EMCVenues Announces Complimentary Webinars
For Meeting & Event Planners
BRIELLE, NJ, February 12, 2009 - EMCVenues, the global meetings resource company specializing in education events, supplier tradeshows, training workshops, and online registration support, announces complimentary webinars for meeting planners. EMCVenues is a one-stop marketplace for meeting & event planners and venues globally.
EMCVenues' webinars are complimentary to meeting and event planners, as well as members of the media. At initial launch of the winter-spring webinar schedule, EMCVenues experienced an immediate registration of well over 700 planners signing up early for multiple webinars. To accommodate planners, EMCVenues has extended registration for the entire winter-spring season.
EMCVenues invites planners to sign up for one, two or multiple webinars throughout February and March. EMCVenues will announce their spring-summer webinar schedule the end of March.
Planners can access the complimentary webinars through EMCVenues' website: www.emcvenues.com, or at the following link: http://www.emcvenues.com/resource_and_education_center/calendar_of_events.cfm
EMCVenues Webinar Topics for February & March 2009
February 12
50 Ways to Save on Food and Beverage (2:00pm) - Janet Pickover, CMP, Site Inspections Plus (a service of JR Associates)
February 19
The FUNdamentals of Creating Your Meeting Budget (2:00pm) - Bonnie Wallsh Associates
February 26
Planning Healthy Menus for Today's Diets; Keeping Your Audience Engaged and Awake (2:00pm) - Marge Risinger, CMP
March 5
Green Meeting Trends and Best Practices (2:00pm) - Jody Wallace, President & CEO EMCVenues, and Katrina Arion, Vice President, Assets Management, Thayer Lodging Group
March 12
Launching and Growing Your Own Meeting Management Business (2:00pm) - Bonnie Wallsh Associates
March 19
Advance Hotel Contract Negotiations (2:00pm) - Karen Pendleton, EVP, EMCVenues
March 26
Top 10 Networking Events That Won't Break the Budget (2:00pm) -- David Gilman (2:00pm), Gilman Performance Systems
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