Customized Courses
Meeting Planning Boot Camp is a comprehensive course designed for individuals who plan or coordinates special events and meetings or have responsibilities for guest room accommodations for their company. This 1.5 days course is customized to meet your planning department's needs for training or continuing education. Each customized course must have a minimum of 5 attendees.
- Meeting with Clients - aimed at internal customers
- Setting Goals/Objectives
- Establishing Timelines
- Budgets
- Pre-planning
- What to take on-site
- Preparing Signage
- Shipping
- Request for Proposal Creation & Site Selection
- ADA Compliance
- Includes checklists and forms
- Negotiating & Contracts
- Airlines
- Hotels
- Other Venues
- Transportation Companies
- Other Suppliers
- Audio-visual
- Negotiation
- Types of Equipment
- Registration
- Catering & Conference Services
- Food & Beverage
- Cost-cutting
- Innovative ideas
- On-site Meeting Management
- Pre-Con
- Meeting Materials
- Setting-up your registration area
- Post-Cons & Meeting Wrap Up
- Bill reconciliation - check list and forms
- Post-Con
- Hotel Block reports
- Attendee - Evaluations
- Client Final Reports
- Wrap Up / Quiz
Materials that would be included and briefly touched on include:
- Certifications & Organizations
- CVB Services & FAM trips
- Exhibits
- Marketing & Promotions
- Speakers
- Negotiations
- What to ask
- Contracting - forms and examples
- Working with the Hotel Sales Team
- Sales
- Food and Beverage
- Conference Services
Each attendee will receive the customized syllabus and a course completion certificate with applicable CEU credits. Meeting Planning Boot Camps are presented by both Cathy Clifton, CMP, CMM and Mary E. Young, CMP.
Fee Structure:
1.5 day courses
Cost: $595 per attendee, plus air travel for two and 2-nights hotel lodging near the meeting site. Call or e-mail us for more information.
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