If you are interested in joining our chapter, please refer to the following membership information and a membership application:
     Planner Membership     http://www.sgmp.org/membership/join_planner.cfm

     Supplier Membership    http://www.sgmp.org/membership/join_supplier.cfm
     All other Membership    http://www.sgmp.org/membership/join_others.cfm

Membership Benefits

SGMP offers its membership numerous opportunites through:

Encouraging and improving communication, understanding, and cooperation between planners and suppliers through regular meeting, discussions and conferences;

Expanding the knowlege and abilities of planners and suppliers by conducting formal education programs;

Aiding planners in locating and evaluating commercial meeting facilities and support services by operating a communications link;

Researchin, analyzing, and translating regulatory policies and legislative issues which affect governmental meetings.

Promoting an understanding in decision-making areas that directly or indirectly impact the scope of operations of the planner;

Maintaining liason activities with other professional meeting planner and supplier groups and;

Prociding guidance and advice to planners on all phases of planning, executing, and evaluating government meetings.

Educational Opportunities

National education conferences and regional education conferences are held annually.  SGMP educational programs at both the annual conferences and regular local meetings, instruct on how to produce effective agency meetings that are conducted within budget allocations and per diem allowances.  Valuable tools that help sharpen planning skills are shared to that public funds are spent economically and in a manner that produces results.

Membership Directories

Each member of the Society has access to a comprehensive membership directory upon admission to SGMP.

Communications & Social Networking

SGMP's magazine, Government Meetings Advantage presents information about government contracting travel regulations and timely articles about the meetings industry.  It is published quarterly.  The Missouri State Capital Chapter publishes a comprehensive chapter newsletter on a quarterly basis.  SGMP MOCAP also offers its members access to a Facebook networking site.