As the Director of Meetings and Events for the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, I coordinate every detail of APGO's meetings from beginning to end to ensure successful and smooth conferences for our attendees.Duties include but are not limited to the following:• Work with the planning committee to design and plan the scope of the event, including time, location, and cost• Create RFPs and solicit bids from venues and service providers• Inspect venues to ensure that they meet the association's requirements• Negotiotiate contracts with the hotel, AV providers, drayage companies and others• Coordinate event services such as sleeping rooms, meeting space logistics, and food service• Monitor event activities on-site to ensure the officers and event attendees are satisfied• Review and reconcile event bills and approve paymentIn addition to meeting planning, my position includes providing administrative support to our association of 1200+ members. I am the administrator for a 15-month competitive scholars' program and serve on the advisory committee in addition to planning all aspects of the program's events and logistics.I thrive in moderate to fast-paced environments and work well with all different types of people. I am great at multi-tasking. I love learning new things and am always up to a challenge.I also have extensive experience in all types of administrative support at varied types of companies ranging from a land surveying company to a church to a non-profit association. I have provided executive support to upper management.I have experience with desktop publishing and editing.
Listed skills include Event Management, Microsoft Office, Social Media, Budget, and 29 others.