TY - BOOK AU - Krugman, Carol AU - Wright, Rudy R. TI - Global meetings and exhibitions / SN - 9780471699408 AV - AS 6 .K78 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - Hoboken, New Jersey : PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - CONGRESSESS AND CONVENTIONS -- PLANNING -- HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC KW - MEETING -- PLANNING -- HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC KW - EXHIBITIONS -- PLANNING -- HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC KW - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS -- MISCELLANEA N1 - Includes index; Fundamentals of meetings, conventions, and exhibitions -- Decision factors -- Destination assessment -- Organizing and hosting international events -- Managing currency and finances -- Program planning and development -- Cultural consideration -- Marketing the event -- International contracts and legalities -- Implementing the meeting plan -- Exhibiting abroad -- On-site operations -- Preparing for travel abroad -- Safety and security -- Event technology N2 - Focusing on planning and executing successful meetings and exhibitions, this book approaches the subject from an international perspective. It takes the reader through the basics of the meeting planning industry and provides the reader with step-by-step guidance on each stage of the planning process ER -