{"id":1720,"date":"2025-03-16T21:20:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T02:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sitechicago.org\/?p=1720"},"modified":"2025-03-16T21:22:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T02:22:59","slug":"q1-2025-site-chicago-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sitechicago.org\/2025\/03\/16\/q1-2025-site-chicago-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Q1 2025 | SITE Chicago Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SITE Chicago Q1 2025 Newsletter: A Year of Growth, Connection, and Impact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Q1 2025 SITE Chicago Newsletter<\/strong> sets the stage for an exciting year of connection, professional development, and community engagement within the <strong>Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Events (MICE)<\/strong> industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dd6ffdd7c941dd38a01bbc596a8ba96b\"><strong>Key Highlights:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Message from the President:<\/strong> Nancy McFadyen continues her leadership as SITE Chicago President, reflecting on the chapter\u2019s achievements in 2024, including record membership renewals, strategic sponsorship growth, and successful community outreach. She encourages members to get involved and embrace new opportunities in 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Annual General Meeting Success:<\/strong> SITE Chicago\u2019s annual meeting was a <strong>sold-out event<\/strong>, featuring a <strong>State of the Industry briefing<\/strong> from SITE CEO Annette Gregg and an exciting new partnership with <strong>FICP<\/strong>. The event also raised <strong>$3,765<\/strong> for <strong>LA wildfire relief efforts<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Meet the 2025 Board:<\/strong> The newsletter introduces the <strong>SITE Chicago leadership team<\/strong>, highlighting their commitment to delivering high-value events and networking opportunities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sponsorship &amp; Membership Growth:<\/strong> Opportunities for businesses to support SITE Chicago through event sponsorships are detailed, along with an invitation for new members to engage in industry-leading events.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Young Leaders Initiative:<\/strong> The <strong>Young Leaders Committee<\/strong> is expanding, aiming to bridge generational gaps through networking and education. Their first <strong>community outreach event<\/strong> of the year at <strong>Feed My Starving Children<\/strong> in Schaumburg was a success.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Upcoming Events &amp; Networking:<\/strong> The newsletter includes a calendar of upcoming SITE Chicago events, including:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>St. Patrick\u2019s Day Shamrock Social in Grand Rapids (March 12)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SITE Global Conference in Tulum (March 3-6, 2025)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Various educational and networking opportunities throughout the year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Spotlight on Destinations:<\/strong> The newsletter highlights top incentive travel destinations, including <strong>Florida\u2019s Paradise Coast<\/strong> and <strong>New Zealand<\/strong>, showcasing luxury resorts, unique experiences, and opportunities for MICE professionals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Member Spotlight \u2013 Kelly Fuller:<\/strong> A feature on <strong>Kelly Fuller<\/strong>, President-Elect of SITE Chicago, highlighting her professional achievements, event planning expertise, and commitment to SITE Chicago\u2019s success.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>SITE Chicago continues to be a <strong>dynamic hub<\/strong> for MICE professionals, offering <strong>networking, professional development, and community impact opportunities<\/strong>. Members are encouraged to <strong>join committees, attend events, and connect with industry peers<\/strong> to maximize the benefits of their membership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Q1-2025-SITE-Chicago-Newsletter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a><\/strong> to download the complete issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1 2025 | SITE Chicago Newsletter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsletter"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":6,"label":"Newsletter"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/sitechicago.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dec-2024-News-Flash-SITE-Chicago-1.jpg",500,647,false],"author_info":{"display_name":"Gary Bohringer","author_link":"https:\/\/sitechicago.org\/author\/bohringer\/"},"comment_info":12,"category_info":[{"term_id":6,"name":"Newsletter","slug":"newsletter","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":6,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":7,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":6,"category_count":7,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Newsletter","category_nicename":"newsletter","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitechicago.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitechicago.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitechicago.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sitechicago.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sitechicago.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1720"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sitechicago.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1724,"href":"https:\/\/sitechicago.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1720\/revisions\/1724"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sitechicago.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitechicago.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sitechicago.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sitechicago.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}