SEASONED MEETING PLANNER OFFERS HOT TIPS FOR THOSE PLANNING MEETINGS & EVENTS

Corporate Meetings Unlimited, a professional meeting and event planning and management company has published a brochure to help in-house meeting planners coordinate, produce, and evaluate the effectiveness of their own meetings and events.

The Woodlands, Texas--- (February 15, 2003) --- Seasoned meeting planner, Carol Gillenwater, president and founder of Corporate Meetings Unlimited, has just released a checklist, Hot Tips for Meeting Planners" that helps in-house planners coordinate an upcoming event or meeting. The checklist provides advice on how to choose the location / venue, negotiate the associated contracts, administer registration, manage the on-site meeting and address other administration techniques.

The checklist is filled with tips to help reduce the costs of planning, promoting and managing meetings and events. To obtain a copy free of charge, visit the Corporate Meetings Unlimited website at
www.CorporateMeetingsUnlimited.com or send an e-mail with your name, company / association / or government branch name and mailing address to cmu@CorporateMeetingsUnlimited.com.

Here are several tips from the guide:

· In advance of your event, request from the hotel a post-event audit showing room pick-up, attrition, and no-shows. This will help you reconcile contracted room block to actual room consumption.
· Analyze your meal counts carefully and factor in the 5% preparation overage most hotels allow to avoid paying for meals for no-show attendees.

The guide also contains valuable information designed to help in-house event or meeting planners minimize expenses while maximizing the value of dollars spent in arranging an upcoming event or meeting.