We are delighted to welcome Alisa Peters as our 2021 Chair of the Event Industry Council's CMP Governance Commission. Ms. Peters has served as a member of the Governance Commission since 2018. She assumed the Chair positon January 1, 2021, preceded by Barbara Connell, CMP, CAE, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy CEO, who served as CMP Commission Chair in 2020.

Alisa will be leading the 2021 CMP Governance Commission in a number of global initiatives in 2021 and beyond. Below are the priorities for the Commission:

• Global Competency Profile
• Policy Review
• Research and Needs Assessment Tools
• Development of Future Publications and Resources to support the CMP Community
• Cultivating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

More about Alisa Peters, CMP, CMM:

Alisa helps Maritz's clients build on global strategies through their meetings and live events. Through collaboration and meetings management best practices. She assists in the development, design and long term plan for execution of conferences, tradeshows and incentive programs both domestically and globally and partner with clients from concept through to completion in her role at Maritz.

Alisa was recognized by Experient in 2017, 2018 and 2019 as their Trusted Advisor of the Year, and has been one of their top 10 Global Account Managers in the ESN Division for the past nine years. She works with corporate and association clients.

Alisa has served as a volunteer leader on the MPI International Board, on MPI’s Chapter Advisory Council, Foundation Council, CEO Search Committee, and facilitated Board Retreats.

More about the CMP Commission:

The Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) programme is created and maintained by meeting professionals worldwide. The Events Industry Council relies on experienced CMPs to govern the programme and to ensure that it is a current reflection of the meetings industry. The governing body, known as the CMP Governance Commission, is comprised of representatives from all sectors of the meetings industry, including planners, suppliers, third-party consultants and more.

The Commission meets at least twice a year. In addition, members also sit on task forces designed to address emerging issues or changes happening in the meetings industry. The Commission reviews and approves updates to the CMP and CMP-HC exams, ensures that the policies of the programme are consistent with certification programme best practices and that all sectors of the meetings industry are represented fairly.

CMP Governance Commission members serve a 3-year term, except the Public Member who serves for a 2-year term. In addition, Commission members may only serve 2 consecutive terms (for a total of 6 years on Commission).

It's not too late to leverage the most recent APEX COVID-19 Business Recovery Task Force resource and view the webinar. You can access this and other great content anytime free of charge by visiting EIC's YouTube channel.

Recap of Webinar: APEX COVID-19 Business Recovery Task Force Discussion on Launch of Business Continuity Accepted Practices Guide

In response to the impact of COVID-19, the Events Industry Council formed the APEX COVID-19 Business Recovery Task Force. The task force work groups are focused on aggregating and curating accepted practices across the events ecosystem and providing a framework for recovery and resilience as the industry adapts to its most significant disruption. In this webinar, our panel discussed the intention of the APEX COVID-19 Task Force work, the process of aggregation and curation of resources, the guide, and its customisable tools.

Learning Outcomes:

• Learn how organisations should prepare for future crises or disruptions, such as the current global pandemic
• Learn how businesses reliant on in-person events navigate through a crisis when such traditional in-person event models are not possible
• Curating business continuity resources for event professionals
• Understanding and implementing value-based adaptions and innovations

Panelists:

• Aloysius Arlando, CEO, SingEx Holdings Pte Ltd., President, SACEOS
• Peggy Fritz, Event Services Supervisor, Toyota North America
• Amy Ledoux, CAE, CMP, Chief Learning & Meetings Officer, ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership
• Eric Rozenberg, CMP, CMM, CEO Americas, SecuTix
• John Whittet, Director, SaaS Customer Experience & Operations, CVENT

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Elevate. Inspire. Connect.

In this unprecedented year, our global federation of more than 30 organisations has an opportunity to continue creating industry impact and move forward with creativity, conviction and compassion. EIC Advance brought together our global community of CMPs, industry professionals, and experts in a spirit of inclusivity and inspiration as we elevate, inspire and connect the events industry.

EIC Advance featured three days of virtual, innovative education, peer-to-peer connection, on-demand programming and industry recognitions that will cover global time zones.

Daily keynotes, concurrent virtual sessions and panel discussions with industry experts:

• Event innovation, program design, virtual technologies, post-COVID realities
• An opportunity to earn 25 CEs toward CMP or CMP-HC certification or recertification
• Advocacy
• APEX COVID-19 Business Recovery Task Force findings
• Sustainability and social impact
• Wellness and personal growth
• Leadership and professional development

Register here

Looking for more inspiration? We invite you to check out the EIC Advance 2020 Highlight Reel.

EIC welcomed 81 professionals who earned their CMP designation in December. Welcome the newest CMPs to our community.

1) What are the requirements for recertification?

Similar to when you first applied for your CMP, there are a few options to achieve the recertification requirements. Both professional experience and continuing education or industry support is required. The experience and activities that you claim must have taken place within the past five years. A complete listing of the recertification requirements can be found on the EIC website and in the CMP Recertification Handbook.

2) What are the fees for recertification?

You can submit your recertification application throughout the year your recertification is due. (Check your profile here to confirm your CMP renewal date.) No need to wait until the deadline. We strongly encourage you to submit your application as early into your recertification year as possible to avoid higher fees.

This is the fee schedule for 2021:

• From now until April 30, 2021, the fee to recertify is $225.
• From May 1 until September 30, the fee increases to $250.
• From October 1 until December 31, the fee increases to $275.

* Should you wait until after the year is over to apply for re-certification (your CMP credential is “lapsed”), the fee is $375 to reinstate your CMP.

For more information on our fee structure, please visit our website.

3) Where can I find the link to my recertification application?

To access your recertification application, you’ll need to login to your EIC profile via myaccount.eventscouncil.org. After you login, you may be prompted to update your profile. Click the ‘continue’ button through these prompts.

Once you have updated your profile, click on the Home tab to view the main page of your profile. To the right of your name, you will see a link to the recertification application.

If you are having trouble accessing your profile or your login email needs to be updated, please contact certfication@eventscouncil.org for assistance.

4) I am missing some CEs in my profile. How do I add these in?

If you attended an industry event or webinar and are eligible for CEs that are not appearing in your EIC profile, we encourage you to self-report these hours to receive credit for them. Self-reporting is easy to do. We recommend setting a quarterly reminder to go into your profile to review your activity: 1) ensure the credits you've earned from preferred providers are documented and 2) document (self-report and upload) CEs that are not present.

Self-Reporting : Login to your account via myaccount.eventscouncil.org, and on the Home tab, you will see your CEs. At the bottom of the table, click the ‘add’ button. When the page refreshes, click ‘add’ at the top of the table to add your CEs earned. Then, fill in the necessary information about the class or event, and upload documentation that includes proof of attendance (registration receipt, confirmation email, transcript, program, etc.). Then click ‘submit’, and the credits should appear right away in your profile. If you need any further clarification, please view this helpful tutorial as well.

5) Will I receive a paper certificate after I recertify?

Due to restrictions associated with COVID-19, EIC has discontinued mailing paper certificates. As a result, we’ve rolled out a digital badge platform, Acclaim by Credly. Shortly after you recertify, you will receive a link to claim your Digital Badge via email. Once you’ve claimed your badge, your Acclaim has instructions on how to print your badge or add it to your LinkedIn profile.

6) I am retiring from the industry. How do I apply to become a CMP Emeritus?

The EIC’s Emeritus programme is being updated and the Fellows programme is being introduced this year. Standby for more information in a future edition of CMP Today! If you’d like to be among the first to know, you can fill out and submit the current Emeritus application to certification@eventscouncil.org. Please do not send payment at this time; your application will be enough to get you on our list to reach out to first and to fast-track when we begin accepting applications to the new Emeritus programme or applying for the Fellows programme if eligible.

The National Association for Catering and Events (NACE), the go-to resource and community for catering and event professionals nationwide, and the Foundation of NACE (FON), the charitable arm of NACE, have welcomed their 2021 boards. Learn More

Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the largest meeting and event industry association worldwide, announced the extension of their strategic partnership with the IMEX Group for an additional five years through 2025 during a press conference at their recent World Education Congress event in Grapevine, Texas. The continued partnership fuses the industry’s two biggest organizations into a one-of-a-kind, unrivaled resource, providing opportunities for meeting and event professionals to grow smarter and stronger together through year-round activations. Read more

PCMA recently released an executive summary of the December 2020 update to Business Events Compass, an actionable framework of insights and strategies for business event professionals and their business partners for the pandemic and beyond. Read more

EIC, the global voice of the business events industry on advocacy, research, professional recognition and standards, is pleased to announce the election of officers and directors to its 2021 Board of Directors. The Events Industry Council board is comprised of nominated members of the overall Events Industry Council that consists of more than 30 organisations in the events industry. These leaders are the governing body for the overall council with fiscal responsibility and strategic direction for all Events Industry Council programmes. Read more