MPI CAC Coronavirus Statement
Updated March 19, 2020
As the industry continues to monitor and adjust to COVID-19, we would like to ensure you that MPI Chicago Area Chapter is doing the same. It is important we come together as a community to support each other, focus on our industry, our members and the health and safety of both.
With the recent developments of COVID-19 and the CDC’s recommendations for events, we have made the incredibly hard decision to cancel Industry Xchange on April 14. As we continue to monitor the situation we will keep you informed of any changes.
We encourage you to utilize the resources available to our industry for real-time updates, mitigation techniques, and best practices.
Industry Xchange is CANCELED!
With the recent developments of COVID-19 and the CDC’s recommendations, Industry Xchange is canceled
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Sponsorship
We want to be your partner! We invite you to consider partnership opportunities with MPI-CAC as a way to elevate your company's presence in the strong Chicagoland hospitality community.
Partner Opportunities
- Annual Partnerships - offer year-round exposure and benefits
- Event Partnerships - Whether you are providing cash or in-kind products/services for a chapter event, we've designed a dynamic mix of baseline benefits + event-specific benefits to maximize your ROI
- Event Host Partnerships - offer the ability to showcase your venue
- Event Support Partnerships - offer targeted exposure
for cash or in-kind support
Contact us
If you'd like to learn more about sponsorship, or are interested in a specific sponsorship opportunity, please contact Partner Relationship Manager, Melissa Dorin LaBarbera, at 312-698-6241 or mlabarbera@mpicac.org.
Why Partner With MPI-CAC?
MPI-CAC is Your Target Audience
We understand that your marketing dollars need to count and it is important to hit your target audience. Advertising with MPI-CAC allows your company to reach industry decision-makers. By investing with us, your brand will extend to prequalified buyers who are searching for your products specifically for their business.
We know how important ROI is to your marketing budget and we know your target audience. Let us help you make that connection.
Members “Buy MPI"
The meeting, conventions, exhibitions, and incentive travel industry generates $263 billion in direct spending.
MPI members buy from MPI advertisers and suppliers because they know that the value of their organizations is understood by their fellow chapter members.
Our members believe in working with companies they know and can trust. Let us help you familiarize the membership with your products and services through a direct connection and relationship that will continue in years to follow.
Tremendous Buying Power
The majority of MPI-CAC members have an annual meeting budget ranging from $1 million to $10 million. Our chapter members collectively plan more than 125,500 meetings
a year. Those meetings are conducted throughout the world
with the Midwest serving as the primary region.
Our Global Market & Buying Power
- 12% Association/Non-Profit Planners
- 38% Corporate Planners
- 29% Independent/Multi-Management Company Planners
- 21% Vertical Market Planners (ie. University, Government and Medical)
By the Numbers
- 375 planner members in the MPI Chicago Area Chapter
- 29% of annual events are Conventions; the remaining are Education, Management, Special Events, Training and Other
- The collective annual budget managed by MPI-CAC planners: $1.228 Billion
- 1/3 - the number of members responsible for executing events for 1,000 or more attendees
- 128 Certified Meeting Professionals
- 4 out of 5 meetings are placed at locations other than city properties; they are held at suburban, airport, resort or convention centers
- The amount of effort you will receive from the MPI-CAC Partner Development team to ensure your ROI: 100%
We Are the Education Resource of The Chicago Meetings Community
About MPI-CAC
With 40 years of experience in career development education, MPI-CAC continues to be the educational resource for meeting professionals. It has been our goal to build a rich global meeting industry. We continue to assist our members to be successful by connecting them to knowledge and ideas, offering opportunities to enhance their relationships and stay current with trends in today’s marketplace.
Our Community
Our membership is comprised of event and meeting professionals from students to senior level planners, servicing the corporate, association, government, and meeting management markets. We have supplier professionals that provide services to the entire meetings industry from hotels, special event venues, restaurants, destination management companies, transportation services and everything in between. Through our membership, MPI-CAC has been the strongest and largest chapter of the global MPI community.
Our Events
Our membership is comprised of event and meeting professionals from students to senior level planners, servicing the corporate, association, government, and meeting management markets. We have supplier professionals that provide services to the entire meetings industry from hotels, special event venues, restaurants, destination management companies, transportation services and everything in between. Through our membership, MPI-CAC has been the strongest and largest chapter of the global MPI community.