UVA SCPS Course Offerings

NCPD 038
Meeting and Event Planning Certificate

Course Description: Meeting and event planning is an expanding profession that is properly recognized as a specialized and multifaceted area of expertise. Every meeting and event requires careful preparation, design, and management, whether the client is a commercial business, a nonprofit organization or association, or a private party. It is an area of opportunity that spans a broad range of industries and organizations, including corporate enterprises, professional membership associations, the hospitality industry, sporting and entertainment venues, and civic arenas and convention centers. This certificate program will provide participants with practical tools and knowledge to plan and manage exceptional meetings, conferences, and events. Program topics range from preliminary planning and needs analysis, to program design and budgeting, to site selection and on-site management. Course instruction will be supplemented with guest speakers who are leading experts and practitioners in the meeting and event planning industry and a site visit to a primary meeting and event venue.

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the Course
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Fall 2008 08337405 7405 0 1800 - 2100 T Richmond Richmond Regional Center
Room Room 302
Robert Ramsey
Session Dates: Sep 23 2008 - Dec 2 2008
Course Website:
Notes and Comments:
Program Contact: Deonna Hall
Textbook Information
Tuition: $625

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Spring 2008 08117405 7405 0 1800 - 2100 T Richmond Richmond Regional Center
Room
Robert Ramsey
Session Dates: Feb 19 2008 - Apr 29 2008
Course Website:
Notes and Comments:
Program Contact: Angela Wilkins
Textbook Information
Tuition: $625

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