Member announcements
For AIESEC members:
1. Registration is now open for the 2007 Australian National Conference, otherwise known as ANCon.
The conference will be held at Nunyara in Belair (a short drive out of Adelaide) from January 12 to 17. There will also be pre-conference from the 9th to the 11th and post-conference from the 17th to 21st.
This will not only be a great opportunity for members to develop professional skills and networks, but it will also be a fun experience for all.
To register, complete the forms in the 'Australia January National Conference 2007' community on AIESEC.net. See you there!
2. Members interested in finding out about the activities of LCs around the world may also like to look at
AIESEC Platforms which has been set up as a discussion forum in a more user-friendly format than the official communities on .net.
SM Elections
State Manager Elections were re-held on Wednesday October 18. Congratulations to the new manager for SA, Brynmor Lucas!
We wish you all the best leading the best region in the land!
LC Elections
On Tuesday October 3rd elections were held for the Executive Board for 2007. Well done to all candidates for taking the initiative to step up and giving it a shot, and thank you to all members who attended elections to show their support.
The EB for 2007 is as follows:
President: Robbie Kwok
People Development: Lauryn Barrie
Incoming Exchange: James Krumrey-Quinn [Edit: now Simon Klimmek]
Outgoing Exchange: Christina Manissalis [Edit: now Sui Khoo]
Finance: Joo Yee Kee
On-campus Communications: Katherine Liew
P-Box: Tanvi Mehta
Thank you to the outgoing EB on behalf of the entire LC; your enthusiasm has given the incoming board a fantastic example to aspire to. We hope that you'll continue to stick around or stay in touch after this short term is through!
PBox - Tanvi:
Entrepreneurship???? What are YOU doing??
Currently, AIESEC Adelaide University is running a PBoX (Project Based on Exchange) named AIESEC Building Better Business. A PBoX essentially uses our core work of exchange to address a certain issue affecting our local community. In Adelaide, we recognise Entrepreneurship to be that issue. AIESEC believes that the economic progress of South Australia depends on the strengths and vitality of its Entrepreneurs.
Based around the theme of ‘Entrepreneurship’, AIESEC Building Better Business aims to facilitate a series of eye-opening internship placements from 6 to 12 months within expanding South Australian businesses. So for example, when a company takes on an intern, the trainee can research the target market (home country), make a list of potential clients, set up meetings with them, introduce the product etc. There are various other job roles the trainee could perform as per the need of the company.
Throughout the duration of these internships, Building Better Business will also facilitate various workshops for the companies, trainees and university students on topics related to entrepreneurship, expansion and other issues relevant to businesses in South Australia.
The project aims to help South Australian Businesses extend their business borders by expanding into new international markets or penetrating into their existing international markets.
OGX - Lee:
The newly-established Out-Going eXchange team at AIESEC Adelaide University has a achieved a lot in a short, but intense, period of time. We currently have students having life-changing experiences in Kenya, Malaysia, The Netherlands and Finland, with more going out soon! We are always scoping the scene for opportunities for our members and are excited by AIESEC's passion for making a difference.
OCC - Julia:
OCC is currently experiencing many newsworthy and exciting developments. After our successful semester 2 recruitment, our LC is growing and evolving, with a diverse medley of vibrant, high potential new recruits joining our organisation.
Furthermore, our various tasks within OCC are advancing with momentum. University sponsorship, endorsement and partnership and SN and TN raising is high on the OCC agenda, and advancing through liaison with the Pro-Vice Chancellor. In collaboration with James from ICX, Robbie will present a consolidated proposal to the head of International Studies with the intention of gaining support and inviting the department to accredit AIESEC development exchanges for the B. Int. Studies.
On the media front, we are currently targeting several on and off campus media publications to increase publicity. To further this we are also in the process of developing a video production on our local committee for promotional purposes.
ICX - Sophie:
Over the recent months the incoming exchange team have been busy developing and running an induction program for new members. An ICX training handbook has been developed to assist new members in furthering their understanding of AIESEC as well as ICX. Through this and our information sessions, exisiting members have also been able to develop their knowledge of ICX.
Market segmentation was conducted to determine the most appropriate sectors and organisations within these for AIESEC to form partnerships with. The main ares that have been contacted are state government, local government and non-profit organisations. The agenda for these contacts has been discussion of the global internship program and opportunities for sponsorship.
The ICX team has also been responsible for the assessment and support of the Australian Refugee Association, who is hosting our intern Nicole Fasel from Switzerland.
