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United Kingdom

“The National” Bumper Issue - May/June/July 2010

JCI United Kingdom

-Brilliant! JCI European Conference in Aarhus, Denmark

New JCI UK Website Launching soon!

UN Sec.Gen Ban Ki-Moon speaks to JCI At the JCI Global

Partnership Summit, NYC

JCI UK National Convention 2010

Contents:Message from the National

President – 2

Local Projects from JCI United Kingdom – 3 & 4

New JCI UK Website – 5

Report from JCI European Conference, Aarhus – 6

Report from JCI Global Partnership Summit, New

York – 7

JCI UK National Convention 2010 – 8,9

JCI World Congress 2019, Osaka, Japan – 10,11,12

Countdown to Congress – 13

JCI UK nominees to TOYP finals – 14

JCI UK 3 years Impact Plan – 15

Announcements – 16

About JCI United Kingdom – 17

Funding opportunities within JCI UK – 18

Calendar – 19

JCI UK welcomes its new members in 2010 – 20

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National President’s Message Dear members,

Welcome to the first issue of 'The National' for 2010. There have been many exciting developments for JCI UK this year and we’re delighted to provide an update on the highlights.

As National President I’ve found this year so far challenging but even more rewarding. Some of you may know I was unexpectedly ill for a few months following post surgical complications just as I was entering my presidential year.

Not the ideal start and it was hard work to get caught up properly. During this time I realised what a fantastic organisation JCI is and how engaged, committed and enthusiastic you as members are. Thank you all who supported me during this hard time.

Local presidents around the UK have been involved in articulating what members need and how you feel the national organisation can work together. The members of national board have been very motivated and inspired by the feedback.

We’re striving at a national level to respond to the needs of members, one of the biggest needs is a new website solution. Please read more about the website project on page 5. Many members have put a lot of time and effort into this and other projects and we want JCI UK to go from strength to strength.

JCI provides many fantastic opportunities for all members such as: national and international events, bursaries and the chance to be involved in the development of our 3 year “Impact Plan” for the growth of JCI UK. Please grab them and make the most of your membership! You can influence more than you think.

I’ve also been nominated as candidate for JCI International Vice President in 2011. You can read more about what that means on page 6. If you have any queries please contact me, your local president or any other member of national board.

I hope to see you at our National Convention on 26th - 28th November in London. It promises to be a fantastic event!

With warmest regards,

Lesley Young National President 2010 JCI United Kingdom

JCI UK Head Office PO Box 6638 Grantham Telephone: 01476 404005 NG31 9BX Fax: 01476 404006

Contact: Lorna Bainbridge [email protected]

JCI UK is part of Junior Chamber International www.jci.cc. Check out ‘members only’ resources and benefits on the JCI UK website www.jciuk.org.uk

Email National Board at: [email protected]

Lesley has been an active member of JCI UK since 2003 starting as a member of JCI Belfast. She held the roles of Marketing Director and Social Director on their council and was also deputy RGC for NI before moving to London in 2008 and taking up the role of International Director. She was elected as Deputy National President for 2009 and as National President 2010 leads the organisation on our work with Local Chambers and their members and raising the profile of JCI UK to potential new members and partners. By day, Lesley has spent over 18 years in the health service and is currently an Associate Director of Strategic Planning in the NHS.

National Board 2010 National President Lesley Young

Deputy National President Allison Cowell

Immediate Past National President Charlotte Best

Finance Director Allison Cowell

Administration Director Deborah Tills

International Director Christian Hellmund

Marketing Director Sofie Sandell

Training Director Dan Lally

Impact Officer Solveig Malvik

Regional Group Chairmen:

RGC Yorkshire Andrew Morton

RGC South Marco van den Heuvel


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“The National” May/June/July 2010

Local Projects from JCI United Kingdom JCI Barnsley – Bowlathon

Charity fundraising can be an arduous business. Bathing in baked beans and jumping from planes are among the depths many poor schleps will plumb in the name of a good cause. So it was with some trepidation that the brave souls of Barnsley devoted one Monday evening to a gruelling three-hour session of, erm, tenpin bowling for their chosen charity, Barnsley Riding for the Disabled Association!

Quite what the ever-so serious, professional league bowlers made of our 41-strong throng of rank amateurs taking over their patch remains unclear. 8 teams competed for the coveted title of JCI Barnsley Bowlathon Champion, but only 1 could be victorious. Members and non-members alike put in strong performances, but the Software Strikers came out on top, miles ahead of the rest.

The evening was a great success and raised £318, one of the biggest totals raised for a community event in JCI Barnsley history!

JCI Leeds – Business Lecture

Social Media was the subject of JCI Leed’s annual business lecture this year headed “Making sense of a social networking world”. The purpose of the event was to help the guests understand how they could utilise social media and also offer them an opportunity to network with each other.

The event was held at Leeds Metropolitan University’s new business school “The Rose Bowl”. The cost of the venue was sponsored by the business school itself.

Steve Parks, a former BBC radio journalist and member of JCI Leeds interviewed the panel of social media specialists which consisted of Dan Evans: Co-founder of V Social, Christine Morris: Founder of Apps and Hats, Will Kintish: Leading networking and LinkedIn training authority and Patrick Crane: Vice President of Marketing at LinkedIn who joined us from Silicon Valley via Skype.

Over 80 guests attended with the majority being non-JCI members. The event was a huge success both commercially and in terms of feedback with one guest saying it was the best JCI event they had ever been to!

JCI Doncaster - Coca-Cola Business Tour

On 13th May members and friends of JCI from all across the Yorkshire Region joined JCI Doncaster for their annual business tour. The tour took place at Coca-Cola Enterprises in Wakefield. Delegates were given the opportunity to see the production lines in action and get insight into the advanced technology systems used to aid Coca-Cola's lean production system and also information on their Corporate Social

Did you know? …that Kofi Annan, Bill Clinton, Prince Albert of Monaco, the founder of Domino's Pizza, Jacques Chirac, Taro Aso and John F. Kennedy all were members of JCI? …that the first JCI chamber in the UK was established in …that JCI has its own University ? JCI University trains JCI members to become efficient presenters, public speakers and accredited trainers …that JCI Japan has more than 47,000 members? …that you can read and learn about other countries’ projects on www.jci.cc/members/en/projectgallery? …that going to all 4 JCI area conferences and the World Congress is called a “Grand Slam”? Daniel Lund fromJCI London is doing a Grand Slam this year!

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Local Projects from JCI United Kingdom (cont’d) Responsibility commitments. The site in Wakefield, which is the largest soft drinks manufacturing plant in the world, also hosts one of Coca-Cola's 3 UK Education Centres. Here guests were given the chance to ask any questions and enjoy a few complimentary refreshments.

JCI London - MiniMBA

On 19 June, one of the key business events of 2010 -- the JCI London MiniMBA -- took place at The Yorkshire Grey in Gray's Inn, London. The successful event was attended by more than twenty attendees representing JCI Chambers in the South and even in Yorkshire.

Most of the speakers of the day came from Royal Holloway, University of London, speaking on topics from the secrets of doing an MBA, issues of international human resource and technology management, major incident contingency management in organisations to career coaching by JCI London’s own Oxana Andreeva.

From one of the participants: “The training event far exceeded my expectations, as it made me reflect on my career goals and I even managed to refine my career strategies via the this event and speaking to the inspirational training providers, some of whom gave me 1:1 advice! I certainly did not expect to come away from the course with an improved 'action plan' for my career.”

JCI Reading – Go Ape !

Sunday 25th July 2010 saw members of JCI Reading swinging about (quite literally!) in the trees of Swinley Forest near Bracknell when they took on the challenge of Go Ape. This was a new experience for some, whilst others were more confident in throwing themselves out of trees without a care in the world! A great number of styles were witnessed in zip wire landings and scrambling up cargo nets, but it mattered not with everyone surviving the course, completing all obstacles and most importantly having a great deal of fun, ending the course in great spirits to collect their Go Ape certificates at the end of the course. The day saw members come together as a team to help each other out, encourage each other and work together to complete each obstacle. Video clips and photos are bound to surface somewhere!

JCI Bradford – New Member Evening

JCI Bradford has really turned a corner this year putting on some great events including most recently a new members evening which brought members together from the region and introduced new people to the organisation. The event was held in the world famous National Media Museum which is a fantastic venue. We impressed many people in the city and the regional support from JCI helped a great deal. Overall the event helped JCI Bradford raise it's profile and provided a great team building opportunity for members around the Yorkshire region.

JCI Sheffield - Brewing up a storm in Sheffield

JCI Sheffield welcomed 25 guests to the Kelham Island Brewery on 22nd July for a private brewery tour and tasting event. Members travelled from around the region to sample some of the award winning Sheffield ale and to hear more about Sheffield’s first new independent brewery in the city this century.

JCI Sheffield President, Steven Vandevelde said, “Everyone had a fantastic time at the brewery which was launched by an entrepreneurial Sheffield Polytechnic lecturer turned

publican, Dave Wickett. After the tour we sampled a selection of the ales in the original brewery building at Dave’s pub The Fat Cat – well, it would have been rude not to!”


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JCI United Kingdom – New Website The JCI UK new website project started in May 2009. As an organisation JCI UK needs a better website solution. The project has been a journey for everybody involved and many new creative ideas have come alive. From a branding perspective we wanted the new site to look similar to the global website www.jci.cc/guests so the design is similar and visitors will understand it is the same organisation.

Our website is our “shopping window” and we want it to look appealing, have the right functions and be something of which we can be proud.

JCI UK is the main website and we’ll start to set up local versions of the site: leeds.jciuk.org.uk. All sites will be set up in the same system to make management as easy as possible. The “update system” or content management system (CMS) is built specifically for JCI UK’s needs.

The websites will talk to each other. When we add national and international events to the main website, this will automatically feed into the local websites. You can sort events by chambers, type, national and international on all websites.

The CMS is very easy to use and with instructions and training you’ll be able to do all necessary updates in 2 minutes. The website will be easy for search engines to find. As always new unique content is very attractive to Google. New joining system One of the most painful problems at the moment is our “join us” process. We’re working very hard to put a better process in place. Due to our constitution we can’t use PayPal which would be ideal. I promise the new system will be better than it has been so far. The join-us-journey should be made as simple as possible. And we as members should always strive to make it better.

The launch is planned to be soon for the main site. By the end of 2010 we’re planning to get 10 local chambers onboard and next year get all JCI UK chambers under the website umbrella. There will be a small cost per chamber using the new website, more information about this will be sent to local presidents

Sofie Sandell JCI UK Marketing Director

Website features

Rolling banner on the front page

Easy to update

The websites will “talk” to

each other and feed in national and international events to local websites

Google map to locate chambers

Better “getting involved journey”

Newsletter connected to our database

Blogs on all websites

Basic content set up for all new local websites

Ability to develop new features such as a member forum etc

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JCI European Conference

Aarhus, Denmark 9th-12th June

'The JCI European Conference can be summarised in one word, brilliant. It was brilliant because of the 1200 people there. I never thought I would be surrounded by 1200 people who were all actually friends that I hadn't yet met. They were all interesting, fun, committed, dedicated and intelligent. If you don't go to a large JCI event such as EC then I can confidently say you will have really missed out on an incredible experience.' Tim Metcalfe, JCI Leeds member

‘The JCI European Conference was a great event in which I learned a great deal and also had good fun. I had the opportunity to participate in the JCI Networking course and other useful training sessions. I also met with several

people with whom I had become associated over the internet as well as got to know others. Perhaps the culmination of all this was my participation in the First Timers Award, through which I got to meet leading JCI officials and other important, and very nice, people. I was astonished to see that I actually won this award. That was a great honour to me.

I would certainly recommend participating in international JCI events. Make the most of your membership -- go international!’

Anne Craven, JCI London International Director

JCI United Kingdom members made themselves noticed at the JCI European Conference in Aarhus, Denmark this year. Not only were JCI UK members active in the International Hat Brigade (as witnessed on the front page of this newsletter), JCI UK members also participated in the Debating competition, Public Speaking Championship, First Timer competition and at the Local Presidents Impact Session where local president Solveig Malvik presented and answered questions about JCI London as one of three local chambers presented at the session.


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JCI Global Partnership Summit

The 2010 JCI Global Partnership Summit took place in New York the 21st to the 23rd of June.

The main aim of the summit was to explore ways that active citizens from all sectors of society – government, business, civil and the United Nations and its agencies can work both individually and collectively to enhance grassroots efforts to realise the objectives of the UN Millennium Development Goals.

The event included a variety of talks from senior members of organisations in relation to the Millennium Development Goals, including Ban Ki-Moon.

There are a number of things that I will take away from my experience at the JCI Global Partnership Summit in New York. Firstly it increased my awareness of JCI as a global organisation and made me realise that being part of JCI provides an incredible platform for new and exciting opportunities and for networking with people from all over the world. Secondly I learnt from other chambers that you can

achieve more in terms of fundraising when you come together on a national scale and I would definitely like to be involved in making this happen more in the UK. I also learnt that celebrating success is important as it helps to inspire others and create positive change.

Attending this event improved my knowledge of international challenges and gave me the opportunity to network with people to explore new ways to work in partnership. I learnt more about Malaria and why it

is so important that JCI remain committed to their dedication to raise more than 1 million bed nets by 2015. I will contribute towards achieving this goal by working with members of my local chamber in Leeds and on a national and international level. I would like to encourage other members of JCI UK to attend an international event, because I guarantee you will be very inspired and have a fantastic time! Georgina Abbott JCI Leeds JCI UK had one of the largest national delegations to this year’s Global Partnership Summit in New York with seven delegates including a speaker.

Next year’s JCI Global Partnership Summit will be at the UN in Geneva.

Wayne Clarke’s report to HR magazine on the summit: http://www.jcilondon.org.uk/news.php?id=228

Read more about Georgie’s experience on JCI Leeds website: www.jci.cc/local/leeds

JCI & the UN

Did you know?

...that JCI is the only non-UN organisation in the world that is allowed to use the UN world map in its logo?

…that JCI is a unique partner to the UN and its various organisations as no other partner organisation of the UN has members all around the world?

…that JCI has been a partner of the UN since 1954?

…that JCI is a partner with a number of UN agencies – the UN Foundation, UNESCO, UN Global Compact, UNCTAD, CONGO, NGO Committee on UNICEF and the ICC?

…that Ban Ki-moon values the relationship with JCI so much he has already visited us twice! “The United Nations and JCI share a long history of partnership at many levels – from headquarters to the grassroots. In fact, we are major allies…As young leaders, you hold a key to solving some of the most oppressing challenges of our time”

-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

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JCI United Kingdom

National Convention 2010 26th-28th November, London

10 Reasons to come to JCI UK National Convention 2010

1. Dress to impress…take part in the best costume competition at Friday’s themed welcome party

2. Be the centre of attention…have a room full of people listen to your speech in the public speaking competition

3. Learn from the best…leading business speakers and trainers will deliver exciting training sessions and key note speeches.

4. Share your successes…at the trade show chambers will showcase their best projects, events and strategies, allowing other members to pick up ideas, share best practice and learn from each other

5. Have a fight for fun…join in with the national debating competition

6. Celebrate in style…put on your glad rags for the 2010 National Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner

7. Have fun with friends…there will be plenty of opportunities to catch up with friends from other chambers and make new ones

Where else can you:

8. IMProve yourself

9. Take ACTion

10. Make an IMPACT!

When?

1pm Friday 26th November to 2pm Sunday 28th November

Where?

Park Crescent Conference Centre, London

www.jciimpact.org.uk


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JCI London’s bid to host the JCI UK National Convention was officially approved at President’s Day in Belfast on 22 May. National Convention is a new style of national event for JCI UK, combining the previous events of National Conference and National Awards Weekend. By combining the two events we are hoping to create a bigger, better and more cost effective event for members. The Convention will take place between 26th and 28th November, with the main venue confirmed as the Park Crescent Conference Centre, which overlooks the picturesque Regent’s Park. The theme of the convention is “IMProve&ACT”, tying in with JCI UK’s 2010 theme of “Local Action Global Impact” and World President Roland Kwemain’s global theme of “Impact of One”. To me this sums up what JCI is all about. JCI members are always looking to IMPROVE themselves, are not afraid to ACT if they see something they want to change and are passionate about making an IMPACT in their local communities. The Convention will be a unique opportunity for JCI members to come together and share best practice, take part in interactive training sessions, show off their skills in the public speaking and debating competitions and celebrate the year’s successes at the National Awards Ceremony. Announcements about the trainers, key note speakers and all-important parties will be made soon. Keep an eye out for updates on our website (www.jciimpact.org.uk) and facebook page. I’m really enjoying organising the Convention. Already I’ve been given the amazing opportunity to take part in the COC Academy in Austria. The Academy was five days of workshops, training sessions and team assignments and no second throughout the five days was wasted! It was a hugely intense, valuable and rewarding experience, I really learned a lot and met some met some fantastic friends, with whom I will always share some very special memories. The fact that the Convention it’s a brand new concept is exciting, as it means we can keep the best parts of the previous events, but have carte blanche to come up with our own new ideas. I have an amazing team, who are working really hard and we’re all having lots of fun in the process. The convention is going to be a great event and I can’t wait to see JCI UK members from all over the country enjoying it. Picture from COC Academy in Austria,

April 2010

Sarah Beckwith

Convention Organising Director JCI UK National

Convention 2010

&

Deputy President JCI London 2010

The Convention will be a unique

opportunity for JCI members to come

together

“I have an amazing team, who are working

really hard and we’re all having lots of fun in the

process”

JCI World Congress 2010

Osaka, Japan 2nd-7th November

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Osaka at a glance

Osaka is a commercial capital of Japan and influences the economy of Asia as a whole. As the culinary capital of “the land of the rising sun”, Osaka’s traditional kitchens and shopping centres wait to fill your schedule between Congress events. Don’t miss the peaceful temples, historic architecture and world-class museums before you have to say sayonara.

Websites to remember

JCI World Congress www.jci-wc2010.com

To register: www.juniorchamber.org/register/osaka

Baiba Kocina’s website www.wc2010osaka.eu

HQ hotel www.rihga.com

Other hotels https://apollon.nta.co.jp/jci2010/perl/jouhou.pl?&mode=top&language=1

Konnichiwa JCI members This year you have a once in a lifetime opportunity - the JCI World Congress this year is hosted by JCI Japan in Osaka from 2-7 November 2010. What can be better than attending an international event in such an amazing location with a lot of positive, energetic young people. So what are you looking forward to? Well, to find out more about the preliminary programme have a look on the JCI World Congress website at www.jci-wc2010.com. So what makes Japan such an interesting location to visit? In JCI the Japanese are notoriously renowned for their excellent organisation of events of such a scale - yes JCI expects between 6000 - 8000 (or even more) delegates from all over the world. It is not only the unique cuisine and colourful outfits of the Japanese that will let your palate rejoice and grip your instant attention, it is also their interesting culture and traditions that will leave you with memories and new ideas to bring back home. You will get to know people and make friends from all over the world, learn about their cultures and see their ways of life. A real experience to broaden your horizon. I promise you, you will not find a better platform where so many different cultures meet. So what are you waiting for? Register sooner than later as the early bird fee ($420) is running out on 2 September 2010. Afterward the registration fee goes up to $480 and on-site registration is $500. Flights - Heathrow to Tokyo (two direct flights – Virgin & BA). There are also others such as Lufthansa from Heathrow via Frankfurt to Osaka, Kansai International Airport or with Turkish Airlines. If you want to get the whole package (i.e. flight and accommodation) and want your delegates pack delivered to your hotel in Osaka have a look at Baiba Kocina's website. Baiba is a member of JCI Latvia and has offered all JCI UK members to book deals through her Travel Management Company. You are also able to register for the World Congress through this website and to obtain travel insurance. Places may be limited!!! Remember also there are other competitive deals out there. A little research can save costs. Don't forget there may be bursaries available in your local chambers – see page 18 of this newsletter and ask your local presidents for further info! Come, join us and get inspired by the spirit of Japan. You will remember this event for the rest of your life - guaranteed!!! I look forward to seeing you in Osaka in November. Christian Hellmund International Director JCI United Kingdom

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Highlights of the World Congress for JCI UK members

Osaka International Vice President Nomination – National President Lesley Young

JCI is a membership organisation, run by its members for its members and one of the most important things to happen at the World Congress is the election of officers to the JCI Board of Directors. All elected officers in JCI are elected at the General Assembly and keep their position for one year. At this World Congress for the first time since 2002 JCI UK has a nominee for the position as International Vice President, National President Lesley Young (see page 8 of this newsletter). All in all 17 IVPs will be elected to support national and local organisations all around the world.

Another election that will be followed with great anticipation is the election of the JCI World President for 2011.

Japanese Executive Vice President Kentaro Harada is a strong contender for the position as JCI World President 2011 after having worked his way up the organisation’s ranks in his 10 years as a member.

TOYP

JCI UK is waiting in anticipation to see if any of our two TOYP nominees will be among the final 10 to be awarded the Ten Outstanding Young Persons award for 2010 at the TOYP ceremony in Osaka (for more information see page 12 of this newsletter)

Training Opportunities

As usual, the JCI World Congress offers a multitude of training opportunities – both JCI official courses like Presenter, Trainer, Designer, Achieve, Admin and Networker as well as other personal and professional development training sessions.

Public Speaking Championship

JCI London member Solveig Malvik will represent Europe at the World Finals of the JCI Public Speaking Championship. The topic this year is “Be the Change” and Solveig will be competing against the 3 regional winners, one each from Asia and the Pacific, Africa and Middle East and the Americas. The finals will take place on Friday afternoon.

Debating Championship

Debating is fun, watching it no less fun. Join in to cheer the UK team on while they debate topics like “should beachwear be the dress code at the European congress in Tarragona in 2011” and “VIP ducks swim faster than other ducks”.

National Parties

The highlights of the social programme of a World Congress are the national parties, get ready for Global Village, German Night, Belgian Night and last but not least…Japan Night!

Lots of UK members already going!

20 people have already booked, join your friends and make new friends at this once in a lifetime opportunity!

Learn Japanese! Konnichiwa!

Hello!

Sumimasen Excuse me

Arigatou gozaimas

Thank you

Okinii!. Thank you (Osaka

dialect)

Onegaishimasu Please

Anatano onamaewa

nandeska? What is your name?

Watashiwa…..des

I am….

Watashiwa igirisu-jin des

I am from the United Kingdom

Sayonara Good bye

…wa doko deska?

Where is….?

Kore wan an deska. What is this?

….wa suki deska?

Do you like….?

Oishii! This is delicious!

Wakarimasen

I don’t understand

Oaidekimashite kohei des

Nice to meet you!

Hai/iyeh Yes/No

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Do’s and Don’ts in Japan Take off your shoes if you are invited to someone’s home. Remember to use toilet shoes in the toilet and no where else

Japanese are very punctual, so be on

time!

Business cards are a serious affair in Japan. Give and receive cards with both hands, and when you get someone’s card read the card in front of them. Never write on the card so that they see you and never put the card in your back pocket

Don’t tip waiters in restaurants and

cafes

Gift giving is very important in Japan. When you give a gift tell the receiver it is not a very good gift and don’t open gifts you receive there and then

When talking to people, say “San”

after their name. JCI EVP Kentaro Harada

is most properly addressed as “Harada-San”

Never leave your chopstick standing straight up from your food

… JCI Japan has booked the whole “The world's greatest theme park inspired by blockbuster Hollywood Movies” – Universal Studios Japan for a whole day exclusively for the participants of the World Congress…

…Can you imagine the ensuing party if Japanese EVP Kentaro Harada is elected as World President at a World Congress in Japan?!?

…once you are in Japan why not make a whole trip out of it? Join other JCI UK members for a pre-conference tour, contact International Director Christian Hellmund on

[email protected]

…with all the training and processional development opportunities the World Congress has to offer, have you considered asking your company if all or parts of the attendance can count as CPD?

…the Gala dinner this year takes place on Sunday, so make sure to take this into consideration when you book holidays and travel!

…with more than 47,000 members JCI Japan is the biggest national organisation in JCI. Osaka with its 900 members is well equipped to put on an excellent World Congress.

…JCI Japan has had several Prime Ministers among its members and half of the Japanese Cabinet are current or former JCI members. Talk about being well connected!

..the focus of JCI in Japan is not to do business among members, but it is accepted to do business based on friendships created through JCI.

…”OMOIYARI” is JCI Japan’s campaign to spread “Mutual understanding/ Service to humanity and the earth” to the world. It is a word you will come to know very well after the JCI World Congress 2010


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Countdown to Congress 2010

Will you save a life today? JCI Members are taking the JCI Nothing But Nets Countdown to Congress Challenge to raise one net per member and combat malaria.

JCI Members are counting down to 2010 World Congress, but not for the usual reasons of parties, new friends and extraordinary international opportunities.

This year JCI Members have taken the challenge to raise bed nets before Congress. They’re counting down to save lives.

On August 1st, JCI is launching the JCI Nothing But Nets Countdown to Congress Challenge to raise one bed net per member by November 1. Now JCI Members across the globe have taken up this grassroots cause, spreading the word through the Internet and encouraging their communities to raise money for bed nets to save lives.

One bed net per member is $10 per member or about £6.48. If your chamber has 10 members that means you need to raise only £64.50, if your chamber has 20 members you need to raise only £129.60

What are local chambers doing in the UK?

…JCI Leeds are creating a “Nothing but Nets” calendar with people wearing nothing but a net

…JCI London gives all speakers at events and training sessions a bednet voucher bought in their name

How do I log our contributions?

Don’t forget to log all your contributions to this campaign between 1st of August and 1st November with our JCI UK Countdown to Congress 2010 team!

http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/goto/JCIUKcountdown2010

Did you know? …every 30 seconds a child dies of malaria

…a child in Africa has on average 1.6 to 5.4 episodes of malaria fever every year

…3.3 billion people, half of the world’s population, are at risk from malaria

…1 in 5 of all childhoodl deaths in Africa are due to malaria

…malaria eats up 40% of hospital expenditure in Africa and costs Africa $12 billion in lost productivity

…pregnant women are at high risk from malaria

…the swineflu killed about 3,000 people in total, Malaria kills 3,000 per day

….it takes one bednet to save the lives of a whole family?

…malaria was eradicated from the United States in the 1950s?

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Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award 2010

All JCI UK Nominees Shortlisted for Award!

JCI United Kingdom is delighted to announce that both Emily Cummins (nominated by JCI Bradford) and Sabirul Islam (nominated by JCI London) have been shortlisted as two of 30 to the finals of the prestigious TOYP awards 2010.

The Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP) Programme serves to formally recognise young people who excel in their chosen fields and exemplify the best attributes of the world's young people. By recognising these young people, JCI encourages them and others to seek excellence and serve others.

Emily Cummins

Emily Cummins is an award-winning inventor who is passionate about sustainable designs that change lives.

Her design philosophy involves a back-to-basics approach which keeps an eye on the past as well as the future and combines the best of both. She is motivated by human need as well as sustainability principles and her creative thinking has led to a string of commendations including The Barclays Woman of the Year Award 2009 and Cosmopolitan magazine’s Ultimate Save-the-Planet Pioneer 2008.

Emily selflessly gave away her initial fridge design for free because she wanted to enable as many people as possible to build their own fridges. As a result, her fridge design is providing refrigeration for countless families living in townships across southern Africa.

Emily, still only 23, is now in her final year as an Enterprise Scholar at Leeds University, studying for a degree in Business Management. She is currently studying part-time in order to facilitate her product R&D and fulfill an increasing number of speaking engagements. She regularly inspires a diverse range of audiences from school children to senior business executives.

Sabirul Islam

Sabirul Islam wrote his first book titled: ‘The World At Your Feet – Turning Your Vision into Reality’ which he self published at the age of 17. The vision Sabirul had with the book was to motivate young people in deprived communities within the UK to succeed as future entrepreneurs. The book spread across the UK selling directly to secondary schools that purchased between 250 to 1000 copies for their students. And within 9 months Sabirul had sold over 42,500 copies of his book to encourage more young people to take action and gain belief that success is possible in deprived communities.

As a 19 year old entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker, Sabirul’s vision to help young people to succeed in life has spread global. Sabirul was invited to speak at an enterprise summit by the wife of Nigeria’s First President, Professor Uche Azikiwe, with an audience of over 3000 young people wanting Sabirul’s advice and inspiration to succeed as entrepreneurs. In May 2010, Sabirul also received a warming invitation to speak at an event in Johannesburg, South Africa to uplift the belief and vision of 4000 young people wanting to emulate the success of Sabirul.


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Impact! Collaboration! Engagement! Big words were discussed over two engaging weekends with members and officers of JCI United Kingdom this May. The first of the two was Presidents & Deputies day on 22nd May – this year in beautiful and sunny Belfast. The second was the impact session at Art of Engagement at their interactive environment in Milton Keynes on 29th May.

JCI United Kingdom’s Impact Plan The JCI UK Impact Plan is a 3 year plan that aims at re-engaging our local chambers in the strategic development of JCI UK. We are a membership organisation and it is on the local level we as an organisation both have the most impact, but also the most knowledge of how things work and how things can be changed for the better.

The Impact Plan came about after World President Roland Kwemain’s visit to JCI United Kingdom in January. WP Roland challenged JCI UK to make an impact, change the things with don’t like with a “can do!” attitude. The 3 year plan The Impact Plan covers the years 2010 to 2012. The first year’s theme is “Preparation”. Through a workshop at Presidents Day, local task forces and another workshop and Impact session at the National Convention in November, it aims at taking stock of what we have that’s working and what we want to change. The theme for 2011 is “Consolidation”, while 2012 is “Impact”.

Making an impact in our local communities JCI as an organisation and its members need to make a difference. We need to fulfil a need in our communities, if not we could disappear as an organisation and no-one would notice a difference. The 3 year plan aims at creating a solid organisation that can be a springboard for all our activities in the UK.

Collaboration to succeed An important part of the Impact Plan is a focus on sharing of best practices between local chambers in the UK. We’re constantly re-inventing the wheel, we are not drawing on the shared resources we have in JCI UK. The plan is to use the national events in our diary, such as the National Convention, Inspiration Day in January and Presidents Day in May to involve and include the local presidents and deputies in the strategic development process of JCI UK, so expect lots of fun and interactive workshops, lots of learning experiences and lots of impact! Solveig Malvik Impact Officer JCI UK Local President JCI London

President & Deputy Day JCI UK 2010

JCI Belfast hosted members of JCI UK in grand style at the 2010 President’s and Deputy’s Day in May.

We were met with a great welcome from many members of JCI Belfast at the bar of our hotel Friday.

On Saturday, National Council (the leadership forum of JCI UK) took with some great debate over the business of JCI UK. One of the highlights was that JCI Boston member, Allison Cowell was elected as Deputy National President. After a great lunch, with more mixing and mingling, JCI London’s President, Solveig Malvik facilitated a brainstorming session about the current status of JCI UK and what we want to do for the future. The outcome of the brainstorming was distilled into four categories and teams volunteered from the floor to work on each of these topics to present findings at National Convention later in the year.

This great session was followed by a Treasure Hunt around Belfast with the mixed teams meeting up in a time honoured fashion in the oldest bar in Belfast!

In the evening we all met again with members of JCI Belfast to chat the night away over dinner and drinks at a great local restaurant. All in all, an excellent weekend and a big thank you to JCI Belfast for hosting such a great event. If you’d like to find out more about P&D Day, contact your local President or Deputy!

Sarah-Jane Mills Past National President JCI UK

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Announcements Time to Train JCI UK would like to highlight this new legal right from 6 April 2010!

You have the right to request time to undertake study or training if you work for an organisation with more then 250 employees. This right is known as 'time to train'.

From 6 April 2011 the right will apply to all employees working in organisations of all sizes, regardless of how many employees there are. So now you can ask your employer to support your JCI training. Read more here: www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/Timeoffandholidays/DG_183635

National President Lesley Young Nominated for International Vice President Every year, JCI Members elect a new Board of Directors on every level of the organisation.

This one-year-to-lead structure offers leadership opportunities to new members each year and calls for democratic participation. International Vice President is a role on the JCI Board of Directors.

The duties of an IVP are to communicate with, work with and visit the National Organisations assigned to them and to report to their assigned Executive Vice President on the activities of their assigned National Organisations. Having a member of JCI UK on the JCI Board of Directors will also help continue to raise the profile of our organisation and how it is getting stronger and stronger.

The members of the JCI Board of Directors come from all four JCI Areas - Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, the Americas, and Europe - to serve the organisation for one year. They lead positive change in their assigned roles, with 17 Vice Presidents, four Executive Vice Presidents, the General Legal Counsel, the Treasurer, the Immediate Past President and the JCI President. The international Board is elected by the JCI General Assembly annually at the JCI World Congress, where every National Organisation is represented.

JCI UK last had an IVP in 2002, Joe Dilger from JCI London.

JCI UK takes home 3 awards at the European Conference in Aarhus, Denmark You are all familiar with the JCI UK national awards, this year JCI United Kingdom was awarded three awards at the JCI European Conference in Aarhus, Denmark, 9th-12th June. Anne Craven, International Director for JCI London won the First Timer award. The First Timer award goes to a person participating at the European Conference for the first time and who makes an effort in participating, getting to know the organisation and its members. JCI London won the 2009 Best Business Development Program for the JCI London

Entrepreneurial Academy 2009 and Solveig Malvik won the European finals of the JCI Public Speaking Championship.


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About JCI United Kingdom

We’re not a networking organisation…

…but through us you’ll build a network of ambitiousfuture leaders and friends that will last you a lifetime

We’re not Toastmasters…

…but through us you’ll get training in public speaking and presentations and the opportunity to practice

in front of a variety of audiences locally, nationally and internationally

We’re not a CPD organisation…

…but through us you’ll get professional and personal development cheaper than with any other comparative

organisation (and you can even log it as CPD hours)

Junior Chamber International (JCI) is a global network for young professionals in their 20s and 30s. As a member you can go to events, network, travel, get involved in community projects and learn new skills.

JCI is an opportunity to further yourself while making a real difference. As thousands of JCI alumni with successful and fulfilling careers testify, the best way to invest in yourself and your future is to get involved and contribute as best you can.

Membership of JCI will give you a lot in return. And when you are getting involved you'll see the big picture of the network.

JCI is the organisation for you if you…

You want to expand your network You want to develop new skills You want to get involved in your

community and be part of JCI's projects giving back to society

You want to get new business insights You want to travel to JCI's international

conferences You want to meet inspiring people You want to be a better trainer and

speaker You want to go to more black tie

dinners.

As a member You'll broaden your

network of contacts

You get the chance to give back to your community through taking part in JCI projects.

Go to seminars you never would get access to if it wasn't for JCI

Develop your leadership and management skills

Practice public speaking and debating in a safe environment

Meet people from all over the world at JCI's conferences

Discover your potential and what makes you tick

Expose yourself for new challenges

Have fun and meet new people

Get a great dose of positive energy

You'll get heavily discounted training and personal development opportunities

Read more on www.jciuk.org.uk

To join JCI go to http://www.jciuk.org.uk/jciuk.asp#join

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Funding Opportunities within JCI UK

British Senate Bursaries The British Senate (life long members of JCI UK) has expressed an interest in helping new members of JCI UK become engaged with the organisation in its widest perspective. For this reason, each year they will offer up to 6 x £100 bursaries for new members towards international events with both a training and social aspect.

Events

Any international event outside of JCI UK can be considered such as:

Other National Conferences (incl. Scotland and Ireland)

Multi-country conferences e.g. the Baltic Conference and Danube Conference

European Conference

World Congress (see below for events not in Europe)

The bursary can be used towards the cost of registration for the event, hotel accommodation or the cost of travel incurred by the new member attending.

Preference will be given to events within Europe, as the overall costs are lower than for events outside Europe, and the award of a Senate bursary is more likely to make the difference between a member attending or not attending.

Applicants

Applicants must be paid up members of JCI UK at all stages of the bursary process and must have been a member, in candidate or in full, for 12 months or less.

Applications may come from the new member, but will require endorsement by their local President, and/or their Regional Group Chairman. Applications can be made on the new member’s behalf by their local President.

Although the application must be made within 12 months of joining, the event itself can take place up to 12 months after the bursary is made.

Applying for a Senate Bursary

The application and full details of where to send it are on the JCI UK website.

Contact Allison Cowell, National Finance Director, for further details: [email protected]

BJC Foundation (former name of JCI UK was British Junior Chamber) Current and former members of JCI UK contribute a capital sum of money that is held on trust and the interest is utilised to:

To help contribute to the funding of new Chamber Launches

To help sustain recently launched Chambers usually with matched or own-source co-funding

To help grow existing Chambers

To co-fund events which have as a clear objective membership growth The BJC Foundation is administered by Trustees who are all former members and Senators of JCI UK. An application form and full details of where to send it are on the JCI UK website.

Need more? Contact Allison Cowell, National Finance Director: [email protected]


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National/International Events & Annual Dinners All events open to all members unless otherwise stated

Q3 2010 3rd-5th September – JCI Scotland National Convention, Edinburgh

11th September – JCI Ladies day at the races, Doncaster

11th September – JCI Presenter, London (training)

26th-28th September – JCI Know-How Transfer at the EU, Brussels

Q4 2010 1st-3rd October – JCI Ireland National Convention, Malahide

2nd October – JCI Presenter, Reading (training)

8th October – JCI Sheffield Annual Dinner

9th October – JCI UK Annual General Meeting, Sheffield

9th October – JCI Southampton, Annual Dinner

13th October – 95th Anniversary of the first JCI organisation in St Louis, Missouri

16th October – JCI Yorkshire Regional Awards Dinner, Barnsley

16th-17th October – JCI Trainer, London (training)

23rd October – JCI Leeds Annual Dinner

22nd-24th October – JCI London Leadership Academy, London (training)

2nd to 7th November – JCI World Congress, Osaka, Japan

6th November – JCI Londonderry Annual Dinner

26th to 28th December – JCI UK National Convention, London

4th December – JCI Belfast, President’s Cocktail Party in City Hall

11th December – JCI Reading Annual Dinner

11th December – JCI Day – 66th Anniversary of the formation of JCI

2011 15th-16th January– JCI UK Inspiration Day

12th-15th May – European Capitals Meeting, Tallinn, Estonia

1st-5th June – JCI European Conference, Tarragona, Spain

31st Oct-6th November – JCI World Congress, Brussels, Belgium

Please send dates and events of national interest to Admin Director Deborah Tills

JCI Yorkshire Regional Dinner 2010

16th October

JCI Barnsley gives you the world!

It is nearing that time of year again when JCI Yorkshire comes together to celebrate their achievements at their annual awards dinner! This year JCI Barnsley has taken on the task of bringing you the world!

Have you ever wanted to visit far off lands? Egypt, Australia, Scotland? Well, JCI Barnsley will give you the opportunity to sample the delights of the world, bringing them right to your doorstep. Details are being heavily guarded, but information has leaked out that there will be performers and a continental twist to this year’s shenanigans...

Get your passports at the ready and come and celebrate your achievements over the past year!

We look forward to seeing you all!

Leadership Academy London 2010 22nd-24th October

The JCI London Leadership Academy is an intense weekend of leadership development training.

You‘ll learn what leadership really is about, how to communicate as a leader and how to build support around your ideas and projects.

You’ll explore what your strengths are as a leader and how you can make the most of them.

Registration is open!


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JCI UK Welcomes Its Newest Members In 2010 Kirstie Barnett JCI Barnsley Olga Amelina JCI London Hany Radi JCI London

Jessica Barton JCI Barnsley Albin Bankuti JCI London Line Raestad JCI London

Sam Brown JCI Barnsley Ko Barclay JCI London Laingo Ratianmarina JCI London

Vicky Savage JCI Barnsley Peng Chou JCI London Allison Riley JCI London

Liam Sloan JCI Barnsley Lewis Clayton JCI London Poppy Rosen-Nash JCI London

Anne Capper JCI Bradford Erika Coccia JCI London Victor Rudebeck JCI London

Paul Foster JCI Bradford Anne Craven JCI London Kwai San Wong JCI London

Kate Atkin JCI Cambridge Leanne Cresswell JCI London Carly Sands JCI London

Adrian Cook JCI Cambridge Jevgenija Fedorasko JCI London Kiren Sehmi JCI London

Jeremy Cook JCI Cambridge Ingrid Francisque JCI London John-Mark Tawadrous JCI London

Adam Fernandes JCI Cambridge James Gosney JCI London Freda Tsang JCI London

Joanne Martin JCI Cambridge Timmy Haman JCI London Elina Varpa JCI London

Patrick James McCrae JCI Cambridge Daryl Harper JCI London Lucy Verlander JCI London

Katie Middleton JCI Cambridge Ronald Howson JCI London Raani Virdee JCI London

James Mitchell JCI Cambridge Amer Al-Hussain JCI London Oel Vivas JCI London

Sarah Louise Peachey JCI Cambridge Sreenath Jalla JCI London Rachel Zhou JCI London

Caroline Taylor JCI Cambridge Joanne James JCI London Debbie Anderson JCI Manchester

Beth Rowe JCI Doncaster Jin Jeong JCI London Emma Bradshaw JCI Manchester

Steve Teasdale JCI Doncaster Abdul Jizawi JCI London Kai Graf von Pahlen JCI Manchester

Georgina Abbott JCI Leeds Nadene Jones JCI London Robert Illidge JCI Manchester

Alexandra Byers JCI Leeds Max Keeling JCI London Annie Wat JCI Manchester

Laura Fisher JCI Leeds Louis King JCI London Jasmine Blofield JCI Portsmouth

Samantha Fitzgerald JCI Leeds Mireille Knuiman JCI London Brian Jackson JCI Portsmouth

Sara Gotesson JCI Leeds Jamaria Kong JCI London Larisa Lucaciu JCI Portsmouth

Rachael Gregory JCI Leeds Ria Lane JCI London Karen Moore JCI Portsmouth

Nicki Hall JCI Leeds Tania Lee JCI London Hannah Oliver JCI Portsmouth

Ian Hargreaves JCI Leeds Terry Loong JCI London Eve Chigumba JCI Reading

Hugh Jeffery JCI Leeds Diana Lowe JCI London Lorna Henderson JCI Reading

Dale Jones JCI Leeds Daniel Luna JCI London Faisal Mooraby JCI Reading

Brandina Kajese JCI Leeds James Lynch JCI London Grace Park JCI Reading

Fadza Kajese JCI Leeds Brian McGregor JCI London Alanzo Seville JCI Reading

Tutsirai Kajese JCI Leeds Alexander Moldow JCI London Andrew Smyth JCI Sheffield

James Kennedy JCI Leeds Emmet Moore JCI London Emelia Spencer JCI Sheffield

David Lifford JCI Leeds Kunal Nandwani JCI London Katharine Westwood JCI Sheffield

Andreas Lindholm JCI Leeds Jennifer Ngyou JCI London Charlotte Brooks JCI Southampton

Richard Pimm JCI Leeds Funsho Oladimeiji JCI London Richard Carruthers JCI Southampton

Richard Robinson JCI Leeds Feyisayo Olatunde-Agbeja

JCI London Hannah Knight JCI Southampton

Amy Russell JCI Leeds Tommy Olayemi JCI London Mike Trench JCI Southampton

Andrew Skinner JCI Leeds Robyn Peel JCI London Jack Turner JCI Southampton

Daniel Taylor JCI Leeds Seton Pennell JCI London Neil Weaver JCI Southampton

Ryan Webster JCI Leeds Emma Pickering JCI London

These are the members who joined JCI United Kingdom from 1st of January to 23rd of July 2010 of which the editors of this magazine have been made aware. If your name is not on the list and you registered as a member more than a month ago, please get in touch with your local President or Membership Director. If you registered less than a month ago, please allow at least a month for the royal mail and our head quarters to get up to speed with changes. If your name is misspelled or there are other mistakes in this listing, please get in touch with your local President, Membership Director or JCI UK Head quarters to get your data rectified in our system.

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