This document provides an overview of MPI (Meeting Professionals International) including their vision, mission, pillars, global reach, education resources, and benefits of membership for the Belgium chapter. Specifically, it outlines MPI's vision to be the top choice for career development and voice in the global events industry. It also notes MPI has 20,000 members across 70 chapters worldwide with $22 billion in global buying power. Resources like online education and cultural competence tools are highlighted. Benefits of Belgium chapter membership include education, networking events, and discounts on conferences. Volunteers are encouraged to get involved to build their career and industry knowledge.

1. MPI Belgium Chapter
New Committee Members Orientation
Presented by Mieke Barbé
09/02/2015

3. MPI Vision and Mission
Vision
To be the first choice for professional career
development and a prominent voice for the
global meeting and event community

4. MPI Vision and Mission
Mission
To provide MPI members, chapters and the
global meeting and event community with
innovative and relevant education, networking
opportunities and business exchanges, and to
act as a prominent voice for the promotion and
growth of the industry

5. MPI Vision and Mission
Pillars:
• Education
• Networking
• Business marketplace
• Industry voice
Core Value Proposition = Professional Development

6. MPI Global Buying Power of
$22 billion
20,000 members belonging to 70 chapters
Chapters By
Region:
U.S.A. 45
Europe 13
Canada 8
Latin America 2
Asia 2

14. • Launched start of 2015

15. MPI Education

17. MPIweb.org On-Demand Portal

18. MPIweb.org Research & Tools
Access to:
• Study reports
• White Papers
• How-to Guides
• Handouts
• Worksheets
• Case studies

19. CultureActive Tool
Improve your cultural competence and ability to understand and
communicate with other cultures.

20. Green Key Meetings
A tool to provide planners with a sense of a hotel’s level of commitment
to environmental issues.

26. MPI Belgium Benefits

28. MPI Europe: 1.700 members, 11 Chapters and 2 Clubs
MPI Belgium: 50 members, 1.500 engagers

29. Chapter Benefits
• Education
• Special Events
• Community Events – Networking
• Annual BE Conference
• Localized newsletter & other digital communications
• Preferred rates for sister organization events

30. MPI Belgium Challenges You To…

31. Why volunteer?
• Build (your) career(s)
• Network for business
• Increase (your) industry knowledge
• Learn professional tips
• Make friends
• Collaborate on worthy causes
• Help the industry improve and grow

32. As a volunteer you are
• at the epicenter of the industry
• at the pulse of trends and opinion.

33. As a volunteer you see
• what people are doing, thinking and
feeling.

34. As a volunteer you get to
• practice what you do best
• learn what you know the least.

35. As a volunteer you experience
• what it’s like to work with volunteers—a
different phenomenon from standard
workplace personnel
• the friendships emerging from working
together