Micebook.com. Yes, that is its name, and for those of you snickering about it, MICE stands for Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Events. At least that is what I think it stands for since everyone seems to have a different answer for the C and E… but close enough for jazz.

The site is positioned as a “Supplier Relationship Management” tool (SRM). Now when someone says SRM you can nod like you know what they are talking about in the same way I nod when someone says CRM and I have no idea what they are talking about. The good news is this is a tool to manage the supply base, except Micebook keeps the contact details up to date for everyone. And the site is FREE to Meeting Planners.

I have this great idea… wouldn’t it be great if there was one web site you could go to and it would have every hotel’s special offers… you know the hot dates/hot rates thing… holes to fill… all of that jazz.

A planner could go to this site, type in their preferred destination and voila… every hotel with a hole to fill, regardless of their affiliation, would be listed and you could just click on it, see the details, and then send an e-mail directly to the hotel contact. The site would be free, no sign-ups, no middle-men getting a commission, just… a cool on-line resource.

Anyway… you would think that all of the major chains or affiliations would at least have such a page on their own web sites. Amazingly enough, only some do. I have been searching and asking around, contacting the hotel corporate offices (doing my job), and have come up with some that should make your job as meeting planner just a bit easier.

My job is to share stuff with you, stuff you can use. Here are some snapshots of online resources that might help in the meeting planning part of your job. Hope they do.