A New MPI-CC

It is no surprise to anyone reading this that COVID-19 has turned the world as we know it upside down. We have felt that very strongly in our personal lives, in our professional lives, this industry, and MPI-CC.

During the November 2021 Mid-Year Board Retreat, the Board had an opportunity to come together and dig deep into how MPI-CC will evolve with our members. There is no better time than the present to evaluate how we operate as a chapter. What are our members needs? How can we show value to our members? How can we get back to having fun and learning together... in person? How can we grow as a chapter and an industry?

While changes won’t happen overnight and initiatives continue to evolve as we take on the last half of our fiscal year, one change was particular. The Board decided to revamp our meeting and event calendar. We will have four signature events a year – July to kick off the new year, October will be our business exchange month, February will be our new Annual meeting, and April will consist of a signature GMID event. In the “off” months from our signature events, we will hold casual networking meet-ups in North and South Carolina and hold New Member Lunch’n Learns virtually to engage new members throughout the year. Our Annual Awards Gala and Board Installation will now be a stand-alone event during June, mindful not to interfere with WEC, which takes place in June.

The tentative 2022-2023 calendar will look like this:

*Updated August 9, 2022

July 2022
Chapter Meeting at Rizzo Conference Center
July 14-15

August 2022
New Member Lunch’n Learn – Virtual

September 2022
DEI Event - Greensboro
September 15

October 2022
Chapter Meeting at Drive Shack Raleigh
October 27

November 2022
New Member Lunch’n Learn – Virtual

December 2022
Networking Social Hour - Virtual

February 2023
MPI-CC Annual Meeting

March 2023
New Member Lunch’n Learn – Virtual

April 2023
GMID Event – Education and Networking
MPI-CC Tradeshow 

May 2023
New Member Lunch’n Learn – Virtual

June 2023
MPI WEC
MPI-CC Awards Gala and Board Installation

The Board of Directors is here to serve you, the member. We appreciate your continued support of the chapter, and without you, we wouldn’t be here.