Letter from the CEO To our 2024 CMP Governance Commission and community: Chair Cornelia Horner, CMP Fellow; Chair-Elect Heather Seasholtz, CMP Fellow; and Immediate Past Chair Tim Glanzer, CMP Fellow DES — you continue to inspire our industry through your commitment to professionalism, collaboration, learning and leading. I look forward to continuing to work with you on the rollout of the update to the CMP International Standards. To our incredible volunteer leaders including our committee chairs: APEX Commission Johnny Martinez; APEX Critical Issues Chair Mike Dominguez; Equity Task Force Chair Jason Dunn Sr.; Knowledge Committee Chair Frank Yang, CMP, CEM, PMP, DES; and Sustainability and Social Impact Committee Chair Gayle Murphey, I am beyond grateful for the work you do as an extension of our team to ensure it is a global collaboration. To all those that dedicated their time energy and heart to the EIC sustainability journey, we are so proud of your accomplishments. We now have almost 1,000 professionals who have earned their Sustainable Event Professional Certificate and have had successful cohorts, including programmes with Accor/Fairmont, Destination Canada, Marriot, Freeman, Diversified Communications, Marina Bay Sands and TCEB. And we are seeing a growing number of venues, destinations, events and organisations committing to advancing ESG goals and pursuing EIC Sustainable Event Certification (see the full list on page 22). We applaud you and hold your efforts up to all those who are considering following in your footsteps. A very special thank you to our strategic partners and sponsors who helped make 2024 such an impactful year, including: • ALHI • Encore • Hilton • IMEX • Marina Bay Sands • MGM Resorts There is so much to be thankful for and so much to look forward to as we set our sights on the work, we will do together in 2025. The world we live in will continue to present us with challenges — I hope you will have the time over the next month to reflect on all that we have accomplished, the goodness that surrounds us through the impact of our sector. Practices that I will continue to work on this year include finding ways to make room for new voices in our industry conversations, being cognizant of those who feel like they are not invited to participate and being more curious in general. These practices are at the core of who we are and what makes our industry, our people and the work we do together so unique and important. • • • • • Oak View Group SITE Foundation Fairmont Royal York Speakers Spotlight ARIA Resort and Casino
Amy Calvert President and CEO Events Industry Council
Action Items ü Mark important dates on your 2025 calendar (planning calendar on page 34) ü Begin thinking about your nominations for the 2025 Global Awards ü Be on the lookout for your 2025 Dues Invoice
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