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MEETING PLANNING AND LOGISTICS vd

Meetings ROI – Monica Myhill

 
Learning Destination Management Environments – Curtis Love  
Meeting Evaluations – Curtis Love  
Problem-free Meetings – Arlene Sheff  
Taking Care of VIPs – Arlene Sheff  
Site Inspections: what should you be looking for? – Sandy Biback  
The RFP – Sandy Biback  
Objective Design – Sandy Biback  
Who's Coming to your Meetings? (generations/cultures/etc) ­– Sandy Biback  
Multicultural Planning – Amy Beaulieu  
Destination Management Companies- What are they?  How do you use their services properly? – Amy Beaulieu  
Starting a Meeting Busisness - Ellen Toups  
On Site Meeting Management - Loretta Lowe  
Destination Management - Loretta Lowe  
Association Meeting Management - Loretta Lowe  
 

MARKETING AND SALES FOR MEETINGS

 
Marketing your Conferences - Ellen Toups  
Benchmarking your Marketing Efforts -   Ellen Toups  
Event Marketing - Cris Canning  
Attendee Marketing - Cris Canning  
Buzz Marketing - Cris Canning  
Using Non-traditional Venues - Cris Canning  
Social Media in Marketing - Cris Canning  
Attendance Builders - Cris Canning  
Identifying and Finding your Target Markets - Cris Canning  

Conducting an Effective Site Visit – Dianne Davis

 

Using RFP's to Your Competitive Advantage – Dianne Davis

 

Branding Your Meeting  - Dianne Davis

 

Media and How it Impacts Your Bottom Line – Dianne Davis

 

Media Releases - How to Craft a Release that Gets Noticed – Dianne Davis

 

Your Friend the Media - How to Make Your Meeting Media Worthy - – Dianne Davis

 

Building a Media List - Meetings – Dianne Davis

 

Media Partnerships - Your Competitive Advantage Hotel – Dianne Davis

 

Community Involvement - The ROI of Doing the Right Thing – Dianne Davis

 
 

RISK AND LEGAL ISSUES IN MEETINGS

 

Creating Your Emergency Action Plan – Julia Silvers

 

Conducting a Risk Assessment – Julia Silvers

 

Crisis Communications – Julia Silvers

 

Protecting Private and Proprietary Information – Julia Silvers

 

Security Planning for Meetings and Events – Julia Silvers

 

Fundamentals of Crowd Management and Control – Julia Silvers

 

Stakeholder Analysis and Management – Julia Silvers

 

Occupational Health and Safety at Meetings and Events – Julia Silvers

 

Site Inspections from a Risk Perspective – Julia Silvers

 

Developing Contingency Plans to Mitigate Risk – Julia Silvers

 

Wayfinding: Risk Control Tactics from Layout to Signage Systems – Julia Silvers

 

Decision Management as a Risk Management Tool – Julia Silvers

 

Risk Management – Tyra Hilliard, JD

 
Understanding Hotel Contracts - Loretta Lowe  
Hotel Contract Negotiations - Loretta Lowe  
Tradeshow Contracts and Risk Management - MaryAnne Bobrow  
 

EVENTS

 

Running Charity Golf Events – Chris Cain

 

Cohesive Theming of Events – Gloria Nelson, CSEP

 

Strategic Partnerships:  Choosing your suppliers wisely – Gloria Nelson, CSEP

 

Special Effects:  Where there’s smoke is there really fire? – Gloria Nelson, CSEP

 

Ethics and Values in the Marketplace – Gloria Nelson, CSEP

 

Special Events and Non-profit Fundraising – Amy Beaulieu

 
 

TRADESHOW AND EXHIBITIONS

 
The Greening of Tradeshows - MaryAnne Bobrow  
The Care and Feeding of Exhibitors - MaryAnne Bobrow  
Tradeshow Contracts and Risk Management - MaryAnne Bobrow  
Understanding Strategic Alliances/Sponsors - MaryAnne Bobrow  
Exhibitor Prospectus, Floorplans, and Booth Assignments - MaryAnne Bobrow  
Budgeting for Tradeshows - MaryAnne Bobrow  
Dealing with Sponsors - MaryAnne Bobrow  
Registration and Data Management - MaryAnne Bobrow  

53 Things Show Managers Can Do To Save Exhibitors Money – Steve Schuldenfrei

 

Exhibitor Tips and Tricks – Steve Schuldenfrei

 

Basics of Exhibiting A & B (two sessions) – Steve Schuldenfrei

 

Low Cost Tactics for High Quality Exhibiting (Guerrilla Exhibiting) - Steve Schuldenfrei

 

It’s Different Across the Pond (for non-North American Exhibitors in US / Canada shows) – Steve Schuldenfrei

 
 

CATERING/Food & Beverage Events

 
Catering Trends for Meetings –  
Saving $$$ on F&B – Patti Shock  

What is New for Receptions? -Patti Shock

 
What is New for Breakfast?-Patti Shock  
What is New for Lunch? -Patti Shock  
Innovative Plate Presentations - Patti Shock  
Giving Accurate Guarantees – Arlene Sheff  
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