Description
This book is a how-to guide for secretaries and assistants who are planning meetings and events. It covers topics such as site selection and registration, negotiating with vendors, food and beverage planning, and more. The book is packed with information and is sure to transform any take-charge assistant into the Martha Stewart of meeting and event planning.
PLANNING SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS AND EVENTS Planning a meeting or event is no easy task. Just ask any of the administrative staffers who are increasingly being asked to do it. One minor mistake -- a plane ticket that doesn't arrive on time, not enough vegetarian meals at the luncheon, the wrong kind of audio-visual equipment -- can mean big trouble. Now this handy little how-to guide takes secretaries and assistants through the entire process step-by-step. From site selection and registration dos and don'ts to negotiating with vendors and food and beverage planning, this book gives them everything they need to get a meeting planned right. Packed with floor plans, checklists, glossaries of industry- specific terms, lists of resources, and more, Planning Successful Meetings and Events is sure to transform any take-charge assistant into the Martha Stewart of meeting and event planning. It's a good thing. ANN J. BOEHME (Valley Stream, NY) is founder and president of Meetings and Management Techniques Plus, a meeting planning firm specializing in program development, marketing, and program planning.
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