Convention Sales Professionals International (formerly ACME)

The group formerly known as the Association for Convention Sales and Marketing Executives (ACME) will hold its first Annual Conference under its new name Convention Sales Professionals International (CSPI).

Themed “Best Practices – Bringing It to Life,” the conference will kick off with a dinner and networking reception on the evening prior to the conference at 901 Restaurant. The Annual Conference agenda offers several interactive sessions, such as “Best Practices in Action,” in which the authors of an influential industry whitepaper will discuss the execution of the best practices study in their destinations. New this year, CSPI sponsors will present brief, fast-paced IGNITE sessions throughout the day—an innovative format to deliver valuable messages in which 20 slides will advance every 15 seconds for five minutes. Throughout the Conference, CSPI will honor its mission to enhance the collaboration and partnership between DMOs and convention centers.

This year’s keynote speaker is Simon T. Bailey, who was recently voted best keynote speaker by the readers of Meetings and Conventions magazine, and who will deliver a keynote speech designed to enrich attendees’ lives by encouraging them to create their own destinies. Bailey has worked with over 300 of the Fortune 1000 companies and written six books, one of which, Release Your Brilliance, was voted #17 of the top 100 books being read by corporate America.

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