Global Meetings and Exhibitions demonstrates how to plan and execute memorable meetings and exhibitions, and gives helpful strategies and tools for success in the international market.
This comprehensive guide illuminates the procedures and details of planning and executing multinational and multicultural events. It offers everything you need to know, including the skills in multinational operations capabilities and cross-cultural awareness.
Complete with sample forms and checklists, this hands-on resource walks you through everything you need to know about:
- Planning
- Budgeting
- Logistics
- Venue selection
- Risk management contingency planning
- Cross-cultural operations
Contents
- Fundamentals of Meetings, Conventions and Exhibitions
- Deciding To Go Abroad
- Destination Assessment
- Organizing and Hosting International Events
- Managing Currency and Finances
- Program Planning and Development
- Cultural Consideration
- Marketing the Event
- International Contracts and Legalities
- Implementing the Meeting Plan
- Global Exhibitions
- Operations
- Travel Preparations
- Safety and Security
- Event Technology
Appendices
- Beyond Borders Resource Guide
- Meeting Software Resources
- Global Meeting Planning Checklist from A-Z
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- Criteria for Venue Selection
- Test Your Global Meeting Planning IQ
- Conference/ Meeting /Event Safety and Security Checklist
- Guidelines for Hosting International Visitors
- Test Your Global Meeting Planning IQ
- Conference/ Meeting /Event Safety and Security Checklist