Meeting Planners' Toolkit
We're Here to Help
The CVB Event Services list is available Click Here. The following resources will assist with planning your event along with attendance building and promoting your event. Please use the photos, postcards, video links on your event websites, registration mailings, and other printed materials. We invite you to share this web page freely among your staff for the best presentation of your event destination.
For additional resources, contact Carrie Chavez at 417-881-5300 or cchavez@springfieldmo.org.
Licensing, Permits, Parades
- For information on vendor licenses, City permits, liquor laws, parades Click Here
- Business licenses Click Here
- Alcohol Licensing & Regulation Click Here
City Descriptions
- Printable document Click Here
CVB Logos
Industry Resources for Safety and Social Distancing
- American Hotel Lodging Association Safety Guidelines
- COVID Waiver?
- Destinations International Attendance Promotion Practices
- Events Industry Council COVID Resource Center– Updated regularly; This is a combined resource center that provides resource links for multiple industry organizations including PCMA, MPI, DI, IAVM and others
- Floor Plans for Social Distancing
- Meetings Mean Business Resources
- PSAV MeetSafe Guidelines
- Standards of Safety in Business Travel– The Travel and Meeting Standards task force, known as TAMS
- US Chamber of Commerce State by State Reopening Guidance– updated regularly
- US Travel Association Travel Confidently Toolkit– Issued 7/2020
- US Travel Association Coronavirus Research
Health and Government Resources
- CDC Guidelines for Gatherings and Community Events– Updated regularly
- CDC Updates on Travel– Updated regularly
- WHO Resources – Updated regularly
Local Hospital and Urgent Care Facilities
- Printable document Click Here
Green Meetings
- EPA Green Meetings Click Here
- Events Industry Council Best Practices Click Here
- Green Meetings Made Easy Click Here
- Recycling Facts & Tips Click Here
- Springfield Recycling Centers Click Here
Photos
- Download digital photos for your event website or printed materials. Click Here
Postcards
Videos
- Meetings in Springfield
- DoubleTree by Hilton
- Oasis Hotel & Convention Center
- University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center
- Give Yourself A Weekend in Springfield, Missouri
Venue Flyers
- University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center
- Oasis Hotel & Convention Center
- DoubleTree by Hilton
- Ozark Empire Fairgrounds
- Holiday Inn® Hotel & Suites
- Plaster Student Union
- White River Conference Center
Speakers, Talent Agencies
Contact Carrie Chavez for the current list of local agency options. Download a list of local professional keynote speakers. Click Here
Local Charities
Download a list of several local Springfield charities. Click Here
Additional Event Services
Need additional services? Please submit a request. Click Here
Our event services team will be in touch with you shortly.
