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In This Issue: March 12, 2014
  • How to Plan for Your Baby: Trivia Night, MPI-CAC's Special Events Committee's Baby
  • 5 Social Media Time Management Tips and Tools
  • are You Ready for the MPI-CAC Annual Trivia Night?
  • Ask the Expert: Chapter Events Going Forward and Looking Back
  • Sponsorship Opportunities
  • Chapter News
Time Management Tips & Tricks
How to Plan for Your Baby: Trivia Night, MPI-CAC's Special Events Committee's Baby
By: Sasha Sook, CMP - Summit Executive Centre

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The special events committee plans two spectacular events per year, Trivia Night and Summer Networking. It’s been 12 months in the making.

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5 Social Media Time Management Tips and Tools
By: Barbara Rozgonyi - CoryWest Media, LLC
 
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True or False: Social media is an entertaining sinkhole where time flies and nothing productive happens. Depending on the day, the answer could be true or false. Here are five tips on how to manage your social media time to make it more enjoyable, productive and profitable for you and your followers.


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Chapter Events - Looking Ahead and Back
Are You Ready for the MPI-CAC Annual Trivia Night?
By: Sasha Sook, CMP -  Summit Executive Centre

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Are you ready to test your knowledge at MPI-CAC’s Annual Trivia Night? The date is set for April 30th and registration is open.

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Ask the Expert - Chapter Events Going Forward and Looking Back
 
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Question: Why does MPI-CAC sometimes covers the same or similar topics at events?

Question: I would like to see the chapter repeat a program from several years ago. What can I do?

Question: Each year, MPI-CAC hosts a couple of golf events, but I don't know how to golf.  Can I still attend?

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Sponsorship Opportunities
2013-14 Sponsorship Packages Offer Year-Long Exposure

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Do you want to build brand awareness for your company? Would you like a marketing partner that can guarantee a full-year of exposure? Then search no further. The 2013-14 MPI-CAC cash sponsorship program provides 20 organizations a marketing partnership opportunity. The generous benefits include Event Recognition, Event Registration, MPI Membership and Advertising throughout the 2013-14 program year. The benefits are offered on a first come, first served basis.

Explore the Completely Redesigned Sponsorship Packages for 2013-14 Program Year

Event-Specific Sponsorship Opportunities

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Would you like to showcase your Chicago area venue to MPI-CAC members and guests? Please consider hosting an upcoming chapter educational and/or networking event and enjoy sponsorship benefits in addition to the opportunity to demonstrate your venue's capabilities first-hand. We invite you to view and respond to the following RFP's for upcoming chapter events.

Event-Specific Cash & In-Kind Opportunities

Chapter News
Download the MPI Chicago Area Chapter Mobile App
The MPI Chicago Area Chapter is proud to announce the launch of a brand new mobile app beginning with TechCon 2014 last month.  Once you download the chapter app onto your mobile device, you will be able to register for and have access to information for chapter events throughout the year. By turning on push notifications, you will learn when new event registration is available and important updates about upcoming chapter events.

To download the app to your mobile device, search your app store for MPI-CAC or visit https://crowd.cc/s/1VN2 from your mobile device.
 
All Access Pass Winners Announced
Thank you to everyone who completed the MPI Membership and Chapter Satisfaction Survey! Two winners were selected from our overall pool of respondents to receive the MPI-CAC All Access Pass. Congratulations to Ted Miller with Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Barbara Lee Cohen with Productions USA! Ted and Barbara will receive a full year of registrations to the networking and educational events in 2014-2015 for FREE!
 
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 UPCOMING EVENTS

MPI-CAC Golf Clinic & Networking Event

Wednesday, March 26, 2014
TopGolf - Wood Dale, IL
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MPI-CAC Knowledge Share
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Courtyard Downtown Chicago/River North - Chicago, IL
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MPI-CAC Trivia Night
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Fulton's on the River - Chicago, IL
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MPI-CAC
Annual Awards Recognition Gala

Tuesday, May 13, 2014
VenueOne - Chicago, IL
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 NEW MEMBERS
FEBRUARY 2014


Laura Ahlering
Vista Consulting Group
Austin Bagwell
Aria Resort
Katie Bender
Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
Beth Bracco
Blue Plate Catering
Brittney Clark, CMP
Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society
Patrick Crosson
Professional Convention Management Association
Joe Danczak
Encore Productions
Allison Hoey
Waldorf Astoria Chicago
Sara Krasneck
University of Chicago
Xernona Martin
Jamie Mednansky
Professional Convention Management Association
Christina Menconi
American Classic Rides, LLC
Tracy Miletic
Loews Chicago Hotel
Yvonne Nielsen
American Physician Institute
Colleen O'Grady
Lucky Strike Entertainment
Tina O'Keefe-Holly
Westin Hilton Head Island Resort and Spa
Kelly Peacy, CMP, CAE
Professional Convention Management Association
Mary Reid
Loews Hotels
Cara Schillinger
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
Paul Sejnoha
Intersport
Trey Smith
MediaTec Publishing Inc.
Kim Spring
Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa
Alison Zoll
Blue Chip Casino Hotel & Spa

              


 

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