CMP - Certified Meeting Professional
Why Become a CMP?
- Recognition: As the premier industry certification, the CMP distinguishes holders as career professionals who have demonstrated a high level of experience, skill and knowledge.
- Competitive Advantage: The designation conveys credibility to a meeting professional’s opinions and ideas, both at work and in the greater meetings, conventions and exhibitions industry.
- Peer Acceptance: CMPs are immediately recognized by other CMPs as fellow professionals committed to the advancement of the profession.
- Salary Enhancement: CMPs can use the certification as a competitive advantage when it comes to negotiating salaries and other business.
- Personal Achievement: After passing a rigorous application and examination process, CMPs express a profound sense of personal achievement at finally being regarded as the exceptionally skilled professional they are.
- Commitment: Successful completion of the certification process conveys that the certified meeting professional is committed and goal driven in their career.
Requirements for applying for the CMP exam:
- Three years of work experience in the industry
- OR applicants with a degree in meeting, event, exhibition, or hospitality/tourism management may apply after two years of work experience
- OR full-time instructors who have taught for three years in a meeting/hospitality university program
- AND completion of twenty-five hours of continuing education or completion of approved internship/apprenticeship in the industry
If you qualify, then we encourage you to apply for the exam. Application can be downloaded online here.
Deadlines & Fees:
The Summer CMP Exam will take place on Saturday, July 23, 2011
Application Submission Fee is $225 USD which is due on Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Exam Registration Fee is $450 USD
Exam Cancellation Fee is $100 USD
Study Materials:
Study Texts Cross-Reference Guide
CIC Manual 8th Edition ($65.95 USD)
CIC International Manual ($79.95 USD)
APEX Glossary ($35.00 USD)
Professional Meeting Management 5th Edition ($79.95 USD)
IAEE (formerly IAEM): Guidelines for Display Rules & Regulations (Supplement to CIC 8th Edition)
MPIOC CMP Scholarship, sponsored by Tim Brown of Meeting Sites Resource
Application available here.
Frequently Asked Questions can be found here. | 
