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:Since ChatGPT exploded in our lives in 2022\, Artificial Intell igence is already having a significant impact on the tasks and and require ments needed for today&rsquo\;s meetings and events industry work. \; While many are fearful that AI will replace the need for many\, the realit y is much more nuanced than what many are preaching\, though the skill set s and tasks required are rapidly evolving. \; Attend this session to b etter understand the foundations of Generative AI and how they impact your career moving forward.After participating in this session\, the learner w ill be able to: \;Identify and evaluate the most relevant AI tools cur rently transforming event planning and management workflowsReview the top 10 LLM (large language models) tools that can impact your work todayAssess which event management tasks are most likely to be augmented\, automated\ , or enhanced by AI technologiesJames Spellos is the President of Meeting U. whose mission is to help people become more productive and comfortable with technology. \; \; \; \;Smart Meetings named Jim as on e of their Smart Speakers in 2025. \; In 2024\, Meetings Today magazin e named Jim one of the Meeting Industry trendsetters\, for his &ldquo\;AI Education with Integrity&rdquo\; commitment. \; He was also named a tr endsetter for them in 2015 as well. \; In 2022\, Meeting Professionals International included Jim on their most influential list in the hospital ity industry in honor of their 50th anniversary celebration. \;He was a faculty member at New York University for 25 years\, receiving both thei r Award for Teaching Excellence and their Outstanding Service Award. Jim w as previously named one of the Meeting Industry&rsquo\;s trendsetters by M eetings Today magazine in 2015.Jim is on the Board of Directors for Rock a nd Wrap It Up\, an anti-poverty\, anti-hunger organization which recovers excess food from events. \; Jim co-created their Whole Earth Calculato r app. He also speaks about food recovery and sustainability at events.&nb sp\; In 2018 &\; 2019\, BizBash named Jim one of their top 500 people i n events for his work in sustainability. \;He has a certificate in Pla nt-Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutritional Studi es\, is a certified Food for Life instructor through the Physicians Commit tee for Responsible Medicine\, and is on the staff of Plant Powered Metro New York\, helping to educate people about a healthy diet and lifestyle\, which helped to save his own life. In 2024\, PPMNY chose Jim as their Gras sroots Champion.Jim is an accomplished musician and songwriter who release d his first solo album\, Stroke of Genius in 2020. \;Agenda11:30 AM - Registration12:00 PM &ndash\; Lunch12:45 PM &ndash\; Presentation2:00 PM &ndash\; Door Prizes DTEND:20260408T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260415T034308Z DTSTART:20260408T153000Z LOCATION:PA\,Lancaster\,480 New Holland Ave #3000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:From Basics to Brilliance: Generative AI in the Meetings Industry UID:RFCALITEM639118033885905742 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Since ChatGPT exploded in our liv es in 2022\, Artificial Intelligence is already having a significant impac t on the tasks and and requirements needed for today&rsquo\;s meetings and events industry work. \; While many are fearful that AI will replace the need for many\, the reality is much more nuanced than what many are pr eaching\, though the skill sets and tasks required are rapidly evolving.&n bsp\; Attend this session to better understand the foundations of Generati ve AI and how they impact your career moving forward.

Afte r participating in this session\, the learner will be able to: \;

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  • Identify and evaluate the most relevant AI tools currently transforming event plann ing and management workflows

  • Review the top 10 LLM (large language models) too ls that can impact your work today

  • Assess which event manageme nt tasks are most likely to be augmented\, automated\, or enhanced by AI t echnologies

    • James Spellos is the President of Meeting U. whose mission is to help people become more productive and comfortable with tec hnology. \; \; \; \;

    Smart Meetings named Jim as one of their Smart Speakers in 2025. \; In 2024\, Meetings Toda y magazine named Jim one of the Meeting Industry trendsetters\, for his &l dquo\;AI Education with Integrity&rdquo\; commitment. \; He was also n amed a trendsetter for them in 2015 as well. \; In 2022\, Meeting Prof essionals International included Jim on their most influential list in the hospitality industry in honor of their 50th anniversary celebration.  \;

    He was a faculty member at New York University for 25 y ears\, receiving both their Award for Teaching Excellence and their Outsta nding Service Award. Jim was previously named one of the Meeting Industry& rsquo\;s trendsetters by Meetings Today magazine in 2015.

    Jim is on the Board of Directors for Rock and Wrap It Up\, an anti-poverty \, anti-hunger organization which recovers excess food from events. \; Jim co-created their Whole Earth Calculator app. He also speaks about foo d recovery and sustainability at events. \; In 2018 &\; 2019\, BizB ash named Jim one of their top 500 people in events for his work in sustai nability. \;

    He has a certificate in Plant-Based Nutri tion from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutritional Studies\, is a cert ified Food for Life instructor through the Physicians Committee for Respon sible Medicine\, and is on the staff of Plant Powered Metro New York\, hel ping to educate people about a healthy diet and lifestyle\, which helped t o save his own life. In 2024\, PPMNY chose Jim as their Grassroots Champio n.

    Jim is an accomplished musician and songwriter who rele ased his first solo album\, Stroke of Genius in 2020. \;

    Agenda

    11:30 AM - Registration

    12:00 PM &ndash\; Lunch

    12:45 PM &ndash\; Presentation

    2:00 PM &ndash\; Door Prizes


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