burr-ridge-il

Meeting Manager

Full-Service Meeting and Event Planning in Burr Ridge, IL

Insightful Meeting Management


Our meeting manager services offers comprehensive event planning and execution tailored to your needs. From venue selection to on-site support, we ensure flawless events that leave a lasting impression. Trust us to handle every detail, making your vision a seamless reality.


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Meet Our Owner

Catherine M. Griffin

Catherine M. Griffin has over 37 years of professional experience in the meeting planning industry.  Her expertise is in negotiation, budget planning and creative theme program design.  She has developed exciting meetings and events for a vast array of Fortune 500 companies nationwide.


She has extensive experience in producing a wide-range of meetings for large corporate and association clients . . . exhibit tradeshows, corporate board meetings, medical education meetings, pharmaceutical meetings, CME meetings, training seminars and incentive travel programs. 

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Overview of Our Events

From corporate events and dinners to theme parties and trade shows, we coordinate and plan for a vast variety of different types of events. To learn more, get in touch with us today!

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What Services Do We Provide?

  • Create innovative and cost-effective proposals for meetings and incentive travel programs as well as for corporate theme parties
  • Program development
  • Conduct client site inspection trips
  • Develop marketing program and materials to support incentive travel program theme
  • Site selection for meetings and incentive travel
  • Venue selection for off-site theme parties
  • Budget preparation and management
  • Contract negotiations with vendors (i.e., air, hotel, car, cruise)
  • Preparation of detailed meeting specifications
  • Food and beverage management
  • Audio visual set-up
  • Prepare air and hotel manifests
  • Coordinate ground transportation arrangements
  • Prepare pre-trip materials for travel programs
  • All pre- and post-show budget reconciliation for meetings and special events
  • On-site Meeting and Event Manager
  • On-site registration
  • Oversight of all meeting logistics
  • Dine-around coordination
  • Airport meet and greet
  • Coordination of conference registration
  • Trade show booth sales
  • Arrange corporate event sponsorships
  • Handle all food and beverage arrangements for corporate dinners, special events and theme parties, as well as on-site event management
  • Post event program evaluations
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Why Should You Choose A La Carte Planners for my Meeting Manager Event?

At A La Carte Planners, our Meeting Manager expertise is centered on delivering impeccably managed meetings that drive results. Our Meeting Manager team is proficient in orchestrating meetings that are not only efficient but also engaging, ensuring every participant's time is valued and every objective is met. The Meeting Manager at A La Carte Planners plays a crucial role in planning, executing, and reviewing meetings to optimize outcomes and enhance collaboration. As Meeting Managers , we focus on strategic facilitation, logistical precision, and post-meeting follow-ups, making each meeting a stepping stone to success. 

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Catherine M. Griffin President/Owner

Meeting Manager

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