Enhance Your Learning
For government meeting professionals who are interested in even more education, 2023 NEC offers a number of pre-conference events for an additional fee.
Planner Bootcamp
This half-day intensive course, held Tuesday, June 6, 2023, from 8 am – Noon describes everything you need to know if you are new to government meeting planning. Registration Fee: $125.
In this Planner Boot Camp you will learn best practices and standards in the hospitality industry for setting up events, which include timelines, requests for proposals, contract negotiations, food and beverage procedures, function room setups, audio visual needs, and sample tasks lists. Whether you are brand new or a seasoned planner, there is something new for everyone. The course will include an introduction to FedRooms, help you become more familiar with the benefits of FedRooms and how to access FedRooms. In addition, we will cover protocol best practices including seating, gifts, flag protocol and working with the military, especially all those ranks and abbreviations! Join us to learn the answers to these questions and much more!
Supplier Bootcamp
This half-day intensive course, held Tuesday, June 6, 2023, from 8 am – Noon is perfect for those who provide goods or services for government meetings. Registration Fee: $125.
Do you know how to capture government business for your hotels? Do you understand the needs of the government client? Working with the government you need to speak its language. Do you know what these are: per diem, SAM, FBO, FEMA NO, DUNS, CAGE CODE, NAICS, FAR, and PO? Do you know the proper ethics when working with the government, including what you should and shouldn’t say and do? This course will include an introduction to FedRooms, help you become more familiar with the benefits of FedRooms and how to submit a bid for FedRooms. In addition, protocol best practices covering seating, gifts, flag protocol and working with the military, especially all those ranks and abbreviations! Join us to learn the answers to these questions and much more!
CGMP Course & Exam
Attendees who successfully complete this in-person, three-day course June 3-5, 2023, and exam on June 6, 2023, will earn their Certified Government Meeting Professional (CGMP) designation. The price is $649 which includes the course, manual, and the exam. Register Now
Joint Leadership Session – Events for Chapter Leaders
This session is for current and incoming chapter Presidents, 1st Vice Presidents and 2nd Vice Presidents and provides time for networking and learning best practices for chapter operations, marketing and leadership development.
The afternoon JLS session will include information about chapter operations, and all chapter officers and directors are invited to attend.
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