Jim Haddow has had his eye on meetings for quite some time. As chief procurement officer at A.T. Kearney, Haddow had been purchasing space and services for the company's central meetings department, but only in a supporting role. Meetings fell...

Why do so many people not bother to network? I don't mean attend an occasional luncheon — I mean build long-term relationships and work to maintain them. No one should be so busy that they aren't thinking about their next step...

Recognition professionals now have their own certification program — the Certified Recognition Professional — being offered by the National Association of Employee Recognition. CRP candidates must complete four courses, the first of which was...

Meeting Professionals International has a new technology partner in Toronto-based Content Management Corp., which will deliver the association's professional development education on CD-ROM. CMC will record sessions that align with the 13 skill...

As Meeting Professionals International prepares to head into the next few years under a new, yet-to-be-named CEO, MPI Chairwoman and Maritz Travel Co. CEO Christine Duffy suggests the future could involve not only structural changes within the...

Meeting Professionals International's March Professional Education Conference-Europe in Davos, Switzerland, marked the culmination of a year of growth for the association's European arm...