Held every two years, QUEST is YOUR opportunity to hear leading edge information from top notch industry speakers from North America. This year’s event will have you thinking about your next event and how you can implement all of the new and exciting ideas they will share.
Featured speakers Daphine Meyers, CMM is the managing partner of Red Barn Group, LLC, a firm specializing in strategic meeting planning and training. The firm has two primary focuses. The first is hands-on coaching of clients to maximize their event investment. The other is education. This includes training event professionals, speaking to business groups and teaching Events Planning at Minnesota State University - Minnesota.
JENNY DAVIS is the managing editor of THE PARTNER CHANNEL and responsible for the company’s quarterly magazine, annual event, and communication platforms such as the Web site, newsletters, and Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/partnerchannel). Jenny has been with The Partner Channel since August 2004 and loves pulling together content that can make a positive impact on her clients’ organizations. Prior to joining The Partner Channel, Jenny was an event manager for Microsoft Corporation, working primarily on incentive retreats and expos.
Jeffrey A. Stamp, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of North Dakota, Founder and Chief Story Teller, Syllabets, LLC. Knowledge about the world is no longer a luxury, it is a necessity. Dr. Jeffrey Stamp has over 25 years of world?wide experience in bringing out the creative best in business professionals and university students. Dr. Stamp is recognized worldwide as a master creative practitioner and has developed numerous methods that are designed to accelerate ‘Discovery Thinking’ and cognitive fluidity. Dr. Stamp also resides as chair of entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of North Dakota, which was ranked thirteenth in the 2008 review of the top twenty?five undergraduate programs in entrepreneurship by Entrepreneur magazine and the Princeton Review of the 900 universities and college programs in the U.S. In 2008 Dr. Stamp was awarded the prestigious Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education Award from the Acton Foundation. His research is focused on the creative and cognitive processes that entrepreneurs use in idea creation, technology innovation, and opportunity recognition. MPI Manitoba Chapter thanks the following sponsors for their outstanding support of our upcoming event QUEST in Grand Forks, N.D. on March 11, 2010! It is with their support that we are able to bring to you this top notch educational opportunity. MPI Foundation, Alerus Center, Greater Grand Forks Convention and Visitors Bureau, Canad Inns Destination Center, destination Winnipeg.
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MPI Quest Conference |
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 |
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11:30 am-5 pm |
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11:30 am |
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Private Event |
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