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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.

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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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What Planners Can Learn from the CloudStrike 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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Event Crisis Communication Templates Worth Copying

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Those slated to interact directly with the media should undergo media training. Typically, in crises, senior leaders rather than PR team members serve as spokespersons, so prepare a list of executives who will be at your event. Once crisis strikes, the first thing you want to send is a holding statement.

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The Top 12 Event Planning Certifications

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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? Looking for a specific online event planning certification? CMM: Certification in Meeting Management.

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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Heike Mahmoud, CMP

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Preparing for the Exam In 2004, when Meeting Professionals International (MPI) held their EMEA Conference in Berlin, Mahmoud was working as director of conventions at the Berlin Convention Office. One session introduced the CMP certification. The CMP certification has greatly promoted and shaped my professional development,” she says.

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Hurricane Warnings Activate Marriott’s Global Security Team

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Hotels have storm preparation plans and protocols for severe weather in place, and our staff is well trained to implement these plans,” said Hector Mastrapa, senior vice president of risk management with Marriott. “We additional resources are deployed to address activities that could happen right outside the hotel’s doors.

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