Robert E. (Buzz) Bartow, CM, is the driving force behind the creation of Meeting Planners Institute. It is established with 159 charter members.
View on timelineThe state of Illinois issues charter for Meeting Planners International, Inc. (A vote on June 12, 1972 selected the official name).
View on timelineIn response to oil embargo, US starts daylights savings time in January.
View on timelineRalph K. Wynn, CM, becomes MPI’s first African-American president.
View on timelineMPI helps develop a meeting management degree program at Metropolitan State College in Denver, the first of its kind in the U.S.
View on timelineKershner is named MPI’s second executive vice president/chief executive officer.
View on timelineMPI participates in the Incentive Travel and Meeting Executives Show in Chicago for the first time.
View on timelineA policy and procedure manual outlining rules for chapter formation is adopted.
View on timelineThe British Conservative Party chooses it's first woman leader, Margaret Thatcher.
View on timelineTwo classes of members are created: Regular (Planner) and Associate (Supplier).
View on timelineFirst International Board of Directors meeting held outside of the U.S. in San Salvador.
View on timelineInitial Planner and Supplier of the Year are named: JoAnn Benzer and Howard Feiertag, CM, CMP, CHSE, CHA, respectively.
View on timelineGymnast Nadia Comaneci of Romania gets seven perfect scores at the Summer Olympics in Montreal and wins three gold medals.
View on timelineFirst Professional Education Conference-North America (MPI Fall Conference) is held in Orlando, Florida.
View on timelineFavorable weather in Canada helps produce a record wheat crop, the largest since 1966.
View on timelineSundresses are the hot-weather attire choice for women, making bare shoulders and backs part of the summer look.
View on timelineAustralia experiences a serious drought that sharply cuts wheat harvest.
View on timelineRocky Mountain Area (was Rocky Mountain Association) Chapter is chartered.
View on timelineThree educational tracks are introduced at Annual Convention: Basic, Advanced and Associate.
View on timelineOhio Valley Chapter is chartered. The chapter's name is changed to Ohio.
View on timelineMetroplex (name changed to Dallas/Fort Worth) Chapter is chartered
View on timelineGreater New York Area (now named Greater New York) Chapter is chartered.
View on timelineInternational Board of Directors meeting is held in a deluxe motor home.
View on timelineAnnual dues are split for suppliers and planners, $450 for suppliers and $325 for planners.
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MoreBuffalo Chapter is charted. The name was later changed to Western New York. This region is now the MPI Eastern Great Lakes Chapter.
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MoreUnited Kingdom Chapter is chartered. The name is later changed to United Kingom & Ireland Chapter.
MoreU.S. President Bill Clinton announces end to U.S.’s 19-year-old trade embargo against Vietnam.
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MoreSouthern Connecticut/ Westchester County Chapter is chartered. The name was later changed to WestField Chapter.
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MoreThe first Strategic Plan is adopted. An initial attempt to change the association’s name to Meeting Professionals International is defeated.
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MoreSacramento Chapter is chartered. Name was later changed to Sacramento/Sierra Nevada Chapter.
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MoreNortheastern Oklahoma Chapter is chartered. The name was later changed to Oklahoma.
MoreMPI is invited to join the Joint Industry Council, a group of internationally oriented meeting industry organizations.
MoreU.S. President Ronald Reagan proposes anti-missile defense system. It is later known as STAR WARS.
MoreThe first European Bureau is formed. Geoffrey V. Smith, OBE was named Director, serving in this role until 1990.
MoreCEO Kershner retires, predicting MPI’s membership will be more than 10,000 by 1992.
MoreYankee Chapter is chartered. The chapter's name is now the Connecticut River Valley chapter.
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MoreNashville Area chapter is chartered. The chapter's name was later changed to Nashville and is currently the Tennessee Chapter.
MoreMontreal Chapter in Canada is chartered. The chapter's name is now Montreal and Quebec.
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MorePope John Paul II is the first pontiff to visit a communist country (Poland).
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MoreMPI President Raymond J. Hall, CM, introduces the idea of an MPI Institute program held in an academic environment.
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