People that have experience of event planning and management or who serve on event committees and wish to gain insight in the strategic and tactical considerations of event planning and management.
You will benefit from attending this workshop if you are interested in the following areas of event management:
•Planning and conducting the business of event management, whether at management or operational decision making level
•Benchmarking management and planning tools and techniques against international best practices
•Advancement of event planning and management competence
The workshop will be presented in eight sessions of 1.5 hrs each and will consists of presentations, interactive exercises and practical demonstrations. The following are focus areas in the presentations on:
• Strategic event management principles.
• Tactical event considerations.
• Applied event psychology and physiology.
• Advanced tools used in event management today (Strategic budget, project plan, the event specification guide, stakeholder analysis, and risk management).
The workshop Includes:
•A folder with reference manual and a CD Rom containing more than 60 documents, templates and samples of tools used in event management today.
•Presentations and facilitation by Pieter Swart, CMP (CIC Certified Meeting Professional and SAACI Accredited International PCO).
•Lunch and refreshments.
Pieter Swart CMP, founder of Conference Consultancy South Africa (CCSA), is the first South African to attain the prestigious Certification in Meeting Management (CMM). This achievement makes him one of 700 meeting professionals in the world and the only one in Africa that passed this sought-after certification in the global meetings and events industry.
For Swart, who has been active in the meeting and event industry for more than 18 years, quality and professional service is not negotiable. Attaining the CMM is much more than a personal accomplishment: it is also a responsibility.
Date: 26 January 2012
to 27 January 2012
Venue: CSIR ICC, Pretoria
