Why Your Association Should Host Its Next Conference in Portland, Oregon

As an internationally-focused event planning company, EJP Events has extensive knowledge about destinations worldwide. But we have even deeper expertise in our hometown: Portland, Oregon. This Pacific Northwestern metropolis, located about 70 miles/115 km from the Pacific Ocean and 180 miles/300 km south of Seattle, offers abundant natural beauty, decent weather year-round (if you don’t […]

Thoughts on creating community within a large, international alumni association

As an association event planning professional myself, I found the opportunity last fall to attend the Association of Yale Alumni’s annual Assembly* in New Haven, CT to be highly interesting! As an alumna and an AYA volunteer, and especially as a meeting planner and association manager (I do event planning and contract association management for […]

Oregon School Counselor Association Conference Photos

Got some photos back from our Oregon School Counselor Association conference a couple weeks ago. So great working with this group! EJP Events helped them from beginning to end, starting with venue search, contract negotiations, sponsor and vendor solicitation and management, catering menu planning, registration, social media, event marketing (the conference sold out for the […]

Technology Industry Conferences and Events: 0111 CTO Conference

Technology industry conferences and events provide a dynamic platform for professionals to foster networking opportunities and gain insights into emerging trends. We just returned from the annual 0111 Conference held by industry organization 7CTOs. This gathering, held near San Diego’s waterfront, was billed as a “how-to” for the CTO (Chief Technology Officer), offering opportunities to […]