Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International (ACCED-I)
AMC Institute - Formerly IAAMC
Alliance of Meeting Management Companies (AMMC)
American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA)
American Society of Association Executives and the Center (ASAE & The Center)
Association for Convention Operations Management (ACOM)
Association of Destination Management Executives (ADME)
Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE)
Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR)
Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) - Formerly IACVB
Exhibit Designers and Producers Association (EDPA)
Exhibition Services & Contractors Association (ESCA)
Financial and Insurance Conference Planners (FICP) - Formerly ICPA
Healthcare Convention and Exhibitors Association (HCEA)
Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI)
International Association of Assembly Managers (IAAM)
International Association of Conference Centers (IACC)
International Association for Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) - Formerly IAEM
International Association of Speakers Bureaus (IASB)
International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA)
International Special Events Society (ISES)
Meeting Professionals International (MPI)
National Association of Catering Executives (NACE)
National Business Travel Association (NBTA)
National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners (NCBMP)
National Speakers Association (NSA)
Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA)
Religious Conference Management Association (RCMA)
Society of Government Meeting Professionals (SGMP)
Society of Incentive & Travel Executives (SITE)
Trade Show Exhibitors Association (TSEA)

Member Profile
AMMC strives to become the premier organization for meeting management consultants; to serve the business management needs of meeting management consultants; to establish an identity for the meeting management consultant industry both in the meetings industry (planners and suppliers) and in the general business community; to create a network that supports the members; to encourage and promote high standards and ethics in the meetings industry; and, to safeguard and promote the interests of its members

Chief Staff Executive
Robin Craven
Executive Director

Founded:  1997

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
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (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

Member Profile
ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership are two organizations linked together by a common belief and a common passion. We believe associations have the power to transform society for the better. Our passion is to help association professionals achieve previously unimaginable levels of performance. We do this by nurturing a community of really smart, creative, and interesting people - our members. In short, we connect great ideas and great people.

ASAE is the membership organization and voice of the association profession. Founded in 1920, ASAE now has more than 22,000 association CEOs, staff professionals, industry partners, and consultant members. The Center for Association Leadership is the premier provider of learning and knowledge for the association community. The Center was founded in 2001.

Chief Staff Executive
John H. Graham, IV, CAE
President and CEO

Founded:  1920

Membership: 24,940

Association for Convention Operations Management (ACOM)
191 Clarksville Road
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
T: (609) 799-4900
F: (609) 799-7032
www.acomonline.org

Member Profile
The Association for Convention Operations Management (ACOM) is an international organization for convention professionals. The association is 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
CEO

Founded:  1988

Membership:  600

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

Founded: 1995

Membership: 181

Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE)
P.O. Box 130656
St. Paul, MN 55113
T: (952) 838-3268
www.cesse.org

Member Profile
The Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE) was organized some years ago as an informal meeting of the principal executive officers of the societies to provide a forum for mutual exchange of experience and guidance and discussion of common problems in operating the societies. The objective is to advance the arts and sciences of the management of engineering and scientific societies.

Chief Staff Executive
Mary Fleming
Society of Exploration Geophysicists

Founded:  1949

Membership: 138

Exhibit Designers & Producers Association (EDPA)
5775 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road
Suite 500-G
Atlanta, GA 30342
T: (404) 303-7310
F: (404) 252-0774
www.edpa.com

Member Profile
Exhibit Designers and Producers Association (EDPA) members include exhibit designers, producers, systems manufacturers, distributors and marketers of custom, portable and modular exhibits, show services contractors, exhibit transportation companies, event marketers, and organizations that provide related products or services to the exhibit industry. EDPA provides members with industry specific education, advocacy, research, and marketing networking opportunities.

Chief Staff Executive
Peter Dicks
Executive Director

Founded:  1955

Membership: 360

Exhibition Services & Contractors Association (ESCA)
1100 Johnson Ferry Rd
Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30342
T: (877) 792-ESCA(3722) or (702) 319-9561
F: (702) 450-7732
www.esca.org

Member Profile
Exhibition Services & Contractors Association (ESCA) is the professional organization of firms engaged in the provision of material and/or services for the trade shows, conventions, exhibitions and sales meetings. ESCA is the voice of the exhibition service industry whose purpose is to be a source of facts and answers to special problems, which confront the convention service industry.

Chief Staff Executive
Kim Methe
Vice President of Corporate Business
The Freeman Companies

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) 321-5150
www.ficpnet.com

Member Profile
For financial and insurance meeting planners and hospitality partners who seek to deliver results for their companies, FICP provides high-quality information, education and a networking forum that enhances both business and professional development opportunities. Unlike other professional meeting planner associations, FICP provides more intimate relationship-building and educational forums that create a deeper understanding of the needs of the financial services and insurance sector so that FICP members and hospitality partners can increase their success and value within their companies and the hospitality industry.

Chief Staff Executive 
Steve Bova, CAE
Executive Director

Founded: 1957

Membership:  400+

Chief Staff Executive
Eric Allen
Executive Director

Founded:  1930

Membership:  713

Member Profile
The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) represent travel sales and marketing professionals. Founded in 1927, HSMAI is an international, individual membership organization comprised of over 5000 members representing 79 chapters in 35 countries worldwide, 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

Member Profile
The objectives of the International Association of Assembly Managers (IAAM) are to promote and develop professional management of public assembly facilities, to foster use of these facilities for the benefit, recreation and entertainment of the public, to cultivate acquaintance and communication among managers of such facilities, to circulate information of value to the members and the public so as to develop more frequent and efficient use of such facilities, to standardize practices and ethics of management and relationships with the public, to develop and maintain liaison with national and international organizations in allied fields and to provide such other related services which promote the advancement of the Association.

Chief Staff Executive
Dexter King
Executive Director

Founded: 1924

Membership: 3,200

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
The International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1981 to advance understanding and awareness of conference centers as distinct and unique within the hospitality industry.

Chief Staff Executive
Tom Bolman
Executive Vice President

Founded: 1981

Membership: 397

International Association for Exhibition & Events  (IAEE) Formerly IAEM
8111 LBJ Freeway
Suite 750
Dallas, TX 75251
T: (972) 458-8002
F: (972) 458-8119
www.iaem.org

Member Profile
The International Association for Exhibition Management (IAEM) is the professional association for more than 3,200 individuals located in 41 nations and involved in the management and support of the global exhibition industry. IAEM's mission is to promote the exhibition industry throughout the world and to provide for the education and professional growth of its members.

Chief Staff Executive
Steven Hacker, CAE
President

Founded:  1982 

Membership:  6,000 in 45 nations

International Association of Speakers Bureaus (IASB)
7150 Winton Drive
Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46268
T: (317) 328-7790
F: (317) 280-8527
www.iasbweb.org

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

Chief Staff Executive
James D. Montoya, CAE
Executive Vice President

Founded: 1986 

Membership: 101 member bureaus

International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA)
Entrada 121, NL-1096 EB
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 meeting professionals, experts in all aspects of hosting and organising congresses and conventions. ICCA offers its members unique opportunities to access comprehensive meetings data, to exchange business leads and meet potential clients. ICCA represents all the various professional meeting suppliers such as: congress travel & destination management companies; airlines; professional congress, convention and/or exhibition organisers; tourist and convention bureaux; meeting information & technical specialists; icca meetings hotels; and, convention & exhibition centres.

Chief Staff Executive
Martin Sirk
Chief Executive Officer

Founded: 1963 

Membership:  600 member organisations

International Special Events Society (ISES)
401 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
T: (312) 321-6853
F: (312) 673-6953
www.ises.com

Member Profile
The Mission of ISES is to educate, advance, and promote the special events industry and its network of professionals along with related industries. To that end, we strive to...

• Uphold the integrity of the special events profession to the general public through our "Principles of Conduct and Ethics"
• Acquire and disseminate useful business information
• Foster a spirit of cooperation among its members and other special events professionals, and
• Cultivate high standards of business practices.

Chief Staff Executive
Kevin Hacke
Executive Director

Membership:  3,300

Meeting Professionals International  (MPI)
3030 LBJ Freeway
Suite 1700
Dallas, TX 75234
T: (972) 702-3000
F: (972) 702-3070
www.mpiweb.org

Member Profile
Established in 1972, Dallas-based Meeting Professionals International (MPI; www.mpiweb.org) is the largest association for the meeting profession with more than 20,000 members in 68 chapters and clubs across the USA, Canada, Europe, and other countries. As the global authority and resource for the $122.3 billion dollar meetings and events industry, MPI empowers meeting professionals to increase their strategic value through education, clearly defined career pathways, and business growth opportunities. MPI is currently executing a visionary plan designed to elevate the role of meetings – and those who produce them – in business. Launched in 2003, Pathways to Excellence will fundamentally change the global meetings industry and take meetings to the next level of inclusion in the business world via three core objectives: create professional development pathways and resources to support evolution toward positions of strategic understanding and importance; increase influence about the value of meetings with senior decision-making executives at corporations, associations, and organizations; identifying trends and delivering innovative solutions to ensure MPI is the premier market place for both suppliers and planners.

Chief Staff Executive
Bruce M. MacMillan, CA
President and CEO

Founded: 1972

Membership: 21,123

National Association of Catering Executives (NACE)
9881 Broken Land Parkway
Suite 101
Columbia, MD 21046
T: (410) 290-5410
F: (410) 290-5460
www.nace.net

Member Profile
The National Association of Catering Executives (NACE) is the oldest-founded in 1958 - 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
Executive Director

Founded: 1985

Membership:  3,134

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
The National Speakers Association (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. NSA - The Voice of the Speaking Profession.

Chief Staff Executive
Stacy Tetschner, CAE
Executive Vice President

Founded: 1973

Membership:  4,000

Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA)
2301 S. Lake Shore Drive
Suite 1001
Chicago, IL 60616
T: (312) 423-7262
F: (312) 423-7222
www.pcma.org

Member Profile
The mission of the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) shall be 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, CMP, CAE
President and CEO

Founded: 1957

Membership:  5,000

Member Profile
The Religious Conference Management Association (RCMA) is a professional nonprofit interfaith organization of men and women who have responsibility for planning and/or managing meetings, conferences, conventions or assemblies for religious organizations. Founded in 1972, 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 
Dr. DeWayne S. Woodring, CMP, CEM
Executive Director and CEO

Founded: 1972

Membership:  3,314

Society of Government Meeting Professionals (SGMP)
908 King Street
Lower Level
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
T: (703) 549-0892
F: (703) 549-0708
www.sgmp.org

Member Profile
The Society of Government Meeting Professionals (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 
Carl C. Thompson, CGMP
Executive Director

Founded:  1981

Membership:  3,500

Society of Incentive & Travel Executives  (SITE)
401 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
T: (312) 321-5148
F: (312) 527-6783
www.site-intl.org

Member Profile
The Society of Incentive and Travel Executives (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. Founded in 1973, SITE is comprised of 2000 individual members representing more than 80 countries.

Chief Staff Executive
Brenda Anderson
CEO

Founded:  1973

Membership:  2,100

Member Profile
The Trade Show Exhibitors Association provides knowledge to management professionals who utilize the trade show and events medium to promote and sell their products, as well as those who supply them with products and services. Since 1966, TSEA has been distributing thoughtful publications and meaningful services that help exhibitors do their jobs more effectively.

Chief Staff Executive
Steve Schuldenfrei
President

Founded:  1966

Membership:  2,200