MPI Toronto Blog

MPI Toronto Chapter Board of Directors | Published by MPI Toronto Chapter | Oct 11, 2019

Whether it’s a $5,000 or $500,000 AV budget, implementing these simple planning tips will give you the freedom and options to make the best decisions for your event, your organization, and your customers.

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MPI Toronto Chapter Board of Directors | Published by MPI Toronto Chapter | Sep 6, 2019

Did you know that the MPI Toronto Chapter is the fourth largest? What an incredible opportunity for our local professional community to drive change.

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MPI Toronto Chapter Board of Directors | Published by MPI Toronto Chapter | Aug 16, 2019

In today’s rapidly changing world, business events are continuously challenged to do more with less; adopt new ideas while remaining relevant. This is no different for association meetings.

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MPI Toronto Chapter Board of Directors | Published by MPI Toronto Chapter | Jun 18, 2019

Nowadays, you can find an app for anything you need. Information and convenience is at our fingertips, literally, 24/7. There are even apps to measure how much time we spend on our phones (believe me, you don’t want to know), and apps to help temporarily shut down sites (i.e. Facebook) while you’re working at your desk.

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MPI Toronto Chapter Board of Directors | Published by MPI Toronto Chapter | May 27, 2019

I had often heard the term ‘earn your seat at the table’ but not until I was on my CMM journey did it make crystal clear sense. Earning your Certificate in Meeting Management shows the world that you are a strategic thinker ready to assume a leadership role in meeting Industry.

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MPI Toronto Chapter Board of Directors | Published by MPI Toronto Chapter | May 22, 2019

In a few short weeks Toronto shall take stage to the World when it plays host to MPI‘s World Education Congress from June 15-18 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. This year’s theme challenges us to stop planning meetings and begin designing shared experiences.

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MPI Toronto Chapter Board of Directors | Published by MPI Toronto Chapter | Apr 25, 2019

As event planners and event hosts we pride ourselves on delivering an exceptional guest experience. Yet, most of us have no formal plans in place to support attendees or staff during or after a disaster.

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MPI Toronto Chapter Board of Directors | Published by MPI Toronto Chapter | Mar 26, 2019

The meeting industry has been addressing various topics related to holding green events for quite some time, including strategies to making eco-friendly choices when organizing an event, the potential pitfalls of greenwashing, and how event planners can play a critical role in saving the environment due to the tremendous waste events traditionally generate.

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MPI Toronto Chapter Board of Directors | Published by MPI Toronto Chapter | Feb 27, 2019

Great stories make your product or service real and are an important part of every businesses’ success. Unfortunately, when most of us try to write stories we create dull, grammatically correct masterpieces that have no lasting impact.

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MPI Toronto Chapter Board of Directors | Published by MPI Toronto Chapter | Feb 7, 2019

What’s important to you? What makes you tick? This is what you need to find out about other people if you want to build lasting relationships.

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MPI Toronto Chapter Board of Directors | Published by MPI Toronto Chapter | Jan 14, 2019

If your list of resolutions includes expanding your network, increasing your knowledge of the events and meetings industry, and finally getting that well-deserved internationally recognized accreditation, then perhaps the CMP program should be on your list because it easily checks all of these boxes and more.

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MPI Toronto Chapter Board of Directors | Published by MPI Toronto Chapter | Dec 19, 2018

The second part of a two part blog on events trends to watch for in 2019

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MPI Toronto Chapter Board of Directors | Published by MPI Toronto Chapter | Dec 13, 2018

Part I of a two part blog on event trends to watch for 2019

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MPI Toronto Chapter Board of Directors | Published by MPI Toronto Chapter | Dec 12, 2018

While some savvy planners may have their venues, menus and decor wrapped up by now, there’s still time to create a memorable holiday gathering that celebrates this special season.

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MPI Toronto Chapter Board of Directors | Published by MPI Toronto Chapter | Dec 11, 2018

We can all agree that Food & Beverage “F&B” is a key element of a good meeting. The real question is: How do we incorporate that “wow” factor into our F&B selections when attendee tastes vary, budgets constrain you, and venue menus provide the same old options?

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