| | Quick Facts About MPI | | | MPI has grown from 159 members in 1972 to 23,000 members in 64 countries today. Its membership spans the globe from North and South America, Mexico, Europe to Asia. Seventy-one Fortune 100 companies are represented in the MPI membership. There are currently 60 chapters, and an additional four chapters in formation. MPI’s current membership ratio is 46 percent planners and 54 percent suppliers. The BC Chapter serves the province of British Columbia and has about 180 members. | | | | | Conferences: MPI hosts the meeting industry’s most dynamic gatherings of meeting professionals, including the World Education Congress (WEC), the Professional Education Conference-North America (PEC-NA), and the Professional Education Conference-Europe (PEC-Europe). Continuing Education: Institutes I&II is an intensive meeting management certificate program offering Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Certification in Meeting Management (CMM):MPI’s Global CMM program is the first university co-developed global professional designation for senior-level meeting professionals which focuses on strategic issues that are critical to advancement in the meeting industry. Throughout the residency and post-residency portions, attendees are led through exercises designed to promote strategic thinking, leadership and executive decision-making skills. Currently 250 meeting professionals worldwide have obtained this acclaimed certification. Certified Meeting Professional (CMP): MPI is one of 25 member organizations of the Convention Industry Council (CIC), which sponsors the CMP programbased on professional experience and academic examination.
| | | MPI’s award-winning monthly, The Meeting Professional, underwent a complete redesign in January 2002. This content-rich publication is one of the industry’s leading resources. In addition, Community NetNews is MPI's weekly member care e-mail blast delivering association, chapter, industry and workplace-related news. | | | Founded in 1984, the MPI Foundation conducts research and develops projects annually to ensure growth and recognition for meeting professionals and the industry. A self-sustaining, self-governed organization operating solely on voluntary contributions from individuals, corporate suppliers, MPI Chapters and other affiliated organizations, the Foundation’s focus is ongoing research and development of new ways to improve meeting planning process, function and management. The Foundation also directs the research and development of the Women’s Leadership (www.wli.mpiweb.org) and Multicultural Initiatives (www.multicultural.mpiweb.org). |
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