The Four Cs Of Social Engagement: Social Media For Events

According to a recent study, 80% of American adults use the Internet. 75% belong to a social network. Our social media use is increasing and event organizers need to adopt new thinking, new directions and new strategies for event communications and engagement. Full Article from Midcourse Corrections

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5-Week Course for Wedding Planners

Las Vegas, June 7, 2010 – With the growing number of women entrepreneurs wanting to enter the wedding planning business or expand their base of knowledge, The International School of Hospitality (TISOH) will offer a special, FASTtrack Wedding Coordination & Design course starting July 12. Students completing the 5-week course will earn a Certificate in Wedding Coordination & Design. Students will learn the best practices of wedding coordination/planning and the latest in wedding design and trends. Classes are taught by industry professionals, and include externships and various site visits.

This is the first time the school is offering this course of study as a 5-week program. Classes meet Monday through Friday from 9 AM until Noon. The school will help out-of-town students with housing options.

For more information and to sign up online, please go to www.tisoh.com

25 Ways To Use Social Media For Your Next Event

1. Identify a hashtag for your conference.
A hashtag is a key word or abbreviation preceded by the hash or number symbol such as #EC10. Hashtags are adopted by event organizers to encourage conference participants to use in their tweets. Hashtags were created as a way to search and aggregate information on Twitter. More information on hashtags.

2. Search to see if anyone else is using your hashtag using one of the tools listed below.
If not, list it with these same tools. There is not an official hashtag registration system.

Tagalus – a user-defined dictionary of hashtags.
Define your hashtag by tweeting @Tagalus Define (list your hashtag) as: (definition of hashtag) Full Article

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Summer Schedule

Las Vegas, April 5, 2010 – The International School of Hospitality (TISOH) today announced its summer classroom schedule for six certificate and three diploma hospitality courses. The semester begins the week of May 17 and continues for three to six months. Courses are taught in the evening to best accommodate working schedules. Courses will include: Conference Management & Event Planning, Wedding Coordination & Design, The Art of Concierge, Event Design & Production, Art of Food & Beverage, Hospitality Human Resources, Meetings & Event Catering, and Hospitality Leadership & Supervision. Enrollment is limited. The TISOH’s campus is conveniently located close to McCarran International Airport at 3614 E. Sunset Road, Suite 110.

In addition, TISOH announced the schedules for three 5-week FASTtrack certificate programs in Conference Management & Event Planning, Hotel Operations and Wedding Coordination & Design, all beginning July 12. FASTtrack programs meet daily and feature the same instructional team of credentialed industry professional instructors.

Separately, all TISOH programs are available online with rolling admissions. Online programs at TISOH are self-paced, feature audio/visual PowerPoint presentations with one-to-one instruction. Students can start whenever enrollment procedures are complete.

For more information and to sign up online, please go to www.tisoh.com. Enrollment is limited.

About TISOH

The International School of Hospitality (TISOH) was founded in 2005 by professors from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The mission of the school is to offer practical, short-term hospitality training programs developed for industry by industry. Along with class instruction, most courses include site visits and working internships. The school curriculum includes conference management and event planning, meeting & event catering, event design & production, hospitality leadership and supervision, wedding coordination and design, the art of concierge, art of food and beverage, hotel operations and hospitality human resources. Students may elect to study on site or enroll in TISOH’s online courses.

For more information, contact The International School of Hospitality at 702.947.7200 or visit www.tisoh.com.