The Meetings Industry Council Annual Leadership Award recognizes individuals that demonstrate active leadership within the meetings industry. This includes leadership within one or more MIC organizations and the personal and professional integrity that allows them to stand out among their peers.

Selection criteria for the award include positions held within industry organizations, committees the leader has chaired and special projects or events they have assisted in organizing. The Selection Committee also reviews specific ways in which the winner has served as a role model to their peers. This includes work towards the advancement of the industry by sharing their knowledge through published articles, presentations to students or businesses and stewardship for the industry with any multitude of organizations related to or impacted by meetings. Many of our past award winners have been recognized with awards from one or more MIC member organizations for the same efforts that solidified their selection as an MIC Industry Leader.

Below are links to the forms to be used when nominating a meetings industry professional for the Annual MIC Leadership Award. The award will be presented at the 12th Annual Educational Conference and Trade Show March 8, 2012 at the Colorado Convention Center. This award is given each year to a person within the industry that has demonstrated active leadership within one or more industry associations and has displayed the personal and professional integrity that allows them to stand out among their peers.

Thank you in advance for making the effort to recognize an outstanding meeting professional. The MIC Nomination Committee will review all submissions in February and select the winner for the March Conference. All submissions must be turned in no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 3, 2012. Please pass along the form to your active membership. Anyone with membership in one or more of the 13 MIC associations may nominate individuals or themselves for the award.

Please click here to make a nomination.

Click here for more information and registration for the 12th Annual MIC Educational Conference and Tradeshow.

Thank you for your participation,
MIC Executive Council

The MIC has presented this award since 2005 and the list of distinguished industry leaders includes:

2011 · Rebecca Dillahunty, CMP, Visit Denver. visitdenver.com

2010 · Allison Kinsley, CMM, CMP, Kinsley - kinsleymeetings.com

2009 · Gary Schirmacher, CMP, Experient Inc - experient-inc.com

2008 · Richard Scharf, Visit Denver - visitdenver.com

2007 Nicole Marsh, CMP, DMCP, The Arrangers, DMC - arrangers.com

2006 · Barb Taylor Carpender, CMM, CHSC, Taylored Alliances - tayloredalliances.com

2005 · Chris Blumke, Décor ‘N More, Inc. - decornmoreinc.com