2026 February Educational Meeting

About the Event

DESCRIPTION:

Get ready for a high-energy, hands-on MPI Minnesota experience at Festivities. Hosted in their showroom—described as an event design playground—this interactive event will get attendees moving, thinking, and collaborating with one another. After a brief creative prompt from the Festivities team, participants will break into small groups and design their own event table using a wide variety of linens, tabletop pieces, décor, and floral elements.

This experience is for everyone—no design background required. Whether you consider yourself creative or not, you’ll feed off the energy of the group and walk away inspired with fresh ideas you can apply to future events. Lunch will be provided.

 EIC Credits Domain & Outcomes

Event Design

1. Attendees will explore how thoughtfully selected design elements—such as room layout, tabletop components, sensory details, and collaborative formats—can create inclusive, high-impact experiences regardless of attendees’ design background.
2. Through small-group, peer-to-peer collaboration, participants will learn how interactive delivery methods encourage creativity, deepen engagement, and reinforce learning outcomes in live, in-person events.

Agenda

11:00am - 11:30am            Registration/Networking/Lunch

11:30am - 11:40am        Welcome & Event Overview

11:40am - 11:55am       Panel Discussion

11:55am - 12:40pm        Design Challenge

12:40pm - 12:55pm        Team Presentations

12:55pm - 1:00pm              Thank You & Closing

Members Regular Rate: $50
Non-Member Regular Rate: $70
Student Regular Rate: $25
MPI Past President** Rate: $25

After February 22 and for Walk-In / On-Site pricing:

Members Walk-in Rate: $60
Non-Member Walk-in Rate: $80
Student Walk-in Rate: $25
MPI Past President** Rate: $25

** Past Chapter Presidents must be MPI members in good standing to receive this pricing.

Thank You Sponsors

Venue Sponsor

Festivities MN

Catering Sponsor

Year-Long Sponsors

 

Festivities - Minnetonka