WELCOME

Michigan Business Travel Association Members

It’s Your Organization!

Scholarship Opportunities• Recommendations

‾ $1,000 CCTE, CTE or GLP scholarship

‾ $1,000 NBTA Annual Convention

‾ Two (2) Annual Memberships

Sponsorship Opportunities• Meeting Sponsorships

‾ Morning General Sessions

‾ Feature Program Session

It’s Your Organization

Benefits of your MBTA Membership:• 5 Annual Meetings• Reach out to your Committee Members• Presentation, Roundtable, Panel Discussions

‾ Registration/Networking‾ AM Session ‾ Board Update‾ PM Session‾ 4 Webinars‾ 30 – 60 Minutes

• Additional Education • Opportunity to “stay involved” for those unable to travel

‾ 9 Opportunities for Education!‾ UNLIMITED Opportunities to Network

It’s Your Organization

Co-Chairs: Rennie Vanrosmalen, Meijer Jim Smith, Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

Members: Amy Marciano-Ratliff, American Express Travel Kathy Myers, Air France/KLM/Delta

Goal: • Provide professional development on travel related topics through education forums and chapter

seminars.

Mission Statement:• To educate members on timely and relevant industry topics that provide value & enhance

professional development.

• Solicit Topics for future MBTA Presentations - Be thinking about……….. – Areas You’d Like to Develop/Increase Understanding– “Hot-Topics” – Personal Development– Consider…….– Resources we might have within our MBTA organization

» Resources within our own organization or company for presenters or topics

Education Committee

Chair: George McMullen, MGR & AssociatesMembers: Rene Andre, Ford Motor Company Rick Williams, Enterprise Holdings

Goals: • Provide monthly updates to the membership.• Increase the size and influence of the committee.• Secure governmental speaker for a future meeting.• Reach out to elected offices to communicate the issues and concerns of our membership.• Communicate with local periodicals to increase the exposure of MBTA.

Mission Statement:• To educate, update, inform and represent the membership of MBTA on all government issues

affecting the financial and travel policies of each member and their companies.

How You Can Help?• Support NBTA• Participate in the NBTA PAC

Government andPublic Relations Committee

Chair: Vicki Berger, American Express Business Travel

Goal: • Provide members a location and environment that is favorable for learning

and networking.

Mission Statement:

• Seek opportunities for both allied and direct members to show case their facility and services. Familiarize members with venues and options for potential meetings

Meeting Planning Committee

Chair: Jenny Baumann, Delta AirlinesMembers: Kathy Mastin, Visteon Corporation Sandy Chwierut, Bosch Corporation

Kimberly Krueger, Federal-Mogul Corporation Jodie Duncan, Avis Budget Group

Goal:

• The objective of the MBTA Charity Committee is to lead and coordinate the efforts of

MBTA to engage in charitable giving opportunities.

Mission Statement:

• The mission of the MBTA charity committee is to select and support charities in Michigan communities by hosting charitable giving events.

Charity Committee

Chair: Jack Reynaert, Travelport

Goals: • Focus on the technology used by our membership

• Directly (MBTA website)• Indirectly (Technology used by members within the travel industry

• Support our membership through interaction with various committees • Communicate key elements in advancing technology which impacts the travel industry

• Transition of GDS front-ends from “Terminal Emulation to GUI Desktop”• Online booking tools, growth development, and enhancements• Website, widgets, gadgets, and “wagets which support the travelers’ experience• Automated quality control from mid-office QC systems to back-office accounting to travel policy

compliance reporting• Facilitation of travel management with the many “fragmented booking channels” available to the road

warrior• Future State: The “Bleeding Edge” of travel technology

Mission Statement:• To have a tool and resources which support the talent and innovation with the membership of our Chapter.

If interested in joining, please contact Jack Reynaert, at jreynaert@travelport.com

Technology Committee

Chair: Tawnya Johnson, The Inn at St. John’s

Members: Deborah Barrett, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group

Goals:

• Establish an ambassador program to ensure that all potential members, guests and new members are introduced and are made to feel welcome at every meeting by being partnered with an ambassador.

• Invite all existing members to bring a potential member as a guest to at least one MBTA meeting in 2010

• Reach out to entire membership to assist in generating new members via referrals• Provide effective communication to all members about the MBTA membership rewards• Increase membership

Mission Statement:

• To increase chapter membership through networking with new members, solicitation/recruitment of potential members and representation at all chapter meetings and events.

Membership Committee

ROUNDTABLE SESSION

LUNCH

MBTA BUSINESS MEETING

Feature Program – Ancillary Fees

Guest Speaker

Matthew Talbot

Product Marketing & Business Intelligence Technology Manager AirPlus International Inc.