Why Certify | Benefits | What to Expect | Member Testimonials
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Earn Your One Stop Shop Certification

Validate your expertise, strengthen your campus operations, and stand out in the field of collegiate conference and events management.

One-Stop Shop Certification is the industry’s premier resource for defining and identifying college and university campus venues that conform to the principles of a One-Stop Shop program. A certified One-Stop Shop operation provides the most effective planning atmosphere to successfully stage a collegiate conference or event.
 
Certification assures all parties offer the following:

• One contact through which a planner may secure all university services
• One contract that covers all services the planner will receive from the university
• One bill (itemized) for all services provided by the university

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Planning a conference or event on a college or university campus? Check out our guide, "How to Plan an Event on Campus."

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Why Certify?

The ACCED-I One-Stop Shop Certification responds to the growing demand from meeting planners for a clear, reliable way to identify operations that deliver on “one contact, one contract, and one bill.” Earning certification demonstrates that your services align with the high standards expected of convention centers and premier hotels. Certification is valid for five years.

Benefits of Certification

Earn recognition on the ACCED-I One-Stop Shop Certification page and access exclusive marketing resources to promote your achievement. Certification also includes an independent review of your current practices by the only association dedicated to collegiate conference and events management.

What to Expect

• Submit application + materials
• Participate in review
• Earn certification (valid 5 years)

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Member Testimonials

At Georgia Tech, we are grateful for the opportunity to be ACCED-I One-Stop Shop certified. The certification not only describes what we offer in a nutshell, but it also lends beneficial credibility for the service we provide our customers. Many of our clients have expressed that our One-Stop Shop status sets us apart from other units on campus and local competitors. It is truly one of our top differentiators and gives us a key competitive advantage.
John Nussear, MBA - Georgia Institute of Technology

Being One-Stop Shop certified through ACCED-I has allowed us to instill confidence in our centralized services. The University of Michigan is a large campus and navigating the departments, services, and campus policies is extremely intimidating for both internal departments and the external community. The OSS designation really gives us credibility and lets our clients know we'll hold their hand through the planning process. I am confident that being OSS certified has allowed us to gain new clients and we include the designation in all our marketing.
Elaine Hanke - University of Michigan