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:Events on a Global Stage - Marketing with a Global Reach\nJoin MPI Ottawa as we celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day on April 4\, 2019 where we \;bring together leaders from across the meetings and events industry\, showcasing the impact that business meetings\, conferences\, co nventions\, incentive travel\, trade shows and exhibitions have on our ind ustry. Meeting professionals across the world participate in this internat ional day of advocacy.\n\n\nWe live in a connected world. What happens ac ross the globe can feel as close as what happens next door. This presents both opportunities and Challenges in a variety of environments. Meetings and events are strategically positioned to yield opportunities from these increasingly global communities.\n\n\nOur morning will include Panel and Session discussions on how events can access a wider audience-delegates\, sponsors and stakeholders\, content and messaging now have a wider potenti al reach than ever before. \;\n\n\n\n\n\nWith the support of:\n \;  \;  \;\nMeet our Panelists:\n\n\n\nRachel Stephan\n\n\nRachel is a creative thinker\, idea generator\, and an event industry speaker on to pics that cover event marketing\, social media\, and digital events. What drives Rachel is empowering associations\, profit\, and non-profit organiz ations as well as meeting planners to build attendance and grow members&rs quo\; engagement in an omnichannel approach to communications.\n\nRachel c hannels nearly 24 years of creative advertising experience\, social media\ , web and mobile technology to create\, brand and promote engaging\, succe ssful event marketing campaigns for national and international conferences and tradeshows. She holds an impressive track record of breaking event at tendance and over 210 successful event marketing campaigns for national or international conferences and tradeshow both public and trade sector. \nH er creative campaign for the Ontario Hospital Association got First-place wins in multiple categories at The International Association of Exhibition s and Events&trade\; (IAEE) Art of the Show Competition.\nRachel recently launched snö\;ball\, an event influencer marketing platform. snö\; ball was a Top 5 finalist at the 2017 IMEX Pitch as well as an IBTM World 2017 Tech Watch Award finalist and winner of the Best use of PR.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDrew Holmgreen\n\nDrew always wanted to be in the NFL. But h e says it's okay that the scouts never came calling because leading a mark eting team is like football\, requiring strategy\, cooperation\, goals and occasional hard hits.\n\nHe has a B.A. in Advertising from the University of Texas at Austin and started his career at McCann-Erickson Southwest wo rking in new business and on a range of accounts. He's since been at Proof Advertising\, TM Advertising\, Belmont Icehouse and Calise Partners. And now leads Marketing and Communications for Meetings Professional Internati onal.\n\nThroughout his nearly 20 years in marketing and advertising\, he' s helped rack up success stories for every client he's worked with (spanni ng multiple industries) and awards in every medium (from television to pri nt\, digital\, experiential and beyond).\nDrew's client experience include s 7-Eleven\, Austin Convention &\; Visitors Bureau\, Baylor University\ , Bell Helicopter\, Big Bend Brewing Co\, Dallas Area Rapid Transit Author ity\, E-Z-GO\, Hilton Austin\, HP Byron Nelson Championship\, La Quinta\, Lower Colorado River Authority\, Mattress Firm\, Radisson\, Sport Chalet\, Tarrant County Public Health\, Texas A&\;M University\, Texas Health a nd Human Services Commission\, Texas Health Resources\, Texas Tourism\, To wn of Addison\, Visit Big Bend and VisitDFW to name a few. He also serves on the Texas Central Hemophilia Association Board of Directors\, and provi des keynotes at regional and national conferences.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Joanne Charlebois\nJoanne Charlebois is the Chief Executive Officer of Spe ech-Language &\; Audiology Canada (SAC). \; Her primary responsibil ities are the fulfillment of the association&rsquo\;s mission and strategi c initiatives\, providing leadership to the Board of Directors and staff r elated to association operations\, governance and emerging national issues . She also represents the association in their advocacy work to the federa l government and works in collaboration with the provincial associations a nd regulators to serve the needs of SAC members.\nJoanne has 35+ years of not-for-profit association leadership experience which includes the Canadi an Egg Marketing Agency\, the Appraisal Institute of Canada and several ye ars of high-tech experience in a strategic marketing and communications ro le. \;\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKelly Neall\n\nKelly is the Managing Di rector at the Ottawa International Animation Festival\, the largest event of its kind in North America.\n\nShe started at the Festival in 1994 as co -director and after that contract was complete\, volunteered for several y ears as an advisory board member. She was the General Manager of the Ottaw a-Hull Film and Television Association. During that period she helped to p roduce the Ottawa Region Production Guide\, The REEL Awards and many other highly successful events and publications. In 2000 she returned to the OI AF as Managing Director\, responsible for overseeing all aspects of fundra ising\, sponsor relations\, marketing\, budgeting and logistics related to running this major\, international film event. She founded TAC\, the busi ness conference at the OIAF\, the websites animationdirectory.ca and toona pprentice.ca and started youth outreach components such as Animation Celeb ration.\n\n\nWatch this space for more details to come on our sessions and presenters.\n\nPlease \;click here \;for more information on GMID .\n\nSchedule:\n7:00-8:00: Registration\n8:00-8:20: Breakfast\, opening re marks\, GMID proclamations\, and presentation of GMID Influencer Award\n8: 20-8:50: Keynote presentation by Drew Holmgreen \;\n8:50-9:00: Questio n and Answer\n9:00-9:20: Refreshment break\, Learning Stations and travel to first breakout\n9:20-10:00: Breakout session (Choose 1 of 4 workshops)\ n10:00-10:15: Travel to second breakout\n10:15-10:55: Breakout session (Ch oose 1 of 4 workshops)\n10:55-11:05:Travel to Plenary room\n\n11:05-11:50: Plenary panel and closing remarks\n\n\n \n \n Cost\n Early-Bird(until March 21 \, 2019)\n Regular(as of March 22\, 2019)\n \n \n Industry Professionals\n $77.00\n $87.00\n \n \n St udents\n $67.00\n $77.00\n \n \n Corporate Table of 10*\n $770.00\n $870.00\n \n \n\n*Benefits of a Corporate Table of 10 include:\n\n Guara nteed seating for 10\n Reserved table sign with your organization name and logo\n On-screen recognition of your organization as a Corporate Ta ble host\n\n\n\n\nCome to GMID in Ottawa then take the train to the Event in Montreal with the MPI Foundation! \; Register for the Foundation Ra llye \; HERE\n\n\nCommittee Members\nAngelita Aboukassam &ndash\; Comm ittee Co-Chair\n\nDavid Dugas &ndash\; Committee Co-Chair\n\nErin Bellwood \n\nKalli Foster\n\nNicole Jeffrey\n\nCourtney Jones\n\nMeg LaPlante\n\nSa ndy Ouellette\n\nKristina Sabourin\n\nClaudia Urratia\n\n\nOur Partners\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that MPI Ottawa takes pictures at all Cha pter events and some photos from this event may be posted on our website. If you see a photograph of yourself online that you do not want posted\, p lease contact the Secretariat and it will be promptly removed. DTEND:20190404T151500Z DTSTAMP:20260818T053155Z DTSTART:20190404T110000Z LOCATION:ON\,Canada\,Gloucester\,2901 Gibford Dr. SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Global Meetings Industry Day 2019 UID:RFCALITEM639226099157623006 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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Join MPI Ottawa as we celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day on Apri l 4\, 2019 where we \;bring together leaders from across the meetings and events industry\, showcasing the impact that business meetings\, confe rences\, conventions\, incentive travel\, trade shows and exhibitions have on our industry. Meeting professionals across the world participate in th is international day of advocacy.\n
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\nWe live in a connected world. What happens across the globe can feel as close as what happens ne xt door. This presents both opportunities and Challenges in a variety of environments. Meetings and events are strategically positioned to yield o pportunities from these increasingly global communities.\n
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\n Our morning will include Panel and Session discussions on how events can a ccess a wider audience-delegates\, sponsors and stakeholders\, content and messaging now have a wider potential reach than ever before. \;
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\nRachel channels nearly 24 years of creative advertising experien ce\, social media\, web and mobile technology to create\, brand and promot e engaging\, successful event marketing campaigns for national and interna tional conferences and tradeshows. She holds an impressive track record of breaking event attendance and over 210 successful event marketing campaig ns for national or international conferences and tradeshow both public and trade sector.
\nHer creative campaign for the Ontario Hospital Asso ciation got First-place wins in multiple categories at The International A ssociation of Exhibitions and Events&trade\; (IAEE) Art of the Show Compet ition.\nRachel recently launched snö\;ball\, an event influencer marke ting platform. snö\;ball was a Top 5 finalist at the 2017 IMEX Pitch a s well as an IBTM World 2017 Tech Watch Award finalist and winner of the B est use of PR.\n
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\nHe ha s a B.A. in Advertising from the University of Texas at Austin and started his career at McCann-Erickson Southwest working in new business and on a range of accounts. He's since been at Proof Advertising\, TM Advertising\, Belmont Icehouse and Calise Partners. And now leads Marketing and Communi cations for Meetings Professional International.\n
\nThroughout his n early 20 years in marketing and advertising\, he's helped rack up success stories for every client he's worked with (spanning multiple industries) a nd awards in every medium (from television to print\, digital\, experienti al and beyond).\nDrew's client experience includes 7-Eleven\, Austin Conve ntion &\; Visitors Bureau\, Baylor University\, Bell Helicopter\, Big B end Brewing Co\, Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority\, E-Z-GO\, Hilton Aus tin\, HP Byron Nelson Championship\, La Quinta\, Lower Colorado River Auth ority\, Mattress Firm\, Radisson\, Sport Chalet\, Tarrant County Public He alth\, Texas A&\;M University\, Texas Health and Human Services Commiss ion\, Texas Health Resources\, Texas Tourism\, Town of Addison\, Visit Big Bend and VisitDFW to name a few. He also serves on the Texas Central Hemo philia Association Board of Directors\, and provides keynotes at regional and national conferences.
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Kelly is the Managing Director at the Ottawa International Animation Festival\, the largest event of its kin d in North America.

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She started at the Festi val in 1994 as co-director and after that contract was complete\, voluntee red for several years as an advisory board member. She was the General Man ager of the Ottawa-Hull Film and Television Association. During that perio d she helped to produce the Ottawa Region Production Guide\, The REEL Awar ds and many other highly successful events and publications. In 2000 she r eturned to the OIAF as Managing Director\, responsible for overseeing all aspects of fundraising\, sponsor relations\, marketing\, budgeting and log istics related to running this major\, international film event. She found ed TAC\, the business conference at the OIAF\, the websites animationdirec tory.ca and toonapprentice.ca and started youth outreach components such a s Animation Celebration.

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7:00-8:00: Registration\n

8:00-8:20: Breakfast\, opening remarks\, GMID proclamations\, and p resentation of GMID Influencer Award

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8:20-8:50: Keynote presentati on by Drew Holmgreen \;

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8:50-9:00: Question and Answer

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9:00-9:20: Refreshment break\, Learning Stations and travel to first brea kout

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9:20-10:00: Breakout session (Choose 1 of 4 workshops)

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\n11:05-11:50: Plenary panel and closing remarks

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\n\n \n \n Cost\n Early-Bird(until Ma rch 21 \, 2019)\n Regular(as of March 22\, 2019)\n \n \n Industry Professionals\n $77.00\n $87.00\n \n \n Students\n $ 67.00\n $77.00\n \n \n Corporate Table of 10*\n $770.00\n $870.00\n \n \n\n

*Benefits of a Corporate Table of 10 include:

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