CMP to be Honored with MPI RISE Award

Meeting Professionals International recently announced the recipients of its 2014 Recognizing Industry Success and Excellence (RISE) Awards. All honorees, "selected for exceptional achievements in leadership, community and organizational initiatives," will be honored during the annual RISE Awards luncheon during MPI’s World Education Congress (WEC), taking place this year in Minneapolis on August 3, 2014.

The RISE Awards recognize achievement in three categories: individual achievement, community achievement and organizational achievement.

The RISE Award for Member of the Year will be presented to Robyn Mietkiewicz, CMP, CMM, of Irvine, Calif., for her volunteer leadership with the MPI Orange County Chapter and international volunteer groups." Robyn was honored last year by the CIC with a Pacesetter Award for emerging industry leaders. Congratulations, Robyn!

Other honorees include:

Jenn Wheaton, the RISE Award for Young Professional Achievement for her strategic use of technology and social media
Silke Fleischer, the RISE Award for Meeting Industry Leadership for her innovation in helping produce sustainable meetings
Chicago Area Chapter of MPI, the RISE Award for Community Achievement in Knowledge and Ideas
Rocky Mountain Chapter of MPI, the RISE Award for Community Achievement in Marketplace Excellence
LPL Financial, the RISE Award for Organizational Achievement

For more information, please see the MPI press release.

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