News and updates from Meeting Professionals International http://www.mpiweb.org/feeds/news.xml Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:47:27 -0600 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:40:25 -0600 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.4) http://www.feedforall.com Registration Required. U.S Requires Visa-Free Travelers to Apply for Entry Online as of January 12. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=22470 79B2B7F2-E4EA-47C6-9722-3F182C425478 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:40:25 -0600 In uncertain times, you're not alone. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=21728 E36F9639-436B-41A0-B4FD-4D79F735EE5A Tue, 9 Dec 2008 11:19:04 -0600 Webinars, Study Guides and Resources! Oh My! Visit MPI's Virtual Knowledge Center for the latest in online learning. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/MPIcontent.aspx?id=20344 482583BA-5F10-4C22-B6B5-EABACB38E59D Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:37:58 -0600 Global Events. Local Education. Meetings without Borders. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=19654 014821F4-4500-4ACB-AA9E-168CED01865F Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:45:19 -0600 Connect to Passion! Register Now! The European Meetings and Events Conference in Torino, Italy / 1-3 March 2000. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/emec2009/emechome.aspx D4775BC7-B127-4E1B-AD9D-FA9E17840EA8 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:41:24 -0600 Make success happen. Vote now for MPI's restated bylaws. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/surveys/BylawVote2008.aspx DE2B0C3F-E65C-4A3C-8632-377B739BDAA8 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:39:34 -0600 Mankind has always felt the need to meet. So what's behind the need? http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=20282 E20DC291-7442-4415-BEE5-5B058BC64386 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:32:49 -0500 Thinking about taking the CMP exam? We're here to help. Check out the MPI CMP Online Study Guide, sponsored by the Wyndham Hotel Group. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=17338 08A1524B-E2BF-4A74-9B2A-E28C35C22D14 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:18:11 -0500 Meetings, conferences, conventions, when people get together, the opportunity to change the world is always at hand. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=20302 FF598A7A-ED8F-40C8-A757-288582A2B0C2 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:51:57 -0500 Meeting-related spending is down and negative concerns about the future are up. But there are bright spots. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=19200 DD4EA415-80B9-4E6A-B2D3-3EC68A62C729 Wed, 8 Oct 2008 15:54:57 -0500 It's challenging and uncertain world out there, so it's time to do some challenging of your own. It's time to MeetDifferent http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/pec2009/pechome.aspx 64B8DF9F-B03E-4BAA-9477-39A6B8E26D6E Wed, 8 Oct 2008 15:53:36 -0500 Bob Houghton never imagined he'd be a meeting planner. Illionois' DuPage CVB celebrates the power of human connections as as a leader in the military reunion market. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=19742 E088F99D-9B45-4D88-BD26-C112ED14F850 Wed, 8 Oct 2008 15:47:12 -0500 For all their talk about getting "social" online, most companies still see internet users as disruptive forces. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=19750 36015318-D673-436D-9991-79F8D37262D8 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:25:27 -0500 MPI is proud to offer a new educational opportunity for professionals responsible for organizing meetings outside the United States. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=19654 5CF186A2-DE8D-48F6-84C2-83464D56334B Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:16:16 -0500 Shrinking time lines and budgets are the reality these days. How to stretch your dollar to make your event [ and yourself ] successful. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=19924 A2F108C5-FBEF-4FD1-B279-8B69B48B36C8 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:13:47 -0500 Rethinking the war for talent by looking inward and nurturing the assets already at hand http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=19760 189F08F2-C773-4009-950B-D020BC96197B Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:13:13 -0500 International organization connects with Melbourne street paper to stage Homeless World Cup http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=19858 06AAB52B-ED49-4905-B97D-2C71477544CA Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:12:17 -0500 WEC attendees met the future at MPI's largest event. Ever. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=19762 5FF3BF79-B4E2-4086-8140-9BD0FC110E0F Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:16:28 -0500 Contribute to MPI's 2009 World Education Congress Now! We're accepting content proposals, so be a part and share your ideas. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=1180 42B26ECD-F757-408A-8412-3A3A9F15077B Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:15:06 -0500 "These days, it's not the audiences that make my hands go clammy, my stomach tighten and my throat dry- it's the organizers." - Tony Carey http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=19740 BBAC1117-A744-4736-AA9A-96A309517514 Tue, 9 Sep 2008 13:08:32 -0500 Faster. Easier. Better. Check out the improved MPIWeb. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=19620 AB14B3C9-59B0-42AA-989A-E70D19AF8556 Fri, 5 Sep 2008 09:36:03 -0500 Landmark Study Shows Meeting Industry A Vital Force For Canadian Economy http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=19558 AE7C2FF7-8E2D-4D96-B296-A506F933AC7B Fri, 5 Sep 2008 09:32:03 -0500 Douglas Rushkoff speaks on connecting to others. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/wec2008/wec_content.aspx?id=19678 F2A376B5-4BA6-48B3-A73A-F488008C3879 Fri, 5 Sep 2008 09:31:16 -0500 This year’s World Education Congress proved to be the largest gathering of meeting and event professionals in MPI history with a recording-breaking 4,500 future shapers creating a truly remarkable experience. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/wec2008/default.aspx 6C9C2A80-785C-4100-A12D-D98ED7EE1386 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:59:45 -0500 Meeting Professionals International Foundation Canada Releases Results of the "Canadian Economic Impact Study" http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=19562 AA725FA5-45BB-4ACE-A815-0B53ED0177D5 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:35:56 -0500 This year’s World Education Congress (WEC) is the largest gathering of meeting and event professionals in MPI history. Attendance is a MPI recording-breaking high – now over 4,400 future shapers on deck rockin’ the Mandalay Bay. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/wec2008/default.aspx AF0C6DEB-7F46-4EDB-92AB-C1B7CAC657E0 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:40:15 -0500 The Asian Meetings and Events Conference, co-created by Meeting Professionals International (MPI), is your gateway to the 21st century meetings and events industry in Asia. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/amec2008/amechome.aspx 6E9023AC-D2EB-4B8B-A46D-C0AEBD1AEEA4 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:10:25 -0500 After much anticipation, Meeting Professionals International (MPI) has launched a new magazine – One + - revealed to an audience of over 4,300 during the opening session of its World Education Congress in Las Vegas... http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=19410 EAA3FB05-40F4-4B46-99B9-31CEC37EBBD6 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:09:22 -0500 The second quarter business barometer reflects the increased uncertainty in global markets and in the US economy in particular. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=19200 5C3056DA-3E09-4DCD-B671-C1D078C271FC Mon, 4 Aug 2008 09:08:20 -0500 WEC Keynote Dixon blogs on the future of meetings. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/community/commblog.aspx?viewblog=1420&groupblog=150 71C50778-A27E-459F-8730-3DC70C875728 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:59:30 -0500 For consideration for MeetDifferent 2009, proposals will be accepted through August 3, 2008. All proposals must be submitted online using MPI’s proposal form. http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=6229 E6FCF075-6CA4-48E8-9562-0C25A753572F Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:44:20 -0500 Meeting Professionals International (MPI) continues to assemble leadership to support its vision of building a rich global meeting industry community with the addition of David Basler as Editor in Chief of the organization’s monthly magazine. http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=18724 D408475F-C02A-481A-BE1C-029B867453A3 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:37:44 -0500 Share your career change with the MPI community http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/blog/commonblog.aspx?groupblog=169%20 0D68EFAF-B449-4823-AED2-C31395EA5938 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:36:57 -0500 The MPI Foundation would like to thank each chapter that helped raise funds this past year http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=18588%20 B94E1CAF-7E8D-421F-A35A-DC0A25FD140D Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:36:07 -0500 Register to attend free MPI Webinars. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/wec2008/wec_content.aspx?id=17348 5E0E51AE-4CA6-4380-ABE5-1DE9DCBFA48D Tue, 8 Jul 2008 12:06:41 -0500 MPI extends its deepest sympathies to all those who have been impacted by the disaster wrought by flooding in the middle of the United States. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=17224 295F4360-661F-4CA8-B5E4-AD458A1C948B Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:57:52 -0500 Leading Sales and Marketing Executive Named to Oversee MPI’s Strategic Sales and Marketplace Offerings http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=16878 49D33FFD-200F-4EC8-8E6B-2E0D2EFA6FCE Mon, 9 Jun 2008 09:40:42 -0500 MPI Welcomes the New Middle Pennsylvania Chapter into its Global Community http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=16874 22E81268-9E18-4269-AB8B-55F27EFF29D9 Fri, 6 Jun 2008 10:38:47 -0500 MPI invites you to share your thoughts on the future of the meetings and events industry in the "What’s My Future?" video contest http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/wec2008/wec_content.aspx?id=16506 B47737AD-A2A3-4663-B41E-0B2056718616 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 08:35:55 -0500 The first ever European Meetings & Events Conference at ExCeL in London – 18-20 April 2008 – the largest pan-European educational conference for meetings and events professionals attracted record numbers with just under 600 attendees, representing 34 countries. http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=15894 CD1F8FCA-B4E6-4842-8B2E-0337D32C30D8 Fri, 9 May 2008 15:55:29 -0500 Join us at WEC 2008 August 9-12, 2008 / Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/wec2008/wec_content.aspx?id=15208 E40F7624-B6E1-4B0B-A448-7A9C181B81B9 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:26:52 -0500 Register early for WEC and a chance to win $1,000 shopping spree http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/wec2008/wec_content.aspx?id=15382 6212372E-E495-4C1B-85EC-C7D154992A29 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:09:19 -0500 Welcome to the MPI Student Community! http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/students/student_home.aspx F2266B36-A281-4E33-9308-AD6BF2C6F56C Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:30:42 -0500 RESEARCH ENABLING EVENT, SALES AND MARKETING PROFESSIONALS TO CRAFT SMARTER EVENT PROGRAMS http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/uploadedFiles/FINAL%20EventView%202008%20Western%20Europe.pdf 238C427C-C954-4741-8EA1-914614ABF64F Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:29:51 -0500 What If You Could See Into the Future? This August, you can... http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/wec2008/default.aspx 2B641961-F209-415C-B3FD-3A5E09E3DCC0 Mon, 7 Apr 2008 14:46:23 -0500 ACTE is pleased to offer you a special promotional rate to attend the Washington, D.C. on Monday, 19 May for US$200, or the entire event for US$500. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=15292 A1B1A384-A8CB-402D-9289-B7E637830D3C Mon, 7 Apr 2008 14:45:32 -0500 2008 WEC Exhibitor Prospectus http://www.mpiweb.org/_media/flipbooks/wec2008_1/index.html B682403E-BDFA-4278-9B31-F0FBC6F53549 Fri, 4 Apr 2008 09:13:06 -0500 Download MPI's latest report "Corporate Social Responsibility: Where We Stand." http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/uploadedFiles/CSR%20-%20Where%20We%20Are.pdf 5E5E76A7-DBD3-4A50-95F7-9BC80EC7783D Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:16:25 -0500 Meeting Professionals International 2008-2009 International Board of Directors Slate Announced by Governance Committee http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=14578 A7E88322-51D2-4BFE-A916-C2DB4AEAFD97 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:13:21 -0500 MPI invites you to co-create knowledge content for the 2008 WEC http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=14422 E029DE90-3300-4BE1-9ED7-43CD5A13912E Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:20:57 -0600 A video conversation of Bruce MacMillan and Elliott Masie discussing the Future of Meetings. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/pec2008/pecetools.aspx?id=12666 A533261B-9AA6-4983-B04B-F8BC5E399ED2 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:47:36 -0600 MPI’s Professional Education Conference Keynote Speaker to Reveal Ways to Save the World - at Work http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=12486 37913F04-100C-4141-837A-59B343A04D6F Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:06:33 -0600 Applications are now being accepted for the MPI Board of Directors for terms beginning July 1, 2008. http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=12548 31066B4F-9305-4211-A141-0F7E177DA012 Sat, 1 Dec 2007 07:05:51 -0600 Applications are now being accepted for the MPI Foundation Board of Trustees for terms beginning July 1, 2008. http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=12640 5B1A5425-36E9-427E-9D98-FDAF2E91D560 Sat, 1 Dec 2007 07:05:13 -0600 Applications are now being accepted for the MPI Foundation Canada Board of Trustees for terms beginning July 1, 2008. http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=12642 B68C500E-96AB-4B7A-B9AF-047DFC04BBE8 Sat, 1 Dec 2007 07:04:15 -0600 We want to hear from our member community about your understanding of CSR, what you're doing in your business and what you'd like MPI to do to help make you successful. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/blog/commonblog.aspx?viewblog=455&groupblog=4 ACFF2A49-B208-4EF9-BBA9-FEB5BF6401B3 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:48:47 -0500 The 2008 PEC Expo Prospectus is now online. http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/mpi/pecna08/index.php 56EAFC46-1531-403F-915C-46A476FA5C19 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:48:11 -0500 New Office to Further Support the Globalization of the Largest Meetings Industry Community http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=12058 FED131D6-1FE4-411A-9BB2-76EE12AEB3FF Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:47:30 -0500 More than 600 international meeting and event professionals are expected to attend The European Meetings and Events Conference, co-created by Meeting Professionals International (MPI), April 18-20, 2008. http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=11830 45072DC7-3009-415D-9DEE-D19F4085018F Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:48:48 -0500 MPI online marketplace expands with launch of MPI Global Marketplace search tool http://mpiglobalmarketplace.com/ BF3C9957-C072-4F67-8D03-E74849D1392F Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:01:22 -0500 MPI's Corporate Social Responsibility site elevates the conversation around its commitment to this growing global initiative http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=11458 DBEA2DA9-F175-4163-A155-CF04D20C541B Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:45:25 -0500 The post-conference materials from the 2007 World Education Congress are now online. http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/wec2007/wechome.aspx 68093293-5357-4B0F-B38D-B9669BA9547F Wed, 8 Aug 2007 12:57:28 -0500 Your chance can give WEC Keynote Don Tapscott input/feedback before his Opening General Session presentation. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/wec2007/wec_allblog.aspx?viewblog=149&groupblog=1 7E77236A-3AF5-4155-88A4-B0A0AE8A4097 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:47:57 -0500 Reporting live from Montréal -- special congress blogs will be used to share the on-site experience. http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/wec2007/wec_allblog.aspx?viewblog=130&groupblog=1 92C22E40-B7EC-4CE9-B14F-AB6E1F986AA7 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:13:54 -0500 The discount registration rates for WEC 2007 has been extended to 6 July. Sign up today! http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/wec2007/RegistrationGateway.aspx BCCDC995-7B54-4A25-8848-20B82FC4B5AB Thu, 5 Jul 2007 14:26:03 -0500 The new MPI Discussion Boards are online. Let the conversations begin. http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/messageboard/standardboard.aspx?BoardId=10 D1D5C3CB-322A-445A-B828-8597626DE616 Thu, 5 Jul 2007 14:25:15 -0500 Registration for the 2007 CMM program is now online. http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/MPIweb/cmm2007/cmm07.aspx?id=5794 CD923423-3FC5-46CF-9783-B92EDE835D54 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:06:19 -0500 The 2007 Institutes Program Registration Now Open http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/inst2007/inst07.aspx?id=5935 E801CB5A-CF1A-467C-95E0-890706F2D831 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:57:31 -0500 MPI Names Cary Broussard as Vice President Marketing and Brand Strategy http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=10994 9AF0D862-BCA8-49FE-A74C-A6623CC5B91C Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:29:05 -0500 Read about MPI's vision and mission: a roadmap for member success http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=40 A2B0834F-52BE-4AFA-BD81-5106518E2BC8 Fri, 8 Jun 2007 13:09:45 -0500 Don Tapscott, famed author of Wikinomics, to speak at Opening General Session, World Education Congress à la Montréal http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/wec2007/wecedu.aspx?id=8197 CA7E0579-F44C-42E1-87C8-2DDBDD8C2D2C Fri, 8 Jun 2007 13:08:17 -0500 Continuing its strong commitment to hiring remarkable talent, Meeting Professionals International (MPI) today announced the appointment of Claire Smith, CMP, as vice president of marketplace performance and Bridget Sypolt as director of events. http://www.mpiweb.org/CMS/mpiweb/mpicontent.aspx?id=9838 7FB1D1E4-BB9B-4318-B2BA-44D3350D376E Thu, 17 May 2007 12:07:58 -0500 Reserve your booth space for MeetingPlace 2007 http://www.mpiweb.org/cms/mpiweb/wec2007/wecmp.aspx?id=8305 26BFE612-F22C-4444-89A5-84B385C1ACB5 Tue, 15 May 2007 10:26:46 -0500