InView May 2010 Issue
MEMBER NEWS
Matthew Davis has joined Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) as director of sales in the northeast region, headquartered in New York City. Davis joins ALHI from NYC & Company, where he served for four years, most recently as director of sales.
Nicole Millman-Falk has been retained as events consultant by the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA) for its May 26 Annual Benefit at the Museum of the City of New York. In addition to overseeing the project, she is producing an online ad fundraising journal.
Kellen Company announced a strategic alliance with EW Group, an event and campaign consulting, management and marketing agency in New York City. "Fundraising campaigns and events are a vital component of many not-for-profit organizations," said Peter Rush, chairman and CEO of Kellen Company. "Our client foundations, professional societies and charities, which depend on these services for revenue, will benefit from our expanded services in this field." EW Group's services include event planning, marketing and public engagement, as well as development, promotion, production and data capture for organizational causes.
The AAA four-diamond Loews Regency Hotel has been accepted into the membership of Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI). The hotel will now receive dedicated national sales services and support by ALHI's sales team throughout North America as its authorized extension to the meetings, incentive/recognition travel, and convention marketplace.
The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center has completed $19.1 million in aesthetic and technological improvements. The Center recently implemented a 100% redundant fiber optic backbone delivering data up to a capacity of 10 gigabytes. The Convention Center has also re-purposed pay phone bays into "I-Cove" stations where attendees can connect their laptops to the internet and/or or re-charge electronic devices. Among other improvements, the Convention Center opened two executive cyber lounges, installed card-key systems to all 140 meeting rooms, and installed new digital, flat panel audio/video information systems throughout the main lobby and meeting room levels. An additional $11.6 in improvements is slated for 2010.
The Philadelphia Inquirer named the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau (PCVB) one of the Top Workplaces in Philadelphia for 2010. The PCVB ranked 10th out of the 40 small workplaces named. Of the 100 workplaces recognized, 25 are large corporations, 35 are mid-sized firms, and 40 are small-scale organizations. "The Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau is honored to be named one of the Top Workplaces in Philadelphia," said Tom Muldoon, president, PCVB. "I take great pleasure in sharing this distinction with the entire staff of the PCVB. The unwavering dedication to the City of Philadelphia, our customers, and co-workers has truly made this a worthy achievement." Over 30,000 employees from businesses across the Philadelphia region were surveyed on topics ranging from preferred leadership styles to workplace fun. "The PCVB prides itself on a strong sense of community felt among its employees. With team-building opportunities such as movie and game days, and other low-cost incentives, it pays off in a happy and productive work environment," said Muldoon.
With the opening of the expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center just one year away, expansion construction crews in Philadelphia went to new heights as a helicopter delivered fans for the facility's new roof. When completed in March 2011, the Pennsylvania Convention Center will grow by 62 percent, offering meeting planners one million square feet of space.