Meetings Industry Council

The Meetings Industry Council of Colorado

Statement of Purpose

The NSA Colorado (NSA/CO) is a member of the Meetings Industry Council (MIC) of Colorado. The MIC is a coalition of professional meetings industry-related organizations, whose underlying purpose is to strengthen the relationships among participating organizations through increased communication and cooperation.

The benefits of the collaborative efforts of the MIC include:

• Exchanging calendars of events to avoid duplication of meeting dates
• Sharing chapter programming information and educational articles for inclusion in each other’s newsletters
• Providing membership mailing lists at cost to other council member organizations to promote organization-sponsored events
• Initiating special joint programs pertaining to relevant issues within the meetings industry
• Expanding networking opportunities and knowledge of the industry
• Initiating joint recommendations and action on pertinent issues to the industry-locally, nationally, and internationally

Current MIC organizations include:

1. Colorado Festival and Events Association (CFEA)
2. Colorado Society of Association Executives (NSA/COE)
3. National Speakers Association / Colorado Chapter (NSA/CO)
4. Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau (DMCVB)
5. Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association Int’l (HSMAI)
6. International Association of Exhibit Managers (IAEM)
7. International Special Events Society (ISES)
8. Meeting Professionals International (MPI)
9. Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA)
10. Rocky Mountain Business Travel Association (RMBTA)
11. Society of Government Meeting Professionals (SGMP)

Colorado Meetings Industry Council Annual Meeting

The Colorado Meetings Industry Council conference will be held March 22, 2006 at the new Convention Center Hyatt in Downtown Denver.  This meeting typically draws 550 people from 12 meeting industry associations in Colorado.  Join your meeting industry partners for a day of education and networking.

National Speakers Association Strategic Partnership Council

The goal of the Strategic Partnership Council (formerly known as the Meetings Industry Council) is to build on that unique bond; the mutually beneficial partnerships that exist between meeting planners and speakers. By building on these special relationships, and creating new local and national partnerships, the SPC is working to enhance the NSA brand as true professional partners within the meetings industry.