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EVENT PLANNING

Meeting Planning 101

The Beginning to Your Successful Event!

 At no cost Visit Minneapolis North will provide: 

  • An easy to navigate on-line Request for Proposal
  • Area accommodation information including competitive rates and amenities
  • Site visit coordination and assistance with transportation
  • arrangements and shuttles
  • Information on area attractions and group friendly dining
  • Media contacts to assist with promoting your event
  • Support with registration assistance, welcome packets for attendees, area maps, and all your Visit Minneapolis North extras

 

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  • PREFERRED

 

Professional Certifications

ACFRE:           Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive (Association of Fundraising Professionals)

CAE:                Certifies Association Executive (American Society of Association Executives)

 

CAP:                Certified Administered Professional (International Association of Administrative Professionals)

 

CCE:                Certified Catering Executive (National Association Catering Executives)

 

CCTE:             Certified Corporate Travel Executive (National Business Travel Association)

 

CFBE:              Certified Food & Beverage Executive (American Hotel and Lodging Association)

 

CFRE:              Certified Fundraising Executive (Association of Fundraising Professionals)

 

CHA:               Certified Hotel Administrator (American Hotel and Lodging Association)

 

CHRE:             Certified Human Resource Executive (American Society of Training and Development)

 

CHS:                Certified Hospitality Supervisor (American Hotel and Lodging Association)

 

CHSE:             Certified Hotel Sales Executive (Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International)

 

CMM:              Certified Meeting Manager (Meeting Professionals International)

 

CMP:               Certified Meeting Planner (Convention Industry Council)

 

CPS:                Certified Professional Secretary (International Association of Administrative Professionals)

 

CSEP:              Certified Special Events Professional (International Special Events Society)

 

DMCP:            Destination Management Certified Professional (Association of Destination Management Professionals)

 

MHS:               Master Hotel Supplier (American Hotel and Lodging Association)

 

I spy-
With newspapers such as the New York Times and The Washington Post raving about the smart and entertaining scavenger hunts from Watson Adventures, employees are bound to love them.  Hunts can be customized and located anywhere in the country.  Add a cultural, historical or technological flourish, and watch employees scramble to work together.

Up, Up and Away-

Get employees thinking above ground level?  In this activity, participants work together in groups to design and build the best catapult.  This two hour activity forces employees to use their teamwork and problem solving skills

 

Busy as a Bee-

Participants will be all abuzz with this teambuilding event, in which employees go through a crazy scavenger hunt and then settle down to build beehives.  The fruits (or honey) if their labor will be donated to a women’s cooperative in Mexicali Mexico.

 

Chocolate High-

A team building event is always a sure hot with participants.  The activities in this event include “Chocolate Bingo”, a “chocolate taste test” competition and “a chocolate building contest”.

 

Breaking the Ice-

Teams of employees are taught how to use the tools and techniques of ice sculpturing with out chainsaws.  Then teams are let loose to plan, design, build, display and light their creations.

 

Hot Stuff-

A chili cook-off will really turn up the heat at your next event.  Employees negotiate to gain the spices for their chili recipes and then compete to win over the judges.

 

Treasure Hunt with a Twist-

This wacky treasure hunt takes participants on a search for clues with hidden meanings and secret lead to the location of the hidden treasure.  This is a true teambuilding activity that is based on the story of Indiana Jones. 

 

Corporate Karaoke-

“American Idol” meet teambuilding in this outrageous activity in which employees work in teams to rewrite the lyrics to their favorite songs and then sing them.

 

A Doctor in the House-

Employees complete fun tasks that challenge them to improve teamwork and create materials that doctors and volunteers all over the world distribute to needy children.

 

Get Cooking-

In this fun, environmentally conscious activity, employees work together to build innovative solar cookers, which are donated to beneficiaries in Africa at the end of the event.  The team also creates a marketing plan as well as personalized potholders.

 

Preferred Vendors

 

David Harris- Comedy, Magic, Entertainment

763.391.3661

www.davidharrislive.com

 

Earle Brown Heritage Center

763.569.6300

6155 Earle Brown Drive

Brooklyn Center, MN

www.earlebrown.com

 

Anoka County Parks

763.757.3920

 

Dave & Busters

763.493.9806

The Fountains at Arbor Lakes

 

Bunker Park Stable

763.757.9445

550 Bunker Lake Boulevard

Andover, MN

www.bunkerparkstable.com

 

Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Maple Grove

763.425.3800

11801 Fountains Way N.

Maple Grove, MN

 

Hampton Inn Maple Grove

1.888.432.4498

7745 Elm Creek BLVD

Maple Grove, MN

 

Hampton Inn Shoreview

1.877.233.3194

1000 Gramsie Rd.

Shoreview, MN

 

Hilton Garden Inn Shoreview

1.877.746.7384

1050 Gramsie Rd.

Shoreview, MN

 

Green Mill Shoreview

651.482.0402

1000 Gramsie Rd.

Shoreview MN

 

Courtyard by Marriott Maple Grove

763.425.5355

11871 Fountains Way

Maple Grove, MN

 

Edinburgh USA

763.315.8503

8700 Edinbrook Crossing

Brooklyn Park, MN

 

John Markovich Photography

952.938.6716

www.jmphoto.com

 

Cambria Suites

763.494.5556

9655 Grove Circle North

Maple Grove, MN

cambriasuites.com

 

Crown Plaza Minneapolis North

763.566.8000

2200 Freeway Blvd.

Brooklyn Center, MN

www.minneapolisnorthhotel.com

 

Jana Noonan Photography

612.819.2555

Jananoonanphotography.com

 

Country Inn & Suites

1.800.456.4000

155 Coon Rapids Boulevard

Coon Rapids, MN

 

Running Aces Harness Park

651.925.4600

www.runningacesharnesspark.com

 

Select Products Company

763.571.0699

sales@selectproductscompany.com

 

Brede- Nationwide Trade Show Services

612.331.4540

2211 Broadway Street N.E.

Minneapolis, MN

 

The Broadway Room

763.277.6677

8298 University Ave NE

Fridley, MN

 

Meeting Pages

www.meetingpages.com

FEATURING

NEW! Meeting Planner's Guide

The Meetings & Conventions Department of Visit Minneapolis North launched their NEW Meeting Planner's Guide for 2008. This comprehensive guide has some new features that highlights the largest conference centers all the way down to unique spaces.

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