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Join Events
Industry Council for an important webinar addressing what CMPs can expect when
it's time to renew their certification.

Join Josh
Hinman, Events Industry Council’s Certification Coordinator, for a webinar to
review the full CMP renewal process on 19
April 2019 at 1:00 pm EST/UTC-6. In addition to a brief review of the
eligibility requirements, this webinar will focus on the renewal application
itself, from validating your experience to submitting industry support activity
and self-reporting any remaining continuing education.

The webinar
will also include time for questions from the audience at the end of the
presentation. The webinar is eligible for 1.00 CE. A recorded version will be
available approximately two weeks after the live presentation.

Visit https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8271518619553868803 to view the full article online.

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The Events
Industry Council, in collaboration with the International Association of
Exhibitions and Events, and the Society of Independent Show Organizers, is
analysing current trends related to deceptive practices, consumer fraud and
scams affecting the events industry, specifically focusing on attendance list
scams and room block poaching and piracy.

For our 2019
research focus, we are also introducing an in-depth analysis on unauthorised
offers to sell event attendance lists, often referred to as "attendance
list scams."

Estimated
completion time is 7-10 minutes. Thank you in advance for taking the time to
complete the survey by Wednesday, 17 April at 5:00 pm EST/UTC-5.

Visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Scams_Affecting_Events to view the full article online.

In partnership with Sustainable Brands, the Events Industry Council will host an informative and action-driven Sustainable Event Professionals Certificate (SEPC) Course at SB’19 Detroit from 2–5 June 2019. Combining active learning and experiential elements, this programme is designed to enable participants to implement their own sustainable events. Topics will include:

• Understanding the business value of sustainability for the events industry


• Practical solutions for improving environmental performance in food and beverage, transportation and supply chain management


• Effective methods for achieving corporate social responsibility goals

Registration: $595 USD

A limited number of scholarships, hotel and travel subsidies are available for qualified planners. Contact Jennifer Miller for more information.

Dates: Sunday, 2 June—Wednesday, 5 June 2019

Location: Cobo Center, 1 Washington Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48226

Partner hotels: Book your hotel room within the Sustainable Brands hotel block to take advantage of pre-negotiated rates.

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Beth Surmont, CMP, CAE, was featured in an article celebrating International Women’s Day. Surmont is the director of experience design for 360 Live Media, part of the SmithBucklin company. She and several of her coworkers were asked to share their secrets in a Meetings Today article.

Carol
Krugman, CMP, CMM, M. Ed, recently spoke with PCMA about how she started her
own business. Krugman, who was inducted into the Events Industry Council’s Hall
of Leaders in 2017, said starting her own business was a scary but rewarding
endeavor.

"Thanks to
the right combination of other skills, a lot of energy, irrepressible chutzpah,
and the good fortune to meet, work, learn from and partner with extraordinary
professionals all over the world, I ended up in the industry," she told PCMA.
"The rest, as they say, is history!"

Visit https://www.pcma.org/carol-krugman-launching-her-business-connecting-students/ to view the full article online.

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PCMA announced its list of finalists for the visionary awards, as well as the three Lifetime Achievement honourees.

All three Lifetime Achievement honourees are CMPs. Chris Wehking, CMP, of the American Society of Anesthesiologists; Eduardo Chaillo, CMP, CMM, CASE, of the Global Meetings & Tourism Specialists; and Lauren Kramer, CMP, CAE, MTA, of Meeting Priorities, LLC., will receive their lifetime achievement awards at PCMA’s Visionary Award’s reception on 7 May.

Other finalists include:

• Business Strategist of the Year: Heather M. Seashotlz, CMP


• Community Advocate of the Year: Jennifer Bond, CMP, CMM, and Christine Faiman, CMP


• Event Designer of the Year: Sally Ann DeBolt, CMP, and Diane E. Kovats, CMP, CAE


• Digital Experience Strategist of the Year: Janet Cooper, CMP, and Roberta Odebrecht, CMP, DES


• Outstanding Service to a Chapter: Debra Maines, CMP-HC; Meagan Prescott, CMP; and Elisa Sandoval Wong, CMP, HMCC

Visit https://foundation.pcma.org/visionaryawards/#section-1501008303870-3-0 to view the full article online.

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