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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a morning virtual education session!Tuesday\, Octob
 er 14 | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Education Session and Q&amp\;AHosted by MPI Co
 nnecticut River Valley In partnership with MPI Philadelphia Area ChapterRe
 ady to take your career in meetings and events to the next level? Join us 
 for CMP Demystified &mdash\; an essential session that will uncover the po
 werful benefits of becoming a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP). Whethe
 r you're just starting out or ready to take the exam\, you'll learn about 
 recent updates\, how to get started\, and the resources that can support y
 our success. Don&rsquo\;t miss this opportunity to gain a competitive edge
  and open new doors in your professional journey!&nbsp\;Pricing:Member: $1
 5Non-Member: $25Student/Past-President: $10BE SURE TO ADD&nbsp\; THE PRIMA
 RY CHAPTER: Philadelphia Area&nbsp\;Learning Objectives:Understand the Ben
 efits of CMP CertificationLearn how becoming a Certified Meeting Professio
 nal (CMP) can elevate your      career and open doors to new opportunities
  in the meetings and events      industry.Explore Recent Updates to the CM
 P ExamGet an overview of recent changes to the CMP exam format and content
 \,      ensuring you're aware of the latest requirements.Learn How to Get 
 StartedGain insight into how to begin your CMP exam preparation and discov
 er      available resources to help guide you through the process.&nbsp\;M
 eet the SpeakerCarolyn Browning\, CMP\, CMM &ndash\;&nbsp\;MEETing Needs\,
  LLCCarolyn Browning\, CMP\, CMM is the Chief Solution Strategist of&nbsp\
 ;MEETing Needs\, LLC. She began her career in the meetings industry on the
  corporate side handling customer events and sales meetings at both Sprint
  and GE Capital and then went out on her own and never looked back! Passio
 nate about meetings and education\, Carolyn seeks to share her knowledge a
 nd experience with others - leading CMP prep classes\, facilitating meetin
 gs and retreats\, helping clients design and execute impactful meetings an
 d guest lecturing and teaching meeting planning courses at local colleges 
 and universities.&nbsp\;Carolyn has earned both her CMP and CMM and mainta
 ins her HMCC to keep current on changes in the healthcare meetings arena. 
 Carolyn has held several chapter Board &amp\; committee positions in her 2
 5+ year membership with MPI\, including a two-year term as President of th
 e MPI WestField Chapter. She earned many accolades through her MPI WestFie
 ld Chapter\, including Chapter Manager of the Year and in 2009 was given a
  Lifetime Achievement Award. As part of the Verified Facilitator Program\,
  Carolyn has facilitated Board retreats for over 15 MPI chapters.
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align:center\;">Join us for a m
 orning virtual education session!<br /><strong>Tuesday\, October 14 | 8:30
  AM - 9:30 AM | Education Session and Q&amp\;A</strong></p><p style="text-
 align:center\;">Hosted by MPI Connecticut River Valley </p><p style="text-
 align:center\;">In partnership with MPI Philadelphia Area Chapter</p><p st
 yle="text-align:center\;">Ready to take your career in meetings and events
  to the next level? Join us for CMP Demystified &mdash\; an essential sess
 ion that will uncover the powerful benefits of becoming a Certified Meetin
 g Professional (CMP). Whether you're just starting out or ready to take th
 e exam\, you'll learn about recent updates\, how to get started\, and the 
 resources that can support your success. Don&rsquo\;t miss this opportunit
 y to gain a competitive edge and open new doors in your professional journ
 ey!</p><p>&nbsp\;</p><div align="center"></div><p><span style="text-decora
 tion:underline\;">Pricing:</span><br />Member: $15<br />Non-Member: $25<br
  />Student/Past-President: $10</p><p><strong><em>BE SURE TO ADD&nbsp\; THE
  PRIMARY CHAPTER: Philadelphia Area</em></strong></p><div align="center"><
 /div><p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p><p><strong>Learning Objectives:</stron
 g></p><ol type="1"><li><strong>Understand the Benefits of CMP Certificatio
 n</strong><br />Learn how becoming a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) 
 can elevate your      career and open doors to new opportunities in the me
 etings and events      industry.</li><li><strong>Explore Recent Updates to
  the CMP Exam</strong><br />Get an overview of recent changes to the CMP e
 xam format and content\,      ensuring you're aware of the latest requirem
 ents.</li><li><strong>Learn How to Get Started<br /></strong>Gain insight 
 into how to begin your CMP exam preparation and discover      available re
 sources to help guide you through the process.</li></ol><p>&nbsp\;</p><p s
 tyle="text-align:center\;">Meet the Speaker</p><p style="text-align:center
 \;"><strong>Carolyn Browning\, CMP\, CMM &ndash\;&nbsp\;<em><a href="https
 ://carolynbrowning.com/" target="_blank">MEETing Needs\, LLC</a></em></str
 ong></p><p><img sf-image-responsive="true" src="https://www.mpi.org/images
 /librariesprovider12/event-images/carolyn-browning-headshot.png?sfvrsn=d36
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 o\;margin-right:auto\;" title="carolyn-browning-headshot" width="268" alt=
 "" class="-align-center" sf-size="241645" /></p><p>Carolyn Browning\, CMP\
 , CMM is the Chief Solution Strategist of&nbsp\;<a href="https://carolynbr
 owning.com/" target="_blank">MEETing Needs\, LLC</a>. She began her career
  in the meetings industry on the corporate side handling customer events a
 nd sales meetings at both Sprint and GE Capital and then went out on her o
 wn and never looked back! Passionate about meetings and education\, Caroly
 n seeks to share her knowledge and experience with others - leading CMP pr
 ep classes\, facilitating meetings and retreats\, helping clients design a
 nd execute impactful meetings and guest lecturing and teaching meeting pla
 nning courses at local colleges and universities.&nbsp\;</p><p>Carolyn has
  earned both her CMP and CMM and maintains her HMCC to keep current on cha
 nges in the healthcare meetings arena. Carolyn has held several chapter Bo
 ard &amp\; committee positions in her 25+ year membership with MPI\, inclu
 ding a two-year term as President of the MPI WestField Chapter. She earned
  many accolades through her MPI WestField Chapter\, including Chapter Mana
 ger of the Year and in 2009 was given a Lifetime Achievement Award. As par
 t of the Verified Facilitator Program\, Carolyn has facilitated Board retr
 eats for over 15 MPI chapters.</p>
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