Events Industry Council

Add Your Voice: The 2024 CMP Needs Assessment Survey is now live. It’s a quick 10-minute survey that will help shape the CMP experience for you and your peers around the world. Take the survey https://ow.ly/8XAH50Sxusn #CMP #EventProfs

Congratulations to the incredible Marina Bay Sands Team! Very well deserved!

Pennsylvania Convention Center, an ASM Global managed facility, has achieved recertification to the GOLD level of the EIC Sustainable Event Standards. The standards provide event planners and suppliers with prescriptive actions for producing and delivering sustainable events. The Alliance for Audited Media, a not-for-profit auditing organization, performed the independent third-party certification of Pennsylvania Convention Center’s compliance with the Event Organizer standard. This significant achievement affirms Pennsylvania Convention Center’s commitment to sustainable events. The standards, developed by more than 100 industry leading practitioners, places great emphasis on environmental and social responsibility. It assesses applicants based on industry-wide requirements, such as sustainable procurement policy and waste and water management, as well as sector-specific criteria, including employee training and communication, energy management, and the attainment of EIC’s Sustainable Event Professional Certificate (SEPC). Visit our website to learn how your organisation can strengthen their commitment to sustainability by certifying to EIC’s global environmental and social responsibility standards. https://ow.ly/pv1f50SHIYa #EIC #EventProfs #Sustainability #InternationalStandards #SEPC

This month's Member Spotlight is one of our newest: GCB German Convention Bureau. Led by Managing Director Matthias Schultze, GCB is a catalyst for innovation, providing high-quality market research data and insights and represents Germany as an internationally leading and sustainable destination for conferences and meetings. Meet GCB. https://ow.ly/Bsmk50SEFru #EIC75 #EventProfs

EIC and the EIC 2024 Global Awards Task Force are thrilled to announce the 2024 EIC Social Impact Award Recipients. The EIC Social Impact Award recognises extraordinary effort on the part of an individual and or organisation in the areas of people, planet, and prosperity aligned with UN SDGs and EIC Principles for Recovery. Diane Hawkins, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Executive Vice President-Volunteer Engagement, Meeting Professionals International Gary Murakami, GTP, GLP, CMP-Fellow, CMM, DES, Vice President, Global Sales & Industry Relations, Teneo Hospitality Group Join us for the celebration in October https://ow.ly/wUUY50SCI2W #EIC75 #EventProfs #CMP

EIC and the EIC 2024 Global Awards Task Force are thrilled to announce the 2024 EIC Pacesetter Award Recipients. The EIC Pacesetter Award Recognizes emerging leaders with a proven track record of successful leadership and whose forward thinking and innovative approach led to groundbreaking changes (or actions) that are making an impact on advancing the industry today. Paola Bowman, CMP, CMM Bowman, Director of Client Services & Events, Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau Sina Bünte, CMP, DES, TMEP, HVED, Founder of DigitalMind.events Shameka Jennings, MTA, CMP, DES, CAE, Principal and Chief Events Officer of EventsNoire #EventProfs #EIC75 #CMP

EIC and the EIC 2024 Global Awards Task Force are thrilled to announce the 2024 Hall of Leaders Inductees. The EIC Hall of Leaders is the premier recognition programme in the meetings, conventions, exhibitions, hospitality and travel industry. Considered a lifetime achievement award, it recognizes outstanding leaders who have unequivocally shaped the global business events industry. More than 150 inductees have been named to the Hall of Leaders since it was launched in 1985. Join us in celebrating the 2024 inductees. Cathy Breden, CMP Fellow, CAE, CEM, Former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) Robin Lokerman, CMM, FASAE, Group President, MCI Group Greg O'Dell, President of Venue Management, Oak View Group William Reed Reed, FASAE, CMP, Chief Event Strategy Officer, American Society of Hematology Julius Solaris, Founder, Boldpush Don't miss the celebration https://ow.ly/IGqp50SCmpu #EventProfs #EIC #CMP

There's still time to add your voice to the 2024 CMP Needs Assessment Survey. It’s a quick 10-minute survey that will help shape the CMP experience for you and your CMP peers around the world. Share what you want from the CMP Programme, what types of events or programmes would be most valuable, and how you've benefited from being a CMP. Take the survey https://ow.ly/1f8C50SBsqG #CMP #EventProfs

The top perceived downside risk to businesses in the near term is geopolitical tensions, such as those related to the Middle East, China-Taiwan, and Russia-NATO. More than a quarter of businesses cite the risks of high public debt and sticky inflation keeping interest rates higher for longer. One-in-five businesses cite the risks of a wider-scale financial crisis and the detrimental effects of climate change. View the full report https://ow.ly/Ns4350SxUCc #EIC #EIC75 #EventsBarometer #GlobalEvents #BusinessEvents Oxford Economics

Canyon Ranch offers special incentives for CMPs. James Price, CMP, SEPC provided his perspective after making the connection at #CMPAdvance in Toronto. Learn more https://ow.ly/4n9750Sti3j #CMP #EventProfs