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Events Of The Future: How To Plan A Virtual Event

Endless Events

“Live webinars in addition to the summits where we do three hours of education, we now teach the majority of all of our certificate sessions online. So we actually set the days in advance for the whole year of when we would have different webinars or summits for our communities and our certificate deliveries”, says Lori.

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How To Prepare For A Career In Event Planning

Endless Events

Today, there are many ways to prepare for a career in event planning: Work on your soft skills, Get a degree, Get a certificate, Look for free content (webinars, podcasts, e-books, blogs), Work at events (as a volunteer), Build a strong network of event profs (join communities). Consider Applying For Event Planning Certificates.

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The SEPC: Learn to be a Green Planner

Smart Meetings

Meeting Professional Continuing Education Includes Sustainability Certification Meeting professionals are taking sustainability more seriously than ever before. Since 2022, they have offered the Sustainable Event Professional Certificate (SEPC). So, what’s next? So, what’s next?

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PCMA EduCon 2021: A Hybrid Event Done Right!

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I felt really included as a digital attendee because that speaker was also across the country,” she says. They come out with a new certification or a shorter version of certification and did a lot of webinars. ” And as far as speakers go, PCMA focuses on quality content rather than stunt casting.

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

Smart Meetings

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 Ultimately, Gaudini believes what most people want is to be heard, and that’s something a speaker, talking for X minutes or hours, can’t fulfill.

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Trying to Close the Diversity Gap? Quit Looking for the ‘Right Time’

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In 2020, nearly 2/3 of global speakers were men, and 35-40 percent of panelists were black. Secondly, who are your vendors, suppliers, partners and speakers for your event? If you don’t have anypartners or speakers in these spaces, Dasher provided resources. It isn’t a quick fix,” she continued. “It percent are white, 8.6

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Solimar Introduces UNWTO TedQual Certification to Universities with Tourism Programs in Bosnia & Herzegovina

Solimar International

The webinar featured a panel of speakers from different institutions and organizations. Solimar International is proud to have an active partnership with the UNWTO Academy to assist HEIs who wish to pursue TedQual certification. Introduction to UNWTO TedQual for universities with tourism programs in Bosnia & Herzegovina Webinar.