Join us for this 8-week specialty in Meeting and Event Planning, developed in partnership with industry leader Meeting Professionals International (MPI). Begin with a focus on defining meeting goals and objectives and stakeholder needs before learning how to develop a budget, create a blueprint, manage RFPs and develop contracts. Then, discover how to manage speakers and content, plan menus, design room sets, arrange transport, and oversee logistics. Finally, discover how to evaluate the success of your meeting or event, communicate success and improve your meetings over time.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Identify stakeholders and define SMART goals and objectives for your meetings.
• Source venues, vendors, speakers and content for your events.
• Design experiences that deliver value for your organization.
• Oversee onsite logistics during the execution of your meeting.
• Measure results and demonstrate business value and improve your meeting over time.

To successfully pass this certificate, you will need to participate in weekly calls, watch recorded learnings, read and answer questions about articles and research and submit and pass a final project that showcases your ability to apply the knowledge and best practices discussed in class to a real-life scenario.

REQUIRED ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION: 60-minute Live Weekly Virtual Call Days and Times: Thursdays at 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Central Time via Zoom. The first live call will be held Thursday, September 19, 2024.

This course runs from September 16, 2024 through November 8, 2024.

Course fees are all-inclusive and non-refundable.

Member pricing is $750 and is non-fundable.

Non-Member pricing is $950 and is non-refundable. 

REQUIRED ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION: 60-minute Live Weekly Virtual Call Days and Times: Fridays at 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Central Time via Zoom. The first live call will be held Friday, September 20, 2024.

This course runs from September 16, 2024 through November 8, 2024.

Course fees are all-inclusive and non-refundable.

Member pricing is $750 and is non-fundable.

Non-Member pricing is $950 and is non-refundable. 

• Organizational Behavior

• Compelling Communication

• Effective Teamwork Skills

• Strategic Planning

This content is delivered through a combination of readings, videos, and live online discussions. Participants interact with each other and a facilitator through discussion threads and weekly live online discussion, providing an engaging and peer learning experience.

As we tackle organizational management in this virtual offering, it’s all about improving your work relationships, and environment. The course objective is to enhance supervisory and leadership skills through increased knowledge and application of organizational behavior, communication, teamwork, and strategic planning abilities in the workplace. With a heavy emphasis on communication throughout all the components, we will work to develop more effective skills as individuals and teams. This is quite possibly the most practical training you will ever receive because it serves as a big dose of conflict prevention!

REQUIRED ATTENANCE AND PARTICIPATION: 60-minute Live Weekly Virtual Call Days and Times: Fridays at 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Central Time via Zoom. The first live call will be held Friday, September 20, 2024. 

This course runs September 16, 2024 through November 8, 2024. 

Course fees are all-inclusive and non-refundable.

Member pricing is $750 and is non-fundable.

Non-Member pricing is $950 and is non-refundable.