Date/Time

Session Title

Description

Objectives

Presenter

Jan 05, 2010

11AM CST

International Competency Standards for Meeting and Business Event Management

Wondering where to find the industry’s body of knowledge in one place? MPI has been working with organizations and industry experts from around the world to develop an International Competency Standard for Meeting and Business Event Management.

·   Overview of the International Competency Standards for Meeting and Business Event Management

Vicki Hawarden, CMP

VP of Knowledge Management and Events – MPI

Amanda Cecil, PhD, CMP

Assistant Professor

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)

Philip Mondor

Senior VP - Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council

Playback/Download link:  https://mpievents.webex.com/mpievents/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=1864167&rKey=233df6c44abba31b

Body of Knowledge Presentation Deck

Jan 12, 2010

2 pm CST

Tracking Business Performance –

MPI Chapter Dashboard Review

Ever wondered why of the MPI Chapter Dashboard, where to place the information, or why it is important to track metrics…This webinar is intended to be an interactive “show and talk” about the chapter dashboard and its information.

·   Review of existing MPI Chapter Dashboard

·   Learn how to best use the chapter dashboard

·   Ask questions and get answers about the chapter dashboard

Alan Baptista

Director of Chapter Business and Community Development, MPI

Playback/Download link:  https://mpievents.webex.com/mpievents/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=1892647&rKey=0e89bf051edfcf96 

Tracking Business Performance Presentation Deck

2010 Chapter Dashboard

Jan 14, 2010

2 pm CST

The business of Membership –

How to “sell” MPI in hard times

Are you having a hard time making sense of the MPI membership programs? This is the webinar for you to review the existing MPI membership programs and learn when it is best to use each of them.

·   Learn of latest MPI membership programs

·   Learn when to best use the MPI member programs to retain or recruit members

Junior Tauvaa

VP of Member Care and Chapter Business – MPI

Randy Crabtree, Chapter and Membership Marketing – MPI

Playback/Download link:  https://mpievents.webex.com/mpievents/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=1903467&rKey=c2385711ccd7acde

 
How to Sell MPI in Hard Times Presentation Deck

Jan 19, 2010

11 am CST and

2 pm CST

Business Communication –

Chapter Public/Press Relations Survival Guide

Ever wanted to know how to handle the press?  How to best present your chapter’s news to have it picked up by the news outlets. This is the opportunity for you to hear from MPI’s Strategic Communications Manager on the insider’s perspective on press and public relations.

·   Learn how to best position your MPI Chapter.

·   Learn how to handle and answer press questions

Theresa Davis

Strategic Communications Manager, MPI

11AM Payback/Download link: https://mpievents.webex.com/mpievents/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=1912367&rKey=e28921348494693f

2 PM Payback/Download link: https://mpievents.webex.com/mpievents/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=1913502&rKey=1f135b2565193589

Understanding the Modern Media Presentation Deck

Jan 21, 2010

2 pm CST

Business Funding –

Raising money for your Chapter through sponsorship and partnership

Having trouble securing sponsorship for the things you need to do at the chapter?  Want to learn how to secure partners for more than a single event? This is the webinar you want to make sure to attend in order to learn best practices in securing sponsors and partners for your chapter.

·   Creative ways to secure sponsorships and partnerships

·   Create a systematic approach to securing necessary chapter funding

Antonio Ducceschi

Director of Sales and Partnerships, MPI

Playback/Download link:  https://mpievents.webex.com/mpievents/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=1923307&rKey=cc05fd6beff73b7b

Sponsorship & Partnership Presentation Deck

Jan 27, 2010

10 am CST

Finding New Business –

Using Social Media to recruit and retain members

Now that you’ve started using social media for your chapter, this webinar will provide you more tips and tools to recruit new members and how to better communicate with members in order to retain them.

·   How to better use the existing social media platforms

·   How to recruit members through social media

·   How to retain members through social media

Alan Baptista

Director of Chapter Business MPI

Sterling Raphael

President/CEO - NFi Studios