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CIC ANNOUNCES NEW DEVELOPMENTS FOR HALL OF LEADERS GALA

Washington, DC – October 11, 2007 – Management Options, Inc., with the endorsement of John Graham, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Convention Industry Council (CIC), has engaged Precision Meetings & Events to join the continuing efforts of MOI in planning the 2007 Hall of Leaders Gala. Precision is a Washington D.C.-based event and conference management company, and will oversee the final planning stages of the Gala.

“We are excited that Precision Meetings & Events is available to assist in this important industry event,” said Jason Clawson, President of CIC. “Precision has the skill and experience to help us make this a very memorable event.

Robert “Bob” Dallmeyer and Mickey Schaefer, CAE, both previous inductees into the Hall of Leaders, will co-chair the Host Committee for this year’s event. The Host Committee is responsible for the planning, production, and publicity of the 2007 Gala. John Graham expressed his enthusiasm at the selection of the Committee’s co-chairs, saying “With Mickey and Bob’s leadership, I am confident that the Hall of Leaders Gala will be a successful and exciting celebration of the five inductees.”

The 2007 Host Committee members are:

Co-Chairs:
Robert “Bob” Dallmeyer
President, R.D. International
Past inductee to the Hall of Leaders

Mickey Schaefer, CAE
President, Mickey Schaefer & Associates LLC
Past inductee to the Hall of Leaders

Committee Members:
Douglas Ducate, CEM, CMP
President and CEO, Center for Exhibition Industry Research
Past inductee to the Hall of Leaders

John H. Graham IV, CAE
President and CEO, ASAE & The Center
Chairman of Board, CIC

Richard C. Harper, CMP
Vice President, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino

Bruce Harris, CMP
Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Conferon Global Services
Past inductee to the Hall of Leaders

Kathryn Howle
Corporate Director of Industry Relations, Freeman

David C. Scypinski
Senior Vice President, Starwood Hotels & Resorts

Brian D. Stevens
President and CEO, ConferenceDirect
Past inductee to the Hall of Leaders

For more than 20 years, the CIC Hall of Leaders has honored outstanding leaders and innovators within the meetings, conventions and exhibitions industry. The 2007 Hall of Leaders Inductees include Christine Duffy, President and CEO, Maritz Travel; Steven Hacker, CAE, President, International Association for Exhibitions and Events; Robert “Bob” Moore, Executive Vice President, The Freeman Companies; Edward E. Scannell, CSP, CMP, Director, Center for Professional Development and Training; and Roger Tondeur, President, MCI Group Holding, S.A.

This year’s Gala will be held at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on December 11, 2007 in conjunction with the International Association of Exhibitions and Events’ (IAEE) annual meeting. For more information on the Hall of Leaders Gala or this year’s inductees, please visit the CIC website at www.conventionindustry.org.

 

The Convention Industry Council’s 32 member organizations represent more than 103,500 individuals as well as over 17,300 firms and properties involved in the meetings, conventions and exhibitions industry. Over 12,167 individuals in 35 countries have earned the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation, which recognizes the industry's highest standard of professionalism. In addition to CMP, other CIC programs include the Hall of Leaders initiative, the Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX) initiative, Project Attrition, and the CIC Economic Impact Study.

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