CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI – JULY 29, 2017 – CanSPEP’s 2017 National Conference – themed around the spirit of Canadian entrepreneurship – was an amazing three days of networking, education and island hospitality – culminating in a celebration of our members and Award of Merit recipients for 2017. CanSPEP Award of Merit Recipients for 2017: Jeremy Tyrell […]
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Extend Your Stay in Atlantic Canada
Once you get to Atlantic Canada, you may never want to leave! So we’ve got some amazing post-conference offers to help make your extended stay even more memorable …. Saint John, New Brunswick – Delta Marriott #SaintAwesome Package $149 +taxes includes parking and breakfast for 2 Good from Jul 21 – Aug 6 Call 506-648-1981 […]
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We know that amazing hospitality is vital to executing a memorable conference and we’re thrilled to share some details about our Charlottetown hospitality program ….. Wednesday – On Wednesday evening, we’ll hone our entrepreneurial skills to raise money for our selected charity – Gardens of Hope Respite Cottage. Planners will create 2 competing teams: one […]
Read more...CanSPEP Announces 2018 & 2019 Annual Conference Locations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CanSPEP Announces 2018 & 2019 Annual Conference Locations The Annual conference is the association’s signature event that attracts professional event entrepreneurs and industry suppliers from across the country. The conference focus is to deliver innovative business skill development and education topics that serve the business owner in this niche market. This key […]
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Meet our 2017 Scholarship Recipients
CanSPEP, in partnership with Tourism Saskatoon, recently awarded four event entrepreneurs with educational scholarships to attend the CanSPEP annual conference July 27-29, 2017 in Charlottetown, PEI. Get to know the scholarship recipients, and join us in PEI to meet them in person! Julia O’Grady, ITM Events Julia O’Grady has big vision, fresh ideas and a […]
Read more...CanSPEP Announces Educational Scholarship Winners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 19, 2017 Tuesday Johnson-MacDonald, CMP, CMM 2016-2017 President Canadian Society of Professional Event Planners (CanSPEP) 613-288-4539 (Association Office) info@canspep.ca CanSPEP Announces Educational Scholarship Winners Ontario, Canada: CanSPEP, in partnership with Tourism Saskatoon, recently awarded four event entrepreneurs with educational scholarships to attend the CanSPEP annual conference July 27-29, 2017 […]
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Power Arranger: Slack Alert!
Greetings, fellow power arrangers. Welcome to the fourth episode in a series of posts helping you navigate software tools to make your life as an event planner easier. My name is Jessica Small, Senior Program Manager at Elastic Communications & Events. I am a Power Arranger, and your host for this series! In the first […]
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A REVIEW: Value Pricing to grow your business
In a recent CanSPEP webinar, Tara Gentile is an author, podcast talent and business strategist that helps entrepreneurs create successful and profitable businesses. Ms. Gentile offered her perspective on setting value pricing. While she offered a wealth of valuable insight, I was struck by her perspective on moving away from focussing on the minutia and […]
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Don’t Let Things Go South When Going South
Cross-Border Considerations When Planning Events in the United States With a shared language, similar culture, and the general ease with which most Canadians are still able to cross the border, it is important to remember that doing business in the United States does come with legal requirements. Ignoring them may expose you to serious consequences […]
Read more...Notable News – June 2017
A monthly listing of resources and items of interest to CanSPEP members. ALHI Expands their portfolio! Forty-five independent luxury-level meeting and incentive-focused hotels and resorts, located outside of North America, have been added to Associated Luxury Hotels International’s (ALHI) global portfolio. The new members were hand-selected from the membership of ALHI’s sister company Worldhotels. Each […]
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