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This week, Meet Minneapolis kicked off its annual effort to collect brand new, warm winter clothes for Hennepin Healthcare. Donated items will assist Hennepin Healthcare in its mission to discharge patients with dignity. As proud ambassadors of our tourism and hospitality industry, our goal is to rally partner businesses and our community to help address this need. We make it easy! For your convenience, donate via this Target Wish List (https://bit.ly/4elv3zC) or this Amazon Wish List (https://lnkd.in/gbiH3dXS). Your wish list purchase will ship directly to Meet Minneapolis. If you are local, you can also purchase new warm winter clothes and drop items off at our Meet Minneapolis office. Please Note: Hennepin Healthcare can only accept *new* clothing, and our new warm winter clothing drive runs through Jan. 6, 2025. Thank you for helping us to help those in need! #Minneapolis #GiveBack #ClothingDrive #Community

?? NEW: Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame Experience. Be sure to add this to your holiday plans in Minneapolis! https://bit.ly/4hSx2OO The Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame Experience is a limited time, pop-up exhibit that celebrates Minnesota’s rich sports culture. The pictorial history recognizes many individuals, teams and key moments in our state’s sports legacy. ? It will be open daily, inside The Dayton’s Project building and alongside the Dayton’s Holiday Market in downtown Minneapolis, starting Nov. 29 through Dec. 28. Admission is free. ? This exhibit is a joint venture from The Minnesota Star Tribune, The Minneapolis Foundation, Meet Minneapolis, the Hennepin History Museum and Mich’s Markets (Mich Berthiaume). Many of our state’s professional and collegiate sports organizations are partnering with the exhibit, including the Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx, Minnesota Wild, Minnesota United FC, Minnesota Aurora FC, Minnesota Frost, Minnesota Vixen, and University of Minnesota. #Minneapolis #Minnesota #sports #History #HOF #Exhibit

?? : ONE WEEK AWAY! Regional Meeting & Event Planning Professionals - this is a special educational opportunity just for you! https://bit.ly/40NEGE3 Join us for our 2nd annual Speakers & Sessions at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Monday, November 25! This educational event is FREE and exclusively for meeting planners. ?? Learn from and be inspired by industry leaders, earn CMP credits, and discover unique ways to incorporate CSR opportunities into your next event—all in one afternoon. Hosted by energetic emcee, Pat Dwyer, this program features TED Talk-style sessions, engaging CSR projects, networking, and giveaways. Secure your spot (https://bit.ly/40NEGE3) to connect, learn, and make an impact. Schedule at a Glance 1:00 p.m. Registration 1:15 p.m. Welcome 1:30 p.m. Keynote |?Sarah Wells |?THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE:?How to Cultivate Unstoppable Excellence in Yourself and Your Organization 2:15 p.m. Breakout |?Steve Fredlund |?Expect the Extraordinary 2:50 p.m. Breakout |?Sara Kunz |?The 3 Zones of Survival: Navigate?Change, Reclaim Joy, and Beat Burnout with a Sense of Adventure 3:10 p.m. Breakout |?Tim Gabrielson | Lemons to Laughs 3:30 p.m. Corporate Social Responsibility Projects and Reception 5:00 p.m. Giveaways #Minneapolis #meetingsandevents #meetingplanner #meetingplanners

We are extremely pleased to share that Meet Minneapolis President and CEO Melvin Tennant, II MA, CAE will be celebrated as one of the 2024 Honorees at the National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP) annual conference, tomorrow.?He is being honored for his longtime contributions that have shaped the future of our industry and left a lasting impact. ? Thank you, Melvin, and congratulations! ?? #Minneapolis #NCBMP #NCBMP41 #EventProfs #StrengthAndResilience

"The 'Land of 10,000 Lakes' truly is the land of 10,000 performances..." In fact, Minnesota is the No. 1-ranked state in public arts spending, and leading the way is the Minneapolis region. (https://bit.ly/4frnSXP) As Vanity Fair notes: We are "home to one of the most vibrant arts and entertainment communities in America..." From must-see, world-class theaters to Grammy-winning orchestras. From live music venues ranging from stadiums and arenas to landmark icons (First Avenue) and intimate stages. And then there's our unexpected depth of Minneapolis museums (https://bit.ly/4fCfMeU). Minneapolis boasts 55 area museums with collections spanning thousands of years of history, art, culture and performance art. In Minneapolis, there is art around nearly every corner. Whether traveling for a conference or a quick little getaway, come see and experience it for yourself. #Minneapolis #travel #art #artsandculture #theaters #livemusic

?? : The Minneapolis Convention Center is the perfect venue to host your meeting, convention, tradeshow or sporting event. It has the space to bring people together and the award-winning staff to partner with you on an incredible event. Plus, Minneapolis is known for our walkable downtown, our abundant lakes and parks alongside our urban surroundings, and our love of all things Prince. We have 9.5 miles of climate-controlled skyways (including the convention center) and, here, everything is homegrown – our music, our food and our festivals. If you'd like to learn more, let us know. We can't wait to welcome you, your clients and your guests to Minneapolis! https://bit.ly/3zXhYOT #Minneapolis #meetingsandevents #meetingplanners #sports #sportingevents #tradeshow

First the announcement of new direct flights from/to Rome and now Copenhagen. We are welcoming the world to Minneapolis through Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport - MSP! https://bit.ly/3YcTngK This means MSP, the No. 1 North American mega airport according to the most recent customer satisfaction survey from J.D. Power and the No. 1 U.S. airport according to Travel + Leisure readers, will soon welcome international travelers on direct flights from these cities: Amsterdam Calgary Cancun Copenhagen Dublin Edmonton Frankfurt London Mexico City Montreal Paris Regina Reykjavik Rome Saskatoon Seoul Tokyo-Haneda Toronto Vancouver Winnipeg #Minneapolis #travel #flights #airports #MSP #Delta #meetingsandevents

"We're witnessing a Native awakening on a?national scale ... Amid this, Minneapolis has emerged as an epicentre for Indigenous creativity, from art to food to music and more." https://bit.ly/48bNV2h Our thanks to the BBC for sharing an in-depth look at Minneapolis from its Dakota history to the American Indian Movement (AIM) to our growing and thriving Indigenous community. Journalist Alicia Erickson talked with Shelley Buck (Pte Wicota), Bdewakantunwan Dakota and president of?Owámniyomni Okhódayapi and Kate Nelson, a local writer of Tlingit origin (and whose quote from above is included in the story). The story also includes: --Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) --All My Relations (art gallery) --Birchbark Books --Owamni by the Sioux Chef --The North American Traditional Indigenous --Food Systems (NāTIFS) --Owámniyomni Okhódayapi --Minnesota Humanities Center Read more here: https://bit.ly/48bNV2h #Minneapolis #NativeLand #Indigenous #AmericanIndian #NativeAmerican #travel

The headline says it all: "Minneapolis hotel rebound is one of the best in the nation."?https://bit.ly/3BGRgu6 "By the numbers: Only [two other cities in the U.S.] had better year-over-year gain in revenue per available room (RevPAR) in both July and August, according to CoStar. Downtown Minneapolis hotels saw RevPAR jump nearly 22% in those two months. The $131 million they collected this summer is 8% more than the summer of 2019, according to Meet Minneapolis." Our perspective: The work of Meet Minneapolis and our many partner organizations to bring meetings, conventions, sporting events, concerts, theater productions, and more to our city means even additional jobs for local workers and more incremental tax revenue for the city which helps all residents. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3BGRgu6 ?? : Lane Pelovsky #Minneapolis #hotels #meetingsandevents #travel #tourism #hospitality

If you live or work downtown join us for a Little Library Lunch Break to celebrate the new little library on our Plaza! ?? Bring your lunch, a blanket & your favorite book for a community reading hour on the MCC Plaza. Enjoy a fresh cookie while you read and relax. Book donations are welcome! ?? Wednesday, October 9th ?? 11am - 1pm ?? Minneapolis Convention Center Plaza