MPI Blog
Industry News
WEC23: A strategic approach to exhibit marketing
Michael Pinchera
Industry News
WEC23: Adapting to market conditions in contracting, negotiations
Michael Pinchera
WEC23: Liderar con poder
Jason Hensel, Journalist
Una industria en constante cambio
Blair Potter
Nace un Nuevo Destino de Eventos en Ecuador
Norma Cristina Bock
Don’t miss the WEC23 Digital Experience
Michael Pinchera
Industry News
MPI SBO: Mentorship Moments - Rebuild, Rejuvenate, Reinvent
What if the road you were travelling on suddenly dead-ended or another path beckoned with possibilities?
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Industry News
A holistic approach to a sustainable industry (and world)
This month, MPI and Marriott International are launching a long-term sustainability partnership to significantly move the sustainability needle for the meeting and event industry by bringing people together for meaningful conversations.
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Trends
Meetings in Mexico: Behind the scenes at MPI’s WEC23 host resort
The Barceló Maya Grand Resort debuted impressive meeting facilities in 2020 that have proved the property and the region can handle events of all kinds.
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Industry News
IMEX Frankfurt preview: The science of kindness and inclusion
A chat with Janet Sperstad, CMP (MPI Wisconsin Chapter), faculty director, event management business solutions at Madison College, about her IMEX Frankfurt session “The human nature of kindness: Explore the hard science behind the soft skill,” a part of the event’s inclusivity-focused AVoice4All education.
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Industry News
IMEX Frankfurt preview: The importance of saying ‘yes’…and ‘no’
Karolina Bednarz offers a sneak preview of her IMEX Frankfurt session “Remixed & Renewed: The Role and Meaning of Yes’s & No’s in Our Careers.”
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Industry News
State of the Industry: ‘Artificial’ assistance
A diverse group of current and past MPI volunteer leaders dish on the realized and anticipated impacts of artificial intelligence.
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Industry News
IMEX Frankfurt preview: Designing emotions
Q&A with Pigalle Tavokkoli, founder of the School of Experience Design, in advance of her IMEX Frankfurt session, “The Art and Science of Designing Emotions?”
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Industry News
Small but mighty
“We may function differently than a chapter, but the MPI SBO Community is thriving and growing!”
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Trends
Menopause: ‘If our sector can’t embrace this conversation, who can?’
“I feel particularly strongly that society is very fast to write women off as we get older, and our industry is so female dominated.”
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Trends
Are you creating ‘can’t-miss’ events?
IMEX speaker Fran Rickenbach says it’s time to stop thinking about each event as a ‘one-off’ and think of it as one step in a continuum.
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Trends
Building Accessibility into Your Event Strategy
Building accessibility into your event strategy. Tips from and accessibility influencer on insuring accessibility at your event.
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Industry News
IMEX Frankfurt preview: Destination unknown
Ruud Janssen provides some insight on the Event Design Collective’s plans at IMEX Frankfurt—and beyond.
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Industry News
MPI in Europe: A look back at EMEC and a look ahead
MPI’s 2023 EMEC was three years in the making, and Brighton was the perfect host city for the event.
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Industry News
WEC23: El futuro es ahora
“Soy una apasionada de la innovación y del pensamiento futurista”, comenta Elatia Abate.
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