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3:00 to
4:00 p.m. Eastern Time
2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Central Time
1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time
12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Facilitated By:
Paulette Hawkins
Director Global Voice Reservations
Carlson
Hotels Worldwide
Managing Costs in Tough Times
IARE is pleased to offer a new benefit of
membership....hour-long benchmarking sessions via webinar, offered free
of charge for as many members of your team as you'd like to include.
This first webinar in the series will take place on Wednesday, April
22nd at 3:00 p.m. (eastern) and will last one hour. Registration is
easy, online and FREE!
Participation in this
webinar will provide ideas and insight into how others are navigating
the changing economic waters. We are pleased to offer this new member
benefit and hope you take advantage of this valuable free session. This
is your opportunity to learn from your peers and share your valuable
insight without leaving your office!
IARE Benchmarking
Webinars cover a relevant industry topic. Participants are members
sharing best practices, their reasons for
implementation and the effects to their business. Most organizations
want to know who is doing what and why they
are doing it as
part of their decision making process.
In this session, you will hear proven
strategies to:
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Decrease costs without
downsizing staff.
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Overcome
staff resistance to change.
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Build
motivation levels among team members while cutting costs.
The session will consist of an interactive voice Q&A session for benchmarking with
participants. The session facilitator will recognize those who would
like to share their insight and ideas.
How
It Works
Complete and return the Registration Form for your
company no
later than Friday, April 17th.
Registered locations will be sent an email confirmation on Monday,
April 20th with audio dial-in information, pass code and a web link to
access the presentation.
On
the day of the conference, simply join the call by dialing the audio
conference number, and login to see the discussion outline. Gather your staff and
listen via speakerphone to the presentation, follow along with the
outline and participate in live, interactive discussion.
PLEASE
NOTE:
Registration
fees are complimentary for current IARE Members. Please make sure your
2009 membership has been renewed! IARE Non-members will not be permitted
to register.
Save time and travel
costs and include all staff members who will benefit from this timely
topic!
Your registration includes one audio connection. Additional connections
may be secured by registering additional staff/email addresses. Please
be sure to complete the registration question as to how many of your
staff will be participating. We will be keeping track of participant
numbers for future benchmarking sessions.
Please complete the
Secure
On-line Registration Form and submit your registration
electronically to IARE.
A confirmation with dialing and login
information will be
emailed to all registered contacts on
Monday, April 20th.
Anti-Trust Guidelines & Policy
IARE's Anti-Trust Policy
Because of Federal and state anti-trust
laws, certain topics are not proper subjects for discussion at any IARE
function. Our members are competitors and any action or agreement which
may eliminate, restrict or govern competition among members or their
colleagues could be a violation of anti-trust laws. Those violating the
anti-trust laws are subject to severe criminal and civil penalties. This
means that we must not discuss any items falling within the realm of
competitive practices, such as current or future prices or charges;
discounts for cash payments; contractual agreements; profit levels;
credit terms; base wages; cost factors; future business plans and
commissions. We must also not discuss refusal to deal with a particular
vendor.
Anti-Trust Guidelines
Anti-trust laws were designed to promote
competition, which ultimately benefits the consumer. The laws prohibit
agreements between competitors that restrict trade, such as price fixing
or similar components; future plans for wages, incentives, prices,
commissions, etc. Talking about these issues which results in no action
is not in violation. Areas that are okay to discuss include conversion
rates, implementation of plans already in place, and guidance for
personnel and personnel policies. The way we do business, the success
we've had with concepts we have used, and current business trends are
all things that can be talked about without problems. Items that should
NOT be discussed include base wages, cost factors, future business
plans, omissions, and refusal to deal with vendors. Other issues that
should not be discussed include reference to incentives among
competitors, how much, how often, etc.
Please review the IARE's Anti-Trust Policy and adhere strictly to these
guidelines during all IARE functions to protect yourself and your
Association from liability.
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