 Did you receive the May update from the Meetings Industry Advocacy Hub, including updates on the ESS, Brand USA Authorization, Government Meetings and Tax Reform? If not, read on for more information and how you can get connected.
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 Three industry pioneers will be inducted into the Convention Industry Council's Hall of Leaders this year and two emerging leaders will be honored with CIC's Pacesetter Award. Here are the 2014 inductees.
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Attention Dallas/Fort Worth Area CMPS! Interested in attending the 12th Annual CMP & CMM Recognition Breakfast? Read on for more details.
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During the recent CMP Breakfast held earlier this month during ASAE's Springtime EXPO, speaker Lisa Giruzzi spoke to attendees on "Influence Without Arm Twisting: Getting Your Team to Work Together." Here are some photos from the event.
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Is your certification expiring in 2014? Did it already expire but you still want to recertify? Read ahead for important information.
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 If you are a Certified Meeting Professional working in the healthcare industry, then you should consider applying for the CMP-HC, the new healthcare certification, and a subspecialty of the CMP.
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 The APEX Workgroup on Room Block Poaching recently asked meeting planners to participate in a study on the prevalence of room block piracy in the industry. Here are some of the preliminary findings from that study.
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Each year, Meeting Professionals International (MPI) honors deserving individuals, chapters and organizations with its Recognizing Industry Success and Excellence (RISE) Awards. Meet this year's recipients.
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The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) recently honored two CMPs, Phelps R. Hope, CMP, and Janet Sperstad, CMP, for their outstanding contributions to the industry. Read on for more information.
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AIBTM | Incentives, Business, Travel & Meetings (America)
June 10-12, 2014 Orange County Convention Center Orlando, Florida Booth 1176 | CIC CEO Karen Kotowski, CAE, CMP, attending More information |
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The Convention Industry Council recently attended IMEX Frankfurt. See a few highlights from that meeting.
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Kim
Bennett, CMP, is now Senior Manager, Programs & Events at the Emerging
Markets Private Equity Association.
Mariah Farbotko, CMP, recently moved from Arlington, Virginia, up to Hanover, New Hampshire, to start a new job as Events Manager at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. She previously served in the role of Conference Manager at ASPPA. Shannon Guggenheim, CMP, is now Senior Account Manager for EventLink International, Inc., where she will oversee site sourcing, logistics and overall planning of multiple meetings and events with various clients. Matthew Marcial, CMP, is now Senior Director of Events for Meeting Professionals International in Dallas, Texas. Danielle Mazzaferro, CMP, has joined HelmsBrisoce as a Manager of Global Accounts.? She has 16 years of meeting and event experience and helps her clients get the best value out of their meeting spend. Annette M. Ott-Barnett, CMP, CMM, CAE, is now a senior level contractor working in the meeting and event services department for the U.S. Travel Association in Washington, D.C. She was previously the Director, Conference and Events at the Managed Funds Association. After almost 10 years in Atlanta at the Omni Hotel @ CNN Center, Angela Roberts, CMP, has been promoted to Director of Conference Services at The Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Virginia. Frank Rudd, CAE, CMP, has been named the President/CEO of the Florida Society of Association Executives. Frank was formally the Executive Director of the Florida Engineering Society. Kathryn Viggiani, CMP, has been named Event Coordinator for the New York School Nutrition Association, where she will manage all conference planning for the state association. Make an awesome career move? Let us help you celebrate! Send the details of your latest career triumph to cmptoday@conventionindustry.org. And while you're at it, be sure to log into www.conventionindustry.org and update your official CMP record. |