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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Strategic Domain: Human Resources
Credits: None available.
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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5 Simple Job Search Strategies and 5 You May Not Have Thought About
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Credits: None available.
There are many directions you can go in your job search. There are the basics – the tried and true strategies. But, it’s a new world with new strategies that can put you ahead of your peers. This session will cover both old and new to elevate your search.
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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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7 Key Strategies for Preventing Room Block Decline
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Strategic Domain: Meeting and Event Design
Credits: None available.
Current market conditions, attendee preferences, and the perception of your event's value are just some of the factors affecting your contracted room block.
Are we at the point of no return? Will room blocks eventually become a thing of the past? Engage with our panel of industry experts who will share their first-hand observations of successful room block practices. Learn new room block trends and how you can position your event to prevent the decline of your room block.
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Driving Forces in Meetings & Events
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Strategic Domain: Strategic Planning
Credits: None available.
Our industry has become more complex with issues like room piracy, cyber security, and meetings advocacy. It is critical to understand economic concerns and forecasts that will dictate behavior in the meetings environment. Industry veteran Michael Dominguez shares the latest trends and how they affect your meetings.\
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Eliminate Mistakes Using Powerful Questions and Clarity
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Strategic Domain: Strategic Planning
Credits: None available.
Your events have many moving parts and people who are relying on you to bring it all together. Miscommunication can quickly derail all of your hard work. In this session, you will explore the three keys to asking powerful questions to help you quickly gather more accurate and detailed requirements.
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Flipped Classrooms, Micro-Learning, Digital Credentials and More: Innovations In Education and Their Impact on Meetings
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Strategic Domain: Meeting and Event Design
Credits: None available.
The education industry is undergoing massive disruption, driven by a wide range of innovations in learning and development. This session will help you stay abreast of these developments and empower you to determine which ones should be implemented in your meetings to foster greater engagement, learning, and retention.
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Let Your Meetings Soar Into the Cloud
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Strategic Domain: Strategic Planning
Credits: None available.
This session provides a practical look at using cloud technologies to better manage meetings and events. Learn what cloud computing is (and isn't) and gain cost savings, increased efficiencies, and better collaboration.
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How to Multiply Time
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Credits: None available.
In this session, Rory Vaden shares ideas for how to increase your self-discipline, overcome procrastination and as a result get better control of your time to grow your business and achieve your goals in life!
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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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Master Class: Rethinking Stress and Sustaining Positive Change
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Credits: None available.
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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Strategic Domain: Strategic Planning
Credits: None available.
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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