Event Planning : The Ultimate Guide to Successful Meetings, Corporate Events, Fundraising Galas, Conferences, Conventions, Incentives and Other Special Events - Hardcover

For Anyone Who Has To Plan And Execute A Truly Special Event

I have created-produced-orchestrated special events in over 31 countries, for up to 2,000 guests per event, which included the opening night celebration for Michael Eisner's / Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" in Toronto which the media billed as a "Beauty of A Bash". I originally wrote EVENT PLANNING in response to the number of calls I was receiving to "run and rescue" celebrity gala fundraising events weeks and sometimes just days before an event. Two tips alone in my book would have saved one event thousands of dollars in unplanned and unexpected costs. One event I became involved in - just as it was about to go to contract - had projected a budget of $100,000 less than what I was able to show them would be their actual reality. What you don't know to ask or include can have a tremendous impact on the success of your event and on your bottom line. I expanded the book to encompass all of my event planning experience - both corporate and social. The events I have designed have ranged from small exclusive affairs to multi million dollar stage extravaganzas. I am finding that the value and interest in EVENT PLANNING is crossing over to many areas - from the hospitality industry as a whole - event planners; meeting planners; convention and conference planners; hoteliers; tourist boards;incentive houses; restaurant associations; culinary schools; sports event management; non profit organizations and volunteers regarding their fund-raising activities; public relation and communication firms; entertainment companies; wedding consultants (and those planning their own wedding) to being adopted by Universities and Colleges.