Individuals or groups that plan meetings, convention and exhibitions.

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provide lodging, meeting rooms and food and beverages

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refer to individual or organizations that provide support for the MICE

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financially linked to all segments of the MICE Industry

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Organized body that promotes and enhances a common interest or purpose

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A comprehensive convention center is a public agency whose aim is to host meetings and exhibits in a venue

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Specialized hospitality operation which aims to facilitate and support small to medium size meetings of 20 to 50 people

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They work with meeting planners in arranging tours and activities for meeting attendees and their families who combine business with pleasure

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The most exciting, dynamic and economical means for marketing individuals to achieve their sales goals

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Provide comfortable overnight accommodations for out-of-town guests for meeting, convention or trade shows

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Nonprofitable organization design to solicit visitors and conventions to a community

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Nonprofit organization that are designed to address the needs of for-profit businesses. The members are business agencies that have the same objectives

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Nonprofit organization that are not business-oriented. They are designed to help their objectives

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A comprehensive convention center is a public agency whose aim is to host meetings and exhibits in a venue

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Established to meet the growing demand for specialized meetings

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Often create tour packages for the spouse, guests, or children of the attendees

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Trade shows are private shows that which are open only to those involved in the industry

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Plays an important role in the MICE Industry. Provide comfortable overnight accommodations for out-of-town guests for meeting, convention or trade shows

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The most important person in a hotel. He or she acts as the liason between the meeting planner and the hotel

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Coordinates all activities of meetings and conventions

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Often compared with the design of a wheel

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Responsible for all aspects of the trade shows

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Individuals or groups who sponsor meetings usually appoint a single individual or commitee to coordinate the meeting

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Characteristics of MICE Planner

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Before a MICE Planner can start planning the meeting he or she must know why the meeting is being held

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The Meeting Agenda provides the basis for establishment of objectives

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Determines the success of a meeting or convention

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MICE Planner must provide a level of service that makes the guest feel at home

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Often called the staging guide, staging book, planner's guide, planning book, coordinators book or guide. Provides step by step detail required for the event

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The participants will brief each other regarding the changes that have taken place since the event guide was developed

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aims to allow all those involved to discuss openly their perceptions about the meeting

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This can be done in a number of ways. The sponsoring organization may place evaluatiin information in every session so that it can evaluate the perception of the attendees for each event

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The meeting agenda. Plan the agenda of the meeting

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The process continues on-site during an actual event. Activities include move-in/move-out, implementing the plan, coordinating the various participants in the event

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S. M. A. R. T meaning

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"who should attend" important to both meetings and exhibitions

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to provide professional and personal growth and networking opportunities for participants

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designed to entertain the guest

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Includes fixed expenses, variable expenses and sources of revenue

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The planner must first determine the aims of the meeting, convention and exhibitions

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It is important that the venue has the necessary amount of space

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Most functional seating arrangement especially when the meeting involves a large group of participants

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It is conductive to participants taking OTEs, reading materials or working on projects

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These setups are suitable for board meetings, management meetings, and small group discussion

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suitable for banquets, seminars and round table discussions

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held between the representative of the host property and the sponsoring organization

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A legal document that explains the responsibilities of the concerned parties

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(5) To ensure a successful conference

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Must harmonize with the program design and budget for the meeting, convention and exhibitions

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Involves overseeing every aspect of the meeting or convention from the time registration table opens until the last guest departs

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Allows all parties to understand their needs during the event

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Meeting has to be evaluated in order to ascertain whether the goals that were established during the conceptualization phase were realized

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Comment cards and informal conversations with the planner can be used to obtain general feedback

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Questionnaires or surveys are other ways of evaluating the meeting or convention

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Process of determining the special activities to be accomplished toward the end of objectives

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The process of setting goals and deciding on the best approach to achieve

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3 types of plans

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It is important to keep the staff motivated and interested. Special effort is necessary to keep motivation high

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It is "the giving, receiving or exchange of information so that the material communicated is completely understood by everyone.."

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Aims of communication

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It refers to all form of speech-based communication between two or more people

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It is becoming popular now. It is also the practice of using visual elements to communicate information or ideas

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It is the most modern method of communication

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Ability to produce an original idea or thought through the use of imagination

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Monitoring the performance of the system and resources

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Must be established in the planning stages of an event to find out if the objectives are achieved within the prescribed timetable

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An important skill for people who are working on events

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An important part of management in any kind of organization. It involves the assessment and implementation of possible strategies

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The ability of an organized group of people to work together

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It means giving people something to do which they are capable of achieving

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An interpersonal influence exercised in a situation and directed through communication process toward the attainment of specific goals

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An evaluation of the accomplishment, strengths, weaknesses of the employees in order to improve their performance and commitment to duty

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2 kinds of training for event employees

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It is an integrated process of producing, distributing, and selling goods and services

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An essential element of MICE Marketing. It can be best achieved by observing the event by the point of view of the customers

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Important factors in Marketing

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The marketing concepts which are applicable in commerce can also be applied to events. These are:

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This is used to identify the possible strength, weaknesses as well as the opportunity and threats in a specific event or organizations

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It refers to the end result. This may be the tournament, exhibition, seminar or show

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This refers to the cost of the event which is acceptable to the customers

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It is the method of bringing the products to the attention of the public and prospective participants

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It is a person, animal or thing considered to bring good luck

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This is very essential to the event. It might be expensive but despite it cost, successful advertising is very valuable

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