Time | Event | Location |
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4:00 PM | Hotel Check-in | Hilton Nashville Downtown |
4:00 – 5:30 PM | Conference Registration | Hotel Lobby |
6:00 – 9:00 PM | Welcome Reception Sponsored By Plumb Supply Company | Skydeck at Assembly Food Hall (5 min walk) |
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Conference Registration
Hotel Lobby Sunday, June 16, 4:00–5:30 PMAfter you get checked into your hotel room, stop at our registration table and pick up your welcome packet, including agenda, maps, name tags and attendee gift!
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Welcome Reception
Skydeck at Assembly Food Hall Sunday, June 16, 6:00–9:00 PMJoin us at Nashville's largest rooftop patio & bar, Skydeck at Assembly Food Hall to kick off the 2024 MCAI Annual Meeting! The Skydeck is a short 5 minute walk from the Hilton. We will have a wide variety of food to enjoy, live music, games and a great view of Broadway! This is a relaxed, casual event for all attendees to get reacquainted. We look forward to welcoming you to Nashville!
Time | Event | Location |
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8:00 – 8:30 AM | Annual Membership Business Meeting | Hotel - Volunteer Ballroom |
8:30 – 10:30 AM | Breakfast & Education Seminar | Hotel - Volunteer Ballroom |
11:30 AM | Transportation to Tee Line Curling | Hotel - Main Entrance |
12:00 – 3:00 PM | Lunch and Curling Sponsored By Milwaukee Tool | Tee Line Curling |
3:00 PM | Transportation to Hotel | Tee Line Curling |
3:30 PM | Evening Open for Networking | Nashville |
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Annual Membership Business Meeting
Updates from MCAI Monday, June 17, 8:00–8:30 AMOpen to all members, this meeting reviews Association activites over the past year and previews activities and resources planned for the upcoming year.
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Breakfast, Awards & Education Seminar
Education Seminar presented by Alex Willis Monday, June 17, 8:30–10:30 AMAlex Willis — founder and CEO of Leadership Surge, is a dynamic speaker, motivator, and innovator of corporate and front-line change management programming. He founded Leadership Surge based on the belief that a great culture is built to last when every member of the team embraces winning values, behaviors and practices. The comprehensive training programs available from Leadership Surge help develop leaders at all levels: from the frontline to the board room.
Alex will inspire us to take leadership to the next level with his frontline leadership training focusing on effective communication, problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to developing awareness, understanding and proficiencies in diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Lunch and Curling
Tee Line Curling Monday, June 17, 12:00–3:00 PMGet ready to spend an exciting afternoon at Tee Line, Nashville's house for food, drinks, curling, bowling and more! This first of its kind venue is one of the most unique places to spend a day and we have the full venue rented exclusively for our group. Tee Line features 3 full sheets of ice for curling, 4 boutique bowling lanes, a large bar, 26 TVs throughout the venue, lots of seating and a glass wall to watch curling in action. Try your luck on the ice, bowl, or just relax and enjoy the good food, drinks and conversation with friends!
Time | Event | Location |
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8:00 – 10:00 AM | Breakfast & Keynote Speaker | Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum (3 min walk) |
6:00 – 9:00 PM | Reception, Dinner and Entertainment | Florida Georgia Line Rooftop Bar (3 min. walk) |
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Reception, Dinner and Entertainment
Florida Georgia Line - Cruise RooftopAfter a day of sightseeing and networking, close out this year's Annual Meeting at FGL, one of Broadway's highest rated rooftops! We have exclusive use of the 4th floor and Cruise Rooftop. A Southern style buffet dinner and refreshments will be available. Dance to live music, socialize with your peers, and enjoy the beautiful views of the City!
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Breakfast at Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum
Tuesday, June 18, 8:00–10:00 AMJoin us at the iconic Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum. We have a fun morning planned with keynote speaker, Jimmy Yeary, singer, songwritter and storyteller! Our breakfast will take place in the Event Hall, with soaring, 40-foot glass windows and a breathtaking view overlooking downtown. Souvenir photos will be taken before breakfast in the foyer of the Event Hall. Museum vouchers will be provided for self-guided tours following the event.
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Keynote Speaker, Jimmy Yeary
Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum Tuesday, June 18, 8:45–10:00 AMJimmy Yeary is the rarest of speakers. Because his content is filled with instantly recognizable moments, audiences are quickly taken to a high level of energy. For well over a decade, he has influenced millions of people--how they think and what they think about--on a daily basis. Jimmy Yeary is not only a highly sought-after speaker, but he is also a hugely successful songwriter, and his music is all around you.
Jimmy Yeary was writing songs long before becoming the lead singer of the Grammy Award winning supergroup SHENANDOAH. These were years that saw Jimmy performing #1 hits like Mama Knows, Somewhere In the Vicinity of the Heart, and Sunday in the South.
Today, in Nashville and Los Angeles, one of the most common calls in the music industry is from an artist's representative to Sony Publishing requesting availability on songs from Jimmy Yeary's catalogue of music.
It's not surprising. Jimmy has written more than two-thousand songs, many of which have been featured on albums selling millions of copies--Grammy winners, gold and platinum awards among them. Nine of Jimmy's songs have been certified "Number 1" hits as singles by Billboard Magazine.
Recently, both the CMA and ACM awarded Jimmy Yeary with "Song of the Year" for I Drive Your Truck--the inspiring song he wrote about the father of a fallen soldier and how he continues to remember his son. Jimmy's most recent Number 1 was Everything's Gonna Be Alright, a song he wrote for Kenny Chesney and David Lee Murphy.
He has also been called "one of the most engaging speakers in the country". Jimmy takes the lessons he has learned and the experiences he has encountered in his music career and applies them to the process of creating results for businesses, organizations, and teams.Facilitating growth while creating and maintaining significant relationships has become Jimmy's trademark as a communicator. Emotional awareness, a greater understanding of other people, and the shared experiences that build an effective team herald the genius of Jimmy Yeary. Not only can he speak to who we are as an organization, he will put it to music!
EFFECTIVE STORYTELLING
When you feel a story, you see it. When you see a story, you tell it effectively. Everyone’s life is a story that has been authentically felt and therefore can be drawn upon to utilize every emotionally valuable detail to move and inspire.
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8:00 – 10:00 AM | Traveler's Grab & Go Breakfast | Hotel Lobby |
Noon | Hotel Check-out | Hilton Nashville Downtown |
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Traveler's Grab & Go Breakfast
Wednesday, June 19, 8:00–10:00 AMA grab and go style breakfast will be available in the Hotel Lobby. Be sure to pick up a quick bite before you head out. Safe travels home!