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Events Industry Council

Featured Article
CIC's New Preferred Provider Program & How It Can Help You
Have you heard about CIC's New Preferred Provider Program? Find out how it can help make it easier to track your CE credits for recertification.

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Nominate an Outstanding Peer for CIC's Pacesetter Award
Change is the lifeblood of any industry and often happens at lightning speed. As the meetings and conventions industry continues to change, its growth is often spurred by a new generation of professionals. Do you know someone who should be recognized for contributing to that growth? Nominate that person for a 2015 Pacesetter Award.

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Chair's Corner
Proud to be a CMP!
Last month, CMP Governance Commission Chair Joanne H. Joham, CMP, CMM, asked, "Why are you proud to be a CMP?" and you responded! This month, she shares some of your responses in her chair's corner letter.

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CMP Events
Book Your Hotel Now for CMP Conclave 2015
The 2015 CMP Conclave is being held on September 26-28 in Reno, Nevada. Plan to attend and book your hotel now!

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Plan International Meetings? Join Our Hosted Buyer Group at IMEX Frankfurt!
CMPs, do you or any of your colleagues plan international meetings? Consider applying to join the first CIC Hosted Buyers Group at IMEX Frankfurt, specifically for CMPs!

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Global Perspective
CMP Global: Never Make Friends With Your Lunch
Darren Tipton, CMP, began doing humanitarian work on the African continent many years ago. Here he shares his story of using his CMP training while working in Kenya and one important lesson he learned: Never make friends with your lunch.

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Convention Industry Council
CMP Program News
This Year is the 30th Anniversary of the CMP Program!
2015 marks the 30th Anniversary of the CMP! Over the years, the certification has continued to evolve and grow with the industry, and we are proud of where the certification has come and of our large global CMP community. This year, CIC will be hosting events and promotions around this special celebration with the culmination of the celebration to be held at the CMP Conclave, September 26-28 in Reno, Nevada. Please stay tuned for more information and to learn how you can be a part of this amazing celebration! 


 
Welcome the New CMP Class!
CIC congratulates the 169 individuals who passed the first quarter CMP examination.

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APEX - Standards and Best Practices
Sustainable Planning: Event-Specific Criteria
CIC has partnered with Avila to bring you the Sustainable Meeting Planning Program (SMPP) and each month, SMPP will also provide you with a sustainability tip. This month's tip is about event-specific criteria.

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Industry News
MPI & DMAI Announce Destination Finder Tool
Earlier this month, Successful Meetings magazine reported that MPI and DMAI partnered to create "Destination Finder." What is it and how can it help you source location for events? Read on for more information.

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CMPs in the News
Congratulations to CMPs who Earned CAE Designation
Recently ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership announced that 163 association executives who received their Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential. Congratulations to the 11 CMPs on the list.

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ESPA Awards CMPs with Meeting Professional of the Year & Member of the Year Awards
Earlier this month, the Event Service Professionals Association announced its winners of its 2014 awards and two CMPs Monica Simons, CMP, and Tiffany Hoambrecker, CMP, were among the recipients.

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CMPs Make Collaborate Magazine's "40 Under 40" List
Who does Collaborate Magazine consider 40 of the top young meeting professionals under the age of 40? They revealed their list this month and a number of CMPs are on it. Congratulations to all of the CMPs on this list!

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CMP on the Road
See Us At...

PharmaForum 2015
March 22-25, 2015
National Harbor, MD
Tuesday, March 24 | 1:45-2:45 p.m. | Session | "Prove You Know How to Manage Healthcare Meetings – A Focus on the CMP and CMP-HC" (Gayle Dahlman, Certification Director)
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DMAI Destinations Showcase
March 25, 2014
Washington, D.C.
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On The Move
CMPs On the Move

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.
 
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