Join Us for GMID21
Virtual Event
Thursday, April 8, 2021, 3:00 – 4:15 PM
#GMID21 | #MMBusiness | #meetsafe
Twelve Texas Meeting and Events Industry Associations will come together online to network and advocate for the Meeting & Events Industry. On Thursday, April 8, 2021, #GMID21 events will be held across the globe to demonstrate the measurable impact that meetings have on businesses, economies, and communities.
The theme for GMID21 is Meet Safe. We look forward to coming together this year stronger and more united than ever, to demonstrate the unwavering value of our industry. Showcasing the value of meetings and events has never been more important.
Register today to attend #GMID21 as we tackle the most important topics on the minds of all meetings and events professionals.
This program has been submitted to the Events Industry Council for 1 CEU credit hour.
Details
60 mins of content plus Q&A
Pay what you can. A portion of the funds raised will be donated to the hospitality program scholarship fund at Austin Community College.
This is a Virtual Event.
Steve Adler
Welcome Message
Mayor of
Austin, Texas
Scott Joslove
Panelist
President and CEO, Texas
Hotel and Lodging Assoc.
Melinda Burdette, CMP, CMM, HMCC
Panelist
Director of Events, Meeting
Professionals International
Mike Shea
Panelist
Chief Logistics Officer
and Partner, SXSW
Amy Brown
Moderator
Vice President of Sales,
Visit Austin
Presentations
2021 Legislative Update
Scott Joslove, President & CEO
Texas Hotel & Lodging Association
sjoslove@texaslodging.com
Sheila Olivarez
solivarez@texaslodging.com
An update and educational session focused on the 2021 Texas Legislative session. This will focus on bills that have passed or are under review, that will impact the hospitality industry in Texas in the future.
WEC Grapevine: How We Did It – Pandemic Meetings Considerations and Lessons Learned
Melinda L. Burdette, CMP, CMM, HMCC
Director of Events,Meeting Professionals International
mburdette@mpiweb.org
MPI will highlight best practices executing a hybrid event in 2020. The focus will be on “meeting safe” and how to execute an event with safety protocols. How they protected the attendees, staff, and speakers.
SXSW 2021: The Future From Scratch
Mike Shea
Chief Logistics Officer & Partner, SXSW
shea@sxsw.com
SXSW is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. For 2021 they have introduced SXSW online, a digital experience, including keynotes, conference sessions, musical festival showcases, film festival screenings, world-class networking, and unexpected discoveries. This event will just have completed when we meet and they will educate us on how they moved from a live event to an online event in order to meet safely. They will also advise how this pivot will impact the future of SXSW.
Miggy Milla is a Filipino American singer-songwriter who deftly folds a modern vulnerability into his music.
Born in Manila, Philippines, Miggy grew up in Queens, New York before moving to Austin, Texas.
An alumni of Berklee College of Music, he’s worked alongside many talents including Grammy Award-winning artists, songwriters, & musicians such as Michael Bearden (Lady Gaga & Michael Jackson).
A constant advocate for culture & arts, Milla also represents the city’s Diversity Field Guide Series through Visit Austin, representing some of the talents that Asian Americans provide in Austin, Texas.
His current work features modern technical pop beats amplified by his weightless yet emotive vocals.
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