March Monthly Meeting - LUNCHEON
Date/Time:
Friday, March 19, 2010
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Roundtable Session
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Luncheon & Program
Topic:
"Sustainability"
Description:
The recession may be ending and we may be getting more green, but are we all staying green? Join us at the first ever student organized PAMPI meeting. TempleMPI would like to help you implement sustainability practices into your workplace to reduce your environmental output and save you money. This meeting will introduce you to professionals who have implemented successful "green" practices into their workflows to give you an insight on what is possible and happening in Philadelphia. Additionally the meeting will help you take a plan back to work with you for immediate use to help you save money and the earth.
Category:
Monthly Program
Speaker:
Marvin Dixon, Four Seasons
Kimberly Kaufmann, Slow Food Bucks County
Mary Love, CMP, Muse Event Design
Lou Marrocco, CMP, Brandywine Events
Camela Pastorius, CMP, Pfizer
Location:
Hotel Palomar Philadelphia
117 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Contact Information:
Name: Denise Downing, CMP
Email: staff@pampi.org
Phone: 856-231-7666
Fax: 856-727-9504
Registration Information:
Deadline: Thursday, March 18, 2010
Telephone reservations will be not be accepted.
Cancellations must be made 24 hours prior to the function. No-shows who have registered by fax, mail or via the web, who have not cancelled their reservations will be charged the registration fee.
In order to protect our guarantee, professionalism and relationship with our host facility, walk-in reservations will be accommodated space permitting.
Other Information:
There is no cost to attend the Roundtable, but registration for the monthly program is required to attend.
Roundtable Discussion
Topic: "Should corporate meeting planning be a licensed practice?"
Moderator: John Palmer, CMP, Event Marketing Coordinator, The Legal Intelligencer
Roundtable Discussion Topic:
In the era of terrorism, violent civil disobedience, and a voracious media machine with an overnight ability to spin facts and sway public opinion, professional meeting planning is one of the most underappreciated and under-valued industries in the world. Corporate events have the ability to bankrupt companies if enough damage is done. In some instances, there have even been fatalities due to corporate events. This is a serious job with serious consequences for failure.
In Convene we always read about how important Meetings and Events are to the world of business. We believe we work in the best industry in the world. The number of articles on gaining a seat at the executive table demonstrate our significant value to the bottom-line. When CNN reports that Corporate Event Planners have one of the most stressful jobs with the lowest pay (median salary $39,000), why doesn’t our industry have a problem with that? We have the answer to that problem right before us. Let’s take a stand and really show businesses how important we are. If we work within a licensed practice, just like any responsible industry (realty, law, nursing, teaching, accounting, investment advising, etc), it would force the organizations we work for to take us and our profession seriously.