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The Best Event Planning Books Ever Written

Guidebook

The best event planning book recommendations as chosen by real event pros. Sure, you can get all your event and meeting planning information from the internet like most of us do these days. (We We gathered all of the web’s best event planning blogs.) An event planning book with character!

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The 33 skills meeting and event planners need to succeed

Plan Your Meetings

Plan well and prosper, friends! Plan well and prosper, friends! The 33 skills every meeting and event professional needs to master. A: Strategic planning. The most important piece of the meeting and event planning process is defining the strategy. Manage contracts. Manage critical path.

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Event Statistics: 17 Current Planning Stats that Could Change Your Business Today

Social Tables

At the end of the day, it’s the stats that bring us all together, open up new conversations, and spur collaboration, that have the biggest and most holistic impact on our events. You can even download a free copy of these simple event statistics to reference anytime. Explore simple event planning statistics you need to know.

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40 Outstanding Event Industry Blogs to Follow

Endless Events

After all, event industry blogs are accessible, provide information about events from around the globe and cover every aspect of event planning. You can find bigger and better ways to deploy events, the latest in event tech, and follow where other event profs’ careers are taking them.

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PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties Class of 2017

PCMA Convene

At some point, I would like to branch out in my career and experience what meeting planning is like in the private sector. Eventually, I would like to own and operate a small event-planning business in the Pacific Northwest. Senior Meetings Planner National Contract Management Association Ashburn, Virginia, USA.

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