A Message From the MPI:TN President
by Sheryl Baker, Peabody Hotel Memphis

Hello MPI:TN,

It is with great honor that your 2011/2012 Board of Directors announce that MPI:TN has been selected as a Rise Award Winner for Community Achievement in Knowledge and Ideas!!

Our Chapter is one of only 6 chapters that will be recognized.  Think about it, out of 21,360 members and 71 chapters we are 1 of 6!!!!!

Press release from International:

MPI Announces 2012 RISE Awards Recipients

Recipients shape the industry and how business is done

April 25, 2012 – Dallas, TX – Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is proud to announce the 2012 Recognizing Industry Success and Excellence (RISE) Award winners. Six recipients will be recognized for exceptional achievements related to individual, community and organizational initiatives. Award winners will be acknowledged at the RISE Awards presentation and lunch on July 29, 2012 hosted during MPI’s World Education Congress (WEC) in St. Louis, Missouri.

The RISE Awards include annual awards in three categories: individual achievement, community achievement and organizational achievement. Recipients are recognized for innovation, influence, global transferability and impact within the meetings and events industry. This is the second year that the awards will be presented during a WEC luncheon.

“Each year the RISE Awards offer a glimpse at the possible. MPI articulates what these people and organizations have done in ways that inspire our members and the industry to new heights,” said Brian Palmer, CMM, Chair of the RISE Awards Judging Panel.

The RISE Award for Community Achievement in Knowledge and Ideas will be presented to the Tennessee Chapter for the Let MPI Rock Your World Road Trip. Taking place over three days and touring 440 miles of the state's three regions, chapter leaders collaborated with supplier members to host duplicate events for the purpose of advocating its “One State, One Chapter” philosophy. The events incorporated live entertainment with progressive education and business networking opportunities. The impact of these events includes ongoing recruitment, increased attendance at regional events and growing engagement in social media. The program is now considered a MPI Chapter Best Practice and has been translated into five languages.

I am so proud of all of our members and those that participated in our “Let MPI Rock your World Road Trip”.  Kudos to Melanie Clifford and the Membership Team for taking this from a thought to reality!

The presentation of the award will be during the WEC in St. Louis, luncheon event on July 29, 2012 from 11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.  Will we see you there???

MPI:TN truly ROCKS…we are MPI:TN…we are TENNESSEE!

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