Why MPI?- The Benefits of Joining

WHAT IS MEETING PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL?

Meeting Professionals International, the meeting industry’s largest and most vibrant global community, is committed to delivering success for its nearly 24,000 worldwide members by providing innovative knowledge and learning experiences, connecting people and ideas, and creating rich marketplace opportunities. Founded in 1972, the Dallas-based organization delivers global human connections through its 68 chapters and clubs in 20 countries.

Whether you are a planner or supplier, decisions like joining MPI have to be based on ROI.  No matter what side of the industry you are on, the investment in membership to MPI New England can provide tremendous benefit personally and to your organization.  Click on the links below to find out more:

Planner Benefit Statement
Supplier Benefit Statement

The Key Benefits of being an MPI member

•	MPI is the world's largest association for professional meeting planners and suppliers, is the global authority and resource for the meeting industry.
•	MPI defines and shapes the future of the meeting industry by delivering innovative professional development, research, best practices benchmarking, and analysis of significant business, social and global trends.
•	MPI builds industry image and value by defining and promoting an appropriate return on investment for individuals, organizations and local economies.
•	MPI empowers its members with personal and professional excellence by providing them with superior education, research, professional development and networking opportunities.

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Membership Types and Dues

As the largest and most influential professional association for the meetings industry, MPI is your high-touch connection to more than 23,000 of your colleagues who are meeting planners or industry suppliers. Your membership will entitle you to access the wealth of resources MPI has to offer, provide you with discounts on professional education conferences and publications, the opportunity to network with colleagues at events or through online communities, as well as allow you access to key industry research.

Corporate/Association/Non-Profit/Government Meeting Professionals
Planner membership is available to those individuals primarily engaged in planning and managing meetings. Planner applicants may join MPI without a supplier match. Annual dues are $375 US, $425 CDN, or €375 Euro (includes a $50 US administration fee), and are generally tax-deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense. To print a membership application, click here.

•	Corporate Meeting Professional – a person who is primarily employed by a corporation to plan and/or oversee the strategic and financial management and/or logistics of that corporation’s meetings.
•	Association/Non-Profit Meeting Professional – a person who is primarily employed by an association or not-for-profit organization to plan and/or oversee the strategic and financial management and/or logistics of that organization’s meetings. This category also includes private universities.
•	Government Meeting Professional – a person who is employed by a government agency or public university to plan and/or oversee the strategic and financial management and/or logistics of that government’s meetings. Individuals serving as faculty in a university should join as an Academic Professional.

Supplier Meeting Professionals
Supplier membership is available to those individuals primarily engaged in supplying goods and services to the meeting industry. Membership dues for new suppliers is now $500.00 going forward, however we do have an incentive program that may be helpful for you. If a supplier brings us a new planner to our community (a planner that is not currently an MPI member) then the supplier can join at the old rate of $/€375.00. They cannot combine this incentive with any other discount and they need to work with me to make sure the planner has joined prior to their renewal (or at the same time.)  This incentive opportunity will expire September 30, 2011. Also, we do have a few promotions available for ANY new members if they follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, or Facebook. To print a membership application, click here.

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Supplier Meeting Professional – a person who provides and/or sells products and services to the meetings industry, such as a destination management, hotelier, audio-visual, florist, transportation, production or convention and visitors bureau company. This classification of membership is not limited to the groups listed.

Meeting Management Professionals
Supplier or Planner memberships are available to those individuals primarily who are the sole proprietor of, or are employed or engaged by, a meeting management company. Annual dues are $375 US, $425 CDN, or €375 Euro (includes a $50 US administration fee), and are generally tax-deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense. To print a membership application, click here.

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Meeting Management Professional - a person who provides meeting services including strategic and financial management and/or professional meetings management services to multiple clients. The applicant must specify whether their job responsibilities are primarily planning or supplying based on where they spend 51% or more of their time.

Affiliate Members
Supplier or Planner Affiliate Memberships are available to those individuals who are currently a MPI Member of another chapter and want to join the MPI New England Chapter.  As an affiliate member, you will receive notices of the monthly meetings, September through May, notice of the Annual Meeting held in June and all other Chapter events.  Our Affiliate members also receive Meetings, MPI/NE’s quarterly newsletter and have access to our online directory.

Annual dues are $75.00 US.  To print out an Affiliate Membership form, click here.

Student Members
Student membership shall be available to those individuals enrolled in a post-secondary academic program with emphasis in the meeting, hospitality, events, and tourism-related industries leading to qualification as a regular member. The student must be enrolled in either a certificate, undergraduate or graduate program unless the academic institution defines it otherwise.

Students enrolled in a certificate program will be eligible for student membership for one year but will not be eligible for the transition dues rate upon completion of their program. Proof of enrollment must be received at MPI before a student can be accepted into membership and upon renewal in order to retain their student membership. An applicant must:

1.	Be enrolled in a minimum of six (6) semester credit hours or equivalent quarter credit hours either undergraduate or graduate programs unless the academic institution defines it otherwise.
2.	Submit to MPI, with this completed application, proof of enrollment in academic courses prior to membership acceptance. (Proof of enrollment may be a current semester transcript or courses/credit hours defined on school letterhead and signature of authorized school representative. Annual dues are $40 US, $50 CDN, or €35 Euro. To print out a student membership form, click here.

Faculty Members
A faculty member is available to those employed as faculty in post-secondary academic programs related to the meetings, hospitality, events or tourism industries. The individual’s main employment, remuneration, direction and efforts must be in a recognized academic institution and they must be considered an employee of their institution. Annual dues are $195 US, $245 CDN, or €165 Euro. To print out a faculty membership form, click here.

•	Applicant’s primary employment, remuneration, direction and efforts must be in a recognized academic institution.
•	Applicant must be considered an employee within their institution.
•	Applicant must submit proof of academic employment with this application AND MUST provide proof on an annual basis to retain their faculty membership. (Proof of academic employment should be on employer’s letterhead and include validation of employment, courses and signature of departmental head).
•	Guest lecturers are NOT eligible for faculty membership.

NOTES:

• Transfer Policy Information
  
  
  
• MPI membership belongs to the individual supplier or planner who originally joins the association, even if the employer paid for it. If the employer pays for the membership and the member leaves their organization, the employer is eligible to receive a trial six-month "limited membership". After the six-month trial, the member is expected to pay full annual dues and find a planner match (if a supplier) to continue the membership. Please call Member Services at 972-702-3053 for details.
  Member dues are non-refundable and are due annually on the anniversary date of acceptance. Dues quoted are subject to change. Annual membership includes a $99 USD annual subscription to The Meeting Professional magazine. Approximately 18% dues are rebated to local chapters for membership support and education.