It was a holiday tradition in our house. You stated your intention for the new year, as the clock rolled through midnight, and that intention would come to life in the brand new, fresh, and full of hope… Brand. New. Year. So here’s to hoping it works this year, my friends.
What a ride. From January where I started the year with an event for a few hundreds when things were spiking during the first bout with COVID-19, into July with a group of over 1,500 in the house right before the second wave, and now closing out December typing to you from the brand new (and very lovely) Four Seasons Napa on a Monday morning, after a long weekend filled with omicron headlines. This year has literally felt like a COVID-19 sandwich and one I am tired of eating. So stating my intention here for all of you, 2022 is the year we rebuild and recover. It won’t be a cakewalk, but we will get it done like we always do.
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By Naomi Tucker, CMP, HMCC
It’s that time of year that as a planning professional you’ll be creating your plans for the next year. This year has been another wild ride where you are balancing stepping back into the forefront with events, while the world hits you with global changes on your newsfeed every day. With so many varying narratives, you have to be aware of how these constant modifications affect your plans. You don’t want to have these changes knock you too far off course so that you are unable to pursue what you have prepared.
So how can you continue to be more intentional in your planning without veering far off course in the future? Here are a few tips that can help you continue to create seamless plans for yourself and your clients in the new year.
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Name & Company?
Per Eriksson, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
Number of years as a CMP?
11
Where did you grow up?
Outside the city of Karlstad in Sweden.
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You now have until 31 December 2021 to reinstate your CMP credential. Get started today by following the steps below:
Access your CMP portal account using the email address we have on file as your Username.
When you’re logged in:
- Review your contact information to make any necessary updates
- Update your professional experience
- Review your continuing education hours and update any additional CEs
- Pay the $375 USD reinstatement fee
- Submit the recertification application. Click the Recertify link in your online account.
Questions? Please feel free to reach out to the EIC certification team at certification@eventscouncil.org or by phone at +1 202 712 9059.
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This year, CMPs and CMP-HCs who earned their certifications in 2016, 2011, 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991 and 1986 are all scheduled to recertify.
You now have two options to recertify your CMP, with the deadline approaching if you would like to remain an active CMP.
Option A: Recertify by the deadline of 11:59 PM EST on 31 December 2021. You will remain as an active status CMP, which means you can continue to utilise your certification and digital badge. The recertification fee is $275 USD and will continue at this rate through the December 2021 deadline. After this deadline, you will pay a $375 USD reinstatement fee.
Option B: If a CMP misses the 31 December 2021 deadline, they are “lapsed,” which means they are no longer certified and are unable to use the CMP credential or digital badge. However, you can now reinstate your certification without taking the exam if you apply for reinstatement before 11:59 PM EST on 31 December 2022. The reinstatement fee is $375 USD.
No matter which option you choose, we hope you will continue on your CMP journey.
Recertify now
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The Centre for Sustainability and Social Impact is a representation of EIC’s vision, mission and values. It provides globally relevant resources that champion the adoption of sustainable and socially impactful practices. Through providing access to such resources, EIC contributes to a lasting pan-industry commitment to environmental and social impact, including accelerated action for sustainable development and increasing diversity, equity and inclusion.
As part of its ongoing work, The Centre for Sustainability and Social Impact recently launched its online Sustainable Event Professional Certificate (SEPC) programme, which will equip you with the knowledge and tools you need to produce events that align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The Sustainable Event Professional Certificate is eligible for 12 hours of Continuing Education credits (CEs) toward initial CMP examination eligibility or recertification. EIC is also an approved provider of CAE continuing education, and this programme offers 12 CAE credits.
As part of the programme, participants will have access to a digital workbook with activities to customise a roadmap for their own sustainable event and will be awarded a certificate of completion along with a digital badge at the end of the course.
Learn more
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 The EIC Advance Collections, an exciting addition within EIC’s robust Knowledge Hub, are available in EIC’s Learning Management System (LMS). These Collections provide access to these thought leader sessions by practice areas and tests the knowledge gained through session quizzes, all while allowing you to earn up to 25 CE credits toward your CMP recertification.
Connect to these exciting and carefully curated collections, which cover five practice areas:
- Digital Design
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Event Design
- Upskilling, Reskilling & Wellness
- Sustainability & Social Impact
Explore this and other signature content and programmes in the LMS, available on-demand and at your convenience!
Learn more
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 There is still time to take part in our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion survey. If you haven’t already done so, please consider taking a few minutes to complete it. The survey is the critical first phase of our landmark Equity Acceleration Plan and will allow the Events Industry Council to establish a benchmark by which to measure progress for the industry through a survey to determine the current state of diversity, equity, and inclusion within the workplace across the events industry.
To take part in the survey please visit https://kaiwa.culturelytics.ai/EIC/.
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Have you joined the LinkedIn group for CMPs? Log in and connect with 7,600 fellow CMPs from around the world. Search for the listed group: Certified Meeting Professionals – CMPs and request to join.
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Four event marketing professionals share their perspectives on the future of events — and how marketers will need to rethink how they market them.
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About 15,000 people have registered to attend global tech show CES in person in the past 10 days, the organizer said on Friday, in a sign of momentum for in-person events despite global fears about the omicron variant of the coronavirus.
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After being canceled in 2020, the annual art events returned—with NFTs clearly on the brain
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Initial two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine may not provide sufficient antibodies against the new variant, according to early data released by the companies.
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EventMB’s latest survey found that almost two-thirds of event planners are still struggling to develop their hybrid event strategies. Many now suggest that the winning formula is to host the in-person and virtual experiences at different times.
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Not small, but “compact” — that’s the message hotel group Yotel prefers when talking about the size of its rooms. But there’s no getting round the fact that business travelers will need to get used to less square footage after the pandemic.
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The Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu will reopen all of its exhibit halls in January.
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Whether you are just starting out on your path to achieving the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) certification or are ready to sit for the CMP Examination, you will want to view the CMP candidate webinar to make sure you are prepared!
What
- A free webinar that provides a deep dive into obtaining the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) credential.
- Get an in-depth look into the CMP journey including application requirements and the exam day process and tips to make the “before, during and after exam day” as stress-free and enjoyable as possible.
Why
Understanding the testing process and having a study plan will help you be successful when sitting for the examination.
Who
Led by Events Industry Council's Chair of the CMP Governance Commission Alisa Peters, CMP, CMM and EIC Certification staff, who are experts on the CMP examination and eager to help you succeed.
View webinar
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To date, this industry-wide task force has published seven accepted practices guides: B2B and B2C Exhibitions, Business Continuity, Meeting and Event Design, Health and Safety for Hotels, Workforce and Wellness, Travel and Transportation, and Resources for Destinations. Additional resources include a Code of Conduct, Principles for Recovery, Key Questions for Event Organisers, Know Before You Go, and a Crisis Communications worksheet. After the release of each guide, EIC hosted a webinar with task force members to review the resources. You can access all of this helpful aggregated content via EIC's website and YouTube channel.
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EIC's online Career Centre
In conjunction with the release of the Resources for Workforce and Wellness Accepted Practices Guide, EIC launched a Career Centre on its website.
The resources for the EIC online Career Centre are organised by:
- Career Opportunities: A job posting board
- Career Pathways: Tools and resources for career and financial support
- Certification: Links to certification programmes across the industry
- Education: Webinars, courses and online events
- Research: Research and data for the global meetings and events industry
- Scholarships: Financial support for meeting professionals
As an industry built on partnerships and collaboration, we are stronger together and are here to support one another.
Visit the Career Centre
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