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• AMC Institute

  100 North 20th Street
  4th Floor
  Philadelphia, PA 19103
  T: (215) 564-3484
  F: (215) 963-9784
  www.amcinstitute.org

  Member Profile
  AMC Institute is an international nonprofit trade association comprised of companies that provide association management and professional services to volunteer-governed organizations and for-profit companies. AMC Institute includes member companies that are demonstrated leaders in the association industry, committed to high quality and value-added association management and professional services.

  Chief Staff Executive
  Tina Wehmeir, CMP

  Founded: 1964

  Membership: 143 association management company members

• American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA)

  1201 New York Avenue NW
  Suite 600
  Washington, DC 20005
  T: (202) 289-3100
  F: (202) 289-3199
  www.ahla.com

  Member Profile
  AH&LA represents the interests of the U.S. lodging industry at the national level on federal legislative and regulatory affairs; the national media; the educational community; research groups; and the general public.

  Chief Staff Executive
  Joseph McInerney, CHA
  President and CEO

  Founded:  1910

  Membership: 11,400

• ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership (ASAE & The Center)

  1575 I Street NW
  Washington, DC 20005
  T: (202) 371-0940
  F: (202) 371-8315
  www.asaecenter.org

  Member Profile
  ASAE is a membership organization and voice of the association profession. ASAE now has more than 22,000 association CEOs, staff professionals, industry partners, and consultant members. Founded in 2001, the Center for Association Leadership is the premier provider of learning and knowledge for the association community.
  
  Chief Staff Executive
  John H. Graham, IV, CAE
  President and CEO

  Founded:  1920

  Membership: 24,940

• Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International (ACCED-I)

  Colorado State University
  419 Canyon Avenue
  Suite 311
  Fort Collins, CO 80521
  T: (970) 449-4960
  F: (970) 449-4965
  www.acced-i.org

  Member Profile

  ACCED-I is a nonprofit organization committed to improving, promoting and recognizing excellence in the collegiate conference and events profession. Celebrating over 25 years of service, ACCED-I is the premier resource for collegiate-based conference and event planners. Currently, they have a membership of over 1,500 professionals representing approximately 640 educational institutions and 41 corporations in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K..

  Staff Contact

  Diana Hakenholz, CMP 
  Director of Member Services 
  Founded: 1980
  Membership: 1,500

• Association of Destination Management Executives International (ADME International)

  11 W. Monument Ave
  Suite 510
  PO Box 2307
  Dayton, OH 45401
  T: (937) 586-3727
  F: (937) 586-3699
  www.ADMEInternational.org
  
  Member Profile
  ADME International's mission is to increase the professionalism and effectiveness of destination management through education, promotion of ethical practices, and availability of information to the meeting, convention, and incentive travel industry and the general public.

  Chief Staff Executive
  Fran Rickenbach, CAE, IOM
  Executive Vice President

  Founded: 1995

  Membership: 181

• Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI)

  2025 M Street NW
  Suite 500
  Washington, DC 20036
  T: (202) 296-7888
  F: (202) 296-7889
  www.destinationmarketing.org

  Member Profile
  DMAI represents over 1,500 professional members from more than 600 destination marketing organizations throughout 30 countries. The association has worked to enhance the professionalism, effectiveness and image of CVBs and tourism boards.

  Chief Staff Executive
  Michael D. Gehrisch
  President and CEO
  
  Founded:  1914 

  Membership:  600+ member bureaus; 1,500+ professional staff members

• Convention Sales Professionals International (CSPI)

  191 Clarksville Road
  Princeton Junction, NJ  08550
  T: (609) 269-2461
  F:(609)  799-7032
  www.cspionline.org

  Member Profile
  Convention Sales Professionals International (CSPI), formerly the Association for Convention Sales and Marketing Executives, is dedicated to fostering a spirit of collaborative success between convention center sales professionals and their convention sales counterparts at regional destination marketing organizations (DMOs).
  Staff Executive
  Cathy Keller
  President

• Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA)

  191 Clarksville Road
  Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
  T: (609) 799-4900
  F: (609) 799-7032
  www.espaonline.org
  
  Member Profile
  ESPA (formerly ACOM) is an international organization for convention professionals dedicated to providing needs-directed continuing education; enhancing professional values and standards; and advancing and promoting quality customer services to encourage growth and recognition of the convention services profession.

  Chief Staff Executive
  Lynn McCullough
  Executive Director

  Founded:  1988

  Membership:  600

• Exhibition Services & Contractors Association (ESCA)

  5068 West Plano Parkway
  #300
  Plano, TX 75093
  T: (877) 792-ESCA(3722) or (469) 574-0698

  F: (469) 574-0697
  www.esca.org
  
  Member Profile
  ESCA is a professional organization of firms engaged in the provision of materials and services to trade shows, conventions, exhibitions and sales meetings. ESCA is the voice of the exhibition service industry and a source of facts and answers to the problems that confront it.

  Chief Staff Executive
  Larry Arnaudet

  Executive Director

  Founded:  1970  

  Membership:  430

• Financial and Insurance Conference Planners (FICP)

  401 N. Michigan Avenue
  22nd Floor
  Chicago, IL 60611
  T: (312) 245-1023
  F: (312) 673-6920
  www.ficpnet.com
  
  Member Profile
  FICP provides high-quality information, education and a networking forum to enhance business and professional development opportunities for financial and insurance meeting planners. It provides intimate relationship-building and educational forums that create a deeper understanding of the needs of the financial services and insurance sector so that members and hospitality partners can increase their success and value within their companies and the industry.

  Chief Staff Executive 
  Steve Bova, CAE
  Executive Director

  Founded: 1957

  Membership:  400+

• Green Meetings Industry Council (GMIC)

  8152 SW Hall Rd. #224
  Beaverton, Oregon 97008
  T: (866) 568-8643
  F: (601) 582-3354
  www.greenmeetings.info
  
  Member Profile
  GMIC was formed to improve meeting management practices by promoting environmentally responsible strategies through the collaborative efforts of the hospitality industry, corporations, government, and community organizations. GMIC is committed to supporting economic, environmental, and community objectives as they relate to the meetings industry.

  Chief Staff Executive 
  Tamara Kennedy-Hill

  Executive Director

  Founded: 2003

• Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association (HCEA)

  1100 Johnson Ferry Road
  Building One, Suite 300
  Atlanta, GA 30342
  T: (404) 252-3663
  F: (404) 252-0774
  www.hcea.org

  Member Profile
  HCEA is a trade association of more than 700 organizations united by a common desire to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare conventions and exhibitions as an educational and marketing medium. It promotes the value of exhibits as an integral part of healthcare meetings. HCEA also provides exhibitors, associations, and supplies a forum to exchange information and ideas. HCEA offers its members the opportunity to become more knowledgeable in their profession through meaningful communication; the exchange of ideas; and many other services.

  Chief Staff Executive
  Frank Skinner
  Executive Director

  Founded:  1930

  Membership:  713

• Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI)

  1760 Old Meadow Road
  Suite 500
  McLean, VA 22102
  T: (703) 506-3280
  F: (703) 506-3266
  www.hsmai.org

  Member Profile
  HSMAI is an international, individual membership organization comprised of over 7,000 members representing travel sales and marketing professionals. 79 chapters in 35 countries worldwide are dedicated to enhancing sales and marketing management skills in the travel and hospitality industry through education and networking opportunities with peers and customers.

  Chief Staff Executive
  Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHA
  President and CEO
  
  Founded:  1927

  Membership:  7,000

• International Association of Conference Centers (IACC)

  243 North Lindbergh Boulevard
  Suite 315
  St. Louis, MO 63141
  T: (314) 993-8575
  F: (314) 993-8919
  www.iacconline.com
  
  Member Profile
  IACC is a not-for-profit organization to advance understanding and awareness of conference centers as distinct and unique within the hospitality industry.

  Chief Staff Executive
  Mark Cooper
  Chief Executive Officer
   

  Founded: 1981
  
  Membership: 397

• International Association of Exhibitions & Events (IAEE)

  12700 Park Central Drive
  Suite 308
  Dallas, TX 75251
  T: (972) 458-8002
  F: (972) 458-8119

  www.iaee.com
  
  Member Profile
  Organized in 1928 as the National Association of Exposition Managers to represent the interests of trade show and exposition managers, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events is today the leading association for the global exhibition industry. Today IAEE represents over 8,500 individuals who conduct and support exhibitions around the world.

  Chief Staff Executive
  Dave Dubois

  President

  Founded:  1928
  
  Membership:  8,500

• International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO)

  Brambles House
  Colwell Road, Freshwater
  Isle of Wight, PO40 9SL
  United Kingdom
  T: 44+20+87496171
  F: 44+19+83755546
  www.iapco.org

  Member Profile
  IAPCO represents professional organisers and managers of international and national congresses, conventions and special events. IAPCO is committed to raising standards of service among its members and other sectors of the industry through continuing education and networking.

  Chief Staff Executive
  Sarah Storie-Pugh

  Administrator 

  Founded:  1968 

• International Association of Speakers Bureaus (IASB)

  3933 S. McClintock Drive
  Suite 505
  Tempe, AZ  85282
  T: (480) 839-1423

  www.iasbweb.org

  Member Profile
  IASB member bureaus subscribe to a code of professional conduct and accepted practices. Being in direct contact with a member bureau assures meeting professionals of securing the right speaker or trainer for their event. In many cases, IASB speakers' bureaus hold the key to a successful event.

  Chief Staff Executive

  Marie Fredette, CAE

  Executive Director
  Founded: 1986 

  Membership: 101 bureaus

• International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM)

  635 Fritz Drive
  Suite 100
  Coppell, TX 75019
  T: (972) 906-7441
  F: (976) 906-7418
  www.iavm.org

  
  Member Profile

  IAVM represents venue managers who oversee some of the world’s most impressive and renowned venues including arenas, convention centers, stadiums, racetracks, amphitheaters, ice rinks, performing arts venues, and many others. Our members’ facilities represent huge expenditures of public and private funds. They attract millions of patrons to an astonishing array of sports, entertainment, conventions and exhibitions. IAVM exists to educate, advocate for, and inspire public assembly venue professionals, worldwide and achieves these goals by advancing education, supporting advocacy, providing networking, and establishing benchmarking and research.

  
  

  Chief Staff Executive
  Dexter King, CFE
  President & CEO 

  Founded: 1924
  
  Membership: 3,300

• International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA)

  Toren A
  De Entree 57
  1101 BH Amsterdam
  The Netherlands
  T: 31-20-398 1919
  F: 31-20-699 0781
  www.iccaworld.com

  Member Profile
  With over 600 member organisations and companies in 80 countries, ICCA provides a worldwide network of experts in all aspects of hosting and organising congresses and conventions. ICCA members - representing all the various professional meeting suppliers - have unique opportunities to access comprehensive meetings data and exchange business leads.

  Chief Staff Executive
  Martin Sirk
  Chief Executive Officer

  Founded: 1963 

  Membership:  600 member organisations

• International Special Events Society (ISES)

  401 N. Michigan Avenue
  Suite 2200
  Chicago, IL 60611
  T: (312) 321-6853
  F: (312) 673-6953
  www.ises.com

  Member Profile
  ISES educates, advances, and promotes the special events industry and its network of professionals. ISES cultivates high standards of business practices through their "Principles of Conduct and Ethics", and fosters cooperation among members and other special events professionals.

  Chief Staff Executive
  Kevin Hacke
  Executive Director

  Membership:  7,200

• Meeting Professionals International (MPI)

  3030 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway
  Suite 1700
  Dallas, TX 75234
  T: (972) 702-3000
  F: (972) 702-3070
  www.mpiweb.org

  Member Profile
  MPI is the largest association of meeting professionals, with over 20,000 members in 68 chapters and clubs across the world. MPI empowers meeting professionals to increase their strategic value through education, clearly defined career pathways, and business growth opportunities.
  
  Chief Staff Executive
  Cindy D'Aoust
  Interim CEO
  Founded: 1972
  
  Membership: 21,123

• National Association for Catering and Events (NACE)

  9891 Broken Land Parkway
  Suite 301
  Columbia, MD 21046
  T: (410) 290-5410
  F: (410) 290-5460
  www.nace.net

  Member Profile
  NACE is the oldest and largest professional association for caterers in all disciplines and their affiliate vendors. With over 3,000 members in 46 chapters, NACE serves hotels, off-premise, club military and on-premise caterers, providing top quality educational and networking opportunities, and affiliate vendor interaction.

  Chief Staff Executive
  Bonnie B. Fedchock, CAE
  Executive Director

  Founded: 1985

  Membership:  3,134

• National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners (NCBMP)

  8630 Fenton Street
  Suite 126
  Silver Spring, MD 20910
  T: (202) 628-3952
  F: (301) 588-0011
  www.ncbmp.com

  Member Profile
  NCBMP is a non-profit organization dedicated to the training needs of African American meeting planners. NCBMP's purpose is to educate its members so that they will be able to maximize a greater return on investment for their respective organizations; effect positive change in the hospitality industry; and become a voice in the hospitality industry on issues that affect the African American community.

  Chief Staff Executive
  Ozzie Jenkins, CMP
  Association Director

  Founded:  1983
  
  Membership:  1,500

• National Speakers Association (NSA)

  1500 S. Priest Drive

  Tempe, AZ  85281
  T: (480) 968.2552
  F: (480) 968.0911
  www.nsaspeaker.org
  
  Member Profile
  NSA is an international association of more than 3,800 members dedicated to advancing the art and value of experts who speak professionally. For more than 25 years, NSA has provided resources and education designed to enhance the business acumen and platform performance of professional speakers.

  Chief Staff Executive
  

  Stacy Tetschner, CAE

  Executive Vice President/CEO

   

  Founded: 1973
  
  Membership:  4,000

• Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA)

  35 E. Wacker Drive
  Suite 500
  Chicago, IL 60616
  T: (312) 423-7262
  F: (312) 423-7222
  www.pcma.org

  Member Profile
  The mission of PCMA is to serve the association community by enhancing the effectiveness of meetings, conventions, and exhibitions through member and industry education and to promote the value of the meetings industry to the general public.

  Chief Staff Executive
  Deborah Sexton
  President and CEO

  Founded: 1957
  
  Membership:  nearly 6,000

• Protocol & Diplomacy International - Protocol Officers Association (PDI-POA)

  75 Fifth Street, Northwest
  Suite 1200
  Atlanta, GA  30308
  T: (404) 962-4130
  http://protocolinternational.org
  Member Profile
  The mission of Protocol and Diplomacy International – Protocol Officers Association (PDI-POA) is to provide the highest level of collective expertise, training, information, and advice regarding internationally and nationally accepted rules of protocol.  We are committed to facilitating communication, understanding, and cooperation between individuals, governments and cultures

  Chief Staff Executive
  Chris Young
  President

• Religious Conference Management Association (RCMA)

  7702 Woodland Drive
  Suite 120
  Indianapolis, IN 46278
  T: (317) 632-1888
  F: (317) 632-7909
  www.rcmaweb.org
  
  Member Profile
  RCMA is a professional non-profit interfaith organization of those who plan and manage meetings, conferences, conventions or assemblies for religious organizations. RCMA is dedicated to enhancing the professionalism of its members and to improving the experience of religious meeting attendees throughout the world.

  Chief Staff Executive 
  Rev. Harry Schmidt
  Executive Director and CEO

  Founded: 1972
  
  Membership:  3,314

• Society of Government Meeting Professionals (SGMP)

  908 King Street, Suite 200 
  Alexandria, VA 22314
  T: (703) 549-0892
  F: (703) 549-0708
  www.sgmp.org
  
  Member Profile
  SGMP is dedicated to improving the knowledge and expertise of individuals in planning and execution of government meetings through education, training and industry relationships.

  Chief Staff Executive 
  Rob Bergeron, CAE
  Executive Director and CEO

  Founded:  1981
  
  Membership:  3,500

• Site

  333 N. Wabash, Suite 2000
  Chicago, IL 60611
  T: (312) 321-5148
  F: (312) 527-6783
  www.siteglobal.com
  
  Member Profile
  Site is a worldwide organization of business professionals dedicated to the increased recognition and use of incentives as a motivator and reward in programs designed to achieve defined objectives. Site is comprised of 2,100 individual members representing more than 80 countries.

  Chief Staff Executive
  Allison Summers
  Managing Director

  Founded:  1973
  
  Membership:  2,100

• Southern African Association of the Conference Industry (SAACI)

  Gallagher Convention Centre, Gallagher House,
  Level 2 East Wing, 19 Richards Rd,
  Midrand, South Africa 1685
  T: 011 805 7272
  F: 086 505 9690
  www.saaci.co.za
  Member Profile
  The Southern African Association for the Conference Industry(SAACI) is dedicated to maintaining and improving the standards of efficiency and professionalism for the conference and events industry in South Africa.

  Chief Executive Officer
  Lorin Bowen
  General Manager

  Founded: 1987
  
  Membership: 1250 
  
  
  

• U.S. Travel Association (U.S. Travel )

  1100 New York Avenue, NW,

  Suite 450

  Washington, DC 20005-3934

  T: (202) 408-8422

  F: (202) 408-1255
  www.ustravel.org

  Member Profile

  The U.S. Travel Association is the national, non-profit organization representing all components of the $770 billion travel industry. U.S. Travel's mission is to promote and facilitate increased travel to and within the United States.

   

  Chief Staff Executive

  Roger Dow

  President and CEO