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International Congress & Convention Association Preparing a successful bid November 3-5 2008 International Congress and Convention Association www.iccaworld.com Preparing a successful bid What research is essential for preparing a successful bid? International Congress and Convention Association www.iccaworld.com Checklist of information to research: 1. Is the conference likely to come to my destination? 2. Can my venue facilitate the conference? 3. Can my location facilitate the conference? 4. Budgetary factors relating to the conference 5. How is the conference organised? 6. Information on social programmes 7. What does the decision-making process look like? International Congress and Convention Association www.iccaworld.com 1. Is the conference likely to come to my destination? • Rotation area Series/Preferred region • History • Local counterpart/member Time-factors to keep in mind: • Frequency • First open year • Preferred month International Congress and Convention Association www.iccaworld.com 2. Can my venue facilitate the conference? • • • • • • Attendance # Preferred venue Size of plenary hall Number and size of breakout rooms Commercial exhibition/Exhibition space Duration conference (weekend or weekday, prep-time) • Can the sessions be divided between different facilities? • Security International Congress and Convention Association www.iccaworld.com 3. Can my location facilitate the conference? • Is hotel accommodation available? • Other venue requirements • Which countries do delegates come from? • Is language an important factor? • Airport capacity • Other infrastructure International Congress and Convention Association www.iccaworld.com 4. Budgetary factors relating to the conference • Is the conference or organisation budgetconscious or relatively wealthy? • Is there a maximum delegate registration fee? • What type of hotel accommodation is used? • Is government support required? • What are the sponsorship requirements? International Congress and Convention Association www.iccaworld.com 5. How is the conference organised? • Is everything handled by a committee? • Does the organisation use a PCO or a fulltime in-house conference organiser? • Which organisational support do they require from local convention bureaux and venues? International Congress and Convention Association www.iccaworld.com 6. Information on social programmes • • • • Gala dinners? Pre-and post-conference tours? Educational business visits? Extensive programme accompanying persons required? International Congress and Convention Association www.iccaworld.com 7. What does the Decision-making Process look like? • Is there a local counterpart/member present in my country and is he/she willing to set up an organising committee? • Is a formal bid required (bid-manual)? • What factors are most important in a successful bid? • Deadline bids and Decision-date • Decision-making body: Who decides and who influences? • Analysis of the competition International Congress and Convention Association www.iccaworld.com