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HOS 209
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Title: | Meeting Planning |
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Course Description: | Presents the components of meeting planning including meeting objectives, hotel formats, contracts and legal compliance, food and beverage service, in-house and exclusive vendors, site selection, transportation arrangements, and meeting evaluation. |
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Min Credit: | 3 |
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Origin Notes: | EGTC |
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Course Notes: | New course entered 5/1/13 |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
1. Differentiate between conventions, workshops, symposiums, seminars and exhibitions
2. Identify and describe the purpose and objectives of a meeting
3. Review legal requirements and contracts
4. Recognize the fundamentals of total pricing, transportation arrangements, site selection, menu planning, and meeting evaluation
5. Describe the formats and uses of the specification sheet prepared by the convention service manager
6. Describe typical function room furniture, meeting setups, and time/usage considerations for function rooms
7. Identify different types of food functions and types of food service; describe beverage service issues
8. Differentiate between in-house service providers and outsourced service providers; determine which service is appropriate to use at a meeting
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Industry overview
II. Organizing a meeting
III. Legal compliance and contracts
IV. Selecting personnel
V. Exclusive vendors
VI. Business etiquette
VII. Site selection
VIII. Hotel and venue requirements
IX. Function rooms and meeting setups
X. Food & beverage service
XI. Audiovisual requirements
XII. Program design
XIII. Evaluation
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