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Top 12 Event Planning Certifications You Need To Propel Your Career

Bizzaboo

Curious whether event planner courses and event planning certifications are worth it? Read on to learn about the most popular event planning courses, event management courses, event planning certifications, and more to turn your passion for gatherings into a lifetime career you’ll love. Not sure how to become an event planner?

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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Constance Samuels, CMP

Smart Meetings

“With a hospitality management background, I was aware of the certification but wasn’t sure where my career would lead me and if I would actually need it,” she says. “It Despite her doubts, in early 2016, she began studying for the exam anyway. In 2017, she passed on her first try. She joined a virtual study group to prepare.

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LEED Platinum Convention Center–Meet Sustainably in Portland

Smart Meetings

Meeting and event planners need to be aware of the values their organizations, companies, and clients want to demonstrate to their stakeholders. A 6,500-panel solar array launched in 2016, generating approximately 25 to 30% of the center’s annual electrical use. Are you doing your part to lighten the carbon load?

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Discover the Health Benefits of Astrotourism at These 4 Dark-Sky Parks

Business Traveler USA

Astronomy elicits feelings of wonder and amazement,” says Sandra Benitez Herrera, a remote fellow for the Office of Astronomy for Development, an organization that promotes the use of stargazing for sustainable development. earned the IDA’s dark-sky certification in 2016. Dripping Springs, Texas.

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7 Reasons Why Slovenia is one of the Leading Sustainable Tourism Destinations

Solimar International

In 2016, the Slovenian Tourist Board implemented a program where they provide a 5-star experience while ensuring the health and growth of the local economies, communities, and environment. Slovenia has implemented their own certification program, insuring unity within the country. There is no excuse to make Slovenia a quick trip.

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People on the Move

Convene by PCMA

She currently teaches a certification course in meeting and event management at Florida Atlantic University and has extensive experience in managing a wide variety of special events, including the 2016 Rio Olympics. She began at the organization as an associate vice president in tourism sales.

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Why Are Public and Private Stakeholders Investing in Foreign Tourism Projects?

Solimar International

USAID has evaluated the current tourism market of Bangladesh, identifying the poor certification policy, the lack of promotion, and the lack of skilled workforce as areas of improvement. in 2013 to an average of about 4% between 2014 and 2016. 90% of the recipients of OneSeed’s loans are female.

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