Chapter+7+Questions

Chapter 7 Questions:

-  Even though this chapter has to do with festivals, fairs, and other events, is your conference “centrally located” or in a rural area. If in a rural area, why do you think conference organizers did not choose a “central location?” Please refer to your Chapter 2 questions, as this concept was introduced in Chapter 2. Expand where necessary, but avoid duplication of information. · Centrally located-Miami, Florida. Switch up location of event every year. Hope to bring revenue to the cities where event is held. -  What is the most similar conference that would/may be considered “competition” to your conference and why? (if there were two conferences promoting the same concept, you need to persuade attendee’s to come to your conference – you are trying to find a conference that would be considered competition overall – could be same subject, same speakers, etc.). -  Will weather affect any portion of your conference, and why? (ex. do you have an outdoor welcome reception? If so, you will need an alternate plan, or tents, etc. The outdoor reception is just an example – you need to look at your individual conference offerings). · Yes, weather will affect the conference because people are traveling from all over the country and the world. If weather is not good people may arrive later than expected. -  If you have many registration options for pricing, include a range of pricing that is available and explain the reasons for the variation in pricing. Also, choose an average non-member registration fee and note the difference in price to a member registration fee (this may not be applicable to all conferences). Cost was discussed in Chapter 1, so please refer to your Chapter 1 questions – expand where necessary, but avoid duplication of information. · Non-members have to pay a larger registration fee than members -  Is there any way for you to determine if the conference organizers are offering any discount or coupons available for a discount off registration fee or any of the conference events? This concept was discussed in Chapter 3 and Chapter 5 – please refer to these questions and expand where necessary, but avoid duplication of information. -  Chapter 1 discussed the three E’s. Who/what is the entertainment for your conference. If you can expand upon this concept, do so in this chapter. Avoid duplication of information from Chapter 1. · Evening events that are held each night of the conference · Attendees can go on tours of the city -  Is there any item or money being given away at no cost to the attendee? Ex. drawings for a vacation, drawings for money, drawings for a car, etc. · There is a drawing being done the last day of the event with no cost to the attendee. The winner of the drawing receives $10,000 -  The conference should have a unique name/logo/concept (besides just using the acronym or name of the association). Does your conference use a unique name/logo/concept regarding branding their conference? · The name the tradeshow uses is different than the name of the association holding the event. The unique name is International Pow Wow and it is held by the U.S Travel Association (tia). -  Does your event have a fundraiser during the conference (what cause does the money raised go to)? If not, what type of fundraiser would you suggest that they can incorporate? The fundraiser MUST be relevant AND make sense to the conference. Random ideas that are not relevant will not be accepted.