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Patrick M. Delaney VP Industry Relations MCI Group

January 2012

B.Y.T.D

DREAM

BOX

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JOB Basic Shelter Needs

CAREER Basic Shelter Needs

Path for growth & development

SUCCESSFUL Meeting your personal & professional goals

“Making a Difference” ENJOY

PADE

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Where you fit

Your Peers

Playground

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Segments

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Arenas

Corporate Arena

Institutional Arena

Accessible Resources

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Trade Shows

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IMEX America, Las

Vegas Frankfurt

EIBTM, GIBTM etc. Confex COCAL Conventa Bedouk Meetings Africa … and much more!

Trade Press

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TLA’s

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Industry Associations

Educational Institutions

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Universities

Specialised Colleges

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NETWORKING The Social Butterfly

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NETWORKING

Building Contacts Gathering Information

Delaney’s Golden Rule

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The Future of Meetings

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Roles

Location, Location, Location

CAREERS

DMC

PCO

HOTELS

VENUES

EDUCATION

MEDIA

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JOBS, JOBS, JOBS

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Be Not Afraid

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Qualifications

Experience

Personal

Professional

Vs

Attitude

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Cliché or Reality

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FAILURE

ENTHUSIASM

HARD WORK

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You can make it there, you can make it anywhere.

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IF ……

Happiness

I asked professors who teach the meaning of life to tell me what is happiness.

And I went to famous executives who boss the work of thousands of men.

They all shook their heads and gave me a smile as though I was trying to fool with them.

And then one Sunday afternoon I wandered out along the Deplaines river

And I saw a crowd of Hungarians under the trees with their woman and children and a keg of beer and an accordion.

Carl Sandburg

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Thank You