The Convention Industry Council (CIC) has announced additional Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) exam dates and locations in 2010 outside North America. They will also take place as part of a Global CMP Exam Day on Saturday, February 20, 2010. As a result, new exam locations will include Cancun, Mexico (in conjunction with MPI’s Meet Different), South Korea, Singapore, South Africa, and Italy.

“The demand for the CMP designation from the global meetings community has been overwhelming, and it is our goal to provide as many opportunities as possible to meet this demand,” says Karen Kotowski, CAE, CMP, Chief Operating Officer for the CIC.

“February 20 designated Global CMP Exam Day”

She adds, “To show our commitment to global expansion, CIC has designated a separate day, February 20, as the Global CMP Exam Day, with the addition of these five exam sites. We hope this will be the first of many more exam locations world-wide.”

CIC actively participates in IMEX by offering an exam location as well as sponsoring the Professional Development and Innovation Pavilion. Since this partnership began in 2004, over 90 candidates have taken the exam at IMEX.

“IMEX continues to be a great partner, and plans are well underway to once again host an exam and have a CIC presence in the Professional Development and Innovation Pavilion,” says Kotowski. “The IMEX show has been a great venue for us to promote the CMP Program.” www.conventionindustry.org