SmartMeetings

MARCH 27, 2020

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. Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals Starts March 31. Where do you start?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The free program touches on topics, in the form of webinars, from the basics of meeting planning to more complex topics, such as event technology and sustainability. Planners have also taken on new roles and are eager for more education to help them take on new tasks and responsibilities.”.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 29, 2019

Director of Conventions & Meetings. Senior Business Events Manager. RIMS, Risk Management Society. Senior Director of Conference and Events Management. Manager, Meetings/Events & Exhibits. Director of Education & Training. Society of Government Meeting Professionals.

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StraussCA

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This allows us to balance the estimates and achieve a more realistic budget, motivating the entire team to strive to meet budgeted commitments. Risk Management in Association Finances Risk management is a critical aspect of financial management in an AMC. Lastly, know the importance of financial education.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

When 2,500 meeting planners gathered at the MGM Grand in the entertainment capital of the world to learn and connect, it was inevitable that a party was going to break out. The Northern California Chapter was recognized for Marketplace Excellence and Educational Programming (also given to the Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter).

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Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

What can event and meeting pros do to keep their skills relevant and up-to-date? Even in pre-pandemic times, continuing education and professional development were paramount. Learn what it takes to produce virtual events and meetings – including virtual fundraisers. Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

Meetings in the financial and insurance sector require outside-the-box thinking. The economy was humming along before the coronavirus hit, but even then the majority of meeting planners in the financial and insurance industries were keeping their budgets in neutral. Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Attendees packed 2,000 early STEM education kits, assembled 2,000 Food=Medicine bags for Project Open Hand, and helped young female entrepreneurs launch a lemonade stand on Salesforce. Planning, risk management and security. What’s Next? . Planning an incredible event starts with building an incredible team.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 18, 2023

A professional emcee isn’t just for introducing speakers—it’s a role that can help with event marketing, audience experience, risk management, and more. For an educational symposium, emcees need to be both a host and “content weaver,” says Salerno, able to understand the big picture and perhaps moderate discussions.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 18, 2021

Last summer, meeting professionals Mary-Ann Urbanovich, Heather Seasholtz, and Shannon Majewski were all “in some stage of lay-off or furlough,” according to Urbanovich, MS, CMP-HC, meeting manager at HMP Global. About halfway through the course, I’m like, ‘There’s a lot of parallels to what we do’” as planners, Urbanovich said.

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Despite a remarkable string of growth, the meetings industry may be under a false sense of security. That means compiling valuable ROI reports and other data now in case budget directors once again put meetings in their crosshairs. “I RISK MANAGEMENT. The post Are Meetings in a Bubble? THE ECONOMY. The U.S. “The

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Event Leadership Institute

AUGUST 6, 2020

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. Start Date: November 10, 2020.

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Event Farm

APRIL 19, 2022

Chief Strategy Officer of Membersuite and Co-Founder of Event Farm, Jennifer Ross, the Founder and CEO of JHR Global Events, and Amanda Gayle, Director of Conferences and Meeting Services for the American Nurses Association. Here are the takeaways from the panel discussion. Watch the Replay #1. “It

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 30, 2020

The group is addressing health and safety, community, global ecosystems, reskilling the industry , innovation, digital transformation , advocacy and risk mitigation. Destinations International’s “We’re Here to Help” recovery campaign was designed to unify the meetings, events and travel industry. Preparing for Return to Meeting.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 5, 2017

Recently, Smart Meetings had the pleasure of attending the Meetings Industry Council (MIC) of Colorado’s first-ever two day annual conference. MIC of Colorado is a coalition made up of 13 organizations involved in the meetings and events industry. The conference also featured a star-studded list of keynote speakers.

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

” Are you the missing link to a successful meeting and event risk management plan? This program explores the role of meeting/event planners and venue operators in the risk management identification, response and recovery process. Learning Objectives: Recognition of role in the risk management process.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Many of year’s most-read stories help meeting pros navigate their biggest challenges, but they also celebrate accomplishments and look ahead at new ideas and technologies. jpeg Gallery Slide Headline: 10 Ways to Make Meetings and Events Neuro-Inclusive Published: canadaflag-meetings_0.jpg PriceShockPlanner1_1.jpg Read the article.)

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SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2022

Lessons from a Harmonious Return to Meeting in Anaheim. The pivot to digital events over the last year revealed that a lot of value delivered at face-to-face meetings can effectively be online. Smart Meetings asked Sharon Bonner, founder of Bright Ideas Events, after she staged a ball for 1,500 employees.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 25, 2021

Editor’s note : The following is not legal advice but is for general educational purposes. Meeting professionals today are risk managers. To protect yourself, you need to educate yourself and demonstrate the measures taken to keep everyone safe. If you have a specific question, you should contact an attorney.

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SpotMe Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

When used to host a mixture of pharma ad board formats throughout the year – in-person, virtual, hybrid, asynchronous – this technology can transform pharma ad boards into fruitful meetings that bring 5x more insights. For example, early on, meetings may focus on clinical trial design, risk management plans, and target patients.

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Event Planning BluePrint

OCTOBER 30, 2022

The level of education you pursue will depend on if you plan on starting your own business or if you’re interested in working for an event planning company and need your event certification. Not to mention the fact that you won’t know the tips & tricks, ins and outs, and trade secrets that come along with formal education.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

If you’re like many corporate meeting planners, planning meetings and events may only be part of your job and you learn as you go, without formal training. But if planning meetings and events are a passion of yours and you want to become a meeting professional, there are 33 skills you need to master. J: Marketing.

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The Castle Group

AUGUST 28, 2023

To a meeting planner, a successful event means achieving these goals and more. Whether educating attendees, fostering connections, raising funds for a cause, or combining goals, a well-defined vision will guide your planning process and serve as a compass for decision-making. What makes an event successful?

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Skiddle

AUGUST 7, 2023

It was essentially a guidance document that outlines the problem of sexual harassment, education around the issue and key principles and policies an organisation can adopt. It] covers a range of resources, including education, reporting, self-assessment & feedback (a tailored approach with key recommendations).

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Plan Your Meetings

MAY 4, 2020

To help educate professionals during this unprecedented crisis and to help prepare them for the inevitable recovery, many industry groups are amping up their online offerings and making them freely available, as the MPI Academy has done for much of its content. Meeting Executive Re-Think Tank on Lessons Learned & Continued Impact ”.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 27, 2020

From Smart U Masterclasses to virtual book club, home exercises and the best tools for online meetings, we’ve got you covered. How to Binge Your Way to an Advanced Meetings Career. Planners who sharpen their skills to meet those new expectations will be the ones to excel. 5 Mistakes to Avert in Virtual Meetings.

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Event Leadership Institute

OCTOBER 24, 2018

When I was teaching a course in risk management and law in an event management diploma program, I was faced with this same challenge. However, more importantly, it provided huge relevance and interest in learning subsequent topics, while changing their assumptions that learning risk management and law would be extremely dry.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2018

After wrapping up what he felt was another successful Risk Management Society (RIMS) conference in 2017, RIMS vice president of events and education, Stuart Ruff-Lyon, CMP, DES, got some disturbing feedback: Multiple women said they had felt out of place at the event. Stuart Ruff-Lyon, CMP, DES. RIMS18 Diversity Meetup.

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QC Event School

MARCH 15, 2022

We will cover topics such as educational requirements, job duties, and essential skills. Educational Requirements. There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question, as the educational requirements can vary depending on the employer. Risk management and contingency plans. Project management methods.

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QC Event School

DECEMBER 30, 2022

It’s important to understand who you’re writing for, what their needs are, and how you can meet them. We have extensive experience in the tech industry and are confident that we can create a unique event that meets all of your expectations. Risk Management. Mistake #2: Not including enough detail.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 29, 2019

Blanca Ferreris, CMP, CMM, works in Woodhaven, New York, as a s enior business events manager at RIMS, Risk Management Society. I manage our exhibitor housing and hospitality processes (more than 31,000 peak room nights). In 2000, I joined the events and education department at RIMS.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 16, 2017

As professional event planners grapple with security concerns at meetings , emergency preparedness has become a hot issue. Questions arise about who is responsible for ensuring that business meetings and association events are safe and secure environments (see “ Zeroing In on Security ” from the April issue of Smart Meetings magazine).

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Event Leadership Institute

AUGUST 28, 2020

A total of 764 event and meeting planners, agencies, and other industry vendors and suppliers completed the online survey, conducted July 7 – 31, 2020. Pandemic Meeting & Event Design Certificate. To download a copy of the report, visit [link]. Start Date: November 10, 2020. Length: 6 Weeks Online.

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Event Leadership Institute

AUGUST 26, 2020

But separate from the country’s response to the pandemic, the experience provides event and meeting planners with the first glimpse valuable as to what live events might look like before a vaccine is available. Developed in partnership with MPI, the course is eligible for 20 Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) continuing education credits.

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Event Farm

APRIL 19, 2022

I work with risk management companies all the time, and they have the tightest, strictest rules, and they’re going to the leanest, easiest states to be in so that they can enforce what they want to enforce,” Ross said. Here are the takeaways from the panel discussion.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Certified Meeting Professional. A certified meeting professional (CMP) is a credentialed designation granted by the Convention Industry Council after passing an exam and was founded in 1985 to recognize the specialized knowledge and experience required of meeting professionals. CMM: Certificate in Meeting Management.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 7, 2017

In addition to data about quantifiable things like the size, frequency, costs, and types of meetings, our Annual Meetings Market Survey also captures a wealth of data in the form of comments in response to a series of open-ended questions. Last week we published comments about the meeting industry’s biggest challenges.

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