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Etykiety: Alumni, Konferencje

opublikowane przez OLO @ 11:54 komentarzy: 0

From sleeping on the train station to challenging ourselves on MultiTO

CHALLENGE HUNTERS STORY’S

First part: From sleeping on the train station to challenging ourselves on MultiTO.

Every year current Member Committee in Poland organize conference for new Local Committees Executive Boards. This time we (Magdalena, Antek, Damian, Dominika, Katarzyna, Piotrek B and Piotrek O.) were chosen by you (members) to have this unforgettable experience. We called ourselves “Challenge Hunters” because of from the beginning our preparing to the next term we have to cope with a lot of obstacles and difficulties...
It was the same during our first common conference...

Our journey to Ślesin, where the conference took place, wasn’t easy as we thought. Our first challenge was overcome problems with getting to venue. At 1 am. when we arrived to Konin we received information from OC that our possible transport to Delfin will not came for us. We had to sleep in railway station, which wasn’t nice after 5 hours spent in trains. When we arrived to venue we were angry, tired and sleepy. We thought that we will never forgive OC for that waiting. Next days of conference caused that our opinion about OC changed from anger to love:).We spent funny and nicely time with OC during MultiTO.

MultiTo had the intention to bring knowledge about AIESEC in national and international perspective, building common understanding the role of each person in executive board and empowering to achieving goals, however integration between Committees was important too.

First day of conference took into our heads (especially in male part of EB Kielce) that AIESEC in Poland is managed by women-kind. Only few Committees has similar structure as LC Kielce. But it isn’t problem, because all EB members are strong people who know what they want to achieve.

As we know AIESEC’ers confess some rules, one says: “work hard, play harder”. I have to admit that we executed it 100% :)

During sessions we had the opportunity to gain and share knowledge between different LC’s. We received learning beginning from part which helped us to improve our soft skills, about our roles in LC, we got information’s how manage it, ending on AIESEC History

On sessions we were active: we asked when we didn’t knew something or we were giving answers on questions, after sessions we were talking with others about reality in theirs and ours committee. Our activity didn’t finished on sessions, we saved energy for parties too. Some of you know why we were called Cactuses on MultiTo, for those who don’t know I will explain:
When we were preparing to conference we decided to challenge ourselves, and we made up our minds to dress up on every party in different clothes then others:)...

First party was under the name Western Movies. We concluded that all people will be dressed in cowboys or cowgirls so we started thinking what other things are connected with Wild West. Damian hit on idea that it could be an cactus, we decided to do this. Our dressing appear big success during the party. Thus now You know how the history of Cactuses come from.

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On the each conference one person is very crucial, in AIESEC we called such person as a “chair”. Now I want say something about person who was responsible for opening and closing plenary. It was Anastasia Gulyavina President of Member Committee Russia 2007/08. I have to admit that Anastasia breeze through in our opinion. She shared with us her experience and thoughts about meaning of leadership and what in our life is important. She was very inspirer.

It will be shamed for us if we didn’t mention about people who were responsible for delivering to us knowledge. The FACI Team who was consisted of actual Member Committee of Poland 2007/08 with a leading person Maria Długosz and two guests from AIESEC International: Abishek and Ivan Lopez Global Network Central and Eastern Europe Director.

Their preparation and personal commitment into the conference deserve only for two words: Thank You:)

This conference wasn’t without OC, who consists from LC Wrocław AE members. As I said on the beginning we were angry on them when we arrived to the conference. After this one incident cooperation with them became only pleasure. Other things like venue, food, atmosphere was great. They were ready at hand when we need something.

I want mention about last crucial part of the conference: Delegates. All of them set goals before conference, they knew what they need to improve or what kind of knowledge they have to gain.

This time which we spent together motivated us to achieve goals, and made it easier, because we know that we are not alone and we can count on them.

Now we are waiting for next conference InPut, where we will be planning our term. I hope that it will be at least as good as this one:)

You can be sure that we will share with you about our experience:)...

opublikowane przez Magdalena Janiszewska @ 20:37 komentarzy: 0

Time for challenges and change

In the begin everything looked quite normal.

A new leaders starts to look for her own team. She prepared some questions and gives them
to our committee. But the results of the searching were unpredictable.

The seven candidates who decide to take a chance, were incurable differentJ

Damian, little bit to lazy but very smart VP Talent Management.

Kasia, chocolate addicted, beautiful and intelligent Outgoing Exchange VP.

Piotrek – beaver, Mr. Digression and question, ambitious and great potential External Relations VP.

Dominika, miss “Broth on the dinner in Sunday”, conscientious and ambitious Finance Minister.

Antek – Chaffinch, grumpy Mr. „I will not play in football again”, intelligent and aim on excellent InComing Exchange VP.

Piotrek – Rasiak, too tall Mr. big nose and “I have a stupid idea again”, passion sharing and hard work Communication VP.

When our LCP, mysterious Magdalena, Ken Lee, Mather Headmaster, miss “Prepare PWS”, leader and teacher, saw what kind of team she will lead, she knew, it will not be easy to do…, but she loves challengesJ.

Our team starts to work together a few days before LC meeting. We had to prepare a presentation and we finished it at 2 am. Everybody wanted to stay to end and finish with the others. Then during Team Days in Nowiny we define our values with are road signs and the vision with is the duraction of our way. Way … to provide development all members our committee and realize ambitious goalsJ

The way is the most important part of our cooperate. We have the same target. We will not lose in any case:)...

opublikowane przez Magdalena Janiszewska @ 20:25 komentarzy: 0

What you will never read in a guidebook...

I DID NOT want to go to Morocco! "There's nothing but for dirt, dust, forbidding landscape, dangerous Muslims waiting to screw on you (...) I will never visit this place!" - I said exactly 1 year ago having watched famous "Babel" movie, and believe me or not...I was very serious at that point and spooked out. And very wrong as well as I found out just recently. Thanks God.

There are hundreds of things that amazed me there, like this 2 young Berber boys that acted as our "guides" or rather shadows of them providing us with all interesting info on their villages, culture in a mix-language: Arabic/Berber/French/a bit of English, or another old man from Ait Benhaddu who unselfishly was telling us the history of his village hidden in Atlas and afterwards invited us to his home for traditional meal with all his family. We didn't even dare to take a picture of that special moment... Hmm...delicious tajine – eaten from 1! plate with your hands only. Or this brave Canadian-Hungarian couple of globetrotters who gave us a lift in the middle of nowhere;) 3h of squeezing in the back of their car with our huge backpacks on our knees wasn't the most desired journey you could have but I'm grateful to meet this people and for being inspired to see more....experience more...and don't be afraid until you try it.
Sleeping in a desert was also something outrageous what we didn't include in our plan. Another surprise: instead of going to the desert with the caravan and some other tourists...there are only 3 of us plus 1 local guy who eventually prepares great dinner in the evening, Berber tea (from a well in the desert! I was to avoid that but didn't work....yikes:/, and set a bonfire...Then we're sleeping under a tent made of camel wool, covered with only 2 sheep-wooled blankets while outside (in a tent all in all) is around 5C...I slept like a baby;) Everything in close neighborhood of Algeria (not recommended to go there though). The trip also built up my negotiating skills;)

Oh, yes, I brought some pretty snaps from this journey (as attached) but the best ones have been imprinted in my mind, as even the best camera can capture neither the beauty of this land nor its inhabitants' behaviours. How can you show on a picture a fusion of smells of Casablanca with post-colonial buildings breathing history of French domination times?...how to present the taste of fresh, juicy oranges and crunchy bread served by friendly Moroccans? How to catch a sound of electrifying Muslim prayers coming to your room from a mosque at 6 in the morning? Is there a way to express and measure my thankfulness to people that helped us, advised, guided there? But also! To my companions – Laurence & Oana who made this journey unforgettable experience.

opublikowane przez Ewa Bryła @ 22:32 komentarzy: 0

AIESEC General Presentation

Etykiety: AIESEC International

opublikowane przez LC Kielce @ 21:09 komentarzy: 0

One by one we train people.:)

Hi AIESECers in Kielce:),

I want to share with You my last experience. I took part in conference which called Train the Trainer.

It had place in Wawer near Warsaw. I spend four, really incredible days with only twenty four people from different cities, who has different experiences in AIESEC. They were members of EB, OCPs and OCs.

But.. Why it was incredible time??

I had opportunity to learn how to prepare good training, how to provide proper knowledge for participants of trainings, how to present myself as a good trainer… We, it means delegates this conference, we had a lot of exercises, we had to talk before the camera – it was horrible because I hate camerasL…. What is more? During conference we gave feedback each other and we expand our presentations skills, we get to know more about ourselves…

The conference was start with words “One by one we will train the people”,
all delegates finish them with words “ One by one WE TRAIN PEOPLE”. During last day of conference everyone has opportunity to lead own trainings using knowledge which was provided for us. We were assessing during it and we got
a good feedback. The small count of delegates was enough to creating great conference’s atmosphereJ

For me this conference is worthly because of my personal discoverment… I could see in what way good trainer can be a guide for people… how to run training
to cause inspiration among participants. I could see how to engage people to show and develop their excellence… and use new knowledge in practice, how
to involve people to act – “ I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I experience and I understand” I have one conclusion after TtT conference that great trainer is not a teacher but the inspired leader…J I wish to met you great trainers and
I want to encourage you to try such experience ...I hope you are motivate to take new challenges in every day of your life…

All the best:)

Magdalena

P.S.

If you want to know more details be free ask me…;)

Etykiety: Konferencje

opublikowane przez Magdalena Janiszewska @ 10:16 komentarzy: 0

40 museums in 1 night?

Drinking French wine in a church(!) in the centre of Red Light District during museumnacht, celebrating Chinease New Year in February, taking part in Amnesty International action while visiting Anne Franks' museum, exploring x-mas market in Brussels or feasting 2^nd largest carnaval in Europe in Maastricht are just a small piece of what I experienced in last 3 months in the Netherlands. Incredible and uplifting is the fact that every of mentioned activity was spent with a bunch of amazing people from different corners of the world.I believe that only at least a few months stay in any country you pick can uncover the best of a land and its culture. To get opportunity to meet local people, make genuine friendships, tackle with domestic bureaucracy:), learn to speak in their language (in order to e.g. get tax-claim-form from Tax Authorities:) Amsterdam is an uniqe capital...international in terms of its inhabitants (over 170 different nationalities inhaibiting it! as guidebooks say), worldwide events held here, home for worldwide famous artists...but when living here for half a year already it also appears to be "a village" where you pass by familiar faces in the street, pop into some cozy cafe after work or meet up your friends during lunch break in famous Concert Gebouw

for classical music concert. Of course there are also "dark sides" of living in Amsterdam - Too many parties opportunities plus common mean of transport (bike) results sometimes in awful bruises;) And there is always a hussle when looking for a doctor then...you will get lost without efficient networking here, thanks to which I have already 2 doctors:) Job in itself (all in all this is what I came here for!:) provides me with lot's of challenges almost every day, mainly because of re-building of office structure. That requires quick adjusting to new conditions. And in a few days I'm gonna attend one of AIESEC conference in Groeningen where I am supposed to give presentation about my internship to 50 companies and actually promote YOU – dearest students so that Dutch companies may hire you!It has never crossed my mind before this internship how enjoyable might be every day! Thrilling anticipation of upcoming day, gratitude for everything that is brought to you and this confidence that your life will never be the same again...

opublikowane przez Ewa Bryła @ 12:45 komentarzy: 0