Meetings and Conference Planning
Meetings and Conference Planning
Group Project: Developing an Activities Agenda for a two-day Medical Tourism Marketing Conference
Due: Week 13 (30%)
Instructions: Read and follow the instructions and the RUBRIC carefully for a chance to the highest mark.
*Work in your groups (Group names MUST be submitted to the teacher by Week 9 OR the teacher will make the groups )
*Develop an agenda for a two-day marketing conference for Medical Tourism
*The conference will last 2 days
*The objective of the conference: To get customers for your client. SELL your client’s services to these foreign visitors. During this event YOU, the event planner, has the job to SELL the services of your CLIENT to the CUSTOMERS. For that YOU will have QUALIFIED speakers/presenters to EXPLAIN what the CLIENT can do for the CUSTOMERS. YOU will have activities where the CUSTOMERS can SEE what they will get if they buy the services. YOU will ENTERTAIN the CUSTOMERS with FUN and UNIQUE activities that will make them feel HAPPY and WELCOME to the both the facility and this foreign country they are visiting.
*The client: The international hospital, clinic, or resort that hired you to plan and execute this marketing event
*The customer: The patients or guests that will purchase the services from your client.
*The services: You MUST tailor the conference for a particular group of people (customers) looking for a particular service. For example: *Oncology *Cardiovascular diseases *Dentistry *Infertility *Plastic surgery *Beauty and Wellness
*Choose ONLY ONE group of customers looking for ONE TYPE of service.
*Look at the resources below as EXAMPLES for your work. You may NOT COPY the information on the examples, but you can modify it to guide you as you pick the venue, the topic, the dates, the presenters/speakers, the guests’ activities, etc.
*Speakers/presenters: Google REAL facilities for professional people for your sessions!
Your group must also find other resources on its own BECAUSE you need to find REAL professional SPEAKERS/PRESENTERS for your sessions! NOTE: You may use any of the names of professionals showing in the resources below. 😊
RUBRIC (20points)
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Criteria |
5pts |
4pts |
3pts |
2pt |
0pts. |
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Format |
Work has: *an agenda format *a 2-days schedule *a welcome/introduction session *closing/summary session *clear marketing strategy (why is this client special?) |
Work has: 4/5 of the criteria |
Work has: 3/5 of the criteria |
Work has 2/5 of the criteria |
Work has not met the criteria. |
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Content |
Each day work has: *2-3 proffessional presenters/ speakers *2-3 breakout discussion groups *2 entertaiment activities for the guests *1 facility tour *1 city tour |
Work has: 4/5 of the criteria
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Work has: 3/5 of the criteria
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Work has 2/5 of the criteria
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Work has not met the criteria.
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Presentation |
Work has: *Client’s information, name, address, contact information *design is suitable to the services being marketed *Information can be seen/read easily *Design is visually appealing |
Work has: 4/5 of the criteria
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Work has: 3/5 of the criteria
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Work has 2/5 of the criteria
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Work has not met the criteria.
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English writing skills and clarity of information. |
Project has 0 errors of spelling, grammar, mechanics, etc., AND the information is clear and logical. |
Project has 1-3 errors of spelling, grammar, mechanics, etc., AND the information is clear and logical.
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Project has 4-6 errors of spelling, grammar, mechanics, etc., AND the information is clear and logical.
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Project has 4-6 errors of spelling, grammar, mechanics, etc., OR SOME of the information is NOT clear OR logical.
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Project has 7+ errors of spelling, grammar, mechanics, etc., OR MOST of the information is NOT clear OR logical.
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Resources:
What is health tourism? Benefits and risks
The Business of Health Tourism - Center for Health Tourism Strategy (medicaltourismstrategy.com)
The host country
The Most Popular Destinations For Medical Tourism - Mapping Megan
The strategy is important
Health and Wellness Agenda Examples
http://www.neace.com/news/2014_Fall_Conference_Agenda_and_Speakers.cfm
Wellness Conference Agenda (messa.org)
Health and Wellness Event Ideas
Weel@work Wellness and Health Fair Planning Guide (updated June 2020) (modahealth.com)
Conference Fun Activities Ideas
Top 5 Ideas to Make Conferences More Fun for Attendees (naylor.com)
Engage Your Audience With Interactive Conference Ideas (thebalancesmb.com)
Examples of professionals and facilities in the health tourism industry
https://www.renown.org/en/health-services/cancer-care/
https://www.yourdentistryguide.com/travel-dentistry/