DALLAS, Aug. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Meeting
Professionals International (MPI) has engaged the MPI Mexico
Chapter to serve as an authorized training partner for the MPI
Academy, extending the association's education capabilities in
Mexico and other Spanish-speaking
countries. This partnership is the first of its kind for MPI and
will entail the delivery of both in-person and online educational
offerings slated for launch in the first half of 2019. The news was
announced yesterday evening by Darren
Temple, MPI's chief operations officer, during a keynote
presentation at the 25th National Congress of the Meetings Industry
in Zacatecas, Mexico.
Earlier this year, MPI and the MPI Mexico Chapter partnered on a
research initiative to ascertain educational needs of meeting
professionals in Mexico, which led
to the development of the new training partnership. The research
revealed the need for relevant certificate-based programs delivered
locally and in Spanish. In addition, the research highlighted
education topics of interest among local meeting professionals,
which include strategy and innovation, event design, executive
education and event production.
"Our new partnership with the MPI Mexico Chapter will be a
game-changer in advancing the event planning profession in the
region, and we believe it will serve as a successful blueprint for
expanding our global reach in other geographies as well," said
Melissa Majors, director of the MPI
Academy. "We couldn't be more delighted to partner with such an
incredibly capable and driven team of industry professionals."
"We feel very proud of this agreement with MPI Global and for
being the first authorized chapter to serve as a training partner
outside the US. This strategic alliance is a great opportunity that
will certainly help us achieve our main goals, which are to
strengthen the professional capabilities of all meeting industry
players in Mexico and to become a
vehicle for encouraging greater MPI engagement from our friends
throughout Latin America," said
Michel Wohlmuth, president of the
MPI Mexico Chapter.
"The MPI Mexico community is strong and rapidly growing. Our
team at MPI Global is dedicated to fueling this growth and we look
forward to partnering with the local chapter to deliver our
cutting-edge education and event planning certificate programs,"
added Temple.
To learn more about MPI Academy education programs, visit
www.mpi.org.
About MPI
Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is
the largest meeting and event industry association worldwide. The
organization provides innovative and relevant education, networking
opportunities and business exchanges, and acts as a prominent voice
for the promotion and growth of the industry. MPI has a global
community of 60,000 meeting and event professionals including more
than 17,000 engaged members and its Plan Your Meetings audience. It
has more than 90 chapters and clubs in 19 countries. "When we meet,
we change the world." www.mpi.org
CONTACT:
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sthorpe@mpiweb.org
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