BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.3//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Mountain Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Mountain Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Mountain Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:TWO CHAPTERS. ONE NEW STORY IN PARTNERSHIPHSMAI Southern Colora do and MPI Rocky Mountain Chapter (MPIRMC) are teaming up for two days in Colorado Springs unlike anything else on our calendar this year. For MPIRM C\, it's a chance to connect with members beyond the Denver-Boulder metro. For HSMAI Southern Colorado\, it's a chance to host everyone right in SOC O territory.We're kicking things off at Flying Horse Resort and Club with candid conversation from planners who've seen partnerships at their best a nd worst: the wins\, the near-misses\, and everything that separates a ven dor who saves your event from one who sinks it. From there\, we roll into roundtable discussions on the topics shaping our industry\, then close out the day with a reception at Garden of the Gods Resort\, one of the most i conic backdrops Colorado has to offer.Stick around and the adventure conti nues with an overnight stay at Cheyenne Mountain Resort. Thursday morning kicks off with a breakfast keynote from John Register\, a U.S. Army combat veteran and a Paralympic silver medalist\, sharing Amputate to Elevate&re g\;: The StrikePoint Decision Pathway&trade\; for Navigating Irreversible Change\, on how to release fear\, make decisive moves\, and lead with clar ity when going back is no longer an option. From there\, we break into sma ll groups to explore Colorado Springs\, choosing between Garden of the God s\, the Olympic and Paralympic Museum\, or the Air Force Academy's Hosmer Visitor Center\, before wrapping things up at Hotel Polaris.Earn up to 3 C EUs toward your CMP or CMM. One CEU is available for each education sessio n: the planner panel\, the roundtables\, and the keynote. \; Following confirmed attendance\, credits will be submitted on your behalf to the EI C with the email address you provided at registration.REGISTRATION\, YOUR WAY: This event is built à\; la carte. Drop in for a single session\ , or go all in with an overnight stay for the full two-day experience. Eit her way\, transportation between venues is covered &mdash\; all you have t o do is show up. Build your package during registration. \;Wednesday\, August 19 \;Flying Horse Resort and Club&bull\; \;  \; 11:30 am-12 pm Registration&bull\; \;  \; 12-1:30 pm: \;HSAMI SOCO M eet the Planners luncheon followed by the MPI Educational BreakoutsStart t ime 12:00pm for the interactive luncheonStart time 1:30pm for the MPI Educ ational Breakouts on various topics&bull\; \;  \; 2-3 pm: MPIRMC R ound Tables \;Garden of the Gods Resort&bull\; \;  \; 4-6 pm R eception \;Thursday\, August 20Cheyenne Mountain Resort&bull\; \;  \; 8-8:30 am Registration and Breakfast&bull\; \;  \; 8:30-9: 30 am Keynote Speaker &ndash\; John Register \;&bull\; \;  \; Break &\; check out/ departActivities 10-11:30 am (optional/on own)&bul l\; \;  \; Garden of the Gods (free)&bull\; \;  \; Olympic and Paralympic Museum (cost $30)&bull\; \;  \; Air Force Academy Hosmer Visitor Center with walking bridge from Hotel Polaris (free)Hotel P olaris&bull\; \;  \; 12-1 pm: Lunch and State of the City (Visit C olorado Springs) \;&bull\; \;  \; Optional: hotel tours&bull\;  \;  \; 1 pm: Program endsRegistration OptionsPick from these item s to build your package:&bull\; \;  \; 8/19 Lunch and HSMAI Educat ion at Flying Horse Resort&bull\; \;  \; 8/19 MPI RMC Round Tables at Flying Horse Resort&bull\; \;  \; 8/19 Reception at Garden of the Gods \;&bull\; \;  \; 8/20 Breakfast and Keynote Speaker a nd Cheyenne Mountain Resort&bull\; \;  \; 8/20 Lunch and Networkin g at Hotel Polaris \; \;SpeakersJohn Register - Featured SpeakerCo mbat VeteranParalympianThe race was on. The Olympic dream was within reach . Then one hurdle changed everything. While training for the Olympic Games \, Paralympic athlete and leadership speaker John Register failed to clear a hurdle\, suffering a devastating injury that severed an artery in his l eg and forced a life-altering decision: amputation. In that moment\, stand ing at the edge of an irreversible choice\, Register faced the same questi on leaders face in the most critical moments of their lives&mdash\;what mu st be removed so something greater can rise?For the decorated Persian Gulf War combat U.S. Army veteran and world-class athlete\, that decision was not the end of the story. It was the beginning of a new one.Instead of cha sing what was lost\, Register chose to embrace what he now calls the New N ormal Mindset&mdash\;the discipline of leading at the moment of irreversib le decision. Where others hesitate\, he learned to act. Where others cling to what was\, he chose to amputate what no longer served the vision in or der to elevate what still could.What followed reads like a comeback story written for the big screen. Register returned to elite sport and rose agai n to the world stage\, becoming a two-time and two-sport Paralympic athlet e and Silver Medalist. Determined that others would not face their turning points alone\, he co-founded the U.S. Olympic Committee Paralympic Milita ry Sports Program\, helping wounded service members rediscover purpose\, i dentity\, and competitive fire through sport.Today\, John Register is a st rategic advisor trapped inside a professional speaker&rsquo\;s body&mdash\ ;a keynote speaker on leadership\, resilience\, and decision-making under pressure. He is the author of 10 Stories to Impact Any Leader and a global voice guiding leaders through moments when decisions cannot be undone.The symbol of that journey still stands today&mdash\;the prosthetic leg that carried him to Paralympic silver now rests in the U.S. Olympic &\; Para lympic Museum in Colorado Springs\, a reminder that the greatest victories begin when leaders have the courage to remove what no longer serves so th ey can elevate what truly matters. \;Sponsors \; DTEND:20260820T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260810T110833Z DTSTART:20260819T173000Z LOCATION:CO\,Colorado Springs SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:MPIRMC and HSMAI Southern Colorado Chapter Joint Event UID:RFCALITEM639219389130854688 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
TWO CHAPTERS. ONE NEW STORY IN PARTNERSHIP

HSMAI Southern Colorado and MPI Rocky Mou ntain Chapter (MPIRMC) are teaming up for two days in Colorado Springs unl ike anything else on our calendar this year. For MPIRMC\, it's a chance to connect with members beyond the Denver-Boulder metro. For HSMAI Southern Colorado\, it's a chance to host everyone right in SOCO territory.

We're kicking things off at Flying Horse Resort and Cl ub with candid conversation from planners who've seen partnerships at thei r best and worst: the wins\, the near-misses\, and everything that separat es a vendor who saves your event from one who sinks it. From there\, we ro ll into roundtable discussions on the topics shaping our industry\, then c lose out the day with a reception at Garden of the Gods Resort\, one of th e most iconic backdrops Colorado has to offer.

Stick around and the adventure continues with an overnight stay at Cheyenn e Mountain Resort. Thursday morning kicks off with a breakfast keynote fro m John Register\, a U.S. Army combat veteran and a Paralympic silver medal ist\, sharing Amputate to Elevate®\;: The StrikePoint Decision Pathway& trade\; for Navigating Irreversible Change\, on how to release fear\, make decisive moves\, and lead with clarity when going back is no longer an op tion. From there\, we break into small groups to explore Colorado Springs\ , choosing between Garden of the Gods\, the Olympic and Paralympic Museum\ , or the Air Force Academy's Hosmer Visitor Center\, before wrapping thing s up at Hotel Polaris.

Earn up to 3 CEUs toward your CMP or CMM. One CEU is available for each education session: the pla nner panel\, the roundtables\, and the keynote. \; Following confirmed attendance\, credits will be submitted on your behalf to the EIC with the email address you provided at registration.

RE GISTRATION\, YOUR WAY: This event is built à\; la carte. Drop in for a single session\, or go all in with an overnight stay for the full two-d ay experience. Either way\, transportation between venues is covered &mdas h\; all you have to do is show up. Build your package during registration.

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Wednesday\, August 19 \;

Flying Horse Resort and Club
&bull\;&n bsp\;  \; 11:30 am-12 pm Registration
&bull\; \;  \; 12-1:30 pm: \;HSAMI SOCO Meet the Planners luncheon f ollowed by the MPI Educational Breakouts
Start time 12:00pm for the interactive luncheon
Start time 1:30pm for the MPI Educational Breakouts on various topics
&bull\; \;  \; 2-3 pm: MPIRMC Round Ta bles \;

Garden of the Gods Resort
&bull\; \;  \; 4-6 pm Reception \;
Thursday\, August 20
Cheyenne Mountain Resort
&bull\; \;  \; 8-8:30 am Registration and Breakfast
&bull\; \;  \; 8:30-9:30 a m Keynote Speaker &ndash\; John Register \;
&bull\; \; & nbsp\; Break &\; check out/ depart

A ctivities 10-11:30 am (optional/on own)
&bull\; \;  \; Garden of the Gods (free)
&bull\; \;  \; Olympic and Paralympic Museum (cost $30)
&bull\; \;  \; Air For ce Academy Hosmer Visitor Center with walking bridge from Hotel Polaris (f ree)

Hotel Polaris
& bull\; \;  \; 12-1 pm: Lunch and State of the City (Visit Colorado Springs) \;
&bull\; \;  \; Optional: hotel tours
&bull\; \;  \; 1 pm: Program ends
Registration Options
Pick from these items to build your package:
&bull\; \;  \; 8/ 19 Lunch and HSMAI Education at Flying Horse Resort
&bull\;  \;  \; 8/19 MPI RMC Round Tables at Flying Horse Resort
&bul l\; \;  \; 8/19 Reception at Garden of the Gods \;
& bull\; \;  \; 8/20 Breakfast and Keynote Speaker and Cheyenne Moun tain Resort
&bull\; \;  \; 8/20 Lunch and Networking at Hotel Polaris

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Speakers

John Register - Featured Speaker
Combat Veteran

Paralympian

< span style="background-color:transparent\;color:inherit\;font-family:inher it\;font-size:inherit\;text-align:inherit\;text-transform:inherit\;word-sp acing:normal\;caret-color:auto\;white-space:inherit\;">The race was on. Th e Olympic dream was within reach. Then one hurdle changed everything. Whil e training for the Olympic Games\, Paralympic athlete and leadership speak er John Register failed to clear a hurdle\, suffering a devastating injury that severed an artery in his leg and forced a life-altering decision: am putation. In that moment\, standing at the edge of an irreversible choice\ , Register faced the same question leaders face in the most critical momen ts of their lives&mdash\;what must be removed so something greater can ris e?

For the decorated Persian Gulf Wa r combat U.S. Army veteran and world-class athlete\, that decision was not the end of the story. It was the beginning of a new one.

Instead of chasing what was lost\, Register chose to embrace what he now calls the New Normal Mindset&mdash\;the discipline of leading at the mome nt of irreversible decision. Where others hesitate\, he learned to act. Wh ere others cling to what was\, he chose to amputate what no longer served the vision in order to elevate what still could.

What fo llowed reads like a comeback story written for the big screen. Register re turned to elite sport and rose again to the world stage\, becoming a two-t ime and two-sport Paralympic athlete and Silver Medalist. Determined that others would not face their turning points alone\, he co-founded the U.S. Olympic Committee Paralympic Military Sports Program\, helping wounded ser vice members rediscover purpose\, identity\, and competitive fire through sport.

Today\, John Register is a strategic advisor trap ped inside a professional speaker&rsquo\;s body&mdash\;a keynote speaker o n leadership\, resilience\, and decision-making under pressure. He is the author of 10 Stories to Impact Any Leader and a global voice guiding leade rs through moments when decisions cannot be undone.

The symbol of that journey still stands today&mdash\;the prosthetic leg that c arried him to Paralympic silver now rests in the U.S. Olympic &\; Paral ympic Museum in Colorado Springs\, a reminder that the greatest victories begin when leaders have the courage to remove what no longer serves so the y can elevate what truly matters. \;


Sponsors

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