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DESCRIPTION:Join us for an interactive program at Dunkin&rsquo\; Park\, led
  by Dan Jaskot of Empower Leadership\, Social Connections and the Importan
 ce of Team Building in Meeting Planning Operations.1:00 - 1:30 PM | Regist
 ration1:30 - 3:00 PM | Education Program3:00 - 4:00 PM | Lite Bites &amp\;
  NetworkingRegistration opening soon!&nbsp\;Social Connections and the Imp
 ortance of Team Building in Meeting Planning OperationsThis interactive wo
 rkshop will include a series of hands-on activities\, initiatives\, and di
 scussions focused on the impact of team building on personal wellness\, so
 cial connections\, and project management.This event will be led by Dan Ja
 skot\, the Owner of Empower Leadership&nbsp\;Learning Objectives:&nbsp\;At
 tendees will be able to identify how experiential team-building activities
  contribute to personal wellness and social cohesion among event participa
 nts and teams.(Skill 13.3 &mdash\; well-being as an event design component
 )Attendees will be able to apply hands-on leadership and community-buildin
 g strategies to design more inclusive and engaging attendee interaction op
 portunities.(Skill 14.4 &mdash\; attendee interaction/peer-to-peer connect
 ions)Attendees will be able to evaluate the impact of shared experiential 
 programming on group dynamics\, project outcomes\, and team performance.(S
 kill 13.1 &mdash\; organising principles based on behavioural sciences)Thi
 s session has been submitted for 1.5 clock hours for Domain H: Event Desig
 n&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Dan Jaskot\, Empower LeadershipEmpower Leadership is a smal
 l business located in Middletown\, CT featuring experiential programming a
 nd services designed to inspire personal development and strengthen team c
 ohesion through shared participation in community building\, leadership de
 velopment\, and team building activities and initiatives. Since opening in
  the Spring of 2009\, Empower Leadership has led over 4\,000 team building
  and leadership development events for over 200\,000 participants from pub
 lic\, private\, and higher education institutions\, municipalities\, offic
 e teams and corporations\, and athletic teams.Each Empower Leadership expe
 rience seeks to provide groups with fun and engaging opportunities to stre
 ngthen bonds\, challenge the status quo\, inspire creativity\, and produce
  better than ever results - with hopes of inspiring 1 Million Individuals 
 to become Positive Leaders in their Communities.&nbsp\;Pricing:Member: $50
 Non-Member: $75Past President: $35Student: $35&nbsp\;Registration includes
  education session\, lite bites and networking.&nbsp\;
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LOCATION:CT\,Hartford\,1214 Main St.
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SUMMARY:Hitting It Out of the Park: Building Stronger Connections & Seamles
 s Event Operations
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align:center\;"><span style="co
 lor:#330099\;"></span>Join us for an interactive program at Dunkin&rsquo\;
  Park\, led by Dan Jaskot of <a href="https://leadwithempower.com/" target
 ="_blank">Empower Leadership</a>\, <em>Social Connections and the Importan
 ce of Team Building in Meeting Planning Operations.</em></p><p style="text
 -align:center\;"><strong>1:00 - 1:30 PM</strong> | Registration<br /><stro
 ng>1:30 - 3:00 PM</strong> | Education Program<br /><strong>3:00 - 4:00 PM
  </strong>| Lite Bites &amp\; Networking</p><p style="text-align:center\;"
 ><span style="color:#cc0000\;"><strong><em>Registration opening soon!</em>
 </strong></span></p><hr /><p>&nbsp\;</p><p style="text-align:left\;"><span
  style="color:#000099\;"><strong>Social Connections and the Importance of 
 Team Building in Meeting Planning Operations</strong></span></p><p style="
 text-align:left\;"><em>This interactive workshop will include a series of 
 hands-on activities\, initiatives\, and discussions focused on the impact 
 of team building on personal wellness\, social connections\, and project m
 anagement.</em></p><p style="text-align:left\;">This event will be led by 
 Dan Jaskot\, the Owner of <a href="https://leadwithempower.com/" target="_
 blank">Empower Leadership</a></p><p style="text-align:left\;">&nbsp\;</p><
 p style="text-align:center\;"><a href="https://leadwithempower.com/" targe
 t="_blank" style="max-width:100%\;height:auto\;"><img sf-image-responsive=
 "true" src="https://www.mpi.org/images/librariesprovider16/photos-and-vide
 os/empower-leadership.png?sfvrsn=de9d0355_1&amp\;sf_site_temp=true&amp\;sf
 _site=64b07a30-aead-4358-96a7-25da6961eb90" height="97" style="max-width:1
 00%\;height:auto\;" title="Empower Leadership" width="200" alt="" sf-size=
 "15421" /></a></p><p style="text-align:left\;"><strong>Learning Objectives
 :</strong></p><ol><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" role="presenta
 tion">&nbsp\;Attendees will be able to identify how experiential team-buil
 ding activities contribute to personal wellness and social cohesion among 
 event participants and teams.<br />(Skill 13.3 &mdash\; well-being as an e
 vent design component)</p></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><p dir="ltr" r
 ole="presentation">Attendees will be able to apply hands-on leadership and
  community-building strategies to design more inclusive and engaging atten
 dee interaction opportunities.<br />(Skill 14.4 &mdash\; attendee interact
 ion/peer-to-peer connections)</p></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><p dir=
 "ltr" role="presentation">Attendees will be able to evaluate the impact of
  shared experiential programming on group dynamics\, project outcomes\, an
 d team performance.<br />(Skill 13.1 &mdash\; organising principles based 
 on behavioural sciences)</p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Thi
 s session has been submitted for 1.5 clock hours for <strong>Domain H: Eve
 nt Design</strong></p><hr /><p>&nbsp\;</p><p style="text-align:center\;"><
 img sf-image-responsive="true" src="https://www.mpi.org/images/librariespr
 ovider16/photos-and-videos/dan-jaskot.jpg?sfvrsn=589c0355_1&amp\;sf_site_t
 emp=true&amp\;sf_site=64b07a30-aead-4358-96a7-25da6961eb90" height="215" s
 tyle="max-width:100%\;" title="Dan Jaskot" width="215" alt="" sf-size="188
 270" />&nbsp\;</p><p style="text-align:center\;"><strong>Dan Jaskot\, </st
 rong><a href="https://leadwithempower.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Empowe
 r Leadership</strong></a></p><p style="text-align:left\;">Empower Leadersh
 ip is a small business located in Middletown\, CT featuring experiential p
 rogramming and services designed to inspire personal development and stren
 gthen team cohesion through shared participation in community building\, l
 eadership development\, and team building activities and initiatives. </p>
 <p style="text-align:left\;">Since opening in the Spring of 2009\, Empower
  Leadership has led over 4\,000 team building and leadership development e
 vents for over 200\,000 participants from public\, private\, and higher ed
 ucation institutions\, municipalities\, office teams and corporations\, an
 d athletic teams.</p><p style="text-align:left\;">Each Empower Leadership 
 experience seeks to provide groups with fun and engaging opportunities to 
 strengthen bonds\, challenge the status quo\, inspire creativity\, and pro
 duce better than ever results - with hopes of inspiring 1 Million Individu
 als to become Positive Leaders in their Communities.</p><p style="text-ali
 gn:left\;">&nbsp\;</p><hr /><strong><span style="color:#000099\;">Pricing:
 </span></strong><br />Member: $50<br />Non-Member: $75<br />Past President
 : $35<br />Student: $35<p>&nbsp\;</p><p>Registration includes education se
 ssion\, lite bites and networking.&nbsp\;</p>
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