Category Archives: iFIVE General Information
iFIVE announces Agenda and Featured Speakers for SGTP EdCon ‘10
“If You Don’t Make a Name for Yourself, Someone Else Will!” Do you know how to set yourself apart? Set yourself up for success? Guess what….your results DO NOT speak for themselves.
iFIVE is pleased to once again partner with SGTP (The Society of Government Travel Professionals) at their annual EdCon Conference. iFIVE’s session is September 7, [...]
5 Questions for Kelly Kuhn, President of Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Military & Government Markets
Kelly Kuhn is president of Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Military & Government markets, known in the marketplace as CWTSatoTravel, the travel division of Carlson responsible for soliciting and managing travel for U.S. military and government clients. Kuhn oversees all of CWTSatoTravel’s operations in the United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific from her Washington, D.C., area office.
1. Best [...]
iFIVE Executive Panel at cruise3sixty: Gender and Leadership Decision Making
Vickie Singer moderated a panel of leading industry executives at the recent cruise3sixty conference in Vancouver. The topic they tackled?
5 Questions for Debbie Maier, President of Mailpound.com
Debbie is President of MailPound.com, a marketing resource which provides travel agents with cutting edge tools designed to help grow their business. Her goal is to help travel suppliers connect with travel agents through education and effective tools to achieve success. What she is most passionate about is her family.
1. Best career move you ever [...]
Going to cruise3sixty in June? Registration is now open for the iFIVE event!
Mark your calendars for Vancouver! The morning of June 4th, from 9:00AM-11:00AM, iFIVE will hold an innovative personal development session, “If You Don’t Make a Name for Yourself, Someone Else Will!”, sponsored by American Express. And the following day, we’ll be moderating a panel of top industry leaders at the cruise3sixty general session.
iFIVE Speaker Biographies
Patrick Lafferty
Since 2005, Pat has led marketing efforts for the Travel Channel, first as an SVP at Discovery Communications and then – after an acquisition by Cox – as the Chief Marketing Officer of Travel Channel Media (TCM). During this time, he has played a critical role in transforming TCM from a staid TV network [...]
Where did the i’s come from? The future.
At any early planning session, Vickie and I met with two founding board members to examine the purpose of our new organization. We talked, we debated, we were vocal and passionate in our opinions.
We knew that the travel industry had innovated, had become an internet-intense industry. We also knew that traveling, business or leisure, is still done in-person. Traveling is [...]
Join us and shape the travel industry of the 21st century
Join iFIVE before December 15th and be eligible to win a netbook computer.
60 of the most popular internet icons
The Art of Presence and Influence at the Luxury Travel Expo, December 2, 2009. Margaret Murphy and Vickie Singer.








