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Business as a Calling 2008: Dividends of Hope

Join us November 6-9, 2008 at The Columbus, A Renaissance Hotel! Click here to find out more about Columbus .

Keynote speakers:

Thursday:
    Philip Yancey
, author of What’s So Amazing About Grace? and many more             books

Friday:
    Faith Patrick
, Program Manager, MEDA Tanzania
    Perveen Shaikh
, President, Entrepreneurship and Community Development         Institute (ECDI) in Pakistan
    Sanavbar Sharipova
, Chief Executive Director, International Micro-Loan Fund         “IMON” in Tajikistan

Saturday:
    Ernst Bergen
, Mennonite businessperson and former Paraguayan Minister of         Commerce

Sunday:
    James M. Harder
, economist and President of Bluffton University

Tours and seminars to be announced by mid-year.

Reservations at The Columbus Hotel
MEDA’s convention rate is $128 single/double, plus taxes per night.
Call Renaissance reservations at (800)417-1057 and use code “MED”
Click here to reserve a room with 1 king bed. Or visit www.marriot.com and use code “MEDMEDA”
Click here to reserve a room with 2 queen beds . Or visit www.marriot.com and use code “MEDMEDQ”

Registration
Registration begins July 1 and includes all plenary sessions, seminars, Thursday evening dessert reception, two morning coffee breaks, Friday and Saturday dinners, Friday, Saturday and Sunday breakfasts.

Full-time registration $489 USD
Discounted Rates
 
      Up to 5 additional people from the same family or business$449 USD
      First-time attender$399 USD
      Pastor$349 USD
      Student (per student)
 
            1 to 5 students from the same college/university$249 USD
            6 or more students from the same college/university$219 USD
      International$349 USD
Late fee: Add $100 USD to all rates after Oct. 1, 2008.
Non-MEDA members: Add $100 USD to all rates. (Does not apply to pastors, students and international visitors.)

 

Click here for the Columbus Promo video

Convention 08 Ad
 
MEDA 2008 Promo Video
(Produced by Barefoot Creative , hosted on MEDA's YouTube Site