Successful Partnerships = Successful Events Sandy Biback, CMP CMM Founder Imagination+ Meeting Planners Inc. Sandy Biback, CMP, CMM has over 30 years experience in the conference, meetings and events industry. She has worked for corporations and associations before forming Imagination+ Meeting Planners Inc. in 1990.

Her many credentials include:

• Certified Meeting Professional designation from Convention Industry Council (1996) To learn more about this designation visit http://www.conventionindustry.org/cmp/index.htm
• Certified Meeting Management designation from Meeting Professionals International (2002) To find out more about this designation visit www.mpiweb.org/education/cmm/
• MPIToronto Meeting Planner of the Year (2000-2001)
• Continuing Education Award of Excellence for Teaching from The City College, George Brown (2003).
• CanSPEP Award for Excellence in Mentorship. Click here to learn more.
• SmartServe Certified
• Level A CPR Certified

Sandy is an avid volunteer with in the meetings industry. She is currently, or has been, a member of the following industry committees:

MPI (Meeting Professionals International)

MPI Student/Faculty Task Force

• MPI International Task Force-Global Crisis Management
• Designed and facilitated CMP study groups, both locally and internationally
• Past Vice President of MPIToronto

CanSPEP (Canadian Society of Professional Event Planners)

• 2005 Education Chair, Annual Conference
• 2004 Chair, Golf Tournament
• 2004 Chair, Conference
• 2004 Past President
• 2003 President
• 2002 Vice President Public Relations and Communications

Convention Industry Council-Accepted Practices Exchange

• Co-chaired Resumes and Work Orders Panel
• October 2002, Volunteer of the Month

PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association)

• Member PCMA Convene Publication, Advisory Board
• Member PCMA Faculty Task Force
• PCMACanada East, Director Student Affairs
• 2006 International Conference, Toronto, Co-presented session on Taking the Risk to Go It Independently

SITE (Society of Incentive Travel Executives)

• Faculty Member

BEICC (Business Events Coalition of Canada)

• Member Board of Directors

In addition to managing the many aspects of Imagination⁺ Meeting Planners Inc., Sandy teaches at the college level:

• Event and Meeting Management (10 course certificate program at George Brown College)
• Convention Management (George Brown College)
• Sponsorship, Risk Managment and Industry Relations, Site Logistics and Practicum courses (post graduate program in Festivals, Events, Conferences and Meetings at Centennial College). FECM has been certified by UNWTO (www.unwto.org)
• University Nevada at Las Vegas, "Meeting Planning" (Distance Education)
• Developing a course in Festivals and Special Events for a future Bachelor in Sustainable Tourism Development (working title) for Centennial College and U. of Toronto
• Apprenticeship Task Force: Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities

Sandy also writes for and has been quoted and profiled in various industry publications.

• Writes regularly for The Planner. Click here for recent articles
• Writes monthly blog for Meetings & Incentive Travel Magazine
• In 2001, Corporate Meetings & Incentives names Sandy a member of "The A List"
• Meetings and Conventions: A Planning Guide, published by MPI, 2003 (www.mpiweb.org/resources/bookstore/) was a work of love with a joint task force. It is the definitive resource and includes a CDRom of templates and checklists. Sandy was project manager.

Member:

• CanSPEP

• PCMA

• SITE Global

• MeCo

• BEICC