Founded by Suzanne Stigers, EvolveCon is a group of highly skilled experts in the event housing, planning and management industry, dedicated to providing and implementing a comprehensive and successful “Event Master Plan”. The plan we create for your event guarantees you the industry’s best strategic thinking. We have a proven track record of helping our clients save time, plan for the long term, address short-range challenges, maximize revenue, reduce costs, and minimize financial exposure by implementing highly innovative and strategic solutions. For over 25 years and representing over 1 million room nights annually, EvolveCon has negotiated hotel contracts with chain and individual hotels, assisted with site selection, provided event management services, and delivered onsite assistance for a wide array of events recognized among the Fastest 50, Gold 100 and TSNN rosters of fastest-growing shows in every major convention city. They include multi-management trade show companies, medical and scientific associations, and high-profile professional companies.EvolveCon is the right team at the right time. Together we can do more than pivot, we can EVOLVE!“A convention housing program can contribute greatly to an event’s success if it serves all event constituencies…organizers, their exhibitors and attendees, hotel partners, and host cities. Suzanne has a deep understanding of how to make housing programs successful for all these participants. That’s why she should be an integral part of your event’s master plan.” Ira B. MalinCo-Founder, Travel Planners, Inc.“I've worked with Suzanne on more business than any other planner in my career.”Shelly Cruz, CMPVice President of Global Sales at MGM Resorts International“If there is someone in the United States who is better than Suzanne at what she does, I don't know who it is.”Tony CalancaPrincipal at Calanca & Associates, LLC

Contract and consult on behalf of top 100-250 US trade shows.Source, negotiate and customize over 1,000 Hotel contracts and addenda on an annual basis representing 1 million room nights.Establish trend-setting policies and practices to maintain existing client base and drive gains in revenue.Obtain multi-year contract renewals for housing and travel services from existing clients. Assist with site selection.Act as primary point-of-contact to both client and vendors. Prepare and participate in sales presentations to prospective clients. Manage room inventory according to analysis of selling trends. Ensure rate integrity and minimize attendee attrition from contracted room blocks. Analyze historical sales data to determine effective sales and marketing strategies. Design housing and travel marketing campaigns. Work closely with staff VIPS’s, key exhibitors and attendees. Provide on-site support to client during event. Prepare detailed client reports on a daily, weekly and post-event basis. Resolve customer service and client issues. Mentor junior staff members.

Advanced to Director of Contracting Services to develop Hotel programs and sales strategies for national citywide trade shows and conventions of 100,000+attendees. Contract and consult on behalf of 18% of the top 100 of 2014’s top US trade shows and 15% of the top 250.Negotiate over 1,000 customized Hotel contracts on an annual basis representing 1 million room nightsEstablish trend-setting policies and practices to maintain existing client base and drive gains in revenue.Obtain multi-year contract renewals for housing and travel services from existing clients. Assist with site selection.Act as primary point-of-contact to both client and vendors. Prepare and participate in sales presentations to prospective clients. Manage room inventory according to analysis of selling trends. Ensure rate integrity and minimize attendee attrition from contracted room blocks. Analyze historical sales data to determine effective sales and marketing strategies. Design housing and travel marketing campaigns. Work closely with staff VIPS’s, key exhibitors and attendees. Provide on-site support to client during event. Prepare detailed client reports on a daily, weekly and post-event basis. Resolve customer service and client issues. Mentor junior staff members.

Suburban property, 64,000 sq. ft. of function spaceSolicit corporate meetings and social business. Develop and implemented sales strategies, forecasts, revenues and marketing avenues.Solicit and close mid-size corporate meetings. Design layout of catering menus, advertisements and office correspondence.

Suburban property & resort, 5000 sq. ft. of function spaceManage corporate meetings social business, team building and outdoor events.Prepare catering menus.Provide on-site support to client during events.Assist in development and implementation of sales strategies, forecasts, revenues and marketing avenues.Develop charity events.