Attrition Busters

Stroke Conference Sees Rapid Growth Thursday, June 1, 2006 10:00 AM How has the American Heart Association's International Stroke Conference almost doubled its attendance over the past three years growing from about 2,450 delegates in 2003 to 4,174 in 2006? Program organizers say they've achieved their success through a two-part strategy: broadening the scope of the conference by featuring education for the wider stroke community, including the healthcare team; and

10 Ways to Boost Attendance Wednesday, February 1, 2006 9:00 AM You don't have to completely overhaul your meeting to attract more attendees. Sharon Collins, director of meetings and expositions at the Kellen Co., an Atlanta-based association management company, offers the following tips to get your numbers up. Price bundling for attendees. To make it easier for churches or organizations to send multiple attendees, bundle registration fees so that they get sliding

WHY YOU NEED AN AUDIT CLAUSE Monday, August 1, 2005 10:00 AM Clause: Audit If Hotel shows that the Group has picked up less than 80 percent of the contracted room block, Hotel agrees to perform an audit before invoicing Group for attrition damages. Group will provide Hotel with an alphabetical list of attendees (including staff and exhibitors, if applicable). Hotel agrees to compare this list in good faith with the list of in-house guests over Group's meeting

Audit to Avoid Attrition Friday, July 1, 2005 10:00 AM This sample clause assumes that the hotel contract contains an attrition clause that specifies that the group will have to pay attrition damages if its block drops below 80 percent of the contracted room block.

How You Can Combat Attrition Friday, April 1, 2005 9:00 AM Many religious organizations have faced room block attrition fees in connection with hotel contracts for their conferences. Often, the fees are substantial and can cause significant financial damage an organization. Some groups, on the other hand, have never faced a room block attrition situation and, when one occurs, find that they are unprepared to deal with the damaging financial reality.