Upcoming CDME Courses

The CDME program prepares senior executives, who want to advance their careers to blend theory with experience and application of knowledge to help industry leaders thrive in a constantly changing environment. The program focus is on vision, leadership, productivity and implementing business strategies.

Please note: Courses and instructors are subject to change. To receive CDME credit for a course, you must be in attendance for 100 percent of the scheduled course time.

Upcoming CDME Courses

Please note that due to fluidity resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, dates, locations, courses and instructors are subject to change.

July CDME Courses

In-Person Courses | Baltimore, MD, USA
Held in conjunction with the 2021 Annual Convention
July 10-13, 2021

Concurrent Core Courses

Strategic Issues in Destination Management
Instructor: Gary Sherwin, CDME, President & CEO, Visit Newport Beach Inc.
Destination Leadership
Instructors: Craig Davis, CDME, President and CEO, VisitDallas; Kathleen Frankford, CDME, Executive Director, Texas Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus

Concurrent Elective Courses

Destination Organization Financial Management
Instructors: Chris Kipper, CDME, CFO, Louisville Tourism; Mike Zumbaugh, CDME, COO, Chattanooga Tourism Company
Economic Development and the Role of Destination Organizations
Instructors: Brett Oetting, CDME, President and CEO, Visit Corpus Christi; Julie Curtin, President, ED Division, DCI

Alberta CDME Courses

In-Person Courses | Banff, Alberta, Canada
October, 2021
Dates, courses and instructors will be announced soon

October CDME Courses

In-Person Courses | Houston, TX
Held in conjunction with the 2021 Advocacy Summit
October, 2021
Dates and instructors will be announced soon

Concurrent Core Courses

Concurrent Elective Courses

Contact

For assistance or more information, please contact:

Rori Ferensic

Senior Director of Education
+1-202-835-4089
[email protected]

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Upcoming CDME Courses