MPI-OC May Monthly Meeting - Hot Technologies 2012: It’s Social, Mobile & Local

MPI-OC Refund Policy – There are no refunds if you cancel your registration after midnight the Wednesday prior to the event. This policy applies for inclement weather unless the program is cancelled, at which time full reimbursements will be applied to the registrant.  This policy does not apply to the Cascadia Conference, nor any International hosted events.

Meeting Price:  
   Prior to May 10 - $30 (members) • $37 (non-members)
   May 10 and after - $42 (members and non-members)

Full Meeting Sponsorship - Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel
Gold Sponsorship - San Diego CVB

Bring a non-member planner to the May monthly meeting for only $1!

Other activities at this meeting include:

Dress for Success - time to clean out your closet for all those business clothes you don't wear.  The mission of Dress for Success is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by provideing profressional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in   
work and in life.  

Volunteer recruitment - become involved in MPI-OC and increase your ROI on your membership - a great way to network and even get more business!

Speaker: James Spellos

How are you keeping up with the technological advancements that impact your job and career?  Do you find that you’re barely able to keep pace with the latest developments?  This session reviews what’s new and way cool in technology within the meetings industry in this fun, fast-paced look at what’s here for us to use now and what’s coming in the near future, including the latest information about critical smart phone and iPad/tablet apps for the hospitality industry.

After participating in this session, the learner will be able to:

• Identify the most critical tech tools that are impacting your job
• Understand how to manage the flow of information using social curation tools
• Recognize new technologies that are changing the meetings industry

1 clock hour