Three Financial Challenges Women Face and How to Overcome Them
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1.0 Clock Hours | Domain D: Financial Management
Tuesday, November 28th | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
We live longer, earn less, and wind up becoming caretakers in the family. There are also unique financial planning nuances when you have an unmarried partner or nontraditional family structures, which is increasingly common.
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Behind the Scenes: How We Built a Webinar Using ChatGPT
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September 26th, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CT |1 Clock Hour
In this webinar, Brooke Gracey will spill the beans on how the team at Cvent used ChatGPT to create a webinar that was so good, it had people lining up to attend (virtually, of course). She'll share all the juicy details on how we crafted a killer title, created engaging content, and promoted our webinar to the right audience. She’ll also discuss key metrics we tracked, and how we are using those insights to optimize webinar performance. Additionally, she’s got some hilarious stories about our own webinar fails that you won't want to miss.
So, whether you're a webinar pro or a newbie, register for this webinar to get answers to questions like:
• How can AI be used to ideate topics, build the abstract, and write the content outline and script?
• What are some ways that AI can be used to help promote a webinar?
• Can audiences distinguish between AI and human input?
• Does using AI actually save time or does it add to the workload?
Be sure to bring all of your burning questions with you, we’ll have time at the end to answer them!
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Brooke Gracey
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#RealTalk Dialogue Series | Male Minority | 09.11.2023
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1 Clock Hour | Domain E: Human Resources | 12:00 - 12:30 PM CT
In this 30 min session we will explore the Male minority of the meeting planner industry. Recent discussions around masculinity have brought to light the unbalance within the Meeting professional industries Male to identifying Female. We will discuss topics like toxic masculinity, objectivity and social ideals individuals identifying as men and boys face in society and the workplace.
#RealTalk is BACK! Come engage in deep-dive conversations around the DEI topics that matter most today.
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Meetings Outlook: 8.22.2023
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Meetings Outlook | 2023 Sessions
1 Clock Hour | Domain B: Project Management
Given the reality of the ever-evolving state of business events, meeting professionals are finding it nearly impossible to make informed decisions related to the business of events. What will the conditions look like in the next year? What will the new reality look like? And how are other meeting professionals overcoming current obstacles to grow business? Much is uncertain, but current projections can help. Deep dive into MPI's most recent Meetings Outlook research, published quarterly in The Meeting Professional magazine, and then discuss the trends that are most affecting you and your peers.
Learner Outcomes:
1. Review the forecast for events in the coming year, including a budget, attendance, and business conditions.
2. Deep dive into trends that matter and discuss the next steps with your peers.
3. Learn how these trends affect you and the future of your meetings.
Join us for one, or all, of our Meetings Outlook | 2023 Sessions
- 03.07.2023
- 05.30.2023
- 08.22.2023
- 11.14.2023
*To register for one or more sessions, please click the registration tab on the left-hand side.*
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Accessibility and Event Technology: A Beginner’s Guide | 6.28.2023
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1.0 Clock Hours | 11am - 12pm CT | Domain A: Strategic Planning
According to the World Health Organization, 16% of people worldwide have some type of disability, with the US even higher at 26%.* As an event organizer, you can expand your attendee base, create richer customer connections, and drive your business goals further – to create an accessibility friendly experience for your events.
Join Cvent’s accessibility guru, Stephen Cutchins, who will help break down the essential aspects of accessibility and how you can begin to create events that are truly accessible.
Key Takeaways:
• A deeper understanding of accessibility: facts, figures and definitions
• Increased awareness of specific types of disabilities and how these can influence your event planning
• The surprising consequences of not incorporating accessibility concepts for your attendees
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* Disability. World Health Organization 2023 March 7. Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/disability-and-health
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Diversity Hot Topics with Destination DC | 05.17.2023
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1.0 Clock Hours | 11am - 12pm CT | Domain A: Strategic Planning
Join Destination DC to discuss a variety of topics on diversity in the meeting and events industry, including:
- DEI Fatigue – One side of the argument believes the conversation hasn’t even started, while the other side may be becoming wary of a conversation that seems to be never ending.
- Women, particularly Black and Brown women, leading the way – This segment of the workforce is generally relegated to doing the work and providing support for the C-suite but have yet to crack that ceiling en masse.
- Diversifying your employee base – What does Destination DC and other DMOs do to diversify their employee and membership base?
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Global Meetings Industry Day 2023
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Join MPI's sixth annual, industry-leading Global Meetings Industry Day: Virtual experience. This live, 12-hour broadcast featured education and activities from all over the world as the meeting industry came together to celebrate, commemorate and honor the millions of global events that impact the lives of billions of people every year.
Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) is an international day of advocacy showcasing the undeniable value that business meetings, trade shows, incentive travel, exhibitions, conferences and conventions bring to people, businesses and communities. This year’s theme is #MeetingsMatter and we relish this opportunity to celebrate the wonders the future holds for bringing people together in meaningful ways with thousands industry friends and colleagues.
The live broadcast ran from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. US Central Time (06:00 to 18:00 UTC -5), offering community members the opportunity to connect with other industry leaders from all over the world. The broadcast was FREE, but we asked everyone to consider donating US$10 toward supporting the efforts of the MPI Foundation, which has awarded more than US$5 million in grants, scholarships and research since 2009.
GMID: Virtual was the perfect event to rally together—because when we meet, we change the world.
About GMID
GMID began as Canadian National Meetings Industry Day, which was a 20+ year tradition in Canada created by the Canadian Chapters of MPI. It expanded to North American Meetings Industry Day in 2015 through the efforts of Meetings Mean Business. 2016 was the first global edition, continued to be led by Meetings Mean Business (which is now an arm of U.S. Travel). GMID is currently an initiative of Meetings Mean Business under U.S Travel; however, many industry associations, chapters and organizations host events in its celebration. MPI has hosted our annual 12-hour broadcast since 2018.
About MPI
Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is the largest meeting and event industry association worldwide. The organization provides innovative and relevant education, networking opportunities and business exchanges, and acts as a prominent voice for the promotion and growth of the industry. MPI has a global community of 60,000 meeting and event professionals including nearly 14,000 engaged members. It has It has nearly 70 chapters, clubs and members in more than 75 countries worldwide. "When we meet, we change the world." www.mpi.org
About MPI Foundation
Whether you’re an industry veteran or just getting started in your career, the MPI Foundation is committed to giving back to you and our incredible industry. A donation to the MPI Foundation helps secure the meeting and event profession for the future. When you help the people who bring people together, you help change the world. Donate today!
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#RealTalk Dialogue Series | Neurodivergent Inclusion
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1 Clock Hour | Domain A: Strategic Planning
#RealTalk is BACK! Come engage in deep-dive conversations around the DEI topics that matter most today.
Register for one or all of our #RealTalk Dialogue Series Sessions for 2023.
We opened the conversation last month about supporting our neuro-spicy colleagues in the work place. Join our EDI Committee and panel discuss how to keep inclusion in mind for your events and meetings moving forward.
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Meetings Outlook: Q1 2023
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1 Clock Hour | Domain B: Project Management
Given the reality of the ever-evolving state of business events, meeting professionals are finding it nearly impossible to make informed decisions related to the business of events. What will the conditions look like in the next year? What will the new reality look like? And how are other meeting professionals overcoming current obstacles to grow business? Much is uncertain, but current projections can help. Deep dive into MPI's most recent Meetings Outlook research, published quarterly in The Meeting Professional magazine, and then discuss the trends that are most affecting you and your peers.
In this session, you will...
- Review the forecast for events in the coming year, including a budget, attendance, and business conditions.
- Deep dive into trends that matter and discuss the next steps with your peers.
- Learn how these trends affect you and the future of your meetings.
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