Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) President Barbara Maple announced the winner of the 2005 JMIC Unity Award as Laure Mouton of the Palais des Congres de Paris…
Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) President Barbara Maple announced the winner of the 2005 JMIC Unity Award as Laure Mouton of the Palais des Congres de Paris. Ms. Mouton formally received the award at the IMEX Awards Banquet in Frankfurt, Germany on the evening of April 20.
We are delighted to be making this award to Ms. Mouton as a result of her more than 30 years in the Meetings Industry, said Maple. She represents a high level of commitment to the industry, backed by years of service in organizing activities that have benefited many different sectors. We all know what a challenge it is to meet the needs of our own business activities, so someone who takes on a major industry role as well is most deserving of our thanks and our recognition.
The JMIC Unity Award was established by the Council as a way of recognizing individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of the Meetings Industry and the level of professionalism it represents. The Award is made each year based on criteria which evaluate industry leadership and initiative.
Ms. Mouton entered the meeting industry in the 1970`s with the opening of the Palais des Congres de Paris, and became the Executive Director Marketing & Sales. From then on, she worked to develop the international meeting in Paris & Europe, increasing the number of international meetings in Paris from 2 or 3 in late 80`s to over 20 International Associations & Corporate Meetings of more than 3000 participants in 2004.
Her market knowledge was put to use in developing the meeting association area by becoming a board member of AIPC in 1995 and serving as President from 1997 to 2001. Through AIPC, she helped build awareness of the industry to government and communities, at the same time supporting the training of young people entering the meeting industry. One of the seminars she initiated is still very successful, having been attended by Asians, Europeans and Americans.
She also served as President of JMIC, and during this time initiated with other industry partners such as ICCA the Millennium meeting in Kuala Lumpur in 2000, where 20 associations of the meeting Industry where united for the first time to work on the new challenges of industry.
JMIC – the Joint Meetings Industry Council – was established in 1978 as a vehicle for creating a forum for the exchange of information and perspectives amongst international associations engaged in various aspects of the Meetings Industry.
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