Event Management Exam 1 – Study Guide, Revision Notes, and Practice Questions for Exam
Preparation
event - ANS ✔✔organized occasion such as meeting, convention, exhibition
components of an event - ANS ✔✔- events are organized
- organizing takes place over time
- events have several functions that are all connected
- events are temporary -- clearly defined
- events are gatherings of people - producer/consumer
- events are a display of ritual/habit
- events are unique experiences
MEEC - ANS ✔✔Meetings: no expositions
Expositions: closed to public
Events: festivals, concert, wedding
Conventions
Divisions of hospitality industry - ANS ✔✔- lodging: available to public, charge fee for usage
- food and beverage
- transportation: air, water, ground
- attractions: natural or handmade
- entertainment
- shopping
MEEC External Drivers - ANS ✔✔- corporate profit: economy. need to make more money for
more to happen- pay employees more
, - per capita disposable income
- time spent on leisure/sports-- less time b/c of working
- concert/events are down
- party and events planners: good when people don't have time they get hired
- travel by US and Non US res
- traveling in and out are up
Key participants in MEEC-- event organizers - ANS ✔✔- corporations
- associations: common interest and mission to bring people together
- govt.
- 3rd Sector: non-profits
MEEC Success factors- trade show conventions - ANS ✔✔ability to manage external
(outsourcing) contracts
MEEC Success factors- event promotion - ANS ✔✔ability to raise revenue from additional
sources
MEEC Success factors- party and event planners - ANS ✔✔ability to vary services to suit
different needs
Convention industry council CIC - ANS ✔✔organizations representing individuals, firms, or
properties involved in meetings, conventions, exhibitions and travel and tourism industries
Accepted practices exchange APEX - ANS ✔✔initiative of the meetings, expositions, events, and
conventions industries managed by CIC. develops and manages the implementation of accepted
practices for industry
Preparation
event - ANS ✔✔organized occasion such as meeting, convention, exhibition
components of an event - ANS ✔✔- events are organized
- organizing takes place over time
- events have several functions that are all connected
- events are temporary -- clearly defined
- events are gatherings of people - producer/consumer
- events are a display of ritual/habit
- events are unique experiences
MEEC - ANS ✔✔Meetings: no expositions
Expositions: closed to public
Events: festivals, concert, wedding
Conventions
Divisions of hospitality industry - ANS ✔✔- lodging: available to public, charge fee for usage
- food and beverage
- transportation: air, water, ground
- attractions: natural or handmade
- entertainment
- shopping
MEEC External Drivers - ANS ✔✔- corporate profit: economy. need to make more money for
more to happen- pay employees more
, - per capita disposable income
- time spent on leisure/sports-- less time b/c of working
- concert/events are down
- party and events planners: good when people don't have time they get hired
- travel by US and Non US res
- traveling in and out are up
Key participants in MEEC-- event organizers - ANS ✔✔- corporations
- associations: common interest and mission to bring people together
- govt.
- 3rd Sector: non-profits
MEEC Success factors- trade show conventions - ANS ✔✔ability to manage external
(outsourcing) contracts
MEEC Success factors- event promotion - ANS ✔✔ability to raise revenue from additional
sources
MEEC Success factors- party and event planners - ANS ✔✔ability to vary services to suit
different needs
Convention industry council CIC - ANS ✔✔organizations representing individuals, firms, or
properties involved in meetings, conventions, exhibitions and travel and tourism industries
Accepted practices exchange APEX - ANS ✔✔initiative of the meetings, expositions, events, and
conventions industries managed by CIC. develops and manages the implementation of accepted
practices for industry
