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Hey hey happy 2025!! I’m trying to trim down our CAB costs in the new year. In the past we’ve covered 2 nights hotel and now I’m trying to create an agenda for 1 night with at least a full day of meeting time. This is for a stand alone CAB it is not tied to a user conference/event.
Our standard agenda looks like this:
Arrival + welcome reception
full day meeting + dinner
1/2 day meeting + departures
Does anyone do an arrival + meeting on the same day or late departures after the meeting?!
Hi @Mara Schoeppner It's really tough to do unless all your CAB members are in that same region where the CAB is being hosted. In the past, I have mapped out where all of my CAB members are located and then looked at possible flights for those days. To meet our goals around membership, our members were very dispersed and so a 1-day program just couldn't work. One of the best ways to reduce costs is to bookend your CAB with another event - either your own event or an event that many of your CAB members are already attending.
We do a one-day meeting (8 to 5 + dinner) and cover 2 nights hotel.