The PMPI Education Committee will spring into action with upcoming back-to-back Educational Experiences in March and April

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March Educational Experience

Join us on March 14 at The Caucus Room for an exciting afternoon of learning. We'll discuss the industry’s hottest topics, build strategic relationships within the meeting and event community and create a common level of understanding among all community members – all while earning 1.75 CIC credit hours!

The topics discussed in this ever-popular round table session will be:

•  Advanced Meeting Technology
•  Contract Negotiation
•  Current Industry Trends
•  Identifying Sponsors & Sponsor Management
•  Marketing Trends
•  Menu Planning
•  Social Networking & Social Media
•  Special Events
•  Exhibitor Sales
•  Volunteer Management

It's great opportunity to learn from your peers and those who have traveled the roads that you are currently trying to navigate! Want the inside scoop on how to maximize your membership with PMPI? Join us before the program for PMPI Insider.

Click on the event summary and register for the March event.

April Educational Experience

On April 19 we'll gather at the luxurious Hotel Monaco to enjoy a very engaging session titled "The Business of Social and the Social of Business."

Whether you want to be considered a strategic contributor to your organization or enhance your resume value in the job market, it’s time to grow your awareness and involvement in social media networks. Regardless of where the official social responsibility lies, you DO have responsibility for member experience and can benefit greatly by using social to enhance your relationships.

Hear Michelle Lapierre’s story about how social media channels have changed the business landscape forever. She’ll review current events, rehash the arguments for why we can’t ignore social any longer, and lay out practical skill-sharpening steps you must take in order to thrive in our business-social/social-business world.

During her lifelong career in hospitality sales and marketing, Michelle has held myriad professional positions, from on-property operations to corporate strategic development. In her current position with Marriott Rewards & Ritz-Carlton Rewards, Michelle oversees the program's social media presence. She is being a member of Marriott's prestigious Social Media Center of Excellence, whose charter is to set the enterprise-wide investment strategies for the burgeoning social media community worldwide.

As a member of MPI’s CMM faculty, Michelle teaches the strategic marketing course, preparing meeting professionals to position their meetings and events within the organization's strategic framework.

Click on the event summary and register for the April event.

Listen, learn and earn 1 CIC credit hour!

Want the inside scoop on how to maximize your membership with PMPI? Join us after the program for PMPI Insider.

PMPI Cares Scholarship – FREE

As with all PMPI Educational Experiences, if you are having trouble paying for an event, use our money! PMPI Cares about you, and we invite you to attend these event on us. We hope that one day you can pay it forward and help another PMPI member by donating to PMPI Cares.