Basics Boot Camp Meeting Fundamentals - Part 1 & Part 2

Basics Boot Camp: Meeting Fundamentals is a 6-hour certificate course designed for people who are responsible for planning meetings and events but may not have any formal training. This course will help you get more strategic and confident when managing meeting stakeholders, designing meetings, sourcing sites and vendors, handling program logistics and overseeing the onsite execution of your meetings and events. Basics Boot Camp will give you a strong foundation of core skills needed to plan your next meeting or event, whether it is large or small.

The course is divided into two parts, each 3 hours in length, which may be taken individually or together.

• Part 1 covers Sourcing & Strategy
• Part 2 covers Design & Logistics

Participants of this course receive:

• Certificates in Meeting Fundamentals: Sourcing & Strategy and/or Design & Logistics
• 6 CMP-IS clock hours for completing Parts 1 & 2
  • 3 clock hours in CMP-IS Strategic Domain A: Strategic Planning for Part 1
  • 3 clock hours in CMP-IS Strategic Domain G: Meeting or Event Design for Part 2

To gain access to both Part 1 and Part 2, add this package to your cart and checkout. Then, check the My Courses tab in the My Account area to start the course! 

 Basics Boot Camp was developed in Partnership With: InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG). 

Basics Boot Camp: Meeting Fundamentals - Part 1: Sourcing & Strategy

3 Clock Hours | Domain A: Strategic Planning 

Basics Boot Camp: Meeting Fundamentals was designed with the working professional in mind. Whether you have the title "meeting planner" or not, if you plan meetings, this boot camp in the fundamentals will help you get more strategic and feel confident sourcing destinations, vendors and creating your meeting blueprint.

Learner objectives:

• Define meeting goals and SMART objectives
• Identify meeting stakeholders
• Develop a meeting budget
  
• Create a meeting blueprint
  
• Manage the RFP process
  
• Conduct site inspections
  
• Assess potential risks
  
• Select vendors
  
• Develop contracts
  

Course overview:

• Module 1: Define Your Meeting
  
• Module 2: Create a Blueprint
  
• Module 3: Develop the Budget
  
• Module 4: Prepare the Request for Proposal
  
• Module 5: Site Inspections
  
• Module 6: Vendor Selection
  
• Module 7: Contracts
  

After completing this course and evaluation, learners will receive a certificate in Meeting Fundamentals: Sourcing & Strategy.

Part 1 and Part 2 are offered in a package deal here!

Basics Boot Camp was developed in partnership with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG).

Basics Boot Camp: Meeting Fundamentals - Part 2: Design & Logistics

3 Clock Hours | Domain G: Meeting or Event Design 

Basics Boot Camp: Meeting Fundamentals was designed with the working professional in mind. Whether you have the title "meeting planner" or not, if you plan meetings, this boot camp in the fundamentals will help you feel more confident making meeting design decisions, managing program schedules and content, selecting speakers, arranging audiovisual and transportation, and executing onsite logistics.

Learner objectives:

• Understand how elements of meeting design help you achieve meeting goals and SMART objectives
  
• Manage speakers and conference content design
  
• Design room sets
  
• Plan menus
  
• Work with audiovisual teams
  
• Design a technical plan
  
• Arrange transportation and attendee movement plans
  
• Oversee pre-con/post-con meetings and onsite logistics
  
• Conduct program evaluations
  
• Communicate success metrics to meeting stakeholders
  

Course overview:

• Module 1: Design Your Meeting
  
• Module 2: Program Content
  
• Module 3: Manage Speakers
  
• Module 4: Plan Food and Beverage
  
• Module 5: Manage Audiovisual and Event Technology
  
• Module 6: Arrange Transportation
  
• Module 7: Supervise Onsite and Post-Event Activities
  

After completing this course and evaluation, learners will receive a certificate in Meeting Fundamentals: Design & Logistics.

Part 1 and Part 2 are offered in a package deal here!

Basics Boot Camp was developed in partnership with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG).