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MPI Chicago Area Chapter

Events
  
Date: Nov. 26
Time: 11 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. CST
Location: Marriott Marquis Chicago

Visit https://www.mpi.org/chapters/chicago-area/education-events/event/2019/11/26/default-calendar/signature-luncheon to view the full article online.

  
Date: Dec. 16

Time: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. CST
Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago

Visit https://www.mpi.org/chapters/chicago-area/education-events/event/2019/12/16/default-calendar/holiday-party to view the full article online.

  
Date: Feb. 12, 2020
Time: 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. CST
Location: Convene, 16 W. Adams St., Chicago

Visit https://www.mpi.org/chapters/chicago-area/education-events/event/2020/02/12/default-calendar/next-2020 to view the full article online.

Volunteer Spotlight
  
Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa

 

The Midwest’s premier meeting and corporate event destination, Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa in Galena offers 14 state-of-the-art function venues plus conference homes. They are proud to be an IACC-certified facility.

Visit https://www.mpi.org/chapters/chicago-area/chapter-news/single-blog/c-c-articles/2019/11/12/eagle-ridge-resort-spa-offers-14-venues-for-meetings-events to view the full article online.

  
Heather Warthen, 22nd Century Media

 

From AC/DC and Fleetwood Mac to Jimmy Buffett and Taylor Swift, 30-year music industry veteran Steve Jones will have some stories to tell not only about those artists but how to build a rock star culture when he takes the stage at MPI-CAC’s annual Signature Luncheon.

Visit https://www.mpi.org/chapters/chicago-area/chapter-news/single-blog/c-c-articles/2019/11/12/mpi-cac-preps-to-teach-a-lesson-in-building-a-rock-star-culture to view the full article online.

  
Steve Jones, Brand Like A Rock Star

 

When culture is done right, teams become tribes. Fans become family.
The Grateful Dead fostered “Deadheads,” Jimmy Buffett plays to his “Parrotheads,” Taylor Swift is loved by her “Swifties” and Kiss fans formed the “Kiss Army.” Those are four great examples of rock star culture at work.

Visit https://www.mpi.org/chapters/chicago-area/chapter-news/single-blog/c-c-articles/2019/11/12/creating-culture-the-rock-star-blueprint to view the full article online.

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Source: Smart Meetings

Holiday energy and colder weather are kicking in, leaving people more vulnerable to colds and flus. Progress on events and other projects is easily derailed when a planner has to miss work due to illness, so avoid this problem by taking a few basic steps.

Visit https://www.smartmeetings.com/meeting-planning/health-and-wellness/122250/health-tips-busy-holiday-season to view the full article online.

Source: Successful Meetings

Negotiating contracts is a vital part of a meeting planner’s job. In a recent Northstar Meetings Group webcast, a lawyer shared five ways meeting professionals can get their contracts into shape.

Visit http://www.successfulmeetings.com/strategy/sm-how-to/how-meeting-planners-can-avoid-5-common-contract-mistakes/ to view the full article online.

Source: Skift

This latest article in Skift’s new “Travel Beyond Plastics” series explains how customers at boutique hotels not only must demand that these establishments cut back on plastics, but they also must cooperate when the hotels comply.  

Visit https://skift.com/2019/11/05/boutique-hotels-say-they-face-unique-challenges-going-plastics-free/ to view the full article online.

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