Explore, learn and engage with MPI Gulf States! We are the Gulf Coast's resource for the Meeting Professional Industry. Stay up to date on current trends, attend an education event and get involved. Join us as we journey through this ever changing, creative industry together. Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is the largest meeting and event industry association worldwide. Founded in 1972, the organization provides innovative and relevant education, networking opportunities and business exchanges, and acts as a prominent voice for the promotion and growth of the industry. MPI has a global community of 60,000 meeting and event professionals including more than 17,000 engaged members and its Plan Your Meetings audience. It has more than 90 chapters and clubs in 24 countries. The Gulf States Chapter was founded in 1997, in New Orleans, LA.