Welcome!

1. Welcome! European Chapter Leaders Forum October 6-8, 2006 Intercontinental Grand Hotel Paris

2. Introductions

3. Thank you to our sponsors

4. Meeting Objectives • Gain deeper knowledge and understanding of MPI’s Strategic direction • Increase awareness of the tools and resources available to you as leaders • Share best practices • Put into practice a membership plan that will help you develop your chapters • Anything else?

5. AgendaSaturday 7th of October 9.20 – 9.45 MPI News 9.45 – 10.30 Feedback Leaders 10.30 – 11.00Coffee Break 11.00 – 11.30 Compliance 11.30 – 12.00 Certification programmes 12.00 – 13.30 Lunch

6. AgendaSaturday 7th of October 13.30 – 15.15 Break out sessions: President-President Elect VP Education VP Membership 15.15 – 15.30 Break 15.30 – 17.00 Promotion MPI Products 19.00 Meet in the lobby for departure for dinner

7. AgendaSunday 8th of October 9.00 – 9.15 Recap of the previous day 9.15 – 10.15 European Council update 10.15 – 10.45 Hot topics discussion 10.45 – 11.00 Break 11.00 – 12.00 Hot topics 12.00 – 12.15 Recap Forum 12.15 – 14.00 Lunch and departures

8. MPI News

9. European Office • Didier Scaillet • Joyce Dogniez, CMM, Director of European Operations • Hannah Pattison, Manager of European Operations • Flore Fesquet, Chapter Relations Manager • Bianca Manteuffel, student intern

10. Membership update

11. Membership Objective • 1,883 members by June 2007 in Europe • 75% retention rate • 660 New members • Maintain 50/50 balance

12. EMEA Membership Europe Wide Year End Membership Target: 1883 Actual to date : 1617 Year End New Membership Target: 660 Actual to date : 83

13. EMEA Membership Breakdown Total EMEA Membership: 1617

14. Retention Rates EMEA Average: 73.81% (does not include Spain, At Large Africa, At Large Europe)

15. Overview chapters 2005 - 2006

16. Overview chapters

17. Recruitment analysis per chapter

18. Retention analysis per chapter

19. New Membership categories • Corporate Meeting Professional • Association/Non-Profit Meeting Professional • Government Meeting Professional • Supplier Meeting Professional • Meeting Management Professional – a person who is a sole proprietor of, or is employed or engaged by, a meeting management company. They provide meeting services including strategic and financial management and/or professional meetings management services to multiple clients. The applicant must specify whether their job responsibilities are primarily planning or supplying based on where they spend 51% or more of their time.

20. Membership categories • So far 133 European members have verified their membership category (out of 2126 across the association)

21. MPI Member Solutions • So far 118 European members (2921 across the association) have done their skills assessment: • 9 Association/Non-Profit Meeting Professionals • 34 Corporate Meeting Professionals • 33 Meeting Management Professionals • 31 Supplier Meeting Professionals • 11 Students • 0 Faculty • 0 Lifetime members • 0 Retired members

22. CultureActive Tool • So far only 21 European members have completed the CultureActive Tool (185 across all membership) • Train the trainer programme

23. Chapter news • MPI Spain Chapter has already reached it’s 100th member • Quarterly conference calls with Presidents and Presidents-Elect • Many requests for new chapters: Greece, collaboration in the Middle East, …

24. European Council President: Sebastien Tondeur, MCI Group (CH) Members: Angelique Lombarts, AloaConsultancy (NL) Elling Hamso, European Event ROI Institute (N) Karen Walters, Hiltons of London (UK) Pier Paolo Mariotti, European Academy Bolzano (IT) Gerrit Jessen, p'concept Berlin (DE)

25. News & Updates • IBOD Meeting in Europe (October 6-7, 2006) • Paris, France • Budget for Procurement Research approved

26. FutureWatch 2007 • Last year 1,268 people participated in the questionnaire • We need your help to get more European specific results for FutureWatch 2007!

27. In the footsteps of Hans Christian Andersen and the ugly duckling and the little mermaid or…

28. … of Arne Jacobsen and Jørn Utzon, Hans J. Wegner or even Finn Juhl

31. Enjoy the fine architecture of the new Opera House • Live the full experience at the Wallmans Nöjen

32. Education at the Bella Center

33. PEC – Europe 2007, Copenhagen Denmark • Educational sessions for all: • Keynote speaker: Mads Ovlisen former COB of Novo Nordisk and now board member of the United Nations Global Impact Committee

35. Vi ses i København! 18 – 20 March 2007

36. Feedback and questions

37. Ed the networker!

39. Compliance

40. Compliance current timings • 1 April Board members elected • 15 June Chapter Operations Form Bonding form • 1 Aug 1st half of Education Plan Budget for fiscal year Board meeting dates Business plan Strategic plan Membership plan (not mandatory) • 1 October Financial statements past year • 1 January 2nd half of Education plan

41. CMP / CMM best practice Pier Paolo Mariotti, CMP, CMM

42. Break out sessions • Presidents – Presidents Elect: Chopin Room • VP’s Membership: Massenet Room • VP’s Education: Charpentier Room • VP’s Membership & VP’s Education: Massenet Room

43. Hungry?

44. MPI Products • MPI Member Solutions • CultureActive Tool • FutureWatch • EventView • …

45. Sunday 7th of October Welcome back!

46. Recap of Saturday

47. AgendaSunday 8th of October 9.00 – 9.15 Recap of the previous day 9.15 – 10.15 European Council update 10.15 – 10.45 Hot topics discussion 10.45 – 11.00 Break 11.00 – 12.00 Hot topics 12.00 – 12.15 Recap Forum 12.15 – 14.00 Lunch and departures

48. European Council update Sebastien Tondeur, President European Council

49. European Council President: Sebastien Tondeur, MCI (CH) Members: Angelique Lombarts, Aloa Consultancy (NL) Elling Hamso, European Event ROI Institute (N) Karen Walters, Hiltons of London (UK) Pier Paolo Mariotti, European Academy Bolzano (IT) Gerrit Jessen, p'concept Berlin (DE)

50. European Council • Strategic Advisor to the Board, • Represent the voice of Europe on the International Board, • European Committee, • European Business Plan driver. • Natural development for Chapter Leaders, • Application – January 2007.