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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Heike Mahmoud, CMP

Smart Meetings

Heike Mahmoud , CMP, was one of the first European meeting professionals to earn the Certified Meting Professional (CMP) designation through the Events Industry Council (EIC) in 2006. Now, she feels inspired as she sees the certification’s global spread. “It One session introduced the CMP certification. she recalls.

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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Robert Sanchez, CMP

Smart Meetings

In 2006, he earned his CMP certification from EIC. Sanchez spoke to Smart Meetings about what inspired him to earn his CMP and where the certification has brought him. Encouraged by mentors who held CMP certifications themselves, Sanchez aspired to earn his own. “I More professionals than ever seek to attain it.

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Meeting Professional Continuing Education: CMP Spotlights

Smart Meetings

Today, the CMP certification is a globally-recognized distinction. Those who earn their CMP certifications build their industry knowledge, refine their performance, promote their credibility and learn to engage in uniform standards of practice. In 2006, he earned his CMP certification from EIC.

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Living Building Challenge Certification for Homeowners: Pros and Cons

Redfin

Whether you live in a house in Bend, OR , or a home in Seattle, WA , read on to learn everything you need to know about Living Building Certification. The Living Building Challenge (LBC) is a green building certification program administered by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), and was launched in 2006 in Seattle, WA.

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Sustainable hotels and The Black Sheep Inn: An example to follow

EHL Insights

The TripAdvisor’s Ecolíders Platino (2016), the Certificate of Excellence (2013), the SKÅL International Ecotourism Award (2006), and the First Choice Responsible Tourism Awards (2005) are only a few of the numerous international accolades the Black Sheep Inn has received during its 25 years of existence.

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Sustainable hotels and The Black Sheep Inn: An example to follow

EHL Insights

The TripAdvisor’s Ecolíders Platino (2016), the Certificate of Excellence (2013), the SKÅL International Ecotourism Award (2006), and the First Choice Responsible Tourism Awards (2005) are only a few of the numerous international accolades the Black Sheep Inn has received during its 25 years of existence.

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OVG360’s Shura Garnett on ‘Breaking Glass Ceilings’

Convene by PCMA

From 2006 to 2007, that number rose to 16 percent, and today that number is 34 percent, so we are seeing great strides and improvements in this area! My biggest learning moment would have been from 2006 to 2008, when I chaired the Diversification Committee, and subsequently facilitated the diversification sessions at our annual conference.

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