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The annual MPI Greater New York Chapter Golf Outing was the chapter’s best-attended and highest revenue-generating event of the year.
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The MPI Kansas City Chapter’s achievements have been tremendous in the last 18 months as the industry continues to emerge from the pandemic.
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Rachel Andrews, senior director of meetings & events, marketing for Cvent, offers a glimpse into her June 14 WEC23 session “The Planning Power Play: Using Event Types to Drive ROI.”
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Lori Pugh Marcum, director of events content and strategic engagement for the Path to Purchase Institute, offers an introduction to her WEC session today, “The Human Spectrogram: Crowd-Sourcing Solutions to Today’s Meeting Challenges."
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Member of the Year: John Kirby (MPI Kansas City Chapter), customer relationship manager, global sales, Encore
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Meeting Industry Leadership: Paola Bowman, CMP, CMM (MPI Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter), director of client services and events, Arlington (Texas) Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Young Professional Achievement: Caroline Cole (MPI Tennessee Chapter), account coordinator, MAS
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Leo Chan, B.Des, M.T.S., chief innovation and creativity officer for Abound Innovation Inc., offers an advance look at his WEC23 session, “Creating Safe Environments for Innovation,” Sponsored by OVG360.
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Deborah Hinson, HMCC, with Fleming's Steakhouse, shares some flavor in advance of her WEC23 session “Exciting Trends in Non-Alcoholic Beverages.”
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Keira Solon, EdD (MPI Kansas City Chapter), assistant professor of management and program coordinator, events marketing and management at the University of Central Missouri, teases her WEC23 session “Say Yes! Effective & Ethical Negotiation.”
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Melissa Acosta, MBA (MPI South Florida Chapter), founder and president of Cultural Spark, provides some insight into her WEC23 session “Bridging Divides Through Cultural Intelligence and Building Connections.”
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Jacqueline Beaulieu, HMCC, director of strategic marketing and client engagement for Poretta & Orr, offers an advanced look at her WEC23 session “More Than a Pretty Booth: A Strategic Approach to Exhibit Marketing”
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Tyra Warner, CMP, PhD, JD (MPI North Florida Chapter), chair of the department of hospitality, tourism & Culinary Arts at the College of Coastal Georgia, offers an advanced glimpse into her WEC23 session “Just in Time Planner’s Contract Workshop – It’s All About You.”
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