What are the ingredients needed for a successful event? On June 25, MPI Ottawa Chapter’s virtual event proved to be a true recipe for success!

MPI Ottawa Membership Spotlight...an exciting new series that showcases Views from some our amazing members!

MPI Ottawa Membership Spotlight...an exciting new series that showcases Views from some our amazing members!

This monthly article series allows MPI Ottawa Chapter members to share their recent professional and personal accomplishments with the MPI community by highlighting the News Around Town. Get in touch with Katherine Craig to make a submission for the next issue!

MPI Ottawa Membership Spotlight...an exciting new series that showcases Views from some our amazing members!

When in-person meetings and gatherings were still happening, there was a growing trend to include a land acknowledgment at the beginning. As part of reconciliation efforts with Indigenous Peoples (First Nation, Metis, and Inuit), groups would take the time to recognize the original stewards of the territory where the event is taking place. Sometimes this is just a few words spoken by the chairperson or emcee, or it could include inviting and gifting an Elder or knowledge keeper to offer an opening prayer and to smudge the space. So, how does offering a land acknowledgement move organizations and the broader public toward reconciliation? And, is this action more than just reconciliation lip service?

Technology at the service of art - A spectacular and immersive exhibition of the works of Vincent van Gogh, will take viewers on a unique journey inside the artist’s paintings. A unique cultural project. In this exhibition, visitors of all ages discover a new way of reconnecting with the work of this great master.

This monthly article series allows MPI Ottawa Chapter members to share their recent professional and personal accomplishments with the MPI community by highlighting the News Around Town. Get in touch with Katherine Craig to make a submission for the next issue!

What does the future of events look like post COVID? MPI Ottawa Chapter presented our Virtual Round Tables on May 27th to help provide some insight into the future of events.

This monthly feature article allows MPI Ottawa Chapter members to share their recent professional and personal accomplishments with your MPI friends by featuring updates each month in this article series.

I remember last year when I took over this role somebody telling me how fast the year will go by. At the time I didn’t feel that way, there was so much to learn, so many things to do. Now that I am at the end of the term I reflect on this past year and they were right; this year did fly by!

This monthly article series allows MPI Ottawa Chapter members to share their recent professional and personal accomplishments with the MPI community by highlighting the News Around Town. Get in touch with Katherine Craig to make a submission for the next issue!

As we have never before in our lifetime experienced anything that has crushed our Meetings Industry, we are definitely in new uncharted waters! More than ever, we want to bring back our meetings & events industry but we are still in a phase of what will that look like?

This monthly article series allows MPI Ottawa Chapter members to share their recent professional and personal accomplishments with the MPI community by highlighting the News Around Town.

Whether it is a local MPI Ottawa Chapter community event or a charity event, the call for volunteers is the first step in the events success. Everyone of us can think of a person who always seems to be involved.

The MPI Ottawa Chapter Round Tables Sessions held on March 3, 2020 at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier was truly a memorable event…not only for its educational content but also because it was the last chapter event before the COVID-19 pandemic unleashed its devastation on our industry.

Virtual Events (VE) are not necessarily a new as we have been using the technology, in some capacity, for decades (since 1993). At a high level, VE can be defined as “an online event that involves people interacting in a virtual environment on the web, rather than meeting in a physical location.”

Starting on April 1, 2020, our MPI Ottawa Chapter started offering a great way to deal with physical distancing measures that are currently causing our industry to feel socially isolated. Every Wednesday from 10 to 11 am, all members are invited to an informal Zoom meeting to share their experiences and hopes.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Canada last month, event planners from coast to coast were grappling with whether to cancel, postpone or transform their upcoming meetings. For those with gatherings scheduled in March and early April, the decisions were mostly made for them, as municipal, provincial and federal governments enacted travel restrictions and made it illegal for large groups to meet in person. But what about those of us with meetings later in the year?

Just because 2020 is already here, doesn’t mean it’s too late to make a New Year’s resolution. If you are looking for an idea to make a better 2020 for your business, our community or just for yourself - why not volunteer?