President's Article

Angie Duncan, CMP, CMM

 

In today's changing environment, setting yourself apart is crucial.  Knowledge is power....Right?  Meeting professionals need to be able to retool and at times reinvent themselves in order to remain current as well as to become not only marketable, but indispensible.  Continuing education is the cornerstone for our local chapter and also MPI worldwide. 

MPI in conjunction with the Canadian Tourism Human Resources Council has developed the new Meeting and Business Events Competency Standards (MBECS). These standards will enable meetings industry professionals to identify knowledge, skills and abilities that demonstrate areas one must focus on to create a new career path or enhance current ones.  Amanda Cecil, PhD, CMP, MPI Body of Knowledge Committee Chair and past IMPI President will take us through the new knowledge plan and how we each can benefit from the new standards and identify ways to enhance professional development at every level of our career.