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DESCRIPTION:Join MPISSN for this year's Trade Show &\; Education at Glob
al Meetings Industry Day!\n\nSCHEDULE OF EVENTS\n\n10:00 \;a.m. - 12:0
0 p.m. -Emergency Preparedness Workshop - \;&ldquo\;Are You REALLY Rea
dy?&rdquo\;\nWe all know that we need an emergency plan. We&rsquo\;ve been
told\, we may have even experienced something that reinforced that notion
. Where does one start though? Laura Thomas\, with the help of a retired f
ire chief developed a very comprehensive preparedness program for meetings
and conferences. In this interactive session\, Laura will help simplify t
he program and show you that you have all the fingers at your fingertips a
nd help you get on the road to implementing.\n\nSPEAKER:\n\n\n\nLaura Thom
as \;is the Director Meetings and Member Services for the CA Associati
on of Health Facilities. She is a long time \;meeting planner but rece
nt self proclaimed emergency preparedness &ldquo\;geek&rdquo\;.\n\n\n\n\n1
2:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. -Lunch \n\n\n1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Hot Topics Pane
l\nBring your burning questions and unique ideas to this interactive panel
discussion on current trends and hot topics. Panelists and attendees will
engage in a lively discussion on items meeting professionals need/want to
know.\n\nPANELISTS:\nRoss Gimpel is Regional VP of Venues for Encore and
is responsible for supporting 30+ partner venues throughout Northern Calif
ornia and Nevada. Ross began his Event Technology career as a technician i
n 1999 and joined PSAV (later Encore) in 2004\, holding various operationa
l roles along the way. Ross serves on the Board of the CA Hospitality and
Lodging Association and received his MBA from Drexel University in 2011.\n
Amy Orr has more than 20 years of experience in the event and conference p
lanning industry\, specifically with professional and trade associations.
Amy began her career in Colorado working for a trade association\, the Gen
eral Merchandise Distributors Association\, where she discovered her inter
est in the conference and event industry. After moving back to California\
, she held positions at the California Grocers Association and the Califor
nia Chamber of Commerce. At the California Chamber of Commerce\, she manag
ed high-profile Board of Directors meetings\, legislative summits\, and pu
blic affairs events for five years. In 2007\, she established her own even
t planning business\, ORRganized Events\, which focuses on conference plan
ning and association management. \;Amy has been an active volunteer wi
th MPISSN and is currently the V.P. Communications. \;\n\nLeena \;
Riggs is the Director of Marketing &\; Partnerships at Visit Ranch
\;Cordova. \;Past employers include the Sacramento Kings\, Universal
Orlando Resort\, and Walt Disney World Resort. \;Leena has a B.A. in
History and an M.S. in Hospitality and Tourism Management. \;She serv
es on the Board of Directors for the Sacramento Children&rsquo\;s Museum a
nd the Government Relations Committee for the Rancho Cordova Chamber of Co
mmerce. \; Leena currently serves as Director of Special Events for th
e MPI Sacramento/ Sierra Nevada chapter and as volunteer co-chair for the
Emerging Professionals Advisory Council with MPI Global. Leena has two dog
s\, a flower garden\, and an obsession with coffee.\n\nAlisha Scully\, CMP
\, is the Assistant Director of Sales of the Sacramento Marriott Rancho Co
rdova. \; Past employers include the InterContinental The Clement Mont
erey\, The Exchange Sacramento\, and Sacramento State University College o
f Continuing Education. \; Alisha has a B.S. in Hotel Administration f
rom the University of Nevada\, Las Vegas. \; She is currently the Vice
President of Membership for the MPI Sacramento/Sierra Nevada chapter.&nbs
p\; Alisha lives in Orangevale with her husband\, 2-year-old daughter\, do
g and cat.\n\n2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Trade Show / Networking\nSpend time
networking with our amazing sponsors and exhibitors:\n\nGMID SPONSOR\n\n\n
EXHIBITORS\nHampton Inn Rancho Cordova\nHyatt Regency Sacramento\nLive Nat
ion Special Events\nMarriott Rancho Cordova\nMonterey County CVB\nSan Dieg
o Tourism Authority\nSan Mateo County CVB\nSheraton Redding Hotel at Sundi
al Bridge\nVisit Pasadena\nVisit Sacramento\nWyndham Sacramento\n\n\n\n\nR
egistration Fees: $75 Member / $100 Non-Members\n\n\n\n
DTEND:20220407T230000Z
DTSTAMP:20260421T044220Z
DTSTART:20220407T170000Z
LOCATION:CA\,United States\,Sacramento\,1220 Arden Hills Ln
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Tradeshow & Education: Global Meetings Industry Day!
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join MPISSN for this year's Trade Show &\; Education at Global Me
etings Industry Day!
\n
\nSCHEDULE OF EVENTS
\n
\n<
span style="font-family: Verdana\; font-size: 16px\;">10:00 \;
a.m. - 12:00 p.m. -Emergency Preparedness Workshop - \;&ldquo\;Are
You REALLY Ready?&rdquo\;
\nWe all know that we need an emergency plan. W
e&rsquo\;ve been told\, we may have even experienced something that reinfo
rced that notion. Where does one start though? Laura Thomas\, with the hel
p of a retired fire chief developed a very comprehensive preparedness prog
ram for meetings and conferences. In this interactive session\, Laura will
help simplify the program and show you that you have all the fingers at y
our fingertips and help you get on the road to implementing.
\
n\nSPEAKER:
\n\n\n\n
Laura Thomas \;is the Director Meetings and Member Servi
ces for the CA Association of Health Facilities. She is a long time \;
meeting planner but recent self proclaimed emergency preparedness &ldquo\;
geek&rdquo\;.
\n
\n
\n
\n\n12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
-Lunch
\n
\n
\n1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Hot Topics Pa
nel
\nBring your burning
questions and unique ideas to this interactive panel discussion on curren
t trends and hot topics. Panelists and attendees will engage in a lively d
iscussion on items meeting professionals need/want to know.
\n
\nPANELISTS:
\n
Ross Gimpel i
s Regional VP of Venues for Encore and is responsible for supporting 30+ p
artner venues throughout Northern California and Nevada. Ross began his Ev
ent Technology career as a technician in 1999 and joined PSAV (later Encor
e) in 2004\, holding various operational roles along the way. Ross serves
on the Board of the CA Hospitality and Lodging Association and received hi
s MBA from Drexel University in 2011.
\n
Amy Orr has more than 20 years of exp
erience in the event and conference planning industry\, specifically with
professional and trade associations. Amy began her career in Colorado work
ing for a trade association\, the General Merchandise Distributors Associa
tion\, where she discovered her interest in the conference and event indus
try. After moving back to California\, she held positions at the Californi
a Grocers Association and the California Chamber of Commerce. At the Calif
ornia Chamber of Commerce\, she managed high-profile Board of Directors me
etings\, legislative summits\, and public affairs events for five years. I
n 2007\, she established her own event planning business\, ORRganized Even
ts\, which focuses on conference planning and association management.
\;Amy has been an active volunteer with MPISSN and is currently the V.P. C
ommunications. \;
\n
\n
Leena \;Riggs is the Director of Marketing &\; Partner
ships at Visit Ranch \;Cordova. \;Past employers include the Sacramento King
s\, Universal Orlando Resort\, and Walt Disney World Resort. \;Leena
has a B.A. in History and an M.S. in Hospitality and Tourism Management. &
nbsp\;She serves on the Board of Directors for the Sacramento Children&rsq
uo\;s Museum and the Government Relations Committee for the Rancho Cordova
Chamber of Commerce. \; Leena currently serves as Director of Special
Events for the MPI Sacramento/ Sierra Nevada chapter and as volunteer co-
chair for the Emerging Professionals Advisory Council with MPI Global. Lee
na has two dogs\, a flower garden\, and an obsession with coffee.\n
\n
Alisha Scully\, CMP\, is the Assistant Director of Sales o
f the Sacramento Marriott Rancho Cordova. \; Past employers include th
e InterContinental The Clement Monterey\, The Exchange Sacramento\, and Sa
cramento State University College of Continuing Education. \; Alisha h
as a B.S. in Hotel Administration from the University of Nevada\, Las Vega
s. \; She is currently the Vice President of Membership for the MPI Sa
cramento/Sierra Nevada chapter. \; Alisha lives in Orangevale with her
husband\, 2-year-old daughter\, dog and cat.
\n
\n2:00 p.m. - 4:00
p.m. - Trade Show / Networking
\nSpend time networking with our amazing sponsors and exh
ibitors:
\n
\nGMID SPONSOR
\n
\n
\nEXHIBITORS
\nHampto
n Inn Rancho Cordova
\nHyatt Regency Sacramento
\nLive Nation Sp
ecial Events
\nMarriott Rancho Cordova
\nMonterey County CVB
\nSan Diego Tourism Authority
\nSan Mateo County CVB
\nSherato
n Redding Hotel at Sundial Bridge
\nVisit Pasadena
\nVisit Sacra
mento
\nWyndham Sacramento
\n
\n
\n
\n
\nRegistration Fees: $75 Member / $100 Non-Members
\n\n\n
\n
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