Welcome to the Pacific Northwest Chapter! 

Our mission is to provide a common forum for meeting planners and suppliers as a means of facilitating improvements in the quality and cost-effectiveness of government meetings. Our objective is to enhance the expertise of government meeting professionals. 

  

The PNW SGMP Chapter meets monthly September through June and offers a wide range of educational programming.  As a meeting planner you will have the opportunity to learn from the experts in the industry, experience local properties, meet the suppliers and network with other planners.  Benefits of membership are:

• Education, Resources and Networking with other government planners and event suppliers.
• Per diem rate setting and influence.
• Airport / TSA rule updates.
• Contract Management and negotiations with hotels and meeting facilities. 
• ADA Meeting Regulations.
• Latest AV trends.
• Meeting Logistics.
• State Ethics.
• Leadership Opportunities.
• CGMP designation is available exclusively to SGMP members.
• Online suppliers guide offers a searchable database of professional resources.
• Member rates to webinars/webcasts series.