Connect Marketplace keynote speaker Laura Ling met attendees at the conference Aug. 22-24, 2013, in Milwaukee, Wisc.

Connect Marketplace keynote speaker Laura Ling met attendees at the conference Aug. 22-24, 2013, in Milwaukee, Wisc.

Connect Marketplace keynote speaker Laura Ling met attendees at the conference Aug. 22-24, 2013, in Milwaukee, Wisc.

Connect Marketplace keynote speaker Laura Ling met attendees at the conference Aug. 22-24, 2013, in Milwaukee, Wisc.

Group painting by EMEC 2011 attendees

Connect Marketplace keynote speaker Laura Ling met attendees at the conference Aug. 22-24, 2013, in Milwaukee, Wisc.

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Connect Marketplace keynote speaker Laura Ling met attendees at the conference Aug. 22-24, 2013, in Milwaukee, Wisc.

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Connect Marketplace keynote speaker Laura Ling met attendees at the conference Aug. 22-24, 2013, in Milwaukee, Wisc.

Connect Marketplace keynote speaker Laura Ling met attendees at the conference Aug. 22-24, 2013, in Milwaukee, Wisc.

Connect Marketplace keynote speaker Laura Ling met attendees at the conference Aug. 22-24, 2013, in Milwaukee, Wisc.

Connect Marketplace keynote speaker Laura Ling met attendees at the conference Aug. 22-24, 2013, in Milwaukee, Wisc.

Connect Marketplace keynote speaker Laura Ling met attendees at the conference Aug. 22-24, 2013, in Milwaukee, Wisc.

Connect Marketplace keynote speaker Laura Ling met attendees at the conference Aug. 22-24, 2013, in Milwaukee, Wisc.

Connect Marketplace keynote speaker Laura Ling met attendees at the conference Aug. 22-24, 2013, in Milwaukee, Wisc.

The Minnesota chapter of Meeting Professionals International (MPI) gathered at the Edina Country Club Wednesday, Sept. 21 for their September meeting. At the Minneapolis area event, they welcomed keynote speaker Dee Byrnes, Authorized Independent Program Facilitator for the Disney Institute, who spoke about the Disney branding philospophy as it pertained to hiring practices, overall business culture, and much much more. Photos by Minneapolis Commercial and Corporate Event Photographer Justin Cox.

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