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Date: Sept. 17

Time: 3:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. CDT

Location: Chicago Marriott at Medical District/UIC, Chicago

Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/chapters/chicago-area/education-events/event/2019/09/17/default-calendar/fall-education-program to view the full article online.

Signature Luncheon

Date: Nov. 26

Time: 11 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. CDT

Location: Marriott Marquis Chicago, Chicago

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

Volunteer Spotlight

How to Make Your Corporate Meetings Accessible to People with Hearing Loss

Kathy Monte, Convene

With around 48 million Americans experiencing some level of hearing loss, it’s essential that your meetings and events are accessible for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. It’s almost guaranteed that any meeting or event of medium size will host someone with hearing loss, so here’s how to make sure your next meeting or event meets their needs.

Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/chapters/chicago-area/chapter-news/single-blog/c-c-articles/2019/08/07/how-to-make-your-corporate-meetings-accessible-to-people-with-hearing-loss to view the full article online.

The Awkwardness of Networking

Holly O'Donnell, Slone Solutions, LLC

When attending networking events, the end game is to schmooze; build awareness of services, develop clientele, sell. Yet our basic human need to be social becomes awkward and clumsy during networking gatherings.

Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/chapters/chicago-area/chapter-news/single-blog/c-c-articles/2019/08/07/the-awkwardness-of-networking to view the full article online.

Great Questions to Ask from the Supplier Perspective

BJ Strote, AV Chicago

Suppliers are professional “question-answerers,” but great suppliers pride themselves on asking great questions. Questions reveal motivations, and asking great questions demonstrates depth of value.

Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/chapters/chicago-area/chapter-news/single-blog/c-c-articles/2019/08/07/great-questions-to-ask-from-the-supplier-perspective to view the full article online.

Meet in Milwaukee

With a 300,000 square-foot convention center, 17,000 hotel rooms, and 10 miles of lakefront (not to mention the home base of Harley-Davidson, sausage races, a flying art museum, mountainous bloody marys, and everything from 5-star dining to scrumptious cheese curds), Milwaukee should be on your shortlist for your next meeting. Oh, and beer. We have beer too.

It's totally random, totally wonderful, and totally Milwaukee.

Five Reasons Why You Should Stop Using Spreadsheets to Manage Your Events

Source: Trade Show News Network

There are several limitations to using spreadsheets for meeting management, including a lack of transparency among team members, version control and increased chance for error. Meeting Automation Platforms, a new technology that simplifies the conferences and trade show experience, automates the tasks and activities for which you typically rely on spreadsheets and landing pages.

Visit https://www.tsnn.com/blog/5-reasons-why-you-should-stop-using-spreadsheets-manage-your-events to view the full article online.

The Role of Future Event Planners

Source: Event Manager Blog

As long as there are events, planners will be around to ensure they run smoothly. However, the corporate meeting and event landscape is shifting - in major ways - so the role of the event planner is evolving alongside it. The good news is that the future of event planning looks bright for those willing to anticipate the trends driving these industry-wide changes.

Visit https://www.eventmanagerblog.com/future-event-planners to view the full article online.

Who’s on Your Risk Assessment Team?

Source: MPI Blog

The team that works on assessing the risks associated with any given meeting or event include both internal and external professionals from a variety of your stakeholder groups. Be all inclusive; have buy-in and input from subject matter experts. Preparedness reduces legal liability, and the more awareness and input you get, the better prepared you will be.

Visit https://www.mpiweb.org/blog/article/who-is-on-your-risk-assessment-team to view the full article online.

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