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Read on!</font><br></div> </div><div id="id_A2oKAmU" data-componentId="A2oKAmU" class="WaLayoutContainer" style=""><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="WaLayoutTable" style=""><tr data-componentId="A2oKAmU_row" class="WaLayoutRow"><td id="id_va3Ctmd" data-componentId="va3Ctmd" class="WaLayoutItem" style="width:19%;"><div id="id_XlKH7Iw" class="WaLayoutPlaceHolder placeHolderContainer" data-componentId="XlKH7Iw" style=""><div style=""><div id="id_V7KzJIf" class="WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetContent gadgetStyleNone" style="" data-componentId="V7KzJIf" ><div class="gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea" style="" data-editableArea="0" data-areaHeight="auto"> <p align="center"><img src="/resources/Pictures/Joy-Fox-150x150.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"><br></p></div> </div></div></div></td><td style="" data-componentId="va3Ctmd_separator" class="WaLayoutSeparator"><div style="width: inherit;"></div></td><td id="id_9lKQVo1" data-componentId="9lKQVo1" class="WaLayoutItem" style="width:81%;"><div id="id_6Hje8pX" class="WaLayoutPlaceHolder placeHolderContainer" data-componentId="6Hje8pX" style=""><div style=""><div id="id_otM7oTl" class="WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetContent gadgetStyleNone" style="" data-componentId="otM7oTl" ><div class="gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea" style="padding-left:10px;" data-editableArea="0" data-areaHeight="auto"> <p><font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 15px;"><font style="">Founder: </font>Joy Fox, CMP Emeritus<br>Created the association out of a need to gather independent planning professionals as a strong group of entrepreneurs.</font></p></div> </div></div></div></td></tr></table> </div><div id="id_FBuG17I" data-componentId="FBuG17I" class="WaLayoutContainer" style=""><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="WaLayoutTable" style=""><tr data-componentId="FBuG17I_row" class="WaLayoutRow"><td id="id_Z4c91ag" data-componentId="Z4c91ag" class="WaLayoutItem" style="width:100%;"><div id="id_WUIbrto" class="WaLayoutPlaceHolder placeHolderContainer" data-componentId="WUIbrto" style=""><div style=""><div id="id_FJhExjz" class="WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetContent gadgetStyleNone" style="" data-componentId="FJhExjz" ><div class="gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea" style="padding-top:10px;" data-editableArea="0" data-areaHeight="auto"> <p align="center"><img src="/resources/Pictures/Timeline.png" alt="" title="" width="900" height="168" border="0"><br></p></div> </div></div></div></td></tr></table> </div><div id="id_6txbsqP" data-componentId="6txbsqP" class="WaLayoutContainerLast" style=""><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="WaLayoutTable" style=""><tr data-componentId="6txbsqP_row" class="WaLayoutRow"><td id="id_SEN37Jw" data-componentId="SEN37Jw" class="WaLayoutItem" style="width:100%;"><div id="id_CuV8kg4" class="WaLayoutPlaceHolder placeHolderContainer" data-componentId="CuV8kg4" style=""><div style=""><div id="id_KIOofUZ" class="WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetContent gadgetStyleNone" style="" data-componentId="KIOofUZ" ><div class="gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea" style="padding-top:20px;padding-left:10px;" data-editableArea="0" data-areaHeight="auto"> <p><font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 15px;"><font color="#B2710E" style=""><strong style="">July 10, 1996</strong></font><br> Founder Fox calls a meeting to form Canadian Independent Meeting Professionals (CIMP) (10 entrepreneurs attend). Those 10 enterpreneurs discussed their unique challenges for the first time, including growing your business, insurance, contracts, forming alliances, and more.<br></font></p><font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 15px;"><font><strong><font color="#B2710E">September 1996</font></strong></font><br> </font><p><font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 15px;"><font>First meeting held at the Westin Harbour Castle (</font><font>24 planners attend</font><font>)<br> Developed Mission Statement: “to promote support and education to independent meeting and event planners and create public awareness around our profession: Slogan: Promoting Professionalism, Creating Awareness”<br> Joy Fox installed as first president<br></font></font></p> <p><font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 15px;"><font color="#B2710E"><strong><font>September 1997</font></strong></font><br> CIMP officially becomes Independent Meeting Planners Association of Canada (IMPAC)<br> First AGM takes place, electing 1997/1998 officers<br></font></p> <p><font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 15px;"><font><font><strong><font color="#B2710E">October 1997</font></strong></font></font><br><font> First Conference takes place at Grandview</font><br><font> First-annual-conference</font><br> <br> <font color="#B2710E"><font><strong>January 1998</strong></font></font><br><font> “The Independent” Newsletter first published</font><br> <br> <font><font><strong><font color="#B2710E">October 1999</font></strong></font></font><br><font> 3rd Conference at Muskoka Sands</font><br><font> Working group was created to develop a Code of Ethics</font><br> <br> <strong style=""><font><font color="#B2710E">2007</font></font></strong><br><font> IMPAC Rebranded as Canadian Society of Professional Event Planners (CanSPEP)</font><br> <br> <font color="#B2710E"><font><strong>2009</strong></font></font><br><font> CanSPEP becomes one of the founding members of the Business Events Industry Coalition of Canada (BEICC)</font></font></p> <p><font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 15px;"><font color="#B2710E" style=""><font><strong>Present Day</strong></font></font><br> <font style=""><font>Our members continue to dedicate themselves to the event industry at-large. 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