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Be the Positive Impact!
Wow! Planners Take Note
If you are not an MPI member yet, we have a killer promotion for you. Time is short, this offer ends July 31st. Join MPI for $125 off your initial membership. Take advantage of this special promotion by July 31st by visiting www.mpiweb.org and click on Community > Join MPI and then click on the “JOIN ONLINE” button. Be sure to designate "Texas Hill Country Chapter" (THCC) under the Chapter Affiliation section and enter promo code “MPI35%” to receive $125 off of the standard membership fee.
Happy New Year!
Welcome to the new Board of Directors and a new chapter year full of promise!
A Message From Your 2010-11 Chapter President
Susan Greenberg, CMP, CASE
All I can say is WOW!!
Your 2010-2011 Board met last week for their First Board Retreat to confirm the plans, actions, missions, visions & objectives for the year. On a scale of 1 to 5 the OVERALL Rating was a HIGH 4.49.
Under the guidance and facilitation of Ed Scannell from the Center for Professional Development & Training we had 24 hours of discussion, team building & brainstorming.
Below is a sampling of take a ways:
• Keep up the Good Work
• Face-to-Face Meetings
• Encourage Involvement & Feedback
• We are here on behalf of the members
• Communicate
• Educate
• Share History
• Grow & Improve
• Create solid Policies & Procedures (always leave room for suggestions / improvement)
• Include volunteers in Board activities and Cultivate Future Leaders
• Fuzzy balls at every meeting; (ask a Board member to tell you “True Meaning” of the Fuzzy Balls!)
• Succession Planning
• Google Docs
• Brainstorming
• Open Dialogue
• Teamwork -- Define our responsibilities; avoid overlap & embrace collaboration
• Problem Solve
• Strategic Planning
• Focus on the Goals!
We also asked each Board member…If YOU WERE PRESIDENT of MPI THCC, “What would you do this year?” Before we reveal their answers, what are yours?
Email: president@mpithcc.org
Let us know so we can collaborate and FOCUS on our Goals together creating a Positive Impact!
2010 MPI THCC Awards Banquet & Gala.
A good time was had by all. If you would like a quick review of the photos to see just a few of the happenings click here.
Our 2009-10 Chapter Awardees (drum roll, please...)
President's Award - Debra Gassoway
Planner of the Year - Cindy Lo
Supplier of the Year - Dana Williams, CMP
Unsung Hero - Jeff Rasco, CMP
Chapter Committee of the Year - TEC
Committee Chair of the Year - Donna Harbers, CMP / Missy Seward, CMP
Silver Platter Award - Embassy Suites - San Marcos
Rising/Guiding Stars - Paulina Van Eeden
Hall of Fame/Honor Award - Omni Hotels of Texas
When you attend WEC,
You’ll change the world.
Change isn’t coming; it’s here. And with it comes new challenges for you and your organization. From pharma to fundraisers, from the midwest to the middle east, and whether you’re a corporate, independent or association planner, the demands for proving the value of your events isn’t just increasingly important—it’s vital. Fortunately, uncharted change breeds unprecedented discovery and opportunity to guide you into a new era.
That opportunity is MPI’s World Education Congress 2010. This year, we’ve made it our mission to build a conference that gives you more efficient practices, top-notch networking and ROI that’s clear and measureable. When you bring this valuable knowledge home, everyone in your organization reaps the rewards.
Why Attendance is Critical for Success
By arming yourself with the latest the industry has to offer, you’ll not only stay effective; you’ll be indispensable. Businesses that invest in their people have the advantage over their competition.
WEC will enable you to develop performance-based objectives, relationships and new ways to do business. Through collaboration with the top industry minds, you’ll discover where the future is taking us and how to not only be smarter, but to work smarter. And through strategic meeting management and corporate responsibility practices we’ll demonstrate how events can shape business—and leave the world in better shape.
We look forward to you joining us in Vancouver for WEC where big ideas will happen and where you’ll have the opportunity to create relationships that last a lifetime. Because change is now, and now is the time for your events to change the world.
Spring 2010 Scholarships are here!
One of the benefits to our hard-working members of the Texas Hill Country Chapter awards is the opportunity to apply for scholarships twice a year. Scholarship applications can be submitted in the Spring and in the Fall.
These scholarships offer reimbursement of funds towards their choice of one of the following:
• MPI's World Education Conference
• MPI Membership Dues Renewal
• Economic Hardship Assistance
• CMP Recertification
We will soon be announcing the recipients of the MPI-THCC 2010 Spring Scholarships. Watch this space to find out the lucky members!
We have awarded over $5,000 this year and thank you for your support!
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Enjoy a few snaps from the
Texas Education Conference
in Fort Worth... 
To view all the photos from the TEC and other past chapter events, visit our Picasa Web site and our gallery page
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Click here for theMPI THCC 2010 Educational Year Calendar, or view the calendar in the left margin.
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Do You Know What's Happening next for MPI-THCC?
To stay in the loop on upcoming MPI-THCC meetings and events, check our monthly meeting schedule or just click here.
Your MPI THCC 2010-2011 Board of Directors
Each of these highly-qualified individuals brings a broad wealth of knowledge and experience to the chapter. We applaud them all for their willingness to serve and look forward to serving with them as they lead and shape the Texas Hill Country Chapter. The 2010-2011 Board of Directors took office on July 1, 2010.
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THCC has revamped and upgraded our Partnership Sponsorship opportunities. It has never been simpler or more rewarding to get your message in front of our dynamic membership. Click here to learn all about it.
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