Question 1:

You are to set up your biggest conference room for a cocktail party for a renowned bank in Mauritius. The cocktail is scheduled to start at 19h00. However, the same room has been occupied by a large IT firm since the morning and they are scheduled to end their conference at 16h30. Your banqueting team is waiting for the IT conference to end and for these guests to leave to start the set up but suddenly you realise that it has gone past 16h30 and the IT conference is not finished yet. You contact the person in charge of the conference who informs you that it will not be over for another hour. What is your immediate reaction as a banqueting manager? What might have gone wrong? What steps can you take to ensure that such incidents do not occur again for future events?

Question 2:

Events have positive and negative impacts on host communities and stakeholders. Describe the types of impacts that the organisation and hosting of "Les Jeux des Iles de L'Ocean Indien" has had on Mauritius.

Question 3:

You are currently holding the post of Banqueting Manager in a hotel with extensive banqueting and conference facilities. In the absence of the Banqueting Sales Coordinator, the General Manager has called upon you to meet two important persons at the lobby. These two persons represent Air Mauritius and they would like to organise their end-of-year party at your hotel for 400 guests. Describe your first meeting with these persons and indicate the whole process following this meeting until the day the event takes place.

Question 4:

A conference has many roles, both formal and informal and each has a design implication. Describe the roles of a conference area and support your answer with valid examples.

Question 5:

(i) Describe what you understand by logistics and why one has to take into consideration this item when it comes to organising and holding events and conferences.

(ii) List the logistics tasks for

a street parade
a product launch
a company party

Question 6:

What do you understand by "control cycle"? Using as example an event or conference of your choice, describe how you would use this "control cycle" to help you realise your function?

Question 7:

Construct a CEDAR EEE analysis for an event with which you are familiar.