Certification Controversy

After Announcing in December that it was in the initial phase of developing a medical meeting planner certification program, the Professional Meeting Planner Network, Durham, N.C., began sending a survey to a cross-section of CME and meeting professionals. The survey is designed to refine the body of knowledge about which applicants would be tested. Some of the early respondents to the survey suggested that PMPN's proposal may be in conflict with the professional development activities