BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.3//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Central Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Central Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the CMP &\; CMM Recognition Breakfast\, w here we celebrate your achievements as a dedicated professional in the ind ustry. Your commitment to raising the standards of excellence and continui ng education by earning your CMP and/or CMM designations is greatly apprec iated and we look forward to honoring you.This is a highly anticipated eve nt each year as it brings together industry professionals for networking\, a first class Keynote\, and the presentation of the Colleen Rickenbacher Leadership Award. \; This prestigious award is presented to a chapter member who holds a CMP and/or CMM designation and has a history of chapter leadership\, inspires others\, is known for their professionalism and int egrity\, and has championed industry education and the pursuit of the CMP and CMM designations.SCHEDULE7:45am - 8:15am - Registration and Networking 8:15am -10:00am - Breakfast and ProgramRegistration:CMP or CMM designation : $30MPI Member: $60Non Member: $80Student: $30MPI Premier Member: $50MPI Lifetime Member: ComplimentaryEarly Bird Ends April 17th!Early Bird Member : $50Early Bird Non-Member: $75Onsite Member: $75Onsite Non-Member: $90Key note Speaker: Richie L. ButlerRichie has over 20 years of experience in pr ivate equity real estate investment management. \; He has been respons ible for nearly $1 billion of institutional real estate investment and fun d management activity throughout the U.S. \; \;Under his visionary leadership Project Unity offers community building and Diversity Equity a nd Inclusion (DEI) solutions through its &ldquo\;Together We&rdquo\; progr ams including Together We Ball\, Together We Dine\, Together We Learn\, an d Together We Sing. \;  \;As a civic leader\, in response to the f ive Dallas police officers who were ambushed in 2016\, Richie launched the Year of Unity a community wide initiative to help bridge racial divides i n Dallas. The initiative included support from the 43rd President of the U nited States\, George W. Bush\, who served as the Honorary Chair.During th e pandemic\, he launched the Together We Test and Together We Vaccinate pr ograms to help address the lack of COVID-19 testing and vaccinations in lo w-income communities. Combined\, these programs tested and vaccinated over 10\,000 individuals. In 2021\, he co-launched the Together We Can initiat ive to address the &ldquo\;what can I do&rdquo\; question people began to ask in response to the death of George Floyd. The Together We Can program has attracted Fortune 500 companies\, universities\, foundations\, and gra ssroot organizations as partners. \;  \;  \;  \;Richie&rsq uo\;s current board appointments include Southern Methodist University Boa rd of Trustees\, Communities Foundation of Texas Board of Trustees-Chairma n\, Texas Methodist Foundation Board of Trustees\, and an Independent Boar d of Director of Brookshire Grocery Company. \;He is a recipient of th e 2021 Dallas Business Journal&rsquo\;s Leaders in Diversity Award and the 2021 Collin County Business Alliance Leadership Award. He is also a past recipient of the SMU Distinguished Alumni Emerging Leader Award\, the Mino rity Business Leader award from the Dallas Business Journal and a Dallas B ar Association Martin Luther King\, Jr. Justice Award recipient. \;Ric hie holds degrees from Southern Methodist University and Harvard Universit y with extended studies in Urban Planning at MIT. \;Richie is married to Neisha Strambler-Butler. They have two young adults\, Emily and Ford.&n bsp\;Emcee: Steve KimbleSteve Kemble\, recently profiled in The New York T imes\, is a known commodity. The world-renowned fashion and life-style exp ert\, named one of the &ldquo\;Top 10 in the World&rdquo\; by Departures M agazine\, has thrown bashes for the likes of President George W. Bush\, Pr esident Barack Obama\, the Dallas Cowboys\, Oprah Winfrey and many names o ne would recognize from the Forbes list. He&rsquo\;s built himself into a brand as &ldquo\;America&rsquo\;s Sassiest Lifestyle Guru&rdquo\; with a n umber of TV appearances on shows ranging from &ldquo\;Extreme Makeover: We dding Edition&rdquo\; to CBS&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Early Show\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\ ;Good Morning America\,&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;The Today Show.&rdquo\; Kemble has garnered more than twenty-five event and meeting industry awards\, an d has been inducted into the Event Industry Hall of Fame\, and he received the Special Event GALA Lifetime Achievement Award. Kemble founded the ILE A Dallas Chapter and served as its president for two years\, going on to s erve as the ILEA International president. Kemble also served as the presid ent of the Dallas Meeting Professionals International Chapter and received the MPI International Planner of the Year award. Additionally\, Kemble is active in the National Association of Catering and Events and served on i ts national board of directors. Kemble was a founding member of the SEARCH Foundation and went on to serve as the chairman of the organization. Kemb le has also been recognized as a Distinguished Alumni of Texas State Unive rsity\, and Georgetown High School.Kemble expanded his brand during the la st decade through TV\, radio\, and hosting events where he used his bright \, engaging personality to become one of America&rsquo\;s most recognizabl e Emcee expert\, appearing on E&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Oscar&rsquo\;s Red Carpet \,&rdquo\; and NBC&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Globes&rsquo\; Red Carpet\,&rdquo\; &l dquo\;Whose Wedding Is It Anyway\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Platinum Weddings\,&rdq uo\; &ldquo\;Real Housewives of Dallas\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;The Donny Deutsch Show\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;The Melissa Rivers Show\,&rdquo\; and more.www.ste vekemble.comThank You to our Sponsors!  \; \; \; \; DTEND:20240425T150000Z DTSTAMP:20260818T055752Z DTSTART:20240425T124500Z LOCATION:TX\,USA\,Arlington\,1601 Randol Mills Rd SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:MPI DFW: 22nd Annual CMP CMM Recognition Breakfast UID:RFCALITEM639226114725301018 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Ple ase join us for the CMP &\; CMM Recognition Breakfast\, where we celebr ate your achievements as a dedicated professional in the industry. Your co mmitment to raising the standards of excellence and continuing education b y earning your CMP and/or CMM designations is greatly appreciated and we l ook forward to honoring you.

This i s a highly anticipated event each year as it brings together industry prof essionals for networking\, a first class Keynote\, and the presentation of the Colleen Rickenbacher Leadership Award. \; This prestigious award is presented to a chapter member who holds a CMP and/or CMM designation an d has a history of chapter leadership\, inspires others\, is known for the ir professionalism and integrity\, and has championed industry education a nd the pursuit of the CMP and CMM designations.

SCHEDULE
7:45am - 8:15am - Registration and Ne tworking
8:15am -10:00am - Breakfast and Program

Registration:

CMP or CMM designation: $30
M PI Member: $60
Non Member: $80
Student: $30
MPI Premier Mem ber: $50
MPI Lifetime Member: Complimentary

Early Bird Ends April 17th!

Early Bird Member: $50
Early Bird Non -Member: $75
Onsite Member: $75
Onsite Non-Member: $90


Keynote Speaker: Richie L. Butler

Richie has over 20 years of experie nce in private equity real estate investment management. \; He has bee n responsible for nearly $1 billion of institutional real estate investmen t and fund management activity throughout the U.S. \; \;
Under his visionary leadership Project Unity offers community building an d Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) solutions through its &ldquo\;Toget her We&rdquo\; programs including Together We Ball\, Together We Dine\, To gether We Learn\, and Together We Sing. \;  \;
As a civi c leader\, in response to the five Dallas police officers who were ambushe d in 2016\, Richie launched the Year of Unity a community wide initiative to help bridge racial divides in Dallas. The initiative included support f rom the 43rd President of the United States\, George W. Bush\, who served as the Honorary Chair.
During the pandemic\, he launched the Tog ether We Test and Together We Vaccinate programs to help address the lack of COVID-19 testing and vaccinations in low-income communities. Combined\, these programs tested and vaccinated over 10\,000 individuals. In 2021\, he co-launched the Together We Can initiative to address the &ldquo\;what can I do&rdquo\; question people began to ask in response to the death of George Floyd. The Together We Can program has attracted Fortune 500 compan ies\, universities\, foundations\, and grassroot organizations as partners . \;  \;  \;  \;
Richie&rsquo\;s current board a ppointments include Southern Methodist University Board of Trustees\, Comm unities Foundation of Texas Board of Trustees-Chairman\, Texas Methodist F oundation Board of Trustees\, and an Independent Board of Director of Broo kshire Grocery Company. \;
He is a recipient of the 2021 Dal las Business Journal&rsquo\;s Leaders in Diversity Award and the 2021 Coll in County Business Alliance Leadership Award. He is also a past recipient of the SMU Distinguished Alumni Emerging Leader Award\, the Minority Busin ess Leader award from the Dallas Business Journal and a Dallas Bar Associa tion Martin Luther King\, Jr. Justice Award recipient. \;
Ri chie holds degrees from Southern Methodist University and Harvard Universi ty with extended studies in Urban Planning at MIT. \;

Ric hie is married to Neisha Strambler-Butler. They have two young adults\, Em ily and Ford. \;


Emcee: Steve Kimble

Steve Kemble\, recently profiled in The New York Times\, is a know n commodity. The world-renowned fashion and life-style expert\, named one of the &ldquo\;Top 10 in the World&rdquo\; by Departures Magazine\, has th rown bashes for the likes of President George W. Bush\, President Barack O bama\, the Dallas Cowboys\, Oprah Winfrey and many names one would recogni ze from the Forbes list. He&rsquo\;s built himself into a brand as &ldquo\ ;America&rsquo\;s Sassiest Lifestyle Guru&rdquo\; with a number of TV appe arances on shows ranging from &ldquo\;Extreme Makeover: Wedding Edition&rd quo\; to CBS&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Early Show\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Good Morning Am erica\,&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;The Today Show.&rdquo\;
Kemble has garnered more than twenty-five event and me eting industry awards\, and has been inducted into the Event Industry Hall of Fame\, and he received the Special Event GALA Lifetime Achievement Awa rd. Kemble founded the ILEA Dallas Chapter and served as its president for two years\, going on to serve as the ILEA International president. Kemble also served as the president of the Dallas Meeting Professionals Internat ional Chapter and received the MPI International Planner of the Year award . Additionally\, Kemble is active in the National Association of Catering and Events and served on its national board of directors. Kemble was a fou nding member of the SEARCH Foundation and went on to serve as the chairman of the organization. Kemble has also been recognized as a Distinguished A lumni of Texas State University\, and Georgetown High School.
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Kemble expanded his brand during the last dec ade through TV\, radio\, and hosting events where he used his bright\, eng aging personality to become one of America&rsquo\;s most recognizable Emce e expert\, appearing on E&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Oscar&rsquo\;s Red Carpet\,&rdq uo\; and NBC&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Globes&rsquo\; Red Carpet\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\; Whose Wedding Is It Anyway\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Platinum Weddings\,&rdquo\; & ldquo\;Real Housewives of Dallas\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;The Donny Deutsch Show\ ,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;The Melissa Rivers Show\,&rdquo\; and more.
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Thank You to our Sponsors!

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