MPI Breaks - April 2025

Name and Designations: Bruce Landry 
Position: MPI President

Contact Information: 
Email: president@mpiottawa.ca
Linked In: Bruce Landry | LinkedIn

Hello MPI Ottawa Community!

The April edition of MPI BREAKS is here, and we’re focusing on  Accessibility.

First, mark your calendar for the next MPI Ottawa Chapter events: 

Global Meeting Industry Day (GMID) – April 3, 2025

Join us for lunch and stay for our keynote presentation by Joze Piranian, who will speak on overcoming fears and building resilience in a context of change.

MPI Ottawa Chapter AGM – April 25, 2025, 12:00 PM EST (virtual)
The MPI Ottawa board of directors are inviting you to attend the 2023-2024 AGM. This event will be held virtually over lunchtime. The Annual Report will be sent out in late March and we encourage you to read it ahead of time.

The MPI Ottawa board of directors will provide members updates about the chapter and share an outlook for 2025.

There will be a Q&A session where you can ask all your burning questions.

MPI BREAKS

This month, I’m joined by Emma Brown, Founder, Whimble Care, to discuss bridging gaps in disability support and event accessibility. 

Learn practical steps for accessibility and meaningful adjustments that can be made when complete accessibility isn’t feasible:

Find these insightful discussions each month on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and in your inbox.

As promised during our discussion, here is some added reading materials:

• bridging gaps in disability support and event accessibility written by Abby Gardner, Event Assistant, Invest Ottawa
  
  

• For this ‘hardcore world juniors’ fan, taking in the action is possible thanks to Ottawa’s Whimble, written by Marissa Galko, Reporter, Ottawa Business Journal

Next month – K is for Knowledge and I’ll be joined by Marc Forgette, Founder, Makatew Workshops!

Want to join me for a discussion or suggest a speaker on one of the topics? Email Admin@MPIOttawa.ca with the subject: MPI BREAKS Suggestion. 

See you at GMID!

 Article edited by Cynthia Beaudin, Canada Foundation for Innovation