2023 Mid-America Institute Meeting

We are thrilled to host you this year for our annual meeting! If you are looking to connect with fellow members from around the country while working on your leadership development skills, you have come to the right place!

Join us Friday, July 21st to kick off our scheduled events with an excursion that includes a tour of beautiful downtown Grand Rapids and a Cultural Cooking Demonstration with local Rooster Johnny Lui. (The menu for this event will be available after registration closes, as we must consider all dietary restrictions during the planning of this delicious event.)

Saturday will include a full day of trainings put on by the Mid-America Training Committee and a delicious Brunch and Waffle Bar. We will end the day with an opportunity to hit the town with our fellow members for dinner, drinks and more!

Sunday morning, JCI Michigan plans to host a Meet the Candidates event followed by an opportunity to get FREE professional headshots taken. More information on this coming soon. For now, we recommend you plan to leave later in the day. We promise you won't regret it. (Especially if you are planning to run for a national office, but you didn't hear that from us.)

A full agenda will be available as we come closer to the event. If you have ideas on trainings that you and your fellow members would like to see, please contact your state President so they can relay the information to the team!

If you are interested in attending the event virtually, please contact us at [email protected].

6:00pm: GR tour & Cultural Cooking Demonstration

• Please be sure to include your arrival time during registration. If you do not yet know your arrival time, you can contact us later with the information. We will be shuttling people to the event during the hours of 6-9pm.
• Please also include ANY dietary restrictions, especially regarding allergies!
• Mid-America will host a hospitality suite at the hotel following the evening's events.

9:00-11:00am: Morning Training Sessions

11:00-12:00pm: Brunch & Waffle Bar

12:15pm-4:00pm: Afternoon Training Sessions

6:30pm-10pm: Dinner & Pub Crawl in Downtown GR

• Agenda subject to change with dramatic improvements as we get closer to the event.
• Mid-America will host a hospitality suite at the hotel following the day's events.
• The cost of Saturday dinner is not included in the ticket price, however, we are looking into partnering with local restaurants for discounts if you wear your finest JCI gear.

• Plan to stay with us until at least 1pm if you can, you will not be disappointed!
• More information coming soon!

• Group Code: JCIG
• Group Cut Off: June 22nd, 2023

Rooms at the canopy for our stay are $159/night plus $15 overnight parking. (Free day time for any members joining us for Saturday Training only.) Once the room block is closed (6/22/23), the Canopy will continue to honor our rates, subject to availability.

The nearest major airport is Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) - 24.9 km / 15.5 mi

• The hotel does not have a shuttle to the airport. If you need assistance getting to the hotel, please reach out to us at [email protected]
• If you are interested in extending your stay in Grand Rapids, please contact us so that we can negotiate room pricing with the hotel before making your reservations.

Grand Rapids Children's Museum - 0.6 km / 0.4 mi

• https://www.grcm.org/
• Bringing kids? We are coordinating a field trip to the museum on July 22nd. The cost of admission and lunch is included with YOUR ticket! Be sure to leave your child(ren)'s names and ages in the registration process. This will help us plan accordingly.

Broadway Grand Rapids - 0.9 km / 0.5 mi

• https://broadwaygrandrapids.com/
• Speaking of kids, Frozen the Musical has showings Thursday - Sunday of our stay!

Downtown Market - 0.6 km / 0.4 mi

• http://downtownmarketgr.com/
• An entire floor of food vendors open Brunch-Dinner Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Grand Rapids Art Museum - 0.8 km / 0.5 mi

• https://www.artmuseumgr.org/
• Adult Tickets are $10. Museum holds FREE nights Thursdays from 5-9pm and is open 10-4 both Fridays and Saturdays.

Public Museum of Grand Rapids - 1.1 km / 0.7 mi

• https://www.grpm.org/
• Showcasing the Living Worlds Planetarium Show during our stay, the Museum is open from 9-5pm weekdays and 10-5pm on weedends. Admission for adults is $12.

Van Andel Arena - 0.4 km / 0.3 m

• https://www.vanandelarena.com/
• Singer of the song "Victoria Secret" JAX, will be performing at Van Andel Arena on July 21st. While we would rather you join us for our exertion, we thought you should know this information. And yes, we are trying to get in touch with her to see if she can come to brunch before she leaves town.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Canopy by Hilton Grand Rapids Downtown, 131 Ionia Avenue Southwest, Grand Rapids, United States