MPI Toronto Chapter Blog

MPI adds Global Training Centre at Ryerson University

Bruce MacMillan, President and CEO of MPI, was in town yesterday to announce the addition of Ryerson University as the newest location for an MPI Global Training Center. An integral part of MPI’s Global Training, the Centers will deliver elevated content on a local level for meeting and business event professionals. Over the next two years, MPI anticipates partnering with at least 14 – 15 educational institutions worldwide similar to Canada’s widely respected Ryerson University.

Read more here.

Are we doing enough?

"It's neither quick nor easy to turn a giant ship. Yet, the meeting and event industry is coming to terms with its environmental impact and moving forward with globally significant changes".

Great article in this month's issue of ONE+ about our industry's environmental impact within the context of the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) scheduled for December in Copenhagen.

MEETING September/October 2009 issue

As incoming Director of Communications, it is my pleasure to kick off the new year with the September/October issue of MEETING.  I would like to personally thank the outgoing Committee Director, Brenda Carter and Chair, Andrew Horberry for doing such a fabulous job with the publication in 2008/2009. You truly raised the bar and we look forward to carrying on the torch in the coming year. The Communications Committee is now chaired by Geoff Mak, and we've been busy over the past few months working on the next issue. New members are always welcome! We need writers, editors and people with great ideas...not just for MEETING, but also for our new e-Newsletter (launching in October), public relations and our online presence (website, blog, Facebook & LinkedIn). The next committee meeting will be on Tuesday, September 22nd...the All Teams Meeting, where you can "shop" around all of the chapter committees in one evening (venue TBD).

A big thank you also to all of this issue's contributors: Diane Wolak, Brenda Carter, Sharon Worsley, Pamela Brohm, Alice Parnis, Sandi Smith-Barrett, Dave Burnett, and last but certainly not least, Nikki Wright. We would love to hear member feedback, either as a comment to this blog post or directly via email to office@mpitoronto.org. If you are interested in submitting an article to MEETING or have a topic that you would like to see covered in a future issue, please don't hesitate to contact us as well.

I would like to enthusiastically encourage you to join in the conversation on Facebook and/or LinkedIn, as we now have an MPI Toronto Chapter group on both of these popular social networking sites. If you're still confused by all this web 2.0 chatter, don't worry...you're not alone! Although I've been on Facebook for over two years, I only joined LinkedIn about a month ago and I'm still learning how to navigate the site. Thanks to Communication Committee member Bori Csillag for putting together our Social Media Primer, which can be found on our home page or by clicking here. It provides a good overview of both sites, including how to sign up and find/join the MPI Toronto Chapter groups.

One last thing: I mentioned in my column that a digital version of MEETING would be launching this month. It will actually go live in conjunction with the November/December issue, so please stay tuned!

Until next time...happy reading!