The Voice of Event Service Professionals for 30-Plus Years
ESPA: The Power Behind Every Great Event
For more than three decades, ESPA has been the only association dedicated to championing event service professionals across North America. We are the community where Event Services teams come together to learn, grow and lead.
ESPA is your platform to be heard, your network to lean on, and your resource to sharpen skills that drive events—and venues and destinations—forward.
Our Mission: Elevating the Profession
ESPA exists to raise the profile and impact of event service professionals. Through education, advocacy, and networking, we prepare our members to excel in their pivotal role—delivering innovative, seamless, and successful events.
Who We Represent
Our active members shape the success of events at CVBs, convention centers, hotels, and special event venues across North America. Roles include:
Event and Convention Service Coordinators, Managers, Directors and VPs
Destination Service Coordinators, Managers, Directors and VPs
Sports Events Service Managers
Housing Managers
Catering Managers and Directors
Why Join ESPA?
Our Legacy
Founded in 1988 as ACOM, the Association for Convention Operations Management, we rebranded in 2012 to the Event Service Professionals Association, a name that truly reflects the role of our members and the impact we make every day.