Pioneers

The measure of leadership in the meetings and events industry is in the impact it makes and the results it achieves. It may empower an individual to reach a career milestone or revitalize a program that affects thousands.

Action, achievement and results are at the heart of the MPI Foundation’s Pioneers Program.

Our partners are at the forefront of new areas of thought leadership, research and development. It’s a contribution beyond dollars and cents. They are recognized as an integral part of our partnership by providing the resources and expertise in our ever-changing global market through five forward-thinking strategic initiatives:

Grants
Scholarship
Events
Research
Match Programs

Pioneers make their mark and make a lasting impact on the core meetings and events business.

MPIF News List

MPI Foundation Achieves Record Fundraising

MPI Foundation Achieves Record Fundraising, Continues Industry Investment

New Research Investors Join Industry Thought Leaders

July 14, 2011 – Dallas, TX – Meeting Professionals International (MPI) Foundation announced a landmark
year for investments, with more than US$2.566 million raised towards the foundation’s goal to bring vision
and prosperity to the meeting and events industry. The moneys represent the most raised in a 12-month
period by the MPI Foundation.

“We began the year with an aggressive goal and all agreed it would be an epic achievement to get there,”
said Ken Sanders, MPI Foundation Chairman. “In the end this challenge was met by an even more epic team
of leaders like the Council and Board of Trustees, Executive Committee and the MPI Foundation team. The
passion behind their collective effort led to the goal being accomplished above and beyond expectations.”

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Pure Rendezvous raises over $200K

IMEX America was a great success held mid-October in Las Vegas, and an equally successful PureRendezvous presented by the MPI Foundation capped off the event. More than 1,900 people were in attendance at the inaugural event held at the Pure Nightclub at Caesars Palace.

The Foundation helped raise more than US$233,000 in donations, which are immediately reinvested back in support of the community and the meeting and event industry through research, grants and scholarships.

Suzie McNeil, a Toronto native, treated guests to a concert, and each room at Pure had its own DJ. With its overall success, it’s a safe bet that Rendezvous will return to IMEX America in 2012.

Canada Rocks! A Party So Big....

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Canada Rocks at Incentiveworks!

Canada Rocks 2011—the most “fun” fundraising event in the meeting industry—was held at the MAISON Night Club in downtown Toronto on August 22 as the official opening night program of Incentiveworks, attended by more than 720 industry professionals.

More than US$100,000 was raised through the generous support of co-title sponsors Caesars Windsor and IHG Canada, Tourism Toronto, our lively attendees, our many supporting partners and the destination sponsors from Maritimes Canada—the featured Canadian region. Fabulous food and beverage and a talented group of Maritime performers who pulled out all the stops demonstrated why the Maritimes is the place to be!

MPIF Canada tops $60,000 in silent auction fundraisers

For the eighth successive year, Tourisme Québec/Destination Québec hosted the MPI Foundation Canada’s Silent Auction at the Annual Coupe Tourisme Québec Invitational Golf Tournament.

The coupe took place in June at The Country Club in Woodbridge, Ontario, and the sold-out tournament was attended by leading Canadian meeting professionals.

This year’s successful event raised more than US$9,300, the latest in the annual auction series that now totals more than $60,000 to support the thought leadership programs and research and education initiatives that are the foundation’s raison d’être.