Saturday 400 - Economics of Conference Planning - Randy ......Labor/Fringe F&B AV Room Rental &...
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Economics of ConferencePlanning
CEO Seminar
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Location Factors• Geographical rotation• Modalities make sense for meeting• Committee involvement
• Have members of the agency been active?• Especially important for Bus Roadeo and Rail Rodeo.
• Discrimination laws• City and hotel package
• EXPO fits into only 8 cities (Anaheim, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, New Orleans and Orlando).
• Airlift into city• Dates… avoiding conflicts with holidays and other industry events.• Host Transit Agency
• Is there a member agency in the city• Are they willing to host? (major meetings only)• Do they have the infrastructure and equipment necessary? Bus/Rail only.
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Conference Budget Planning
• Major Costs• Labor• Food and Beverage• AV• Sponsorship Fulfillment
• Major Revenue• Registration• Sponsorships• Showcases
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FY 16 Average RevenueBus, Rail, Annual Meetings
70%
4%
26%
Average Revenue = $1,327,667
Registration Sponsorship Exhibits
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FY 16 Average ExpensesBus, Rail, Annual Meetings
19%
27%
14%
4%2%3%
31%
Avg. Expenses = $973,962
Labor/Fringe F&B AV Room Rental & Misc. Travel Gen. Office G&A
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Sample APTA Negotiated Hotel Rates
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DC Reno Baltimore Atlanta Minneapolis
Group Rate $333 $112 $229 $214 $205
Rack Rate $430 $150 $300 $259 $249
*Atlanta contracted in 2012 at a reference rate of $185. Actual rate for 2017 in process of being confirmed.
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Sample Food and Beverage Costs
DC Reno Baltimore Atlanta Minneapolis
Coffee $99/gallon $40/gallon $93/gallon $112/gallon $90/gallon
B’fastPastries
$57/dozen $28/dozen $54/dozen $62/dozen $54/dozen
Bottled Water
$6/each $2.75/each $5/each $6.25/each $5.75/each
Deli Buffet $60/person $19/person $50/person $50/person $54/person
Bottle Wine $56 $38 $49 $39 $46
Service Charge
24% 19.5% 23% 24% 22%
Tax 10% 7.725% 6% 8% 10.78%
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Sample AV and Package Delivery Costs
DC Reno Baltimore Atlanta Minneapolis
LCDProjector
$615/day $395/day $525/day $660/day $455/day
Screen $145/day $250/day $100/day Included $420/day
Wired Mic. $100/day $35/day $50/day $65/day $65/day
WirelessMic.
$245/day $100/day $150/day $195/day $175/day
WiFi(500ppl)
$11,000/day Comp $7,000/day $6000/day $6,485/day
Labor, ST $100/hour $47.50/hour $85/hour $90/hour $75/hourPackage Receipt
$5 each $5 each $10 each $5 each $5 each
Service Charge
24% n/a 23% 24% 22%
Tax 10% n/a 6% 8% 10.78% 8
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Sponsorship Overview
• Only APTA members may become sponsors.• APTA staff solicits sponsorships for major meetings and workshops.
• National Trade Productions handles EXPO sponsorships.
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Sponsorships at Major Meetings
• FY 2016 Annual Meeting, $143,000• FY 2016 Bus & Paratransit Conference, $31,000• FY 2016 Rail Conference, $103,000
• FY 2017 Annual, $124,000 actual, $148,000 budgeted• FY 2017 Bus Conference, $36,000 budgeted• FY 2017 Rail Conference, $100,000 budgeted
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Sponsorships at 2016 Annual • General Sessions 2 of 4 sold $20,000 each• Welcome Reception Not sold $20,000• Showcase Lunch Not sold $15,000• Wednesday Breakfast Sold $15,000• Educational Sessions (3 for $7000) 2 Sold $14,000• Hotel Key Cards Sold $10,000• Awards Lunch Sold $10,000• Continental Breakfasts Not sold $10,000• Conference Bags Sold $10,000• Lanyards Sold $8,000• Educational Session (1 @ $3000) 3 Sold $9,000• Light Box Sold $5,000• General Sponsorship 1 sold $3,000• Conference App Not sold ‐• Elevator Wrap Not sold ‐• Escalator Hand Rail Wrap Not sold ‐
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APTA’s Part of the Deal
• Booking “inside the block”• Vitally important!• APTA space and concessions based on room pick‐up.• Would not be able to book space without room night commitment.
• Minimum food and beverage spend• Attrition
• Failure to meet minimum room pick‐up could result in hundreds of thousands of dollars in liquidated damages to hotels.
• History, ability to book future meetings• Most hotels and venues require a minimum number of room nights to book certain space.
• Meetings with large space demands but with little sleeping room demand are hard to place (i.e., need all meeting space but only booking 20% of sleeping rooms in hotel).
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Major Meeting Attendance History: Annual, Bus, Rail
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500
1000
1500
2000
2500
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Annual Meeting, Avg 1714 Bus Conference, Avg 730 Rail Conference, Avg 1106
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Future Locations: Bus, Rail, Annual
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Bus Rail Annual
2017 Reno Baltimore Atlanta
2018 Tampa Denver Nashville
2019 Louisville Toronto New York City
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Locations for 2017 Small Meetings
• BMBG• Clearwater, FL
• Transit CEOs Seminar• San Diego, CA
• Legal Affairs Seminar• Savannah, GA
• Marketing Workshop• Tampa, FL
• FareCollection/TransITech• San Antonio, TX
• Transit Board Members Seminar
• Chicago, IL
• Risk Management Seminar
• San Diego, CA
• Sustainability & Multimodal
• Minneapolis, MN
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