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What Keeps Attendees Safe in a Pandemic and What Doesn’t
There is no magic elixir to absolutely protect attendees from fast-spreading novel coronaviruses. But strategic measures executed professionally are a lot more…
Learn COVID-19 Protocol Best Practices Gleaned from ESPA’s Annual Conference
When it comes to executing a robust COVID-19 health and safety protocol regimen for an in-person meeting, what better group model than…
Need a Meeting Planning Stress-Buster? Tap Into an Event Service Prof
Tina Lynn Mercardo knows how to reduce stress on the job. As a meeting planner for NAFA Fleet Management Association, she makes…
You Need Event Service Profs More Than Ever. Here’s Why
We put out fires, adjust on the fly and juggle multiple items at a time. We are trusted partners with meeting planners,…
7 Ways CSMs Can Help Planners as the Meetings Industry Reboots
The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us that change is the only constant. Ask a meeting planner. In a little more than a…
ESPA Leader Julie Brakenbury Details the Role of Event Service Profs in the Recovery
Event service professionals, who facilitate meetings and conventions as a liaison between facilities, destinations and meeting planners, have taken it on the…
The Role of Event Service Professional Evolves During Recovery
Like most meeting planners, Diane Haggerty, CMP, has questions about her first event that will include in-person attendees during the COVID-19 pandemic….
ESPA Welcomes New President and Board Members, Honors Leaders
Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) has welcomed Julie Brakenbury, CGSP, as its new president. Brakenbury is director of destination services for Greater…
4 Steal-Worthy Strategies from One Association’s Virtual Conference
The pressure is on when you’re planning a conference for event professionals. So when the Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA)—a 33-year-old association…
A COVID-19 Convention Services Roadmap to Recovery
ESPA’s Paola Bowman, destination services manager for the Arlington CVB, and Jamie Huckleberry, director, event services for Pittsburgh’s David L. Lawrence Convention…