Earning your Certified Meeting Professional designation, or CMP, is the first step in solidifying your career as a true meeting professional.  

Here's an easy-to-assemble meeting planner toolkit you can take on the road with you to mitigate almost any contingency. Listen up, MacGyver! 

Here's an easy-to-assemble meeting planner toolkit you can take on the road with you to mitigate almost any contingency. Listen up, MacGyver! 

Make sure to schedule in time for all of those unforeseen little glitches that happen in every meeting.  

Make sure to schedule in time for all of those unforeseen little glitches that happen in every meeting.  

Have your risk-management plan, and contacts, in order before the meeting starts.   

Have your risk-management plan, and contacts, in order before the meeting starts.   

Viviana Matasaru Conference Coordinator, Learning and Leadership Development United States Tennis Association White Plains

Suzan Patrick, CMP  Allstate Insurance Englewood, COIs the duration of your meetings either shrinking or

Scott Shellman & Wendi Haught, CMP Partners   Framework Meetings & Destinations   Coeur d’

Ronald Goldman, Ph.D.  Executive Director Infectious Disease Association of California  Los Angeles  

Rev. Randy Bryant, CMP Executive Director Florida State Assoc. of Free Will Baptists Vero Beach, Fla. Is the

Molly Marsh Director of Events and Programs Omicron Delta Kappa Society, Inc. Lexington, Ky.Is the duration

Lee Linderman, CMP Vice President, Senior Event Manager Union Bank Events Los AngelesIs the duration of your

Lana Bian China Telecom Americas Herndon, Va. Is the duration of your meetings either shrinking or expanding?

Kelli Patton, CPS (Certified Professional Secretary) Administrative Assistant Sara Lee Corporation Sacramento, Calif.

Katie Voorhest Marketing & Education Coordinator  Raybourn Group International (Client: Indiana Society of

Kathy Duse Convention and Programs Coordinator National Art Education Association Reston, Va. Is the duration

Karen Back Manager, Meetings and Travel American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) Buffalo Grove, IL

Jennifer Winn Owner/National Event Planner Winn Events, LLC Dallas Is the duration of your meetings either