Accreditations and Affiliations

You are known by the company you keep, and lucky for ACCENT on Arrangements, we are in some pretty good company!

As one of the first accredited Association of Destination Management Executives (ADMEs) Destination Management Companies in New Orleans,  ACCENT continues to partner with organizations that share the same level of passion and professionalism in the event industry. Our experience and commitment to excellence has also secured our place as a world-class partner with the DMC Network. Partners accepted to the Network must abide by a strict set of standards including professional affiliations and a minimum length of time in the industry. In addition to meeting these elevated standards, ACCENT is a Certified Women’s Business Enterprise, and has 5 Destination Management Certified Professionals (DMCP) and two Certified Meeting Professionals (CMP) on staff. 

ACCENT on Arrangements proudly participates in a number of other industry organizations including:

	Financial & Insurance Conference Planners  FICP is an association of insurance and financial services industry meeting planners who exchange proven meeting management techniques and explore trends and new ideas that may enhance the value of conferences. ACCENT is a hospitality partner with this association.
	Society of Incentive & Travel Executives Site is a global network of meetings and event professionals dedicated to delivering business results. The highest levels of workplace performance are reached by individuals and teams that are highly motivated. Motivational experiences are a powerful business tool to reward and unlock human potential to achieve corporate objectives.
	Professional Convention Management Association The leading organization for meeting and event professionals delivering superior and innovative education and promoting the value of professional convention management.
	International Special Events Society Dedicated to the education, advancement and promotion of the special events industry, related industries and its network of professionals. Certified Special Event Professionals (CSEPs) are the hallmark of the professional achievement in the industry and are awarded by ISES.
	Meeting Professionals International Works to build an inspired, global meeting and events industry community by building human connections to knowledge, ideas, relationships, and marketplaces with a network of over 24,000 meeting and event professionals in over 80 countries.
	National Association of Catering Executives NACE offers members, partners, and the public a variety of rich resources that support, promote and enhance the catering and special events industries.
	New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau The only agency devoted to full time selling, servicing, marketing, branding and promoting New Orleans as the premier convention, special event and leisure destination.
	Association of Destination Management Executives The only global non-profit association dedicated to increasing the professionalism and effectiveness of destination management through education, promotion of ethical practices, and availability of information to the meetings, convention, and incentive travel industries, as well as the general public.