Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is committed to providing industry-leading professional development, networking and marketplace opportunities for our members. The annual World Education Congress (WEC) is the signature event through which MPI delivers top-rated education, networking and business opportunities to the meeting and event community. For 3 ½ days, WEC attendees are immersed in a variety of learning experiences designed to give you the competitive edge when planning meetings.
WEC features programming and people that will allow attendees to think and grow in new ways. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore a variety of topics that will not only impact their individual performance, but also understand the impact to the industry as a whole. WEC educational sessions give attendees the best tools, exposure to sound business practices and the latest business trends.
WEC provides attendees with outstanding networking and marketplace opportunities for conducting business. With both formal and informal scheduled face-to-face activities, WEC attendees can connect to industry peers and partners that will allow them to expand their business network.
Purchase individual sessions for $34.99 each or a full conference pass that includes access to all 69 sessions, worth nearly 70 clock hours worth of education for just $799 (a $400 savings off the full conference rate).
Are you working towards achieving your CMP designation? MPI is a preferred educational provider, which means that our sessions have been pre-approved for CMP-IS and CMP-HC credits by the Events Industry Council. All sessions on this platform have been submitted for review and assignment of clock hours. Learn more about earning your CMP here.
MPI also is a CAE-approved provider, which means that watching our sessions can help meet the professional development requirements to earn or maintain the CAE credential. Learn more about the CAE designation here.
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10 Ways to Attract and Retain Millennials
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The Millennials: a generation of digital professionals who are entering our workforce. It takes more than daily donuts and cool tech tools to recruit and retain. This session addresses the inherent challenges in this new generation as well as an action plan on how to recruit and retain them.
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Master Class: Rethinking Stress and Sustaining Positive Change
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Take a deeper dive into the fascinating work around Strategic Happiness with our Opening General Session Keynote speaker Amy Blankson. In this Master Class, Amy will share more details on strategic happiness and the ability to manage energy and stress in a positive way in the midst of change and challenge.
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This session was not approved for CMP-IS clock hours, but may count towards other industry designations such as the CAE.
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Navigating International C’s: Culture, Contracts, and Currency
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Planning and staging meetings outside the United States is fraught with legal and financial pitfalls. Professional meeting and convention organizers must understand the complexities and issues in three key areas when planning international meetings. This session, for novice and intermediate level planners, will address all three areas.
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Nerd Know-How: A Day in the Life of a Nerdy Meeting Professional
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What would your day look like if you took the advice of all your nerdy friends and implemented the tech tools and apps they recommend to make your life easier? This fast-moving, laugh-filled session takes you hour-by-hour through a day in the life of a tech-savvy meeting professional.
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Productivity in Hand: The Five Things Every Professional Nerd Should Be Able to Do on the Go
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Are you making the most of your mobile device? This session helps you discover tech tools for work that you can use from your mobile device to make you more efficient, connected, and organized.
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This session was not approved for CMP-IS clock hours, but may count towards other industry designations such as the CAE.
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Say Anything to Anyone, Anywhere! 5 Keys to Cross-Cultural Communication
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Is what you say actually what you mean? Differences are the spice of life, but cultural differences can be the source of embarrassing blunders and miscommunication for business and social travelers alike! This presentation will increase your self-awareness and help you adapt your style in multicultural relationships.
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Strategic Meetings Management (SMM) Brings Big Returns – Defining the future of SMM
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Political and economic forces are driving an evolution in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries. As a result we need more from our strategic meetings management programs than bottom line savings. This session will be valuable for any planner considering or engaged in SMMP.
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Sunset Session: Optimizing Your F & B Budget
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Upon identifying the six (6) key elements for a successful F&B event, you will be able to design Food & Beverage functions that will fulfill the expectations of your clients, attendees, and sponsors. Come to this session to share ideas with your colleagues on how you can work together with facilities to develop menus which optimize your meeting budget. Discover “what’s hot”, “what’s not” and the latest trends. Be a knockout with your event.
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Super Women: Your Secret Weapons for Success
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Women still struggle for equity in pay and management positions. Solving this disparity starts with you. What if the secret to professional success is embracing and leveraging our natural strengths, instead of striving to be like our male counterparts? Find out how in this session.
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This session was not approved for CMP-IS clock hours, but may count towards other industry designations such as the CAE.
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The Devil Is In The Details: Mobile App RFP Questions and Answers
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This session is a case study of an actual mobile app proposal process along with the key questions asked and their responses. It will take a look at the importance of each question and how the answers affect the functionality and attendee experience in your app.
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