Several women who are leading the way in the industry

An hour-long webinar, “How to Write a Mission Statement and Stick to It,” held April 16 and sponsored by the Alliance for CME, focused on how to write a mission statement that meets the Accreditation Council for CME's updated accreditation...

As meeting planning reaches a new level of professionalism, the number of degrees and certificate programs has taken off. But will they help you to get a job?

(President, Harith Productions, Willow Grove, Pa., and recent three-time Crystal Award winner) ...

The Convention Industry Council has new leadership and big plans for 2008

Dawn Penfold, CMP, president, The Meeting Candidate Network, New York, envies the Hulk, makes a mean cheesecake, and knows the challenges that people with multiple sclerosis face.

Lynn Ridzon's “ah-ha” moment came early on in her career. It was the early 1990s and Ridzon was working as a planner in the marketing and communications department of Princeton, N.J.-based Squibb Corp. The company had just gone through a merger...

The 18th Annual Conference of the National Task Force on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration yielded numerous spirited discussions about demonstrating competence within the CME enterprise and formalizing a certificate program for CME professionals...

Certified Meeting Professionals, while mostly satisfied with the value of their professional designation, are looking for improvements to the program, according to the first survey of current and past CMPs commissioned by the Convention Industry...

PCMA is more aggressively marketing itself to corporate meeting pros