MPI Oregon Chapter

⚡ Meet Marli Williams!

We're excited to welcome master facilitator and keynote speaker Marli Williams to MPI Oregon's November Education Program, The Energy Exchange: An Elevated Networking Experience.

Marli will lead attendees through a thoughtfully facilitated networking experience designed to spark authentic conversations, build real relationships, and make connecting feel more meaningful.

No awkward small talk required. Whether you're an introvert, extrovert, or somewhere in between, come ready to connect, learn from one another, and leave feeling more energized by your community.

📅 November 3
⏰ 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
📍 Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Tigard

Register today:
https://web.cvent.com/event/e0737c3a-3775-4d6e-bd43-cc8f969ce5ce/homepage

Psst — MPI members, this one's for you. 👀

Scholarships are available right now for courses AND international conference attendance — and they're easier to apply for than you might think.

📚 Academy Course Scholarships — reviewed monthly, no deadline
✈️ EMEC Galway 2027 — applications open October 1st

🔗 Learn more and apply: mpi.org/scholarships

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A great community is built on collaboration, connection, and the incredible partners who support it. Today, we're celebrating the sponsors who help MPI Oregon bring meaningful programs, experiences, and opportunities to our members throughout the year.

Thank you for your continued partnership and support!

✨ Bob Williams Photography
✨ Oregon Convention Center
✨ Punch Bowl Social
✨ RPS Events
✨ Skamania Lodge
✨ Suncadia
✨ Travel Lane County
✨ Travel Salem
✨ Valley River Inn
✨ Visit Tri-Cities Washington

We are so grateful to have you as part of the MPI Oregon community. Your generosity and commitment help us create spaces where our industry can connect, learn, and grow together.

Please join us in giving these organizations a little extra appreciation today! 👏

Big ideas. Tight budgets. Limited resources. Sound familiar?

Join MPI Oregon for a candid, planner-only roundtable where we’ll tackle the real-world challenges of turning ambitious event visions into reality. Connect with fellow planners and share strategies for navigating client expectations, budgets, timelines, staffing, and innovation—without compromising impact or burning out your team.

✨ Discussion topics include strategic pushback, prioritizing budgets, managing expectations, and producing high-impact events with limited resources.

📅 October 7, 2026 | 12:00–1:30 PM
📍 The Standard, Downtown Portland
👥 Limited to 12 planners!

Bonus: Registration includes our Networking Social at Punch Bowl Social from 5:00–7:00 PM.

🔗 Register today: https://web.cvent.com/event/bb07e945-cf0f-46f1-ac85-401431ca51ce/homepage

What can 11 volunteers accomplish in a couple of hours?

✅ Repacked and labeled 1,543 pounds of cookies ✅ Helped provide the equivalent of 1,286 meals ✅ Averaged 68 meals per volunteer

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined MPI Oregon at the Oregon Food Bank. Your time and effort helped turn a small volunteer group into a big impact for our community. 💙

A little overdue, but worth the wait! 💙

We’re sending a big thank you to Skamania Lodge for hosting MPI Oregon’s July Education event!

From an energetic, interactive session on Gamification: Bringing Fun (and Value) into Meetings! with John Chen, CSP, to a room full of engaged meeting professionals, it was an afternoon that truly lived up to its theme.

And the feedback says it all:
✨ 100% found the session valuable
✨ 99% called it engaging
✨ 99% called it interactive

Thank you, Skamania Lodge, for providing such a beautiful setting for learning, connection and a little fun along the way. We’re grateful for your partnership and for the role you play in helping MPI Oregon create meaningful experiences for our members!

📍 Skamania Lodge | Stevenson, WA