Your NEW
April 2013
Newsletter
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Save the Date!! Community Service Update Mark your calendar for our annual Day at the Farm, which supports the children of Operation Breakthrough Wednesday, June 12th 10am – 1pm Deanna Rose Farmstead Overland Park, Kansas
Message from the President The year is off to a great start. We have seen member engagement in Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, and Kansas with the Cocktail Chatter events. We just finished with the program in North West Arkansas and what a great event! Great education, networking and company. I hadn’t been to the area for 10 years and oh my how it has changed. It is a very impressive area. Cherie Jones and her committee put together an awesome event. There are more great events on the horizon. Make sure you check the website for updates as Headquarters is providing us with the platform to update our site with information specific to our chapter. I hope to see you at the KC MIC and or the May 16th Meeting on Balancing Work and Life in a Connected World.
If you have a great idea for our November Service N Sync program, email Stephanie.deel@marriott.com
Thank you to our “Balancing Work and Life” sponsor:
Meeting Planner Pop Quiz: 1. Place directional signage a minimum of _?_ feet from the floor for maximum visibility A) 4’ B) 6’ C) 3’ D) 5’
2. A function sheet may be called any of the following except: A) Event order B) Function order C) Meeting guide D) Resume sheet E) Banquet event order
4. Aisles between round banquet tables should be a minimum of _?_. A) 5 feet B) 3 feet C) 4 feet D) 6 feet
5. Use of elegant serving pieces; the heating and garnishing of food at table side by a captain, and the service of food on a heated plate. Plated entrees are served from the right. All are removed from the right. This service is an example of? A) French B) Russian C) English D) American
3. Many organizations figure on one registration clerk per _?_ attendees? A) 50 B) 75 C) 100 D) 200
Learn about cutting edge meeting trends, earn CEU’s toward your CMP! • Hybrid Meetings
• Gamification of the Meetings Industry
• ERFP’s Best Practice
• How to Use Social Media to Build Your Network
• Guerrilla Sales Strategies
• Power of Praise
• AV Hands-On
• Innovation Labs
ALSO INCLUDED
KC CVA SALUTE TO LOCAL PLANNERS and the US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION lunch discussion of the success of MEETINGS MEAN BUSINESS CAMPAIGN
• iPad Apps for Planners
with the purchase of your ticket:
• Board & Volunteer Development
• Contracting 101 • How to Hire the Right Speaker
Kansas City Meeting Industry Council 2013 EDUCATION CONFERENCE & TRADESHOW NEW DATE: MAY 2, 2013 Original event postponed due to weather Kansas City Convention Center 14th & Wyandotte, Kansas City, Missouri
Network with industry professionals! PCMA, KCMPI, KC SAE and SMGP
$
Full- da programy* f o r ju st
99
*$99 for Meeting Planners $125 Suppliers
Registration & Program Information:
www.kcmic.org
The KC Meeting Industry Council is a coalition of professional meetings industry-related organizations with chapters or headquarters in the Kansas City area. Council members include: Greater Kansas City Chapter of the National Association of Catering Executives (NACE) • Heartland Chapter of the Professional Convention Managers Association (PCMA) • Heart of America Chapter of the Society of Government Meeting Professionals (SGMP) • Hotel and Lodging Association of Greater KC (HLAGKC) • Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association (KC CVA) • KC Destinations–a Regional Alliance (KCRDA) • Kansas City Society of Association Executives (KCSAE) • Meeting Professionals International – Kansas City (KCMPI) • National Speakers Association – Kansas City (NSA-Kansas City) • Overland Park Convention & Visitors Bureau (OP CVB) Answers: 1:B 2:C 3:C 4:A 5:A