Keslie- Blog #3

This class has really allowed me to see event management in a completely different light. Before, I saw it a a fairly abstract process, that did not utilize a great deal of technology or a detailed step by step system. I always kind of envisioned the process that completely changed for every event, and that there wasn't a ton of overlap in different kinds of events. Learning about things like risk management, RFP's, project management and financial planning showed me how the same steps really do apply to all times of events. It made the process much more concrete. I also never realized how many different career paths are possible for a planner, or how planners and hotels are on such opposite ends of the market. Associations were something that had never even crossed my mind, and the extreme variety in types of associations was also something I never anticipated. It was really interesting, and exciting, to hear about all the different options as a future planner. The planning industry truly is a complex and versatile one, but it is also extremely connected, which makes me grateful for the opportunities I have already had to connect with professionals in the industry in and around DC.