Question: I want to put in a bid for a regional/national convention. How do I go about doing that? What do I need to provide the MES National Staff and what are the deadlines to do such? – Joseph Carl White II
Point of contact: contracts@nca.mindseyesociety.org, nca@nca.mindseyesociety.org
Timeline:
The NCA office requests bids in the fall, two years before each event. For example, bids for our 2020 convention season were collected in August and September of 2018. Specific dates and points of contact will be emailed on the national and regional lists for MESCON and regional conventions. Each region has an option to have a regional event every three years, generally in the spring.
Current Events Schedule:
Request for Proposal: The ANCA Contrats will also publish a request for proposal (RFP) for each regional event and for MESCON at the beginning of the contract season. The RFP contains information the event location (hotel, event venue) needs in order to quote an accurate price.
Please remember, the ANCA Contracts will establish updated requirements for each region and MESCON, as the numbers may look different for each event.
Sending in the bid:
Send in your completed RFP and any other requested documents to your regional point of contact. If you are unsure who that person is, your regional coordinator can tell you. If you receive no response from either of those people, contact both of the following: contracts@nca.mindseyesociety.org, nca@nca.mindseyesociety.org.