News Around Town - February 2023

MPI Ottawa Member News

🎉Please join us in celebrating February's #MPIOttawa Membership Anniversaries!

Welcome to the members that have recently joined our MPI Ottawa Chapter.  We can’t wait to see you at our next in person or virtual event and welcome you to the MPI Ottawa community!

• Bradley Campeau, Owner, Founder and Beer Lover - Brew Donkey Tours
• Caitlin Schwartz, Co-Founder - Canadian Women in Medicine (CWIM) Gather
• Jacquelinne Cadena, Program Associate - Nobel Women's Initiative
• Jason Rost, Corporate Event Coordinator - TRAFFIX
• Jessica Lawther, Senior Events Specialist – N-ABLE
• Jessica Scarlato, Event Manager - Ottawa Marriott Hotel
• Jessica Tremblay, Sales Manager - Lord Elgin Hotel
• Kasia Kozyra-Kocikowska, Administrative Officer & Event Coordinator - Canadian Association of Research Libraries
• Kendall Nichols, Visitor Experience and Enterprise Manager - Ottawa Art Gallery
• Leanne Ruest, Director of Sales & Events - Drake Devonshire
• Marbella Berroa, Conference Assistant - Canadian Association of General Surgeons
• Michael Tarnowski, Academic Chair : School of Business & Hospitality - Algonquin College
• Mireille Spencer-Faucon, DES, Co-Founder & Managing Partner - Eventfluent
• Nadine Fortin, Program Officer - Environment and Climate Change Canada
• Neill Bales, General Manager – EY Centre
• Norma Naoufal, Meeting & Events Manager - The Canadian Real Estate Association
  

🎉 Congratulations to Marc Forgette of Makatew Workshops for his recent recognition in the press with West Carleton Online titled “Makatew teaching cultural appreciation”.  Read the full article here.

Industry News in General

Sparks Street going greener thanks to $182K in federal funding
Sparks Street will be greener and one of downtown Ottawa’s main entertainment venues will get a makeover with the help of nearly $900,000 in new federal funding.
Read More Here

Looking back at the highs and lows of Ottawa’s restaurants in 2022
Some of Ottawa’s most beloved restaurants struggled last year. This year could be worse…  As difficult as things were in 2022, restaurant watchers worry that the first few months of 2023 will be even more challenging.
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Great Wolf Lodge coming to Cornwall will ‘change the face’ of the region, mayor says
Once complete, it is expected to draw visitors from Ontario, Quebec, and northern New York.  “They’re expecting 670,000 visits a year and that’s unlike anything this region has ever experienced,” said Bob Peters, manager of economic development with the City of Cornwall.
Read More Here

Visibility Eclipses Ability: Articulating Your Value with Confidence
It's one thing to know who you are; it's another to articulate your value to the world around you. Quinn Conyers, Event Emcee & Professional Speaker at Speak to Society, LLC, shares how to use luxury language, identify and invest in your top talents, and make your voice your superpower.
Check out the latest Podcast

Upcoming MPI Events

📅 March 30, 2023 – Save The Date!
Global Meetings Industry Day 2023
The #GMID2023 theme is #MeetingsMatter. Following years of canceled in-person meetings, the industry will come together on March 30, 2023 to celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day and showcase why #MeetingsMatter to attendees, organizations, communities, businesses and our economy.
Learn More Here

📅 June 13 to 15 – Riviera Maya
MPI WEC23
When it comes to meetings and events, WEC23 will expand not only what you know, but who you know. It delivers the connections and actionable education you need to advance yourself as an event professional and a person.
For more information click: WEC Mexican Caribbean

Upcoming Industry Events

📅 March 22, 2023 - 12:00PM CST – Webinar
CSR: Best Practices for Giving Back
If you want to position yourself as an expert on how to connect people, purpose and company vision, and deliver on both kinds of ROI, Return On Inspiration and Return On Investment, this session from Odyssey Teams' Lain Hensley will deliver the goods.
Register Now

📅 March 29, 2023 – 7:30AM-9:00AM – Queensview Café
Women’s Business Network March Breakfast Mix & Mingle
Save the date!  Join us in person - registration link and location details to come. 
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 Article edited by Cynthia Beaudin, Canada Foundation for Innovation