Smart Meetings offers our warmest congratulations to the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) Program, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The big birthday bash will take place Sept. 26−28 in Reno, Nevada, at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino.
As the only annual event exclusively for CMPs, Conclave gives meetings professionals a chance to earn continuing education credits, network with peers and schmooze with industry leaders.
A special anniversary tribute will take place this year when CMP recognizes 30 influencers who are being honored for their impact on colleagues and contributions to their communities.
CMP recognizes 30 influencers as voted on by their peers:
Corbin Ball, CMP, CSP, DES, Corbin Ball Associates
Terri Breining, CMP, CMM, Breining Group LLC
Carolyn Browning, CMP, CMM, MEETing Needs, LLC
Dr. Amanda Cecil, PhD, CMP, Indiana University
Eduardo Chaillo, CMP, CMM, CASE, Maritz Travel Company
Tahira Endean, CMP, QuickMobile
Howard Feiertag, CMP, CHSE, CHA, Virginia Tech
Dianna Fuller, CMP, CMM, HelmsBriscoe
Deborah Gardner, CMP, DG International LLC
Karen M. Gonzales, CMP, Destination Marketing Association International
La Tayna Greene, CMP, Purdue University Conference
Tyra W. Hilliard, PhD, JD, CMP, Hilliard Associates
Joanne Joham, CMP, CMM, International Congress and Convention Association
Carol Krugman, Med, CMP, CMM, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Loretta Lowe, CMP, Loretta Lowe, Meeting and Event Management
Dave Lutz, CMP, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting
Mary Jo MacDonald, CMP, Maritz Travel
Mariella McIlwraith, CMP, CMM, MBA, Meeting Change
Lisa J. Mikita, CMP, CAE, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Kelly Peacy, CAE, CMP, Professional Convention Management Association
David Peckinpaugh, CMP, Maritz Travel Company
Kati Quigley, CMP, Microsoft Corporation
Richard Rheindorf, CMP, Accor Hotels
Adrienne Six, CMP, Visit Orlando
Pat Schaumann, CMP, CSEP, DMCP, HMCC, Meeting Professionals International (MPI)
Christine “Shimo” Shimasaki, CMP, CDME, empowerMINT.com, Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI)
Janet Sperstad, CMP, Madison Area Technical College
Nick Topitzes, CMP, pc/nametag®, Inc.
Aaron Wolowiec, MSA, CAE, CMP, CTA, Event Garde LLC
Karen Zimmerman, CMP, Maritz Travel
It’s very cool to have a relationship with some of the people on this list. I have reported on medical meetings for several year now, so to see Pat Schaumann among the honorees reinforces that I’ve been talking to the right person. Pat has been very helpful not only to me, but to the industry, guiding us all through reporting regulations for medical meetings. It’s very complicated and we are all lucky to have Pat to lean on.
Eduardo Chaillo is a valuable resource when it comes to meetings and events in Latin America. In fact, he’s a key source in our upcoming story on Central Mexico in our September issue.
David Peckinpaugh is well known throughout the industry and was actually featured as a Smart Meetings Industry Leader in April 2013. Kati Quigley was among our Industry Leaders in April 2014. Corbin Ball has spoken at Smart Meetings’ own events and is an industry leader for all things tech.
So congratulations to all the CMPs and the 30th anniversary of the program. Smart Meetings is thrilled that so many of our connections are being honored and we look forward to getting to know a few new influencers as we provide comprehensive coverage of the meetings and events industry.
