 Does your employer understand the intricacies of planning a conference or event that will be both memorable to your attendees and profitable for your organization? Often, the annual meeting is one of the biggest revenue generators for your company and also one of the largest expenses.
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 The FUSE Road Show has its final event in Chicago, IL, on July 27.
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Register now for the upcoming CIC Webinars.
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Contribute to CMP Today and CMP Pathway and earn credits towards your recertification! Submit an original article on a topic that aligns with one of the 10 domains in the International Standards Body of Knowledge to be published in a CIC newsletter and earn 1 industry support activity credit towards recertification.
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June is traditionally wedding month, which means many of our CMPs are changing their names. Changing your name in your CMP online account is one of the few things you can’t do yourself.
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Congratulations to Dorottya Marx on being the CIC Profile Update Contest Winner of $100 AMEX giftcard! You can win, too – update your profile with CIC to include your current address, place of employment, email address and contact information to be entered to win a $100 American Express gift card.
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In our last GMIC webinar, we looked at best practices for waste management for events. This is one of those issues that affects all aspects of the triple bottom line: people, planet and prosperity.
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Room block pirates and poachers are businesses that actively seek to recruit or divert event participants, primarily attendees and exhibitors, away from official room blocks and into other hotel bookings, using a range of techniques to approach event participants and gain their business.
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Your hard work and contributions to the profession are immensely appreciated!
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Congrats to our CMPs on winning Arizona Sunbelt Chapter of Meeting Professionals International (AZMPI) awards!
Cathy Clifton, CMP – AZMPI Planner of the Year (second time awarded) Erica Allen, CMP – AZMPI Rising Star Visit http://www.azmpi.org/scholarships.php to view the full article online. |
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Ah, the dreaded Millennials/Gen Y/Gen "Me." Suited with the outfit of "lazy, entitled, technology reliant youth," what is it that makes this generation so deplored and difficult to understand?
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Use creative alternatives to encourage walking.
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A multi-phase study commissioned by GMIC is being conducted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) on sustainability practices titled "An Analysis of Corporate Brands: How Corporate Brands Use Live Events to Underscore Sustainability Practices." Please take a few minutes to participate so that we may create a sustainable events planning benchmark against which firms can compare their own planning and provide guidance for planners and suppliers for new opportunities in sustainable meetings and events.
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Katrina Adams, CMP, is now the Event Planning Manager at ProShares, a financial services firm located in Bethesda, MD. |