Conference Sites

Consider the facilities offered by these areas when planning your next meeting or conference: Facilities guide 2006-2007 • Great Escapes • Blue Ridge • Charlottesville • Chesapeake • Fredericksburg • Hampton • Newport News • Norfolk • Portsmouth • Richmond • Roanoke • Virginia Beach • Williamsburg

Planning Tools
Services Suite:
Contact information and links to all the major meeting destination marketing organizations across the state, plus information on companies offering meeting services

• Advertising	• Photography
• Audio-Visual Contractors	• Signs
• Catering	• Sound & Light Contractors
• Child Care Services	• Speakers
• Convention Bureaus	• Team Building
• Entertainment	• Temp Agencies
• Exhibition Services	• Tent Rentals
• Florists, Plants, Balloons	• Theatrical Supplies
• Meeting Planners	• Tour Brokers
• Office Equipment	• Transportation

Advice:
Planning meetings and conferences is a challenging job, whether you're a novice or a full-time professional. Laws, regulations, negotions and e-commerce can be especially daunting. Check these topics for advice on many common questions from Neil Jackson, CEO of Executive Sessions International.
• Do You Know Your Meeting Planner?
• Budgeting For Your Meeting
• Improve the Quality of Your Seminar
• Think Before You Ink: A Contract Checklist
• Checking Into A Good Deal
• Budget planning form

Planning Extras
Contact information and links to all the major meeting destination marketing organizations across the state, plus information on companies offering meeting services.
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