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The use of “name” entertainment and “corporate entertainers” has the potential to be one of the most memorable and well received elements of a successful industry conference, corporate event, incentive trip, sales meeting or customer event. Working with a skilled and dependable show producer is key to your success as a planner. Check out my tips to help you succeed in this post.

A Health Security Plan (HSP) provides a framework for evaluating location-specific health risk, building risk mitigation strategies, and developing real-world protocols for attendee medical conditions.

Everyone on your team, whether they are employees of the company you work for or external vendors and consultants has an important role to play utilizing their special areas of expertise to insure the success of your meetings to make you and your organization SHINE. With your leadership and the partnerships you create, you can make this happen.

A Meetig Timeline is an effective, efficient and essential planning tool to keep you and your team on task and on time. Developing a "timeline" or "task list" and ensuring that people assigned to each task are help accountable is tantamount to ensuring the successful execution of a meeting or special event.

Planning successful meetings is both challenging and rewarding. My three handy templates will help you streamline your meeting plannig process and help make sure you don't miss a step or skip a beat.

What is the most important factor to consider when looking for a venue for your meetings? Is it: room rate and/or overall cost? Number and type of guest rooms? Destination? Safety and Security? Type of venue (city, suburban, airport, resort, other)? Or, something else?

When time is of the essence -- A hotel sourcing company is your strongest advocate when searching for the perfect meeting venue.

A key component of the meeting planning process is site search and selection. A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) template is an essential must-have in your meeting planning toolbox when requesting bids from vendors.

Meeting Planners utilize their project management expertise, planning skills and attention to detail to help create and deliver events that meet or exceed expectations. They add value to an organization by drawing upon their knowledge of the hospitality industry to manage expenses and minimize risk by negotiating the best all-around rates and paying special attention to contract terms.