History
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Benefits of Joining SGMP:
- Networking opportunities available through regular meetings, events, and conferences
Personal contacts fostering strong business relationships
Meeting and learning from other government meeting planners improving quality and cost-effectiveness of government meetings
To improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of government meetings through education, networking and professional development.
- Professional development through formal education programs
- Monthly chapter luncheon meetings feature topics such as:
Meeting planning skills and techniques
Governmental issues
Professional and personal development
Negotiating skills
Certified Meeting Professional program
Legalities and liabilities
- The national SGMP Annual Educational Conference gives members a chance to attend a variety of informative, educational sessions and to network with planners and suppliers from across the nation.
- Planners also receive help with planning meetings and conferences and contacts that can help you make your meetings more successful.
- Expand the knowledge and professionalism of government and contract planners and suppliers through formal educational programs
- Improve understanding and cooperation between planners and suppliers through regular meetings, informal discussions and educational conferences
- Aid planners in locating and evaluating meeting facilities and support services
- Inform members of the latest travel and other government regulations that impact on government meeting planning
- Communications between all members of the meetings industry
- An impact on regulatory policies and legislative issues that affect our government meetings
- A connection with other professional meeting planner and supplier groups
- Building skills in all phases of planning, executing, and evaluating our government meetings
Membership
Membership Survey