Chapter Education and Networking

Following the education program, experience the best SentryWorld has to offer by touring the boutique hotel, championship golf course – recent host to the 43rd U.S. Senior Open – and multiple unique banquet spaces to meet all your event needs. Bonus: Participate in a course and facility tour and you’ll receive free swag!

Help us support the Cupboard Food Pantry and bring a needed item!  View needed items.  Thousands of students receive need-based financial aid, and hundreds are enrolled in food assistance and WIC programs. Many more students encounter short-term financial emergencies and find themselves choosing between buying food and paying other bills. The Cupboard was created to help students meet their basic needs so that they can focus on succeeding in school. 

In this wide-ranging session, we will analyze many ways in which you can strengthen and enhance your role, processes, and knowledge in your area of the meetings and events industry. 

Meetings are an exercise in teamwork and collaboration, and that is why the relationships between event planners and the vendor team are so crucial. Meredith will discuss various ways to build these relationships and common mistakes that inhibit this teamwork as well as provide suggestions on how to cultivate referrals, use social media effectively for collaborative credit, build respectful working relationships, and collaborate effectively with your colleagues for smoother event day logistics.  

In regards to working with our clients, our industry provides the opportunity to produce events for various cultures and religious groups. Each group has certain cultural norms and business practices that we should be aware of and adjust to in order to best serve our clients and book their business. Meredith will provide experienced guidance on strategies you can use to make you a multicultural events expert. 

Speaker Bio: Meredith Commender