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SUMMARY:Midday Break Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a midday break on Thursday\, March 18th from 12:00pm-1:00pm for a book discussion with Jimmy Murray. Jimmy is the co-founder of the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House and former General Manager of the Philadelphia Eagles. He is one of Philadelphia’s top 75 celebrities and a great speaker who will entertain and inspire you. There is no need to purchase the book if you don’t have time to read it prior to the event. The first ten people to sign up will receive a free copy of his book\, Life is an Audible: The Jimmy Murray Story. \nThere is no fee to attend. Please register by clicking here. A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants a few days prior to the book club.
URL:https://greaterphiladelphia.pcma.org/event/bookclub/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Chapters,Education,Industry Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="PCMA%20Greater%20Philadelphia%20Chapter":MAILTO:gppcma@comcast.net
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SUMMARY:Global Meetings Industry Day 2021
DESCRIPTION:Please join the PCMA Greater Philadelphia Chapter and the MPI Philadelphia Chapter for a joint event on Global Meetings Industry Day 2021.\n\nDon’t Let Your Start Be Your Stop\nOur keynote speaker will be Dr. James Smith\, Jr. CSP\, Author\, Speaker\, Educator\, Coach. During this keynote\, Dr. Smith will highlight ways to: \n\nShift your mindset\nEnhance your personal power\nWork on your TAN (i.e.\, take action now)\n\nClick here to read a full description of this session. \n \n\nFinding Inspiration in a Pandemic\nSince Covid struck the meetings industry\, many of our members are experiencing career upheaval. The pendulum swings from job furloughs to job loss; job dissatisfaction to career disenchantment. Many have courageously tried to upskill\, reskill\, cross-skill and rebrand. But is this enough to create a ladder leading to a satisfying career\, enjoyment and advancement? Our speakers will share successful transitions and provide guidance and real life scenarios to reshape your thinking versus rebranding your skills. \nLearning Objectives:\n1)  To broaden your mindset on the possibilities open to you.\n2)  To provide creative and more targeted approaches to resume building.\n3)  To understand how to analyze and leverage existing/new networks. \nOur speakers include: \n \nMike Gamble\, Founder of Tourism Diversity Matters and Co-founder of SearchWide Global \n \nBill Yetman\, Chief Creative | Principal at BY DESIGN Training \n\nAgenda for Thursday\, April 8\, 2021\n2:00-2:15 PM | Opening Remarks\n2:15-2:45 PM | Keynote Speaker\, Dr. James Smith\n2:45-4:00 PM | Presentation and Q&A with Mike Gamble and Bill Yetman\, sponsor presentation and community service activity \nRegistration Information\n \n\nThis meeting will be a Zoom meeting.\nThere is a $15.00 minimum registration fee. Please consider paying more if you can. PCMA PHL and MPI PHL rely on registration fees to cover operating expenses\, and to provide educational events for our members.\nThere is no charge for students to attend. Students can you this special\, monitored link to register\, https://forms.gle/8y8D8bF4Eh3mU4M5A.\nThere is also an option to purchase a scholarship\, which will go towards registrations for members who need help covering this expense. If you are a member that needs financial assistance in order to attend\, please reach out to gppcma@comcast.net.\nRegistration will close on Thursday\, April 8\, 2021\, 12:00pm.\nQuestions? Contact gppcma@comcast.net\, 610-220-1232.\nPlease help support Cradles to Crayons by donating items from their Amazon Wish List. We will be learning more about this organization during GMID.\n\nThank you to our 2021 GMID PHL sponsors!\n \n 
URL:https://greaterphiladelphia.pcma.org/event/global-meetings-industry-day-2021/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Chapters,Education,Industry Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="PCMA%20Greater%20Philadelphia%20Chapter":MAILTO:gppcma@comcast.net
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SUMMARY:Where Are We Headed? Connecting on Hybrid Meeting Planning
DESCRIPTION:Join your colleagues for an interactive discussion on hybrid meeting planning. With many of us working on hybrid meetings (in person and virtual) for the fall\, and with the future trending in this direction\, what’s needed for successful implementation of these events? What do we mean when we talk about “hybrid”? How do we keep people safe? What protocols will be in place/do we need to follow? What does the in-person and virtual presentation of content look like to attendees? How will budgets and registration fees change/be modified? During this midday break\, we’ll start a conversation on this timely topic\, with more programming to follow later in the year.  \nFormat/Speakers: \n\n12:00 PM: Welcome/introductions\n12:05 PM: White Paper/Case Study Presentation\, Onsite Trends/Resources for F2F Meetings\, Julie Smith\, Senior Vice President\, Exhibition Sales\, GES; Chair\, APEX COVID-19 Business Recovery Task Force\n12:25 PM: Breakout groups (groups of 5-8 people will discuss three questions)\n12:40 PM: Groups report back what they learned\, questions that came up\, etc.\n12:55 PM: Wrap up/conclusions\n\nSome of the breakout questions that will be discussed include the following: \n\nWhat does “hybrid” mean to you/your organization? How will you/would you implement hybrid regarding facilitation of in-person and online content?\nHow are you adjusting registration fees/budgets to reflect hybrid meeting execution?\nWhat have been the challenges in planning a hybrid meeting so far?\nWhat safety protocols will you implement onsite?\nHow are your managing exhibitors in a hybrid meeting?\n\nThank you to our 2021-2022 Underwriter Sponsor for supporting this midday break!
URL:https://greaterphiladelphia.pcma.org/event/may20/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Chapters,Education,Industry Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="PCMA%20Greater%20Philadelphia%20Chapter":MAILTO:gppcma@comcast.net
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SUMMARY:Virtual Midday Break
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Midday Break: Community Conversation—State of Meeting Planning in the Current Environment\nJoin your colleagues on March 10 for a virtual midday break on the state of meeting planning in the current environment. This offering will be a moderated discussion. Planner and supplier attendees are encouraged to attend to discuss current challenges/opportunities\, brainstorm and share solutions\, and make connections. At the start of the event\, attendees will take a poll on the issues they most want to discuss during the session\, then a moderator will facilitate discussion on the top two to three topics. \nLearning objectives:\n1) Discuss timeline topics in current meeting planning environment\n2) Brainstorm and share solutions to current challenges\n3) Network with others in field and make connections that can benefit you beyond the session \nModerator: Mariellen Morris\, Senior Director of Conferences\, PRIM&R; PCMA PHL Board Member and Education Committee Co-Chair \nThe PCMA Greater Philadelphia Chapter has been approved by the Events Industry Council (EIC) as a Preferred Provider of this continuing education course\, which qualifies for CMP continuing education credit. Determination of continuing education credit eligibility or Preferred Provider status does not imply EIC’s endorsement or assessment of education quality. \nRegistration Information: Please consider making a donation towards registration for this meeting. Registration fees are a key source of revenue for the chapter. There is a $1.00 minimum. Any amount is appreciated.
URL:https://greaterphiladelphia.pcma.org/event/midday-break-31022/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Chapters,Education,Industry Calendar,Networking
ORGANIZER;CN="PCMA%20Greater%20Philadelphia%20Chapter":MAILTO:gppcma@comcast.net
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SUMMARY:Midday Break
DESCRIPTION:Midday Break: Read and React: “What is my calling? An exploratory mixed-methods approach to conceptualizing hospitality career calling”\nMany are feeling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the events industry workforce. Organizations and venues alike are struggling to hire back employees\, recruit new staff\, and retain existing staff. Join this PCMA PHL Midday Break to discuss an academic article that studied “calling dimensions” as they relate to advancing the hospitality workforce. According to the article\, “Calling has historically been defined as a sense of destiny or prosocial obligation (Duffy et al.\, 2018); however\, calling has more recently been understood as a sense of fulfillment or happiness\, emphasizing the current workforces’ focus on meaningful careers (Duffy et al.\, 2018). Calling has been found to enhance academic satisfaction (Duffy et al.\, 2011)\, life satisfaction (Duffy et al.\, 2017)\, vocational identity (Galles and Lenz\, 2013; Hirschi and Herrmann\, 2012) and well-being (Marsh and Dik\, 2020). More importantly\, previous studies found a sense of calling positively influences critical job-related attitudes and behavior such as career commitment\, job satisfaction and turnover (Chen et al.\, 2018; Duffy et al.\, 2012).” Join us for this session to discuss this study in more detail and what insights might be gleaned for solving current staffing challenges. \nThis article was written by: Lindsey Lee\, School of Sport\, Tourism and Hospitality Management\, Temple University; Sandra Sun-Ah Ponting\, L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism Management\, San Diego State University; Ankita Ghosh\, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality\, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Hyounae (Kelly) Min\, The Collins College of Hospitality Management\, California State Polytechnic\, University Pomona. Dr. Lee will join us as the session facilitator. \nClick here to view the article. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nLearn about “calling identities” as they relate to advancing the hospitality workforce\nDiscuss current challenges in staffing in event management\nConsider possible solutions\, including “calling identities\,” for solving staffing challenges\n\n \nDr. Lindsey Lee will participate in this discussion. She is an assistant professor at Temple University’s School of Sport\, Tourism\, and Hospitality Management and focuses on maximizing service performance while supporting employee wellbeing. Dr. Lee’s research interests include identifying management and organizational practices to support employees\, implementing emotional labor to manage difficult guests\, and employee management training and development. \nThe PCMA Greater Philadelphia Chapter has been approved by the Events Industry Council (EIC) as a Preferred Provider of this continuing education course\, which qualifies for CMP continuing education credit. Determination of continuing education credit eligibility or Preferred Provider status does not imply EIC’s endorsement or assessment of education quality. \nRegistration Information: Please consider making a donation towards registration for this meeting. Registration fees are a key source of revenue for the chapter. There is a $1.00 minimum. Any amount is appreciated. A Zoom link will be emailed to registered attendees prior to the midday break.
URL:https://greaterphiladelphia.pcma.org/event/42023/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Chapters,Education,Featured,Industry Calendar
ORGANIZER;CN="PCMA%20Greater%20Philadelphia%20Chapter":MAILTO:gppcma@comcast.net
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