Certified Internet Meeting Professional

CIMP is a designation awarded by CIMPA to indicate competence in using the tools available on the internet to plan meetings and manage adult learning. You may use the initials CIMP after you complete the requirements, including passing an examination administered by a George Mason University proctor.

CIMP is the only designation available today which provides you with a definite competitive edge in the marketplace. This is about saving yourself, your employer or your client time and money. It is about using the tools available on the internet to plan meetings in the cutting-edge of technology.

BENEFITS OF OBTAINING THE CiMP DESIGNATION

STEPS ON HOW TO BECOME A CiMP

All new CiMPs will be recognized at the annual meeting.

TWO EASY WAYS TO EARN A CIMP:

1. If you are comfortable with taking courses on the internet, take the self-assessment online. Go to www.cimpa.org/stepby.htm for step by step instructions
2. If you think you can pass the examination without a course, simply buy the book on "How To Plan Meetings On The Internet" and mail back the enclosed examination card. Then take the examination.

PRE-REQUISITE

You must have already been certified as a professional meeting manager. The following designations will be accepted: CCM, CMP, CMM, CAE, CEM, CSEP,CPPM, CGMP

If you do not already have one of these designations but have been planning meetings for at least 5 years, simply download Form 235 (Meeting Proficiency Profile) and Form 236 (Technology Experience Profile) at www.cimpa.org/profiles.htm, , complete the forms and email to info@cimpa.org. The pre-requisite will be waived. 

If you have no designation and do not have 5 years experience in meeting planning, you need to apply for CPPM first.

HOW DOES THIS DIFFER FROM THE CMP, CPPM AND CGMP EXAMINATIONS?

The purpose of this certification program is to assess your competence in using the internet for planning meetings. It's purpose is not to teach you how to plan meetings.

1. It assumes that you are connected to the internet. There is no software to buy or download.
2. No group review class expense. You can take self-assessment tests and trial certifications at any time for as many times as you wish from the comfort of your own desk.
3. Start from any point, jump to unfamiliar concepts, backtrack to review.  In other words, you design your own review classes. Concepts are hyperlinked to content and review materials on the worldwide web. If you get stuck, you can always call or email an instructor.
4. As you take trial certifications, the Hyperlearning Meter monitors your progress, advises you of your weaknesses and offers links to the modules that will help. At the same time, it provides instructors with data on your progress. Your instructor might call or send you an email to offer encouragement or clarification on issues which you seem to find confusing, as he gleans from the Meter.
5. When your Virtual Coach shows your Concept Map colored all green, you are ready to take the certification examination. At this time, you can make an appointment with a proctor at George Mason University in Fairfax. You schedule your own examination.

WHAT IF I DO NOT HAVE A NEED TO GET CERTIFIED BUT I ABSOLUTELY WANT TO LEARN THESE USEFUL SKILLS ON MY OWN?

Just buy the easy to read, easy to follow book and study on your own.

Internet Refresher, Internet Access, Domain Names and Email Addresses, Browser Software Basics, Netscape Navigator,Internet Explorer, Connecting to a URL, Using Bookmarks, Copying Text and Pictures from a Web Page, Internet Search, Search for People,

Search for Subject, Search for Files, Downloading Files, Netscape Navigator Demo, Practice Lessons. Using Internet E-mail, Introduction to Email, Sending Mail, Securing Messages, Sending Mail Broadcasts, Signature File, Address Book, Mail Groups, Reading Mail, Organizing Mail Folders. Mail Bombs, Mailbots and the Inbox Assistant, Email by Phone, Fax by Phone, Mailing Lists,

List Management Software, Finding a Mailing List to Subscribe To, Starting Your Own Mailing List, Other Things You Can Do With E-mail, Email to Postal Mai, Email to Fax, Free email-to-fax - U.S., Free email-to-fax - International, Newsgroups, Using a Newsgroup Read, Posting to a newsgroup and setting filters, Reading newsgroup mail offline, Internet Virtual Meetings with NetMeeting, Major Functions, Multi-point data conferencing,

Application Sharing, Whiteboard, Chat, Binary File Transfer, Internet telephony/audio conferencing, Video conferencing , Working with NetMeeting, Meeting with People

Using the Whiteboard, Text or graphics on the Whiteboard, Copying an area of the screen to the Whiteboard, Copying a window to the Whiteboard, Sharing an Application with Others, Sending a file to other participants, Example Applications, Customer service, Telecommuting, Distance learning and training,

Technical support, Using Microsoft Fax, Accessing Microsoft Fax, Sending Fax, Receiving a fax, Creating and Managing Web Forms, Creating a WebForms Form, Other Form Tabs, Resources, Bonus: Sample Hotel and Client Contracts & Meeting Checklists

CIMP EXAMINATIONS are administered online. They can also be taken in the following locations:

1. George Mason University - administered on an individual basis at the Fairfax campus. After qualifying for the examination and paying the fees to CIMPA. you will be given an approval number. Then call George Mason University to make an individual appointment for testing anytime between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, Tuesday through Thursday.
2. CIMPA Annual Conference 

CiMP RE-CERTIFICATION

To maintain CiMP status, meeting professionals must re-certify every five years. This is  based on evidence of continued professional development as a meeting professional. Re-certification forms are emailed in January of the year in which current certification expires. The form is due back the following March. The re-certification form is also available to download from our website at anytime.

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