Mission
The Groups and Meetings Committee offers strategic guidance on trends and technical considerations in the management of group travel, meetings and events for the NBTA Membership.
Objectives
- To optimize the understanding and professional relationships between corporate travel managers, procurement managers, meeting attendees, meeting sponsors, meeting professional all industry suppliers
- Act as a resource for our members seeking information on the group travel and meetings industry
- Guide development of educational programs in relation to group travel and meeting management
- Provide a blueprint for the implementation of an effective group travel and meeting management strategy
Members
Lee Ann Adams Mikeman
Co-Chair
Assistant Vice President, Director, Conference Planning & Special Events
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Debi Scholar, CTE
Co-Chair
Meeting & Event Services Director
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Connie Bocchieri, CMP
Senior Manager, Global Travel & Meeting Management
Pfizer, Inc.
Kristen I. Dierickx
Global Meeting Services Manager
BearingPoint, Inc.
Wayne A. Fisher, CMP
Director, Corporate Account Development
Experient, Inc.
Keith J. Hymel
Senior Global Account Director
Hilton Hotels Corporation
Kelli L. Livers
Director Global Meeting Services
American International Group
Linda J. McNairy
VP, Global Account Management
StarCite, Inc.
Pamela McTeer, C.P.M., CTC
Strategic Sourcing Manager, External Services
Molson Coors Brewing Company
Joel Osterman
Director, Corporate Programs
PRISM Group, Inc.
Lisa Palmeri
Brian Richey
Executive Vice President
Conference Direct
Kari S. Schroeder-Bigot
Vice President Corporate Travel Solutions
Advantage Travel Management
Michele Snock, CMM
Global Manager, Meeting Services
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Lisa Stanford
Advisor, Strategy, Policy & Compliance
ConocoPhillips
Jeremy Stubbs
Director of Meetings Management
Get There
Theresa D. Tamer, CMP
Director, Strategic Events
The Coca-Cola Company
Diana Voto, CMP
National Sales Director
Disney Resort Destinations
Staff Liaison
Hank Roeder
Vice President, Domestic & Global Operations
NBTA
Resources
Groups and Meetings Committee Application
Framework for Success: Strategic Meetings Management Programs [Series]
Developed by the NBTA Groups & Meetings Committee
Strategic Meetings Management papers
Building a Strategic Meetings Management Program
(All Users)
Building a Meetings Policy in Support of Your Strategic Meetings Management Program
(NBTA Members Only)
Mobilizing Internal Stakeholder in Support of Your Strategic Meetings Management Program
(NBTA Members Only)
Choosing the Right Technology in Support of Your Strategic Meetings Management Program
(NBTA Members Only)
Leveraging Group and Transient Spend with Hotel Suppliers
(NBTA Members Only)
Evaluating Strategic Meetings Management Programs
(NBTA Members Only)
>> Scorecard: Evaluating an SMMP
(NBTA Members Only)
Critical Meeting Components papers
Critical Meeting Components: Hotel and Air
(NBTA Members Only)
Critical Meeting Components: Ground Transportation
(NBTA Members Only)
Critical Meeting Components: Destination Management Companies
(NBTA Members Only)
Critical Meeting Components: Venues
(NBTA Members Only)