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Convention Industry Council Exhibiting at IMEX America
CIC will be exhibiting at IMEX America 2014! Read on for more information about our campfire sessions and RSVP for a special CMP in-booth event!

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CMP Events
2014 CMP Conclave in Review
The 2014 CMP Conclave was certainly one to remember. Here are some of the highlights.

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My First Conclave Experience
In January, Amanda Smith Rasnick, CMP, won a trip to the 2014 CMP Conclave. Here, she shares her first Conclave experience.

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'CMP' Moments
After successfully completing the application process and passing a rigorous exam, you became a CMP, and that sets you apart. How has your designation helped you in the real world experience and made a difference in your professional career? Lyn Henderson, CMP, and Kim O'Dell, CMP, share a "CMP moment" here.

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CMP Program News
Welcome the New CMP Class!
CIC congratulates the 229 individuals who passed the third quarter CMP examination.

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Welcome the New CIC Meetings Manager, Marlene Goldman
On the heels of such a memorable 2014 Conclave event, CIC would like to introduce the new Meetings Manager, Marlene Goldman, who was an integral part of its planning and success.

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Industry News
CEIR Predict Conference: Trade Show Industry on Track for Positive Growth into 2015-2016
Earlier this month, "more than 110 C-level trade show organizers and suppliers gathered Sept. 11 in Chicago at the Center for Exhibition Industry Research Predict Conference to not only hear about how the overall U.S. economy is faring right now and into the future, but also about the health of the trade show industry and the sectors it serves."

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CMP on the Road
See Us At...
CIC Hall of Leaders & Pacesetter Awards Recognition Gala 2014
Sunday, October 12, 2014
6:00-9:30 p.m.
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, NV

Honoring: John Christison, Gary Sain and Patti Shock
Pacesetter Award Winners: Lindsay Arell and Donnell Bayot

More information


IMEX America
October 14-16, 2014
Las Vegas, NV

Campfire education sessions | Booth #212

Tuesday, October 14, 2014
11:30-12:00 | Room Block Poaching: It Could Happen to You

Wednesday, October 15, 2014
11:30-12:00 | Becoming a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) | Gayle Dahlman
14:30-15:00 | Help Promote the Importance of the Meetings Industry through Industry Advocacy Efforts | Karen Kotowski &           Roger Rickard

Thursday, October 16, 2014
11:30-12:00 | CIC’s New Healthcare Subspecialty | Gayle Dahlman

Special CMP Event: CMP Cocktail Hour | Booth 212 
Wednesday, October 16, 4:30-5:30 p.m. 
Please join CIC for a wine reception exclusively for CMPs! Mingle, network and laugh with other CMPs from all over the world with wine and snacks. We hope to see you there! RSVP to events@conventionindustry.org.

 
On The Move
CMPs on the Move
Laura Falacienski, CMP, is now Director, Event Operations at Bloomberg BNA.

Angela Kanazeh, CMP, CTA, is now the Membership Engagement Manager for the Michigan Association of School Boards.

Barbie LaCasto, CMP, is now Conference Center Sales Manager at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida.
She was previously an association meeting planner. 

Adrienne Tooley, CMP-HC, is now the Meeting & Event Manager for Koncept Events, LLC in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She was previously a Meetings Manager for Complete Conference Management in Miami, Florida.

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