Robert E. (Buzz) Bartow, CM, is the driving force behind the creation of Meeting Planners Institute. It is established with 159 charter members.
Marion N. Kershner, CM, CAE, is named first president.
Bobby Fischer wins chess title from Boris Spassky.
The state of Illinois issues charter for Meeting Planners International, Inc. (A vote on June 12, 1972 selected the official name).
U.S. President Richard Nixon is re-elected.
U.S. military draft is abolished.
Helen Reddy’s song "I Am Woman" causes a feminist sensation.
Apollo 17 astronauts spend 74 hours and 59 minutes on the moon.
"The Godfather" wins Best Picture Oscar.
Spanish artist Pablo Picasso dies.
MPI’s Professional Code of Conduct is established.
U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends.
Tennis pro Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs.
Arab oil embargo causes economic troubles.
The first MPI chapter-Rocky Mountain Area-is organized.
In response to oil embargo, US starts daylights savings time in January.
Streaking becomes a worldwide fad.
Ralph K. Wynn, CM, becomes MPI’s first African-American president.
MPI helps develop a meeting management degree program at Metropolitan State College in Denver, the first of its kind in the U.S.
Kershner is named MPI’s second executive vice president/chief executive officer.
MPI participates in the Incentive Travel and Meeting Executives Show in Chicago for the first time.
A policy and procedure manual outlining rules for chapter formation is adopted.
The British Conservative Party chooses it's first woman leader, Margaret Thatcher.
Two classes of members are created: Regular (Planner) and Associate (Supplier).
First International Board of Directors meeting held outside of the U.S. in San Salvador.
American Teamsters union labor leader Jimmy Hoffa disappears
Motorola is issued patent for first mobile phone.
Chapters retain $20 of the annual $75 dues.
Initial Planner and Supplier of the Year are named: JoAnn Benzer and Howard Feiertag, CM, CMP, CHSE, CHA, respectively.
Gymnast Nadia Comaneci of Romania gets seven perfect scores at the Summer Olympics in Montreal and wins three gold medals.
Alex Haley’s "Roots" is a best seller.
First Professional Education Conference-North America (MPI Fall Conference) is held in Orlando, Florida.
Annual dues increase to $100.
Favorable weather in Canada helps produce a record wheat crop, the largest since 1966.
Australia experiences a serious drought that sharply cuts wheat harvest.
Sundresses are the hot-weather attire choice for women, making bare shoulders and backs part of the summer look.
Three educational tracks are introduced at Annual Convention: Basic, Advanced and Associate.
Rocky Mountain Area (was Rocky Mountain Association) Chapter is chartered.
Greater New York Area (now named Greater New York) Chapter is chartered.
Chicago Area Chapter is chartered
Metroplex (name changed to Dallas/Fort Worth) Chapter is chartered
Ohio Valley Chapter is chartered. The chapter's name is changed to Ohio.
Southern California Chapter is chartered.
Wisconsin Chapter is chartered.
The first MPI library is created in Denver Public Library.
International Board of Directors meeting is held in a deluxe motor home.
Disco music sweeps the world.
MPI membership tops 1,000.
Delaware Valley (charter was for Greater Philadelphia but board of directors changed the name) Chapter was chartered. Chapter is now the Philadelphia Area.
Northern California (charter application was for Pacific Northwest but the board of directors changed the name) Chapter is chartered.
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