Negotiate contracts with such service providers and suppliers as hotels, convention centers, and speakers.

“Negotiate contracts with such service providers and suppliers as hotels, convention centers, and speakers.” is a core task performed by Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners. Among the occupation's 21 rated tasks, workers place it 13th by importance (#9 most important). About 68% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Negotiate contracts or agreements. in Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Consult with customers to determine objectives and requirements for events, such as meetings, conferences, and conventions. · importance 4.6
• Review event bills for accuracy and approve payment. · importance 4.5
• Coordinate services for events, such as accommodation and transportation for participants, facilities, catering, signage, displays, special needs requirements, printing and event security. · importance 4.4
• Arrange the availability of audio-visual equipment, transportation, displays, and other event needs. · importance 4.3
• Confer with staff at a chosen event site to coordinate details. · importance 4.3
• Inspect event facilities to ensure that they conform to customer requirements. · importance 4.3
• Maintain records of event aspects, including financial details. · importance 4.3
• Monitor event activities to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and laws, satisfaction of participants, and resolution of any problems that arise. · importance 4.1
• Evaluate and select providers of services according to customer requirements. · importance 4.1
• Plan and develop programs, agendas, budgets, and services according to customer requirements. · importance 4.0
• Conduct post-event evaluations to determine how future events could be improved. · importance 4.0
• Hire, train, and supervise volunteers and support staff required for events. · importance 4.0
• Direct administrative details, such as financial operations, dissemination of promotional materials, and responses to inquiries. · importance 3.8
• Organize registration of event participants. · importance 3.8

See all tasks on the Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Negotiate contracts with such service providers and suppliers as hotels, convention centers, and speakers.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-1219}
}