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I Just Completed the First Meeting & Event Management Master’s Program in North America—Here’s What I Learned

SmartMeetings

Editor’s Note : Created in 2019, San Diego State University’s Meeting & Event Management Master’s Program was created in partnership between Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and San Diego State University’s L. COVID Didn’t End Meetings and Events, It Evolved Them. Deanna Roberts. Relationships are Everything.

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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

Smart Meetings

As if the job of meeting professional weren’t difficult enough, many have had to take on the role of Chief Difficult Conversation Starter. In fact, if approached with thoughtfulness and preparation, those interactions could lead to the meeting professionals taking a rightful place as strategic advisors. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus.

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Finding A Good Conference Planning Guide

Master the Event

Today there always seems to be someone stating that they have they latest and greatest conference planning guide to help you do your meeting planning job. So it’s very important in the planning stages that each and every small item is addressed. Look for Substance in a Conference Planning Guide. Are they free?

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The Strategic Meetings Management Guide 2023

Stova

The Strategic Meetings Management Guide Successful strategic meetings management requires a wide array of skills and tools to help you meet stakeholders' expectations and reach your goals. Within this guide, you will receive the tools and knowledge to become a meeting strategist for your organization.

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Canceling An Event: What You Legally Have To Do

Endless Events

“Force majeure is a legal term that’s been around for a long time and it’s in your contracts, but it’s separate from your contracts”, Josh explains. So there’s a strict force majeure principle out there” “Now, what we’ve done in the meetings industry is broaden that.

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Convene’s 27th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. Only 34 percent of respondents (down from 43 percent in the 2016 survey and 50 percent in the 2015 survey) indicated that they will be holding meetings outside the United States in the future. percent in the 2016 survey.

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5 New Year’s Resolutions for Meeting Planners

SmartMeetings

By making a few resolutions and taking these simple steps, meeting planners can be sure 2017 will be a great year for fabulous events and stellar career progression. For meeting and event planners, continuous learning is simply a part of the job. In the meetings and events industry, it’s all about what’s new.