MPIWSC February Virtual Educational Program
February 11, 2021
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PST

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Taking Control: A Fireside Chat with the PCA Team

When the COVID-19 pandemic reared its ugly head, everyone in the meetings and events industry was impacted in dramatic ways. Job furloughs, layoffs, reduced hours, lost clients... many lost hope. But three CMPs focused on resiliency, leadership and innovation to come together with a nurse and writer to take control of the situation and seek out the next steps in future growth for those in our industry by developing the Pandemic Compliance Advisor (PCA) program and open new pathways for planners and supplies to jumpstart their careers. 

This fireside chat will bring insight on how these individuals came together; the serendipitous mindset that built their team; how they created what they could not find; and how to lead by finding the path into the new era of meeting and event management.

While offering great insight and inspiration alone, this session will also serve as a sneak peek and prelude for those who may be interested in taking the Pandemic Compliance Advisor class, an EIC-approved certificate course designed for meeting professionals from both the planner and supplier side. Get your questions answered and learn more about this valuable program offered through Health Education Services.

Learn more about the PCA certificate program and upcoming courses.

 

Learning Objectives:

After attending this program, attendees will be able to:

1. Structure a cohesive team focused on identifying and solving unique meeting goals and objectives;

2. Deal with the intense flow of ever-changing pandemic information and how to sort through it all to align and support event objectives; and

3. Identify similar needs in unrelated industries and overlay common themes to address current necessities and develop long-term strategy.

This program is pending EIC approval for 1 credit hour in Domain A: Strategic Planning

Our Speakers:

Julianne Brawner, RN, MSN, Course Director, “Pandemic Compliance Advisor Class for Meeting Professionals”

Julianne is co-founder and president of Health Education Services, LLC, (HES) a certified woman-owned company that specializes in medical emergency care training and providing comprehensive automated external defibrillator sales, and services. HES is also an American Heart Association Training Center with more than 130 affiliated instructors. When the pandemic locked down the country, Julianne was asked to write a program to educate film industry personnel about how to safely reopen sets according to COVID-19 protocol. The result was a live webinar presentation that has been attended by more than 18,000 people. Outreach from Mary-Ann Urbanovich has resulted in an allied program for meeting professionals that was created by the SME team of CMPs Mary-Ann, Heather Seasholtz, Shannon Majewski, and writer Theresa Schwegel.

Shannon Majewski, CMP, CMM, HMCC, VEMM

Shannon has spent more than 25 years in the meetings industry, during which time she has been involved in the planning or execution of close to 3,000 meetings and events in both the for-profit and non-profit environments. She is an SME regarding professional continuing education programming, design, accreditation and administration. An inaugural member of MPI’s fully online CMM program in spring 2020, a shift resulting from pandemic restrictions, Shannon’s final capstone project received some of the highest faculty evaluator feedback provided since the inception of the program partnership between MPI and Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. In alignment with her passion for lifelong learning, her areas of specialization are identifying audience needs, presenter procurement, and continuing education accreditation.

Heather M. Seasholtz, CMP, DES

Since 2000, Heather has been in meeting and event management and currently serves as Director, Americas Operations for Drug Information Association (DIA). Heather’s team handles all aspects of DIA’s meetings, systems and processes for the Americas Region; meetings include the Global Annual Meeting and a full portfolio of specialty meetings and workshops. Her extensive experience includes planning large city-wide events for up 60,000 attendees.  In 2019, Heather was a finalist for the Business Event Strategist Visionary Award from PCMA.  She is passionate about her career and mentoring future business event professionals.



Mary-Ann Urbanovich, MS, CMP-HC

Mary-Ann  is a seasoned meeting professional having spent the majority of her career managing Meetings/Events for Pharmaceutical Companies both domestically and internationally. A fifteen-year member of MPI’s Philadelphia Chapter, she received the 2009 Chapter Leader of the Year award and also volunteered on the Event Industry Council’s CMP-HC Task Force and CMP Study Group Committee. Most recently, Mary-Ann spearheaded the collaboration with Heather Seasholtz, CMP, VES and Shannon Majewski, CMP, CMM, HMCC, VEMM, along with Health Educational Services to create the Pandemic Compliance Advisory course. The hope is to provide guidance allowing planners to better plan for the return of face-to-face meetings.

Location:

Virtual Only

Registration Fee:

Pay what you can (suggested donation $10)

Register By:

February 11, 2021 at 1:00 PM PST

More Information:

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