Event Planning Basics: Meetings, Conferences, Convention, Exhibitions and Special Events

Currently there are a large amount of training guides and manuals as well as highly respected and recommended certifi cate and degree programs available to learn how to plan events. However many of these certificate and degree programs take time, and can be very costly. In addition, the current training guides and manuals illustrate a vast difference in content inclusion and discussion when it comes to event planning.

Created to assist with event planning, this guide is a practical and useful reference tool to be utilized in current positions, and is designed to:
Provide quick-glance, step-by-step checklists requiring minimal learning time thus allowing an individual to efficiently incorporate event planning into their workload.
Provide knowledge on the basic event planning skill-set which can help to reduce meeting expenses and increase cost savings for an organization.
Provide easy-to-use tips and tricks as well as valuable references for professionals who choose to continue their event planning education.
Enhance supplier partnerships when working with event venues by offering key definitions of common industry terms, as well as a basic overview on how to work with meeting venues.
Provide the basics of event planning based on industry accepted practices and standards.

This guide presents common themes and basic tools necessary to quickly and efficiently implement steps necessary to plan events. Its content is based upon a literature review of current meeting management training manuals, as well as trade publications utilized within the industry.