The courses outlined on this page are intended for use by CMM designation program participants to fulfill the Online Boot Camp component of the designation program. To successfully complete the CMM Online Boot Camp, participants will need to view a minimum of 8 hours of programming and record the respective learning outcomes for each.
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1 Clock Hour | Domain I: Marketing
With today's economic trends and corporate downsizing many meeting professionals are looking to start their own company. But how do you market your expertise and talents, if your background as a planner is geared more towards strategic meetings management and operational success?
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1 Clock Hour | Domain F: Stakeholder Management
In order to progress your career and ensure that you continue to be a valued member within your organization -- especially if there is a structured meeting management program in place -- you need to do more than successfully manage a meetings department. You must challenge yourself, expand your skills and evolve from management to strategic director, and that's not always as instinctive and effortless as it seems. Learn how to develop a road map to purposefully achieving the next level in your career path. Through individual and group exercises, examine core competencies required to demonstrate that you are qualified to move up to the role of meeting director.
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Much has changed over the past five years in the meetings industry, yet rarely are meeting professionals represented at the executive level. Hear real-life stories of people who have been successful in being promoted to the executive level in meeting- and event-planning jobs.
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1 Clock Hour | Domain G: Meeting or Event Design
For years, meeting professionals have used event signs for directional and informational purposes, helping participants navigate event spaces and the experiences therein. Increasingly, however, they're leveraging these signs to transform meeting spaces into brand experiences, to create a sense of place and to achieve education or networking objectives. Review best practices in sign design and production and identify trends that can create a real wow for attendees around the world. Consider traditional uses, sense of place, sign strategy, the science behind signs and a roadmap for sign success.
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Our industry has become more complex with issues like room piracy, cyber security, and meetings advocacy. It is critical to understand economic concerns and forecasts that will dictate behavior in the meetings environment. Industry veteran Michael Dominguez shares the latest trends and how they affect your meetings.\
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Political and economic forces are driving an evolution in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries. As a result we need more from our strategic meetings management programs than bottom line savings. This session will be valuable for any planner considering or engaged in SMMP.
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Convention centers are key partners in the execution of any successful event. But, like all of us, venues and CVBs are reinventing themselves. This session examines what keeps them up at night, what they are doing about it, and how that impacts your role as a meeting planner.
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Organizations are taking a closer look at their marketing budgets, especially the significant portion that is allocated to meetings and events. This increased focus on “value and accountability” has placed a higher emphasis on tracking the right data, managing the meeting spend, and providing reports clearly showing the ROI.
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Room block poaching, suitcasing, guns in meetings, network hacking – these are just some of the latest challenges facing the meetings industry. Join hospitality attorney Josh Grimes and experienced planners and suppliers in an interactive and thought provoking review of the year’s hottest issues.
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Professionals are often rewarded for handling organizational details. Joining the C Suite requires a different skill set. This session gives meeting professionals a lens to look at the tangible tools for advancement – the strategic components of business, executive needs of professionals, action-oriented initiatives, and technology that can make this possible!
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