Components of MICE Differences Between Conventions Meetings Course

Components of MICE & Differences Between Conventions & Meetings Course Name- B. A. (V. S) Tourism Management, CBCS Semester-VI Section- A Name of the Paper- Business Tourism and Hospitality (SEC- 6. 4) Class Time-Monday: 10: 30 to 11: 30 A. M. 23 rd March 2020

Components of MICE • Customers • Principle Suppliers • Customers: A person, company or other entity which buys goods and services produced by another person, company or other entity

Components of MICE • Types of Customers: 1. Corporate Sector 1. To discuss sales and marketing strategies 2. Launching of new products 3. Training workshops for employees 4. To carry out promotion campaign etc.

Components of MICE 2. Professionals and voluntary associations 1. General body meeting 2. Executive committee meetings 3. Sub committee meetings

Components of MICE • 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Principle Suppliers Hotels Transporters Convention centres Tour operator and travel agency Tourism departments Exhibition Organizers Sponsors

The major differences between a meetings & conventions Meetings: § bring people together in one place for the purposes of sharing information § Discussing and solving problems. § Meeting attendance can range from ten to thousands of people. § During a meeting, there will usually be food and beverage served. § Meeting times vary depending on the meeting type.

The major differences between a meetings & conventions • Convention Is a large event often lasting for several days and involving a social programme • Convention is organized by associations: • Professional and trade associations, e. g. the Dentist Association • Voluntary associations and societies • Charities • Political parties

The major differences between a meetings & conventions • Convention is usually conducted once a year • Convention generates income for the association • Considerable amount of time spent on site selection of the convention

The major differences between a meetings & conventions • Similar to meetings, conventions are gatherings of people with common objectives, organized to exchange ideas, views and information of common interest to the group. An organization, usually an association, will organize a convention each year with a theme related to the organization’s topic. Those interested in registering for the convention can pay the association a fee for all the sessions, discussions, food and beverage, dinners, and site visits.

The major differences between a meetings & conventions • In particular, conventions consist of a variety of events include congresses (large-scale regular trade gatherings ), conferences (small scale gatherings aimed at information sharing), confexes (conferences with small exhibition attached), and one to one events (premium networking). All conventions can be organized into different levels: international, regional.