Mission

The Groups and Meetings Committee offers industry leadership and Best-In-Class education in Strategic Meetings Management.  The group assesses and explores enterprise-wide meeting and event related processes, metrics, standards and supplier strategies to achieve quantitative cost-savings, risk mitigation and optimal service levels.

 

Objectives

• Optimize understanding of the true definition of Strategic Meetings Management within the travel and business communities.
• Promote enhanced professional relationships among Strategic Meetings Management Program (SMMP) Stakeholders
• Act as a resource for NBTA members and the broader business community for subject matter expertise and emerging trends in SMM
• Develop and present educational programs, position papers, articles and other relevant content that enhances the progress of SMM
• Provide a blueprint for the implementation of effective meetings management strategies
• Champion the Strategic Meetings Management Certification (SMMC) initiative through active participation in the development and initial deployment
  

 

Members

Vacant
Chair

 

Linda J. McNairy
Vice Chair
VP, Business Development

StarCite, Inc.

 

Betsy Bondurant
President
Bondurant Consulting

 

Tim L. Bone
Director, Union Conventions, Events, Meetings
SEIU

 

Lesley Brasesco
Senior Director - Technology Accounts
Hilton Hotels Corporation

 

Ellen L. Connelly
Director of Meetings and Events
Cablevision

 

Kristen I. Dierickx, CMP
National Director, Strategic Meetings Management
BCD Meetings & Incentives

 

Lynda L. Garvey
Business Development Manager
American Express Company

 

Tamara J. Gordon

 

Susan Henderson, CMP, DMCP
President
Atlanta Arrangements, Inc.

 

Christine Hunnes 
Category Lead, Meetings 
Accenture Procurement Services APS 

 

Shirley Kuhloie
Meetings Manager/Americas
Hewlett-Packard Global Travel & Meetings

 

Gigi McGrath
Meetings Specialist
Stryker Corporation

 

Cecile Mutch
Sr. Manager - Travel, Meetings & Corporate Card
Kellogg Company 
 

George T. Odom
Senior Director, Business Solutions
Advito

 

Kari S. Schroeder-Bigot
Vice President Corporate Travel Solutions
Advantage Travel Management

 

Barbara Scofidio
Editor
Corporate Meetings & Incentives Magazine

 

Tony Wagner
Vice President, Meetings
Carlson Wagonlit Travel Meetings & Events 

 

Staff Liaison

Heather Poff, CTE

Director, Government Travel Group

 

Resources

Groups and Meetings Committee Application

 

Framework for Success: Strategic Meetings Management Programs [Series]
Developed by the NBTA Groups & Meetings Committee

 

Strategic Meetings Management Programs, An Executive Summary

 

Strategic Meetings Management papers
Building a Strategic Meetings Management Program
Building a Meetings Policy in Support of Your Strategic Meetings Management Program  
Mobilizing Internal Stakeholder in Support of Your Strategic Meetings Management Program 
Choosing the Right Technology in Support of Your Strategic Meetings Management Program  
Leveraging Group and Transient Spend 
Evaluating Strategic Meetings Management Programs 
Scorecard: Evaluating an SMMP

 

Critical Meeting Components papers
Critical Meeting Components: Hotel and Air
Critical Meeting Components: Ground Transportation

Critical Meeting Components: Destination Management Companies   

Critical Meeting Components: Venues 

 

Articles Published

Legal Briefs: Hotel Contract Strategies
Risky Business: Strategic Meetings Management Programs Can Mitigate Risks
Success Through Partnership: Travel, Procurement and Meetings Converge

 

Groups and Meetings Committee in the News
July 9, 2009 - Driving Force: NBTA's Groups and Meetings Committee (Meetingsnet)