AIESEC in NUS Blog

HEY AIESEC !

A warm welcome to all! The 35th Annual General Meeting of AIESEC at LC NUS is finally here! The meeting will be held on 28^th March at Hon Sui Sen (HSS) Auditorium, NUS School of Business from 6 to 8pm where we will officially present the NUS Executive Board of 2007/2008. There will also be a brief introduction to AIESEC ( and AIESEC NUS) and its direction in the coming year, including our portfolio of projects.

Light refreshments will be served at the end of the function, and you will have the opportunity to mingle and interact with our distinguished guests. They are representative from organizations who have been supporting the AIESEC course, respected Staff from NUS Business School, student leaders from various clubs and societies in NUS and last but not least, our very own AIESEC Alumni and trainees. It would be a great chance to be acquainted with them.

AIESEC in NUS seeks the participation of all AIESECers in NUS, NTU and SMU to make this event a success, as well as all Alumni and Trainees. Do let the organising committee ("YenYoong Lee" ) know if you would like to be present for this grand event.

SEE YOU THERE!

Apply now for National Leadership Positions 07/08!!

AIESEC in Singapore is proud to announce that applications are open for some really exciting roles!

Member Committee 2007/2008 2nd Round Applications Open!!

The following positions have been opened:

* MC Director of Programmes - ICX : Open for International and Local applicants
* MC Honorary General Secretary : Open for Local applicants

Details are available in the application pack which can be downloaded HERE. The application form is also within the pack.
Applications close on 28th March 2007 , 2300 hrs. Please read the candidate's booklet (included in the application pack) carefully for more details.

For further questions, please contact Sharon at sharon.tan@aiesec.net

National Support Team 2007/2008 Applications Open!!

For the term 2007/2008, we have identified the need for a focused effort in a few key areas. Because these are underlying in all of our core functions in the MC team, we see the need for setting up a National Support Team(NST) that will be the key driver on a national level, thus providing support and attention in addition to what is being managed by the MC team.


The following positions are now available:

* National Information Systems Coordinator
* National Branding and Communication Coordinator
* National Coordinator for GEP Accounts

For more information, please download the application pack HERE. Applications close on 28th March 2007 , 2300 hrs. Please read the candidate's booklet (included in the application pack) carefully for more details.

For further questions, please contact Mayas at mayas.singh@aiesec.net or Sharon at sharon,tan@aiesec.net

LC Gathering with the new SNs
By Nabeel Khalid - http://nabeel.myaiesec.net

Past Monday, the 12th of March, LC NUS [LC = Local Committee] had our monthly LC gathering, the most special occurrent being the announcement of the EBs [EB = Executive Board] and the recently initiated LC Support Team. Another special happening, considering the time of the year in AIESEC Singapore, was the presence of our newest members, the recently inducted SNs [Student Nominees]. They seem like a lively bunch and I welcome them to this fascinating organisation on behalf of AIESEC in Singapore and NUS. The fact that they made it through the rigorous application process is proof enough that they will prove to be worthy AIESECers [or @ers] in the future.

Once again, our LCP elect [LCP = Local Committee President] - dear Shubhangi - conducted the LC gathering. We started off with a Thai @ dance [@ = AIESEC], and it was recorded, so you can see the video posted here. I just love the choreography - especially the steps in the intro part.






In the following R&R [Rewards and Recognition] session, OGX [Outgoing Exchange] figures were acclaimed once again, adding on to the the previous ones. To sum them up, the SNRD [Student Nominee Recruitment Drive] InfoTalk was attended by 255 people, out of which 81 applied. 44 of these passed through the initial selections and went for SRB [Student Review Board] and 20 of them passed the SRB interview. Who ever thought @ takes everybody? Only 4 of them dropped out, so LC NUS now has 16 mainstream SNs. As for SNRD MAD [MAD = Make A Difference], which includes DT [Development Traineeship], 55 attended the InfoTalk, out of which 14 applied, ALL FOURTEEN passed initial selections and went on for SRB. 3 people withdrew, and now we have 11 MAD/DT SNs. That brings our grand total to TWENTY-SEVEN SNs for this year. Would the rivers start running backwards and the sky turn pink if all of them are matched? We'll find out soon.

The national event for induction of SNs, but also open to public and attended by many @ers, called Preparation Seminar or PrepSem for short, was held on the third of March, 2007 at Singapore Compact, NTUC Centre, from 8:30 am - 4:45 pm. The speakers for Day 1 were widely reputed, highly esteemed and not to mention - well-spoken and inspiring! Day 2 was held at SMU, School of Business, and composed of some very engaging sessions. Justina, her team and everyone else who contributed were applauded here for conducting the PrepSem so well. Two words can describe the event best: "truly professional".

As for ICX [Incoming Exchange], there have been numerous cold-calling sessions resulting in various company meetings that have brought forth 5 TNs [Traineeship Nominees] beings raised, namely: Integrated Decision System & Engineering [2 TNs], The Japanese Secondary School [2 TNs] and The Japanese Primary School [1 TN]. What this means for LC NUS is that we are performing really well in the "Killer Cup", a competition between the three LCs in Singapore [NUS, NTU and SMU] over the number of company meetings and TNs raised. Again, we celebrated the success of Visayon and Ashwin's team. Does the success of LC NUS indicate which LC is going to win the "Best LC award"? Yes, we'll find out soon.

The EB/ST [Support Team] candidates were called on "stage", to perhaps just take a picture. Well, at least all of them smiled [although Ashwin's eyes were closed].


Shubhangi gave us some updates from the MC meetings. So far @ Singapore's structure had always been so that there was the MCP [Member Committee President] at the top, followed by the MC team, consisting of MCVPs [Member Committee Vice-Presidents] and LCPs [Local Committee Presidents]. Each LCP had an EB team consisting of various LCVPs [Local Committee Vice-Presidents] and Executives. Well that's all past now, once this academic year is through.

From now on, the MCP will have two teams, namely the MC team as before, and the "National Support Team" or NST. The MC team consists of two "Directors" - DOPO [Director of Programs Outgoing] and DOPI [Director of Programs Incoming], who deal with exchange on the national level. The other portfolios in the MC team are the same as before though, with the introduction of a new MCVP position for "Projects". NST consists of three brand-new posts for which applications are open currently, which are B&C Coordinator, GEP Coordinator and IS Coordinator. For @ers interested to find out more and/or apply for these posts, they can obviously log-in to aiesec.net and download the application forms from there.

Why it is imperative to mention this is because this change on the MC level results in a change in the LC Structure as well. For example, the LC Media Coordinator portfolio has been renamed the "Branding and Communications" Coordinator, with a few additions to the job scope - related to branding.

The Annual General Meeting or AGM is to be held soon, and Yen Yoong made some announcements about the event and the kind of volunteers they need for it.

Siew Yik came into the spotlight in his capacity as the OCP [Organising Committee President] of Jump Start, the @ induction conference that is held primarily for new @ers, and also for new @ers to participate and learn something. It is scheduled to be held some time in September 2007. [It was held on the 9th of September last year.]


Next up, the SNs were invited on "stage" and each one was eyed as a mere object by the @ers in the seminar room who were to be appointed as their SN managers. SN managers are responsible for ensuring that these SNs get matched with the kind of internship/traineeship that suits them, starting from uploading their SN forms in the @ database - Insight XP. Each SN was successfully allocated an SN manager [or is it the other way around?]. Justina will be holding the SN manager training this Saturday, March 17, 10 am to 11:30 am, and another session on Monday, March 19, 6 pm to 8 pm, both at NUS Business School, Seminar Room 24.
Some random things: Réne had some things to share, and it was great to hear him speak; Imran, our favourite LCP this year, celebrated his birthday the previous week, so people who hadn't wished him threw some belated wishes in his direction; the @ NUS T-Shirt Design Competition Winner was also announced - some guy named Nabeel - who copied Imran's pet line, "Single but unavailable".


The shirt still needs some more creative input to make it better, and a few changes need to be made to comply with branding standards.

Shubhangi then invited all the EB applicants to do an "engaging" activity, and we responded by sharing one good and one bad thing/experience/event with regards to @. Engaging indeed!

That's when the EB Support Team results were announced... The people who made it are: Ashwin Subramaniam, Henri Saputra, Jason Mak Kit, Liana Tirta The, Nabeel Khalid, Paulpone Petdara, Chang Siew Yik, and Song Jie. Following the announcement, a short to-be-EB/ST meeting was held to discuss some important issues, details of which can not be discussed, since it is a matter of breaching privacy agreements.


Bottomline: @ gatherings in NUS are loads of fun, and there is only one every month so no one should miss out on an opportunity such as this just to do some lousy homework! Just kidding. Find out for yourself!

Author's note: I've tried to explain each @ term in the square brackets for the benefit of our newest members. I remember trying to understand @ers speak, which was an arduous task in the beginning of my @ journey and now I take it as my job to help them understand and immerse themselves in the world of @ and it's terminologies.

The EB/ST 07/08 of AIESEC in NUS has already been announced. I take this opportunity to introduce them to you.

Name of the Team : THE VIKINGS
Description: The Vikings were one of the earliest conquerors in the world. They were strong, always fought as a team and always ready to step out of their comfort zones all the time.
Motto: Lead the CHANGE, Unleash the DEVELOPMENT.

Its my pleasure to introduce the warriors to you:

EB:

VP PD: Chang Siew Yik
VP ICX: Ashwin Subramaniam
VP OGX: Song Jie
VP ER: Liana Tirta The
VP Finance/HGS: Henri Saputra

ST (Support Team):

Branding and Communications(B & C) Coordinator: Nabeel Khalid
IS Executive: Jason Yan Mak Kit
Service Executive: Paulpone Petdara

Not to forget, LCP, Shubhangi Faujdar **wink wink**

Looking forward to Lead the CHANGE, unleash the DEVELOPMENT!!

Cheers!
Shub:)