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Risk Management: Addressing Meeting Emergencies When the Industry Resumes

SmartMeetings

How will meeting professionals address risk post-COVID-19? Why should meeting professionals address risk? If you were a client looking to contract with a meeting planner or a company, which would you want to work with one that did not address risk? Why should you address risk? Meeting Risk Checklist.

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Top 5 Event Planning Courses for Planners

Event Planning BluePrint

But what are the top event planning courses for planners? So, if you want to secure a job, get more gigs, and have a successful career, taking an event planning course might be the right path for you. Top 5 Event Planning Courses for Planners. Both courses come with. Maybe you even have a client or two. But you want more.

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MPI Announces New Courses to Address Security, Risk Management

SmartMeetings

Less than 50 percent of meeting planners have risk management plans in place for their events, said Paul Van Deventer, president and CEO of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), in remarks given at WEC 2017 on Tuesday. Van Deventer also spoke with Smart Meetings TV about change coming to MPI.

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Five Risk Management Tips For Your Holiday Event

Event Leadership Institute

Being the person that speaks up at a holiday event planning meeting and addresses tough, valid and scary concerns around the safety and well-being of your guests, could earn you the nickname Ebenezer Scrooge, but rest assured you will soar to the top of the “nice” list when you save Christmas! The answer is two words: risk management.

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Best Event Management Courses in 2022

Nunify

However, as the event industry is getting more organized and mature, getting a formal education in ‘Event management’ coupled with natural skills can go a long way in building a successful career in this trade. We have put together a list of some of the best courses in “Event Management” that you could consider. Event Academy.

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The Event Leadership Institute in Partnership with Meeting Professionals International Launches New Pandemic Meeting & Event Design Online Certificate Course

Event Leadership Institute

The first six-week Pandemic Meeting & Event Design Certificate course begins on September 1 and is eligible for 20 CMP hours. The new course is a companion to the Virtual Event and Meeting Management certificate course ELI and MPI launched earlier this year, already with over 1,200 alumni.

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How to Binge Your Way to an Advanced Meetings Career

SmartMeetings

Meeting professionals who use a slow-down in face-to-face meetings due to coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures to work on their skills will be prepared to thrive when a new events marketplace emerges after the all-clear sign. Upcoming Courses. Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals Starts March 31.