MTGS_MEETINGSNET EXTRA_ Penton Media November 17, 2009 Volume 8, Number 44 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/meetingsnet/v/692 LATEST NEWS --Pfizer-Wyeth Merger Rolls Forward; Meeting Casualties Still Uncertain By Rachel Eccles (mailto:reccles@meetingsnet.com) Pfizer completed its $67 billion acquisition of one-time-competitor Wyeth Pharmaceuticals on October 15, just one in a string of recent mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry. (Think Merck's November 3 merger with Schering-Plough and Genentech's March 26 deal with Roche.) According to a variety of sources, plans are already in place to merge the companies' meetings teams, but Pfizer representatives are staying very closelipped about the process, and so far, there are more questions than answers. Here's what we know so far. 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The big applause line came from Bill Kavanaugh, senior vice president, Securian Financial, who said, "We canceled no trips in 2009." Kavanaugh and Thomas Storey, president, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, sat down with Geoffrey Colvin, senior editor-at-large, Fortune magazine, for an open and compelling discussion of how the economic chaos of the past 18 months has affected their respective industries -- and where we all go from here. Here's a wrap-up. (http://meetingsnet.com/financialinsurancemeetings/news/ficp_annual_conference_2009_1116/) ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Fame has a new stage for you to star on. Planet Hollywood's luxuriously renovated meeting space offers direct elevator access to guest rooms, state-of-the-art presentation systems, Starbucks and Starwood Preferred Planner Benefits. This sleek facility is also completely customizable and famously located at the center of The Strip. 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Malone, vice president, meeting services, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society; Peter Turner, business development director -- U.S. Association Market, MCI Institution Division; Agn_s Canonica, CMP, CMM, director--international services, Meetings & Incentives; and Idoia Rod_s, CMM, managing director, MCI Brussels and Amsterdam. Learn more and register. (https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=176073&sessionid=1&key=40368A49CC5C09B841035CDA364EAF6B&partnerref=mnnl&sourcepage=register) ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Live Webinars - Association Day: How to Plan a Winning International Meeting- Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 12:00pm ET & 1:15pm ET -- Register Now! On November 18, MeetingsNet, publisher of Association Meetings, Medical Meetings, and Religious Conference Manager magazines, will host a one-day webinar series for association professionals taking meetings outside the U.S. Association Day will feature expert panelists in two separate webinars covering topics from launching your first international meeting to budgeting, sponsorship, and negotiations. http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=176073&s=1&k=40368A49CC5C09B841035CDA364EAF6B&partnerref=mnnl ---------------------------------------- FACTS AND ARGUMENTS --Commentary: Live or Virtual? Stem Cell Group Uses Both By Mitchell Beer (mailto:mitchell@theconferencepublishers.com), CMM It was launched at a face-to-face meeting, but built its momentum through a two-day online rally that attracted a small wave of attention from across North America and beyond. With a clever mix of communication and outreach tools, the Canadian Stem Cell Foundation's Stem Cell Charter is a learning opportunity for meeting professionals. It's a Web-based, interactive document that affirms stem cell research and invites viewers to pledge their support for responsible stem cell science. While our industry debates the trade-offs between live and virtual events, the Canadian foundation is promoting the Charter with a marketing strategy that combines both. More. 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