Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2018

As a one man show at DPA, I am involved in all aspects of the planning process, including site selection, vendor acquisition and management, contract negotiation, budget development/reconciliation as well as social media outreach and management. and marry my interest in event coordination with the non-profit sector.

2018 76

2018 Sponsorships Site Selections 2014 76

PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2016

Election Day 2014 – Democrats and Republicans in the campaign. GILBERT The bid process started in January 2014, when the Republican National Committee sent an RFP to a number of cities, giving each city the opportunity to bid on hosting the 2016 RNC. How did your CVB participate in site visits?

Site Selections 56

Site Selections 2014 2016 Hotels 56

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Planners and local governments both know that convention center capacity is a critical determinant of site selection. But what happens when a premier meeting city enters contract negotiations with its largest event client as its long-awaited convention center expansion faces an uncertain future?

Negotiating 45

Negotiating Site Selections 2014 Hotels 45

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Planners and local governments both know that convention center capacity is a critical determinant of site selection. But what happens when a premier meeting city enters contract negotiations with its largest event client as its long-awaited convention center expansion faces an uncertain future?

Negotiating 40

Negotiating Site Selections 2014 2016 40

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 3, 2016

The mosquito-borne virus, which causes babies born to women who contracted Zika during pregnancy to be more vulnerable to severe birth defects, has led several prominent athletes to skip the Rio Olympics. Site selection is a critical step in event planning , and site visits are crucial to the process.

2016 40

2016 Transportation Site Selections Contracts 40

PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

By the beginning of 2014, Cleveland and seven other cities were in the running: Cincinnati, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, Las Vegas, and Phoenix. that February to present to the Republican National Committee’s Site Selection Committee. In March 2014, Cleveland moved to the next level of the competition.

2016 40

2016 Social Media Hotels 2014 40