What does an event coordinator do?

what kind of training do they have?
Event coordinator's normal duties, so on and so forth.

An event coordinator sets up employee & customer meetings as well as corporate events. These duties could include things like:
booking meeting facilaties,
booking golf courses for customer tournaments,
booking hotel accomodations,
booking dinner reservations,
bringing audio/video equipment for meetings,
putting together slide-shows,
ordering promotional materials,
booking trade show booths,
ensuring transport of booths for trade-shows and setting up
etc.

You must be extremely reliable and able to work through problems to ensure events come off as planned. You are the brains behind the scenes and some times the only way you get noticed is when things screw-up.

A lot of times the skills are learned as you go. A lot of common sense and problem solving under pressure. A background in the hospitality industry might help but it depends on exactly what the duties you will be performing. Sometimes event coordinators are internally focused other times externally.

Regardless if you like the work there is usually travel, a lot of nice dinners, and you might even be able to participate in a few of the customer events like golf, sking, etc.

I work for the 31ST ag dist,Its a Fair Ground in California.People come there to have a events there.Every event we have, A dog show,Car show,A large type of party for a corporation needs a "Boss" AKA Event coordinator,, promoter.Some one who Knows What to do,Answer questions,How To Set up the event they were hired for.At The Fair grounds they take care of contracts,Finances,Paying there help,Hiring there Help..
The Event coordinator is just what it sounds like.They Take care of all the things that it takes to make the Event Happen.
The Only training i know of is a been there and helped do that kind of a thing.Look at it this way,There Is Hundreds of different kinds of Events that can take place,You Cant do them all the same way,Somethings are common place.
Need any help i think you can Email Me through {answer}
I have worked there for 9 years Working with all kinds of Events " Been there Done That " Good Luck
P.S. If you E-mail Me, I will send you some Web site links to the Fairgrounds ....