News Around Town – December 2021

Member Announcements

We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new members:

Rebecca Cadwalader, Manager, Administration & Events, Stem Cell

Rhonda Convery, Senior Event Strategist, The Event Studio, MD Financial Management

Emily David, Planning, Event & Change Practitioner, Engineers Canada

Jarrod Goldsmith, Canadian community building hosting spectacular virtual events for others. An avid networker, professional musician, archaeologist, YouTuber, podcaster and founder of eSAX Virtual Events and Sax Appeal

Mel Maracle, Office Manager, National Association of Friendship Centres

Jordan Poulin, Chargé de projets évènementiel, Collège La Cité

Sophie Stephenson, Chargée de projets évènementiel, Collège La Cité

State of the Industry

Omicron Variant and Covid19 Pandemic Update: New Public Health & Travel Restrictions (at time of writing)

New COVID-19 Variant: Omicron 

• Four cases have been reported in Ontario (in the Ottawa area) and other cases are currently being investigated.  
• Ontario has already expanded eligibility for provincially-funded COVID-19 PCR testing at all testing centres to individuals who have returned from, or travelled in, the following locations between November 1st and December 6th, 2021: South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. Asymptomatic family members and other household contacts of travellers are also eligible for testing. 

Canadian Current Travel Restrictions 

NEW RESTRICTIONS: 

• Announced on Nov 30th, the federal government is re-imposing a COVID-19 testing requirement for all travellers entering Canada (with the exception of those travelling from the United States). Anyone landing in Canada will need to be tested at the airport they arrive at despite vaccination status and will need to isolate until they receive their test results.  

For short trips 72 hours or less by land and air, fully vaccinated travellers are exempt from providing a pre-entry molecular test.

2021 Canadian Tourism Awards Recipients

Five organizations and individuals were honoured by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) as recipients of the 2021 Canadian Tourism Awards, presented by The Toronto Star & WestJet, and hosted by Ottawa Tourism. The awards were presented in a ceremony at The Westin Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario.

2021 Canadian Tourism Awards Recipients:

• Air Canada Business Excellence Award

Hôtel de glace, Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, QC

• ITAC Indigenous Tourism Award

Squamish Lilmwat Cultural Centre, Whistler, BC

• Via Rail Canada Sustainable Tourism Award

  Ocean Quest Inc., St. John’s, NL

• Tourism HR Canada Employee Appreciation Award

  Sally MacInnis, Ingonish Beach, NS

• Canadian Tourism Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Destination Toronto

William R. Fatt – posthumously awarded

Selling hybrid world

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Industry News in General

#Real Talk

#RealTalk is a series of candid digital conversations on a spectrum of diversity, equity, and inclusion topics. Sourced by MPI's very own Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee, this series features subject matter experts from inside and outside of the meetings industry to provoke insightful and challenging discussions around subjects such as race, gender, age, socio-economic status and more. 

Join us for a #real dialogue and expand your knowledge of diversity, equity, and inclusion in our industry. Monthly dates for #RealTalk can be found on the MPI Academy Calendar .

WEC 2022: Celebrate MPI’s 50^th Anniversary in San Francisco

MPI’s World Education Congress (WEC) will be a golden affair in 2022, a 50th-anniversary celebration set in the shadow of San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge.

MPI’s signature education event, scheduled for June 21-23, 2022 will incorporate the association’s 50-year history, a time in which MPI has become the world’s largest association for meeting and event professionals and an influential educator and advocate for the industry.

To read full article click: here
To register for WEC 2022 click: here
Register by December 31st before the prices increase!
All registrations include a ticket to Rendezvous.
Membership bundles include a discounted WEC registration and a discounted 12-month MPI membership

MPI 2022 Call for proposal

📅 Submission deadline is December 31^st, 2021

As we imagine the education for our 2022 MPI signature events, we strive to think about how we can foster greater connections among people. We imagine a world where we can develop a sense of community rather than division. We seek a year that encourages all of us to contribute to the growth of our industry in new and exciting ways, while also challenging us to grow and embrace our own wellbeing. We will curate time to reflect on and celebrate the last 50 years of Meeting Professionals International, while simultaneously creating the future. 

Ideally submissions will demonstrate how your topic, design and chosen format bring to life all these ideas and incorporate elements of social learning to embrace current trends in learner behavior.

To submit your idea click: here

Give Yourself the Gift of MPI

You've worked hard this year. Treat yourself!
All December 2021, we’ll run a campaign that discounts 25% off new MPI preferred and premier memberships, as well as MPI membership renewals at any level, by using promo code GIFT21.

Your future is waiting.

Recognizing Industry Success and Excellence

The RISE Awards recognize community members from across the globe, celebrating the spirit of leadership, impact, and innovation. Award candidates are reviewed by the RISE Awards Judging Panel, an MPI international volunteer committee. Selected recipients are ratified by the MPI Board of Directors and recognized at that year’s WEC.

The 2022 RISE Awards programs begin November 1st, when nominations and applications open. Nominations close Friday, December 10, 2021 and the final application deadline is Friday, January 7, 2022.

Applicants will be contacted in the spring of 2022.
To nominate someone today click here

Upcoming Industry Events

MPI Ottawa Chapter - Chapter News

2021-2022 Study Guide and online study Group

Are you studying for the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) exam?

MPI Ottawa can help!

1. Get the CMP Self-Directed Study Guide
Cost: $50 + HST for members OR $100 + HST for non-members
When: Available year-round (online)

Online aids to assist with your studying – including a practice test, domain quizzes, and several narrated video-slideshows – all of which have been specially developed by MPI Ottawa volunteers:

OR

2. Register for the Online CMP Study Group (includes access to the Self-Directed Study Guide)
Cost: $75 + HST for members OR $125 + HST for non-members
When: January 26^th – April 13^th, 2022.

Interested in registering? Click here: MPI Ottawa Chapter - Online CMP Study Group/Boot Camp

📅 January 26, 2022 – April 13^th, 2022

This Boot Camp is an 11-week study group with weekly Zoom meetings to review and test CMP exam preparedness through games, slideshows and mock exams. Your registration also includes access to MPI Ottawa’s Self-Directed Study Guide to help you along the way! Participants study outlined domains and chapters prior to each weekly Zoom Meeting. Register early for quick access to study aids!

Learn more and register today: MPI Ottawa’s Online CMP Study Group

📅 Wednesday April 6^th, 2022 in-person

Tête à Tête will be back in person at the EY Centre. Exhibitor registration is open; Delegate registration coming soon. Stay tuned for more info! 

For exhibitor registration: CSAE Ottawa-Gatineau Tête-à-Tête 2022 - April 6, 2022 (pheedloop.com)

Are you a business member or a non-member with products and services you want attendees to know about? Consider taking part in Tête-à-Tête as an exhibitor to get the opportunity to interact and showcase your knowledge, products and services to attendees. Early Bird before Jan. 31, 2022.

For delegate registration: Stay tuned. It is coming soon.

Article edited by Darlene Kelly-Stewart, Stonehouse Sales & Marketing Services