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Independent & Small Business Owners
More than 2,000 entrepreneurs, small business owners and independent meeting and event professionals are members of MPI. No matter what stage of your career, the ISBO Community offers a vibrant array of education and peer-to-peer resources.
Looking for more information about how to join the Independent & Small Business Owners community? Connect, chat, and brainstorm with your peers by requesting to join their community forum here.
DateJanuary 1, 2010Credits1 Contact HoursControversial 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…Speakers
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- DateJanuary 1, 2011Credits1 Contact HoursDuring 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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Coca-Cola Company
CEO, Sustainable Events Ltd, (Positive Impact Events)$9.99Standard PriceFree for- Essential
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- DateJanuary 1, 2010Credits1 Contact HoursThis session will cover the basics of effective presentation, including how to prepare, how to deliver and how to follow-up…
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- DateJanuary 1, 2010Credits1 Contact HoursLearn to differentiate between perception and reality when doing site selection…
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- DateJanuary 1, 2014Credits1 Contact HoursWith today's economic trends and corporate downsizing many meeting professionals are looking to start their own company…
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DateJune 13, 2016Credits1 Contact HoursMeeting professionals may face unanticipated or unexpected taxes from their meetings and conferences. This session will show you what to look for and how to avoid getting into trouble with the IRS and state taxing agencies…Speaker
Steve Hoffman, MT, EA, CFPTax Translator, The Ordinary Success Project Inc$0Standard Price
DateJune 14, 2016Credits1 Contact HoursHSMAI and MPI have a strong partnership. This session provides an interactive discussion between executive members in both associations…Speaker
Fran Brasseux, CHBA, CHSEExecutive Vice President, HSMAI$0Standard Price
DateFebruary 1, 2017Meetings will never go away. As businesses continue to tighten the bottom line, some meetings will get canceled, consolidated, reduced in size or executed virtually, but people will always need to meet face to face. The way meetins are conducted, however, is rapidly changing…$9.99Standard PriceFree for- Essential
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DateMarch 6, 2017Credits1 Contact HoursDevelop your winning pitch in this high energy interactive class where you’ll learn and practice the Open-3-Close© pitch methodology with Startup and Innovation Pitch Coach David Beckett…Speaker
Pitch Professional$9.99Standard PriceFree for- Essential
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DateMarch 7, 2017Credits1 Contact HoursTradeshows are sometimes a controversial event format. Building a presence requires a significant investment and corporate event managers struggle to show the value and ROI from them. The “coldness” of the leads generated and the variety of contacts made are not always relevant for the business…Speaker
Global Events Manager, SAP Global Marketing, Inc.$9.99Standard PriceFree for- Essential
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DateMarch 6, 2017Credits1 Contact HoursWhat do Pokémon Go, driverless cars and the Internet of Things have to do with the meeting and event industry? They’re all technologies disrupting how we do business. Today, everyone with a smartphone is walking around with a fully-loaded production studio in their pocket…Speaker
Kristi C. Sanders, CMP, CMMSenior Director of Community Engagement, MPI$9.99Standard PriceFree for- Essential
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DateJune 20, 2017Credits1 Contact HoursAssumptions and anarchy loiters in the mind of the third-party planner. At least, that’s what a hotelier will say…Speaker
President, Sports Destination Network, Inc$0Standard Price- DateJune 21, 2017Credits1 Contact HoursDo you ever feel you are in the Goldilocks syndrome? Do you feel you are providing: too much, too little, or just the right amount of information in your response to your client’s Request for Proposal (RFP)? Do you suspect you are unable to make a compelling sales pitch via digital responses requir…
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Betsy Bondurant, CMM, CTEPresident , Bondurant Consulting$0Standard Price - DateJune 20, 2017Credits1 Contact HoursNew data collection and analysis tools are making serious headway into events and exhibitions. As planners make many onsite technology choices, they can use them to add value to marketing campaigns—and a significant voice to C-suite conversations…
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Corbin Ball, CMP CSP, DES, MSPresident , Corbin Ball Associates$0Standard Price - DateJune 22, 2017Credits1.25 Contact HoursHave you ever thought about leaving your job to become an independent event planner? The purpose of this presentation is to provide a realistic view of what it takes to start your own business and to provide you issues to consider…
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Owner, York Street Management$0Standard Price - DateSeptember 28, 2017Credits1 Contact HoursLearn the structure and content requirements for qualitative and quantitative tracking methods to measure the accomplishment of your meeting's goals and objectives--the ROE (experience), ROO (objective), and ROI (investment)…
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- DateJanuary 30, 2018Credits1 Contact Hours1 CLOCK HOUR | DOMAIN G: MEETING DESIGN
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Owner, Concept+Competence
Owner, Moving Minds$9.99Standard PriceFree for- Essential
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- DateJune 19, 2018Credits1 Contact HoursMeeting demand is up, way up and new hotel room supply is low, especially in the four and five star brands. In 2015, hotel occupancy, average daily rate and RevPar (revenue per available room) was an all-time high…
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Terri Woodin, CMPVice President, Marketing & Global Meeting Services, Meeting Sites Resource$9.99Standard PriceFree for- Essential
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DateApril 12, 2018$9.99Standard PriceFree for- Essential
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- DateFebruary 5, 2019Credits1 Contact HoursIn this engaging and timely session, Pat Mussieux is going to give you the one and only thing you need to know to GET the edge, KEEP the edge and generate the revenue you want and deserve to succeed in the new economy…
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Speaker/Coach/TV Host/Author, Steps2Happiness, Inc$9.99Standard PriceFree for- Essential
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- DateJuly 16, 2019Credits1 Contact HoursEvery meeting and event has a group of stakeholders, staff, and volunteers who must foster effective communication through conflict, change, and crisis…
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Speaker/Author/Consultant, Good Enough Now$9.99Standard PriceFree for- Essential
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Terri Woodin, CMPVice President, Marketing & Global Meeting Services, Meeting Sites Resource- DateNovember 7, 2019Credits1 Contact HoursThe word “Negotiations” can be intimidating and candidly, the NEGative connotation can make some people cringe. In this informative session, learn from an expert why KNOWgotiations can actually be the best partnership building tool if handled properly…
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Managing Partner, FACE2FACE Meetings & Incentives$9.99Standard PriceFree for- Essential
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- DateDecember 10, 2019Credits1 Contact HoursThe webinar will introduce Risk Management for events. Starting from some ‘real’ live examples from the industry it will provide an overview of what risk is and its various forms for event planners…
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Director of Operations, European Nuclear Society
Partner, Events / Director of Conferences & Exhibitions, Europe , Exempla Management & Consulting / ASIS International$9.99Standard PriceFree for- Essential
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