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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.

Golf Classic

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.

Annual Awards Recognition Celebration 2019

Date: June 6

Time: 5:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. CST

Location: Venue West, Chicago

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.

Trivia Night

Date: Aug. 6

Time: 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. CST*

Location: Navy Pier, Chicago

*Time is subject to change.

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.

Volunteer Spotlight

The (Not So) Secret to Being Resilient ...

By: Michael ‘Hahndo’ Hahn, keynote speaker and author

You’ve been pushing yourself since just after Christmas and now your schedule is demanding that you kick it up another level. Here is what you need in order to avoid ending up exhausted, sick or worse.

Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/chapters/chicago-area/chapter-news/single-blog/c-c-articles/2019/04/16/the-(not-so)-secret-to-being-resilient to view the full article online.

More Than 300 Gather for Chicago’s Industry Xchange

By: Heather Warthen, 22nd Century Media

Networking and informative speaker sessions top the Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) celebration.

Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/chapters/chicago-area/chapter-news/single-blog/c-c-articles/2019/04/16/more-than-300-gather-for-chicago-s-industry-xchange to view the full article online.

Tips On Creating Menus That Energize Your Attendees

By: Kristina Tarantino, CMP, MeetingHealthy.com and The Health & Wellness Forum

Food is the fuel that allows us to have energy and be productive at meetings. We all know how to eat healthier, but if the options are not available and easy to choose, we may not be able to maximize nutrition and energy. Planning a healthier menu will present better choices on-site.

Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/chapters/chicago-area/chapter-news/single-blog/c-c-articles/2019/04/16/tips-on-creating-menus-that-energize-your-attendees to view the full article online.

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Refer a Friend

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/chm-nwl/articles/index.asp?aid=555343&issueID=65299 to view the full article online.

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.

Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/foundation/scholarships to view the full article online.

Meet in Milwaukee

With a 300,000 square-foot convention center, 17,000 hotel rooms, and 10 miles of lakefront (not to mention the home base of Harley-Davidson, sausage races, a flying art museum, mountainous bloody marys, and everything from 5-star dining to scrumptious cheese curds), Milwaukee should be on your shortlist for your next meeting. Oh, and beer. We have beer too.

It's totally random, totally wonderful, and totally Milwaukee.

11 Essential Elements Every Trade Show Website Should Have

Source: Trade Show News Network

Trade Show News Network turned to two industry professionals — Jason McGraw, former senior vice president of expositions for AVIXA, and Craig Moritz, an event sales and management veteran — to get their take on the essential elements that all trade show websites should have. In addition to functionality, websites should be user-friendly and attractive.

Visit https://www.tsnn.com/news/11-essential-elements-every-trade-show-website-should-have to view the full article online.

Reimagining Hospitality for Today's Creative Class

Source: Skift

Today an emerging type of guest is attracting the attention of the hospitality industry: the accomplished creative class. Not limited by any single age group or profession, their travel and hospitality habits are instead best explained by shared mindsets and tastes.

Visit https://skift.com/insight/skift-trend-report-reimagining-hospitality-for-todays-creative-class/ to view the full article online.

Event Planning Skills: 32 Tactics to Advance Your Career in 2019

Source: Event Manager Blog

"Do you have what it takes to make it in the event industry?" If you answered “yes” based solely on your event management skills, you might be surprised to know that our international group of experts didn’t rank that quality as No. 1 in terms of importance.

Visit https://www.eventmanagerblog.com/event-planning-skills to view the full article online.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsor MPI-CAC!

Maximize your visibility at the MPI-CAC events with sponsorship packages that provide:

- Speaking segments to address an eager audience
- Complimentary event registrations so you can participate in myriad networking opportunities
- Digital advertisements placed on the MPI-CAC website or its social media channels
- Prominent logo displays

Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/chapters/chicago-area/advertising/sponsorship to view the full article online.

Hot Dates

Membership Grant Application

Grant Application Deadline:

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.

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