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Winter Knowledge Share

Date: February 12, 2018
Location: Loyola University Chicago-Water Tower Campus, Chicago, IL

NEXT 2018

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

Industry Xchange

Date: April 12, 2018
Location: TBD

Golf Classic

Date: May 21, 2018
Location: The Grove Golf Club

WEC18

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

Volunteer Spotlight
  
Combating Food Waste

By: Christie Springer and Matt Rundquist, Sodexo USA

Growing up, “clean your plate” was the rule at the dinner table. We were taught the importance of not wasting food, along with the reminder that countless people go hungry all over the world. While our leftovers wouldn’t go very far, in the hospitality industry we can indeed make a difference.

  
Better Outcomes are Merely Habits Away...

By: Howard Wallace

Successful people are where they are today because of their habits. Habits determine much of a person’s behavior. Everything that you are today, and everything that you’ll ever accomplish, is determined by the quality of the habits that you form.

   
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Engaged Member of the Month

By: Kate Shea, Bankers Life

Meet Brooke Weidman, Director of Group Sales Director at the W Chicago Lakeshore, and September's Engaged Member of the Month. Learn more about how she became apart of the event industry and MPI here.

Refer a Friend

Give and you shall receive! Refer a friend to MPI and help them waive the $50 application fee while YOU save $25 off your next membership renewal. Share an MPI Membership Voucher today!

Promo Code: MyFriendMPI

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:

May 4-13, 2018 – CMP and CMP-HC

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 Scholarship Overview. 

   
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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: April 15, 2018

New Members
Welcome New Members!

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