BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.3//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Joanne Dennison&rsquo\;s\nMeeting and Event Intensive Two Day C lass\nSaturday/Sunday Oct. 12 &\; 13\, 2019\n\nMarketing Sponsor &ndash \; MPI New England\nVenue Sponsor &ndash\; Babson Executive Conference Cen ter\nLearn how to be better at what you do ---and further your career\nEar n Contact Hours for the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP)\nApplication or Recertification\n\nThis intensive\, extensive\, interactive class utili zes the CMP &ndash\; International Standards as the base for the areas of learning.\nJoanne is an educator. Because of that the first and foremost p urpose of the class is about learning to be a better professional in the m eeting and events industry (planner or supplier)\, and applying it when yo u go to work the next day. Yes\, people have even taken the class who were not sitting for the exam just for the learning experience! Class hours co unt toward the CMP CE application hours.\nFor many attendees it is also ab out &ldquo\;getting&rdquo\; a grasp on the material in a strategic\, situa tional and conceptual way to pass the CMP exam. The exam is no longer abou t memorization. It is about thinking\, planning and acting strategically. The questions are no longer definition based\, but situation based (&ldquo \;You are at your meeting and&hellip\;.&rdquo\;). The topics that are cove red are emphasized according to importance and relevancy to the CMP-Intern ational Standards and the proportion to how they are used in the exam. The re is also a &ldquo\;Pay Once\, Take Twice&rdquo\; option where you can co me the first time to get you on your way for preparing. Then\, if you choo se\, find a future class that fits your schedule and take it at no additio nal charge.\nJoanne shares information that is not on the exam&hellip\;.bu t she feels that you should know and can use. She also does share study ti ps and test taking tips for those who are preparing for the exam. Some of the tips also count in &ldquo\;real life&rdquo\;. Participants also share their experiences as part of the learning.\nJoanne has taught her multi-da y class more than 40 times since 2000 .She has also taught other sessions both for her own company and for many organizations such as MPI\, RCMA\, a nd Smart Meetings Magazine. Classes have been held throughout the US along with Canada\, Mexico\, Dominican Republic\, Thailand and China. She is al so an educator at many industry meetings and in corporate organizations.\n Joanne passed the exam in 1996 and has re-certified three times\, most rec ently in 2016. She also has attended the CMP Conclave multiple times to le arn the most up-to-date information about the CMP program\, most recently in November 2018.\n\nClick Here to Download the Registration Form DTEND:20191013T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260417T221618Z DTSTART:20191012T130000Z LOCATION:MA\,United States\,Babson Park\,231 Forest Street SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:October 2019 CMP / Meeting & Event Intensive 2-Day Study Group UID:RFCALITEM639120429785872167 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Joanne Dennison&rsquo\;s
\nMeeting and Event Intensive Two Day Class
\nSaturday/Sunday Oct. 12 & \; 13\, 2019

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Marketing Sponsor &ndash\; MPI New England
\nVenue Sponsor &ndash\; Babson Executive Conference Center
\nLearn how to be better at what you do ---and further your career
\nEarn Co ntact Hours for the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP)
\nApplicatio n or Recertification

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\nThis intensive\, extensive\, int eractive class utilizes the CMP &ndash\; International Standards as the ba se for the areas of learning.
\nJoanne is an educator. Because of tha t the first and foremost purpose of the class is about learning to be a be tter professional in the meeting and events industry (planner or supplier) \, and applying it when you go to work the next day. Yes\, people have eve n taken the class who were not sitting for the exam just for the learning experience! Class hours count toward the CMP CE application hours.
\n For many attendees it is also about &ldquo\;getting&rdquo\; a grasp on the material in a strategic\, situational and conceptual way to pass the CMP exam. The exam is no longer about memorization. It is about thinking\, pla nning and acting strategically. The questions are no longer definition bas ed\, but situation based (&ldquo\;You are at your meeting and&hellip\;.&rd quo\;). The topics that are covered are emphasized according to importance and relevancy to the CMP-International Standards and the proportion to ho w they are used in the exam. There is also a &ldquo\;Pay Once\, Take Twice &rdquo\; option where you can come the first time to get you on your way f or preparing. Then\, if you choose\, find a future class that fits your sc hedule and take it at no additional charge.
\nJoanne shares informati on that is not on the exam&hellip\;.but she feels that you should know and can use. She also does share study tips and test taking tips for those wh o are preparing for the exam. Some of the tips also count in &ldquo\;real life&rdquo\;. Participants also share their experiences as part of the lea rning.
\nJoanne has taught her multi-day class more than 40 times sin ce 2000 .She has also taught other sessions both for her own company and f or many organizations such as MPI\, RCMA\, and Smart Meetings Magazine. Cl asses have been held throughout the US along with Canada\, Mexico\, Domini can Republic\, Thailand and China. She is also an educator at many industr y meetings and in corporate organizations.
\nJoanne passed the exam i n 1996 and has re-certified three times\, most recently in 2016. She also has attended the CMP Conclave multiple times to learn the most up-to-date information about the CMP program\, most recently in November 2018.
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Click Here to Download the Registration Form

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