EMCVenues Announces Spring Webinars
Complimentary for Qualified Meeting Professionals and the Media
BRIELLE, NJ, March 18, 2009 - EMCVenues has announced its next wave of complimentary Internet-based educational sessions designed to benefit meeting planners - the Spring Webinar Season. EMCVenues, the global meetings resource company specializing in education events, supplier tradeshows, training workshops, and online registration support, is a one-stop marketplace for meeting & event planners and venues globally.
Responding to active market demand, EMCVenues' Spring Webinars are complimentary to qualified meeting and event planners as well as the media. Planners are encouraged to sign up early as demand is expected to be strong for the Spring Season. Webinars are generally held Thursday afternoons, beginning at 2:00 pm EST and last one hour. Well over 700 planners signed up for Winter Season.
EMCVenues invites planners to sign up for one, two or multiple webinars throughout April, May and June. Planners and members of the media 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 Topics for the 2009 Spring Webinar Season
April 2
2:00 pm EST
The Conference Center Difference
Neil Pompan, IACC Global President, Vice President of EMCVenues
April 9
2:00 pm EST
The 30-minute Wine MBA
Roxanne Langer, WineFUNdamentals
April 16
2:00 pm EST
Streamlining Event Specifications - Incorporating APEX Accepted Practices
EJ Siwek, CMP, Flash Technologies
April 23
2:00 pm EST
Meeting Planning 101; A Beginner Level
Michele Joseph, Master Connections Associates
April 30
2:00 pm EST
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & Green Meeting Best Practices
Jody Wallace, EMCVenues and Katrina Arion, Doubletree Palm Beach Gardens
May 7
2:00 pm EST
De-Mystifying Audiovisual and Technology for Today's Meeting and Events
Rick Bloom, Rick Bloom Productions
May 14
2:00 pm EST
The Food and Beverage Challenge
Marjorie Risinger, CMP, Consultant, Teacher, and Speaker
May 21
2:00 pm EST
Effective RFP Writing & Top Concessions You Should Include
Karen Pendleton, Executive Vice President, EMCVenues
Nancy Crook, Meeting Sourcing Support Manager, EMCVenues
June 4
2:00 pm EST
Event Site Selection
Chuck Ghoorah, CVent
June 11
2:00 pm EST
SMM (Strategic Meeting Management): Leveraging Your Travel and Procurement Department
Anil Punyapu, CVent
June 18
2:00 pm EST
Meeting Planning 201: An Intermediate Level
Michele Joseph, Master Connections
June 25
2:00 pm EST
Advanced Hotel Contract Negotiations
Karen Pendleton, Executive Vice President, EMCVenues
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