Seoul's New MPI Course Underscores
The City's MICE Commitments
High expectations for Korea's first world-class meeting planners program
 Meeting Professionals International (MPI) will hold a convention planning education program in Seoul for the first time, allowing Korean meetings industry professionals to receive training from a certified international organization without going abroad.
The GCMBE II (Global Certification in Meetings and Business Events II), the MPI's first convention planning education program in Korea, is to be held June 10-14 at COEX. The course is part of the Korea MICE Association's 7th MICE professional training series.
The training course will feature three lecturers from the MPI global center with considerable experience and knowledge: Dr. David Jones, who served as vice president of marketing at the San Jose Convention and Visitors Bureau, and who currently lectures at Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Betsy Bondurant, CEO of Bondurant Consulting and former member of the MPI international board of directors; and Laurel Coote, head of Pick My Brain Consulting and an adjutant professor at Glendale Community College in California.
The program for 40 Korean meetings professionals will be held each day from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with a group presentation and a graduation ceremony on the final day. Those who complete the course will receive a certificate from the MPI.
The GCMBE II was made possible through the efforts of the Seoul Tourism Organization and the Korea MICE Association, which have been working together to develop global convention experts since signing a partnership agreement with MPI in 2008. For more information about this program, contact the Convention Bureau of the Seoul Tourism Organization (82-2-3788-0855).
 MPI (Meeting Professionals International)
MPI is an international convention organization headquartered in Dallas, United States, with over 24,000 members from 80 countries around the world. The organization's Korea office, established in November 2008, is Asia's first MPI Chapter. Members of the Korea Chapter currently enjoy a discount in membership fees, with additional support available for convention industry professionals in Seoul. For information on joining the MPI, contact the Korea MICE Association (82-2-3476-8325~7)
 Global Certificate in Meetings and Business Events II
- Organizer: MPI, Korea MICE Association, city of Seoul
- Overseer: Seoul Tourism Organization
- Sponsor: Korea PCO Association, COEX
- Dates: June 10-14 (Thursday-Monday), 2010
- Location: COEX, Room 403
http://www.mpiweb.org/Education/GlobalTraining/Programs/GCMBEII.aspx
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