Staff Contacts
Meeting Professionals International
Department of Publications
Fax: 972-702-3096
EDITORIAL STAFF
David R. Basler
Editor in Chief
dbasler@mpiweb.org
Phone: 972-702-3081
Fax: 972-855-2081
Directs all activities of the MPI Publications department and has final responsibility for editorial and production of MPI print and online publications. Projects include but are not limited to One+ (monthly magazine, print and online editions) and any published supplements to the magazine, Conference/Congress Connections (conference dailies), The Curriculum (PEC, annual), The Programme (WEC, annual) and the MPI Media Kit (annual). Other responsibilities include overseeing staff, creating strategic plans and managing budgets.
Blair Potter
Managing Editor
bpotter@mpiweb.org
Phone: 972-702-3092
Fax: 972-702-3096
Coordinates freelance and in-house writers via assignment, contract, direction, revision and editing for One+ and develops story ideas for MPI’s print and online publications. Principal editorial contact for MPI and chapter-related content. Rewrites and modifies copy for meaning and edits for AP and house style. Proofs page drafts and coordinates production schedules for One+ and other print and online publications.
Michael Pinchera
Editor, One+
mpinchera@mpiweb.org
Phone: 972-702-3018
Fax: 972-702-3096
Writes, compiles and edits material for One+, MPI’s monthly magazine, and coordinates writer assignments for all monthly feature editorial, including cover stories. Manages online content for One+.
Jason Hensel
Editor, Multimedia
jhensel@mpiweb.org
Phone: 972-702-3037
Fax: 972-702-3096
Writes, compiles and edits material for One+, MPI’s monthly magazine, and coordinates writer assignments for monthly destination stories.
Jessica States
Editor, Meeting Industry
jstates@mpiweb.org
Phone: 972-702-3035
Fax: 972-702-3096
Jessie States edits and manages research, white papers and case studies investigating everything from the future of events and the business value of meetings to technology and CSR. She also edits columns for MPI magazine One+ and has won several writing awards from the likes of the American Society of Business Publication Editors and APEX.
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