MPI NF September Hybrid Educational Luncheon
Please join us at the MPI North Florida - September 2020 Hybrid Luncheon & Educational Session on Tuesday, September 8 at 11:00 AM EST.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
It’s a legal, social, and professional responsibility to adapt your meeting venue to accommodate speakers and attendees with disabilities.
Having been paralyzed from the waist down with a spinal cord injury, Rosemarie Rossetti, Ph.D. speaks from her wheelchair sharing her own dramatic personal story. She presents to audiences throughout the U.S. and beyond as a recognized expert on inclusive design. She has also earned recognition for her home that is the top-rated universal design home in North America.
In this presentation, Rossetti addresses crucial points you need to know to anticipate challenges in order to achieve a smooth, gracious, and respectful event experience for every participant. She will focus on: why disability inclusivity is so important, how to set up your meeting rooms, how to remove dining and networking challenges, how to accommodate speakers and guests with wheelchairs, and important resources designed to ease your way as a successful meeting professional.
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
• Identify problems and challenges that people with disabilities experience at meetings and events.
• Develop solutions to solve problems and challenges that people with disabilities experience at meetings and events.
• Create an inclusive, easy access environment for people who use wheelchairs and scooters in and around meeting and dining rooms including layout, aisle width, easy access, table heights, and more.
MAKING VIRTUAL MEETINGS INCLUSIVE TAKEAWAYS:
• Communication strategies to accommodate people with disabilities at virtual meetings.
• Be able to implement technologies to enable people who are deaf, blind, or have learning disabilities to fully participate.
• Know how to work with a presenter in advance of a virtual meeting to obtain supportive materials for the participants with disabilities.
• Source suppliers that provide technology services to make your virtual meetings inclusive.
EVENT AGENDA
10:45AM - 11:00AM MPI 101
11:00AM - 11:30AM Networking
11:30AM - 11:35AM President's Welcome
11:35AM - 12:00PM Lunch
12:00PM - 1:00PM Presentation
12:00PM - 1:00PM Virtual Portion
SAFETY PROTOCOLS
Both MPI North Florida and the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville are making sure all safety protocols are in place based on the CDC guidelines. For more information, please visit our event website.
PRICE
Member Registration- $35
Virtual Member Registration- $20
Non Member Registration- $50
Virtual Non Member Registration- $30
Student Registration-$20
CDC recommendations and physical distancing protocols will be in place. Additional information to follow.
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