An innovative professional education program is one of the main benefits that MPI Ottawa delivers to local members. From meetings technology to demographics, from effective sales techniques to the latest in green meetings, the meetings industry is changing at lightning speed. MPI Ottawa is your gateway to the knowledge and skills that will make your meetings shine…and the formal certification that will help you establish yourself as a full-fledged professional. Through MPI Ottawa, members have access to

• The Chapter’s monthly educational program
• The Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation, supported by the Chapter’s CMP study group
• The Global Certification in Meeting Management (CMM)
• Virtual Knowledge Center
• A scholarship for CMP and CMM applicants, named for MPI Ottawa member Anna Lee Chabot, CMP and funded by MPI Foundation Canada

The Ottawa community also benefits from post-secondary meetings education at Algonquin College: the full-time Event Management program under the School of Hospitality and Tourism, and the part-time Conventions and Meetings Management program. Many MPI Chapter members have already graduated from one or the other of these programs.