MPI Belgium elects new President at #GMID16

During #GMID16, MPI Belgium President Pieter Allaerts passed the torch to Mariska Kesteloo.

The article below was written and first appeared on Mice Magazine.

“The last five years, I have held several positions on the board of MPI, from organizing ‘educationals’ and networking get-togethers up to the presidency. A responsibility I gladly took during the last two years. According to the statutes of MPI the presidency lasts only a two-year term, and mine ends now. Consequently, I will step aside and hand over the president’s seat to new talent,” says Pieter Allaerts.

“For me it’s a challenge to follow in the footsteps of Peter,” said Mariska Kesteloo. “He has done a lot of preparatory work. We can now focus on strategy and entering into partnerships with other organizations that are active in Belgium.”

“As ‘Past President’ I will remain involved with MPI and continue to give my full support and advice so that our rapidly growing organization can continue to prosper,” Pieter Allaerts adds. “This way, no experience is lost. After all, continuity is important.”

Newly elected MPI president Mariska Kesteloo has set herself three goals already. To clearly position MPI on the market in Belgium, to increase the number of members and to grow the number of board members. “The latter, I want to strongly emphasize. During my time on the board, I learned a lot, my network has grown and moreover you sit on top of the new trends. I would like to convey this message to potential board members in order to attract new candidates to achieve even more in the near future.”

On the agenda for the coming year 2016-2017 plenty of activity is already taking shape: working sessions with other partners and the organization of shorter but more qualitative events. Education, of course, remains the main pillar of MPI.

#GMID16 Post-event Documents

• Event Photos
• Event StoryBoard Canvas Template