CHAPTER ONE: CONFERENCE CENTER
Percentage Of Colleges That Have Dedicated Conference Centers
Percentage Of Colleges Whose Dedicated Conference Centers Are Available Year-Round, Based On The Subset Of Colleges
That Have Dedicated Conference Centers
CHAPTER TWO: CAPACITY
Mean Number Of The Colleges' Single-Occupancy Rooms Available During Summer
Mean Number Of The Colleges' Halls Or Meeting Rooms That seat At Least 75 That Are Available During Summer
Mean Number Of The Colleges' Halls Or Meeting Rooms That Seat At Least 75 That Are Available During The Academic Year
Mean Number Of The Colleges' Suites That Are Available During The Academic Year
Mean Number Of The Colleges' Double-Occupancy Rooms That Are Available During the Academic Year
Mean Number Of Rooms With Telephones That Are Available During The Academic Year
Mean Number Of Rooms With Internet Access That Are Available During The Academic Year
Mean Number Of Outside Events Hosted By the Colleges Each Year
Mean Percentage Of Outside Events Held During Summer, Based On The Subset Of Colleges That Host Outside Events
Mean Percentage Of Outside Events Held During Mid-Semester Or Winter Breaks
Mean Number Of Conferences And Meetings Held By The Colleges Each Year With More Than 100 Participants
Mean Percentage Of Conferences And Meetings With More Than 100 Participants That Are Organized By The Same College
Office That Organizes Other Conferences And Meetings
CHAPTER THREE: MEAL PLAN
Percentage Of Colleges That Offer Special Rates On Meal Plans To Overnight Guests
Mean Percentage Of Overnight Guests Who Choose A Meal Plan That Supplies Most Meals During Their Stay
Mean Percentage OF Overnight Guests Affiliated With Corporate Conferences Lasting More Than One Day Who Choose A
Meal Plan That Supplies Most Meals During Their Stay
Mean Percentage Of Guests Who Choose To Have Their Meals Supplied By Outside Caterers And Not The Colleges' Food
Service Programs
CHAPTER FOUR: PARKING
Percentage Of Colleges Whose Negotiated Rates Typically Include On-Campus Parking
Percentage Of Colleges At Which Parking Is Available To Conference And Meeting Participants During Summer Only,
Year-Round, Or Not At All
Per-Day Fee For On-Campus Parking, Based On The Subset Of Colleges Whose Negotiated Rates Do Not Typically include
On-Campus Parking
CHAPTER FIVE: EQUIPMENT
Percentage Of Colleges That Have Overhead Projectors And Screens Available For Conferences And Meetings
Percentage Of Colleges That Have Slide Projectors Available For Conferences And Meetings
Percentage Of Colleges That Have Videoconferencing Facilities Available For Conferences And Meetings
Percentage Of Colleges That Have Computers In Meeting Rooms Available For Conferences And Meetings
Percentage Of Colleges That Have Academic Library Workstations Available For Research For Conferences And Meetings
CHAPTER SIX: SUPPLIERS
Mean Percentage Of Events At Which Food Is Served For Which The Colleges Use Outside Catering Services Not Affiliated
With The College Food Service Programs
Percentage Of Colleges That Use Single Distributors To Supply Badges, Labels, And Other Meeting Paraphernalia
CHAPTER SEVEN: CULTURAL TOURISM
Percentage Of Colleges That Sponsor Educational Travel Events Such As Tours Of Local Sights Of Historic Or Cultural
Significance
Percentage Of Colleges That Sponsor Trips During The Summer Designed Especially For The Elderly
CHAPTER EIGHT: WEDDINGS, CONFIRMATIONS, AND OTHER SPECIAL OCCASIONS
Percentage Of Colleges That Maintain On-Campus Facilities In Which Weddings Can Be Held
Percentage Of Colleges That Maintain On-Campus Facilities In Which Confirmations, Bar Mitzvahs or Bat Mitzvahs, Birthday
Parties Or Retirement Parties, Or Other Special Religious Or Celebratory Events Can Be Held
Mean Percentage Of Special Events Revenues Derived From Such Events
CHAPTER NINE: LIABILITY AND INSURANCE
Percentage Of Colleges That Require All Organizations Holding Events On Campus To Sign "Hold Harmless" Legal
Agreements Protecting The College Against Liability In The Event Of Accidents Or Other Injurious Incidents
Percentage Of Colleges That Carry Insurance To Protect Themselves Against Liability For Accidents And Other Injurious
Incidents That Might Occur At On-Campus Events Sponsored By Outside Organizations
Mean Cost Of Liability Insurance, Based On The Subset Of Colleges That Carry Liability Insurance
Percentage Of Colleges That Require Event Sponsors To Have Liability Insurance
Mean Percentage Of Event Sponsors That Have Insurance Against Liability
CHAPTER TEN: STAFF AND SALARIES
Percentage Of Colleges That Employ An Individual Whose Primary Function Is To Oversee The Sponsored Event
Program (The Meetings And Events Coordinator)
Mean Salary Of The Meetings And Events Coordinators
Mean Number Of Full-Time Employees That Work For The Meetings And Events Coordinators
Mean Number Of Part-Time Employees That Work For The Meetings And Events Coordinators
Mean Total Number Of Full-Time And Part-Time Employees Devoted Largely To Special Events
CHAPTER ELEVEN: STUDENT WORKERS
Percentage Of Colleges That Employ Students As Events Planning Staff During The Summer
Percentage Of Colleges That Employ Students As Events Planning Workers Year Round
Percentage Of Colleges That Give Free Room To Students Employed By The Events Planning Department During The
Summer, Based On The Subset Of Colleges That Employ Students As Events Planning Workers During The Summer
Percentage Of Colleges That Give Free Board To Students Employed By The Events Planning Department During The
Summer, Based On The Subset Of Colleges That Employ Students As Events Planning Workers During The Summer
Mean Hourly Wage Paid To Students Who Work For The Events Planning Department
CHAPTER TWELVE: MARKETING SPONSORED EVENTS
Percentage Of Colleges That Use Certain Media To Advertise The Availability Of The College For Sponsored Events
Percentage Of Colleges That Use Direct Mail To Advertise The Availability Of The College For Sponsored Events
Percentage Of Colleges That Use Cable Television To Advertise The Availability Of The College For Sponsored Events
Percentage Of Colleges That Use Radio To Advertise The Availability Of The College For Sponsored Events
Percentage Of Colleges That Use Magazine Or Newspaper Ads To Advertise The Availability Of The College For Sponsored Events
Percentage Of Colleges That Use An Internet Web Page To Advertise The Availability Of The College For Sponsored Events
Percentage Of Colleges That Use Billboards To Advertise The Availability Of The College For Sponsored Events
Mean Amount Spent Marketing The Colleges' Availability For Meetings And Sponsored Events In The Past Year
Mean Percentage Of Marketing Budget Spent On Advertisements Through Certain Media
Mean Percentage Of Marketing Budget Spent On Direct Mail
Mean Percentage Of Marketing Budget Spent On Cable Television Ads
Mean Percentage Of Marketing Budget Spent On Radio Ads
Mean Percentage Of Marketing Budget Spent On Newspaper Ads
Mean Percentage Of Marketing Budget Spent On Magazine Ads
Mean Percentage Of Marketing Budget Spent On Internet Web Pages, Ads, Or E-mail Marketing
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: COSTS & PROFITS
Mean Total Annual Costs Of The Events Planning Program
Mean Percentage Of Total Annual Costs Attributed To Certain Expenditure Categories
Mean Percentage Of Total Annual Costs Attributed To Salaries And Other Labor Costs
Mean Percentage Of Total Annual Costs Attributed To Food Service
Mean Percentage Of Total Annual Costs Attributed To Insurance
Mean Percentage Of Total Annual Costs Attributed To Marketing
Mean Percentage Of Total Annual Costs Attributed To Physical Plants
Mean Percentage Of Total Annual Costs Attributed To Administration (Excluding Salaries)
Mean Percentage Of Total Annual Costs Attributed To Costs Other Than Those Listed Above
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