Cobo Center Earns Michigan Green Venue Certification

01/04/2012

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The Cobo Center, located in Detroit, has earned Green Venues Michigan (GLM) Steward certification from the Michigan Energy Office.

“Cost-saving green business practices have been extremely positive for job creation and retention in the hospitality sector,” said Martin Dober, Vice President of New Markets of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). “Venues across the state are continuing to show their commitment to environmental responsibility by earning Green Venues accreditation.”
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Where Are You Going From Here? Keeping An Eye on the Future...

12/20/2011

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by Midwest Meetings
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With a decade of experience in developing and implementing meetings, conferences, and events ranging in size from 45 to 28,000 attendees, Mitchell Biersner, CMP (Certified Meeting Professional) prides himself on his expertise to maximize ROI for organizations and clients. He’s recently come home to the Midwest, where he’s currently in between industry jobs and actively searching for the next great opportunity.

It’s a story all too familiar to other industry professionals still feeling the after-effects of budget cuts and staff reductions in recent years. Biersner discusses how he got here, his perspective of the Midwest job market, and what he’s doing to prepare for a return to the meetings industry.

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You're Invited! Make Midwest Meetings Your Voice...

12/16/2011

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Here at Midwest Meetings, we're always on the lookout for new columns, blogs, product/service reviews, and other content produced by and about meeting/event professionals.

As an active member of the online meetings community, your voice helps to influence the industry dialogue, and that's why I'm inviting you to consider Midwest Meetings as an additional outlet for your thoughts and opinions about the events world.

Do you have re-printable articles or current commentary, top-ten lists or tips and tricks, war stories or lessons learned, firsthand how-to's or personal reviews, photos or videos, or any other ideas or input you'd like to see online at MidwestMeetings.com or in print through Midwest Meetings magazine?
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Setting the Standard | Have you got the skills?

07/07/2011

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Karen Kotowski
This summer, in a move to advance globalization of the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) program’s body of knowledge, the CMP Board of Directors announced its approval of a revised CMP Blueprint, hereafter to be known as the CMP International Standards. The new standards define and categorize a comprehensive summary of the competencies, skills, and abilities a certificant must possess to be successful in the meeting and event planning profession, according to the Convention Industry Council (CIC), the industry body that administers the program and awards the CMP certification.

“Our standard practice is to update the blueprint every five years,” Karen Kotowski, CAE, CMP, chief executive officer of the CIC, stated in the announcement. “The last blueprint was revised in 2007, so this update is right on schedule.”
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