The CMP Designation
Studying for the Certified Meeting Professional exam? MPI Ottawa has you covered!
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Studying for the Certified Meeting Professional exam? MPI Ottawa has you covered!
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MPI Ottawa Upcoming Events
Check out all the exciting events taking place in the upcoming 2023/2024 year!
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Check out all the exciting events taking place in the upcoming 2023/2024 year!
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About Our Chapter
Founded in 1984, MPI Ottawa is the capital city’s premier not for profit organization for meeting and event professionals. With around 200 active members, the Ottawa chapter is excited to host you at our next event.
When you join MPI Ottawa, you become part of an organization dedicated to your personal and career success. You’ll connect with the innovative learning, passionate people and big ideas that will empower you to become an agent of change and reinvent the world.
In 2022 and 2023, the chapter was awarded, volunteer Engagement Merit Award, Net Profit Merit Award, and the overall Excellence Award at the Chapter Performance Awards.
MPI's Ottawa Chapter
“I am looking forward to leading the Board this term as we rebuild after the pandemic. We will continue to evolve as a chapter to deliver unique networking opportunities and innovative education events for our members. Most importantly, we will continue to advocate for our industry to raise public awareness and obtain the financial support of government for the important work we do for our communities and our country as a whole.“
- Karen Norris, CMP, MPI Ottawa Chapter, President 2023-2024
MPI Chapter Membership Population
Planners: 107
Suppliers: 67
Students: 13
Faculty: 2
Other: 2
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Recent Chapter News & Views Articles
MPI President’s Letter: June 2024
Karen Norris, CMP (She/Her) | Jun 17, 2024
I am writing my quarterly message immediately after attending Ottawa’s City of Om Festival. The festival (which I did not attend in an MPI capacity) is the city’s largest health and wellness festival open to all who want to deepen their passion for overall wellness. For yet another year, “Event Planner” has been ranked one of the most stressful jobs in the world by Indeed. Like many Event Professionals, I recently began to reevaluate my relationship with my job and I’m actively trying to incorporate more wellness and healthy habits into my daily life to achieve some sense of balance.
Special Announcement - Rise Award Nomination
Ted Robinson | Jun 13, 2024
MPI Ottawa exists thanks to and, because of the commitment, expertise, and goodwill of volunteers - without volunteers there would be no MPI Ottawa, period. And, while our volunteers don't expect anything in return, it is extremely rewarding when all the hard work gets a bit of recognition from colleagues at home and away. That's exactly what happened recently when our Education Committee received word that it has been nominated for an MPI Global Rise Award for Innovative Educational Programming!
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