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...
QUESTION THE MEETING NEED Before you jump into automatic pilot and start your last-minute meeting organization, challenge the request. Deciding to hold a meeting demands serious consideration because of the costs involved, so double-check the...
INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL services planners be warned: If your internal auditing department hasn't yet taken an interest in your meeting spend documentation, it's only a matter of time. That's because section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act — a bill...
What planner hasn't shrunk in his chair at a crude joke told by a comedian he or she hired? Those who don't want to be blindsided by an off-color remark should consider Clean Comedians, whose motto is: “It doesn't have to be filthy to be funny.” ...
TERRORISM, WAR, communicable diseases, hurricanes, snowstorms, labor strikes …. Not only can the “what ifs” keep you up at night, they can cost your company big bucks...
