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Site and Destination Selection

What are the considerations for selection of a facility and a destination? How will you set up a site selection critique? There is a logical progression to gathering information needed to implement a meeting: You gather information (1) about the program (meeting specifications), (2) about needed features at the site, and (3) about potential destinations with facilities with the needed features.

The meeting specifications (covered in Chapter 1) and information previously gathered will be forwarded to facilities and outside sources in the form of a request for proposal (RFP). Once you have completed your meeting specifications, the focus shifts to site selection. Your goal is to find a site that will be accepted ...

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