Fellow communicators and all-star editors at sister blog PlusPoint made a very good point to me: Engage has fallen off the blogging wagon! So Theresa Davis and I have rededicated ourselves to making sure we’re finding ways to get the latest news to you on this channel.

So what’s been happening you ask? Quite a bit.

We’ve launched a new portal at mpiweb.org: Professional Development On Demand, a.k.a. PD On Demand. Through this section of the site, we are able to bring more than 130 hours of CEU eligible content, which includes video and audio from events and webinars, which planners can use toward industry certification. We recognized that streamlining this library of information makes visiting the website easier for members who are preparing for the CMP or looking to maintain CEU hours. So if you haven’t gotten a chance to interact with the PD On Demand portal, consider this your introduction and go learn. 

What else, what else? Oh yeah, the redesigned WEC 2011 experience. It’s kind of a big deal. New rules of engagement in our post-recession industry mean that professionals need brain, face, brand and personal time. We addressed this with the introduction of attendee driven content like Solution Rooms and the Hive and the continuation of the highly successful Hosted Buyer Program. The industry has noticed and responded with a resounding “yes!” to the WEC 2011 experience. 

We have more stories to tell; Keep updated through following @MPI on twitter, becoming a fan on facebook and joining the official MPI group on LinkedIn.