Association Meeting Event Planners

Download or read book A Meeting Planner's Guide to Catered Events written by Patti J. Shock and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-10-20 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food and beverage is the largest portion of a meeting budget, but most meeting and event planners have no formal background in purchasing and managing this expense. This guide helps event, meeting, and convention planners save money, negotiate contracts, deal with catering managers, and successfully manage the food and beverage aspect of their event. Covering everything from styles of service to on-premise and off-premise considerations to food and beverage contract negotiation, this book is a comprehensive and accessible reference for event planners and students.