Our Partners

At The Balcom Group we have built great relationships with everyone we do business with, from the caterers to the hotel chain executives. We value everyone's role in making your event a success. The partnerships we have formed through the years are priceless to us.

Listed below are a few testimonials from Our Partners.

"I have worked closely with Marti Balcom and The Balcom Group since 1989. I can say without hesitation that Marti has assembled one of the best administrative teams that we have had the privilege to work with in the 20 years we have been in business. In an industry where paying exceptionally close attention to details is of the utmost importance, Marti (and her team) are surpassed by no one that we are aware of - and we have worked on some rather significant events from White House functions to the Summer Olympic games.

Jim Lutz, President and Founder, Arena Graphics, Inc.

"Green Moon Solutions has worked in partnership with The Balcom Group since 2000. In that time, The Balcom Group has continuously demonstrated that they will accept nothing less than the highest quality for their clients. They have helped us to push the limits of technology while still providing their clients with cost-effective solutions. In addition, their energy and their enthusiasm for this work makes them delightful to work with. We look forward to many more years of collaborating with The Balcom Group to provide the non-profit sector with the best event management technology."

John Dukovich, President, Green Moon Solutions

"You can always count on The Balcom Group. They hold high standards for how each facet of the project is delivered, no detail is left unchecked. More importantly though, they wrap their arms around an account and take ownership for the big picture success. They do impeccable work."

Dorothy L. Capson, Director of Sales - Worldwide Accounts - Mid Atlantic Region, Hilton Hotels Corporation

"Over the past 10 years we have worked with The Balcom Group on numerous meeting and conference planning projects. Their dedication to getting it right shines through in projects both large and small."

Douglas Norris, Logo Notions Inc.

Meet Us

We are a team of professionals whose complementary skills and experience are interwoven to provide our clients with the most complete conference management expertise that money can buy.

Marti Balcom is the President and Founder of The Balcom Group. Marti has the unique ability to see the big picture and to run a conference that satisfies the goals of her clients while surpassing their expectations. At the same time, Marti understands the myriad details required to pull off a successful event. Her experience in the business, along with her deep knowledge of what it takes to make an event work, gives her the ability to put together a package that is unmatched by any other meeting planner.

Terry Balcom is the Vice President of Technology for The Balcom Group. Terry builds the systems that keep The Balcom Group at the forefront of event management. He has refined our systems over the years to achieve maximum efficiency and flexibility. Time and again, Terry's work has produced smooth event management results while saving our clients money.

Harriette Lott is the Vice President of Operations for The Balcom Group. Harriette takes care of the details that can make or break an event. She does everything from making sure the keynote speaker is given the VIP treatment, to ensuring the audio/video equipment is working for your workshop, to getting the "night owls" up and moving so that they don't miss their morning bus tour.

We have several other staff members who serve in the roles of administration, communications, and event staffing. We have the staffing flexibility to scale up to manage any size event, from a 30-person board meeting to conventions accommodating more than 5,000 people.

Our Services

The Balcom Group is a full service conference planning and event management company. After many years of experience in the meeting and conference planning industry, we realized the need for a comprehensive, full service company that provides high quality, cost effective service to its clientele. We offer our services either as a full package or you may take advantage of our expertise in individual areas such as on-line registration, full conference registration, badging, exhibit sales and management, hotel contract negotiation, or conference management. All of these services are performed in-house.

Our Clients

The Balcom Group has developed strong, long-term relationships with a variety of clients from small foundations to large government departments. Our commitment to customer service and our focus on every detail has resulted in many of our clients choosing The Balcom Group year after year to manage their event. We are dedicated to providing quality service to socially-responsible non-profit organizations at affordable costs.

The Balcom Group has managed conferences and meetings to clients in the fields listed below, such as:

You can obtain a referral list by contacting us.

Please read some testimonials our clients have written about us.

Client Testimonials

The following are testimonials provided by some of our clients.

"The Balcom Group has been an integral part of our success in hosting seminars and conferences for nearly five years. They've almost become a part of our staff, and we wouldn't run a conference without them. We offload our worries to them, and Marti and her team have never let us down. The skills and experience they bring have enabled us to accomplish far more than we would've on our own, and they've saved us lots of money, too." Tim Walter, CEO Association of Small Foundations

"For the past 7 years, we have had the very good fortune and privilege to have The Balcom Group as an indispensable member of our meeting planning and design team for our annual meeting (Forum), our signature event. The consummate professionals, The Balcom Group provides a level of client service unsurpassed in their industry--performed with the highest level of energy, passion, dedication, and commitment to the task at hand. No job is too large or too small...their "can-do" attitude is a huge reason why our Forum is considered the premier workforce development conference year in and year out." Mark Schultz, Former Chief Operating Officer National Association of Workforce Boards

"The National Association of Workforce Development Professionals has relied on The Balcom Group since 2000 to manage our national conference. They are more than a conference management company -- they are like an extension of our staff. Without their extensive expertise, honest advice and generous moral support we never would have survived the difficult relocation of our conference from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina." C. Paul Mendez, Former President National Association of Workforce Development Professionals

"The Neighborhood Funders Group has used the services of the Balcom Group for over seven years. They have been a critical part of our conferences and we have only received rave reviews from members and conference participants on their work. They have saved us thousands of dollars in conference expenses over the years and have provided us with creative solutions to problems and issues that arise as we have worked together to organize our annual conferences." Spence Limbocker, Retired Executive Director Neighborhood Funders Group

"TWA has never run a conference without the help and guidance of the folks at The Balcom Group. I first met Marti and her team when they were managing a complicated event for my former employer, and that experience convinced me to make TBG the Alliance’s conference planner when I started the organization. They were incredibly patient and helpful when we first started out, providing more hands on assistance (and anxiety reduction) than I could have asked for. TBG consistently pays for itself in what they save us on event costs—and I’m sure they’ve probably prevented the loss of a staff-person or two by making things so easy on us at crunch time. And did I mention they’re a lot of fun to work with? It’s always a pleasure." Andy Van Kleunen, Executive Director The Workforce Alliance (TWA)

"I am proud that Women Work! was one of the Balcom Group's first clients. For the last 15 years, the Balcom Group has provided outstanding conference management services to our organization with the highest degree of professionalism and integrity. Our conference attendees are made to feel that they are the our organization's highest priority. Our staff know there is no request too large or too small. The Balcom Group is the model of what a consultant should be." Jill Miller, President/CEO Women Work!