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I am honored and excited to be a panelist at the next Plan Your Meetings Live Event Series on April 20, 2010.  Our panel discussion will focus on “Everything you always wanted to know about meetings, but never had the chance to ask” so I know this will be an informative discussion! Here is a [...]

As an Advisory Board member for Plan Your Meetings, I wanted to recommend their free educational and social programs that I have so enjoyed to you. As a board member I have been tasked with sharing this valuable information with others such as you to join. It’s FREE and we all like FREE! Plan Your Meetings (PYM) [...]

Suppose you are thinking about getting a certificate or certification in the event and meeting planning field.  Do you know what to research?  Do you know the difference between a certificate or certification? You can earn various certifications in event/meeting planning, that result in designations such as CSEP, CMP, CMM, CPCE, the list goes on.  [...]

How to Find the Best Volunteer Opportunities – Part II in a 3-part series on volunteering It is helpful to plan your volunteering strategy before raising your hand. How much time do you have to devote? Are you more interested in a particular area of the industry (catering, weddings, corporate meeting planning), or looking for [...]

Welcome to The Q Spot Blog! As any member of the meeting planning or special events industry will tell you, the first thing people say when they hear what you do for a living is: “Oh wow, that sounds like fun!” And it is. At times. We may accompany clients to exotic destinations, brush with [...]