ESSAE & MPI NENY Join Forces for Annual Meetings Institute

ALBANY, NY (02/29/2012)(readMedia)-- 9:00am - 1:00pm, Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Hilton Garden Inn Albany Medical Center.

The Empire State Society of Association Executives (ESSAE) and Meeting Professionals International of Northeastern New York are holding a Joint Meetings Institute for event planners and association professionals to share ideas, get inspired and get prepared for their next event!

This year's opening presenter, Joan Eisenstodt, founder of Eisenstodt Associates, a Washington, DC- based meeting and hospitality consulting, training and facilitation company, will discuss the "what ifs" of meeting and event planning and how to prepare for them. Participants will think and act more critically about meeting and event contingency planning; determine how to (better) partner to provide necessary resources to anticipate and manage contingencies; and more.

The second program will feature a panel of experts - Jason Kramer, Executive Director, New York State Higher Education Initiative, Kate Chauvin, Trade Show Manager, New York State School Boards Association, and Jennifer Hickey Bruce, CMP, President and Owner of CCi Consulting, who will share best practices and proven techniques for building solid relationships that lead to recurring non-dues sponsorship revenue.

A networking reception/lunch will follow for planners and suppliers of both organizations.

For more information or to register online visit www.essae.org or contact ESSAE at 518-463-1755.

Coined the "Association for Associations," ESSAE is a 550-member statewide not-for-profit association based in Albany, N.Y. dedicated to serving the professional needs of those who work for, or otherwise serve, trade, business and professional associations in New York State. ESSAE provides a method for the exchange of ideas among the professional staff of associations and encourages high professional standards in the management of associations.

###