MILESTONES

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• MILESTONES
• January, 2006

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Visionary Leadership

• Christine Duffy
• High Level Industry Women

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Asked

• Why arent more industry women in leadership
• what can we do to change that?

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• The WLI Was Born
• The Year Was 2000

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Year One2001-02

• Established Under MPI Association
• 1st Chair Christine Duffy
• Woman VP Hired
• Funding Secured
• Baseline Research Done - MSU
• 1st Conference Workshops Offered

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Year Two2002-03

• Moved Under MPI Foundation
• Managing Director Replaces VP
• Grassroots Research USA/Canada
• Logo Designed
• Web Site Launched
• 1st Marketing Brochures Produced

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Year Twocontinued

• Chapter Implementation Launched (39)
• 1st WLI Chapter Kit Developed
• WLI BookLine Launched
• TMP Monthly Column Launched
• WEC Workshops Added
• First Chapter-initiated Education Networking
  Offered

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Year Twocontinued

• Major Scholarship Fund Launched
• - Wyndham/United - 150,000
• - Virtual Process Developed
• - Review Board Established

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Year Three2003-04

• New Donors Fund Over 225,000
• 1st Awards - 44,000
• Chapters Adopting WLI Increase (54)
• 1st European Chapter Liaisons
• 1ST PEC-Europe Workshops Offered
• 1st European Research Study Done

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Year Threecontinued

• 1st WLI Strategic Plan Aligned MPI
• Major Committee Involvement Set
• 1st WLI Platinum Workshop Offered
• 1st Resource Workbook Developed
• Sponsor Commits - 2 More Years

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Year Four2004-05

• Back Under MPI Association
• 1st Women-centric Fundraiser Held
• 2nd WLI Platinum Launched
• 1st WLI Platinum in Europe Offered
• Summit Feasibility Study Completed

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Year Fourcontinued

• 1st MPI Programs Only Scholarships
• 1st Institutes Scholarships
• 1st Man Awarded Scholarship
• 107,000 New Award Total
• Chapter Implementation Named
• 1 PRIORITY

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Year Fourcontinued

• Chapter Kit Expanded
• WLI WAY to GO! Kit
• User-Friendly Tips Tools
• 1st Time - Multi-use Templates
• Customer-of-one Support
• Monthly Liaison Newsletter Launched

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Year Five2005-2006

• WLI Committee Chair presents WLI history,
  accomplishments and go-forward ideas to MPI Board
  of Directors.
• Board directs MPI staff to integrate the WLI into
  the fabric of MPI for FY 2006-07 Business Plan.

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Year Fiveand counting

• WLI Committee develops 43 measurable objectives
  for 16 organizational areas of MPI.
• Committee Chair presents recommendations to Sr.
  Mgmt.
• MPI moves forward to consider recommendations for
  Board decision.

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Moving Forward !

• WLI no longer a sub-brand after June 30, 2006
• Principles work of the Initiative to continue
  as part of MPIs standard operating procedures
• ... for the women, men, corporations and other
  organizations of the Meetings Events industry.