Executive Certificate in Meeting & Event Management
Intensive Training for Meetings & Event Industry Personnel
An exclusive MEA Executive Certificate course, accessing up-to-date industry information and presented by current industry high-achievers – all in one intensive training course!
The MEA Executive Certificate in Meetings & Event Management, in Sydney 3-6 December, is designed for those who have between one and three years meetings industry work experience and who need an intensive training experience to move them along their career path. This is a major training opportunity for Meetings/Event and Sales/Marketing personnel working within the industry – and it happens only once per year! The Program has only limited spaces available due to the intensive workshop format, so now is the time to act!
The Program is intensive and highly participative, involving individual work, group work and lectures from industry specialists. Students can elect to register for the full 3.5 day program or the one-day Sales & Marketing program. Here is a summary of topics and outstanding presenter line-up:
Meetings & Event Management Topics
Designing Your Special Event
Meg Abernethy, Executive Producer & General Manager, David Grant Special Events
Managing Risk – Insurance Matters!
Matthew Crouch, Partner, Bartier Perry Solicitors
Sponsorship and Where it is Headed
Simon Baggs, CEO, Lateral Marketing and Management
The Do’s and Don’ts of Conference Programs
Amanda Trotman AMM AFMEA, Managing Director, The Forum Group
Leanne Christie, Managing Director, Ovations International
Event Staging for all Seasons and Reasons
Meri Took, CEO, Staging Rentals & Construction Services
Managing Your Budget
Robyn Johnson AMM AFMEA, Managing Director, Connexion Event Management
Event Site Selection & Negotiation
Warwick Hamilton, Managing Director – Events Unlimited International
Understanding Conference Catering
John McLean, Food & Beverage Director, Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre
Event Industry Update
Linda P Gaunt, CEO, Meetings & Events Australia
Planning the Project – Developing a Critical Path
Ruth Lilian AMM, Conference Manager, DC Conferences
An Introduction to Exhibitions
Craig Hoskinson, Senior Account Director, Expo Hire NSW
The Basics of Audio-Visual Technology
Keith Wooton AFMEA, General Manager, AV1
Sales & Marketing Topics
Selling Your Product from Call to Closure
Ian Michael Farkas, Business Development Director, SCVB
Planning Your Sales Strategy
Sharlene Dadd, Managing Director, The Meeting Portfolio
Marketing in the e-business World
Monica Hole, Director – Condiment Communications
Choosing Promotional Activities that Work for You
Donna Kessler AFMEA, Director - Tourism Portfolio
A detailed outline of the Program, including up-to-date topic descriptions, fees, venue and presenter details, is available via the Training page of the MEA website. Registration is also available online via the National Professional Development Calendar of Events located via the Training page on the MEA website. Contact Anna Tartakovskaia in the MEA National office for further information on (02) 9929 5400 or anna@mea.org.au.