Tuesday, January 23, 2007

What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life. Leo Buscaglia


Beginning of the year... new challenges and new successes. I feel the biggest challenge is up to a lot of us, to make decisions. To choose our next step, to make choice as we all want to have this right. Also, there is another challenge ahead of us, to take all the inspiration, energy and knowledge we have, and to make the most for our successors, and for AIESEC.

I know the decisions are not easy to make, but that’s what makes the difference... Keep up the spirit and energy and take care in New Year! I wish you all a lot of positive vibrations!


Weekly highlights
1. AIESEC Serbia MCVP Applications open
2. X revolution initiative
3. AI Newsletter
4. Brand Audit survey launched!
5. International participation
6. External participation
7. LCP elections this week!
8. AIESEC Code of Ethics



1. AIESEC Serbia MCVP Applications open


Dear candidate,

Welcome and congratulations for making a step forward in your personal and professional development. Congratulations for being aware of the contribution you can make to the global, national and local development of AIESEC by being a member of the Member Committee in AIESEC Serbia.
This year AIESEC in Serbia went through organizational alignment to AIESEC 2010 and Balance Score Card implementation. It is also a year of capacity building in terms of knowledge and education, especially in our members’ understanding of our organization, our system and processes we use in everyday work. This is also a year of involvement of members from AIESEC Serbia in global and GN teams (Global Communication Crew, People Development Unit, E-Drive team). In this year at IPM in Egypt there will be two candidates from Serbia applying for AIESEC International. In near future we are honored to have opportunity to welcome you in Serbia at EuroXpro 2007.
The year ahead of us shall be a step forward in taking AIESEC Serbia into the company of leading AIESEC countries in our global network; a step forward from a country with heaps of potential to the country that is a leading driver of growth in the region; a step forward to AIESEC playing an crucial role in development of youth in Serbia.
This is the year where we shall focus on making possible the sustainable results oriented organization with constant focus on growth. It is also a year for making Strategy everyone’s every day job. It is a year of utilizing the potential AIESEC Serbia has.
We know that the challenge is big.
We know that expectations are high.
But if we didn’t know that you are able to meet the expectations and that you enjoy challenges, we wouldn’t be mentioning it at all.

Good luck,
Your MC 2006-07


AIESEC Serbia invites you to join MC team 2007/08 in the year of
Growth * passion * results * innovation * execution *


you can find MC candidate booklet here

Application form here


IF you have any question feel free to contact MCP current at sandra.savatic@aiesec.org.yu or MCP elect vladimir.vujatovic@aiesec.org.yu


Note: please note that VPX position is open for internationals!

2. X revolution

The trend that we are facing last 5 years in terms of X numbers is stagnation. We find that the main reason is that the real focus at this and real support from national level were never really done. So from the beginning of this year we will run the X revolution champagne 2007 with one clear goal – Growth in X numbers! That doesn’t mean that we will forget everything else… that just means that we will keep in mind that one part of AIESEC xp is X and that we all want to make as many experiences as possible!

So here are the numbers from last years

- 2002 - 54
- 2003 - 52
- 2004 - 44
- 2005 - 55
- 2006 - 53

AIESEC Serbia 2006 Realized TNs Realized SNs
LCSubotica 2 4
LC Novi Sad 1 1
LC BK 2 4
LC EF 9 12
LC FON 8 4
LC Nis 3 2
MC 0 1
Total 25 28


This time we are presenting one of the initiatives that your VPERs made 
Selling Camaigndol


You want to increase number of partners and spread network of contacts.
You want to increase number of TNs!
You want that your LC have financial sustainability!

We have solution for you!!!

Our new cure which will help you to face challenges is Selling Camaigndol!

To see short description of this cure click here

NatCo output for Selling Camaigndol (Selling Campaign Initiative) is here

Important dates:
Starting Date: 15th of January
Ending Date: 1st of March (with extending till 15th of March)
LCs should send back Plan Templates till 14th January!!!

IMPORTANT!

New forum - X growth
New Forum is opened – X growth!!! Here we can discuss about our initiatives, challenges … while workin’ on X growth… Share!!! Give feedback!!! Enjoy!!!
Direct link

Wednesday Support
Wednesday Support – Jelow, Alex, Mil’ca and Mici – each Wednesday members can call and ask for any kind of support and help with challenges around X growth.

3. AI Newsletter
Read the AI Newsletter at http://aiesec.net/users/ai-newsletter/


4. Brand Audit survey launched!


It is very important to gather info what is the brand of AIESEC within the members of our organization. EVRYONE should fill it in. Beside the importance of the info that is gathered there, let’s be the country with the most responses 

Why Brand Audit?
This Brand Audit will give us a greater understanding of how the AIESEC brand is understood in the network as well as how it is being executed.
If you are a current member please fill out the Brand Audit survey for members here.
If you are a current MC member please fill out the Brand Audit survey for MC members here.


Deadline: Friday January 26 at 12:00 midnight GMT!


Any questions? Send it to Sergio srdjan.mirosavljevic@aiesec.org.yu
Global Communication Crew 06-07



5. International participation

Global teams
If you haven’t already heard  Milica is new member of PDU and Sergio is already working in Global Communication Crew. Congrats people!

International MC Opportunity
MC France can be proud to have Miki (LCP BG EF) applying for the VPX and LC support position. We keep our fingers crossed  Contact Miki at miroslav.ilijevski@aiesec.net


6. Participation in external events
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS: GLOBAL/REGIONAL TRENDS
and RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SERBIA

Foreign Investors Council (FIC) organized in cooperation with Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA – part of Worldbank group), and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) event: “Foreign Direct Investments: global/regional trends and recommendations for Serbia” .

This event took place on Thursday, January 11 2007, in the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Belgrade.

A big number of famous people from Serbia economy life, successful business people and professors attended that conference.
Special guest was professor Louis T. Wells Jr. from Harvard Business School.
He spoke about Strategy for attracting Foreign Direct Investments in Serbia.
Stefan


7.LCP elections last week!

LC Belgrade EF – LCP 2007/08

Filip Josipovic, download the application here


Congratulations!

8. AIESEC Code of Ethics

Here

All comments, questions and discussion initiatives  send to sandra.savatic@aiesec.net




That’s all folks for this week!

In the middle of the week make a positive pause 
http://www.positivepause.com/

Take Care
MC

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Wednesday, January 17, 2007

The dream was always running ahead of me. To catch up, to live for a moment in unison with it, that was the miracle. Anais Nin


December highlights:
1.New MCP of AIESEC in Serbia!
2.New Leaders Conference
3.AIESEC International Updates
4.CEE CEED Program
5.EXPRO
6.International FACI experiences
7.88th NatCO – Think BIG


1. New AIESEC Serbia MCP is...

Vladimir Vujatovic – MC Strategic Director 2006/07!
You can contact to him at vladimir.vujatovic @aiesec.org.yu




2. New leaders Conference

This day was amazing experience not just for the 150 delegates of this conference, but for all the facilitators, supporters and people that helped us in organizing this event. I am sure this was amazing experience to OC too. Thank you for make this possible for us.
The best way to share the experience, energy and positive vibration that was on the 25th floor of “Usce” building is to hear what the people that were there said:

dragi lideri,
drago mi je sto sam bio deo ovog dogadjaja....
svaka cast organizacionom odboru....nadam se da cete uskoro organizovati nastavak ove price, bilo da je to jos jedno zvanicno okupljanje ili neko krajnje neformalno druzenje...
pozzz ,
nemanja


..bilo je super sve zajedno, organizacija narocito, a i vecina predavaca..ceo dan sam se osecala fantasticno, kao da mozemo da ostvarimo sve sto naumimo...Milica








For those who were not there, the conference was open by Mrs. Mrs Carolyn Jungr – Direcot of The Worl Bank International, Mr. Mlađan Dinkić, ex Minister of Finance in the Rebublic of Serbia, and Mr. Michael Polt-a - Ambassador of USA.


The guests of the conference and people who facilitated our learning were: Milan Todorović, Ivan Lalić, Luciana Pavan, Marc Avanzo, Dragan Sakan, Rajko Božović, Bojan Bošković, Žaklina Kušić, Goran Ješić, Ana Sofrenović, Goran Pitić. For more information about them and about the conference you can also visit www.newleaders.org.yu.

We highly encourage you to join the forum at www.newleaders.org.yu .











3.AIESEC International Updates

2006, a year with first decrease in Exchange results after 4 years of continuous growth.

After an amazing period since 2002 that showed continuous growth in Exchange results, we face the first year where a decrease might happen. We currently have only 4063 realized exchanges which is 7.5% decrease compared with 2005 (4391 realized exchanges).



4.:: CEE CEED Program 06-07::.

WHO ROCKS THE HOUSE?!?

The correct answer for this question is obviously CEE ROCKS THE HOUSE. And we do so amongst others because of the professional and exciting initiatives we run together.

One of these initiatives is the CEE CEED Program. It is an opportunity for all AIESEC people to discover and develop their potential. Cultural Envoy for Exchange Development means being ambassador of your LC and country by going to a foreign LC and taking responsibilities there. CEEDs continue usually from 2 to 8 weeks and are happening in the summer but again It's up to you when and for how long you want to go on a CEED.

CEE CEED Program unities all the 22 territories in Central and Eastern Europe and from March onwards you'll be able to apply for a CEED and than contribute in other CEE LC life and be a part of its successes and growth.

CEEDs may have different focus - dependent on your choice - Delivering Trainings, Fundraising, Event Organization, Project Participation, etc. but still all CEEDers gain:
*international experience
*development of personal skills
*change management
*cultural exposure
*building personal network

To learn more about the program you can:
- Join community Growth Network - CEE and download the 1st Promotional PPT
- Contact your MC CEED Responsible alexandra.surkalovic@gmail.com
- Contact the CEE CEED Coordinator Didi on dobriyana.dimitrova@aiesec.net




5.EXPRO

A couple of thoughts, Pt.2 /
29.12. 2006.

Hello everybody!

Here comes the next installment of my thoughts that I wish to share with all of you. New year is just a few days away, the rush for the right place to greet it is entering the red scale. Same story like every year, but not so same for me. Ok, I know the right places for me, only for the first time in my life NY is out of my top priority list. Many events happened since i wrote here last time that changed my course a lot and EuroXPRO 2007 is just one of them.
As you read last time I wrote you we were in the middle of the election process for the new EXPRO team. Well, the process lasted for a whole month, well yes, we had sooooo many candidates that we couldn't decide earlier :).
And now, without any further delay, I present you the new EXPRO CORE TEAM :)

Damjan Radenkovic, CCVP Finance
Dragana Markovic, CCVP Special Events
Mirko Samardzic, CCVP Logistics
Ana Marinkovic, CCVP External Relations
Lidija Pajic, CCVP Communications

I wish them to have absolutely unforgettable time creating the EXPRO story!

Of course, this is not the only thing that is new, we are already working 110% so we can overcome the gap that occurred because of the pretty big pause between the work of the last and the new CC team.

And so my friends, I wish you all the best for New Year, many happy moments and don't forget to make a wish at twelve o'clock - this one comes true!

Yours,

Nikola Gavric



6. International Faci experiences

"Bok,
Lani, sredinom studenog prošle godine Maja i ja smo bili u Zagrebu,
na HMS-u (Hrvatski Motivacijski Seminar) gdje je ona bila facilitatorica a
ja chair. To je zbilja bilo izvrsno iskustvo kak za nju tak i za mene...
Priznam da mi je fakat pricinilo zadovoljstvo suradjivati sa MC-em Hrvatske
i facilitatorima i da je posle Ines i Ivane koje su bile Chair i faci na nasem NLDSu ovo samo nastavak saradnje @ Srbije i Hrvatske.
Moje srce su uhitili. Htio bih privjesti kraju ovu besedu rijecima Stipeta -
Cipriana (facilitatora iz Romanije) tkoji je na post sastanku rijekao
faci/MC timu da nas mrzi jer smo ga, virujte, natjerali da nas zavoli..." Mica




DecNatCo Bulgaria
At December National Conference in Bulgaria we had one MC representative as a member of faci team - Vlada.

Just days before MCP elections in our country suppose to happen, I visited DecNatCo. Seeing MCP elections and everything else there gave me fantastic perspective and wider understanding of the organization and myself, as well. I enjoyed very much there working with faci & MC team and lovely chair Ira. Atmosphere of homegroups and Bulgarian hospitality – You just can't not to love it.

Thank you AIESEC Bulgaria for this wonderful experience.
Vlada


7.88th NatCo – Think BIG

Amazing five days of 88th National Conference of AIESEC Serbia in Velika Plana.
Just some interesting parts from this conference were for sure MCP 2007/08 elections, strategy refreshment and discussions, probably the best Company Day you have ever seen  We had workshops done by

Evobus - Customer Relations Management
DHL - Leadership Vs Management
Human Synergistics - Leadership and influence on others
Holcim - CSR strategy
Smartkolektiv - CSR strategy development
Actavis - Kako stariji uce?
Pakom - Vetar duva koga ce odneti?
PricewaterhouseCoopers - Auditor independence and code of ethics


Panel discussion - Leadership for the future
Participants:
Darko Babic - DHL, director
Vladimir Zivaljevic - Pakom, vice-president
Nebojsa Rako - Holcim, HR director
Neven Marinovic - Smartkolektiv, director





Official dinner and Awards for excellence 2006 ceremony:
Excellence in PD – FON
Excellence in Financial management – EF
Excellence in Exchange – EF
Excellence in External Positioning – EF
The best project in 2006 – World in your hands – FON
The most improved LC – BK
AND…
The best LC 2006 - EF


Congratulation to all LCs that are awarded. We expect the year 2007 will be the year of growth and results for all the LCs. Every competition is the competition within you.


We wish you all the best in the New 2007!
MC 2006/07

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