About Our Chapter

MPI New Mexico serves meeting planners, destination management professionals, hotel representatives and hospitality industry suppliers across the Land of Enchantment. Founded in 1997, the chapter provides educational development opportunities, cultivates business leaders, supports industry partnerships and demonstrates commitment to excellence in the meetings industry.

When you join MPI New Mexico, you become part of an organization dedicated to your personal and career success. You’ll connect with the innovative learning, passionate people and big ideas that will empower you to become an agent of change and reinvent the world.

MPI's New Mexico Chapter

On behalf of the New Mexico Chapter of Meeting Professionals International, I would like to encourage you to join the ranks of our small but mighty Chapter as we begin our 26^th year of operation.

Our Chapter Board and Committee Members bring strong leadership skills and a commitment to excellence in support of MPI, offering educational and networking opportunities to our members and the community. We are always looking to add to our ranks through community outreach.

Our membership is comprised of an almost even split of Meeting Planners and Suppliers. Join us and "Connect with the connectors, people just like you, and reap the rewards of MPI membership".

Liz Vega, MPA
2025-2026 Chapter President

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MPI Chapter Membership Population

Planners: 18

Suppliers: 19

Students: 2

Faculty: 0

Other: 0

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Key Legal Considerations for Meetings and Event Contracts

Whether you are a seasoned expert or just starting out, negotiating and finalizing contracts for meetings and events can be a complex and challenging process for meeting professionals. Balancing the business considerations with the legal intricacies of contract terms often requires careful attention to detail and a deep understanding of the industry's key issues. Join hospitality industry attorney Barbara Dunn as she shares practical insights and strategies for navigating the often-complicated world of contract negotiations with hotels and other meeting vendors. Don't miss this lively and informative session! Program Highlights: • Business and Legal Perspectives: Gain a comprehensive understanding of both the business and legal sides of hotel and other meeting contract negotiations, ensuring you can make informed decisions that protect your interests. • Strategies for Handling Objections: Learn effective strategies to address and overcome common objections related to critical contract clauses such as rate protection, attrition, cancellation, and force majeure. • Dispute Resolution Techniques: Discover the various techniques for resolving disputes that often arise during contract negotiations, and how to avoid the pitfalls of litigation. • Risk Management: Understand how to assess the level of risk that a group or organization can tolerate, ensuring that the negotiated contract aligns with your risk management strategy. Barbara Dunn is a partner in the Chicago office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP. For more than three decades, Barbara has focused her practice on representing organizations in the travel, hospitality, exhibition, and meetings industries as well as non-profits and related organizations on a wide variety of legal issues. She is a nationally recognized hospitality industry attorney and a highly sought-after speaker and author on issues affecting the hospitality industry. Barbara is also a member and Past President of the Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys (AHIA).

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