Students

Student membership shall be available to those individuals enrolled in a post-secondary academic program with emphasis in the meeting, hospitality, events, and tourism-related industries leading to qualification as a regular member. The student must be enrolled in at least six (6) semester credit hours or equivalent quarter credit hours for either undergraduate or graduate programs unless the academic institution defines it otherwise. Proof of enrollment must be received at MPI before a student can be accepted into membership and upon renewal in order to retain their student membership.

“Student membership shall be available to those individuals actively enrolled full-time in a post-secondary academic program with emphasis in the meeting/hospitality-related industries leading to qualification as a regular member. Full-time status shall be defined as twelve (12) semester hours or equivalent quarter hours for undergraduate programs and (9) nine semester hours or equivalent quarter hours for graduate programs unless the academic institution defines it otherwise. Proof of enrollment must be received at MPI before the student can be accepted into membership. A current or former member may not regress to student status once having reached full professional membership status.”

Faculty

Faculty membership shall be available to those individuals employed as faculty in post-secondary academic programs related to the meetings, hospitality, events, or tourism industries. The applicant’s main employment, remuneration, direction, and efforts must be in a recognized academic institution and they must be considered an employee with their institution. Guest lecturers are not eligible for faculty membership. Faculty members will be required to provide proof of academic employment on an annual basis in order to retain their faculty membership.