BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.3//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 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:This is your chance to highlight and honor a member or members that you feel have gone above and beyond when it comes to Chapter and indu stry involvement! MPI Philadelphia Area Chapter Awards cover five categori es. Nominations open and are due on Friday\, October 9!The Award Categorie s are:Planner of the Year &ndash\; This award is presented annually to a p lanner member of MPI Philadelphia Area in recognition of outstanding indus try contributions\, leadership\, chapter involvement\, and professionalism .Supplier of the Year &ndash\; This award is presented annually to a suppl ier member of MPI Philadelphia Area in recognition of outstanding MPI PHL and industry contributions\, leadership\, chapter involvement\, and profes sionalism.Tomorrow&rsquo\;s Leader &ndash\; This award is presented annual ly to a member of MPI Philadelphia Area who has made outstanding contribut ions to both the Chapter and the industry and exemplifies the attributes o f a chapter leader. \; Nominees in this category must have joined MPI no earlier than 1/1/2023. (within ~three years\; does not have to be a cur rent chapter leader)Chapter Leader &ndash\; This award is presented annual ly to a member of MPI Philadelphia Area who motivates others\, is involved in the Chapter community\, and acts as a catalyst to cause exceptional re sults that benefit and positively impact the chapter.Volunteer of the Year &ndash\; The annual Volunteer of the Year Award is awarded to one of our Shining Star recipients. \; The Shining Star nominations are open year -round and recognize our outstanding volunteers. To be eligible for Volunt eer of the Year\, you must have been awarded the Shining Star between Octo ber 2024 - October 2025.Venue of the Year- This award is presented annuall y to a host venue that has provided support to MPI Philadelphia Area Chapt er as a venue host. \; This award is determined by a vote of the membe rship at large and a vote of the Awards Committee. \; All host venues from November 2025-October 2026 are eligible. \; \;Vote for this y ear&rsquo\;s Venue of the Year by selecting from these great spaces that h osted an MPI event this year.Awards are based on continuous involvement\, commitment\, and achievement with an emphasis on the 2026 calendar year.&n bsp\; \;Any member in good standing can use the nomination form to nom inate candidates. DTEND:20261009T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260914T061123Z DTSTART:20260903T180000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Annual Chapter Award Nominations Open UID:RFCALITEM639249450838763254 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

This is your chance to highlight and honor a member or members that you feel have gone above and beyond when it comes to Chapter and industry involvement! MPI Philadelphia Area Chapter Awards cover five categories.

Nominations open a nd are due on Friday\, October 9!

The Award Categories are:

Planner of the Year &ndash\; This award is present ed annually to a planner member of MPI Philadelphia Area in recognition of outstanding industry contributions\, leadership\, chapter involvement\, a nd professionalism.

Supplier of the Year &ndash\; T his award is presented annually to a supplier member of MPI Philadelphia A rea in recognition of outstanding MPI PHL and industry contributions\, lea dership\, chapter involvement\, and professionalism.

Tomorro w&rsquo\;s Leader &ndash\; This award is presented annually to a member of MPI Philadelphia Area who has made outstanding contributions to both the Chapter and the industry and exemplifies the attributes of a chap ter leader. \; Nominees in this category must have joined MPI no earli er than 1/1/2023. (within ~three years\; does not have to be a current cha pter leader)

Chapter Leader &ndash\; This award is presented annually to a member of MPI Philadelphia Area who motivates othe rs\, is involved in the Chapter community\, and acts as a catalyst to caus e exceptional results that benefit and positively impact the chapter.

< p>Volunteer of the Year &ndash\; The annual Volunteer of the Year Award is awarded to one of our Shining Star recipients. \; Th e Shining Star nominations are open year-round and recognize our outstandi ng volunteers. To be eligible for Volunteer of the Year\, you must have be en awarded the Shining Star between October 2024 - October 2025.

Venue of the Year- This award is presented annually to a hos t venue that has provided support to MPI Philadelphia Area Chapter as a ve nue host. \; This award is determined by a vote of the membership at l arge and a vote of the Awards Committee. \; All host venues from Novem ber 2025-October 2026 are eligible. \; \;

Vote for this year&rsquo\;s Venue of the Year by selecting from these great spaces that hosted an MPI event this year.

Awards are based on continuous involvement\ , commitment\, and achievement with an emphasis on the 2026 calendar year.  \; \;Any member in good standing can use the nomination form to nominate candidates.

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