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Sorry for the late notice, was intending to make it to the meeting but had a client call reschedule due to the holiday and now won't be able to join. My apologies! Have a great thanksgiving all ------------------------------ Nicole Coon Experience ...

Hello all, Happy Saturday! Attached is the CMAC agenda for our November meeting taking place Tuesday morning. This will be our last meeting of the year so please do your best to attend. I don't envision it being a long one, but we'll recap the ...

Hello Everyone, Just a reminder that if you wanted to nominate a member or chapter for a 2026 RISE Award the deadline is this Sunday, November 16. There are two award categories that we are low on nominations: Membership Achievement Marketplace ...

Hello CMAC, Pitching this opportunity to this group before we go out to other volunteer groups. A few weeks back MPI was approached by The Sports Facilities Companies to help inform their national sales team on how they can sell their non-traditional ...

Hello all, Attached are the October minutes from our monthly CMAC call this morning. Thank you, Elizabeth! Our next meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 25th at 11:00am ET. Best, Patrick ------------------------------ Patrick Colomer ...

Hello all, I hope everyone is enjoying the fall season so far. It's a bit crisp up in NYC right now! Attached is the October agenda for our monthly CMAC meeting. We've got some FACT updates that we will cover, and John will have more to share ...

In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, belonging comes right after our basic physiological and safety needs. It's the human desire to feel accepted, loved, and part of something-whether that's a family, a circle of friends, a workplace, or a community. Meeting ...

Deadline extended : If you have not yet complete the 2026 Volunteer Application, you have a few more days to submit. The deadline has been extended to October 23. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you! ------------------------------ ...

Hello, CMAC! If you plan to serve in a volunteer role in 2026 and have not yet submitted your volunteer application, this is a friendly reminder that applications are due by October 20. Please visit the MPI volunteer webpage to see the 2026 committees, ...

Hello all, Thanks to everyone who was able to join the September CMAC call this morning. Attached are the meeting minutes for review. Thank you, Elizabeth! Looking forward to seeing many of you next week at IMEX! Best, Patrick ------------------------------ ...

I'll need to miss the meeting today unfortunately. In a meeting running long. Will join late if I can. My schedule should normalize mid-October. Looking forward to joining the Oct call. ------------------------------ Nicole Coon Experience Designer ...

Apologies for missing the last few meetings, I have been onsite/traveling more than usual. I will be joining a little late today (9/30). Thanks! ------------------------------ Emilie Perkins Director of Client & Conference Services Raybourn Group International ...

Hello all, Happy Friday! Attached is the September CMAC agenda. We'll see you Tuesday morning. Thanks, Patrick ------------------------------ Patrick Colomer Director of Group Sales, Northeast Loews Miami Beach Hotel ----------------- ...

Hi MPI Community, You are warmly invited to be our guest at Guy Bavli – Master of the Mind , with two opportunities to experience his unforgettable performances. See why Fortune 500 companies, luxury resorts, and private events worldwide book ...

Will you be at IMEX America next month? MPI is hosting a Member Meet-Up at the MPI Booth (F504) on Wednesday, October 8! We would love for CMAC members to join us for this special member opportunity for connection! Our President and CEO, Paul Van Deventer, ...

Are you looking for a way to make a difference in your profession and community? Do you want to grow your skills, network, and leadership potential? Applications are now open for volunteer opportunities in 2026, and we're in search of ...

You should have received an email earlier this week, but in case you did not: applications are now open for volunteer opportunities in 2026. Applications are open until October 20, 2025. Remember, if you would like to continue serving on CMAC in ...

Good luck to all with CLS - sorry I cannot participate as I'm onsite this week. ------------------------------ Carolyn Browning Owner & Chief Solution Strategist MEETing Needs, LLC crb@carolynbrowning.com (203) 2401633 ----------------------------- ...

Hello all, Thanks for joining the August CMAC call. For those who weren't able to join us, please see the attached Meeting Minutes. As always, thanks to Elizabeth for taking great notes. Our next meeting will take place on Tuesday, September ...

Hi All, I am sorry, but I am also unable to attend. I am loading in a show in Orlando today. Don't have too much fun without me. Best, Patrick ------------------------------ Patrick Brochu Director of Show Services pbrochu@mediastage.com Media ...

Hi all I have a schedule conflict so will miss today's call too. Have a great meeting. Melissa Melissa Benowitz, CMP MRB Meetings & Management 18901 Lindenhouse Road Gaithersburg MD 20879 202-422-5186 mbenowitz@mrbmm.net ------------------------------ ...

Hi all, I had some time sensitive commitments come up at work so will miss today's call. Have a great meeting! See you in September. Thanks! Nicole ------------------------------ Nicole Coon Experience Designer BCD M&E nicole@greet.expert ...

Hello all, I hope everyone is soaking up these last few weeks of summer! Attached is the agenda for next week's August CMAC Meeting. We hope to see each of you on the call Tuesday morning. Thanks, Patrick ------------------------------ Patrick ...

Hello all, Thanks so much for a great CMAC meeting today! As you can tell, things are really ramping up for us and we had some great reporting to share. Attached are the July minutes for review. A huge thanks to Elizabeth for taking some serious ...

As promised, here is the deck I shared at today's CMAC meeting outlining the Global retention strategy and recommended Chapter retention efforts. If you have questions or feedback, please share in this thread. Big thanks, again, to the Membership Subcommittee ...

If you haven't already, please take a few minutes to fill out the annual Membership and Chapter Satisfaction Survey. The deadline to respond is August 5th . It should only take a few minutes, and your input truly helps shape our community! You can ...

Hello all, Attached is the agenda for our July CMAC call that will take place on Tuesday, July 29th at 11:00am ET. We've got some important updates to share so please do your very best to join us next week. I had to change my flight back home ...

Hi Nicole, This is really outstanding work! Thank you for all of the time you have put into this project. The facilitators are really at the core of steering our chapter boards in the right direction and having this process in place is going to ...

WOW I'm so impressed! This was clearly well thought out and thoroughly vetted. It really covers everything. I was involved in the creation of the Facilitator Program many years ago, as well as the interview and selection process, so I'm very familiar ...

Hi CMAC, The FACT Subcommittee has completed a draft of the Verified Facilitator Program overview and process, which has been reviewed by the ROMs and is now ready for CMAC input. This document was developed in response to a request from MPI leadership ...

Hello and happy Monday! I have a few reminders to share with you from Global: On June 25 we opened the MPI Volunteer Mid-Year Survey. You should have received an email with a link to complete your survey, and we will send an additional reminder via ...

Friendly reminder: Please complete the EDI Training that was shared via email on June 10. As mentioned in the email, these trainings illuminate why EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) is crucial to our industry, highlight the impactful work happening ...

Hello all, Happy Hump Day! Attached are the minutes from the June CMAC Meeting. Thank you, Elizabeth for running the show this week! We're making some great progress on our projects. I'm looking forward to seeing what the second half of the ...

Hello all, Happy Saturday! It was great seeing many of you this week at WEC. St. Louis and the MPI team knocked it out of the park! Attached is the June CMAC Meeting agenda for review. I am roughing it at Montage Palmetto Bluff this week for ...

Elizabeth and I are co-hosting the WEC 4 Me: Intro to WEC for First-Time Attendees session. We would love for anyone from CMAC who is able to attend to join us at the door and help welcome new attendees as they arrive to the room. Thank you so ...

Happy WEC Week! If you are attending: please be sure to pick up your 'International Volunteer' ribbon at check-in. This will be helpful to recognize you through the week, especially during the New Member Reception on Wednesday (3-4pm at MPI Central). ...

Hi Vanina! How fun that you're planning an event with helicopter service. This company offered helicopter service to several NYC hotels last summer so you could contact them to see if they have a similar program this year. It looks like you ...

Hello all, Well, that was one of the quickest CMAC Meetings ever! Thanks to everyone who was able to join us. Attaches are the minutes for this month's meeting. I'm looking forward to seeing many of you in St. Louis in just a couple of weeks! ...

Hi Carolyn, Okay, thank you for letting me know. We'll get the minutes out after the meeting so you can review. Enjoy the rest of the week. Patrick Patrick Colomer Director of ...

Patrick, I'm onsite this week and will not be able to attend tomorrow's call. ------------------------------ Carolyn Browning Owner & Chief Solution Strategist MEETing Needs, LLC crb@carolynbrowning.com (203) 2401633 ----------------------------- ...

Hello all, I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend! Attached is the agenda for our monthly CMAC call that will take place tomorrow at 11:00am ET. Looking forward to seeing many of you on the call. Thanks, Patrick ------------------------------ ...

Hi MPI community ✨ IMEX Frankfurt is just around the corner! Since I didn't see any active WhatsApp group for MPI US members , I created one so we can stay connected, share key updates, and coordinate during the event 💬🌍 📲 The word is already ...

Good afternoon, CMAC! I hope you're doing well. We're hosting our final Solution Room of the year this Thursday, May 8, at 10:00 AM CST, and still need a few volunteers to support the following Breakout Rooms: Marketing and Communications ...

Hi Christina, You bring up such a good issue and definitely an active, hot topic for us internally. We actually just decided this week to make significant changes in our F&B offerings at our annual conference this year due to cost. This will downgrade ...

Hello all, Attached are the minutes for the April CMAC call. If you have any questions, please let Elizabeth or I know. We're starting to see some nice projects come our way! We may be modifying the May call due to Memorial Day so be on the lookout ...

Hello all, Attached is the updated agenda for our CMAC call. One updated change for FACT. See everyone tomorrow! Thanks, Patrick ------------------------------ Patrick Colomer Director of Group Sales, Northeast Loews Miami Beach Hotel -- ...

I am unable to be on tomorrow's call due to a doctor's appt. Looking foreward to reading the minutes. ------------------------------ Carolyn Browning Owner & Chief Solution Strategist MEETing Needs, LLC crb@carolynbrowning.com (203) 2401633 ------- ...

Hi All, Can someone please send me the List of Lifetime Membership Applications to Review as I have limited time to get this done and I would like to fulfill my responsibilities. I will be unavailable as I will be out of the country for a month ...

Hello all, Happy Friday! I hope everyone got the first-round pick that they wanted for their NFL team last night! Attached is the agenda for our April CMAC call. If you are planning to attend WEC and have yet to register, please do so. ...

Hi Tanya, I hope you had a great weekend! I'm glad to hear that you the Chicago Area Chapter is excited about the EDI program. The EDI Regional Ambassador Program is a subgroup of the MPI EDI Committee. If you come across any members who are interested ...

Hi everyone! I just wanted to pop in here with a short introduction and introduce myself as a new member to MPI and this specific community forum. My name is Nick, and I serve as the Sales Manager for ON Services, where we provide AV production and ...

Thank you for a wonderful meeting this past Tuesday. I am so excited for what's to come with MPI's growing and evolving EDI initiatives! As part of the Chicago Area Chapter's IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility) committee, today during ...

Hello all, Thanks to everyone who was able to join us for the March CMAC meeting! Attached are the minutes and an additional PDF outlining the EDI program we discussed at the beginning of the call. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, ...

Hello all, Happy Friday! Attached is the March CMAC agenda. We look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday morning. Enjoy the weekend. Thanks, Patrick ------------------------------ Patrick Colomer Director of Group Sales, Northeast Loews ...

Hi Brent, This sounds like a very interesting change they made. We use Cadmium for registration which certainly allows for required questions and offers many ways to customize. We've used it for many years now and its worked well. Happy to connect ...

Hello all, Thanks for joining the monthly CMAC call this morning! For those that missed it, attached are the minutes from the February meeting. Thank you, Elizabeth for compiling them. Best, Patrick ------------------------------ Patrick ...

Hello all, Happy Friday! Attached is the February CMAC Meeting Agenda. Looking forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday at 11am ET. Thanks, Patrick ------------------------------ Patrick Colomer Director of Group Sales, Northeast Loews Miami ...

Patrick, I think I responded to this but want to make sure :-) I'd like to be on the FACT Committee (training side) and can add Membership if needed. ------------------------------ Carolyn Browning Owner & Chief Solution Strategist MEETing Needs, ...

Thank you Patrick. Just one sub-committee would be sufficient as I'm other MPI committees too. Thank you. Kindly, Elizabeth Kretchmer

Thank you, Deanna! Patrick Colomer Director of Group Sales - Northeast Loews Miami Beach Hotel 1601 Collins ...

Patrick, I choose FACT. Thanks ------------------------------ Deanna Griffith-House, CMP Fellow, CMM, PMP Vice President EventMasters deanna.griffith-house@evenmastersllc.com ------------------------------

Thank you, Elizabeth! I will put you down for both as MPI Cares won't, hopefully, have much activity this year. Looking forward to it. Patrick ...

Hi Patrick, I would be happy to be a member of either the Membership or MPI Cares committee. Thank you. Kindly, ------------------------------ Elizabeth Kretchmer Senior Meeting Planner Strategic Meeting Manager, LLC ---------- ...

Hello all, Thank you for joining the first CMAC call of the year today! I'm excited to see all the things that we will accomplish in 2025. As a follow up to our conversation, I wanted to send out a note to everyone so that you can select which subcommittee(s) ...

Hello all, We look forward to seeing you tomorrow at 11:00am ET for the first CMAC Meeting of 2025. Attached is the January agenda for review. Thanks, Patrick ------------------------------ Patrick Colomer Director of Group Sales, Northeast ...

Hello 2025 CMAC Volunteers! To kickoff our year of supporting our members and chapter leaders, we are looking to you for a final review of our MPI Student Club relaunch. In 2024, a subgroup of this Advisory Council gave us some direction on this program ...

Hi Leslie, Happy New Year! I have signed up as Facilitator B for the Finance & Sponsorship breakout. Let me know if you ultimately need to move me somewhere else. Thanks, Patrick ...

Happy New Year CMAC! I hope this message finds you well. We are hosting a Solution Room on Thursday, January 16, at 10:00 AM CST, and I'm reaching out to request your assistance in facilitating the breakout rooms. Breakout rooms will include: ...

Hi Everyone - Our Association uses Eventbrite for event registration and they've recently made some updates to their registration experience where required questions are not really required anymore. Once someone registers they can put their name, and ...