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MPI European Advisory Council Update: Adjusting to the New Normal
Anne Dalgaard
Industry News
MPI Netherlands: MPI RISE Award, Innovative Educational Programming
Rich Luna
KPMG Redesigns its Conference with Participants at the Core
Annette Gregg
Time to Renovate? Exhibitor, Sponsor Relations for Association Events
Molly Marsh
Diversity and Inclusion: Open Hearts, Open Minds
Rich Luna
Making the Most of Groundhog Day
Paul Van Deventer
Industry News
Putting an End to Human Trafficking
MPI’s Anti-Human Trafficking Committee has created a resource page to combat human trafficking.
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Trends
How F&B Service Must Now Be Different
As meetings and events wake up from the coronavirus doldrums, numerous aspects of dining need to and will change.
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Industry News
MPI’s Independent and Small Business Owners Welcomes New Members Daily
The MPI Independent/Small Business Owners Community (ISBO) was created to provide a supportive space to discuss the challenges of starting, surviving and succeeding in your own business.
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Industry News
Lockdown Affects Work-Life & Mental Health
The Summer 2020 Meetings Outlook report showed the day-to-day life effects and mental health of meeting professionals has been upended.
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Member Spotlight
Yumi Yasuda
“The global pandemic, as unfortunate as it is, has provided me with an opportunity to prioritize my daily tasks, predominantly regarding the balance between family and work life.”
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Trends
Where Do We Go from Here?
Taking a look back at MPI’s diversity and inclusion efforts as we work on taking some big steps forward.
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Tips & Advice
Everything that Can Go Wrong in a Meeting (and How to Prevent it)
Failure-Proofing is a neuroscience-based strategy that tackles cognitive biases that can bring down your best efforts.
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Industry News
MPI Mexico Chapter: RISE Award, Marketplace Excellence
The MPI Mexico Chapter received the 2020 MPI RISE Award for Marketplace Excellence for providing exceptional business exchange.
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Tips & Advice
Taking Care of YOU
What if we started taking care of ourselves the way we all so beautifully take care of others?
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Industry News
Planning, Connecting and Adjusting Your Lifestyle During a Pandemic
“Going back too soon is not an option. Who wants to be in charge of an event that spreads this disease?”
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Industry News
Surveys: Industry Sentiment and Recovery Timing
From May through July 2020, MPI had a pair of surveys out in the field to learn more about the impacts—expected and realized—of the coronavirus pandemic on aspects of the meeting and event industry. Theses surveys, the MPI Impact Sentiment Study and Recovery Index, were sponsored by The Venetian Resort Las Vegas and the IMEX Group.
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Industry News
Travel the ‘Road to Recovery’ at WEC Grapevine
“The Road to Recovery: Executive Panel Discussion” at WEC Grapevine is designed to bring together a diverse group of leaders to candidly share their experiences.
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Industry News
Beaten Down but Eyeing Innovation
The latest Meetings Outlook data reveals the most significantly negative results the survey has ever seen for face-to-face events and the industry as a whole.
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Tips & Advice
Budgeting for Uncertainty - The Pandemic Edition
Many of us have never experienced a global economic meltdown quite like this before, so how can we possibly make a budget without knowing what will come next?
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