MPI has orchestrated a partnership with Clean the World to help ﬁght it. The plan? The soap we all will use in Vancouver will be collected by participating hotels, sanitized and re-wrapped by Clean the World and sent to Vancouver-area shelters. It’s an easy way for hotels to “donate” and for attendees to make a difference. Another story of inspir inspiration is our featured proﬁle this month, Mari Kuraishi. In 2003, Kuraishi left a high-paying job in banking and starte GlobalGiving.org, a grass-roots started organization that to da has raised more than US$29 date million for charity proje in more than 100 countries. projects Her big idea started with a gift card. Companies and individuals can purchas gift cards as gifts or rewards purchase for employees or clients but it’s “a gift card that doesn’t work at any stor in town.” Instead, the recipient store chooses a cha charity to receive the money. Both ar creative ways that companies are can empower employees, and individuemp als can empower clients, to change the world. wor See you in Vancouver! MPI EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT Bruce M. MacMillan, C.A., President and CEO Jeff Busch, Vice President of Strategic Communications Meg Fasy, Vice President of Sales and Marketplace Vicki Hawarden, CMP, Vice President of Knowledge Management Diane Hawkins, SPHR, Director of People and Performance Greg Lohrentz, Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer Sandra Riggins, Chief of Staff Didier Scaillet, Chief Development Officer Junior Tauvaa, Vice President of Member Services and Chapter Business Management INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chairman of the Board Eric Rozenberg, CMP CMM, Swantegy , Chairman-elect Sebastien Tondeur, MCI Group Holding SA Vice Chairman of Finance Carl Winston, San Diego State University Vice Chairwoman Cindy D’Aoust, Maxvantage Vice Chairman Kevin Kirby, Hard Rock International Immediate Past Chairwoman Ann Godi, CMP Benchmarc360, Inc. , BOARD MEMBERS Chuck Bowling, MGM Resorts International Jordan Clark, Harrah’s Entertainment Paul Cunningham, IIMC International Information Management Corporation Michael Dominguez, Loews Hotels & Resorts Ricardo Ferreira, GRUPO ALATUR Chris Gasbarro, C3, llc Kevin Hinton, hinton+grusich Ruud Janssen, ©TNOC | The New Objective Collective Carol Muldoon, CMM, KPMG LLC Patty Reger, CMM, Johnson & Johnson Ken Sanders (MPI Foundation Board Representative), Freeman David Scypinski, ConferenceDirect Erin Tench, CMP CMM, Hyland Events , POSTMASTER: One+ (Print ISSN: 1943-1864, Digital Edition ISSN: 1947-6930) is published monthly by Meeting Professionals International (MPI), a professional association of meeting + event planners and suppliers. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of One + - July 2010

One+ - July 2010
In It Together
Contents
The Energy of Many
Impressions
Overheard
Agenda
Top Spots
Focus On
SoundOff
Hot Buzz
Art of Travel
Your Community
Making a Difference
Connections
Irrelevant
Refresh Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself
Who Owns Social, Anyway?/Embrace the Changing Pace
Penalty for Posting Event Videos Online
Improving Your Meeting Performance
Want to Kill Your Chances at Getting a Job?
A Natural Fit
Wearing the Green Crown
Off the Beaten Path
Cracking the Code
Clear Your Mindspace
There Is No Try
Grassroots Giving
Recognizing Market Transformation
Meet Where?

One + - July 2010