Conference and Event Planners
Other titles : special events organizer, festival organizer
Details
Description :
Conference and event planners plan, organize and co-ordinate conferences, conventions, meetings, seminars, exhibitions, trade shows, festivals and other events. They are employed by tourism associations, trade and professional associations, convention and conference centres, governments and by conference and event planning companies.
Main duties :
- Meet with trade and professional associations and other groups to promote and discuss conference, convention and trade show services;
- Meet with sponsors and organizing committees to plan scope and format of events, to establish and monitor budgets and to review administrative procedures and progress of events;
- Co-ordinate services for events, such as accommodation and transportation for participants, conference and other facilities, catering, signage, displays, translation, special needs requirements, audio-visual equipment, printing and security;
- Organize registration of participants, prepare programs and promotional material, and publicize events;
- Plan entertainment and social gatherings for participants;
- Hire, train and supervise support staff required for events.
Regions where this career
has the best propspects:
- Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Training
Diploma of College Studies (DCS)
Programs :
- Commercialisation de la mode (Training program available in French only)
- Tourism
Commercialisation de la mode
(Training program available in French only)
Program length : 3 years
Program Objectives
Former des techniciens et des techniciennes en commercialisation de la mode pouvant oeuvrer dans les domaines de la vente en gros et en détail, les achats, la présentation visuelle et la promotion : analyser le marché, effectuer des achats, assurer la distribution des produits, effectuer la mise en marché, gérer et former du personnel et assurer le service à la clientèle.
Where this program is available
Tourism
Program length : 3 years
Program Objectives
This program aims to simultaneously teach versatility and the mastering of a technical function. It allows for the student to actively participate in the development of the tourist industry while teaching them to adapt to different cultures, to evaluate a tourist location, in the development of tourist products and services as well as the promotion of these products and services. In choosing one of the three specializations, the students will acquire the necessary qualifications that will enable them to intervene accordingly whether it be in Hospitality and Tour-Guiding, Tourist Product Development, or in the Development and Promotion of Travel Products. (1 860 hours/section)
Where this program is available