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December 20, 2019

Community Service Encourages Engagement from Everyone at Professional Events

Volunteering and community service is an effective way to encourage event attendees to engage with what they’re doing and to engage with…

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December 18, 2019

Pros’ Site Inspection Tips

The Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA), the only association representing event service professionals from CVBs, hotels and convention centers from across North…

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November 25, 2019

How to Give Back at Your Next Event

Event Service Professionals Association Executive Director Lynn McCullough shares five ways planners can add giveback opportunities to their events with Connect Magazine. Read more at…

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October 23, 2019

Career Choices: Why Event Services Pros Are Never Bored

If you are looking for a new career, don’t overlook the opportunity to become an event service professional. You love meeting new…

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October 10, 2019

Winning Event Teams Begin with Sales, Service Synergy

So how does your event team specifically win the 2020 Republican National Convention? The short answer: the sales team and the service…

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September 24, 2019

CSMs Work Meeting Magic

Convention Services Manager – Event visionary, Destination guru, Client Experience master, Housing specialist, Catering consultant. All have similar job descriptions, and all…

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August 14, 2019

New Guide from ESPA Highlights Value of Event Service Teams

Everyone who works within the trade show and meetings industry recognizes the value that events — and all the individuals involved with…

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July 23, 2019

How Do You Measure Event Services Success?

Events are expensive, time-consuming and full of to-dos. But your services team makes coordinating event details seem easy and you do it…

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July 9, 2019

2019 40 under 40: Paola Bowman, CMP, CMM

ESPA Board member Paola Bowman, CMP, CMM, named as 40 under 40 by Connect magazine Read More…

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June 12, 2019

Event Service Professionals Shape Destinations With Planner Feedback

A post-event survey is a critical tool that planners should not confuse with another piece of junk email. Event service professionals at…

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