Upcoming 2013 KCMPI Events

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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

"Using Business to Manage Events Strategically"

Event planners do an unbelievable job of making our conferences memorable experiences. But what about the information that becomes available during the process of planning an event? Every event goes through the same steps. How are you capturing that information to help you, your team and your organization to understand the total value of your meetings to help you in current and future negotiations with suppliers?

Come learn about the value of Strategic Meeting Management on January 23, 2013, at the Kansas City Plaza Library!

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

"Annual Education Conference & Trade Show"

Save the date for the first Annual KCMIC Education Conference & Trade Show on February 27, 2013, from 8:00 am – 3:00 pm at  the Kansas City Convention Center, South Hall Ballroom

Join members from PCMA, KCMPI, SGMP, KCSAE, and the Heartland Chapter of the National Speakers Association for a full day of education, networking and a salute to meeting professionals during lunch.

Stay tuned for more details!

"Understanding the Hotel Business Model TODAY"

Mark your calendars and join speaker Michael Dominguez on March 14 rom 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm at Livestrong Sporting Park.  

With over 28 years of industry experience, Michael Dominguez, Senior Vice President for MGM Resorts International provides oversight of sales strategies in the convention, leisure and transient segments, including industry relations, diversity sales and MGM Resorts events. 

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

"Connect at the Catering and Restaurant Showcase"

There are many ways you could choose to spend your mid-week lunch hour in April.

You could hunker down at your desk with a frozen meal and get caught up on your to do list. You could skip lunch all together and catch up on those pesky phone calls and emails. You could spend the time running errands, with some fast food on the side.

Or you could say to heck with it all and head over to KCMPI's Catering and Restaurant Showcase.

The word for this first ever tasting extravaganza, sponsored by the Olathe Convention and Visitor's Bureau and K-State Olathe, is "connect." Connect with caterers (an estimated 50-100), connect with other event planners (meet and network with 200+ local meeting professionals) and connect with K-State Olathe and Olathe's Convention and Visitor's Bureau to learn more about one of Olathe's newest event venue's and other exciting Olathe businesses and organizations.

And there will also be more opportunities to "connect" with delicious fun. Caterers and vendors will be sampling menu items, fabulous door prizes will be awarded and free building tours will be available.

Guests will also have the opportunity to attend an educational program aimed at providing tips and technics for catering events. Attendees will learn ways to handle catering relationships, identify best practices for events involving food and recognize food sanitation concerns.

The Catering and Restaurant showcase will be held on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at K-State Olathe, 22201 W. Innovation Drive, Olathe, KS. The showcase will be from 11:00 am-1:00 pm followed by the educational program on Food Safety for Planners and Caterers from 1:00-2:00 pm.

Tickets are $5 for KCMPI members and $10 for Non-members. Specific event information will be available on www.kcmpi.org in December. Registration for vendors will open at this time and guest registration will be available after the first of the year.

Mark your calendars to make sure you "connect" at the 2013 Catering and Restaurant Showcase!