An analysis of the advantages, costs and services offered by the Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta (WPPA) as a location for the 7th Annual Sales Conference for Coca Cola.
Abstract This paper reviews the Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta (WPPA) as a location for the 7th Annual Sales Conference for Coca Cola. It analyzes all the advantages of choosing this location. It then provides a competitive analysis that discusses the available options, cost, location, and service offered by WPPA in order to understand why it was the logical choice of venue.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Background
Proposal: Recommendation of Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta
Why Choose Atlanta, Georgia?
Strategic Advantages of Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel: A Critical Review
From the Paper "WPPA has the best overall physical capacity for the conference. It has the largest available square footage, and was available on the date of the conference. Similarly, there are adequate accommodations for guests that will need to stay overnight, and or other individuals who prefer to stay at the hotel for the duration of the conference. The facilities are exquisite and offer a particular ambiance that is relevant to the overall Coca Cola image. The conference room at WPPA is also connected to the Hotel (in some cases, like the Sheraton, the executive suites were across the street); the hotel is close to the airport and the Coca Cola headquarter offices, so there are no access issues that are overwhelming or bothersome."
Abstract This paper begins by defining what a conference is. It then examines types of conferences and shows that it is important for conferences to be properly organized, reach the target audience and bring in a profit, or at least not incur a loss.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
Why Hold a Conference?
Student Conferences Clients at a Conference Planning Conferences Important Aspects of Planning
Culture
Promotion of the Event
Budgeting for a Conference Summary
Bibliography
From the Paper "These discussions should finally determine the expected financial outcome for the conference. The decision may be taken that the conference will break even or produce a marginal positive income. Once that decision is taken, then the steps must be taken to reach the targeted goal. Based on these decisions, it is also possible to decide the ethicality of certain procedures like seeking of funds from the local community or from the local businesses."
Abstract This paper presents the necessary steps to take in order to successfully plan and market a conference and/or workshop. All aspects of the planning stage are outlined in the paper. The paper analyzes several examples of conferences and discusses the successes and failures that are evident.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Importance of Planning
Getting Feedback from Others
Administering a Workshop or Conference The Details of Work Done in Conferences Preparing for a Conference Facilities Available at Conferences Bibliography
From the Paper "Declines normally take place due to superior products having come into the market, or it may be just due to bad communication. If these aspects are studied they may provide new insights as to the methods of improving the situation of the product. The third important thing is to know the competitors well enough, along with their own, individual strengths and weaknesses. This will sometimes help in the discovery of certain opportunities in the market that could be fulfilled by the product that the product under review could fulfill. The next natural step is the knowledge of the situation in the market, and this is in terms of the activities of the competitors. This knowledge helps in the differentiation of the product from the others in the market. Even if there is a direct competition with a product, this may help."
Abstract This paper discusses the subject of Conference Tourism both as it relates to Greece and also as it relates to the tourism industry as a whole. Discussed will be the base definitions and methodology of conference tourism as well as the impact on the tourism industry and the economy as a whole. Examples will be given and a conclusion reached.
Abstract This paper briefly discusses the period of history known as the 'scramble for Africa' when European countries tried to colonize as much of Africa as possible in the late 1800s until the start of WWI. It looks at the political, social, and nationalistic reasons for this hype and, in turn, discusses the resulting need for the Berlin Conference in 1884-1885. It explains how this conference was necessary to make international 'rules' about colonization.
From the Paper "The competition among the European nations to colonize Africa led to the Berlin Conference in 1884-1885. This was necessary because of the intense amount of treaty-making and colony-building by the competing European nations, and it became a three-month bargaining session among the 14 attending nations regarding who would gain control over what parts of Africa, without regard for the cultural boundaries already in place. The nations attending were Germany, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Norway, Turkey and the United States. (Wikipedia) The main purposes of the conference became assuring nations access to major trade routes, suppressing the internal slave trade in Africa, banning the importation of firearms into Africa, and discussion of the occupation of territories. ?The result of this conference was a treaty called the Treaty of Berlin. By 1900, almost 90% of Africa was under European control.? (Bergstrom)
Abstract This paper examines the First International Peace Conference and identifies the background, or what led to the meeting of delegations, the factors, actors, and what was as stake. The paper then explores the decisions and interactions that took place, as well as the outcomes of the conference. The writer then evaluates the outcome and examines what might have been done differently, as well as how the effect of a different outcome may have demonstrated itself historically.
From the Paper "The spring and summer of 1899 was witness to the gathering of twenty-six nations of the world for the First International Peace Conference which was held at the "House in the Woods" at The Hague by generous offer of The Netherlands Queen, Wilhemenia. Although the gathering failed to effectively address disarmament the adoption of other important agreements and conventions paved the way for collective efforts to follow."
Abstract The paper explains that New Zealand's family group conference (FGC) is a way of providing a culturally sensitive approach to the management of children who get in trouble with law enforcement. The paper focuses on how the law is to provide full participation for the Maori community and how it embraces the restorative justice approach to problem solving that can result in a reduced rate of recidivism. The paper also emphasizes how the courts and government agencies must allow the community to participate in decisions that affect families. The paper concludes by highlighting the need for continuing cooperation and communication between the New Zealand government and the Maori culture.
Outline:
Introduction
The Family Group Conference in New Zealand
Conclusion
From the Paper "New Zealand launched a revolutionary and visionary package of legislation in 1989 called the Children, Young Persons and their Families Act - and from that bill the Family Group Conference (FGC) was born. The notion setting the stage for this new law was that there was a need for far greater participation by family members and community members when there is an instance of youthful lawbreaking. In terms of the management of the child from that point on, and discipline the child should receive, and the cultural and social implications of the process of justice, the FGC was viewed as not only important but also vitally necessary. It was, as Nicola Atwool and Cindy Kiro of the Office of Children's Commissioner explain, "a radical change," and moreover, it set an "international precedent for the involvement of children and families in decisions affecting them" (Atwool, et al, 2006)."
Abstract The author of this paper describes how 16 of those who attended the fifth Solvay Conference in Brussels in 1927 were laureates or went on to win the Nobel Prize. He examines in detail the contributions these attendees made to the field of physics.
From the Paper "Compton is responsible for the study of the scattering of high-energy photons by electrons-the Compton effect. Besides Langmuir, Compton was the only American at the Fifth Solvay Conference. Compton was also responsible for pioneering work on gamma rays and their interaction with matter. Towards the end of his career, Compton worked on cosmic rays."
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Abstract This paper examines the case of a conference with attendees from Israel, Nigeria, and South Korea. Issues include effective communication and productive results, taking into account the cultural variables.
Abstract This paper charters the political career of "Colonel" Edward Mandell House and in particular his time as the trusted advisor to Woodrow Wilson. It looks at how House played an important role in the peace process at the end of World War I and how he was the American representative for the surrender of Germany, before arriving at the Paris peace conference as Wilson's personal representative. It discusses how he tried to secure a future for Germany with concessions made to the French outside of the limits of power and guidelines that he had been given to him by Wilson thus compromising Wilson's position.
From the Paper "Although Wilson and House were close, House remained an accomplished and ambitious political operator. He had been observing Wilson, and had concluded that Wilson's methods of doing things was not quick enough or ultimately going to solve any problems. He was also very passionate about the league of nations, and felt that Germany should not be treated to harshly, he said that "if the conditions we impose upon Germany are unjust, it will simply mean the breeding of another war". As house began to listen to all sides of the argument over the Rhineland. He took onboard all sides of the argument, and was eventually able to come up with a solution that would be acceptable to all sides, and eventually decided to give permission for the French to create a Rhenish republic, at least until they were able to rebuild militarily. House tried his best to address this issue, by suggesting the now infamous "demilitarisation of the Rhineland", which was to happen in three stages."
Abstract This paper examines the evolution of the political relationship between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after WWII. The paper explains how both countries viewed the other country's political objective and how these perspectives ultimately shaped all other international relations in the period from the Potsdam Conference until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989.
From the Paper "Though the United States and the Soviet Union emerged from World War II as putative allies and co-victors in the struggle against Nazi Germany, the reality of the period following World War II is that the United States and the Soviet Union were not allies in any meaningful sense. Whereas the United States positioned itself as supportive of a return to national autonomy in all of Europe, Arnold A. Offner has argued that the Soviets saw a defeated Europe as a logical locus for the extension of Soviet interests and hegemony."
Abstract This paper reports on the Text Retrieval Conference (TREC) Genomics Track and recent research on databases and accessing databases on genome information, which intends to improve information retrieval in the area of genomics by creating test collections that will allow researchers to improve and better understand failures of their systems, and which shows several types of research in the most recent papers on the subject.
From the Paper "Genomics research on a large scale can be traced to and has been much bolstered by the Human Genome Program supported by the Department of Energy and other government agencies starting in 1986, with the purpose of mapping the complete DNA sequence of the human genome. Subsequent research addresses specific purposes for different parts of the human genome, ways in which genetic data can be used to fight and prevent disease, traits associated with different genomic sequences, ways of altering genetic information, and much more related to the basic data from the Human Genome Project."
Abstract In World War II, the alliance of Great Britain and the United States was hindered by Anglophobia. This paper describes the existence of Anglophobia in World War II during the war and specifically the Casablanca conference. Anglophobia represented a widespread prejudice prior to and during World War II. The paper showss that during the Casablanca conference, the prominence of Anglophobia hindered the abilities of the conferees in reaching a decision on the allied objectives for 1943. Yet, after the success of the Casablanca conference and the successful collaboration between the allies during the war, Anglophobia faded away after the war and doesn't exist in its traditional fashion today. The Anglophobia embedded in the allies produced tensions, throughout the Casablanca conference and World War II, which prevailed amidst the common bond between the United States and Great Britain and was detrimental to the success of the alliance.
From the Paper "American columnist Jack Nock viewed Churchill's support of pro-British propaganda being introduced in the United States as "clear proof that we are officially regarded as a nation of manageable half-wits." Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Churchill was asked if he planned to continue the same cautious policy towards the Americans, to which he responded, "Oh! That is the way we talked to her while we were wooing her; now that she in the harem, we talk to her quite differently!" This statement reveals the political nature behind the military alliances that existed and how the leaders of the United States and Great Britain, although suffering from their own personal biases, were able to work together to ensure the completion of the task."
Abstract On October 2, 1952 the Chinese press - as evidenced in translated documents contained in the "Survey of the China Mainland Press" - was preoccupied by the opening of the Asian-Pacific Peace Conference in Peking (Beijing) almost to the exclusion of all other issues. However, even in the press excerpts from this conference, a number of subsidiary issues can be seen to manifest themselves.
Abstract This paper examines "The Book of Jonah" and "The Conference of the Birds", literary works that highlight the beliefs of two prominent religions in the world: Christianity and Islam. The role that travel plays in each of these stories is discussed, as well as the effect these journeys have on the characters.
From the Paper ""Jonah" is the 14th book of the Prophet's Book (Bible). This book focuses on "returning religious" people, and an emphasis on the goodness and mercifulness of God. The story starts when Jonah was asked by God to travel to Nineveh to influence the people to change their sinful ways and actions. By doing so, they will be able to redeem themselves of the punishment that is in store for sinners. Jonah, instead of complying to God's wishes, fled away to Jafa's harbor, and boarded on a boat. Jonah's travel on the sea became dangerous; he thought that the storm was a punishment from God because of his disobedience. Although Jonah was saved from the disaster, another misfortune befell on him: a large fish swallowed him. He stayed inside the fish's body for 3 nights and 3 days. When he can no longer bear hiss suffering, Jonah finally asked for God's mercy. Miraculously, after Jonah's repent, he was thrown out of the fish's body into the land."
