November 19, 2024 - November 20, 2024
Join MPI Virginia in Norfolk, VA for the last Quarterly Education & Networking program of 2024
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MPI Virginia Past Events
WEC 2023
The expert event for event experts is back! Our goal is for WEC23 to reinvigorate you, revitalize your skillset—and your connections—and leave you feeling really good about what you do. What better place for that than in the Mexican Caribbean?
After all, you refresh others through the meetings and events you create. Isn’t it time YOU got refreshed?
TOP 5 REASONS
TO GO TO WEC.
- WEC is THE event for event experts. MPI has been doing it better than anybody for 50 years.
- Unparalleled networking and education to help make your events the best they can be.
- Planners: Your biggest partners—hotels, venues, AV/Tech companies and DMOs—will be there.
- Suppliers: The planners who need your brand to bring their events to life will be there.
- Satisfaction for networking, education and relevance regularly exceed 90%—an industry-leading high.
YOUR HOTEL:
BARCELÓ MAYA RESORT
For WEC23, you'll be staying at the all inclusive Barceló Maya Resort. The group room blocks are at the Barceló Maya Palace, Barceló Maya Caribe, Barceló Maya Beach, and Barceló Maya Riviera*.
Please refer to the campus map below for hotel locations.
Once you have confirmed your registration for WEC23, you will receive a link to the housing site in your registration confirmation.
Housing must be booked by May 1, 2023.
YOUR STAY:
WHAT TO EXPECT
- MPI will provide bus service to/from all of the hotels during WEC**.
- Check in is at 3:00pm EST and check out is at 12:00pm EST.
- Rooms will range from $214-$380 per night (plus taxes and fees) depending on location within the resort and size of the room. This is based on all inclusive single occupancy.
- Be sure to visit our FAQs page for more frequently asked questions about WEC23.
Your all inclusive*** reservation includes:
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner at the buffet restaurants at each hotel within the block.
- Dinners at a la carte restaurants at Maya Beach, Caribe, Colonial & Tropical Hotels (restrictions apply).
- Lunch buffet and snacks at snack bars-grill restaurants: Rancho Grande, Captain Morgan, Palmeras and Mariachi.
- 24 hour sports bar.
- Domestic beverages (soft drinks, beers, house wine, liquors, cocktails and coffee).
- Minibar in room stocked daily with water, sodas/soft drinks and beer.
- Free wireless internet at the available areas of the hotel.
- and much more!
* NOTE: The Barcelo Maya Riviera is ADULTS ONLY; 18 years of age or older.
** Please make your arrangements to fly to Cancun International Airport (CUN). You will need to provide us with your flight information and we will have transportation available. This will be roundtrip transportation to the resort. You must go through your registration and include your travel dates and times. Transportation is included in the price of your registration.
*** This an all inclusive reservation. All rates include applicable taxes (except Environment & Sanitation Tax) and service charges. The room rates are in USD, per person, per night. A valid credit card is required for securing hotel reservations. Upon check-in at the hotel, your credit card will be charged for the full amount of your stay, including the Environment & Sanitation Tax. NO SHOWS will be charged to the credit card on file for the complete stay, including taxes and fees. Groups rates are applied 3 days before and 3 days after the event dates based on availability.