Call for nominations: RISE Awards

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is accepting nominations for the Recognizing Industry Success and Excellence (RISE) Awards program. Nominees must clearly have contributed to the meeting and events industry through innovation, global reach and influence. Individuals may be nominated for the Meeting Industry Leadership Award, the Young Professional Achievement Award and the Member of the Year (MPI members only). Communities and MPI chapters may be nominated for the Community Achievement in Marketplace Excellence Award, the Community-Emerging Excellence Award and the Community Achievement in Knowledge and Ideas Award.

Nominations are due Dec. 15 and may be submitted on the RISE website. Winners will be announced at World Education Congress 2010 in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.