Meeting & Event Planning for Dummies (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

Review

“…an excellent book…a useful addition to any firms bookshelf…” (Reading Chronicle, 6th October 2005)

"Practical step-by-step guide to the strategies and techniques event planning professionals use to bring people together." (Leisure News and Jobs, 11th August 2005)

"…comprehensively written…simplified as much as it possibly could without losing any attention to detail…" (M2 Best Books, May 2004)

Product Description

Expert advice on how to stage the perfect event every time

"A terrific resource of information for anyone in the event-planning business." —James Spellos, CMP, President, Meeting U.

Meeting & Event Planning For Dummies is a practical step-by-step guide to the strategies and techniques event-planning professionals use to bring people together. This comprehensive resource covers all the angles – from the little details to the big picture – to make sure your business meetings and special events come off without a hitch!

Praise for Meeting & Event Planning For Dummies

"Packed with valuable information in an easy-to-use format. [It] covers all the basics for the meeting planning novice." —Diane Silberstein, President, Diane Silberstein & Associates

"A great resource book every event professional should have.... Checklist heaven! We all love our checklists, and this book is full of them!" —Cathy Breden, CAE, CMP

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies (July 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764538594
• ISBN-13: 978-0764538599
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #77,003 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect guide, September 27, 2007

By	A Nichepreneur "The Niched One" (Upstate New York) - See all my reviews

Meeting and Event Planning for Dummies provides detailed instructions and lists and made organizing an event simple and successful. Do not be without this incredible resource.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good introductory book, January 5, 2007

By	Deborah M. Black "Deborah Black" (Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is perfect for the meeting planner who is just starting in the field. It's filled with helpful hints and lists valuable web sites.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Simple and out-dated, July 10, 2008

By	James Lachman - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

While a bulk of the book is filled with helpful (if not common sense) tips on planning an event... the truly important section, the resources section, is horribly out of date.

Many of the publication, speaking society, portal, and technology company links are not functional.

I've never tried to plan an event without having resources. If you don't want to be in that situation either, I'd suggest skipping this book.