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Meeting & Event Planning for Dummies

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360 page Paperback Book
PUBLISHER: Wiley Publishing, Inc.
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How to orchestrate business gatherings that run smoothly, get results, and earn praise.

Meeting & Event Planning For Dummies is a practical step-by-step guide to the strategies and techniques event-planning professionals use to bring people together.  This comprehensive resource covers all the angles - from the little details to the big picture - to make sure your business meetings and special events come off without a hitch!

Praise for Meeting & Event Planning for Dummies

"A terrific resource of information for anyone in the event-planning business." 

James Spellos, CMP, President, Meeting U

"Packed with valuable information in an easy-to-use format. It covers all the basics for the meeting planning novice."

Diane Silberstein, CMP, President, Diane Silberstein & Associates

"A great resource book every event professional should have...Checklist heaven!  We all love our checklists, and this book is full of them!"

Cathy Breden, CAE, CMP, COO, International Association of Exhibit Managers

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Part I: Been to Any Good Meetings or Events Lately?

Chapter 1: Gearing Up for Meetings and Events

Chapter 2: Strictly Business: Knowing Your Meeting Type

Chapter 3: The ABCs of Meeting Preparation

Chapter 4: Mixing Business with Pleasure: Events

Chapter 5: Bringing an Event to Life

Part II: It's All Show Business

Chapter 6: Get Me to the Meeting on Time

Chapter 7: Food for Thought

Chapter 8: Great Speakers, Great Impressions

Chapter 9: It's the Extras That Count

Chapter 10: Is the Grass Greener Overseas?

Chapter 11: Lights, Camera, Action

Part III: No Guts, No Story

Chapter 12: Nuts and Bolts: Negotiating, Contracting, and Ensuring Safety

Chapter 13: Working with Vendors

Chapter 14: Drinking Champagne on a Beer Budget

Part IV: Mission Possible: Building Bridges with Technology

Chapter 15: Making Meeting Technology Work for You

Chapter 16: This Phone's for You: Teleconferencing

Chapter 17: Videoconferencing Made Easy

Chapter 18: Holding Meetings Online

Part V: Exhibiting at Home and Abroad

Chapter 19: Planning for Gold: Exhibiting 101

Chapter 20: Strutting Your Stuff: Exhibiting 201

Chapter 21: Strutting Your Best Stuff Overseas: Exhibiting 301

Part VI: The Part of Tens

Chapter 22: Ten Alternatives to Meetings

Chapter 23: Ten Common Meeting Mistakes to Avoid

Chapter 24: Ten Top Negotiating Tactics

Part VII: Appendixes

Appendix A: Online Resources for Meeting and Event Planners

Appendix B: Checklist Heaven

Index

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