New partnership allows meeting planners and suppliers to earn credits toward IAEE's professional certification program
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The International Association of Exhibitions and Events has partnered with the Meetings Quest trade show, which will be held April 21–22 at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, Rhode Island, to provide its professional certification training. Presented by Association News magazine and hosted by the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau, Meetings Quest is America's longest-running series of educational and networking events for association, corporate, government and religious meeting planners.
"We are thrilled to be partnering with IAEE, a trusted and valuable resource in the exhibitions and events industry," said Timothy Schneider, president and CEO of Schneider Publishing, which publishes Association News and organizes Meetings Quest. "We will be offering exclusive educational programming in Providence, and we invite both current and prospective members of IAEE to take advantage of this great opportunity."
On April 21, Meetings Quest attendees will be able to earn credits toward IAEE's professional certification program, which leads to the Certified in Exhibition Management (CEM) designation. The daylong program will be administered by IAEE and taught by CEM commission–approved faculty. The CEM designation was created in 1975 to raise professional standards in the exhibition industry and is recognized as the premier mark of professional achievement for those who manage and host trade shows.
Meetings Quest was acquired last year by Los Angeles–based Schneider Publishing, publishers of SportsTravel and Association News magazines and organizers of the TEAMS Conference & Expo. The group travel markets served by Schneider Publishing generate 106 million hotel room nights annually. Meetings Quest was held earlier this year in Mesa, Arizona, and Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Upcoming Meetings Quest shows will also be held in Oakland, California, and Bloomington, Minnesota. For further information, visit MeetingsQuest.com or call toll-free (877) 577-3700. To watch the Meetings Quest video overview, click here.
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