- President's Message
- Sponsors
- Upcoming Meetings & Events
- A Music City Holiday
- Certified Meeting Professional (CMP)
- New CMPs
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- Rockstar Award
- Job Openings
- Member Recognition
- New Members in November
- Member Anniversaries in December
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"MPI is a heart thing, not a head thing!"
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Happy Holiday Season!
I hope that among all of the holiday parties, budgeting, and closing out the year you are able to spend time with your friends and family and enjoy the successes and lessons 2019 has brought all of us. I have so enjoyed getting to be your President for the past 6 months, and I look forward to all of the exciting things that 2020 and the next 6 months will bring to our MPI Tennessee family! For those who haven’t heard,
2020 is the 40th Anniversary of MPI Tennessee, and we are definitely going to celebrate. Stay tuned for all of the fun things our 40th Anniversary Committee is putting together for you to be involved in over the next year!
Don't forget to mark your calendars and join us to celebrate our industry, our hard work, and our relationships made within MPI Tennessee at the December 18 holiday party at Holston House. It is sure to be a heartfelt event!
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Do you want to become an MPI Tennessee Chapter
sponsor and partner with the state's largest,
most vibrant community of meeting and event professionals?
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For more information, contact MPI Tennessee's Director of Strategic Alliances,
Ashleigh Cote!
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A Music City Holiday
Wednesday, December 18, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Holston House
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Join us as we celebrate the holidays with our MPI Tennessee family! There will be food, drinks, and your favorite holiday music to round out a wonderful evening at Holston House. Come dressed in your holiday best or as your favorite holiday artist! Who knows... you may even see Mariah, Dolly, or even a few members from *NSYNC!
We hope to see you there as we celebrate the season with a night of great music and even better company!
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CMP Strategy – Set Up Your EIC Account
By Joanne Dennison, MSEd, CMP
Earning Your CMP
Are you thinking of earning your CMP sometime in the next 5 years? Even vaguely thinking of it? Here is a step that will save you an amazing amount of time—a true strategic move!
Go to the Events Industry Council Website
www.eventscouncil.org
and set up your CMP account. In the upper right hand corner, it will say “Log In”. Go to that page and if you do not have an account the instructions are there to create one.
If you think you have made an account anytime in the past, log into that one and update if necessary. If you are creating a new one make sure you know which email you used---that is how your Continuing Education clock hours “find you”. This will take you less than 5 minutes and save you potentially hours when you apply.
Why does matter? As you attend pre-approved education sessions such as monthly meetings, WEC, IMEX, and many webinars, the provider will supply your email address to EIC as having attended. EIC uploads the information directly into your account file---if you have one. Education hours are good for up to 5 years before you apply. You can track them on a regular basis to see where you stand with accumulating the 25 you need to apply. If you do not have your account set up, when you go to apply you must track down a description of the course, tie it to a Domain, upload that information with proof that you attended. I can tell you from experience of doing all of this for three recertifications, that it can be tough to find everything you did.
Recertifying
This applies to anyone recertifying also. To those who have not recertified since everything went online, set up your account now. I recertified for my fourth time recently, and it took me less than 15 minutes since I had set up my account a couple of years ago,
Joanne Dennison, MSEd, CMP is passionate about educating in the meetings and events profession. She has taught CMP preparation courses for 20 years in North America and even China and Thailand. Her free video Study and Test Tips are YouTube. Contact her for information about upcoming classes at
joanne@joannedennison.com
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(Updated September 2018)
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Congratulations to the following MPI Tennessee Members who are now Certified Meeting Professionals (CMP)! This distinguished credential, recognized as the premier certification in the events industry, demonstrates an individual's comprehensive knowledge of meeting management as well as a commitment to the profession.
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Deahna Cring, CMP
Oak Ridge Association Management Company
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Lyn Sholl, CMP
Oak Ridge Association Management Company
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Michael Farrel with LabeLive received the Rockstar Award in November! He donated his venue for the September Educational Luncheon, has attended every educational meeting and site visit as a part of the Education Committee, and comes up with great ideas to improve our meetings. Michael is such an asset to our team, and we are lucky to have him as a member and volunteer.
Thank you, Michael, for all of your hard work and contributions to the events industry and MPI Tennessee Chapter!
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Is your organization looking for a new team member? Click this link to fill out
the online job submission form, and we will make sure to include it in our next MPI Tennessee Newsletter.
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Congratulations to
Katie Bohrer, CMP for starting a new position as Vice President, Meeting Design & Experience at Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI)! We are so excited for you and know you will do great things in this new chapter!
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Debbie Garcia, CMP, received the 2019 Newbie of the Year award and the 2019 Rising Star award from Global Cynergies, LLC. Congratulations, Debbie! These are well-deserved!
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Know someone who deserves recognition for a big life or professional event? Send the details to
mpitn.communications@gmail.com
and we will make sure to include them in our next
MPI Tennessee Newsletter.
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New to the family in November
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Dana Akin
ABB
Makenzie Barbee
HealthTrust Purchasing Group
Kellye DeMott
LabeLive
Brooke McVey
Vanderbilt University
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Nicole Rioux
The Green Pheasant
Alison Smith
Music City Tents & Events
Kenneth Zahn
Hotel Preston
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Congratulations to our members celebrating an MPI anniversary in December!
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Scott Wright - 27 years
Stephanie F. Bixby - 15 years
Natalie Norris, CMP, CMM - 14 years
Kara Brooks, CMP - 12 years
Shellye Harrell - 6 years
Molly Carpenter - 5 years
Jeanette Foster, CMP - 4 years
Debi D. Neal - 3 years
Lauren Ashley - 3 years
Vanessa Burse - 3 years
Nathan M. Honeycutt - 3 years
Fiona Lipscomb, CMP - 3 years
Taylor Harrell, CMP - 2 years
Leisa Recabo - 2 years
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Karen Goonewardene - 2 years
Karen Jones - 2 years
Dwayne Bass - 2 years
Angela Mills - 2 years
Jennifer Turrill - 2 years
Jayne Morris - 2 years
Beci Ruzek - 2 years
Deahna Cring, CMP - 1 year
Stephanie DeMatos - 1 year
Stephanie Schultz - 1 year
Monica Esmonde - 1 year
Tina Gionis - 1 year
Sierra Franz - 1 year
Anna Duncan - 1 year
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