Did we do it? Did we bring sexy back to KCMPI?

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Did we do it? Did we bring sexy back to KCMPI?
It has been my great honor to serve as your chapter President, to lead our board into a year of new, urban, fresh, fun and relevant ideas, connections and events.

I hope that you found our events and new initiatives supportive of you and your career in regards to education, ideas and networking.

As a quick recap, we started our year with a sold out Dine Around at Leawood’s Park Place. This was quickly followed by our sold-out signature event Field 2 Table at Cider Hill Family Orchard. Our membership team took you to a Night in Brazil with a reception and auction at Fogo de Chao, and we finished out 2011 with a Naked Negotiating educational program at Arrowhead Stadium’s newly renovated suites.

We started the New Year with a Howling good After Holiday Party at Howl at the Moon. We talked about The Good, The Bad and The Ugly at our February program hosted by Hotel Phillips and the KCMPI Past Presidents Council. We rounded out our spring with some great education including The Evening Variety Show in March at the Uptown Theatre, Networking in April at One 8 Oak , the Event Technology Boot Camp in May co-sponsored with PCMA, and our annual Professional Education Conference at The Elms Hotel & Spa.

To end our year on a high note, we celebrated 30 years of the Kansas City MPI chapter with a celebration banquet filled with honor, appreciation and fun.

In addition to our events, our leadership team created a program recognizing our leaders quarterly, our membership team created an affiliate membership option, and our communications team has launched a new website.  The "I am KCMPI and I Love What We Do" campaign featuring KCMPI members was also new this year; look for it on the website and in KCMPI Times.

As another KCMPI fiscal year draws to a close and a new board is preparing to take the reins leading us into our 31st year as a chapter, let us take a moment to look back at the friends we have made, the events we have experienced and the time we have shared together.

I know I have enjoyed every moment and look forward to another great year with you.

In hospitality,

Shana Hoy, CMP
2011-12 President - KCMPI

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