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ATTENDING EVENT PLANNING SEMINARS TO FURTHER YOUR CAREER

Master the Event

While I’m sure that many are legit, you do have to be careful on selecting which event planning seminars to attend. You should always ask yourself the question “what is it I intend to achieve by attending this event planning seminar”. Many companies offer seminars as part of their company’s marketing plan.

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EVENT PLANNER RESUME, HOW TO LAND YOUR DREAM JOB

Master the Event

Event Planning Resume, Matching Your Skill Set with the Right Job Not all event planner jobs are created equal. Join major industry associations (Meeting Professionals International, Professional Convention Management Association, CVB’s, for example). Attend industry events. Be honest with yourself.

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Five Associations Professional Meeting Planners Need to Know

Unique Venues

Five Associations Professional Meeting Planners Need to Know. Have you recently entered the events industry and are looking for associations to join that will help you learn the tricks of the trade? Are you an experienced event planning professional and searching for new associations to become a member of?

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Smart Moves in South Carolina, Missouri and More

Smart Meetings

He brings 40 years of event leadership experience to his new executive title, having previously been director of sales for Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, CMO for Conferon Global Services (now Experient), president and CEO of San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau, director of PCMA and more. Kimberly McCarden Foster, CTE.

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WIPA Partners with Allseated During Industry Reopening

All Seated

(Scottsdale, AZ) — The Wedding International Professionals Association (WIPA) and Allseated are pleased to announce a partnership to develop planning resources in preparation for reopening the events industry in a post-pandemic landscape. .

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China Exerts More Control Over Foreign-Based Associations

PCMA Convene

But the law’s language is vague and open to interpretation, giving it the potential to constrain a larger group of foreign charities, trade associations, professional societies, and overseas higher-education institutions. based associations will rethink their activities in China.

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Meeting Job Candidates Have Changed. Are You Prepared?

MeetingsNet

While 2022 was a year for rebuilding teams, job openings were not evenly distributed across the event-planning field, says Dawn Penfold, president of MeetingJobs, a Cadre company. “I Where I saw [the most] permanent hiring was in the medical education and pharmaceutical industries as well as at third-party planning companies.