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Meeting & Event Management



Description

Meeting & Event Managers ensure that a meeting or event is a success. They do this by bringing people together for a common purpose to achieve a specific goal. They are organized individuals who are creative, detail-oriented, have the ability to multi-task and have excellent communication skills.

Job Outlook

Meeting & Event Managers work for corporations, associations, hotels, professional organizations, government, non-profit, religious organizations and are self employed as independent planners. On a daily basis, the Meeting & Event Manager may interact with various companies including: hotels, airlines, transportation, attractions, restaurants, decorators, general contractors, entertainment, audio-visual, convention centers, sports facilities and more.

Over the years the responsibility of the Meeting & Event Manager has increased. Today Meeting & Event Managers are expected to understand basic financial management, marketing and must be proficient in excel, word processing, power point and other software programs.

Salary

According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, this industry is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations over 2004 - 2014. This growth is due to increased globalization. Salary ranges $24,660 - $65,060. According to Professional Conference Managers, the average salary for a US Planner is $54.613.

Picture Yourself as a...

  • Director of Corporate Meetings
  • Corporate Meeting Planner
  • Sr. Conference Planner
  • Conference Planner
  • Conference Director
  • Meeting Manager
  • Senior Meeting Planner
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  • Event Coordinator
  • Special Event Coordinator
  • Account Executive
  • Event Manager
  • Planning Manager
  • Account Manager
  • Event Registration
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  • Association Director of Meetings
  • Association Meeting Planner
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Executive Assistant
  • Project Manager
  • Specialist Meeting Services
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    All common titles for Meeting / Event Managers

    Professional Associations

    » Meeting Professionals International, MPI
    » Society of Government Meeting Professionals, SGMP
    » Religious Conference Managers Association, RGMA
    » Professional Conference Managers Association, PCMA
    » International Special Events Society, ISES
    » National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners, NCBMP