The Complete idiot's guide to meeting and event planning /
Meeting and event planning.
by Robin E. Craven and Lynn Johnson Golabowski with D'Etta Waldoch.
- 2nd ed.
- New York : Alpha Books, 2006.
- xxiv, 370 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Part 1: Bird's-eye view: 1. What is a meeting or event, anyway? - 2. Goals and objectives: critical from the start - 3. Time to evaluate: was it worth it? - 4. Meeting industry resources: who ya gonna call? - 5. Planning and technology: soft-where? world-wide-what? - 6. Focus on the special event - 7. Supplier secrets no more: where communication is key -- Part 2: First things first: 8. Creating and following a timeline - 9. Budgeting: dollars and common sense - 10. Site selection and RFPs - 11. Negotiating the best deal - 12. Hotel contracts: signing on the dotted line - 13. Marketing - early and often - 14. Exhibits and expositions: should you do it? -- Part 3: Care and feeding: 15. The meeting setup - 16. The stuff that meetings and events are made of - 17.Yakety-yak: working with speakers - 18. Planes, trains, and automobiles: working with transportation providers - 19. Food and beverage management - 20. Strategies for working with audio-visuals - 21. Meeting registration and housing reservations -- Part 4: Center stage and beyond: 22. The final stretch: what to expect onsite - 23. Ready, set, show time! - 24. Safety and security - 25. It's not over 'till it's over - 26. For suppliers only (planners may take a peek) - 27. Meeting industry certification - 28. Keeping cool under pressure - A sample forms and checklists -- B Meeting - related websites - Index.
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Business meetings--Planning. Congresses and conventions--Planning. Special events--Planning.