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Date: April 4
Time: 3 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. CST
Location: Alhambra Palace Restaurant, Chicago
Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/chapters/chicago-area/education-events/event/2019/04/04/mpi-global-calendar/industry-xchange to view the full article online.
Date: May 9
Time: 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. CST
Location: Delta Hotels by Marriott, Glenview, Illinois
Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/chapters/chicago-area/education-events/event/2019/05/09/mpi-global-calendar/spring-education-program to view the full article online.
Date: May 20
Time: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. CST
Location: The Grove Country Club, Long Grove, Illinois
Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/chapters/chicago-area/education-events/event/2019/05/20/mpi-global-calendar/golf-classic-2019 to view the full article online.
Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/chapters/chicago-area/education-events/event/2019/06/06/mpi-global-calendar/annual-awards-recognition-celebration to view the full article online.
Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/chapters/chicago-area/education-events/event/2019/08/08/mpi-global-calendar/trivia-night-2019 to view the full article online.
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By: Heather Warthen, 22nd Century Media Nearly 150 attend annual MPI-CAC conference for a day of education and networking.
Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/chapters/chicago-area/chapter-news/single-blog/c-c-articles/2019/03/19/next-'19-covers-hot-industry-topics to view the full article online.
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By: Heather Warthen, 22nd Century Media The annual event features networking, speaker sessions and more to celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day.
Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/chapters/chicago-area/chapter-news/single-blog/c-c-articles/2019/03/19/mpi-cac-gears-up-for-annual-industry-xchange-(ix) to view the full article online.
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By: Kristina Tarantino, CMP, MeetingHealthy.com and The Health & Wellness Forum featuring the HealthyNetwork Live! Designing, activating and managing wellness for your meeting can really boost your attendee engagement and bring a fresh approach to your meeting. Here are a few key considerations to ensure successful integration of wellness from start to finish.
Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/chapters/chicago-area/chapter-news/single-blog/c-c-articles/2019/03/19/8-smart-strategies-to-add-wellness-to-your-meeting-design to view the full article online.
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Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/chm-nwl/articles/index.asp?aid=549926&issueID=65297 to view the full article online.
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.
Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/foundation/scholarships to view the full article online.
Source: Smart Meetings
Homelessness has become a major focus of the hospitality sector. Here are three approaches being used to help provide jobs as well as specific ways meeting planners can help.
Visit https://www.smartmeetings.com/magazine_article/can-hospitality-jobs-cure-homelessness to view the full article online.
Source: Meetings & Conventions
Last Wednesday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency order keeping Boeing's 737 Max jets on the ground after seeing enhanced satellite tracking data and physical evidence that linked recent Ethiopian and Indonesian flight crashes.
Visit http://www.meetings-conventions.com/News/Breaking-News/FAA-Relents,-Says-It-Grounded-737-Max-Jets-Based-on-New-Data/ to view the full article online.
Source: Skift
Many events are making modest tweaks to ensure that attendees are not sitting in their chairs feeling miserable all day, but you don’t need yoga and hikes to make an event slightly healthier.
Visit https://skift.com/2019/02/27/making-meetings-and-events-healthier-goes-beyond-tight-budgets/ to view the full article online.
Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/chm-nwl/articles/index.asp?aid=550357&issueID=65297 to view the full article online.
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Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/chapters/chicago-area/advertising/sponsorship to view the full article online.
Grant Application Deadline:
Spring - April 15
Summer - July 15
Fall - Oct. 15
Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/chapters/chicago-area/about-our-chapter/membership-grants to view the full article online.
Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/chapters/chicago-area/education-events/education-grants to view the full article online.
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