I provide support to meeting planners for their hotel and venue sourcing for meetings,events & weddings of any size, anywhere in the world.Fernweh events has created a process that saves time and money. Our procurement team oversees the RFP process to ensure all appropriate venues and special offers have been considered. Our comparative report provides you options and we assist with contract review and negotiations. How we do it:How We Do It After consulting with our client to gain a complete understanding of the meeting requirements and goals, we:•Conduct extensive research using in-house technology, proprietary data, industry resources, and collective personal knowledge to determine which properties meet the needs of the meeting.•Create and send program specific request for proposals (RFPs) to appropriate properties.•Collect responses from the properties, including follow-up as necessary.•Present available options in an easy to read, comparative report.•Assist in contract negotiations to ensure the best overall value and contract provisions based on local industry norms.•Liaise with hotel through contract signature. (All contracts are signed between hotel and the client.)•Assist in transition to conference management after contract signature.