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** Information from Chapter 7 to include in final project ** - Is your conference “centrally located” or in a rural area. Please refer to your Chapter 2 questions, as this concept was introduced in Chapter 2. Expand where necessary, but avoid duplication of information. My show is located in the major convention center in NYC, NY.

- What is the most similar conference that would/may be considered “competition” to your conference and why? (if there were two conferences promoting the same concept, you need to persuade attendee’s to come to your conference – you are trying to find a conference that would be considered competition overall – could be same subject, same speakers, etc.). Worldwide Food Expo and the NRA (National Restaurant Association) Show are both competition to the Fancy Food Show because they are all large food shows.

- Will weather affect any portion of your conference, and why? (ex. do you have an outdoor welcome reception? If so, you will need an alternate plan, or tents, etc. The outdoor reception is just an example – you need to look at your individual conference offerings). I don't believe weather will be an issue for my show, it is indoors. There may be a slight problem for the bus tours however.

- Is there any way for you to determine if the conference organizers are offering any discount or coupons available for a discount off registration fee or any of the conference events? This concept was discussed in Chapter 3 and Chapter 5 – please refer to these questions and expand where necessary, but avoid duplication of information.

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- Is there any item or money being given away at no cost to the attendee? Ex. drawings for a vacation, drawings for money, drawings for a car, etc. No

- The conference should have a unique name/logo/concept (besides just using the acronym or name of the association). Does your conference use a unique name/logo/concept regarding branding their conference? Move Ahead! New Products. New Ideas. New Momentum.

- Does your event have a fundraiser during the conference (what cause does the money raised go to)? If not, what type of fundraiser would you suggest that they can incorporate? The fundraiser MUST be relevant AND make sense to the conference. The show has an awards ceremony instead. <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 120%;">