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Chapter Education — May 18 & 19, 2016 | MPI Wisconsin

Our Champion Sponsor
This year’s May Education Day will provide
Waves of Opportunity you won’t want to miss!
Join us in Sheboygan May 18-19 for educationthat will challenge you, offer great networking
opportunities and of course, spectacularwaterfront views from the Blue Harbor Resort.

MPI-WI May Education Day

Wednesday
Join us Wednesday night and start out your waves
of opportunity event with waves of fun! The
opening dinner buffet, sponsored by Blue
Harbor Resort, will have cash bar and finish
with a bonfire and s'mores later in theevening! Bring your cowboy/cowgirl boots andget ready to kick up your heels because this year
we will have a Chairman’s Challenge event of line dancing lessons.

Our Host

Breakout Session Sponsors

ThursdayOur education lineup will come in waves as we focus and learn about Event Safety, Legal Updates, EventMarketing, Event Design and of course great networking.
Do you ever wonder how you would handle an active shooter at your event? Do you tell yourself mycommunity or event is too small to have this happen to me? If you answered yes, then you will want tocome see Jason Weber talk about “Active Shooter Protocol & Meetings Industry”. Jason has been
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He will discuss how to handle active shooters within your event until the proper help arrives. Some ofthese tips may save your life, and the lives of your attendees.
Join Jonathan Howe in “What’s up Doc? – Market Negotiations and Contracts” to learn why you
need to pay attention to the boilerplate, what clauses you may not want to include on your contract
negotiations, as well as those that you “need” to include. This is a great opportunity to get the most up todate information and understand issues relative to the market, negotiations and contracts. Need a better
understanding of what causes liability? Jonathan will have those answers for you in his “RiskManagement – To Risk or Not to Risk” breakout session.
We also have great topics from Jessica Levin. Jessica will talk about how to understand event marketing
trends, ideas to create unique educational events, tools to make execution of events easier in her“Seminars Are Boring: Creating Events People Want to Attend” Session. She will also discuss
understanding the difference between networking and connecting and how to become a masterconnector in “The Art of Connecting People” afternoon keynote session.
Learn about Meetovation from the best, Tom Graybill. Meetovation is a Danish meeting design conceptthat focuses on ROI by using several meeting design elements. Tom will discuss these elements in his“Meetovation: Create Value in Your Meetings” session.
Our community outreach for May will benefit the Fisher House program. A unique private-publicpartnership that supports America's military in their time of need.
MPI’s Chairman’s Challenge - Wednesday, May 18, 6:00pm – Line Dancing Lesson with MPI-WI PresidentElect Jen Mell
Grab your cowboy boots and hit the dance floor on Wednesday evening as Jen teaches some easy and fun line
dances to both country and pop music. Not only is this a good workout, it’s great entertainment!
$15 to participate, all proceeds go to the MPI-Foundation for scholarships, grants and other funding
On-site sign up available IF space allows (so sign up early!) The memories you’ll make dancing (and laughing!)with your fellow MPI-er’s is more than worth the price of admission. See you there

AgendaWednesday, May 18, 2016
Blue Harbor Resort
Sheboygan, WI—PM —12:00-1:00

Board 101

1:00-3:00

2015-2016 Board of Directors Meeting

3:00-4:30

2016-2017 Board of Directors Meeting

5:00-7:00

Opening Dinner Buffet at Lakeside Terrace with cash bar
Sponsored by Blue Harbor Resort5:00 - Cash Bar

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5:30 - 7:00 - Dinner Buffet
Sponsored by Blue Harbor Resort
6:00 - Chairman's Challenge - Line Dancing Lesson with MPI-WI PresidentElect Jen Mell
Grab your cowboy boots and hit the dance floor on Wednesday evening as Jenteaches some easy and fun line dances to both country and pop music. Not only is
this a good workout, it’s great entertainment!
Bonfire and S'mores after line dancing!
9:00-10:00

Strategic Alliance and Sponsor Set-up - Lakeside Terrace

AgendaThursday, May 19, 2016
Blue Harbor Resort
Sheboygan, WI— AM —7:00-7:30

Strategic Alliance and Sponsor Set-up - Lakeside Terrace

7:30-8:30

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30-8:45

President's Welcome, Announcements

8:45-9:45

Morning Keynote
What's up Doc? - Market Negotiations and Contracts– Jonathan Howe
- CMP-IS Domain B: Project Management, 1 CE's

9:45-11:00
10:00-11:00

11:00-12:00pm

Break, Networking Exhibit
CMP 101
KeynoteActive Shooter Preparation- Jason Weber- CMP-IS Domain C: Risk Management, 1 CE's
- Presentation slides— PM —
12:00-1:30

1:30 – 2:30

Lunch, Board Installation and Announcements
Breakout Sessions

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Meetovation: Create Value in Your Meetings- Tom Graybill- CMP-IS Domain G: Meeting or Event Design, 1 CE's
Risk Management – To Risk or Not to Risk
- Jonathan Howe
- CMP-IS Domain C: Risk Management, 1 CE's
Seminars Are Boring: Creating Events People Want to Attend- Jessica Levin- CMP-IS DomainG: Meeting or Event Design 1 CE's
2:30 - 2:45

Break

2:45 – 4:00

KeynoteThe Art of Connecting People- Jessica Levin- CMP-IS Domain F: Stakeholder Management, 1.25 CE's

4:00

Raffle Winners Announced Posted

Event Pricing
Early-Bird

Late (after 05/11/2016)

Member:

$119

$129

Non-Member:

$159

$169

Student Member: $45$55

Location, Map, and Lodging
Host Hotel and Room BlockBlue Harbor Resort and Conference Center
725 Blue Harbor Drive, Sheboygan, WI
Property Website
920-452-2900
Guestroom Rate:
Cut-off Date:$99
May 11, 2016

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Community Outreach
Please help us in supporting our military families in need by donating laundry detergents and fabric softeners for the Fisher House. The Fisher House program is a unique private-public
partnership that supports America's military in their time of need. The program recognizes the special sacrifices of our men and women in uniform, as well as the hardships of military
service, by offering shelter and support during a medical crisis. Fisher House provides a "home away from home" at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, for militaryand veterans' families to be close to a loved one during hospitalization for an illness, disease or injury. www.fisherhousewi.org
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