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July 2021 Meeting

July 8, 2021 - July 9, 2021
2:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Asheville Crowne Plaza
1 Resort Drive
Asheville, NC
Organizer
MPI Carolinas
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Tentative Agenda

Thursday, July 8

Time

 

 
2:45pm - 5:30pm

Add on: Asheville Rooftop Bar Tour - FULL

 
3:30pm - 5pm Board Meeting Dogwood 
4pm - 5pm Add on: French Broad Chocolate Factory Private Tour   
5:30pm - 6:30pm Volunteer Round Up  Blue Ridge
6:30pm - 8:30pm     Welcome Reception Lawn Event Area

 
Friday, July 9

Time

 

 

8am

Breakfast: Sponsored by Explore Asheville

Chapter Announcements begin at 8:45am

Mitchell & Roan 

9am - 10am

"ReThinking & ReDesigning Event F&B" - Part I

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Mitchell & Roan 
10am - 10:15am Break  
10:15am - 10:45am "ReThinking & ReDesigning Event F&B" - Part II

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Mitchell & Roan 
10:45am - 11:15am Fun Activity Break!
 
11:15am - 12pm Panel Discussion

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Education Session Descriptions

"ReThinking & ReDesigning Event F&B"
Speakers: Tracy Stuckrath, CSEP, CMM, CHC, thrive! meetings & events

Session Time: 9am - 10:45am
CE: 1.5 hours


As we begin to hold live events again, COVID-19 has highlighted the need/want of new guidelines and considerations we will have to consider, especially with food and beverage functions. It is an opportunity to rethink and redesign event food and beverage service and presentation. The need for greater transparency in food safety, food preparation and service will be at the forefront. What does that look like? What information do we need to know and share? Who is responsible for managing and overseeing the changes? How and what will attendees want to eat after 18 months at home? How should F&B be handled differently at events than it had before the pandemic? 

  • Understand the duty of care we hold in food safety and COVID-19
  • Learn questions to ask about food safety for the front and back of the house
  • Feast on the food and beverage trends attendees will expect

We'll also discuss what it takes to order, prepare, and deliver delicious, safe, and inclusive food and beverage experiences everyone will be raving about after the event.

Panel Discussion
Moderator: Tracy Stuckrath, CSEP, CMM, CHC, thrive! meetings & events

Session Time: 11:15am - 12pm
CE: .75 hours

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Speaker

Tracy Stuckrath, CSEP, CMM, CHC
thrive! meetings & events

As the dietary needs expert, a food safety trainer, and a Certified Special Events Professional, Tracy Stuckrath works with organizations worldwide to create safe, inclusive and sustainable F&B events that deliver experiences where everyone feels valued. Through her speaking engagements, Eating at a Meeting podcast and Every Meal Matters online course, she brings expertise and real-world strategies to help event professionals establish best practices, mitigate risk, improve experiences, and increase profit with the food and beverage they serve.


Additional Agenda Items

Asheville Rooftop Bar Tour - FULL
Thursday, July 8
2:45pm - 5:30pm

Experience TripAdvisor 2020 Travelers' Choice Award Winner, Asheville Rooftop Bar Tours, with your MPI-CC friends!

The tour will include transportation to and from the Crowne Plaza (picking up at 2:45pm, returning at 5:30pm), a complementary sample tour cocktail or mocktail (0% alcohol) for each person at two stops, reserved seating, a guide leading the group sharing a glimpse of Asheville's fascinating history including photos from the 1800's and the 1900's from the rooftops. This tour will visit Capella on 9  and The MontfordAdditional drinks and food can be purchased on own.

French Broad Chocolate Factory Tour
Thursday, July 8
4pm - 5pm 

Experience a private guided tour of the French Broad Chocolate Factory with one of their expert Tour Guides and your MPI-CC friends! You will learn about their sourcing values, how cacao is grown, harvested and processed for cacao beans, how they make awesome chocolate from bean-to-bar and conclude with a guided tasting of 3 origin chocolates, one of their unique bonbons and sip on a luscious drinking chocolate. 

The tour will begin at 4pm and transportation is on own.

Volunteer Round-Up! with Seth Macchi & Rachel Whitten, CMP 
Thursday, July 8
5pm - 6pm
 
CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS! This information and networking session is for members currently volunteering, members wanting to volunteer, and members who have volunteered in the past. VPs and/or Chairs will go over the responsibilities of their respective committees and where they may need assistance. This is an opportunity for volunteers to let us know your contributions to the chapter and how others can help.

Any members looking to get engaged with the chapter, make new connections, build industry friendships and sharpen skills for your resume - this is the session for you! 
 


Fees

  Early Bird Rate     After 7/1 
Member $90  $105
Non-Member $125  $140
MPI-CC Annual Sponsor   $0

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Add On: 

Member Vendor Table $225
Non-Member Vendor Table      $275
French Broad Chocolate Factory Tour           $25 
Asheville Rooftop Bar Tour $40 

Room Block

There is a room block being held at the Crowne Plaza Resort Asheville with a discounted room rate of $132/night. You may book your room before June 23rd by clicking here or by calling 1-844-330-0296 and mentioning "MPI Carolinas Chapter Meeting". 

Venue Details

Crowne Plaza Resort
1 Resort Drive
Asheville, NC 28806

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