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Click here to register for the 18th annual Corporate Travel World travel management educational conference and trade show, March 26 and 27, at the Hilton New York. For more exhibitor information, contact Paul Paone at tel.: (646) 654-4426, fax: (646) 654-4425.
Corporate Travel World 2002 AgendaTuesday, March 267:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Registration Open
8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Coming To Terms On Travel: A Defining Moment New and intermediate business travel professionals get a crash course from industry experts about essential managed travel terminology and concepts.
Hotel Market Shift: Negotiating Tactics For A Changed World New circumstances have generated a whole new slate of hot topics for buyers and suppliers, including rate reviews, renegotiation and revisiting partnerships.
Corporate Travel Security Buyers and security consultants discuss their experiences and recommend practices and policies.
Meetings And Corporate Travel: Integration and Idiosyncrasies Learn how to make better use of skills and resources that are unique to travel management and meeting planning and how to leverage them.
Meetings Management 101, Part 1 Welcome to the world of meeting management. This two-part tutorial, designed for planners with less than three years' experience, will focus on establishing meeting goals and objectives, selecting destinations and meeting sites, and defining room requirements.
10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
30 Ways to Reduce T&E Expenditures Harvest an armload of ideas for more effectively negotiating and managing travel and making employees more productive on the road. Gather pearls of wisdom from two gems of business travel consulting, Andrew Menkes of Partnership Travel Consulting and Rolfe Shellenberger of Runzheimer International.
Cutting Edge Corporate Travel Web Sites It's one thing to build a Web site, but how do you enhance it, not only to reach but assist your travelers? Leverage tips and recommendations based on what's worked well for three seasoned buyers who are pushing the intranet envelope to maximize the impact of the travel site.
Managing The Midmarket Travel Spend Examining the changing needs of the companies that annually spend $1 million to $10 million on air travel, this session focuses on how buyers negotiate for agency and vendor services to act big when the volume is small.
Meetings 101, Part II In the second part of this continuing workshop, you will focus on project timelines and delegation of responsibilities. This session also provides instruction for onsite management issues.
Meeting Corporate Meeting Needs Online Experts, including two tech-savvy corporate meeting buyers, discuss the process of selecting and implementing online group solutions, including those for site selection, registration and RFP transmission. Learn how automating these functions can improve traveler service, speed processes, consolidate data and cut costs.
Facing The Face-To-Face Alternatives Buyers and vendors talk about setting policy for determining when to use alternatives to travel, and experiences in using videoconferencing and other tools.
11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Exhibit Halls Open
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch On The Exhibit Hall Floor
3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. General Session
The Future Of Business Travel Management Join in a lively discussion with the heads of a mega agency, global distribution system and corporate card company about the direction in which our industry is headed and how quickly the currents of automation, consolidation, globalization and commoditization are moving.
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Welcome Reception
Wednesday, March 277:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Registration Open
7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
General Session Keynote Address9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Exhibit Halls Open
11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Executive View: Travel From The Top Involvement in travel management by senior corporate management has never been higher as the economy and terrorism have brought new urgency to efforts to keep tabs on travelers and make more efficient use of company resources. Senior managers will personalize this presentation of the findings of the
BTN fall 2001 study.
Dealing With The Airlines As airlines struggle to recover from a devastating blow, travel managers are revising their air programs and changing the way they negotiate. An airline executive, a business travel buyer and a consultant discuss the new flight plan.
30 Ways to Reduce T&E Expenditures Harvest an armload of ideas for more effectively negotiating and managing travel and making employees more productive on the road. Gather pearls of wisdom from two gems of business travel consulting, Andrew Menkes of Partnership Travel Consulting and Rolfe Shellenberger of Runzheimer International.
Short-Term Meetings Lead times continue to shrink for corporate meetings held within 90 days from the start of the meeting planning process to the day of the meeting. Meetings buyers and suppliers suggest how to make the most out of the shortening turnaround times.
Planning Special Events That Don't Bust The Budget Special events don't need to require extravagant costs. Learn how to develop a concept, create realistic timelines, and combine decorations, entertainment and food and beverage that will leave attendees wanting more, without costing the company too much.
2:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Luncheon: Town Hall Discussion With
BTN's Top 25 Recipients of
BTN's Top 25 Most Influential Executives of 2001 awards will break bread with buyers before joining in a spirited discussion of industry issues, kicked off by remarks from a special guest.