IPM - update

Short update about what happened so far during IPM:

- in the WENA-premeeting we discussed about the structure of our GN-board (do we want a fulltime ER-responsible, which we would have to fund somehow?) and if and how we want to expand our WENA-initiatives (e.g. EUnity, a fund for EU-related projects) and what we expect from the GN-board for the next year (strong coaching and enabling, not much top-down, mucdh bottom-up, LC-empowerment)

- PAI & Director election/Vote of Confidence

- IS longterm-plan: very cool! If “aiesec.skynet” (as I for myself named the planned future aiesec.net) really will look like they are planning it right now, AIESEC will evolve to an incredibly innovative organisational level! The system that will be launched at International Congress in 2008, will however be more like a core system than the finished “skynet”. Let’s see, how this will work out with the sustainability. I spoke with Hinnerk, if we could apply for the test-phase. Would be for sure a very interesting opportunity to implement the future of AIESEC already a bit earlier (and attract IS-people at the recruitment)

- MCP elect -development: up to now some reflections, some discussions (some very interesting ideas popped up about leading a MC team) and an incredibly intense Simulation called “Samurai Game”

(MCP elect for the term 2007-2008)

- Very cool session about the history of AIESEC in which we analysed the AI-plans of the last 15 years

- We had reports from the Supervisory Group and the internal auditors

- We created drafts for the international focus areas (don’t ask, what methodology we used for that – there’s again a new one ;-)

The new President of AIESEC International

These four extraordinary persons, all already taking leadership positions in AIESEC International, decided to contribute to our amazing organization for one more year and took decision of their lives to run for PAI 2007-2008:

Gabriela Albescu - AIESEC International Vice President People Development
Jarda Dokoupil - AIESEC International Director of Central & East Europe Growth Network
Edyson Dos Santos - President of AIESEC International
Ryan Sheppard- AIESEC International Director of Asia Pacific Growth Network

You can access their speeches here (I hope you can get at least a glimpse of the incredible intense atmosphere of these moments):
http://live.myaiesec.net/videos

THE NEW PRESIDENT OF AIESEC INTERNATIONAL IS:

GABITZA

What a great feeling to witness such a moment!!!

International Presidents Meeting 2007 - Introduction

What is IPM?

IPM is the conference were all current and elected MCPs plus all members of the AIESEC International Leadership-Team gather to

- build AIESECs international spirit

- support the MCPs in their personal development

- elect the new President of AIESEC International and the rest of the international leadership team

- and to decide on global strategies and initiatives that will be carried out in our almost 100 member-countries and extensions.

Where is IPM?

IPM is taking place near Kairo at the Palmera Beach Ressort (awesome!).

The regional pre-meetings took place at the technical university of Kairo.

Agenda

Day 1+2 (or actually Day -2 and -1 as the actual IPM starts later) - PREMEETINGS
- Growth Network Pre-meetings (“growth networks” (GNs) are the regions AIESEC is divided into, Austria is – as an exception due to our historical and geographical state – both in the GN Western Europe and Northern America (WENA) and in the GN Central Eastern Europe(CEE))

Day 3 - INTRO
- opening of IPM
- big global village at the national opera of Egypt

Day 4 – PAI part 1
- Introduction to Agenda and Concept
- President of AIESEC International (PAI) candidate speeches and discussion round with the applicants

Day 5 – DIRECTORS + PAI part 2
- Director applicants speeches (Directors are the leaders of the separate Growth Networks)
- Director applicants Question and Answer session
- PAI candidates Q&A
- Voting for PAI and Annoucment of results
- Vote of confidence (they are not elected directly but only elected into a pool out of which a selection panel and the PAI choose the final directors) for director candidates

Day 6 – SKILLS
- how to become a sucessful MCP and How to host a successful team for elected MCPs, “Using my potential for the future” sessions for MCP current

Day 7 – SKILLS part 2
- personal development (“Samurai game” – whatever that is...)

Day 8 – 11 – Global direction & legislation
- discussions about and development of global strategies, initiatives, concepts
- legislating these things

Day 12 & 13
- GN-meetings

Day 14
- hopefully getting to the pyramid and riding a camel