Prepare draft budgets for meetings based on venue costs, event schedule, and historical performance
Assist meeting committees with budgeting and planning by providing historical data and recommendations
Compile and maintain a meeting preparation calendar for meeting committees and staff, showing tasks, responsibilities, and deadlines
Meet deadlines on individual meeting planning timeline
Initiate the bid process, send Request for Proposals and finalize contracts of all meeting contractors, including audiovisual, exhibition services, transportation, photography, and all off-site venues
Prepare comprehensive post-meeting reports on hotel data, income, and expenses, and quantitative and qualitative lessons learned. Provide relevant data for Meeting Chair's report to the Board
Respond to member requests for information on meetings, sponsorship, exhibits, partnering, and other membership activities
Primary contact for meeting venues in planning and on-site management of meetings and education programs
Work closely with volunteer planning committees and speakers
Manage online proposal system
Facilitate the use of the proposal system by the program selection committee
Coordinate speaker communications
Schedule sessions in contracted meeting space
Track and communicate program and speaker changes
Promotion
Assist meeting chairs in developing promotional plans by providing advice, historical data, and other research as necessary
Facilitate creation and distribution of promotional meeting publications
Arrange distribution and coordinate outreach to non-members
Perform other activities as required.
Meeting Execution
Coordinate vendor selection, communication, and contract oversight for AV, decorators, and other vendors
Coordinate off-site venue selection, contract negotiation, and contract oversight
Manage meetings and events on-site
Plan menus, room sets, and audiovisual
Work with the Industry Relations department to coordinate exhibits, partnering, and sponsorship programs
Plan flow on-site, including registration, signage, breakouts, etc.
Create comprehensive staging guides for each meeting and event
Oversee on-site meeting operations, including coordination of meeting volunteers and staff responsibilities. Serve as liaison with hotel contacts to ensure a quality experience for all meeting attendees
Work closely with Meeting Chair and Arrangements Chair to implement on-site and off-site logistics
Identify ways to improve meeting delivery consistent with professional meeting best practices
Administrative
Monitor meeting budgets and update meeting chair and executive management on significant budget variances.
Assist meeting committees with budgeting and planning by providing historical data and advice upon request
Direct Meeting Coordinator on :
Providing timely and accurate meeting status reports
Manage registrations for all meetings and events
Ensure the website is current and accurate for all meetings