The Hub: Career • Health • Knowledge

7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Sunday to Tuesday
America's Center Room 121

In The Hub, MPI members will find resources to strengthen their careers, expand their knowledge and improve their health. Here, delegates can identify job opportunities, enhance their résumés, enjoy healthy snacks and discover how research funded by the MPI Foundation through its partners can change the way they do business and lead to future success. A series of curated discussions with MPI's researchers, partners, staff and career experts will prepare delegates for the road ahead. 

Click here to see the biographies of your coaches. Sign up for the 20-minute coaching sessions will be in site in room 121.

A special thank you to the International Coaching Federation St. Louis Chapter
for its professional services.

SUNDAY, JULY 29, 2012

2 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Simon Woodward and Alexandra Kenyon
Is Now the Time for CSR?
More and more businesses are requesting socially responsible event management. Learn headline findings from MPI’s recent CSR research, and focus on what your delegates really want to know.

2:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Jackie Mulligan
Prepare for the Future

What will the future of meetings look like? Find out about the latest trends from MPI’s research team at Leeds Metropolitan University, and learn what skills you may need for the future.

3:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
Miguel Neves
Best practice social media for events
Learn how to best combine social media with live events to benefit the attendee experience. Taking IMEX America as a case study we will look at the overall strategy and the practical solutions than can enhance any conference or event.

4:30 - 4:50 p.m.
Jessie States/Miranda Van Bruck
Measure Your Business Value
Find out how a new tool kit, supported by the MPI Foundation and AIBTM can help you start the journey to measuring the business value of your events. Measuring your success can and will lead to innovation and ultimately better meetings.

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5:30 p.m. - 5:50 p.m.
John Nawn
How Do You Measure a Meeting’s Success?
Without meeting objectives you can’t determine whether your meeting was a success or not. Bring your burning questions about objectives and try to stump the expert. Learn a couple of simple techniques for developing appropriate business and meeting objectives in the process.

MONDAY, JULY 30, 2012

9 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
Phil Bruno
Interview Like a Pro

Today’s interview processes can be a crapshoot. Learn how to build confidence, establish professional rapport with an interviewer and handle probing questions that zero in on key information. Other tips will focus on using positive body language to engage a team of interviewers, summarizing your experience in a manner that matches competencies and pick up clues to determine whether an organization is a fit for you. 

10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Phil Bruno
Build a Killer Event Team
Discover what you do best in a team atmosphere and gain valuable insight into your own work habits. In addition, learn about other team members' contributions, the value that they bring to the process and how to work most effectively together. Click here to download the session handout.

11:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
Bill Voegeli
The State of the Industry
Learn how current conditions and future predictions will affect your job. Bill Voegeli of Association Insights shares the results of MPI's most recent Business Barometer, which reports on the pulse of the industry every two months.

2 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Greg Van Dyke
The Future of Event Technology
Discuss what event tech will look like in the future with techspert Greg Van Dyke of PSAV. MPI’s future of meetings research reveals trending topics around virtual events, 3-D and calm technology, augmented reality and speech and voice recognition software—but what does it all mean?

2:30 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Phil Bruno
Sharpen Your Interpersonal Skills
Understand the importance of speaking, listening and understanding, and learn that latest techniques in neuro-linguistic programming. Click here to download the session handout.

3:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
Greg Van Dyke
The Future of Event Technology
Discuss what event tech will look like in the future with techspert Greg Van Dyke of PSAV. MPI’s future of meetings research reveals trending topics around virtual events, 3-D and calm technology, augmented reality and speech and voice recognition software—but what does it all mean?

4 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
Phil Bruno
Interview Like a Pro
Today’s interview processes can be a crapshoot. Learn how to build confidence, establish professional rapport with an interviewer and handle probing questions that zero in on key information. Other tips will focus on using positive body language to engage a team of interviewers, summarizing your experience in a manner that matches competencies and pick up clues to determine whether an organization is a fit for you. Click here to download the session handout.

5 p.m. - 5:20 p.m.
John Nawn
What’s Meeting Design?
Understand how meeting design can help you do more with less. Meeting design helps event managers use their precious (and dwindling resources) on the elements that matter most to their attendees. Find out how your peers create engaging and compelling meeting experiences without spending more—and in some cases, spending less.

5:30 p.m. - 5:50 p.m.
Jessie States/Miranda Van Bruck
Measure Your Business Value
Find out how a new tool kit, supported by the MPI Foundation and AIBTM can help you start the journey to measuring the business value of your events. Measuring your success can and will lead to innovation and ultimately better meetings.

TUESDAY, JULY 31, 2012

10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Frank V. Danzo
Résumés: Passing the 30-Second Thumb Test
Your resume has 30 seconds to get the attention of a hiring manager. Learn how to construct your résumé to stand out from the competition and how to start conversations with hiring managers.

11:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
Greg Van Dyke
The Future of Event Technology
Discuss what event tech will look like in the future with techspert Greg Van Dyke of PSAV. MPI’s future of meetings research reveals trending topics around virtual events, 3-D and calm technology, augmented reality and speech and voice recognition software—but what does it all mean?

2 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Dale Hudson
Sustainability - One Step at a Time
Look at two different locations—Germany and Las Vegas—with the IMEX trade show team and see the different approaches that can be taken when implementing sustainability, and give input into your own challenges.

2:30 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Frank V. Danzo
Networking: The Secret to a Successful Job Search
More than 80 percent of all jobs are filled through networking. Learn what networking really is, how to network effectively and ways to use LinkedIn to expand and strengthen your network.

3:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
Miguel Neves
Best practice social media for events Learn how to best combine social media with live events to benefit the attendee experience. Taking IMEX America as a case study we will look at the overall strategy and the practical solutions than can enhance any conference or event.

4 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.
Frank V. Danzo
Career Management: Get in Control
The employment relationships of the past do not work anymore. Working hard and being loyal does not predict career success. Learn how to take control of and achieve your career objectives.