BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230301T020000 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:AgendaWednesday\, November 1st\, Hilton Raleigh North Hills6:30 PM - 8:30 PM \;Welcome Reception\, \;'88 Oaks Carolina Kitchen at the Hilton Raleigh North HillsThursday\, November 2nd\, The Ritz Raleigh8 :30 AM - 9:30 AMDEI Connect\, \;Black Ivory Café\;9:30 AM - 10:0 0 AMRegistration10:00 AM \; - 10:15 AM \;Welcome &\; Introducto ry Remarks10:15 AM - 11:30 AMEducation Session - Hotel Trends and the Outl ook for 2024\, Daryl Cronk 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM \;Networking Break12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \;Lunch1:00 PM - 2:15 PM \;Education Session - Every thing You Need to Know About AI...But Didn't Know to Ask\, James Spellos2: 15 PM - 2:45 PM \;Networking Break2:45 PM - 3:45 PM \;Education Se ssion - \;Your Essential Digital Toolbox: Making the Most of Tech Tool s to Enhance \; Your Productivity\, James Spellos4:00 PM - 6:00 PM&nbs p\;Networking ReceptionEducation SessionsHotel Trends and the Outlook for 2024Daryl CronkThursday\, November 2nd\, 10:15 AM - 11:30 AMMPI-CC has bee n approved by the Events Industry Council (EIC) as a Preferred Provider of the below-listed continuing education courses\, which qualify for CMP con tinuing education credit. \; \; Determination of continuing educat ion credit eligibility or Preferred Provider status does not imply EIC&rsq uo\;s endorsement or assessment of education quality.The hotel industry ha s been on a roller coaster in recent years\, from the depths of the pandem ic to a soaring recovery. But not all industry segments and destinations r ecovered at the same pace\, and the industry has experienced some signific ant shifts this year. During this session you will learn about the latest performance trends in the hotel industry and the outlook for 2024\, \; based on data extracted from the STR report. \;Everything You Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence...But Didn't Know to AskJames SpellosTh ursday\, November 2nd\, 1:00 PM - 2:15 PMMPI-CC has been approved by the E vents Industry Council (EIC) as a Preferred Provider of the below-listed c ontinuing education courses\, which qualify for CMP continuing education c redit. \; \; Determination of continuing education credit eligibil ity or Preferred Provider status does not imply EIC&rsquo\;s endorsement o r assessment of education quality.Since ChatGPT exploded in our lives in N ovember 2022\,  \;Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already h aving a significant impact on the tasks and and requirements needed for to day&rsquo\;s hospitality professionals. \; While many are fearful that AI will replace the need for some workers\, perhaps even some meeting pla nners\, most organizations understand that is not the case\, though the sk ill sets and tasks required to best perform at the job are evolving. \ ; Attend this session to keep up the various tech tools that will impact y our career now and moving forward.After participating in this session\, th e learner will be able to: \;Understanding of what generative AI means \, and how that impacts the results received by the userEssentials of Chat GPT usage\, including constructing optimal prompts\, usage of Plug-Ins\, a nd other featuresIdentify 30+ AI tools that can support your work\, includ ing text to Understand how current AI technology will continue to evolve&n bsp\;Your Essential Digital Toolbox: Making the Most of Tech Tools to Enha nce Your ProductivityJames SpellosThursday\, November 2nd\, 2:45 PM - 3:45 PMMPI-CC has been approved by the Events Industry Council (EIC) as a Pref erred Provider of the below-listed continuing education courses\, which qu alify for CMP continuing education credit. \; \; Determination of continuing education credit eligibility or Preferred Provider status does not imply EIC&rsquo\;s endorsement or assessment of education quality.Apps \, web resources\, digital shortcuts&hellip\;there are thousands of tools and services out there for the meeting professional to use. \; But whi ch ones are the ones that can really save the day? \; How can you buil d that essential digital toolbox which always can provide the right tool f or each job&hellip\;one where most of the tools are completely free? \ ; Whether you&rsquo\;re trying to build an app (yes\, you can do that for free) or ensure that your organization can optimize their social presence\ , or whether you just want to be able to do something quicker and easier\, this session is essential to enhance your productivity. \;After atten ding this session\, the attendee will be able to: \;Identify over 30 d igital tools to enhance your productivityLearn how to develop a conference app at no costUnderstand critical desktop shortcuts &\; advanced mobil e tipsUse artificial intelligence tools to expedite your workflow \;Sp eakersJames Spellos is the President of Meeting U. whose mission is to hel p people become more productive and comfortable with technology.In 2022\, Meeting Professionals International included Jim on their 50 most influent ial persons list in the hospitality industry in honor of their 50th annive rsary celebration. In 2021\, Glisser named Jim one of the most influential people in virtual events. \; A few years prior\, Jim was named one of the Meeting Industry&rsquo\;s trendsetters by Meetings Today magazine.&nb sp\; He was a faculty member at New York University for 25 years receiving both their Award for Teaching Excellence and their Outstanding Service Aw ard. \;Jim is on the Board of Directors for Rock and Wrap It Up\, an a nti-poverty\, anti-hunger organization which recovers excess food from eve nts. \; Jim co-created their Whole Earth Calculator app. He also speak s about food recovery and sustainability at events. \; In 2018 &\; 2019\, BizBash named Jim one of their top 500 people in events for his wor k in sustainability.  \;He also 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. \;Jim is an accomplished musician and songwriter who released his first solo album\, Stroke of Genius in 2020. \; \ ; \;Daryl Cronk is the Director of Hospitality Analytics for CoStar co vering the Southeastern U.S. He follows hotel and investment trends and sh ares them with clients through presentations at industry events\, market r eports\, news articles\, and videos. Daryl has more than 20 years of exper ience in the travel and tourism industry. Prior to joining CoStar he ran t he Market Research team at Visit Orlando\, where he gained extensive exper ience conducting consumer research and analyzing the hospitality industry& rsquo\;s key performance indicators. Before joining the tourism industry\, Daryl began his career path as an Economist in the United States Treasury Department.Daryl studied Finance and Economics at James Madison Universit y\, and earned a Masters of Arts in Applied Economics from the University of Central Florida.DEI ConnectThe &ldquo\;DEI Connects&rdquo\; event serie s is a way to gather industry colleagues to connect\, learn about each oth er\, discuss industry and personal challenges\, and share ideas and inspir ation in an informal safe space. Everyone is welcome to join the DEI Conne ct at Black Ivory Café\;\, located less than a mile away from The Ri tz Raleigh and your first morning beverage is compliments of Visit Raleigh .Room BlockHampton Inn &\; Suites Raleigh Midtown is holding a room blo ck for MPI-CC for $129 a night. Breakfast is included! Book your room befo re Friday\, October 13th in order to receive the group rate. \;Book yo ur room here \;or call 1-800-HILTONS (445-8667) or our hotel direct (9 19) 825-4000. Mention dates needed\, \;event name\, type of accommodat ions (King or 2 Queens). \; \;Hilton Raleigh North Hills is holdin g a room block for MPI-CC for $159 a night. Breakfast is included! Book yo ur room before Tuesday\, October 17th in order to receive the group rate.& nbsp\;Book you room here \;or call 1-800-HILTONS and reference code "M PI".Let Everyone Know You're AttendingShare with the world that you're att ending the November Chapter Meeting by sharing these graphics on your soci al media channels.Meet Us There! (Instagram)Meet Us There! (LinkedIn\, Fac ebook\, Twitter) DTEND:20231102T220000Z DTSTAMP:20240329T080526Z DTSTART:20231101T223000Z LOCATION:NC\,Raleigh\,2820 Industrial Drive SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:November Chapter Meeting UID:RFCALITEM638472783266513306 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Wednesday\, November 1st\, Hilt
on Raleigh North Hills
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM |  \ ;Welcome Reception\, \;'88 Oaks Carolina Kitchen at the Hilton Ral eigh North Hills |
Thursday\, November 2nd\, The Ritz Raleigh
8:30 AM
- 9:30 AM | DEI Connect\, \;Black Ivory Caf& eacute\; |
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Registration |
10:00 AM \; - 10:15 AM |  \;Welcom e &\; Introductory Remarks |
Education Session - Hote l Trends and the Outlook for 2024\, Daryl Cronk | |
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |  \;Network ing Break |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |  \;Lunch |
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM |  \;Education Sessi on - Everything You Need to Know About AI...But Didn't Know to Ask\, J ames Spellos |
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM |  \;Networking Break |
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM | <
p> \;Education Session - \;Your Essential Digital Toolbox: Mak
ing the Most of Tech Tools to Enhance \; Your Productivity\, James Spe
llos |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |  \;Network ing Reception |
Daryl Cronk
Thursday\
, November 2nd\, 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
MPI-CC has been approved by the Events Industry Council (EIC) as a Prefer
red Provider of the below-listed continuing education courses\, which qual
ify for CMP continuing education credit. \; \; Determination of co
ntinuing education credit eligibility or Preferred Provider status does no
t imply EIC&rsquo\;s endorsement or assessment of education quality.
The hotel industry has been on a roller coaster in recent years\, from the depths of the pandemi c to a soaring recovery. But not all industry segments and destinations re covered at the same pace\, and the industry has experienced some significa nt shifts this year. During this session you will learn about the latest p erformance trends in the hotel industry and the outlook for 2024\, \;b ased on data extracted from the STR report.
 \;
James Spellos
Thursday\, Novem
ber 2nd\, 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
MPI-CC has been approved by the Events Industry Council (EIC) as a Preferred Prov ider of the below-listed continuing education courses\, which qualify for CMP continuing education credit. \; \; Determination of continuing education credit eligibility or Preferred Provider status does not imply EIC&rsquo\;s endorsement or assessment of education quality. p>
Since ChatGPT exploded in our lives in November 2022\,  \;Generat ive Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already having a significant impact on the tasks and and requirements needed for today&rsquo\;s hospitality prof essionals. \; While many are fearful that AI will replace the need for some workers\, perhaps even some meeting planners\, most organizations un derstand that is not the case\, though the skill sets and tasks required t o best perform at the job are evolving. \; Attend this session to keep up the various tech tools that will impact your career now and moving for ward.
After participating in this session\, the learner will be able to: \;
 \;
James Spellos
T
hursday\, November 2nd\, 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
MPI-CC has been approved by the Events Industry Council (EIC) as a Preferred Provider of the below-listed continuing education courses\, whi ch qualify for CMP continuing education credit. \; \; Determinatio n of continuing education credit eligibility or Preferred Provider status does not imply EIC&rsquo\;s endorsement or assessment of education quality .
Apps\, web resources\, digital shortcuts&hellip\;there are thousands of tools and services out there for the meeting professiona l to use. \; But which ones are the ones that can really save the day?  \; How can you build that essential digital toolbox which always can provide the right tool for each job&hellip\;one where most of the tools ar e completely free? \; Whether you&rsquo\;re trying to build an app (ye s\, you can do that for free) or ensure that your organization can optimiz e their social presence\, or whether you just want to be able to do someth ing quicker and easier\, this session is essential to enhance your product ivity. \;
After attending this session\, the attendee will be ab le to: \;
 \;
James Spellos is the President of Meeting U. whose mission is to help people become m ore productive and comfortable with technology.
In 2022\, Meeting Professionals International included Jim on their 50 most influential persons list in the hospitality industry in hon or of their 50th anniversary celebration. In 2021\, Glisser nam ed Jim one of the most influential people in virtual events. \; A few years prior\, Jim was named one of the Meeting Industry&rsquo\;s trendsett ers by Meetings Today magazine. \; He was a faculty member at New York University for 25 years receiving both their Award for Teaching Excellenc e and their Outstanding Service Award.
&nb sp\;Jim is on the Board of Directors for Rock and Wrap It Up\, an anti-pov erty\, anti-hunger organization which recovers excess food from events.&nb sp\; Jim co-created their Whole Earth Calculator app. He also speaks about food recovery and sustainability at events. \; In 2018 &\; 2019\, BizBash named Jim one of their top 500 people in events for his work in su stainability.
 \;He also has a certif icate in Plant-Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutri tional Studies\, is a certified Food for Life instructor through the Physi cians Committee for Responsible Medicine\, and is on the staff of Plant Po wered Metro New York\, helping to educate people about a healthy diet and lifestyle\, which helped to save his own life. \;
Jim is an accomplished musician and songwriter who released hi s first solo album\, Stroke of Genius in 2020. \; \;
 \;
Daryl Cronk is the Director of Hospitality Analytics for CoStar covering the Southeastern U.S . He follows hotel and investment trends and shares them with clients thro ugh presentations at industry events\, market reports\, news articles\, an d videos.
Daryl has more than 20 years of experience in the travel and tourism industry. Prior to joining CoStar he ran the Market Research team at Visit Orlando\, where he gained extensive experience conducting consumer research and analyzing the hospitality ind ustry&rsquo\;s key performance indicators. Before joining the tourism indu stry\, Daryl began his career path as an Economist in the United States Tr easury Department.
Daryl studied Finance a nd Economics at James Madison University\, and earned a Masters of Arts in Applied Economics from the University of Central Florida.
The &ldquo\;D EI Connects&rdquo\; event series is a way to gather industry colleagues to connect\, learn about each other\, discuss industry and personal challeng es\, and share ideas and inspiration in an informal safe space. Everyone i s welcome to join the DEI Connect at Black Ivory Café\;\, located le ss than a mile away from The Ritz Raleigh and your first morning beverage is compliments of Visit Raleigh.
Hampton Inn &\; Suites Raleigh
Midtown is holding a room block for MPI-CC for $129 a night. Bre
akfast is included! Book your room before Friday\, October 13th in order t
o receive the group rate. \;Book your room here \;or call 1-800-HILTON
S (445-8667) or our hotel direct (919) 825-4000. Mention dates needed\,&nb
sp\;event name\, typ
e of accommodations (King or 2 Queens). \; \;
< span style="background-color:transparent\;font-family:inherit\;font-size:i nherit\;text-align:inherit\;text-transform:inherit\;word-spacing:normal\;w hite-space:inherit\;color:#000000\;">Hilton Raleigh North Hills is holding a room block for MPI-CC for $159 a night. Breakfast is i ncluded! Book your room before Tuesday\, October 17th in order to receive the group rate. \;Book you room here \;or call 1-800-HILTONS and reference code "MPI".
Share with the world that you' re attending the November Chapter Meeting by sharing these graphics on you r social media channels.