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Signature Luncheon

Date: November 20, 2018
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. CST*
Location: Marriott Marquis, Chicago

*Times are subject to change

Holiday Party

Date: December 12, 2018
Time: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. CST*
Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago

*Times are subject to change

Winter Knowledge Share

Date: January 16, 2019
Time: 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. CST*
Location: Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, Chicago

*Times are subject to change

Industry Xchange

Date: April 4, 2019
Time: TBD
Location: TBD

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How to Make a Destination Part of Your Event

By: Emily Likosar, White Lodging

Here are a few tips for incorporating your destination in a way that will result in top-notch engagement and rave reviews.

  
A Q&A on Venue Security

By: Jeanne Hahn, Q CENTER

Security is top of mind for meeting planners, venues and attendees. Sitting down with John Du Charme, director of protective services of the Q Center, gave a unique view of security and great information for planners to help add or build their emergency management protocol.

  
How to Develop a Learning Strategy for Association Meetings and Events

By: John Nawn, The Perfect Meeting Inc.

Successful businesses formulate and implement strategy, but most association meetings and events don’t have a strategy that ensures their educational programs and networking (formal and informal learning, respectively) are successful. More often than not, that’s lost in the planning process and left up to chance — to your attendee’s detriment. This article identifies the key elements of a successful association learning strategy and how to formulate and implement one.

   
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MPI Foundation Scholarships

The MPI Foundation provides MPI members professional development and career opportunities through grants and scholarships. MPI Foundation scholarships are accepted on an ongoing basis. Applications received by the end of the month will receive notification by the end of the following month. Conference scholarships do not typically follow the normal application cycle but will be reviewed each month. 

For more information on the scholarship application cycle and specific deadlines, download the Scholarship Overview. 

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Fall Education Program

MPI-CAC would like to thank the Education Program committee members.

   
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Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsorship Opportunities

We want to be your partner! We invite you to consider partnership opportunities with MPI-CAC as a way to elevate your company's presence in the strong Chicagoland hospitality community.  

Annual Partnerships – Offer year-round exposure and benefits

Event Partnerships – Whether you're providing cash or in-kind products/services for a chapter event, we've designed a dynamic mix of baseline and event-specific benefits to maximize your ROI.

Event Host Partnerships – Offer the ability to showcase your venue

Event Support Partnerships – Offer targeted exposure for cash or in-kind support

Hot Dates
Membership Grant Application

Due: October 15, 2018