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The DFW Chapter was formed in June 1977.
Metroplex Chapter chartered with Meeting Planners International in 1977 with four members.
Nov 12 1979 under Charlotte St Martin’s presidency the first issue of the Current, the Chapter’s newsletter, was published.
Nov 1981 Membership in D/FW was 133.During this term was the first time to schedule regular monthly board meetings.President – Harmon Hodge
Feb 1984 Annual Dues increased to $150 per year.
First awarded in 1985 were Sally Gibbons, Supplier and Greg Elam, Planner.
October 1986 the D/FW chapter was the 8th largest of 40 current chapters with 302 members.
January 1987 it was suggested that Meeting Planners International be changed to Meeting Professionals International to be voted on by the International board during the June 1987 conference in Winnipeg.
May 1987 D/FW Chapter establishes a standing committee called the PGA committee.
July 1987 Comel Tiller of Suite Executives is hired as the first paid staff member for the DFW Chapter to assist with Chapter Administration.
Sept 1987 Over 180 members and guests attended the monthly meeting at Harvey Hotel DFW making it the largest attended monthly meeting in our history.
August 1988 with installation of the officers and board the DFW Board increased to 6 officers and 9 Board of Directors.
May 1989 Norb Dettman, PhD, CMP is awarded Planner of the Year and J. William Boyd, Jr., CMP, CMM is awarded Supplier of the Year.
Geoffrey V. Smith, OBE was named Director, serving in this role until 1990.
Feb 1993 Membership reaches 522 and growing.
July 1995 Sherri Cook, CMP and Mollie Wallace, CMP were named “Tomorrow’s Leaders of MPI” at the Annual Convention in Chicago.
Dallas Board of Directors approve the POD program “Professional Opportunity for Development” in August 1995.
January 1996 D/FW Chapter wins second consecutive Award of Excellence.
February 2000, First annual Supplier Showcase features the largest attendance in the chapter’s history with 440 in attendance.
July 2000 Incoming President Steve Kemble introduces talk show format for the monthly meetings to the D/FW Chapter.
October 2000 D/FW Chapter has first breakfast meeting in fifteen years.
A record of over 250+ were in attendance.December 2000 D/FW celebrated one of the most impressive Holiday Parties ever at the Adams Mark Dallas.
Connections 2000 Campaign is launched.
June 2001 D/FW Chapter reaches an all-time high of 975 members with a chapter retention rate of 73.47%. Of the ten largest chapters in all of MPI, Dallas had the highest retention rate and maintained better than 70% retention rate for ten straight months.
July 2001 the third annual CMP & CMM Recognition event with 150 planners & suppliers from the area was held at the Four Seasons Resort.
March 2003 D/FW Chapter Women’s Leadership Initiative Committee launched its program with a luncheon at the Wyndham Anatole, featuring noted relationship expert and author John Gray, Ph.D.
The first time the chapter membership has been over 800 since April 2003.
Dec 2004 D/FW winds up the year with 769 members.
June 2007 D/FW Chapter celebrates 30 years.
September 2008 New Chapter website is launched and the Current monthly newsletter becomes a bi-monthly magazine.
2008 D/FW Chapter adds social networking with a Chapter presence on Twitter and Facebook.President – Carol Benavidez, CMP “Exchanging Ideas to Connect the World”
CMM/CMP Breakfast tradition returned to the chapter for the first time since 2008.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected first female president of an African nation: Liberia. (won Nobel Peace Prize in 2011)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil wins the 2016 Olympic bid and will be the first South American city to hosts the games.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.N.I. | 1985 | $620.0M | 600 | 54 |
| American Advertising Federation | 1905 | $10.0M | 20 | - |
| Iowa Association of Community Providers | 1984 | $999,999 | 9 | 11 |
| National Recreation and Park Association | 1965 | $50.0M | 62 | 1 |
| NC Chamber | 1942 | $24.0M | 38 | - |
| Nafcu (national Association Of Federally-insured Credit Unions) | 1967 | $11.0M | 79 | - |
| Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce | 1887 | $2.0M | 50 | - |
| Hbif Of Florida, Inc. | 1995 | $1.8M | 30 | - |
| National Art Education Association | 1947 | $5.0M | 92 | - |
| ACTE | 1988 | $5.0M | 10 | - |
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