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MCLEAN, Va. , December 20, 2006 - Meetings Management Group today announced approval by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) for the company's requested government contractor status. As a GSA approved contractor, MMG is now granted access to the thousands of meetings held each year by the federal government, which company executives project will increase MMG 's annual volume of government business to $3million within the next three years.
While start up time to identify and contract for meetings and exhibitions is typically one year, the team expects faster results are possible since they have already been managing projects with the government as a subcontractor. MMG realized the value of the GSA approved contractor status after working on a meeting co-sponsored by a large government agency, according to Liz Jackson, Vice President of MMG . "Following a very successful meeting and exhibition event, the agency asked us to become an approved contractor with GSA so that we could work together on future projects."
Unlike other GSA contractors who often outsource various services to other organizations, MMG 's team of 14 meeting professionals manages every aspect of meetings and exhibitions from consulting to full-service implementation. Jackson notes, "We are praised by clients for our personal and strategic services that help them save dollars and time while producing quality events. We help clients reach the best strategic and logistical steps for the success of their events and we look forward to putting our experience to work for the federal government."
MMG has more than 20 years of meetings services and expertise and manages more than 300 meetings a year. The meeting professionals at MMG are Certified Meeting Professionals (CMP) or are working toward that distinguished achievement. In the months, Jackson says the staff will continue to train and research outlets that will better allow them to service their government clients.
"Attaining GSA approved contractor status is a significant accomplishment for MMG ," Jackson says. "We feel we bring significant expertise and value to the government and we look forward to the next phase of this quest and developing long-term business partners with government agencies."
For more information about Meetings Management Group and their services, go to www.meetingsmanagementgroup.com
Meetings Management Group is a full-service meetings management firm dedicated to delivering successful meeting experiences for our clients. Owned by Association Management Group ( AMG ) and led by industry veterans J. Bruce Wardle, CAE , president, and Liz Jackson, vice president, MMG specializes in a range of meeting services and provides clients with the benefit of service from a company with more than 20 years of industry experience and expertise.
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