This fall, the Convention Industry Council (CIC) will induct five new meeting professionals into its prestigious Hall of Leaders, it announced last week. Selected from a large group of nominees, the leaders will be officially inducted into the Hall of Leaders -- which currently has 114 members -- in October 2015 at the 2015 Hall of Leaders Gala, held prior to the IMEX America trade show in Las Vegas.
"This year's class of CIC Hall of Leaders … represent[s] a global footprint of the meetings, conventions, events, and exhibitions industry and we are excited to celebrate their expertise, leadership, and breadth of achievements," CIC CEO Karen Kotowski said in a statement.
In order to be considered for Hall of Leaders induction, CIC says nominees must have "substantially contributed to the industry" and demonstrated "proven versatility through a range of actions that have impacted and re-defined meetings, conventions, exhibitions and/or travel."
Chosen by a CIC selection committee, and approved by the CIC board of directors, this year's Hall of Leaders inductees are:
• Amy Spatrisano, CMP, Former Principal of MeetGreen
• Larry Luteran, Former Senior Vice President, Group Sales and Industry Relations, Hilton Worldwide
• Jane E. Schuldt, CIS, CITE, Founder and President, World Marketing Group Ltd.
• Patricia Farías Barlow, CEM, CEO, Puerto Vallarta Convention Center and FIDEES
• Craig Smith, Retired, Formerly President of Freeman Audio Visual Inc.
Established in 1985, the Hall of Leaders honors inductees at the Hall of Leaders Recognition Pavilion in Washington, D.C.'s Washington Convention Center and on the walls of Chicago's McCormick Place convention center.
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