Hello Everyone,
As winter wraps its snowy blanket around us, I wish you warm
mornings, little miracles, good health, prosperity, joy and love in
2007.
I wish you a meaningful start to a new year full of challenges.
Welcome to an exciting world of great possibilities! We all have 365
mostly blank pages on our new 2007 calendars. Please save these
dates:
Spring Event: June 4-5
- Asian Academy Hall of Fame Awards in the Capitol and the White
House
Summer Camp: August 11-13
- Camp Diversity
Fall Conversations: October 15-17
– International Technology, Meetings and Incentives
Conference. Last year, it was in beautiful Prague; this year, it
will be in amazing Asia – China, South Korea, Vietnam and the
Philippines.
Online conversations on the certification programs currently being
revised.
Let us continue our conversations – as partnerships and friendships
begin with ordinary conversations.
PRAGUE COMMENTS: I am still getting wonderful letters about our
conference in Prague. Here is a sampling but the complete file will
be at http://www.cimpa.org
. Credit goes to our fantastic speakers, sponsors and participants
for the success that it was. I cannot thank them enough.
“Excellent educational program combined with a great opportunity to learn about international destinations to host your events. A must attend event for the experienced international meeting planner.” - David Williams, Executive Director, International Association for Energy Economics
“I had a wonderful and
fun trip of a lifetime! Dining at beautiful castles and chateaus is
wonderful, I highly recommend it! It was very interesting and I
enjoyed the conference presentations and meeting such interesting
people”. - Margaret Lickteig
“I had a fabulous time in Prague and I met wonderful participants
coming from such interesting backgrounds”. – El Cid Butuyan, World
Bank
“Again thank you for a wonderful, unforgettable trip to Prague and
Vienna. You are the WOMAN when it comes to planning meetings”. –
Cathy Gonzales, Vice President, Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of
Commerce
“WOW! Nestor and I thoroughly enjoyed the CIMPA conference and the
Awards Ceremony! Thank you so very much for the wonderful venue,
the great conference, the many side fun trips and most of all the
great people who came”. - Edith M. Ardiente, Vice President,
International Truck and Engine Corporation
“Thanks so much for another great conference. It was excellent! The
President Hotel was great and the speakers were the best!” – Dr. Ken
Webster, Executive Director, American Osteopathic Association
” am sorry I missed John Bell and Kathy Loveless. I heard they were
fabulous. I will check out their websites and join you in Asia in
October.” – Linda Steinberg, Independent Planner
“The conference in Prague was terrific. We met many interesting
people and we learned a lot from the great speakers. Also, the Hotel
President was perfect”. - Margaret Gonzalez, President,
International Association of Hispanic Meeting Professionals
“A very thought-provoking forum.” - Pepi Stunkel
We will try to make our meeting in 2007 an even better one. Please
suggest a timely, provocative theme. (In Prague, it was “Planning
Meetings in the Google Age and the Era of Terrorism). Please join
the Conference Committee which Dr. Sonny Lee has agreed to chair and
I hope to see y’all in Asia in October.
E-BROCHURES: If you liked our state of the art brochure on the
Prague conference, I am happy to announce that Tat Leong Sweeting
(remember her brilliant presentation on distribution of conference
materials?) has agreed to give all CIMPA members a very special
discount. You can have your own ebrochure that loads fast, does not
crash the recipient’s mailbox and expands to fill the full screen
at more than half the price. No distribution cost. Also, if you are
a CIMPA member, we will distribute your brochure. Here’s a sample:
http://www.epage-international.com/clients/c/cimpa06/index.html
CERTIFICATION: The beginning of a new year is also a good time to
make an investment in your career. Ask us about CPPM (Certified
Planner of Professional Meetings and CGMP (Certified Global Meeting
Professional) programs. We are currently revising these programs. If
you are a member, you may participate in the revision and get
grandfathered into the program.
MEMBERSHIP: Get connected. I am personally inviting you to be a
member of CIMPA. Email me and I will send you a unique gift I picked
up from my travels with your membership credentials. We are also
running a membership promotion until February 14, 2007. You get a
25% discount on gold membership and a chance to win a great
vacation. It’s a good time for emerald members to experience the
privileges of gold membership. Hit reply to request the coupon
code.
If you are already a member, other active members and I want to get
to know you better and explore how we can do business together. I am
inviting you to serve in one of our committees. Do please email me
so we can start a conversation on this. I would love to chat with
you.
For details, please visit us at
http://www.cimpa.org or
just hit reply.
All the best,
Andrea Sigler, PhD
President, CIMPA