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How To Prepare For A Career In Event Planning

Endless Events

But how does one prepare for a career in event planning? 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).

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Smart Moves in Albuquerque, Denver and More

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With over three decades of experience in the Hawaii tourism industry, he is well-prepared to oversee and lead all operational departments and to develop and implement strategic plans to achieve growth objectives. Pupillo will fill the roles of director of business development and general manager. Yoshida will serve as director of marketing.

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Southern California Trailblazing Women Speak Out

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Do your homework, go in prepared, present yourself with confidence. This presents tremendous growth potential such that every cog in the wheel that we all are should strive to inculcate in the soul of the industry, in all its facets, from human resources to program design. Be respectful, but don’t be fearful.

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How Is the DEI Backlash Impacting the Events Industry?

Convene by PCMA

In the association world, the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), made headlines earlier this year when it announced that it would drop the word “equity” from its diversity and inclusion program. On its website, SHRM quoted research that showed that 53 percent of those surveyed linked DEI to business polarization.

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Sunshine After Flames: Napa and Sonoma Stand Strong One Year After Massive Fires

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The CVB and Hilton’s director of human resources each reached out to area restaurants and businesses to find new jobs for displaced employees. Helena, prepared meals for first responders. Wine country is relying on group business more than ever—to be its rainbow after the storms.

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How the Great Resignation is Impacting Business Events

Convene by PCMA

Alex Alonso, chief knowledge officer at SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) sought to put those numbers in context at the SHRM21 Annual Conference & Expo, held Sept. But Klotz seems to have been prescient: According to the U.S. Department of Labor, during April, May, and June 2021, a record 11.5

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Women’s Leadership in Business Events: A Roadmap

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The second part of a report from the PCMA Foundation and Business Events Sydney provides women in the industry with concrete steps for moving up, and for changing how their organizations prepare women for leadership roles.