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Event Profs Slated for Upgrades with New Certifications, Training Programs

Smart Meetings

In recent weeks, two event professional organizations have launched certification programs and internet-based classes designed with the goal of making event profs better at what they do. Planners have also taken on new roles and are eager for more education to help them take on new tasks and responsibilities.”. GDP University.

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Why Planners Choose the Pennsylvania Convention Center

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Plan with Confidence Elevating Excellence: Why Meeting Planners Are Choosing the Pennsylvania Convention Center With over one million square feet of saleable space and the largest ballroom in the northeast, the Pennsylvanian Convention Center offers meeting planners an unbeatable blend of scale, service, and sustainability.

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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. What ESPC Proves.

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Improve Virtual Events, Event Planning Certification and More

Endless Events

Gain the trust of your audience by learning the ropes and getting an event planning certification. Handle Virtual Events Better, Get an Event Planning Certification. This is where an event planning certification comes in handy. What do you think is the best event planning certification available today?

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The SEPC: Learn to be a Green Planner

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Meeting Professional Continuing Education Includes Sustainability Certification Meeting professionals are taking sustainability more seriously than ever before. Whether you’re incorporating sustainable measurements into your RFPs, tracking down low-carbon menus or combing through LEED certified venues, you know you’re a green planner.

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5 Major Wellness Trends for Meeting Planners to Know Now

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The 10th NYC Experience Wellness and Travel Media event presented by Organic Spa Media on June 17, 2022 highlighted five major wellness trends that meeting planners should be aware of in booking spa experiences or resorts with wellness-centered offerings. These trends have relevance for planners in a variety of ways.

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What Planners Can Learn from the CrowdStrike IT Blackout

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Read More: How to Build a Risk-assessment Checklist Smart Meetings reached out to Kevin Coffey , travel security and meeting risk advisor and trainer, to get some insights on what planners can learn from the CrowdStrike incident and how they can prepare for the future. But it is important for planners and suppliers to be the same page.

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