Factors to Consider for Organizing an Off-Site Conference and Banquet

This presentation discusses the factors to consider when organizing an off-site conference and banquet, including hygiene, quality of raw materials, storage system, temperature, beverages, table service, menu planning considerations, ergonomic considerations, and more.

Task 3 and
task 4

Introduction
 The conference and banqueting industry of
United Kingdom is one of the growing
industry worldwide which is associated
with the hospitality industry and mainly
known as meeting and conference
development. The organization is going to
organize a international conference with
around 2000 guests.

3.2 The factors to consider when organising an off-site
conference and banquet
the hygiene of the participants from
the food
quality of the raw materials
 appropriate system for storage
minimum amount of wastage
appropriate temperature for the
preparation of the food

3.2 The factors to consider when organising an off-site
conference and banquet
 Different type of beverages
 legal licence
 Different type of table service
 the buffet service, plated service

3.3 The key menu planning considerations
for conference and banqueting events
 three different parts those are starters, main courses and
the deserts
 requirements of the participants
 recent trends
 the business and operational considerations
 food requirements
 ingredient balance
 flexibility
 nutritional balance

3.3 The key menu planning considerations for conference
and banqueting events
 the table service
 the assisted service
 The self service
 the single point service
 the specialised service
 the hazard analysis and critical control
points

4.1 Assess the ergonomic considerations for a
given conference or banquet
 Mikes speakers as well as different speaking
devices
 projector arrangements and laptops
 Big screens for the visual watch of the total
conference in different parts of the conference hall
 sound and music control systems in the hall
(Kjesbu et al. 2015)

4.1 Assess the ergonomic considerations for a
given conference or banquet
 the table arrangements
 the seating arrangements of the guest 200 tables
 each table will contain small mineral water bottle for
the guest and small candies for the refreshment of the
participants
 pen, pencil and Notepad
 the buffet format
 sound and audio control system
 laptop and projectors

Conclusion
 In light of the above study, it can be concluded that
the different responsibilities and roles of a
conference and banqueting organisation have
adequately been explaining the understanding they
are different organisational activities and
ergonomic considerations.

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