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DESCRIPTION:AI and EventsThere is an overwhelming amount of noise right now
  about AI in the events industry. Spoiler alert???? There is way more to t
 his story than ChatGPT writing copy for your event marketing emails or you
 r speaking session descriptions.This jam packed 60-min session will explor
 e various AI tools that are available to us all today and dive into how to
  actually use them. It will explore new event execution ideas. It will dis
 cuss the pros and cons of this technology as well as dabble in the philoso
 phical and ethical considerations in play.Ryan Costello is the co-founder 
 of Event Farm\, an event engagement software platform\, and currently serv
 es as the Chief Strategy Officer of MemberSuite (Event Farm&rsquo\;s paren
 t company). He has been an event producer and experiential technologist fo
 r 20+ years. He&rsquo\;s worked with some of the largest brands and agenci
 es in the world including Nike\, Google\, Yahoo\, Microsoft\, Adobe\, JP M
 organ Chase\, and dozens more to help execute thousands of event experienc
 es. Ryan has been bringing innovation and ushering in new technologies to 
 the meetings and events industry that are being adopted at a shocking pace
  around the world. He has a computer science degree from Georgetown Univer
 sity and resides in Los Angeles\, CA.This program has been submitted to th
 e Events Industry Council (EIC) for CMP Preferred Provider review for 1.0 
 credit hours. MPI St. Louis Area Chapter has been approved by the Events I
 ndustry Council as a Preferred Provider of the above-listed continuing edu
 cation course\, which qualifies for CMP continuing education credit. Deter
 mination of continuing education credit eligibility or Preferred Provider 
 status does not imply EIC's endorsement or assessment of education quality
 .Venue From the toughest sport on the dirt\, comes St. Louis&rsquo\; most 
 stunning country bar. Enjoy live country and southern rock music\, cold be
 er\, hard drinks\, and a little bull ridin&rsquo\; and it&rsquo\;s every c
 owboy and cowgirl&rsquo\;s nighttime oasis.PBR features a large dance floo
 r\, a soft-seating lounge area\, private outdoor balconies\, multiple bars
 \, and the world's meanest mechanical bull as a showpiece element to the c
 lub. Audio-Visual SponsorWith over 25 years of experience in event product
 ion and management\, Heard Global serves as a source for fine audio visual
  production for events locally and across the country with turn key servic
 e offerings. Heard Global is committed to working closely with each client
  to create truly transformative events that consistently exceed expectatio
 ns and overall objectives.WhenTuesday\, October 10\, 202311:00 am-11:20 am
  Registration11:20 am-12:00 pm Lunch12:00 pm-1:00 pm Speaker PresentationW
 herePBR at Ballpark Village601 Clark Ave.\, Unit 202St. Louis\, MO 63102Pa
 rking3 hour parking validations will be available for attendees&nbsp\;Fee$
 45 Members$65 Non-Members/GuestsStudents - Call MPI St. Louis at (314) 416
 -2234 for rate and to register.
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LOCATION:MO\,St. Louis\,601 Clark Ave.\, Unit 202
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SUMMARY:October 10\, 2023 Education Meeting
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 al\;caret-color:auto\;white-space:inherit\;"></span></div><div>There is an
  overwhelming amount of noise right now about AI in the events industry. S
 poiler alert???? There is way more to this story than ChatGPT writing copy
  for your event marketing emails or your speaking session descriptions.</d
 iv><div><br /></div><div>This jam packed 60-min session will explore vario
 us AI tools that are available to us all today and dive into how to actual
 ly use them. It will explore new event execution ideas. It will discuss th
 e pros and cons of this technology as well as dabble in the philosophical 
 and ethical considerations in play.</div><div><br /></div><div><img sf-cus
 tom-thumbnail="true" src="https://www.mpi.org/images/librariesprovider24/i
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 lign-left" sf-size="628326" /><strong>Ryan Costello</strong> is the co-fou
 nder of Event Farm\, an event engagement software platform\, and currently
  serves as the Chief Strategy Officer of MemberSuite (Event Farm&rsquo\;s 
 parent company). He has been an event producer and experiential technologi
 st for 20+ years. He&rsquo\;s worked with some of the largest brands and a
 gencies in the world including Nike\, Google\, Yahoo\, Microsoft\, Adobe\,
  JP Morgan Chase\, and dozens more to help execute thousands of event expe
 riences. Ryan has been bringing innovation and ushering in new technologie
 s to the meetings and events industry that are being adopted at a shocking
  pace around the world. He has a computer science degree from Georgetown U
 niversity and resides in Los Angeles\, CA.<br /><br /><em><img src="https:
 //www.mpi.org/images/librariesprovider24/default-album/eic_pp_logo_final_2
 019.png?sfvrsn=68463e9f_0&amp\;sf_site_temp=true&amp\;sf_site=00000000-000
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 h&#39\;}" />This program has been submitted to the Events Industry Council
  (EIC) for CMP Preferred Provider review for 1.0 credit hours. MPI St. Lou
 is Area Chapter has been approved by the Events Industry Council as a Pref
 erred Provider of the above-listed continuing education course\, which qua
 lifies for CMP continuing education credit. Determination of continuing ed
 ucation credit eligibility or Preferred Provider status does not imply EIC
 's endorsement or assessment of education quality.</em><br /><br /><strong
 >Venue<br /></strong> </div><img sf-custom-thumbnail="true" src="https://w
 ww.mpi.org/images/librariesprovider24/sponsors/pbr-stl-logo-red.png?sfvrsn
 =dd0c7c55_1&amp\;sf_site_temp=true&amp\;sf_site=00000000-0000-0000-0000-00
 0000000000" style="float:left\;margin-right:5px\;" sf-constrain-proportion
 s="true" width="150" alt="" class="-align-left" sf-size="100" /><div>From 
 the toughest sport on the dirt\, comes St. Louis&rsquo\; most stunning cou
 ntry bar. Enjoy live country and southern rock music\, cold beer\, hard dr
 inks\, and a little bull ridin&rsquo\; and it&rsquo\;s every cowboy and co
 wgirl&rsquo\;s nighttime oasis.</div><div><br /></div><div>PBR features a 
 large dance floor\, a soft-seating lounge area\, private outdoor balconies
 \, multiple bars\, and the world's meanest mechanical bull as a showpiece 
 element to the club. </div><p><br /><strong>Audio-Visual Sponsor</strong><
 br /><img src="https://www.mpi.org/images/librariesprovider24/sponsors/hea
 rd-global_2021.jpg?sfvrsn=5ed4975a_1&amp\;sf_site_temp=true&amp\;sf_site=0
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 gh&#39\;}" />With over 25 years of experience in event production and mana
 gement\, Heard Global serves as a source for fine audio visual production 
 for events locally and across the country with turn key service offerings.
  Heard Global is committed to working closely with each client to create t
 ruly transformative events that consistently exceed expectations and overa
 ll objectives.<br /><br /><strong>When</strong><br />Tuesday\, October 10\
 , 2023<br />11:00 am-11:20 am Registration<br />11:20 am-12:00 pm Lunch<br
  />12:00 pm-1:00 pm Speaker Presentation<br /></p><p><strong>Where</strong
 ><br />PBR at Ballpark Village<br />601 Clark Ave.\, Unit 202<br />St. Lou
 is\, MO 63102</p><p><strong>Parking</strong><br />3 hour parking validatio
 ns will be available for attendees<br />&nbsp\;<br /><strong>Fee</strong><
 br />$45 Members<br />$65 Non-Members/Guests<br />Students - Call MPI St. 
 Louis at (314) 416-2234 for rate and to register.</p>
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