Patrick Abuzeni, MDXeoTech, LLC

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Back to the Future

• About

• Problems

• Solutions

• Proposal

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Why Me?

• A different perspective

• Experience with other organizations

• Being a minority association next to a giant competitor

• Objective

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Problems

• Membership

• Labor force

• Lack of awareness

• Isolated

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Problems by Category

• Academic value

• Identity

• Direction

• Execution

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Primary Objective

Form an Association

President

Executive Committee

Multiple sub-committees

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New Association

• Tax free status

• Localized to take advantage of local tax benefits

• Should have defined short and long term goals

• Identity

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Objectives

Perception... how we wish that the world interprets us

Strategy... forward looking

Money... localized non-profit

Legitimacy... define core – certify

Publish...

Recruit...

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Pledge

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