what you give makes the future a better place

For 25 years, the MPI Foundation has been investing in the people and programs that have shaped meetings and business events into a $100 billion industry. It is a philosophy of investment founded on the belief in the strategic value of meetings by professionals who have fought to define meetings and events as formidable business weapons critical to the success of any enterprise.

And this past year, those previous 25 years of investment paid off. Facing an economic meltdown and unbridled criticism from politicians and media, meeting and event professionals were able to band together to powerfully and successfully communicate the proven strategic value of meetings as drivers of business success. It is for facing challenges such as these that the MPI Foundation exists. And to witness the professionals of our industry effectively extinguish this criticism further validates and gives strength to our cause.