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Smart Meetings Virginia Beach Experience: Lessons in the Future of F2F

Smart Meetings

That is why Smart Meetings gathered top meeting professionals F2F in Virginia Beach, Virginia, for three days this week at Smart Meetings Extraordinary Experience Mid-Atlantic to learn about the industry and each other. The Cavalier Resort Campus in Virginia Beach was a visual treat.

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The Top 12 Event Planning Certifications

Bizzabo

Ever wonder how CMP, CSEP, CPCE, CGMP prepare you for event planning? Curious if event planning certifications can actually help you learn more about the industry or take your career to the next level? We'll also show you how to use online event planning classes to your advantage at the end of the article.

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Smart Moves in Chicago, Salt Lake City and More

Smart Meetings

PRA , a corporate event planning company in Chicago, has promoted Breining to global sales director. Helman has been appointed director of Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau (VBCVB) in Virginia and Townsend appointed its vice president of marketing and communications. Lindsay Breining.

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8 Insane (but True) Facts about Corporate Events

Master the Event

Corporate events are a large contributor to the overall economy. Corporate event planning includes; Transportation, accommodations, venues, attractions, speakers and often corporate entertainment and team building events. This is one of the main challenges that an event planner faces.

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The Mixer: Jennifer Hoff

Connect Your Meetings

Jennifer “Jen” Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, a full-service trade show and management company in Arlington, Virginia, says she loves the “melting pot of skills and personality” it takes to make the show happen. Why did you get into event planning? She mixes it up with Connect. at the time.

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Smart Moves in Lake Tahoe, Michigan and More

Smart Meetings

She has over 25 years of experience in operations, sales and event planning across markets and brands, including Loews Hotels, Hilton and Marriott. and holds a degree in hotel & restaurant management from Virginia Tech. He formerly served as vice president of operations at Davidson Resorts. George, Utah.

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Top 10 Places for Event Management Certification

GEVME

Nowadays, you can find many event management professional certification programs and courses. About event management certification. Certified Quality Event Planner (CQEP). An event planning and management certificate program that covers these topics: Planning and budgeting Defining objectives Storyboarding Risk analysis, etc.