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ESPA 2019 Annual Conference Announcement
We are excited to be hosting the ESPA 2019 Annual Conference in Charlotte! The dates are January 11-13, 2019. The Westin Charlotte…

Creating Event Experiences: Food Truck Program
In February, ESPA hosted a webinar on Creating Event Experiences featuring Amanda Bonvechio, CMP, CSEP, Director, Convention & Event Experience, Destination Cleveland….

ESPA Welcomes New President From Visit Spokane
The Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) has installed a new president as well as new board members, the organization announced. Amy Cabe, director of…

Meetings & Events Industry Releases New Economic Impact Data
Key findings from a new report show how face-to-face meetings and business events support 5.9 million jobs and hundreds of billions of…

ESPA Recognizes Event Services Star
The Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) bestowed Doris Sims, Vice President of Destination Services, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, the 2017 Executive Excellence Award…

ESPA Names 2017 Award Recipients
Fans of the Golden Globes and the Oscars know that it’s peak awards season in Hollywood. The entertainment industry isn’t the only…

ESPA Recognizes Event Services Stars
For commitment and dedication to the profession of event services, Doris Sims, vice president of Destination Services, Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau,…

ESPA Recognizes Event Services Stars
Louisville CVB’s Doris Sims Receives 2017 Executive Excellence Award For her commitment and dedication to the profession of event services, Doris Sims,…

ESPA Celebrates Services
Recognizing our impact on executing successful events and being true partners to meeting planners, we created a week to celebrate all that…

Heard it from Planner Diane Haggerty, Manager, Meetings and Conference, Metal Powder Industries Federation
One experience I had with a CSM that I’ll never forget is staff had been busy preparing for the conference all day…