mc elections 10-11 aiesec in ecuador info booklet
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AIESEC in EcuadorMC Applications 2010/11
Content:
1. Intro
2. Election/Selection process for Member Committee.
3. MC Structure.
4. Living and working Conditions.
5. Regular expenses in Ecuador
6. Extra information: Life in Ecuador
7. Cities where AIESEC is Present
Dear candidates for MC 2010/11 of AIESEC in Ecuador,
Deciding to become MC is an incredible decision, one that for sure will change your life. You move for a one year to a differentcity/country/continent, you start working in the organization you think you know so well (from the local level) and it becomes much more challenging. You see thewhole AIESEC working from the back‐scene view, you can tell how your actions will influence the members of AIESEC in Ecuador. Finally you become MC, a team ofpeople all members are looking up to, a team that have to give and example, one that is expected to do their very best, one that should be a roll model.
Being MC is an absolute extreme experience, this is why we call it “Adventure at it’s purest”. Because as every adventure it surprises you with bunch of newthings every week of your one year work. No month is similar to another. You finish working on national conference then new activity even more challenging iscoming and soon you don’t realize you are already in half of your term. “Dam it’s so fast” you think. Working one year in MC in AIESEC in Ecuador is also intense teamexperience, where you work, sleep, live, eat, rest together with your team. In this kind of environment true, lifetime friendships are born and deep relations as wellwith people you know you can count on anytime.
Finally you are MC in country as Ecuador with more than 35 years of history, where going to the company on a meeting you can hear that they wereworking with AIESEC long before, or as a students they always wanted to enter, but somehow nobody called them after interview Being MC in a country that isnot easy to manage. You work with 4 different groups of people. From Quito, Loja, Guayaquil and Manta – each of your LCs is so different in culture, habits, ways youapproach them you could swear it must be different country but it’s one just with 4 worlds inside.
Finally asking ourselves is it worth to apply for MC in AIESEC in Ecuador? We can surely answer it is worth if, but get ready for the extreme experience ofyour life. One that requires top level of your responsibility as in many parts MC life in Ecuador looks alike managing your own company and fighting for its marketshare. It is worth if but prepare yourself for ups and downs as life in MC bring you all kind of adventures and unexpected things to happen every week. It is worth itbut be sure you want to give your heart to it as this is the only way to make the best out of the 365 days of MC term.
WeMC team 2009/10 can just wish you good decisions to take. With all our heart we offer our help for any kind of information you may need.
“This is the time… Make it happen”
MC 2009/10
Piotr (MCP‐Poland)
Eliana (MCVP F&L, MCVP ICX‐Ecuador)
Mayra (MCVP TM‐Ecuador)
Enrique (MCVP ER&PR‐Ecuador)
Kamil (MCVP Comm, MCVP OGX‐Poland)
Election/Selection process for Member Committee
DDL: 7th of March 2010 23:59 (GMT‐5)Please fill in the application answering the questions from the General and Functional Section. If you are interested in applying for MCP and MCVP at the same time please fill in both Functional Sections (MPC and MCVP ones). The application package send in the packed document named: Name_Surname_Ecuador_MC_elections.rar On the following emails: [email protected] and [email protected].
The application package should consist of:1. Questionnaire2. CV – filled in as the CV template indicates3. Endorsement letters – for MCVP candidates 3 endorsement letters (at least one from the current MC)
for MCP candidates 5 endorsement letters (at least one from the current MC).
Application package
Psychological TestsDDL: 10th of March 2010 23:59 (GMT‐5)For both candidates MCP as well as MCVP ones you need to send both psychological tests:1. Belbin Test you can find under the following link:
http://www.myaiesec.net/content/viewfile.do?opern=next&contentid=10112086
2. True Strengths Test you can find under the following link:http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/AIESEC/Default.aspx
Both of the Tests please send to: [email protected] and [email protected].
DDL: 17th of March 2010 23:59 (GMT‐5)As it will be the second round of the elections, there will be 4 Elections Assembles organized in the country, where members of each LC will be able to give their own vote. This is why we need you to prepare the 2 videos, and send them by www.yousendit.com or www.sendspace.com on the following emails: [email protected] and [email protected].
The videos should cover the following information:1. Personal Video – to promote you as a persona, introduce yourself to the plenary and present your
motivation to be part of MC 2010/11. This video cannot extend 4 minutes!!!2. Functional Video – to promote your ideas for the coming term, present your strategies and most
important changes you want to bring being part of the MC 2010/11. This video cannot extend 6 minutes!!!
Videos
Case Studies
DDL: 17th of March 2010 23:59 (GMT‐5)Each of the candidates will be asked to solve the 2 case studies. The 2 case studies will be sent to all candidates (MCP and MCVPs) on the same day ‐ 12 of March. You will have 4 days to solve all 2 case studies and record a video where you will present your solution. Please prepare then 2 videos that will not extend 3 minutes each.Send the videos by www.yousendit.com or www.sendspace.com on the following emails: [email protected] and [email protected].
Performed: 15th – 21st of March 2010.The last part of the selection process are the interviews. Each of the MCVP or MCP candidates will have one interview, in case of a candidate that in the application filled in two parts MCVP section and MCP section there will be two interviews performed.
Interviews
General Assembles
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Performed: 29th – 31st of March 2010.The second round of the elections will be performed in 4 Local Committees during the Local General Assembles. All of the candidates will be presented by the Subcommittee of Elections and their physical presence is not required. Even in case of a candidate being present on the General Assembles, the candidates videos will be presented. After all the General Assembles the Subcommittee of Elections will gather the votes and will announce the results of the MC Elections. In case of need for the Second Round of voting the new General Assembles will be established and the 2 MCP candidates with the highest number of votes will be informed about the next steps.
The MC structure of the term 2010/11 will depend 100% on new selected MCP. This is why all MCVP candidates areapplying for MC and indicating their area preferences and experience. The MCP 2010/11 will be individually duringthe interviews after General Assembles setting up his/her vision for the structure and number of the MC members2010/11.The current MC structure is as follows:
In the questionnaire you will find in the application package, there will be a space to mark your priorities for thepositions. In case you choose MCP you are obliged to answer all MCP Specific questions, if you mark with anumber any other position you are as well obliged to answer 2 specific area questions corresponding to yourchoice. In case you are not interested at all in MCP position or MCVP specific area live the space in the tableblank and don’t answer the corresponding questions. You are able to choose among the following areas:
MC structure
Living and working Conditions
WorkAll the MC members along with MCP are obliged to work minimum 6 hours a day in MC.Which gives them the opportunity. This change was recently legislated in AIESEC in Ecuadorin order to give more to take part time job during the MC term or actively attend thestudies while working in AIESEC.
BenefitsAll MC Members are receiving the following benefits:
•accommodation in the MC Flat,•utilities and energy,•3 meals a day,•LC coaching visits and conferences,•MC team days,•Opportunity to find part timework or study while
working in MC
Living ConditionsMC Flat is situated in the central part of Quito just 20 minutes walking from the night lifecenter (Plaza Foch) and 15 minutes bus ride from the Quito leisure center “Parque LaCarolina”. It is at the same time situated close (15 minutes descending close to magnificentvalley and river). MC Flat is a 3 floor house where MC team occupies the 2nd floor withopen access to the terrace‐perfect spot for barbecue and small basketball court. The houseis around 90sqm big. It has Living Room (which is adapted for MC office), Dining Room,Kitchen, Public Washroom, Small Study, 2 double Dormitories with its own bathroom andone single Dormitory with a bathroom as well, additionally it has one public washroom.
Item Cost in USD ($)
Bus ride inside the city $ 0.25
Taxi $ 1.00 ‐ $ 3.00
Bus ride Quito‐Guayaquil $ 10.00
1 liter of Coca‐Cola $ 0.80
1 liter of Beer (Pilsner) $ 0.90
Take away lunch $ 1.25
McDonalds Cheeseburger $ 0.95
Club entrance (Saturday night) $ 5.00 ‐ $ 10.00
Oranges (10 units) $ 1.00
Fruit salad $ 0.75
Hostel accommodation (per night) $ 3.00 ‐ $ 5.00
Water skiing (per 1 hour) $ 15.00
Paragliding (one ride) $ 10.00
Day trip to Volcano and downhill bike ride $ 15.00
Regular expenses in Ecuador
This chart presents regular prices of the productsand services you will need during your stay inEcuador:
Regular expenses in Ecuador
Ecuador Tourism ‐ Ecuador is the smallest country in the rugged Andean highlands, Ecuador isamong the most rewarding travel destinations in South America. With its array of vibrantindigenous cultures, well preserved colonial architecture, otherworldly volcanic landscapes anddense rainforest, it packs its perimeters with more points of interest than many countries twice itssize.
Ecuador Regions ‐ Politically speaking, Ecuador is divided into 23 provinces. Ecuador's total areais 256,370* square kilometers and its population is over 12.5 million inhabitants.Geographically speaking, Ecuador consists of four distinct geographical regions: the Pacific coastal(Costa) lowlands in the west, the Highlands (Andes ‐ Sierra) in the center; and the easternlowlands (Oriente). The last, Galapagos Islands which are 600 miles west in the Pacific ocean.The coastal lowlands (Costa) are in general relatively flat, interspersed with low hills that spurs ofthe Andes. The most prominent is a line of hills reaching an altitude of approximately 750 meters(2,500 feet) that extends to the coastal of Guayaquil. The northern part of the coastal lowlands iscovered by a tropical rain forest, while in the south there is a rapid transition to the arid conditionsthat prevail also over the coastal region of Peru.The Highlands (Los Andes Ecuador) consist of two parallel ranges, a southern extension of theColombian ranges‐the Cordillera Occidental and the Cordillera Central‐ make up the highlandregion. The two ranges are separated by a succession of ten main basins that form part of a long,deep rift valley. The intense volcanic activity characteristic of this rift valley has produced thediscontinuities that resulted in a series of basins. Rising alongside the basins are thirty volcanoes,many of them active, with some of the world's highest, largest, and most beautiful snow‐cappedvolcanic cones. These include Mt Chimborazo (20,561) and Cotopaxi, the world's largest activevolcano. Numerous national parks and protected areas of wilderness feature a wide rangeof microclimates and enormous bio‐diversity, making the Sierra a paradise for bird watching inparticular. The highlands provide exciting hiking and trekking and there are excellent routes formountain biking and horse riding. One of the world's greatest train journeys begins inRiobamba passing through the famous "Devil's Nose" on the way to the coast.
Extra information: Life in Ecuador
The Eastern lowlands (Oriente) The eastern lowlands are part of the Amazon basin. An undulating plainslopes gently eastward and is drained mainly by the Putumayo (which flows along part of the boundary withColombia), Napo, and Pastaza rivers and their tributaries. This region is covered almost entirely by densetropical rain forest. Most of it is uninhabited; settlement is confined to the foot of the Andes and to smallareas along the banks of the main rivers, where some agriculture is practiced. Ecuador Amazon Jungle TravelThere are innumerable varieties of flora, including many of Ecuador's 4,500 species of orchids, and manyplants with medicinal value. Wildlife such as butterflies, bats, monkeys, sloths, parrots, macaws, riverdolphins and caimans are all relatively easy to view. The Ecuadorian Amazon offers a wide range of activitiesincluding swimming, canoe journeys, rain forest walks, bird watching, animal spotting and visits to localjungle communities. The Amazon accounts for little more than 5% of the total population but here there aresmall communities of Indians such as the Huaorani, Cofan, Shuar, and Siona‐Secoya who live in junglevillages and carry on with many of their ancient traditions. The Amazon also has some of the finest whitewater rafting routes in the country.
Galapagos Islands ‐ Ecuador's most beloved and popular national park lies in splendid isolation about600 miles off the mainland. Made famous by Charles Darwin, the Galapagos Islands are no less enthrallingnow than they were a hundred years ago. Every year, thousands of curious visitors journey to the remoteislands to behold the wondrously variegated wildlife that inspired The Origin of Species.
The Galapagos Islands are a group of twelve volcanic islands and numerous isletshttp://www.ecuador.us/galapagos.htman rocks 650 miles off the Pacific coast of Ecuador. The area of theislands is 3,086 square miles. Only two are inhabited: Isabela, the largest of the group, and San Cristobal.Current estimated population in the islands is 20,000. The islands are hilly, rising to a height of 5,000 feet,and there are several active volcanoes.The Galapagos Islands are famous for their unique fauna and flora,http://www.ecuador.us/galapagosmap.htmwhich include species not found elsewhere. Best known are thehuge tortoise (galapago) and some species of lizards. Charles Darwin visited the islands in 1830. It was herethat he made the major portion of his observation that led to his theories on evolution and the Origin ofthe Species. Many scientists have since carried out research on the islands.
QuitoThe capital of Ecuador is arguably the most beautiful city in South America. Quito is the capital ofEcuador and of Pichincha, the country's most populous Andean province, is situated 116 miles fromthe Pacific coast at an altitude of 9,350 feet, just south of the equator. It has a pleasant climate thatcan be described as "permanent spring". The city, one of the oldest in South America, is built in asmall basin on the lower slopes of Cerro Pichincha. It was the capital of the ancient kingdom ofQuitu and for several decades, prior to its occupation by Spaniards in 1534, was a second (northern)capital of the Inca empire. The city official name as given by the Spaniards, is Villa de San Franciscode Quito, it is Ecuador's second largest city. It is the political, administrative, and cultural capital ofEcuador.Quito, more than any other South American capital, has preserved its colonial atmosphere, withsquares, fountains, public buildings, and houses built in the typical Spanish style. Most attractiveis the main square, Plaza Mayor, with its seventeenth‐century cathedral, government palaces,municipal hall, and other buildings. Quito is well known for its many small workshops producingnative arts and for its outdoor Indian markets.
GuayaquilGuayaquil holds Ecuador's economic position.Is the largest and the most populous city inEcuador, as well as that nation's main port.According to the most recent census (2001), itspopulation was 2,189,865. However, the estimatedmetropolitan population was 2,908,338.
Cities where AIESEC is present:
MantaManta is a major commercial and holiday resort center and is thesecond major Port of the country behind Guayaquil. Manta is a mid‐sized city in Manabí Province, Ecuador. It is the most populated city inthe province, the fifth most populated in the country and,economically, the third most important city of Ecuador. Manta hasexisted since Pre‐Columbian times. It was a trading post for theMantas and the Incans. The city of Manta has grown in the last 50years to 250,000+ inhabitants. Its main economic activity is tunafishing. Other economic activities include tourism and a chemicalindustry.
LojaThe Province of Loja offers a unique combination of paramo,cloud forest, and jungle. Moreover, Loja's capital city of the samename and the area's natural wonders remain unsullied and largelyundiscovered by travelers because they are tucked away in thesouthern most portion of the country. Travelers willing to makethe trip can look forward to breathtaking vistas, indigenousmarkets, an amazing National Park, colonial architecture, andunparalleled hospitality.
Fill The Application Apply now on to MC 10/11 in AIESEC in Ecuador
Any questions about MC life contact
MC Team 2009/10 :
Piotr (MCP) – [email protected]
Eliana (MCVP F&L, MCVP ICX) ‐ [email protected]
Mayra (MCVP TM) ‐[email protected]
Enrique (MCVP ER&PR) ‐ [email protected]
Kamil (MCVP C,omm MCVP OGX) [email protected]
To find out more:
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DDL: 7th of March 23:59 (GMT ‐6)
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