As staffers filed into the conference room, some joked, others spoke in hushed tones, and a few buried their faces in their PDAs. This was to be a routine meeting, nothing special, nothing earth-shattering. The group started out with an ice...
Negotiating is both a science and an art. In meetings, things are going to change, and change quickly. It's important to understand the need to be flexible in negotiating. With that as the first fundamental, here is a list of important things to...
DURING MEETING PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL'S ROI Summit last July, Tracey Smith, manager, events programming, at Thomson RIA, a Dallas-based software company, had to duck out of a session to take part in a conference call with her vice presidents...
This scheduling timeline for a large international meeting and exhibit was adapted from a project management template, with 18 months lead time. There are typically more than 250 tasks on the template...
When it comes to scheduling day meetings, Cheryl Geid has just about seen it all. Geid, national travel and meeting planner for Grant Thornton LLP, a Chicago-based financial services firm, has booked space in hotels, conference centers, sports...
Perhaps the most important place to use a checklist is in your contracts. Do you have one for this purpose? If not, start here; modify to fit your needs.
Correct Meeting Dates
Does it include move-in and move-out dates?
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RUNNING A SUCCESSFUL incentive program can be difficult enough, but summoning up the confidence to plan and implement one for the first time can be downright terrifying...
MANY OF US see attendee surveys as an item to check on the “to do” list to keep the Accreditation Council for CME happy, and thus maintain our accreditation status. What we may not realize is that attendee surveys are potentially a powerful source...
