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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…
ESPA Releases Recovery Roadmap
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, event planners and convention service managers (CSMs) have had to adapt quickly, and the Event Service Professionals Association…
4 Pre-Event Communication Strategies for Meeting Planners in the Pandemic Era
Communication with attendees has always been key. In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, clear communication prior to an event is…
New Design & Cost Considerations for Meetings
Virtual events rule the meetings world at the moment, but that will change as face-to-face gatherings return—likely in a hybrid capacity for…
A CSM Can Help
The partnership between a meeting professional and an event planning manager or convention services manager (CSM) powers the planning process, creating a…
Monumental Menus: These F&B Trends Will Continue to Dominate Going Forward
Every year or two, new trends grab hold of the food and beverage components of meetings and events. From sustainably farmed salmon…
10 Ways an Events Services Professional Can Maximize Your Meetings Budget
As everything that goes into organizing a meeting starts to add up, budget dollars can disappear pretty quickly. But there is a…