MPI – Meeting Professionals International

MPI represents - "Human Connections to the Meeting Industry's Largest Global Community" Visit the MPI website.

MPI believes that "You and your meetings are strategic components of your organisation’s success ... that’s the vision of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), a global community meeting and event professionals. Join this dynamic group to exponentially increase your own internal value with education, leadership development, and business networking at dozens of local MPI chapters worldwide or at MPI major international gatherings and education forums."

Whether you have three or 30 years experience, you can look to MPI for a lifetime of content-rich adult learning. Our 360-degree approach to education is a commitment to deliver knowledge through an array of mediums to varied member touchpoints. You can tap in from your home or office, attend local or regional programs, go to an international conference … or choose points in between. Many offerings focus on Business Skills for LifeSM, core competencies such as financial management, marketing and leadership development, to enhance the strategic role meeting professionals play within their organisations.

Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) MPI is a proud supporter of the Convention Industry Council’s Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) Program. If you are currently preparing for the CMP exam you may want to consider participating in a CMP study group offered by many MPI chapters. A complete listing of MPI chapters with designated chapter contact names and contact information is available online.

Click here to learn more about MPI Chapters.

If you plan to study independently, most of the recommended reference materials are available through the MPI Store.

Click here to visit the online MPI Store to purchase the materials.

The Certificate in Meeting Management (CMM), in no way affects the status of the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation.

In a totally non-competitive posture, the CMM is structured to complement the CMP designation.

Whereas the CMP is more tactical in nature, the CMM focuses on strategic initiatives and executive decision-making.

MPI’s Global Certification in Meeting Management is an elite, intensive-learning opportunity designed for tenured and highly accomplished members of our global meeting industry community who seek career acceleration and advancement and professional recognition. The program offers strategic business education, resulting in the most prestigious designation in the meetings and events industry. Through the Global CMM program, applicants benefit from career-focused courses taught by top-level instructors, experienced industry practitioners and industry leaders.

Click here for more details on the costs and examination dates for CMM.

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