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Mark Your Calendars
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XSITE New England 2016
Save the date to join MPI CRV at
XSITE New England 2016
on the first ever
Global Meetings Industry Day
on
April 14, 2016
at the
MassMutual Center
in
Springfield, MA to make the event even more of a success than it was last year!
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So many new ways to learn and grow your career. Join MPI this fall. Use promo code "MPILinkedin2015" when you join online to waive the $50 application fee!
Join today
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Fall Renewal Incentive
Renew your MPI membership before the end of October and you will be entered into a drawing for one of two great prizes. The winner will pick one!
Prizes include your choice of:
½ off registration to
WEC 2016 (June 11-14) or
EMEC 2016 in Copenhagen
(Feb 7-9)
-OR-
1
year extended membership
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MPI CRV is your resource for more information about the Certification in Meetings Management and becoming a Certified Meeting Professional.
Certified Meeting Professional
(CMP)
Global Certification in Meeting Management (CMM)
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Thank you to our
2015 -2016
Event Sponsors!
July After 5
August Networking Event
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December Holiday Party
June Gala
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Capturing the Value of the CMP Study Group
Did you know that the MPI CRV chapter boasts at least 20 current members who have attained their CMP designation? That's over 16% of the membership! No doubt, our strength in this segment can be attributed back to
our robust CMP study group.
For the past 10 years, MPI CRV has hosted an annual CMP study group for three or more members per season.
Each annual program lasts 11 weeks and consists of 10 weeks of content review, followed by a 3-hour exam review class. The study group meets at a sponsored venue in central CT and works on facilitator-led quizzes, interactive exercises, and discussions of CMP study materials. The CMP study group is led by other recent CMPs in the chapter who assist with facilitating a class and give their advice on how to ace the exam.
We are currently taking inquiries for a Spring 2016 CMP Study group that would prepare attendees for the May or August 2016 exams. Study Group sessions are 1.5 hours each (with a final 3 hour review session) and count toward clock hours for the CMP application.
Contact Kate Copeland, MPI CRV President, for more information at kate.copeland@uconn.edu.
Registration:
Members: $75.00
Non-Members: $300.00
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Congratulations for Excellent Achievements!
A special
CONGRATULATIONS
to Erin Tierney, MPI CRV Immediate Past President, who has been selected to serve on the MPI Student Task Force for the 3rd year, through December 31, 2016!
Join us in congratulating Lacee Colwell, MPI CRV President-Elect, on her award for one of the top sales performers at Caesars Entertainment! Way to go Lacee!
A hearty CONGRATULATIONS also to our chapter members who WON the first MPI WEC Best Paper Award!
Tiffany Jungyoung
Miyoung Jeong, PhD
Haemoon Oh, PhD
Erin Tierney, PhD
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Mary Beth Staron
Marketing Director for Business Development
Lead Generation, Marketing Communications
Event Resources, Inc.
Mary Beth's thoughts on what volunteering
with MPI CRV means to her:
"Volunteering isn't just painting a mural at a school or feeding the homeless. It's more of doing what you love to do for people who need some help. Being a volunteer can look and feel unique to each person, because everyone has different skills and passions. For me, it's marketing communications. After 30 years I still love it.
As a volunteer, I've use my Marcomm experience to write press releases for the local news outlets, created/promoted educational events for industry associations, taken monthly Board Meeting notes as well as the mundane task of shrink wrapping auction gifts (and yes, there is a technique for it!).
My current assignment for MPI is setting up a networking event for October. Following on the heels of Speed Networking at Infinity Hall will be tough. That was a great event! Hopefully everyone will be pleased to enjoy an evening at Muse Paintbar in West Hartford. It's something different, and I've wanted to try my hand at painting for quite some time. We'll all create a piece of art while spending time with a great group of people. A win-win for all. That's what volunteering is all about. "
What her peers are saying about Mary Beth's work:
"Mary Beth has always been willing to volunteer an article for our MPI CRV newsletters since I've met her. It is wonderful to work with someone who is so willing to provide their time and expertise writing to share their experience at a past event with our chapter, or the word about an upcoming events or trends in our industry. Also, during our Speed Networking event at Infinity Hall & Bistro in August, Mary Beth took the initiative to document the fantastic event and provided us with the photos to share with all of you!"
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Amanda Whitehead, Program Coordinator, University Events and Conference Services, UCONN, MPI CRV VP Communications
"Mary Beth has been working with me on the October "Event Horror Stories" After 5 networking event. She has been in touch with Muse paint bar to detail a night at the paint studio - which will be lots of fun.
She has a lot of great ideas and many industry connections that make her a valuable resource for not only my committee for special events, but also for the entire MPI CRV Organization. I am lucky to work with her on these events and we are lucky to have someone who has out of the box ideas to motivate our members into being more active in our chapter events!
She is also on our "networking / after 5" committee and has been a great resource for auction items and ideas for events even outside of the networking ones!"
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Maureen Huntley, General Manager, Riverview Catering, MPI CRV Director of Special Events
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|  Maximize your MPI Membership Get Involved!
Want to meet more members, strengthen relationships and expand your skills? Get involved and volunteer! Here is a sampling of open positions to enhance your professional development: Education Committee Members Join the team that develops future educational programs! Help develop program content and coordinate speakers, logistics, venue details, marketing materials, and surveys. Social Media and Photographer Familiar with social media? Love to take photos? Tweet, post and share during our events to help disribite MPI CRV happenings to our community! Share news and content to help deliver industry news to members and drive engagement.
Leadership Development
Get to know our membership! Encourage members to join committees and conduct "care calls" with existing volunteers.
Strategic Partners
Leverage your contacts and experiences to help source and secure locations and auction items for future MPI CRV events. Special Events - June Gala Committee Special event planning is what this is all about! This team designs our exciting June dinner and auction by coordinating décor, event flow, catering, and a program booklet complete with advertisements. So what are you waiting for? Show us your talent, expand your network and enhance your skills!
To learn more, contact President-Elect Lacee Colwell at lcolwell@caesars.com.
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Sarafina Berger, UMass Amherst Student
Karen Sue Bakowski, Saybrook Point Inn & Spa
Cheryl Beaulieu, United Healthcare
Robin Ann Brown, CMP, Lord Jeffery Inn
William Clark, UMass Amherst Student
Beth Coutu, UMass Amherst Student
Kim Estep, Convention Nation, Inc.
Jennylyn Louisa Fontaine, CMP
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Eliza Greenbert, UMass Amherst Student
Rebecca Horn, UMass Amherst Student
Melissa Imrie, UMass Amherst Student
Kristina Kasheta, Prudential Retirement
Saralyn Kerrigan,
Guest House Retreat and Conference Center
Brandon Kurtich,
Dave & Buster's
Donalyn Maneggia, CMP,
International Studies Association
Victoria Montagna, UMass Amherst Student
Alexa Morgan, UMass Amherst Student
Kathleene Opperman, CMP
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Kaitlyn Quinn, UMass Amherst Student
Heather Ruggeri, Inspired Marketing
Erin Soucy, UMass Amherst Student
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Good Reads & Important Information
Relevant and helpful industry articles or information submitted by your fellow chapter members for others to benefit from:
MPI lauches a new portal,
MyMPI. This new forum aims to share best practices, start conversations and engage with people in your community. Update your profile to start recieving MPI's new weekly industry newletter,
MPI News Brief
, published three times weekly.
Coming Soon!
MPI will connect all of its professional development offerings under one new entity: The MPI Academy. Aligning with the Meeting and Business Event Competency Standards (MBECS), it will be the most reputable source for growing your knowledge base and advancing your career. Comprised of a wide variety of training courses, certificate programs and certifications, its foundation is the
Professional Development Roadmap
, which helps you chart your career, continue your education and gain invaluable experience.
The MPI Academy is still in development and we will be revising, redesigning and re-imagining how to bring education to you through the Web, so look for an announcement from MPI in the coming months.
In the meantime, you can l
everage these existing MPI resources to help advance your career and professional development:
If you have submissions you would like published, please send to Amanda Whitehead, Program Coordinator, University Events and Conference Servies, UCONN,
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