TY - BOOK AU - Astroff,Milton T. AU - Abbey,James R. TI - Convention sales and services SN - 0962071048 U1 - 647.940688 PY - 2002/// CY - Las Vegas, NV PB - Waterbury Press KW - Convention facilities KW - Marketing KW - Hospitality industry KW - Management N1 - Includes index; Introduction -- Part 1 Convention sales 1. Introduction to the convention, meetings and trade show industry - 2. Developing a merketing plan - 3. Organizing for convention sales - 4. Selling the association market - 5. Selling the corporate meetings market - 6. Selling other markets - 7. Selling to the meetings market - 8. Advertising to the meeting planner - 9. Negotiations and contracts -- Part II Convention services - 10. The service function - 11. Guestrooms - 12. Preparing for the event - 13. Function rooms and meeting setups - 14. Food and beverage service - 15. Audiovisual requirements - 16. Admission systems and other services - 17. Exhibits and trade shows - 18. Convention billing and post-convention review - Appendix 1 - Appendix II - Index ER -