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Eva Keidel, CMP (MPI Texas Hill Country Chapter), chair of the MPI Marketers and Experience Designers Community, chatted with us to share some insight unique to that sector of the industry.
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“Your 2022 Canadian Advisory Council is a dedicated group of volunteer leaders from across the country and we act as the ‘voice’ of the MPI Canadian community.”
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Despite the fact that women account for more than 70% of meeting and event professionals, inequality and challenges for women in this industry majority remain. In honor of International Women’s Day, we reached out to several MPI members to share some of the current challenges and opportunities they see for women in the meeting industry.
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“Meeting Professionals International condemns the acts of aggression from Russian forces and urges an expeditious end to the conflict with Ukraine.”
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“Event professional” is not a job title. It’s a decision, a choice, a journey and an experience. It is a wonderful career choice, but it is also one of the most stressful careers one could choose, and not everyone can do it.
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A chat with Sandra Serrant, CMP, PMP (MPI Greater New York Chapter), events manager at the Research Foundation of The City University of New York, a 25-plus-year industry veteran who is chair of the Black Meeting Professionals Community, to learn more about her hopes and desires for the group.
Member Spotlight
“2020 taught me to think differently, to communicate differently and to be a better listener.”
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Talking with MPI members never got old. I chronicled how meeting professionals worked hard and played hard, how sometimes they cried and how they always laughed and smiled.
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You begin to have meetings as an avatar of yourself and soon your avatar emerges as a bigger player in a global world with virtual and live (hybrid) players online only.
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Established standards of professionalism within our organizations have not changed because of the pandemic, but remote work may have distanced our teams such that we need to review and ensure that those standards are being followed.
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Due to travel restrictions and attendee health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 omicron variant, MPI has postponed EMEC.
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We discuss the keys to success for hybrid and digital events, from broadcast quality to engagement to flexibility.
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