As event professionals, we are always on the lookout for helpful resources to benefit organizations who choose the Salem Convention Center as their event venue. We have found MeetingsNet.com to provide sound advice, tips and networking opportunities to meeting and event planners and we recommend checking out their site. In Setting Objectives Before You Select a Site, authors Wesley Harrington and Hugh K. Lee provides great tips for planners to identify their objectives in order to find the right venue with a list of important questions to ask: 1. What is the purpose of the meeting? 2. Can we establish quantifiable goals for this event and clear thresholds of achievement by which we can determine its success? 3. Whom are we trying to attract? 4. What do I want attendees to remember most about the event? 5. What can prior history teach us about this meeting? 6. Who else has conducted the same type of meeting, and what can we learn from their experiences? 7. Do we have the resources necessary to achieve our goals? 8. Have we sought input and commitment from our staff? 9. How will we reach our intended audience? 10. How will we monitor and determine the success of this effort?
