The Core Curriculum is comprised of Key Competencies designed to provide consistent educational frameworks for learning about the special events industry, presented in a standardized format, with content outlines that have been identified and vetted by industry experts within each discipline. Recognizing the need for differences in learning levels and cultural considerations, the outlines allow for local variations while adhering to international standards.
When you earn your Certified Special Event Professional (CSEP) designation, clients looking to hire the best of the best will see your commitment to the profession; know you have top-notch creative event ability and a track record of professionalism and success.
You will earn a prestigious designation that carries with it a sense of personal accomplishment and demonstrates your professional competency.
Enrolling in the CSEP program entitles you to CSEP-only events throughout the year for additional insight into topics that address critical areas of your event business.
Strategic Hotel Contracts: Plan & Think Before You Ink
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0.2 CSEP Points | ILEA Core Curriculum: Event Planning - Development
1Clock Hour | Domain D: Financial Management
Hotel contracts are complicated, but are a must to define responsibilities and make mutual obligations perfectly clear. In
the Strategic Meetings Management (SMM) landscape, hotel contract risk mitigation has become an important metric. In this interactive workshop, attendees will discuss a multitude of topics on methods to negotiate contracts that assure added meeting value, cost savings and risk mitigation, including
dispute resolution.
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Counteracting the Cacophony of Miscommunication during the Meeting Planning Process
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0.2 CSEP Points | ILEA Business Development
1 Clock Hour | Domain A: Strategic Planning
In the meeting and event planning world, ineffective communications can obstruct information, hinder collaboration and negatively impact the overall success of an event. In this highly interactive, high-energy presentation, Jan Spence will use her vast knowledge helping companies and individuals take their teamwork, listening, and communication skills to the next level by sharing tips on how to set established protocols and clear processes of communication with colleagues, clients and vendors, thus increasing overall productivity and ensuring the success of the event. By the end of the session, participants will have the necessary tools they can implement immediately to successfully navigate the varying and unique needs of today’s event planning world.
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The Science of Audience Engagement
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0.2 CSEP Points | ILEA Core Curriculum: Event Planning - Development
1 Clock Hour | Domain G: Meeting or Event Design
Creating engaging meeting experiences can be a challenging prospect for meeting professionals, but science is here to help. Learn what happens in the brain when people tune and in pay attention, and why people tune out at your meetings and events.
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This Session Graciously Sponsored by Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Decision to Attend
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0.2 CSEP Points | ILEA Core Curriculum: Event Planning - Development
1 Clock Hour | Domain A: Strategic Planning
Attendees are consumers; discerning travelers who may choose to attend conventions and exhibitions—or not. That’s why the mutual goal of both meeting/exhibition professionals and DMOs is generating positive word-of-mouth: repeat bookings and increased attendance. Discover insights from the second Decision to Attend Study, and how it could dramatically impact the way you design and market your meetings and events.
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This Session Graciously Sponsored by Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
Flair for the Dramatic: Your Intro to Stage Management
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0.2 CSEP Points | ILEA Core Curriculum: Technical Production
1 Clock Hour | Domain G: Meeting Design
From the apron to the fly gallery, discover the amazing world of the theater, and how it mimics the production elements of live event design. Learn the terminology your audiovisual and stage management professionals use and how you can better design your main stage experiences. Discover how stage elements, lighting equipment, sound engineering--even props--can impact your meetings and events.
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Breaking Barriers: Budget & Cost Savings Strategies
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0.2 CSEP Points | ILEA Core Curriculum: Event Planning - Development
1 Clock Hour | Domain A: Strategic Planning
This Session Graciously Sponsored by Great Wolf Lodge
Your Key to Designing Successful Business Events
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0.2 CSEP Points | ILEA Core Curriculum: Event Planning - Development
1 Clock Hour | Domain G: Meeting or Event Design
Meeting design is a hot topic; it’s an effective way to make any event or meeting more meaningful and valuable. In most meetings, the focus and budget lie mainly on logistics. Little attention is given to improve content and format to align with the objectives and create meaningful experiences for participants. Discover how you can integrate logistics, content and format to drive business results and impactful experiences.
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Risk Management: Band-Aids to Bad Guys
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0.2 CSEP Points | ILEA Core Curriculum: Venue - Development
1 Clock Hour | Domain C: Risk Management
Acts of violence seem to happen more often today than in years past, and in more vulnerable places, especially where people gather. Could the location or venue of your next meeting be a target? What are you doing to make your conferences and meeting safer and more secure? Are you doing it the right way? Join Alan Kleinfeld, meeting planner and law enforcement officer, and learn what questions to ask in order to keep your attendees and your staff from harm’s way. From Band-Aids to bad guys, get an idea of the scope of planning it takes and why you need a public safety mindset from the minute you begin to plan your event.
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This Session Graciously Sponsored by Marriott
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