Fusion Productions - Integrating Meetings, Learning & Technology

Ed Simeone, CMP, CMM, Executive Producer

After two years as Special Assistant to then-Congressman William Cohen of Maine, Ed Simeone, CMP, CMM, started his career in the meetings industry when he joined Digital Equipment Corporation. After seventeen years in corporate communications and executive programs management with Digital, he joined EMC Corporation as Manager of Worldwide Event Marketing, where he was awarded the Marketing Impact Award for superior work with EMC's Sales and Marketing division.

Ed has taught in the Bentley College Meeting Management Certificate Program and in the School of Hospitality Management at the University of New Hampshire as an Adjunct Professor. He received his Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation in 1992 and his advanced Certificate in Meeting Management (CMM) in 2002.

Ed was President of the New England Chapter of Meeting Professionals International and was awarded its Planner of the Year honor. He also earned MPI's International Chapter Leader of the Year Award and served as Chairman of the International Marketing Committee. After service on the Board of Directors and a year as Vice-Chairman of Finance, Ed became Chairman of the Board of Directors of Meeting Professionals International.