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Holiday Party

Date: December 13, 2017
Location: Venue SIX 10, Chicago, IL

Event Design Certificate Program

Date: January 11-13, 2018
Location: San Diego State University, San Diego

NEXT 2018

Date: March 8, 2018
Location: Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile, Chicago, IL

Industry Xchange

Date: April 12, 2018
Location: TBD

WEC18

Date: June 2-5, 2018
Location: Indianapolis Conference Center, Indianapolis, IN

Volunteer Spotlight
  
Trends with Benefits: How to Let Go

By: Sasha Sook, CMP, Summits of Chicago

Every year, event planner is on the list of most stressful jobs. Juggling expectations vs. reality, budgets, increasing costs and dietary restrictions are just a few of the stressors event planners have to deal with on a day-to-day basis. Sales professionals have those same stressors as they are trying to make their events flawless and their clients happy, and they also have to maintain their increasing sales goals. If you know what is causing you stress and how to create an environment that is positive, then you will have a much better handle on it.

  
6 Event Tech Tools for Easier Lead Retrieval

By: Soraya Herbert, DAHLIA+

Break up with paper and make your events more effective.

   
Greater Green Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau
      
The Osthoff Resorts
   
Connect
  
Engaged Member of the Month

By: Kate Shea, Bankers Life

Meet, Jessica Lindberg Event Sales and Marketing Communications Manager at Edward Fox Photography & Video and also August's Engaged Member of the Month. She and her company sponsor multiple events throughout the year and she credits that every event is such a great opportunity to network and grow business.

MPI Foundation Scholarships

The MPI Foundation provides MPI members professional development and career opportunities through grants and scholarships. MPI Foundation scholarships are accepted on an ongoing basis. Applications received by the end of the month will receive notification by the end of the following month. Conference scholarships do not typically follow the normal application cycle but will be reviewed each month. 

For more information on the scholarship application cycle and specific deadlines, download the 2017 Scholarship Overview. 

Upcoming CMP Test Dates

CMP candidates, you may review your eligibility status and register for the exam during one of the next CMP exam windows through your online account. As a reminder, once your application is approved you have one year of eligibility to take the CMP exam. The upcoming test dates are:

January 19-28, 2018 – CMP
May 4-13, 2018 – CMP and CMP-HC

Join MPI Today!

You deserve a little holiday cheer!

Use code Holiday17 before December 31 to receive $100/€100 off.

Audacious Basics: Dress Up Those F&B Stand-bys

Source: Thrive Meetings
One of the biggest F&B trends in the coming year is going back to basics. Here are some of the ways that planners can rework the classics and simplify menus in ways that are anything but boring.

5 Ways to Make Your Meetings Mean More

Source: MeetingsNet
Change behaviors, inspire creativity and create meaningful connections at your next event by adopting the principals behind "purposeful meetings."

   
MEET Chicago Northwest
      
The Ridge Hotel - Lake Geneva
   
   
Marriott Grand Hotel Resort & Golf Club
   
Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsorship Opportunities

We want to be your partner! We invite you to consider partnership opportunities with MPI-CAC as a way to elevate your company's presence in the strong Chicagoland hospitality community.  

Annual Partnerships – Offer year-round exposure and benefits

Event Partnerships – Whether you are providing cash or in-kind products/services for a chapter event, we've designed a dynamic mix of baseline benefits event-specific benefits to maximize your ROI

Event Host Partnerships – Offer the ability to showcase your venue

Event Support Partnerships – Offer targeted exposure for cash or in-kind support

Hot Dates
Membership Grant Application

Due: January 15, 2018

New Members
Welcome, New Members!

MPI Chicago Area Chapter wants to welcome all of the new members who joined in November!