BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:\nJoin MPI Upstate NY Chapter for a Panel Discussion\n\nIn the post COVID world of meetings and events\, budgets and staff resources are limited. Did you know that you can partner with the local CVB/DMO to assis t in all stages of the meeting cycle with the planning of your off site pr ogram? \;\n\nThese destination professionals can help enhance the valu e of your program and save you time in the planning process. From the RFP to the Post-Convention Wrap Up\, these resources are available for every a dditional step along the way!\n\nJoin us for our first in-person event in 2022 and hear from a panel of CVB/DMO professionals from around the state and country\, as they take the mystery out of the purpose of the CVB/DMO a nd leave you well educated on the assistance they can provide!\n\nModerate d by our Chapter&rsquo\;s Past President\, Caitlin Gaborow\, CMP\, get you r questions ready for our knowledgeable group of industry professional pre senters which include:\n\nLori Alstrom\, CMP\, HMCC &ndash\; San Diego Tou rism Authority\nMeg Bell &ndash\; Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce &\; CVB\nGina Calisi &ndash\; Visit Binghamton\nLisa Conarton &ndash\; Visit Ithaca\nMichele Endries &ndash\; Discover Albany\nMeaghan Zimmer &n dash\; Visit Buffalo Niagara\n\nLooking forward to seeing you there! \ ;\n \;\nEVENT DETAILS \;\nTuesday\, March 8\, 2022 \n8am &ndash\; 8:30am \; \;  \; Registration\, Networking\, Continental Break fast\n8:30am &ndash\; 10am \; \; CVB/DMO Panel\nCEU Credits: 1.5 C lock Hour | Domain: Meeting or Event Design\n \;\nEVENT FEE\nPremier/P referred Members $50.00\nMPI Essential Member: $60.00\nNon-Members $70.00\ nStudent Members $40.00\nStudent Non-Members &\; Faculty Members:   \;$50.00\nAll chapter member registrants will be entered to win a $100 off membership certificate.\n \;\nInterested in making an even deeper con nection with your peers? Check out the sponsorship opportunities available for this and future MPIUNY events \;HERE. DTEND:20220308T150000Z DTSTAMP:20240328T111136Z DTSTART:20220308T130000Z LOCATION:NY\,US\,Albany\,62 New Scotland Ave SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:March 8\, 2022 - CVB/DMO Panel- Your Meeting and Event Partners UID:RFCALITEM638472030960844046 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
\nJoin MPI Upstate NY Cha
pter for a Panel Discussion
\n
\nIn the post COVID worl
d of meetings and events\, budgets and staff resources are limited. Did yo
u know that you can partner with the local CVB/DMO to assist in all stages
of the meeting cycle with the planning of your off site program? \;\n
\nThese destination professionals can help enhance the value o
f your program and save you time in the planning process. From the RFP to
the Post-Convention Wrap Up\, these resources are available for every addi
tional step along the way!
\n
\nJoin us for our first in-person
event in 2022 and hear from a panel of CVB/DMO professionals from around t
he state and country\, as they take the mystery out of the purpose of the
CVB/DMO and leave you well educated on the assistance they can provide!
\n
\nModerated by our Chapter&rsquo\;s Past President\, Caitlin Ga
borow\, CMP\, get your questions ready for our knowledgeable group of indu
stry professional presenters which include:
\n
\nLori Alstrom\,
CMP\, HMCC &ndash\; San Diego Tourism Authority
\nMeg Bell &ndash\; L
ake George Regional Chamber of Commerce &\; CVB
\nGina Calisi &nda
sh\; Visit Binghamton
\nLisa Conarton &ndash\; Visit Ithaca
\nMi
chele Endries &ndash\; Discover Albany
\nMeaghan Zimmer &ndash\; Visi
t Buffalo Niagara
\n
\nLooking forward to seeing you there! 
\;
\n \;
\nEVENT DETAILS \;
\nTues
day\, March 8\, 2022
\n8am &ndash\; 8:30am \;&n
bsp\;  \; Registration\, Networking\, Continental Breakfast
\n
\n
\n \;
\nEVENT
FEE
\nPremier/Preferred Members $50.00
\nMPI Essential
Member: $60.00
\nNon-Members $70.00
\nStudent Members $40.00
\nStudent Non-Members &\; Faculty Members:  \;$50.00
\n
All chapter member registrants will be en
tered to win a $100 off membership certificate.
Interested in making an even deeper con nection with your peers? Check out the sponsorship opportunities available for this and future MPIUNY events \;HERE.
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