Meeting and Event Management - Madison Area Technical College

Meeting and Event Management from Madison Area Technical College is a Campus Associate Marketing degree that prepares you for a Business career. About: The Meeting and Event Management Program is designed to prepare students for highly responsible positions in the convention, conference and meeting planning industry. Students develop negotiation, decision-making, problem-solving and communication skills as well as learn about contract law, facilities, financial management and related areas of convention, conference and meeting management. Major responsibilities of those employed in the meeting and event management industry include: On-site Management, Marketing, Client and Vendor Relations, Contracts and Risk Management, Program Development, Budgeting, and Coordination of Logistics. Graduates may be employed by professional associations, corporations, conference centers, hotels, resorts and special event venues. This program is endorsed by Meeting Professionals International - Wisconsin Chapter, a community of the world's largest professional organization for meeting professionals. Program Outcomes: 1. Assemble a meeting request for proposal. 2. Create meeting timeline and checklist. 3. Determine important criteria in selecting a facility. 4. Design learner outcomes. 5. Construct a meeting budget. 6. Discover critical negotiation techniques. 7. Analyze facility contracts. 8. Discover crisis management strategies. 9. Identify housing, registration, and transportation tools and strategies. 10. Determine critical elements in coordinating a trade show. 11. Critique meeting room seating styles and their affects on the meeting . 12. Select appropriate options to save money on food & beverage functions. 13. Demonstrate professional practices used to plan and implement incentive programs and special events. 14. Analyze a meeting to identify sponsorship and fundraising opportunities. View more details on Madison Area Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Marketing courses.