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November 18, 2026
Maximum Impact: Designing Events for Good
Presenter: Dr. Jonathon Day, Founder - Sustainable Tourism and Responsible Travel Lab @ Purdue University
Sustainability has never been more important to the meetings industry. Yet sustainability can be a complicated and confusing topic. In this presentation, we’ll cover a range of topics designed to help meeting planners and tourism industry partners implement sustainability programs that improve participant satisfaction, support clients’ corporate social responsibility goals, and contribute to your destination community’s quality of life. In this session, we’ll cover big picture issues and provide practical tips that can be applied to your next meeting.
Registration Sponsor: Meet Mt. Pleasant
Competency: Facilities and Services
Location: Holiday Inn - Mt. Pleasant
Credit Hours Include: 1 – GMS, 1 – CGMP, 1 – CMP (Sustainability and Social Impacts)
Overnight rooms available at $98.00+taxes
December 16, 2026
Your Secret Weapon: How CVBs Make Planning Meetings Easier
CVB Panel: Stephanie Wohlfert, CMP, CTA - Choose Lansing, Haleigh Gerwig - Experience Grand Rapids, Alise Hale - Gaylord Area Convention & Tourism Bureau, Aimee Zionskowski - Traverse City Tourism, Jessica Gibson - Discover Michigan’s Thumb coast
Discover how Convention and Visitors Bureaus (CVBs), also known as Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs), can save meeting planners valuable time by serving as a single point of contact for hotels, venues, local resources, and destination expertise. Learn about the many complimentary services they provide, including site selection, RFP distribution, attendee resources, and local connections, to help make every meeting easier to plan and more successful.
Bring Your Leader! MiSGMP encourages all members to invite their supervisor or organizational leadership to attend. It's a great opportunity for them to experience what our monthly education meetings are all about.
Registration Sponsor: Choose Lansing
Competency: Facilities and Services
Location: The Hidden Gem - Holt
Credit Hours Include: 1 – GMS, 1 – CGMP, 1 – CMP (Strategic Planning)
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Adam Nelson
Lights, Cameras, Action! A Night at the Oscars
2027 Annual Education Conference
March 10–12, 2027
The Kensington Hotel | Ann Arbor
April 21, 2027
Music Licensing
Laurie Nixon
May 19, 2027
TBA - program in development
Event Pricing
Member Planner - $25
Member Supplier - $35
Member Educator/Student/Retiree - $25
Non-Member Planner – $30
Non-Member Supplier - $40
Registration Policies
- Registration ends the Thursday prior to the meeting/event at 5:00 pm.
- Registrations after 5:00 pm the Thursday prior [to] the meeting/event must be approved by the Treasurer and will incur a $20 late fee.
- Walk-in registration is strongly discouraged. Members who choose to register on-site will be responsible for the standard monthly meeting registration fee for their membership type, in addition to a $20 late registration fee and an additional $25 walk-in fee.
- Refunds will be provided only when cancellation notification is received prior to 5:00 pm the Thursday before the meeting.
- A guest may attend a maximum of two MiSGMP sponsored programs/events at the applicable guest rate. To attend additional MiSGMP sponsored programs/events, one must become a MiSGMP member.
- All registration fees shall be paid prior to the meeting/event unless prior arrangements to pay with cash or check in-person the day of the meeting/event have been made. Credit card payments will no longer be accepted on-site the day of the meeting/event.
- The names and affiliations of registrants for a MiSGMP event/meeting are shared with registrants, speakers, and/or sponsors for that event/meeting.
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