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Hi, Jehan-Francois,
Jehan-Francois Paris wrote:
> Folks:
...
> Frankly, I cannot understand why some conference organizers are willing
> to budget $50 per lunch. On this side of the Ocean, big hotels are
> normally willing to sell sandwich lunch packs for less than a third of
> that price. The same goes with the bags and other tchotkes I often get.
> They tend to be poor quality and rarely fit my needs. In other words,
> attendees should not have to pay for what they do not want.
Regarding lunch, there are two costs: food and room. If you just sell
food, then the participants need to find a place to sit and eat it. That
works for meetings that already have tables setup, but not for
'classroom style' meetings.
A part of the difference is the kind of food served (hot vs. cold) and
the way it is served (buffet vs. plate-delivered). Each has its merits
and costs. Overall, the goal of sit-down lunches is to be able to
support large meetings with short lunch breaks (1 hour vs. 2), and to
encourage discussions over lunch.
There are certainly a wide range of trade-offs here, and we are looking
at these with the senior execs...
Joe
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