About MPI

National Meetings Industry Day in Ottawa is created and produced by MPI Ottawa. For more information on MPI Ottawa, please visit http://www.mpiottawa.ca


Quick Facts about MPI

Summary:  Established in 1972, Meeting Professionals International (MPI; www.mpiweb.org) is the largest association for the meetings profession with more than 20,000 members in 67 chapters and clubs across the USA, Canada, Europe, and other countries throughout the world. As the global authority and resource for the $122.3 billion meetings and events industry, MPI empowers meeting professionals to increase their strategic organizational value through education and networking opportunities. Its strategic plan, Pathways to Excellence, is designed to elevate the role of meetings in business via: creating professional development levels to evolve member careers to positions of strategic understanding and influence; influencing executives about the value of meetings; and ensuring MPI is the premier marketplace for planners and suppliers.

MPI Vision / Mission:  Meeting Professionals International will be the pivotal force in positioning meetings and events as strategic components of organizational success. Meeting Professionals International is the leading global association that defines and shapes the meetings and events profession. 
Membership:  MPI has grown from 159 members in 1972 to more than 20,000 members in 60 countries today. Seventy-one Fortune 100 companies are represented in the MPI membership. There are 66 chapters and clubs in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Japan. MPI is the only meetings industry association to maintain a 50/50 ratio between planner and suppliers.