ESPA Launches 2025 Event Service Professionals of the Year Award

 

Event Service Professionals (ESPs) are the unsung heroes of the meetings and events industry.

Once sales sells the dream, it’s up to ESPs, aka convention services managers (CSMs), and meeting planners to facilitate it into reality, whether it’s a giant citywide convention or a meeting in an individual hotel. If planners have questions, ESPs have answers, and can also step in to solve the inevitable challenges that arise before or during any meeting!

Don’t you think a beautiful relationship such as this deserves some recognition? Meeting and event planners: Here’s your chance.

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Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) recognizes stellar ESPs, whether they work for hotels, convention centers or CVBs—or various combinations—via its Event Service Professionals of the Year Award.

Have you worked with an amazing CSM in the last year? Was there someone who partnered with you, embraced your event and went above and beyond to make it seamless?

As a meeting planner, here’s your chance to recognize someone who worked their magic to make you shine!

Click here to Nominate an Event Service Professional Today!

Nominations will be accepted from meeting planners who worked directly with the nominee on an event in the past year. Submissions will be accepted through December 11, 2024. The award will be presented at the ESPA Annual Conference February 2.