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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