TARP - Everything You Need to Know

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TARP DOCUMENTATION

We've complied a number of resources for you in order to educate and inform our memebership on the impact TARP would have on our industry. Please contact us if you any questions.

Fact Sheet & Talking Points

	Timeline of TARP
	Corporate Standards for Meetings, Events and Incentive/Recognition Travel Talking Points
	Meetings, Events and Incentive Travel_Critical to American Jobs, Communities and Businesses
	National Impact Fact Sheet
	Local Impact Fact Sheet
	Travel Industry Economic Impact by State/Country

Industry Guidelines

	Model of Board Policy for Approval of Meetings, Events and Incentive/Recognition Travel
	Examples of Legitimate Business Purposes for Meeting, Events, Incentive/Recognition Travel

Press Releases:

	Travel Community Issues Guidelines for Use of Meetings and Events
	Travel Community Issues Best Practices Release

What industry leaders are saying:

Letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner
Roger Dow, President & CEO, U.S. Travel Association

Letter to Senator Kerry
Mary Boone, President of Boone Associates

Crisis Update: Igniting the Energy of Many
Bruce MacMillan, CA, President & CEO of Meeting Professionals International

Industry CEOs Warn Congress: Tone Down Rhetoric

Letter from Roger Dow, President & CEO USTA

Keep America Meeting
Bill Marriott, Chairman and CEO of Marriott International

Industry Action in a Crisis -- Next Steps
Bruce MacMillan, CA, President & CEO of Meeting Professionals International

Stay aware and take action now!
Meetings Industry Political Advocacy - California
David Kliman, CMP, CMM, President of The Kliman Group

How Incentives Can Change the World (And How the World Can Change Incentives)
Mitchell Beer, CMM, President of The Conference Publishers

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