Basics Bootcamp: Meeting Fundamentals

About the Course

Basics Boot Camp: Meeting Planning Fundamentals is a 6-hour certificate program designed for people who are responsible for planning meetings and events but may not have any formal training. Basics Boot Camp will give you a strong foundation of core skills needed to plan your next meeting or event. Basics Boot Camp is divided into two parts each 3 hours in length.

• Part 1 - Meeting Sourcing & Strategy 

• Part 2 - Meeting Design & Logistics

 
Participants of this course receive: 

• 6 clock hours in CMP-IS Strategic Domain A: Strategic Planning or Domain G: Meeting or Event Design

• Certificate in Meeting Fundamentals

Part 1
Meeting Planning Sourcing & Strategy

What You'll Learn

• 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
  

Part 2
Meeting Planning Design & Logistics

What You'll Learn

• 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
  

Sessions

• 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

Sessions

• 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