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Nearly 2,000 association professionals call MPI home. Join this community to learn how to navigate challenges specific to organizing association meetings and connect with your peers.

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  • Thumbnail for 140 Characters: The Legal Implications of Social Media
    Date
    January 1, 2010
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    Your business finds that social media is the best way to stay connected with customers, but do you understand the legal ramifications of your social media involvement and set policies to protect yourself? Jim Spellos and Jonathan Howe, Esq. discuss the various Web 2…

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  • Thumbnail for A Non-Technical Look at Meeting Security
    Date
    January 1, 2010
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    Controversial topics and speakers, challenging locations, gate crashers, crime, passion, alcohol and human frailty can lead to an interesting meeting if even one of them rears its ugly head…

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    $9.99
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  • Thumbnail for Back to the Basics of Hotel Contracts
    Date
    January 1, 2011
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    Understanding hotel contract basics is critical to both planners and suppliers. This session is for novice to intermediate planners or a refresher course for senior planners…

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    $34.99
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  • Thumbnail for Boring Meetings Suck
    Date
    January 1, 2011
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    Corporate and association audiences aren’t easy to connect with. They’re sophisticated, often jaded and accustomed to high production value and flash. They bore quickly, victims of a career’s worth of long meetings. Your meeting or event has to be energetic, engaging and entertaining…

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  • Thumbnail for Budget Phobia: Try These Simple Tips
    Date
    January 1, 2010
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    In this challenging economic environment, it is crucial that you do not have budgetphobia…

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    $9.99
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  • Thumbnail for Business Relationships in a SMM Environment
    Date
    January 1, 2011
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    How are business relationship impacted by working in a strategic meetings management environment? Come and exchange ideas with one of SMMP’s pioneers! Discussion will include how to work with and engage key stakeholders, communicating effectively with senior business leaders, and best practices for…

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    $9.99
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  • Thumbnail for Choosing Green Hotels and Venues
    Date
    January 1, 2011
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    Discover what to look for when searching for the most sustainable option for your meeting/event. Learn about innovations in sustainable meetings and identify and learn the right questions to ask…

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    $9.99
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  • Thumbnail for Coca-Cola Evolving Corporate Client Expectations
    Date
    January 1, 2011
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    During this session, Katherine Symonds of Coca-Cola Britain will explain how they identified and implemented a leadership strategy for the Olympic Games programme and she will share examples of their leadership structure which have had an economic, social and environmental impact…

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    $9.99
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  • Thumbnail for Collaboration Nation
    Date
    January 1, 2011
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    Explore how meeting planners can engage everyone from the formal traditionalist CEO down to the fickle millennial intern by incorporating a variety of strategies, from new layouts to interactive technology…

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    $9.99
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  • Thumbnail for Creating Event Engagement Through Technology
    Date
    January 1, 2011
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    1  CLOCK HOUR | DOMAIN A: STRATEGIC PLANNING__

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    $9.99
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  • Thumbnail for Creating Meetings That Excite the Brain for Optimal Learning
    Date
    January 1, 2011
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    Learning is fueled by brain food. Meeting experts know the brain must be focused and excited to learn and the details of every event are key to supplying the key brain "food…

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    $9.99
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  • Thumbnail for CSR in the Boardroom
    Date
    January 1, 2011
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is not about certificates and labels…

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    $9.99
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  • Thumbnail for Decarboning Your Events
    Date
    January 1, 2011
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    1  CLOCK HOUR | DOMAIN A: STRATEGIC PLANNING

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    $9.99
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  • Thumbnail for Defining Virtual and Hybrid Meeting Strategies
    Date
    January 1, 2011
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    Gain a better understanding of Virtual and Hybrid meetings and events. Learn to determine when this approach is appropriate – and when not…

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    $9.99
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  • Thumbnail for Overcoming Destination Misperception
    Date
    January 1, 2010
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    Learn to differentiate between perception and reality when doing site selection…

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    $9.99
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  • Thumbnail for Does Measurement Really Matter
    Date
    January 1, 2011
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    Yes it does. And in this session you'll learn what tools to use…

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    $9.99
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  • Thumbnail for Driving Record Exhibitors and Attendees to Your Event
    Date
    January 1, 2011
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    Join Donella Evoniuk, senior director of conference services for the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), and Jack Ferguson, president & CEO of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau, to learn how ISTE, during an economic downturn, partnered with the Philadelphia CVB to…

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    $9.99
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  • Thumbnail for Elements of Strategic Value
    Date
    January 1, 2010
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    Why are meetings and events, more often than not, viewed by corporate executives as a cost centre and having little strategic business value? Because they are focused on effective and measurable organizational performance…

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    $9.99
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  • Thumbnail for Engaging Suppliers for Sustainable Event Outcomes
    Date
    January 1, 2011
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    In this session, you'll learn strategic tactics and examples of how to engage suppliers to drive sustainable event performance…

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    $9.99
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  • Thumbnail for Facebook and Twitter for the Meeting Professional
    Date
    January 1, 2011
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    Still unsure how to best utilize social media tools Facebook and Twitter to promote your events and facilities? Want to get more from these services, and understand how a little knowledge (and customization) can go a long way? This hands-on session will provide you the secrets of using these tools…

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    $9.99
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  • Thumbnail for From Geeks to Gear: Hands-on AV and Event Technology
    Date
    January 1, 2010
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    In this exploratory workshop, event planners will be able to evaluate and experience some of the latest tech tools in the events industry. From RFID to Augmented Reality to digital lighting, the world of event technology is in constant flux…

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    $9.99
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  • Thumbnail for Meeting Contracts in Challenging Times
    Date
    January 1, 2010
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    * Identify cutting-edge contracting trends affecting the meetings industry

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    $9.99
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  • Thumbnail for Closing General Session: Extraordinary Experience Design
    Date
    March 7, 2017
    Credits
    1.5 Contact Hours
    The economy has changed. Products, services and even experiences are becoming commoditized, and only the truly remarkable stand out from the crowd…

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  • Thumbnail for Cities, Experiences and Social Innovation
    Date
    March 7, 2017
    Credits
    1 Contact Hours
    By 2035, nearly 70% of the population will live in urban areas. In this session, explore how you can be a part of solutions to urban challenges…

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    $9.99
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