Virtual Event Education Package

MPI is the meeting and event industry’s home for education, enabling meeting professionals around the world in their quest to host meetings that matter for communities, organizations, businesses, NGOs and governments. The MPI Academy has curated packaged content to help you stay up-to-date on what industry experts are saying related to designing and executing virtual and hybrid events. 

MPI members, log in and access all of the content free of charge. Instead of purchasing webinars for $9.99 each, our non-member community can buy this education package at a discounted rate. 

Storytime: MPI’s Foray into Hybrid and Digital Event Production

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Storytime: MPI’s Foray into Hybrid and Digital Event Production

Aug 1, 2019 9:00am ‐ Aug 1, 2019 9:00am

Identification: MPI Virtual Summit Segment 5

3 Clock Hours | Domain A: Strategic Planning

You want to further instill learning after a conference, prep your participants for change-making conversations before they arrive or even bring in a hybrid audience to increase the reach of your message at a live, in-person event. Welcome to the world of virtual summits, the planning of which can take just as much time as onsite, live meetings and events. What do you need to know before you begin planning your virtual events, and what best-in-class next practices can you employ to make your online meetings more engaging and learner-friendly? Join your hosts Kristi Casey Sanders and Jessie States for a series of interviews and conversations with industry leaders and subject matter experts who will help you understand the whys and hows of online meetings, and how you can make the most out of your virtual experiences.

Learner Outcomes:

• Understand, and learn to harness, the power of online meetings to prepare your participants, reinforce learning or expand your reach.
• Discover best practices on how to engage online attendees and create unique experiences.
• Learn from case studies of virtual and hybrid events on how the experiences differ and how to create memorable moments online.

Our virtual line up will include the following esteemed guests and topics:

1. How To Create And Launch Your Virtual Summit In 90 Days with James Taylor, MBA, FRSA
2. Tech Specs: The Ultimate Guide to Digital Event Requirements with Steph Pfeilsticker
3. Breaking Through: Engagement Strategies for Digital Participants with Jeff Hurt
4. Easy Money: Sponsorship and Pricing Best Practices for Virtual Events with Patrick Reilly
5. Storytime: MPI’s Foray into Hybrid and Digital Event Production with Kristi Casey Sanders CMP, CMM, DES, HMCC

Speaker(s):

• Kristi C. Sanders, CMP, CMM, Senior Director of Community Engagement, MPI

Virtual Summit on Virtual Event Production

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Virtual Summit on Virtual Event Production

Jul 30, 2018 10:00am ‐ Jul 30, 2018 1:00pm

Identification: vs073018

3 Clock Hours | Domain A: Strategic Planning 

You want to further instill learning after a conference, prep your participants for change-making conversations before they arrive or even bring in a hybrid audience to increase the reach of your message at a live, in-person event. Welcome to the world of virtual summits, the planning of which can take just as much time as onsite, live meetings and events. What do you need to know before you begin planning your virtual events, and what best-in-class next practices can you employ to make your online meetings more engaging and learner-friendly? Join your hosts Kristi Casey Sanders and Jessie States for a series of interviews and conversations with industry leaders and subject matter experts who will help you understand the whys and hows of online meetings, and how you can make the most out of your virtual experiences.

Learner Outcomes:

• Understand, and learn to harness, the power of online meetings to prepare your participants, reinforce learning or expand your reach.
• Discover best practices on how to engage online attendees and create unique experiences.
• Learn from case studies of virtual and hybrid events on how the experiences differ and how to create memorable moments online.

Our virtual line up will include the following esteemed guests and topics.

1. How To Create And Launch Your Virtual Summit In 90 Days with James Taylor, MBA, FRSA
2. Tech Specs: The Ultimate Guide to Digital Event Requirements with Steph Pfeilsticker
3. Breaking Through: Engagement Strategies for Digital Participants with Jeff Hurt
4. Easy Money: Sponsorship and Pricing Best Practices for Virtual Events with Patrick Reilly
5. Storytime: MPI’s Foray into Hybrid and Digital Event Production with Kristi Casey Sanders CMP, CMM, DES, HMCC

Speaker(s):

• Jessie States, CMP, CMM, MPI Academy Director, MPI
• Kristi C. Sanders, CMP, CMM, Senior Director of Community Engagement, MPI
• Stephanie Pfeilsticker, CMP, CMM, DES, HMCC, MBA, Chief Hybrid Strategist and Founder, Hybrid Events Authority, LLC
• Jeff Hurt, DES, Executive Vice President, Education and Engagement, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting
• James Taylor, MBA, FRSA, Founder, C.SCHOOL
• Patrick Reilly, Live Streaming & Virtual Event Specialist, Digitell

How to Hybrid: Your Guide to Taking Your Events Online

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How to Hybrid: Your Guide to Taking Your Events Online

May 30, 2017 11:00am ‐ May 30, 2017 12:00pm

Identification: 05302017

1 Clock Hour | Domain A: Strategic Planning

Hybrid is the breakout star of the meeting industry, but it requires meeting professionals to stretch their creativity, strategizing, execution and measurement and integrate technology with traditional live events to create new types of experiences and content delivery tools. Discover the basic tools and skills you need to take your event online to a broader audience, and increase you reach to an increasingly diverse audience.

• Find the basic building blocks you will need to use to implement a successful hybrid event.
• Understand the full hybrid event process--from defining your objectives to content design and engagement to measuring and reporting the effectiveness of your event.
• Review successful hybrid models from today's top companies.

This Session Graciously Sponsored by Visit San Jose

Speaker(s):

• Jessie States, CMP, CMM, MPI Academy Director, MPI

Defining Virtual and Hybrid Meeting Strategies

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Defining Virtual and Hybrid Meeting Strategies

Jan 1, 2011 12:00pm ‐ Jan 1, 2011 1:00pm

Identification: TE02

1 Clock Hour | Domain A: Strategic Planning 

Gain a better understanding of Virtual and Hybrid meetings and events. Learn to determine when this approach is appropriate – and when not.

Learning Objectives:

• Examine costs and how they can be recouped over time, as well as how these strategies reinforce face-to-face meetings and events.
• Define terms, including what Virtual and Hybrid encompass in your organization, then create best practices (and next practices) for preparation, facilitation, execution, and follow-up.
• Evaluate additional items, such as: how to encourage social media exchange, contextualize content for countries or regions, plan a viable agenda or series of agendas, prepare participants and assign prework, keep participants focused and engaged during a virtual meeting, build trust and social capital, and maintain momentum between meetings.

Speaker(s):

• Howard Givner, Managing Director, Head of Americas, Grass Roots Meetings & Events
• Emilie Barta
• Kevin Olsen
• Samuel J. Smith, Interactive Meeting Technology

Virtual Meetings 101: Overview and Applications for Face-to-Face Events

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Virtual Meetings 101: Overview and Applications for Face-to-Face Events

Jan 1, 2010 12:00pm ‐ Jan 1, 2010 1:00pm

Identification: TE07

1 Clock Hour | Domain A: Strategic Planning 

This presentation reviews the basics meeting and event planners need to know to get started in the virtual arena.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the different types of virtual meetings technologies.
• Learn how to apply these technologies to your event strategy.
• Learn how to engage virtual attendees and integrate them into the face-to-face experience.

Speaker(s):

• Samuel J. Smith, Interactive Meeting Technology