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A Master’s in Meetings and Events Gives New Meaning to Emotional Intelligence

Smart Meetings

Like every one of us who somehow found their way into the meeting and event industry lightyears before the fundamentals of our work were formatted into curriculum-based certification and undergraduate programs, I was on my own to determine how to utilize my skills and learnings to best support clients. You see…it’s never too late!”—a

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Pandemic Planning 101 from Million Dollar Event Career Course

Smart Meetings

Now Global Head of Events, Training and Certification at Amazon Web Services, she has realized that the challenges meeting professionals are facing and the way they are learning has changed since she published her book pre-Covid. Career Changers. The constant through all of this? Contract and Negotiation Tips.

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Headed South? Here’s Where to Meet

Smart Meetings

From operating as a hospital during the Civil War to being used as a training base by the army during World War II, the Grand Hotel has rightfully earned its title as “The Queen of Southern Resorts.” to receive a platinum Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. With an impressive 37,000 sq.

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Planning a Safe Event: Back to Basics

Endless Events

If using security scanning devices at your event, then the staff operating them must be highly-trained. Ensure you: Obtain all relevant documentation like insurance certificates from your vendors. Contractors must also be willing to add your event to their Certificate of Insurance. Security should form a visible presence.

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Your Marketing Efforts Can Make Or Break The Success Of Your Event

Endless Events

Sad news in the live entertainment world: Cirque Du Soleil calls it quits after accruing almost $1 billion in debt. July 16th – Will is doing another round of DES certification training – if you haven’t already, you need to sign up ASAP because the classes have already started! ??

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Seattle Convention Center Set to Open Summit Expansion Next Month

Smart Meetings

Aramark Sports and Entertainment Executive Chef Jose Chavez came from Four Seasons Hotel Seattle and will be overseeing operations at both “made-from-scratch” kitchen facilities, including a bakery where the majority of the bread will be baked on-site with a cafe selling to locals. Savory and Sustainable.

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91 Invaluable Sales Training Resources for 2021

ITA Group

91 Invaluable Sales Training Resources for 2021. That requires an incredible amount of training. And that sales training is never over. Share this list of sales training resources with your team to keep them razor sharp this coming year. But after adopting four new training methods, they increased new sales by nearly 70%.