Registration is Open for the Sustainable Event Professional Certificate

Registration is open for the Sustainable Event Professional Certificate Programme, to be held immediately preceding the CMP Conclave. 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 your environmental performance in areas such as food & beverage, transportation, and supply chain management; and effective methods for achieving corporate social responsibility goals. As part of the program, the participants will customize a roadmap for their own sustainable event.

Learning outcomes:

• Understand how to communicate the business value of sustainable events, including improving brand reputation and cost savings.
• Learn how to design elements of your events to be more environmentally and socially responsible. This includes reducing energy and water usage, improving accessibility and selecting suppliers in areas such as food and beverage, venues and accommodation, audio visual, transportation, materials resource management, marketing and exhibitions.
• Learn how to develop effective community service projects that support organizational objectives.
• Learn about international sustainable event standards and measurement and reporting methodologies that can provide guidance in implementing your next sustainable event.

Dates: Sunday, November 12: 1 p.m. - 5.p.m., Monday, November 13: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: MGM National Harbor, Maryland
Registration Fee: $395 USD or $295 for CMP Conclave Participants

*The Sustainable Event Professional Certificate is eligible for 8 hours of Continuing Education credits (CEs) towards CMP application or recertification. This program is open to all event professionals (CMPs and non-CMPs).

The Events Industry Council thanks the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau, the Premier Development Partner of the SEPC programme.

For more information, or to register, please contact: Mariela McIlwraith mmcilwraith@eventscouncil.org