Learn how to create and coordinate successful special events. Develop skills, find resources and gain confidence to plan and produce any size or type of event. This course reveals proven tips, tools, techniques, and procedures used by experts and master event planners to help you avoid embarrassing and costly planning errors or production mistakes.

You’ll discover how to select the right suppliers for food, decorations, entertainment, and you’ll learn how to effectively employ them within your own budgetary constraints. You’ll get easy access to event industry information compiled by and for professional event planners. We’ll even point you in the right direction to meet other event and meeting planners and to join a professional association or industry group. You’ll be so excited with your newly gained confidence and expertise that you’ll want to start planning your next event even before this course is over.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify and analyze elements of an event plan.
• Develop themes, explore options for sites, and develop site plans and diagrams.
• Select food and drink.
• Hire entertainment and decorate the site.
• Generate event revenue.
• Analyze results and say thanks.

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Requirements: Internet access, e-mail, Firefox or Internet Explorer web browser.

You will need to create a login for your online classroom. Go to www.ed2go.com/ksuconed. Find your course by browsing the catalog or using the search bar. Click the ‘Add to Cart’ button. Select your start date and then create a Username and Password. You must make an 80 or higher on the final exam (online) to successfully complete the course. You may only take the exam once.

If you have questions about this course, please contact the online coordinator at 470-578-6693 or online@kennesaw.edu.