As so many of you now have the responsibility (and burden!) of planning your company, divisional and/or department events, DeskDemon is creating a new dedicated Events Section to help you find the products, services, ideas and information you need to either support or produce the type of event required - all geared to making your life easier.

Our Events Section will include regular editorial features and articles on subjects important to you; news on the special offers available to help you contain costs; top tips and advice from the professionals; ideas and suggestions; information on suppliers and venues and a dedicated forum to enable you to swap recommendations and information with the audience.

To ensure that we create a top class Events Reference Section for you to dip in and out, (this in the knowledge that you will find everything you require quickly and easily), we need your help because we are designing it for YOU. We would therefore be grateful if you could spend a just a couple of minutes of your time to complete the following questionnaire.

Many thanks indeed.

Your Personal Information:
Your Job Title:
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Your boss's Job Title:
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Company:
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Country:
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Optional Information:
E-Mail:
1. Do you have responsibility for sourcing, planning &/or purchasing the following? If so please indicate which, along with the average number of people where applicable.
Sourcing
Planning
Purchasing
Under 25
26-50
51-100
100+
Meetings Daytime
Meetings Overnight
Conference Daytime
Conference Overnight
AGM / EGM
Seminars
Corporate Lunch/Dinner
Product/Press launches
Team Bldg/Motivation
Incentive Travel
Parties/Celebrations
- Xmas
- Summer
- Other
Sporting Hospitality
Cultural Hospitality
Other Corporate Hospitality - type?
Other Events for over 50 people - type?
Other Events for under 50 people - type?
2. How many events do you expect to plan in 2004?
In the UK
In Europe
International
1 to 5
6 to 10
10+
3. Is this more or less than you planned in 2003?
More
Less
4. In the past 12 months have you used...
YES
NO
(a) Specialist event management companies
(b) Venue Finding companies
(c) Party planners
5. Where are the majority of your events held?
Hotels
Non Hotel Venues
In House
Combination of all
6. Which are your preferred resources for finding out about meeting & conferences facilities and suppliers to the event industry:-
Websites
Event & Supplier Reference publications
Magazines
Exhibitions
Direct Mail
Event and/or Venue Agencies
Other
7. Which of the following suppliers have you used in the past 12 months?
Badges
Invitations
Production (i.e. Audio-visual; sound; lighting etc.,)
Music Entertainment
Specialist Entertainment (i.e Jugglers, magicians etc.,)
Supplemental Entertainment (i.e. race nights; Casino; games etc.,)
Event decorators / flower & plant arrangers
Event Caterers
Marquee Hire
Outdoor equipment (i.e toilets; seating etc.,)
Fireworks / special effects
Incentives / Rewards
Corporate Gifts
8. Would you be interested in reviewing UK venues on behalf of DeskDemon?
Yes
No
9. Are there any Event reference elements that you would wish to see included in our dedicated Events Section that we have not featured above?
Please enter your Comments below.
10. Once our definitive Events Section is active, how likely are you to use it?
Regularly (at least once a week)
Occasionally (at least once a month)
Rarely (at least once a year)
Never

Many thanks for giving us your valuable time - the results will be published as soon as the data has been collated.

In the meantime, watch out for the next issue of On! DeskDemon's E~zine. Editor, Penny Cottee covers tips on venue contracts, leading a conference team, facilitating online meetings and advice on using technology in meetings and conferences - plus much more. If you do not receive On! and would like to register for your copy, out 25th January, Click Here

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