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2004-2005
Board Members
President*
Glenn Brooks
presidentelect@mpi-indiana.org
President-Elect*
Donna Jacobsen
president-elect@mpi-indiana.org
Immediate Past President*
Kimberly C. Wilkeson, CMP, CMM
president@mpi-indiana.org
V.P.,
Administration*
Shannon Frank
vpadministration@mpi-indiana.org
V.P., Finance
Brenda Reed, CMP
vpfinance@mpi-indiana.org
V.P.,
Communications
Dawna Money
vpcommunications@mpi-indiana.org
V.P.,
Education
Amanda Cecil
vpeducation@mpi-indiana.org
Director
of Fundraising
Carolyne Wallace
fundraising@mpi-indiana.org
Vice President of Membership
Deborah Badger, CMP
vpmembership@mpi-indiana.org
Director
of Member Care
Deann Patena
membercare@mpi-indiana.org
Director
of Monthly Programs
Carol McCormack
monthlyprograms@mpi-indiana.org
Director
of Special Education Projects
Michelle Smith, CMP, CHSP
educationprograms@mpi-indiana.org
Director of Special Events Finance
Kerri Begley, CMP
specialprojects@mpi-indiana.org
Chapter
Administrator
Mark Records
administrator@mpi-indiana.org
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| From
the President |
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Glenn
Brooks
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
General Hotels Corporation
EXCITING,
EARTHSHATTERING EDUCATION!
You
won’t want to miss an IMPI event this year! Our
board and education committee have taken the approach that
we are all about high caliber monthly programming. We believe
this is the ticket to providing our members a maximum return
on investment. In addition to outstanding learning opportunities, we believe
exciting and relevant speakers talking to us about pertinent
industry issues is the catalyst for strong attendance at
monthly meetings. When more members come to monthly meetings,
there is a snowball effect of positives: More attendees means
greater networking opportunities. More attendees means more
funds going into the chapter for future high level speakers.
And so on and so on.
So…what
is an exciting, relevant speaker? How about Lt. Governor
Kathy Davis in August? Or Stevan Porter, President
of the Americas, Intercontinental Hotels Group in October?
Or Bruce Harris, President of Conferon Global Services in
January? Wow!!
The above
individuals are so accomplished that they can speak about
anything
and we’d be impressed, but they
do have specific and pertinent subjects to cover. And it’s
not like we don’t have great speakers during the other
months. We have responded to your speaker subject requests
on the Needs Assessment Questionnaire sent out this winter,
and have some terrific topics and speakers scheduled.
We hope
to see you at our next event. You won’t be
disappointed!
JUST
CONFIRMED AT PRESS TIME: Our guest speaker in February
is Bill “the original apprentice” Rancic, from
Donald Trump’s TV show “The Apprentice!!!”
It will be a joint meeting with the local American Marketing
Association Chapter. More to come later! Wow!!
Glenn Brooks
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| August
Meeting Information |
 Lieutenant
Governor Kathy Davis is our guest for this special Tuesday
meeting in August.
Her
topic will be the economic impact of the meetings industry.
IMPI
is honored that our Lieutenant Governor has chosen to speak
to our chapter. Bring your colleagues to this special event!
| Tuesday,
August 24, 2004 |
Register
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| Where: |
The
Hilton Indianapolis (formerly Adams Mark Hotel
Indianapolis Downtown)
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| Cost: |
Members
- $25 (before Friday, Aug. 20)
Non members - $35 (before Aug. 20) |
| Time: |
11:30
a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
| Program
Overview: |
Economic
Impact of the Meetings Industry
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| Register.
Call the chapter office if you want a reserved table
of 8 for your company. (317) 841-8205. |
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| IMPI
Awards Banquet |
Submitted
by Dawna Money
Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association
 Kudos
to the IMPI Awards Committee (Deann
Patena, Shannon Frank, Donna Jacobsen, Linda Adams, Deborah
Badger, Kelly McBride and
Holly Lovell) for creating a fantastic
Annual IMPI Awards Banquet. The dinner took place on Wednesday,
July 14 at the Montage at Allison Pointe. With Everyone dressed
in red, the menu themed around “red” food selections,
and the décor of the Montage, Indiana Meeting Professionals
International certainly “Painted the Town Red”!
2003/2004 Award Winners:
 IMPI
Student Scholarship: Dan Hiner, IUPUI(Photo right)
IMPI
Best Monthly Chapter Venue: Indianapolis Arts Garden
IMPI
Honorary Organization Award: Presentation Services Audio
Visual Company
IMPI
Rookie of the Year: Donna Sheets, CMP, DBS & Associates
 IMPI
CMP Scholarship: Donna Jacobsen Accent on
Indianapolis(Photo right)
IMPI
Supplier of the Year: Laura Kenny, Indiana Convention
Center & RCA Dome
IMPI
Pinnacle Award: Shannon Frank, Hyatt Regency
Indianapolis
IMPI
Hall of Fame Award: Kim Wilkeson, CMP, CMM,
VMS, Inc.
 IMPI
Planner of the Year: Tom Mauch, CMP, State
Farm Insurance Company(Photo
right)
IMPI
President’s Award: Beth McGuire, Society of
Insurance Licensing Administrators Congratulations to our award winners and thank you to our Banquet Sponsors:
The Montage at Allison Pointe and Presentation Services Audio-Visual Company.
The event was certainly a success enjoyed by all!
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| Welcome
New Members |
| Be
sure to welcome IMPI's newest members!
Jim Adams
President
Performance Strategies, Inc.
7420 Shadeland Station Way
Indianapolis, IN 46256
(317) 842-0393
FAX (317) 842-0393
jadams@performancestrategies.com
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Heidi Goecker
Student
8980 E. Highway 40
Terre Haute, IN 47803
(812) 239-0702
hgoecker@depauw.edu
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Paula
Hardesty
Sales Manager
Holiday Inn Select Airport
2501 S. High School Road
Indianapolis, IN 46241
(317) 243-1071
FAX (317) 243-1074
phardesty@genhotels.com
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| Supplier
Spotlight |
Submitted
by Vicki Lee, Director of Sales, Indianapolis Marriott
East
Paula
Hardesty
Sales Manager for the Holiday Inn Select Airport
Paula
Hardesty is enjoying her role as Sales Manager for the
Holiday Inn
Select Airport. Paula previously worked in a variety
of capacities for 2 mega Travel & Meetings Management
Companies. Prior to that she was a corporate planner for
Golden Rule Insurance,
as well as, a Corporate Travel Manager for Inland Paperboard
and Packaging. When asked what
she enjoys most about her profession, Paula implied “All
the wonderful people I have met over the years. So many
I am still in contact with. Each day is a
new adventure.”
One her most humorous moments in her professional life was
the time she was a travel agent and a client came in to book
a trip to Hawaii. The client inquired about the airfare between
the islands and then asked how much it would cost to rent
a car and drive!
Paula’s
hobbies include calligraphy, reading, cooking and fencing.
(That last one is a first for me.)
She has been married for 17 years to her husband Michael
and has 2 West Highland White Terriers named Samantha and
Binky. Her family also includes 6 nieces and 2 nephews and
a whopping 32 first cousins! (Somebody was busy in that family.)
Paula’s final note was her favorite quote: “Honesty
is the first chapter in the book of wisdom” - Thomas
Jefferson.
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| Planner
Spotlight |
| Submitted
by Stephanie Garwood, Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta
Tau International
Lisa Thomas
Roche Diagnostics Lisa Thomas graduated from Purdue University with a major
in Restaurant, Hotel and Tourism management. She is currently
a convention planner for the Centralized and Molecular Divisions
of Roche Diagnostics, which is a manufacturer and supplier
of diagnostic instruments and reagents.
Before coming to Roche, Lisa worked in hotel sales for the
Embassy Suites Downtown and the Indianapolis Marriott. She
was also a meeting planner for Meeting Services Unlimited
and worked as an independent planner.
Her favorite part of convention planning is the variety
of work and variety of people she meets on a day-to-day basis.
She enjoys working onsite, and trying to make upset people
happy. (She must be good at it, because one of her attendees
sent her flowers!)
Lisa also likes seeing the finished product after working
hard on a project, and the travel. Her favorite destination
is Seattle/Whidby Island.
Lisa
has two kids—Jack (7½) and Emma (4½).
In her spare time, Lisa enjoys travel, reading, any sports
that her kids are into. She has also volunteered with the
Indiana Sports Corp. and Castleton United Methodist Church.
She helped with the 2001 World Police and Fire Games, which
was her first time working with such a large international
group.
Lisa’s
favorite quote is “What lies behind us
and what lies before us is nothing compared to what lies
within us.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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| Board
Member Profile |
Amanda Cecil, CMP
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
 My
eight years in the hospitality, meetings, and sports
tourism field have been both exciting and rewarding!
The opportunities afforded to me have taken me to New
Hampshire,
Ohio, Kentucky, Florida, and finally back to Indiana. I
have worked both on the supplier and planner side of the
industry, learning the meeting and convention industry
through both educational and practical experience.
Upon my graduation from Indiana University, I ventured
into several internships in the sports marketing field,
landing me at the RCA Tennis Championships in Indy and
then to Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. I decided
to pursue a master’s degree at Ohio State University
and relocated back to the Midwest. While in Columbus,
I became involved in a research project for the Columbus
Convention and Visitors Bureau and upon my graduation
accepted
a position as the convention services and sports sales
assistant. I guess I can say that is where my interest
in conventions, meetings, events, hospitality and tourism
really began.
My next position was a planner role for Host Communications,
Inc. in Lexington, Kentucky. I worked in the association
management division of the company as a tradeshow manager
and meeting planner. The experience kept me on the road
and constantly learning new aspects of association planning
and programming. My final position as a planner was with
Event Management Solutions based in Atlanta where I served
as the Director of Business Development.
In 2002, I returned to Indianapolis to begin a new career
path in education. I currently teach Mechanics of Meeting
Planning, Sports Tourism, Exhibit Marketing and Cruise
line Management (and yes we go on a cruise) for IUPUI’s
Tourism, Conventions and Event Management (TCEM) department.
Throughout my numerous jobs and geographical moves,
MPI has always remained a priority for me. Whether simply
volunteering
for a committee or serving on the Board, I have found
my involvement both professionally and personally rewarding.
As part of my academic service, I enjoy participating
in
MPI’s numerous programs and initiatives. I hope
to bring my enthusiasm for this association by providing
quality
education to our membership in my role as VP of Education.
I look forward to working with a great educational committee
and supporting our awesome educational directors and
chairs.
On a personal note, I enjoy the career flexibility as
it allows me to spend more quality time at home with my
husband, Rhett, and our year-old son, Cooper. In my spare
time, I am a Big Sister for Big Brothers/Big Sisters and
have recently joined the Indianapolis Junior League. I
will continue to pursue my doctoral degree and hope to
finish in 2005-2006! Did I really say spare time?
Anyway, look forward to meeting you at our next education
meeting. It promises to be worth your time!!
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| WLI
Article |
“Someday I’ll
go back to school…
Submitted by Carol A. Paddock
…if I ever have the money!” If you have ever
uttered these words, and have not followed through on your
dream, then maybe it is time to take another look at making
this dream a reality. The Women’s Leadership Initiative
created the WLI Scholarship Fund just for people like you!
The WLI Scholarship Fund provides scholarships not only
for traditional education, but also for non-traditional arenas
such as executive certification programs or similar leadership
training.
Currently, there are six scholarship funds available in
three categories: College Education Funding, General Leadership
Education or Academic Funding and MPI Programs. A new scholarship
fund, the WLI Leadership Scholarship Fund will be added this
fall. As result of the new LPGA Golf Clinic fundraiser held
at the World Education Conference in July, this fund was
established specifically to help individuals who cannot normally
attend MPI programs or events due to financial constraints.
Scholarships are offered year-round, with applications reviewed
quarterly and have the following deadlines: July 31, October
31, January 31 and April 30. Applications must be received
at least three months in advance of the program or course
you wish to attend.
Not for Women Only
Even though these scholarships are offered through the Women’s
Leadership Initiative, they are not only for women. Men are
encouraged to apply. Scholarships are available to men at
a ratio equal to the current annual percentage of each gender
who are members of MPI. Currently this number is 75% women,
25% men - therefore 25% of the funding could go to qualified
men.
Start
the process to make your dream of furthering your education
a reality.
Visit the MPI
Women’s Leadership
Initiative site for details and applications!
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| Let
The Fun Begin |
| Submitted by Brian Hosier
Indianapolis Arts Garden Director/Arts Council of Indianapolis
The Education
Committee is excited to kick-off the new education year
in style! I-MPI is thrilled to host Lieutenant Governor
Kathy Davis August 24 at the Adam’s Mark Hotel Downtown.
As Indiana’s first woman Lieutenant Governor, Davis
serves as the President of the Senate, the Director of the
Indiana Department of Commerce, the commissioner of Agriculture,
and the chair of Indiana’s Counter Terrorism and Security
Council. Additionally, she has held key positions with Cummins,
Inc., the Department of Transportation, the City of Indianapolis,
and Indiana’s 21st Century Research and Technology
Fund. Her governmental and corporate background is both extensive
and impressive.
IMPI is honored to have Lieutenant Governor Davis share
her insight on the economic impact of our industry in the
state of Indiana.
As head
of the Indiana Department of Commerce and former Controller
for
the City of Indianapolis, Lieutenant Governor
Davis understands the state’s economy and how the meeting
industry influences it.
Lieutenant Governor Davis credentials include a Bachelor
of Science degree from MIT and a Master of Business Administration
from Harvard Business School.
After
attending the IMPI program, you will better understand
how the meetings
and convention industry impacts the “big
picture” and how important we are to the state’s
economy.
Join
us for an exciting educational program as Lt. Governor
Davis discusses
the importance of the meeting and hospitality
community to our state’s economy and efforts to strengthen
Indiana’s global competitive position in the tourism
industry. Don’t miss it!!
Plan
to attend what will be an exciting and informative luncheon
meeting. Mark your calendar for Tuesday, August
24, 2004 for a meeting you will not want to miss!
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| IMPI
Golf Outing is a Swinging Success |
 It was a warm and sunny day at the Ironwood Golf Club, not
a cloud in the sky, perfect for a day of golf. With jokes
and laughter, most participants of the 1st Annual IMPI Golf
Outing didn't have to think too hard - they never played
before!
Congratulations
goes out to the winners this year. David Brumbaugh and
Betsy Dukes from the Omni Severin Hotel,
Marilyn Seright with Delta  Faucet Company and Steve
Kuatzman with
State Auto Insurance made up the first place team.
Special thanks to our sponsors for donating their time
and efforts to make the 1st Annual IMPI Golf Outing special.
The Bill Starks Company
South Bend/Mishawaka CVB
Bloomington CVB
Fourwinds Resort & Marina
The Westin Indianapolis
Omni Severin Hotel
University Place Hotel
Holiday Inn Select North
Lake County CVB
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| In
Lieu of the CMP Question Article |
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NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED CMP TEST CANDIDATES:
Important deadline dates for January, 2005 exam candidates
September
13, 2004 application due with $175 fee
November 15, 2004 exam registration fee of $375 due
January 22, 2005 exam date
If interested in joining a CMP study group, please contact
kfavory@agcin.org or DeeDee.Stewart@rolls-royce.com
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