Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2024

Mastering Professional Development Keys first entered the realm of meeting planning by volunteering at her church to organize meetings and events. From there, she began pursuing further education and certifications, motivated to garner all the knowledge available to her. She volunteered on various committees. “The

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 2, 2021

You may not be the Amazon of the meeting planning industry who can provide just about anything to anyone, but that doesn’t mean small, third-party management companies and independent planners need to think small when it comes to wooing potential clients. Continue your education.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 20, 2023

By including an element of diversity in speakers meeting planners are creating a rich, natural byproduct for all those involved. Your Clients and Attendees Probably Like Diversity Rhonda Monet Knowing your clientele is important. There’s richness that created when you have varied perspectives varied experiences varied life stories.”

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 19, 2024

I knew I wanted a job that allowed me to travel, and I fell into meeting planning completely by accident. She is president and founder of Arts of Meeting LLC. Education is a continuous process. “We traveled every summer to different parts of the U.S., By the time she graduated college, she still had that travel bug. “I

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EventMB

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Whether you are a school leaver, keen to enter the crazy and exciting world of event and meeting planning, switching from a different career path or looking for education and qualifications to increase your job prospects for promotions and advancement it can be overwhelming assessing all of the options.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

IHG diversifies and enhances their staff with talented and ambitious employees and the educational institutions have a corporate relationship that can provide opportunities for students in many areas of study to be successful going forward in the world. Students Receive Education, Resources and Connections. IHG Diversifies.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2023

How the meetings industry can help As the importance of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is increasingly prevalent in conversations within the meeting industry, some marginalized groups continue to be widely underrepresented. So it really lends itself to team building and interactive meetings. I have to do this.

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Event Leadership Institute

AUGUST 7, 2020

Whether you and your team’s goals are to find new ways to pivot this year’s meetings and events to virtual approaches or start the wheels turning for pandemic meeting and event design , here’s why embracing professional education now has a significant pay-off. Invest for the Future. “An Benjamin Franklin. Learn more.

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EventMB

JANUARY 24, 2025

Skift Take: Meeting planners can play a crucial role in spotting human trafficking and educating their attendees and suppliers. Barbara Scofidio Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings The key is to make it an ongoing effort because the fight is far from over.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 11, 2023

This could be anything from pharma product launches and medical education events to congresses or satellite symposia. Services – You’ll want a company with an experienced team who can handle a range of tasks such as marketing, creative design, and digital media planning.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The biggest frustration that stems from situations like these is some organizers aren’t willing to communicate or have a dialog when they are approached in an educational way. “I I think that’s the most frustrating thing because yes, it is an education process. Put Disability Advocates in Leadership Positions.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

For example, professionals in our industry can take action by advocating for educators, vendors, venues, CVB and DMC rosters, and the like, to specifically include minority-owned businesses. For instance, more efforts towards education of industry designations are needed.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

See A Higher Meetings Education for more on the role of certifications and future-proofing your career. Adding Education. The education section can be the most concise aspect of your resume. Let’s take your CV one section at a time to make sure your event cred is obvious even at a glance. Utilize That Summary.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Like many others in my profession, I stumbled into meeting planning,” she says. She has now been in the meeting planning industry for over two decades. She suggests getting started on the 25 required hours of continuing education right away. “As But during an internship in Washington, D.C., “I

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 17, 2023

Pharmaceutical meeting planning is a complex task often requiring months of detailed preparation and immense pressure to rigorously respect compliance regulations. Whether it’s a small investigator meeting, a medium-sized medical standalone, or a large congress. We are creating a pharma meeting planning checklist.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 6, 2022

Organizations like WebStudy Foundation, for example, are leveraging their unique methodology for facilitating collaborative convenings both virtually and in-person to encourage innovation in higher education and lifelong learning — another industry significantly impacted by the pandemic.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 3, 2019

Wine educators guide attendees through the art of blending in the winery’s Cave of Curiosity. Wine and Chocolate Pairing: Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards in Saratoga offers winemaker-guided tours, followed by wine and chocolate pairings that are both educational and competitive. Southern California.

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Eventinterface

JUNE 27, 2017

How to evaluate the success of these types of meetings above the numbers of people participating? How our guest educates planners on the use of Hybrid Events. Please do us a little favor and share this post with others, for there’s a good chance that it will help them as they go about planning meetings and events.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

With a computer and internet connection, you have access to a world of education. Many organizations, including Smart Meetings , have turned their events virtual. In your spare time, turn your attention to a virtual meetings education. Thinking about dipping your toes in another industry?

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

After a year marked by fire, flood and tragedy , the overall tone of Destination Marketing Association of the West ’s Education Summit 2018 was light, inspiring—even funny. Here are takeaways every meeting professional can benefit from. A post shared by Oinkari Basque Dancers (@oinkariboise) on Jul 29, 2017 at 3:19pm PDT.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 1, 2022

Plus, I have their support to continue to educate our industry, be an advocate, speak on topics that are relevant and meaningful, and most of all continue to align myself with the organizations and foundations that help us achieve all of this.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 7, 2023

To prove that education and entertainment (“edutainment”) are not mutually exclusive, Roxanne Langer brought her Lady Somm experience to teach the finer points of savoring and enjoying wine.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2018

Staff and volunteer education. Educate both your volunteers and staff about the importance of recycling and proper recycling procedures. Try to use reusable items such as cutlery, which can save money in the long run. Also, ask event staff for their personal suggestions on waste reduction. Recycling signage and containers.

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Eventinterface

MARCH 12, 2017

Eventinterface in partnership with eventTALK is hosting an Event and Meeting Planning Master Class Workshop, a ten-part series of virtual workshops that address key tasks in the design and execution of events and meetings. Participants qualify for Continued Education Credits and receive a certificate of completion.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Tarin Horan, CMP, knew that meeting planning was the industry for her when she began interning with sports teams. In this role, she planned their season ticket holder events. She originally earned a bachelor’s degree in history with a political science minor, intending to go to law school.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Join MeetingsNet at the Catersource + The Special Event show in Orlando in March for an insightful educational lineup that will including Canonica’s session on the “undeniable shift toward event marketing.” Currently vice president, corporate at MCI USA, her meetings and incentives career goes back decades.

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MPI

APRIL 11, 2023

I started on an education committee for one year, and then was the vice president of finance for three years. This experience has allowed me to be well versed in all areas of planning from both sides. This brings a unique skill to the negotiating table and also allows me to educate my employer on the supplier’s perspective.

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GEVME

AUGUST 15, 2019

Everything you plan to surprise your guests with in 2019 should be practical and useful. Personalisation has taken over the world, and with the ever-increasing flow of information and education data, AI, etc., The top 5 conference & meeting planning trends of 2019–2020. this trend will only keep growing.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2018

We are also unique in that IMEX America offers a large number of co-located events, the largest hosted buyer program in the industry, an absolute focus on business and an extensive, free education program. How have IMEX America events changed over the years? IMEX America has really grown enormously over the years.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

For mid-level attendees, in particular, virtual worked well for educational programs, Pineda reported. And attendees are asking to be able to see all the sessions with better production values than you can get in a massive ballroom, even though sometimes on-demand viewing is lighter than would have been predicted.

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Social Tables

AUGUST 4, 2017

MeetingsNet is the leader in the industry by offering high quality, engaging content for market-segmented meetings, planning meetings, and incentives. Meetings and Conventions is a publication for those planning events in associations, corporations, independent planning companies. Click To Tweet.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Las Vegas-based Michael’s Angels Paws Therapy Dog Program will have furry friends and their owners present for attendees to play with in between education sessions. Courtesy of MPI, Paws for a Break is returning to Level One of Galileo/Marco Polo/Casanova Foyer at The Venetian and The Palazzo Congress Center. Special Treat.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Continuing planner education, like the industry itself, has almost entirely pivoted to virtual, at least for now. Planners can, well, plan their course time, study time and, in many cases, exam time. Let’s do Planner Education 101. In many organizations, the meeting planning function is viewed as administrative.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Search within blog categories like education, sustainability and team building or check out her opinion pieces for something different. Their blog, the “Event Leaders Blog” is packed with education, training and insights for event profs just like you. We love their focus on careers and education development. Plan Your Meetings.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 30, 2023

At an educational session on wage inequality in the meeting-planning industry during the recent IMEX America show in Las Vegas, a standing-room only crowd heard tips and advice from veteran industry players about what planners need to do to receive an appropriate salary for their work.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 31, 2023

A far greater reliance on technology has come to the meeting-planning task, producing a new role that many planners don’t realize has an actual name: event technologist. Although the Covid pandemic is firmly in the rear-view mirror, the waves it created across the business-events industry will be permanent.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 2, 2024

Q: Why is meeting planning so important for businesses? A: I really thrive on looking at a business as a whole and figuring out how meetings can affect your business outcomes. Not a lot of places have meetings as a part of their strategic plan. Q: What can we expect in the meetings and events industry for 2024?

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