The International Society of Meeting Planners (“ISMP”) is a professional organization founded in 1966, making available professional meeting planners.  Management believes that ISMP is one of the largest professional associations in the United States with more members in more cities than any other organization.  Management believes that ISMP has earned the credibility and public trust one needs when affiliating with a professional organization. Management believes that the Code of Ethics and Uniform Standards of Professional Meeting Planners Practice, to which members must adhere, provides the industry the assurance it needs when accepting a meeting report from an ISMP designated member.  Professionally presented education programs enhance the member's knowledge. In addition to the weekly seminars and an Annual Planners Expo and Conference, members receive bi-monthly Newsletters, meeting guidelines, updates on regulations, the Annual Membership Directory and legislative monitoring of the issues affecting the industry.