The IT Exchange Group (ITEX) provides unique business support to corporations that host meetings including site selection services, meeting program development and meeting planning services. SITE SELECTION SERVICES ITEX's specialties is to help our clients, through careful analysis of all internal and external factors, identify and negotiate the ideal meeting venue for their program at no or little cost to them. As an added value, we will write domestic hotel contracts limiting client’s financial risk and exposure while ensuring they receive the most competitive terms in the market. This can be especially advantageous for companies launching new conferences. MEETING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT To create a successful program, you must not only carefully identify your primary and secondary goals and objectives, but also identify past or potential obstacles and challenges. Once the stakeholders know what they want to achieve, we will be able to create the framework necessary for success. MEETING PLANNING SERVICES ITEX can provide turnkey meeting planning services. While executing the program logistics, we will track messaging appeal and adjust as necessary with your input, contract smartly, and identify cost offsets & all potential revenue streams. With an eye on primary and secondary goals and objectives along, ITEX can and will help you host a meeting exceeding expectations. Or if you are looking to outsource certain components of your program, we can aid your in-house team in those tasks while permitting them to focus on duties centered on their core strengths. We also help companies create and execute cost-neutral or for-profit conferences. Cost-neutral events can be a game-changer for companies with limited marketing dollars. By identifying all available revenue streams & offsets, you can realize marketing goals and objectives, allowing you to recoup any marketing spend. Dana Toland, the founder of ITEX, has in excess of 25 years of meeting planning experience.