ATM Meeting
Postponed to June.
Date and location undetermined at this time.

Are you interested in becoming involved with MPI New England, but you aren’t quite sure how to get involved? We have the perfect opportunity to get you started! Please join us for our All Team Meeting, a spectacular day of networking, team building, committee workshops, and most of all, FUN!

May Program
May 21, 2008
Food and Beverage: the Fat and Skinny of a Successful Event”
Sheraton Framingham - Framingham, Mass.
5:30 p.m. Registration
6:00 p.m. Program
7:30 p.m. Reception

Have you ever wondered if you're truly making the right food and beverage choices for your event? Is what you're selecting right for your audience, and does it enhance the overall attendee experience? Whether the highlight of a gala evening, or a complement to an educational program, the right choices in food and beverage can make or break an event's success. Participate in this fun interactive program as we learn how to work within budgetary constraints to make great menu selections that will leave your attendees "wanting seconds" with a positive impression of both the venue and the event.

After participating in this program, you will learn about the latest trends in F&B and how they've been received by today's event attendees, how to keep your F&B selections without blowing your budget, as well as how to make menu selections that will stimulate attendees and will correlate with the goals and objectives of the event.
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Annual Meeting
Celebrating Excellence – Past, Present & Future
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Omni Parker House

Join your MPI/NE colleagues at the 2007/2008 Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony as we celebrate the past, present and future of our New England Chapter at America’s Longest Continuously Operating Hotel – The Omni Parker House. The celebration continues as we acknowledge the achievements of today’s leaders and recognize their success and contribution to the chapter for the 2007-2008 year. We’ll also welcome the new board for 2008-2009 and hear what their goals and objectives are for the future of MPI’s New England Chapter. Click here for complete details.

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NEMICE 2008 Virtual General Session Presentations
Video 1 | Video 2

Industry News

Meeting Professionals International and American Express Study Forecasts Solid 2008 for Meeting Industry

FutureWatch 2008, the definitive market trends study for the global meeting and event planning industry, has been released, and meeting professionals expect steady attendance and budgets in the coming year. The sixth-annual international study, sponsored by American Express (NYSE: AXP and conducted by MPI), surveyed 1,643 meeting and event professionals and suppliers from around the world - the largest response in the last three years to a FutureWatch study. The study was conducted from Oct. 22 - Nov. 7, 2007 and was open to all MPI members to participate. A copy of the study can be found at www.mpiweb.org.

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