August 2020 Virtual Meeting

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10% of proceeds from this meeting will fund a chapter member scholarship to attend an upcoming Carolina's Chapter event prior to June 30, 2021!

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Meetings

This session will include: 

• Antwone will speak about his experience as the International Chair of the MPI Diversity & Inclusion Task Force.
• Address challenges that organizations experience when it comes to diversity and inclusion (Ex. Lack of commitment, funding, lack of support from leadership) & strategies to help overcome these challenges.
• How do we define Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?
• Why is this topic so important in the meeting industry and what’s the ROI?
• How can we measure our D&I initiatives?

MPI-CC is a CMP Preferred Provider. The program(s) identified with the CMP Preferred Provider logo meet the requirements to receive continuing education (CE) credit for the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) credential.  The use of the CMP Preferred Provider Course logo is not an endorsement by the Events Industry Council of the quality of the session. For more information about the CMP credential or CMP Preferred Provider Program, please visit www.EventsCouncil.org.

Speaker

Antwone Stigall CMP, DES, CED

Chief Events Officer, Antwone Stigall & Co. | Event Management & Production

Antwone Stigall leads the Antwone Stigall & Co team with over 10+ years of industry experience. A champion for event industry diversity & inclusion and the educational advancement of his colleagues, he Known for his transparent and vibrant persona. Antwone is an innate leader with a keen eye for strategic planning, meetings execution and destination management.

Antwone brings event production experience so matchless that he can plan a program and a production in his sleep without a toss or a turn. His experience ranges from elaborate and broadcasted productions at mega churches of 20,000+ members, nonprofit creatively budgeted event experiences to custom event services at event agencies. Antwone eats, drinks, lives, and breathes events.

Antwone is a dedicated meeting professional who serves his industry unapologetically. He has served as a Two Term Vice President for the Tennessee Chapter of Meeting Professionals International, an International Chair for the Meeting Professionals International Diversity & Inclusion Task Force, chartered the first Student Chapter of MPI:TN, speaks at industry global events, and has been featured in several global event industry publications.

An industry leader and elaborately decorated professional, Antwone is a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP), Digital Event Strategist (DES) and doesn’t plan to stop there. Antwone is also a proud member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), and American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). When he not planning strategic meetings and events, you can find Antwone spending time with his family, being an amazing Godfather, and somewhere in an open field horseback riding.

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Spark Sessions

Back by popular demand! Join us for a series of focus groups to spark meaningful conversations with each other on specific topics. Connect with others to share ideas and collaborate on solutions.

Topic 1: "Best Practices for Implementing a D&I Process" 
              Led by: Antwone Stigall, CMP, DES, CED

Topic 2: "Best Practices for F&B and Room Sets with Social Distancing"
              Led by: Joe Barrow, Director of Hotel Sales at Colonial Williamsburg Resorts
                           Lynn Skinner, Sales Manager at Rizzo Center

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Virtual Happy Hour: Chat, Relax & Sip!

Hosted/Bartended by: Ashley Owens, Visit Greenville, SC

Ashley will do an instructional cocktail making mini- class as part of the happy hour! If you'd like to participate, look out for an ingredient list to be sent out ahead of time so you're prepped to make your cocktail with your MPI-CC family!