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Promotions and New Positions in the Meeting Industry - July 2020
Blair Potter
Industry News
Hope and Community: Taking a Canadian Awards Show Virtual
Janice Cardinale
Cassie Poss: Young Professional Achievement, MPI RISE Awards
Rich Luna
Melissa L. Milione
Melissa L. Milione
How is COVID-19 impacting your work?
Blair Potter
Leading Change—Together!
Paul Van Deventer
Industry News
If Not Now, When?
Simply put, Black lives must matter. Black Lives Matter to me. They matter to my organization, MPI. Black Lives Matter to our meeting and event industry.
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Member Stories
Living with a Meeting Planner – Part Two​
That’s when it got serious and I recognized “MEWS.” This is a condition resulting from the coronavirus-driven shutdown and stands for Meeting and Events Withdrawal Syndrome.
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Trends
Top Four Tips for Restarting Meetings
As hotels and meeting venues are slowly starting to open up, how do we—safely—start getting our industry back to work?
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Industry News
Sherry DeLaGarza: Meeting Industry Leadership, MPI RISE Awards
“I strive to make sure my influence, professionally and personally, is positive and the best I can deliver.”
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Industry News
Hilton Details Enhanced Health Safety Programs
What Hilton's CleanStay and EventReady programs mean for meeting and event professionals and guests.
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Industry News
How have you managed the shift to more virtual events?
“We must be prepared to provide multiple entry points for attendance and must consider how to extend the reach to make all feel welcome and celebrated.”
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Trends
PlanetIMEX: A Digital Gift to the Meeting Industry
IMEX Group CEO Carina Bauer on PlanetIMEX: a “brand-new world of wonder, community and connections.”
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Tips & Advice
Supercharge Virtual Events with Influencer Marketing ​
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Industry News
Glimpse into the MPI-MD Community
As the coronavirus pandemic is, by far, having more of an impact than anything else on the meeting and event, we reached out to Jacqueline Beaulieu, HMCC, co-chair of the MPI-MD Community of med-pharma meeting professionals, for some insight on how that segment of the market is coping as well as how that they benefit from the unique, niche online community.
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Tips & Advice
The Five Stages of Grief for Meeting Pros Navigating a Pandemic
Whether you are working by yourself or with a team, you are not exempt from a pandemic and all that it brings. We experience symptoms of anxiety and depression, and many of us have even walked through the five stages of grief.
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Industry News
How is the pandemic impacting people and business in our industry?
“Our industry is as strong as the relationships we have spent our careers nurturing.”
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Industry News
Survey: Seeking Safety and Comfort
Planners need to hear about safety plans/strategies from industry suppliers. That’s the top messaging they desire at this time, as cited by 58% of respondents in the The Meeting Professional’s June survey.
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Industry News
Bryan Quinan: Member of the Year, MPI RISE Awards
“It’s incredible to receive this award because I would never put myself in that category of exceptional recognition—I was just doing what I loved.”
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Industry News
Gratitude is Attitude: MPI ISBO Committee Shares Insights on Staying Positive Amid COVID-19
ISBO committee shares insights on staying positive and grateful during this new alternate reality of COVID-19.
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