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New ESPA Event Servicing Certification Debuts

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To ensure that those support networks are skilled in current best practices, a new Event Service Professional Certification (ESPC) from Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) will help everyone sleep easier at night. Read More : Event Profs Slated for Upgrades with New Certifications, Training Programs. Building the Pipeline.

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Event Incentives That Drive Attendance

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After all of the planning and preparation that goes into an event, it would be incredibly disheartening to have an event with no attendees. By finding the right event incentives, you can encourage more people to sign up and go. Sometimes, the benefit is directly connected to the event like earning a certificate at a realtor convention.

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The Convergence of the Events and Wellness Industries: Why Event Planners Should Care

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Nutrition also plays a crucial role; meals rich in brain-boosting nutrients enhance cognitive function and overall well-being, ensuring that attendees are physically and mentally prepared to absorb and retain information. Read More : Leaning into Learning Styles 3.

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Are Your Attendees Engaged? Three Experts Share How They Do It

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Gaudini is a fan of giving attendees a sense of incentive. “If I have a 20/80 recommendation; I recommend speakers prepare 20 percent of the content, and leave the other 80 percent for peer-audience engagement— chat, Q&A, [etc.]—because Gaudini is also an advocate for shorter sessions and longer audience engagement periods.

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Meeting Professional Continuing Education: CMP Spotlights

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Today, the CMP certification is a globally-recognized distinction. Those who earn their CMP certifications build their industry knowledge, refine their performance, promote their credibility and learn to engage in uniform standards of practice. In 2006, he earned his CMP certification from EIC.

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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Robert Sanchez, CMP

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But this profession isn’t too far off; he tells Smart Meetings that “the discipline, preparation and vision” present in the fighter pilots of Top Gun are “all essential when leading a team and planning missions – I mean, events!” In 2006, he earned his CMP certification from EIC. More professionals than ever seek to attain it.

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35 Must Attend Events For Event Planners in 2020

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A premier B2B event in the Baltic Sea Region for the meetings industry that will accelerate the interest in, and demand for, holding meetings, incentives, and conferences in the area. Global Meeting and Incentive Travel Exchange. Event Design Certificate. Those who complete the event will receive a certificate in event design.

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