November 2021 Meeting

Look who's coming

Agenda

Thursday, November 4

1pm - 3pm	The Brewery Experience - Add On
2pm - 4pm	Truist Culinary Cooking Class - Add On
5pm - 6pm	Volunteer Round Up
6pm - 8pm	Networking Reception

 

Friday, November 5

8am - 9am	Breakfast
9am - 12pm	Education
12:30pm - 5pm	BMW Driving Experience - Add On, Planners only

Add on items:

The Brewery Experience – Brewery Tour
Thursday, November 4
1pm - 3pm

Hop onboard award-winning The Brewery Experience and let a certified beer expert guide you on afternoon exploring Greenville’s booming craft beer scene. We’ll visit two of the city’s finest and most unique breweries. Sample a wide array of various beer styles (and even a couple of surprise alternate adult beverages), meet the owners and brewers with exclusive behind-the-scenes tours and tastings, and enjoy our hilarious, professionally made movie, ‘Gary Gose Gump’ - a beer-themed parody of Forrest Gump that tells our story - as we roll from brewery to brewery.

Truist Culinary and Hospitality Innovation Center – Hands-on Cooking Class
Thursday, November 4
2pm - 4pm

Be a culinary student for a two-hour stretch in this hands-on class dedicated to the principles behind two South Carolina staples: Chicken & Dumplin’s and Peach Cobbler. Cook each dish with the help of a professional culinary educator, and then sit down to enjoy everything you make at the end of class.

BMW Performance Center – Ultimate Driving Experience (planners only)
Friday, November 5
12:30pm - 5pm

SCHOOL IS NOW IN SESSION.
Take your seat — literally. Get behind the wheel of the Ultimate Driving Machine® at the BMW Performance Driving School. With over 1.7-combined miles of paved track in various configurations, you can see and feel real-life driving conditions. Learn how to recover from a slide on their wet skidpad. 

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Education

Overcoming Digital Anxiety: LIVE with Grit Productions

Friday, November 5

Let’s face it, digital and hybrid meetings are here to stay – period! The significant reach, accessibility, inclusiveness, and time/travel cost savings they generate are now business best practices, so delivering a successful and sustainable digital event experience is essential to your growth and value as an industry professional.

Meet the strategists, technical experts, and event producers behind MPI’s Global Meetings Industry Day and Chapter Business Summit as they pull back the curtain to reveal the resources, strategies, and solutions to help you overcome digital anxiety (yes, it’s a real thing!).

Designing meaningful “people-centered” digital meeting experiences requires both technical and engagement approaches to be successful as a meeting and event industry professional in our “NOW” Normal, including:

1. Identifying attendee “cognitive load” and digital learning design
2. Understanding the key considerations for successful digital event budgeting
3. Overcoming the digital “problem space” to improve reach, ROI, and attendee satisfaction

Panelists are:

• Kelly Massey, Managing Partner, Grit Productions & Expositions
• Charlotte Miles, VP Production, Grit Productions & Expositions

Q&A session with the experts afterward.

Moderated by Steven G. Foster, CMP, Managing Partner, Foster+Fathom

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Fees

The first 25 planners to register will be given a complimentary meeting registration and hotel room courtesy of VisitGreenvilleSC.

	Early Bird Rate	After 10/27
Member Full Event	$90	$105
Non-Member Full Event	$125	$140

Add On
All Add On experiences are complimentary for meeting planners.

	Planner	Supplier
The Brewery Experience	$0	$55
Truist Culinary Cooking Class	$0	$100
BMW Driving Experience - Planners Only	$0	N/A
Member Vendor Table		$250
Non-Member Vendor Table		$300

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Room Block

There is a room block being held at the SpringHill Suites Greenville Downtown with a discounted room rate of $129/night. Book your room before October 19 to receive the group rate. 

Springhill Suites Greenville Downtown
200 East Washington Street
Greenville, SC 29601