Meeting Planner Tips
Twenty-four months before
Form a committee
Choose location
Contact Pigeon Forge Dept. Tourism
Develop budget
Start mailing list
Set date
Scout hotels and meeting facilities
Conduct site inspection of hotels and meeting facilities
Eighteen months before
Select and reserve hotels and meeting venues
Arrange for and hire entertainment, caterer, etc.
Send initial mailer announcing date and location of reunion
Twelve months before
Mail registration materials
Provide information to all Web sites that post meeting dates
Plan leisure activities (sightseeing tours, etc.)
Pay deposits
Six months before
Confirm all reservations, caterer, entertainment, etc.
Select menu
Meet with hotel and meeting venue staff
Four months before
Make payment arrangements with all suppliers for group functions (meals, tours, etc.)
One month before
Finalize any last minute details
