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The National The Official JCI United Kingdom Quarterly Publication Available Online and on Paper
Inspiring Challenging Rewarding National President’s Message
JCI European Leadership Academy [page 2]
This is the last newsletter that I will issue as National President of JCI UK. It was a poignant process that has made me reflect upon my year so far and also, look forward to the future of JCI in the UK.
Reports from National Conference [ page 3]
I have had an inspiring, challenging and rewarding year and much to my surprise, it has, on the whole, been one of the best experiences of my life to date. I have learnt a great deal, particularly about myself and feel more empowered. I think that after this year of office, I can literally do anything. In speaking to local President’s, I know that many of them feel the same. Active participation within JCI proves the maxim that what you put in, you get back. This year, we are celebrating 80 years of JCI in the UK. I hope as you read the potted history of JCI UK Over the Decades that you will, like me, be inspired by our predecessors. In researching the 80 years history of JCI UK for our National Conference, I was struck by the fact that throughout our history, there have been active citizens who took inspired action and maintained the legacy begun all those years ago.
Re-Launch of JCI UK’s Training Academy [page 5] More Reports from National Conference[ page 6] Celebrating 80 Years of JCI UK [page 9] JCI Know-How Transfer [page 11] JCI Day [page 12] World Congress [page 13]
I really enjoyed our National Conference and hope that you did too. As a reminder or for those of you who could not make it, within the Newsletter is some reporting/best practice from the Conference aswell as information on forthcoming events, including World Congress, National Awards and JCI Day!
National Awards [page 14] Business Directory & Easy Fund Raising [ page 15] National Board list and Diary [page 16]
Sarah-Jane Mills National President 2008 JCI United Kingdom
JCI UK Welcomes Its Newest Members In The 3rd Quarter Of 2008 Gemma Fletcher Joe Worthington Lisa Jones Mark Clay Stephen Morgan Stephen Watson Tony Pearson Hannah Burch Prabhjote Chadha Adam Freeman Gemma Marson Hayley Willis Helen Shirley Mike Wilson Samantha Cook Claire Cockayne Alexander Shaw Evan Lawrence
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JCI European Leadership Academy
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What was the name of the event and what were the aims? The 12th JCI European Leadership Academy took place in Göteborg, Sweden, with over 70 participants from 25 different countries. Aspiring to become successful Local Presidents, attendees enjoyed this “once-in-a-lifetime learning experience” and developed an international network of friends and colleagues.
Leadership Academy
JCI World President Graham Hanlon took part in the event, and Sweden was the 43rd country he had visited this year alone, on JCI business! The Academy aimed to increase understanding and cooperation among future leaders from different countries. By creating a forum of representatives from all over Europe, the Academy offered the opportunity to exchange experiences, knowledge, ethics, culture and values. In addition it provided future JCI Local Presidents the opportunity to develop their leadership skills.
Göteborg, Sweden 1st – 5th August
“By creating a forum of representatives from all over Europe, the Academy offered the opportunity to exchange experiences, knowledge, ethics, culture and values.”
Participants from the UK were: Debbie Tills, JCI Barnsley; Emma Eastwood, JCI Leeds; Marco Van Den Heuvel, JCI London; Lisa Price, JCI Sheffield. What form did the event take and what was learnt? Audience participation was definitely required for this training, it was an invaluable chance to get your hands dirty and learn by doing in a supportive environment where constructive feedback was the norm. There was not a single lecture on offer; a passion for developing meant that every session was complimented by a practical task, presentations, discussions, role plays and more. With trainers from all over Europe, we were stimulated with indoor and outdoor training in leadership, parliamentarian procedures, JCI Corporate Identity and programs, and insights into personal effectiveness. The Insights program was inspired, it really improved our self-awareness, but more than that it provided a framework for understanding others which led to improved platforms for communication, teamwork and building interpersonal relationships. It was amazing that suddenly people from such a wide array of cultures had opened up to this ‘common language’. What was the outcome - what feedback would you give, what did you take away, what does it mean for the future? The Academy provided a unique opportunity to share ideas and best practice with JCI members from all over Europe. This, coupled with the fantastic training means that we are all returning home enthused with ideas about ways in which we can energise our local chambers. We have a much clearer idea of how to define JCI to others and how our local chambers link up as part of the global organisation. We were introduced to JCI E-World and encouraged to keep up to date with JCI World news.
Emma Eastwood
As every delegate was required to take part in various group exercises and presentations, confidence levels were greatly improved especially when it came to presenting and working as part of a team. There was always so much friendly support on offer when we were required to step out of our comfort zone that great steps were made. We hope to be able to apply these skills when leading our teams at home.
Deputy President JCI Leeds
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National Conference Nottingham University 5th to 7th September 2008
and Lisa Price Deputy President JCI Sheffield
National Conference – Friday Afternoon The National Conference couldn’t have started better than it did on the Friday afternoon. With a line-up of successful business speakers the programme looked very promising, and my expectations were not disappointed. In fact, I was really pleased and impressed with the quality, the energy, and story of each of the speakers. Dawn Gibbins was the first speaker, and boy, did she have a passion and energy for her business, its people and its products! With her father as the inventor, Dawn made their company “Flowcrete” into a world leader in the manufacturing of seamless flooring, with manufacturing facilities in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa. She’s now starting a new business called “Barefoot”, based on the same product, but with a different market and philosophy in mind. Her story was very interesting and as vibrant as the colours of her outfits, keeping the audience hooked from beginning to end. If only they could find a way to bottle her energy and passion, and then sell it....
“I was really pleased and impressed with the quality, the energy, and story of each of the speakers.” “…a single person’s decision can make a real and important difference…” “…anything is possible if you put your heart into it…”
Next up was Kay Croot, Commercial Director at Boots (official sponsor of the National Conference). As JCI Senator and past National President of JCI UK (then known as British Junior Chamber) in 2000, she was a perfect showcase of how an active and growing involvement in JCI can lead to an accelerated career progression or even open doors that would otherwise stay closed. She accredits her rise to Merchandising Director at ASDA (her former employer) and subsequently her senior role within Boots to her active involvement and personal development within JCI. It gave her confidence and developed leadership and management skills, as well as public speaking skills that she was then able to take back into the workplace to help her career progression. Simon Bower’s story highlighted how a single person’s decision can make a real and important difference to those less fortunate. I have heard Simon tell this story at a JCI London event before, and his compelling, and almost humble, way of storytelling made it as interesting as the first time. His story is a perfect example of Corporate Social Responsibility. As a Loss Adjuster specialising in insurance fraud he had seen poverty and the struggle of those less fortunate in Society. So from the day he took over his family's coffee roastery (Pollards Tea & Coffee) he decided to take this business in a direction never imagined or intended. His coffee plantations now make a real social impact on the lives of his employees locally as well as their community. Steve Parks recently joined JCI Leeds and his story about his career is definitely an example to other members that anything is possible if you put your heart into it. Steve has a real gift for storytelling, which kept the audience captivated and intrigued, and so it is no surprise that he made it to a successful BBC Radio broadcaster, even though his university career advisor told him otherwise. His goal was clear and he knew just how to get there. His experience as public speaker enabled him to tell a very entertaining story
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Marco van den Heuvel
about his jobs as private investigator and debt collector (involving a police car chase) to his job as BBC Radio journalist, and his subsequent decision to set up his own business as audio publisher (Red Group). That he went on to beat me in the final of Extempore speaking, I will forgive him; he was a real pleasure to listen to.
Deputy President JCI London
We ended the day with a reflection session facilitated by Adam Woodall of JCI Leeds. We then adjourned to National Council or the bar followed by an 80’s themed Welcome Party. JCI UK
National Conference – Saturday (am)
National Conference
The World Trade Game
Nottingham University
As a past member of JCI, which has given me so many skills, friends and great moments, it’s always a delight to be asked to put something back. With this in mind, I jumped at the chance to step in and run the World Trade Game – a game of negotiation, team working and competitive behaviour.
5th to 7th September 2008
Ably assisted by Barry Miller (Senate Chairman) and 2 great JCI friends, Jeff Evans and Frank Shackleford, we set up the WT Game. Let me explain a bit about the WTG – it’s a game played by 13 countries, each represented by 2 or 3 people. Some of the countries are developed and produce lots of raw materials (grain, cotton, meat, oil or cocoa) and 9 of them are undeveloped, with only meagre resources. The objective of the WTG, which is split into up to 5 years, is for each country to use whatever powers they can to turn what they have at the start of the year into the consumption units their country needs (energy, meat, textiles, grain and chocolate) by the end of the year. Designed by JCI Netherlands in the 1970’s, the WTG can take up to 4 hours to play out and can get fast, frantic and fiercely competitive.
“…a game of negotiation, team working and competitive behaviour...”
Only 2 members had played before so we did spend some time going through the rules. That said, as with life, whilst theory is all well and good, there is no substitute for getting stuck in. We started the game and for about 10 minutes no-one moved – I was starting to worry. The whole premise of the game is ‘trade’ so the participants should be moving round and negotiating with the other teams. Slowly at first, then with a little more pace, the teams started to talk to each other. By the end of the first round there was some, although not enough, interaction. At the end of every year, each team has to present themselves to the World Bank and account for their country’s performance. As in real life, energy is crucial in the production of raw goods and so, if a country has failed to meet its energy target then it looses raw goods in the next round. With such a group of innocent first timers, we didn’t punish them in this way at the end of the first year; otherwise the game would have been over! Barry gave them all a good talking to about the energy they displayed and stressed how important it is to get deals brokered early. The second and third rounds grew ever more frenetic and everyone really got into the spirit of things – stealing anything left laying around, cheating on deals, short-changing their fellow competitors and so on (just like in ‘real’ life trading – not everyone is squeaky clean). Due to time constraints, we decided to close at the end of year 4 which had been a very short round.
“The second and third rounds grew ever more frenetic and everyone really got into the spirit of things…”
At the end of the WTG, you would think that one of the developed countries who
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Elaine Senior
My thanks go to the team around me – I couldn’t have done it without you, boys – to Sarah-Jane for giving me the opportunity to run the game and most of all to the participants who threw themselves into it with great gusto, and after a slow start, lots of energy!
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Re-launch of the JCI UK Training Academy Just over a year ago, three intrepid JCI members (two past, one present) under the leadership of Julia Lea, past National President, got together to discuss the re-launch of the JCI UK training academy. The end goal was to create an environment within which JCI members who want to become trainers can practice their skills, whilst at the same time delivering quality training sessions, relevant to today’s membership. Follow that meeting, we set up a bigger meeting, attended by around a dozen Senators, past and current members to work out how to take this forward. We decided that we needed a suite of training programmes – sessions which would take an hour to an hour and half to run – and a team of existing trainers to work with the people who had decided to become trainers, to help coach and mentor them until they were ready to do the same for more fledgling trainers. The President’s at in Doncaster at National Awards last December were surveyed and a list of 15 topics were chosen to be amongst the first written and produced. Various members of the team were allocated session to write and off we all went. It was with a great sense of anticipation that we presented the first two of those sessions in Nottingham, at the National Conference. My session was Team Building, and although it was cut back to 45 minutes, more of a taster session, the feedback from the participants was very encouraging. I will be tweaking the event so that there is more interaction and it will be ready to roll out across the Country with effect from next month. I already have 6 chambers wishing to host the event, with 5 of those having people wishing to observe with the idea of them being the next tier of trainers to deliver it. See the summary of the session below. If you would like further details on the other sessions available, please contact Julia Lea via email at julia.lea@jciuk.org.uk. In terms of who you can get to deliver the events, one very positive outcome of the meeting last September was the reissue of the Training Directory which is available on the JCI UK website. This lists all the current trainers, by region, with the topics they can cover, the areas they will travel to and any associated costs (usually just travel expenses, if anything). Please do refer to this before you consider paying for external trainers who can be quite expensive, and remember that by offering your training through this system you will be contributing to the development of fellow JCI members. Elaine Senior Senator 55872
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National Conference Nottingham University 5th to 7th September 2008
Course designed by: Kate Atkin JCI Senator and trainer www.aspire-2.com
National Conference – Saturday (pm) Motivation – can you be bothered with it? At the recent National Conference, I gave a short introductory session to motivation. The feedback both during the workshop and afterwards was fascinating – here are a few insights: “I want you to motivate me” “I want to come away feeling motivated” “I want to motivate others to do things” Hmm, these statements presented a dilemma. All the theories point towards lasting motivation being intrinsic. You may get a buzz, such as one from attending a great JCI conference, but how long does that last? As the great Zig Ziglar says “people say motivation doesn’t last, well neither does bathing, that’s why I recommend it daily”. You need to find ways to motivate yourself. So, what could a session on motivation cover? Well not much in 45 minutes but this was just a taster session. A whistle-stop tour of the Expectancy Theory (Tolman and Vroom) linked to what people expect to get from JCI membership, attending a conference and what do you expect at work, followed by a quick overview of Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs, with a quick discussion on where those attending were on the hierarchy and what new members expect from a JCI Chamber (ie have the groundwork in place – meeting place, food, drink, signposting, safety etc) with a final wrap up on Hertzberg’s Hygiene Factors. Why DO people think money motivates others, but know full well it doesn’t motive them??
“You need to find ways to motivate yourself.” “A few tips on keeping yourself motivated…”
“How to motivate others?”
Another point to come out during discussion was whether you are “towards” or “away-from” oriented; i.e. do you like moving towards a goal, and get a sense of achievement from that? Or do you move away from pain and things that are uncomfortable to find a nicer spot to be in? If you are “away-from” oriented be aware that as you move away from the pain, it lessens… and so does your motivation. “Towards” people may need small incremental goals along the way to keep themselves motivated to reach the final destination – then they must set another goal, or their motivation drops too. A few tips on keeping yourself motivated: • Be with motivated people (such as those within JCI) • Read motivational books/websites • Listen to CDs/podcasts (Steve Parks from Red Audio really liked this one!!) • Avoid de-motivators (yes, you know who they are, and it’s a tough call if you’re related) How to motivate others? Well, aside from saying you can’t as it really does need to come from the inside – you can take a few steps: • Listen to them • Use their ideas • Involve them Again, sounds like a recipe for a successful JCI Chamber as well as in the workplace.
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“A must have for More about our trainer: those who’ve Kate Atkin is a past member and Senator of JCI UK. Kate has her own training just been company. Kate is also the author of The Confident Manager, a truly useful book which offers valuable lessons to young and aspiring managers as well as promoted, or sage advice to those already experienced in management. Told in a compelling who want to story format, the messages are clear, concise and practical. Available at a be.” special introductory offer of £9.99 plus p&p – see the publications page on the David Frew, Director, Blue Spark Marketing
website. (Or order via Amazon or your local bookstore.)
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Building and Motivating Teams Based on published works by the following: Dr Bruce Tuckman (Team Development), Mike Woodcock (Team Development Handbook), Dr Meredith R Belbin (Team Work) and Steve Marriott of Kaizen Training (Successful Team Building) this workshop is focused on how best to build a team and how to then get the most out of that group of individuals. The objectives are to give any member of the organisation the tools and leadership tips to enable them to form a strong team, working towards a common goal; to be able to then motivate that team to keep them focused on the outcome. To achieve this, main points covered are • How teams develop • The building blocks to successful teams • Belbin team roles • What does ‘good’ look like in terms of teams • How to motivate a team and the individuals within in
Nottingham University 5th to 7th September 2008
Course designed by: Elaine Senior JCI Senator and trainer www.effectiveworks.c o.uk
Using a mix of syndicate work, a period of introspection and time to discuss the topic, we start by looking at the five stages that a team goes through as it develops: Forming; Storming; Norming; Performing; Adjourning. The next stage is to consider the building blocks for any successful team, namely • Balanced Roles • Clear Objectives • Openness and Confrontation • Support and Trust • Co-operation and Conflict • Sound Procedures • Appropriate Leadership • Regular Reviews • Individual Development • Sound Inter-Group relations • Good Communication
“…the building blocks for any successful team…”
Moving on, we consider how the Belbin Team roles fit into this picture and undertake a questionnaire to assess our own team role preference.
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October/November/December 2008 Once we have worked out what our primary and secondary team (preferred) team roles are, we have a bit of fun, using some fictional characters, to see if we have picked up enough to work out what their team roles are.
“…to motivate the team towards success.”
Finally on the team building side, we consider what the good team would ‘look’ like, in terms of how the individuals act towards each other and the task. Towards the end of the session, we consider together what things we can do, in terms of team building and individual discussions, to motivate the team towards success. This workshop has been designed to be run in chambers for members. For more information about this workshop, which runs for around 1½hours, please contact JCI UK. More about our trainer: Elaine Senior is a past member of JCI UK and, during her 21 years of membership, fulfilled many roles many of which necessitated working with teams – from President to Regional Chairman to National Board member. She has recently formed her own company ‘Effective Works’ which delivers training workshops to community groups and membership organisations. Elaine’s courses cover a range of topics including communication, confidence, time management, goal setting, meeting procedures and protocol, team work and debating. JCI UK
National Conference Nottingham University 5th to 7th September 2008
“…designed to be run in chambers for members.”
Contact Elaine on 0791 4182347 or elaine@effectivework s.co.uk
National Conference – Saturday (pm) Leadership In Turbulent Times Sean Chapple, “the Ice Man”, international motivational speaker and Polar Explorer certainly lived up to expectations. Sean’s session had the theme, Leadership in Turbulent Times. He took us through his preparation for and the journey of 71 days over 2,500 kilometre’s into the heart of Antartica and back. It is described as “the world’s toughest journey” and with only a 5% success rate, as Sean says, its not surprising that more men have walked on the moon than have completed the epic journey. Sean shared insights into leadership, team dynamics, motivation, riskassessment and tackling seemingly overwhelming challenges. He tells his story in a very matter of fact and down to earth manner. The lack of sensationalism is all the more telling and you can’t but be inspired by Sean’s story and also, the photographs that he shares.
Sarah-Jane Mills
Truly, Sean has had a life as inspirational as achievements are measurable and he still has more journeys to complete.
National President
An example to us all, check out his website at www.seanchapple.co.uk
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Celebrating 80 Years of JCI in the UK
Compiled by David Grainger
JCI UK Over The Decades
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1920s Junior Chamber started in St Louis Missouri in the USA in 1915 with what was originally known as The Young Men’s Progressive Civic Association. In 1916, the name changed to Junior Chamber of Commerce and spread throughout the United States. In 1925, Mr R B Dunwoody, Secretary of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce visited the US and on his return gave a talk to the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. From this, Lincoln Junior Chamber was formed, followed by Birmingham and Sheffield in 1927 and by Nottingham in January 1928. These four chambers then formed what we know today as Junior Chamber International UK.
1930s We know that when the 1930s started there were eleven Junior Chambers in the country but with the onset of the depression, many chambers experience difficulties in recruitment and in carrying out their functions. However, the organisation overcame these setbacks and with the Junior Chamber movement spreading to many countries in the world, we know that there were at least two attempts to form some sort of international organisation but these appeared to run out of steam. In these early days, Sheffield were given the responsibility of handling all international matters on behalf of the National organisation and a delegation of three members attended the annual meeting of the US Jaycees in Brooklyn in 1930.
1940s The outbreak of war in September 1939 meant that for the first half of the 1940s, continuing operation of Junior Chamber was very difficult and the National President elected in 1939 ended up serving right through until 1945 and as no subscriptions were being collected, had to finance the whole organisation himself! By 1944, things were starting to look brighter and an effort was made to reform those chambers which had folded during the war. Junior Chamber International (JCI), our worldwide body, was formed in Mexico City in 1944 almost it seems, by accident as the meeting had been billed as a pan-American meeting to discuss matters of common interest. The first JCI World Congress took place in Panama in 1946 but the British delegation failed to get there because, depending on which story you believe, they were either held up by bad weather in New York or the US military requisitioned their plane seats! However, Britain did attend the second congress in Dallas, Texas, in 1947 and A H Cotton (Birmingham) was elected a JCI Vice President. In the late 1940s, JCI UK disaffiliated from JCI because, as was said at the time, JCI was regarded as a completely unprofessional organisation. In 1948, Glasgow disaffiliated and with two other chambers formed what is now JCI Scotland.
1950s
“Exploring Inspiration: 80 years of JCI!
“Lincoln Junior Chamber was formed, followed by Birmingham and Sheffield in 1927 and by Nottingham in January 1928. These four chambers then formed what we know today as Junior Chamber International UK”
“The National President elected in 1939 ended up serving right through until 1945 and as no subscriptions were being collected, had to finance the whole organisation himself”
By 1954, JCI UK had decided to re-affiliate to JCI although not all chambers agreed to this and many remained outside the JCI international organisation for many years. For example, Birmingham did not re-affiliate to JCI, (although
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1960s Probably the period during which JCI UK was at its greatest strength with a membership of about 6,000. The Regional group structure was set up during this period with, at varying times, up to 14 Regional groups. JCI was also extending to more countries during this decade. In 1967, Southampton hosted JCI EC and Belfast also hosted a conference, which although not on the list of JCI EC, is nevertheless classed by JCI as an official international conference.
1970s In the 1970s, British Junior Chambers of Commerce (BJCC), as JCI UK was then known, shortened its name to British Junior Chamber (BJC). In 1972, JCI UK had its only ever candidate for World president but unfortunately he was unsuccessful. However, there was success at international level as Birmingham won the bid to host the 1976 JCI EC.
1980s
“Birmingham…co -host the first ever JCI European Conference in 1957 in Stratford on Avon!”
“In 1967, Southampton hosted JCI European Conference and Belfast also hosted a conference”
In line with all voluntary organisations, JCI UK started to experience a decline in numbers as people were working longer hours and could not play such an active role in out-of-work activities. By the end of the decade, National membership had fallen to about 3,000. Sheffield organised the 1985 JCI European Conference but after that, Birmingham were again in the conference organising mood and organised the 1989 JCI World Congress. Chambers erected memorials to the fallen in the Falklands war.
“British Junior Chambers of Commerce (BJCC), as JCI UK was then 1990s known, JCI UK covers England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands and so many times our friends in Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands have shortened its to fly to attend National events so fortunately they could stay at home for the name to British National conferences in Jersey (1997) and Belfast (1999). JCI UK attained Junior Chamber excellent PR (e.g. Sunday Times) as a leadership development organisation. (BJC).” The National President and Board were invited to attend the British Chamber of Commerce conference in 1996.
2000s Birmingham, again, this time organising the 2003 JCI European Conference. Finally, discussions about the name of the organisation were put to rest with a World wide decision to standardise the name as JCI followed by the name of the country or the town. So after 80 years, the organisation can look ahead under the name of Junior Chamber International, United Kingdom with all it constituent chambers having a name in the same format. In 2007, JCI UK saw 10% growth in its membership. With 2008, its Happy 80th Birthday JCI UK!
In 2007, JCI UK saw 10% growth in its membership. With 2008, its Happy 80th Birthday JCI UK!
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The JCI EU Know-How Transfer with Members of the European Parliament 6th-8th October 2008 Report by Solveig Malvik of JCI London JCI Know-How-Transfer programs are programs that allow JCI members to learn about the functions of national and international parliaments. In addition to introducing the institutions to the members of JCI, the programs also introduce JCI to the institutions. The JCI-EU KHT in Brussels consisted of a combination of lectures and meetings with people connected to the institution, evening receptions related to the program, and almost two full days where we shadowed an individual Member of European Parliament. The program was very interesting and very busy. The first day we had lectures on how the EU works, EU’s energy policy, EU’s initiatives regarding SMEs and entrepreneurs, and a lecture by a very experienced lobby representative to the EU. In the evening we had a reception at the Hungarian delegation to the EU, where we got to learn about the JCI Europe conference in Budapest in June 2009. The second day started with a welcoming speech at the “Salon Presidentiel” on the very top of one of the main EU buildings by Vice President of the Parliament Dr.Ingo Friedrich. It was an informal talk, and we got to ask as many questions as we wanted. After the speech the assistants of the different MEPs came to pick up their JCI member. That is, all of them except mine, British MEP Chris Davies, because he did not know I was coming as we had the wrong email address. But we got hold of him, and I was able to participate in all his meetings and activities for the next two days, from press conferences, voting in committee, meeting with lobby interests and party meetings with other UK representatives. One of the key questions during the program was not what we could learn or gain from the EU, but how we as an EU wide organization can work with the EU in promoting active citizenship and entrepreneurship within our communities. One participant from the Netherlands managed to get an especially good contact with “his” MEP by asking her as his first question “what can JCI do for you?”. Many of the MEPs have not heard of JCI and do not know what we stand for therefore it is important that the members are prepared to be good ambassadors to the individual MEP and the institution as a whole. The EU and JCI have many concurring goals; both of us want to promote CSR, entrepreneurship and active citizenry. Through our local and regional organizations we can provide the EU with advice on the needs of entrepreneurs, feedback on what is working and not, we can spread the word about new EU initiatives and legislation, and through more and closer cooperation with the EU we can give our members access to the EU, its institutions and resources. I believe it would be interesting to organize a Know-How-Transfer here in the UK, and have members of JCI shadow MPs from their constituency for a day or two. Not only will the JCI members learn a lot and get an insight in the workings of the parliament, they will also get to know the MP that represents them, and the MP will get to know members of their constituency, and maybe they will find ways to work together that promotes the work we are doing in our communities. In addition to the EU Parliament in Brussels KHT programs have been run successfully through several years in the national parliaments of Germany – where it started – and France. It was a very interesting program and I gained valuable insight in how the EU works and how decisions are made within the EU. JCI-KHT EU is a program I recommend for anyone interested in how our European community works and how policies that affect our daily life are created.
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October/November/December 2008 JCI UK
Join the "Big Night Out" and
Big Night Out “Celebrate JCI Day!”
If you would like to read about the history of JCI visit www.jci.cc/about/hi story.php
“…we will publish the results of where is most economical to enjoy a night out (especially in light of the credit crunch).”
celebrate JCI Day on 11th December 2008 On 11th December 2008, members from around the world will be celebrating JCI Day, a day in which we commemorate the establishment of JCI. JCI UK would like to celebrate JCI Day in style by encouraging all chambers in the UK to hold a social event on or around this day. The social event that has been proposed is to participate in the "BIG NIGHT OUT". The “BIG NIGHT OUT” is where people/chambers are challenged to go out in their local town and find out the true cost of a night out (on the spreadsheet below). For instance, go to a pizza takeaway at the end of the night and buy a large ham and pineapple pizza - if you don't like ham & pineapple pizzas, just note the price. After the “tasks” of the night out have been completed, the totals will be added up. Once we get all the information back, we will publish the results of where is most economical to enjoy a night out (especially in light of the credit crunch). So, you get to participate in celebrating JCI Day whilst having a great good night out!!! Below is an extract of the spreadsheet that will be emailed to all Presidents at the end of October. So, let’s join together and celebrate JCI Day in true JCI UK style. JCI UK's Big Night Out “Cost Of A Night Out” Survey Enter Costs in Your Town/City 1)
Cinema ticket Friday/Saturday night (evening not afternoon) 1 adult
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Long neck bottle of Budweiser (not Budvar) in a pub/bar
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Large glass of white wine in a pub/bar (1/4 bottle size)
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500ml Bottle of sparkling water in a pub/bar
5)
Entry charge into a nightclub on Fri/Sat night
7)
1 item cloakroom charge in club
8)
Long neck bottle of Budweiser (not Budvar) in the club
9)
Large glass of white wine in the club (1/4 bottle size)
10)
500ml Bottle of sparkling water in the club
11)
Large Ham & Pineapple Takeaway Pizza
12)
Taxi journey for 2 people after midnight (3 miles)
Catherine Berry Projects Director
All price data to be compiled during week 8th - 15th Dec 2008 and returned to Catherine Berry at catherine.berry@jciuk.org.uk the following week.
JCI UK
Happy JCI Day!
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Experience Exotic India…
JCI International
Join thousands of fellow members of JCI at the World Congress in New Delhi, India on 4th to 9th November 2008.
World Congress New Delhi, India
Check out the details at www.jciwc2008.in. If you sign up for the emails, you will receive updated information right up to the event.
4th to 9th November
Highlights of the Congress include:
“Experience exotic India”
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Pre and post Tours with excursions during the Congress • Agra Tour (Same Day) • Agra Tour (1 Nts/2 Days) • Golden Triangle Tour (2 Nts/3 Days): Delhi - Agra - Jaipur • Golden Triangle Tour (3 Nts/4 Days): Delhi - Agra - Jaipur • Golden Triangle Tour (4 Nts/5 Days): Delhi - Agra - Jaipur • Golden Triangle Tour with Varanasi and Khajuraho (5 Nts/6 Days) Indian Night Opening Party General Assembly of JCI with Key Note Speakers Trade Show Yoga and Dance Schools Training Sessions before and during the Congress 2nd November – JCI Presenter (1 day) and JCI Trainer (2 days) 3rd November – JCI Designer (3 days) JCI Lead (2 days)
New member’s, don’t forget that you may be able to apply for a Senate Bursary to assist with the Registration fee of World Congress. Contact your Regional Group Chairman for more details.
Debating and Public Speaking Competitions Themed parties each night Awards and Gala Dinner Dedicated programs for Senators
All visitors will need a visa. You can apply online through the website of the Indian High Commission (www.hcilondon.net) where you will find a link to vfsglobal who process visa applications. Please allow 10 working days if you are applying by post or applications in person can be made in London and Birmingham. Full details are on the website and it will cost approximately £40 in total depending on which postal options you choose. A number of vaccinations are recommended - please check if you need them or whether your previous JCI globetrotting still has you covered! A good website to check the requirements is www.traveldoctor.info and it recommends allowing 10 days before travel if you are spending less than one month in India. It also provides advice on malaria prevalence for different areas in India. You'll find lots of accommodation and travel options on the website and the recommended JCI UK hotel is the Parkland (Green Park Hotel). Please let me have your travel and contact details and I will co-ordinate communication amongst our delegation. Come to the briefing on the first day to orientate yourself. See you in New Delhi!
Lesley Young JCI UK International Director
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JCI UK National Awards, Manchester 28th to 30th November 2008 BEE BOLDER Friday 28th November from 6pm onwards: The Lucky Voice Experience (£20)
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Social Networking in our own private room at a top Manchester venue with a unique opportunity to sing your heart out with just your closest friends in beautifully designed private (soundproof) pods. Huge up–to–the–minute song list - Over 6000 songs, updated every month Clever touch-screen technology Find your songs in a flash, change the order to match the mood and alter the pitch so nothing is out of your range Drinks at the touch of a button No need to break away from the mic to wet your whistle, delicious drinks are brought straight to your pod Hot and cold buffet included
BEE BETTER Saturday 29th November – daytime (£40) Why not join us for three interactive and fun personal development sessions as well the chance to create your own masterpiece!! As well as all of this, experience the fierce competition of both the National Public Speaking and the National Debating Final. Then, if this wasn’t enough, Sir Howard Bernstein will be giving a key note speech in the afternoon. Sir Howard is currently the Chief Executive of Manchester City Council and was chairman of the board given the task of re-building Manchester after the IRA attack. His other achievements include the Commonwealth Games and construction of The Bridgewater Hall, with his next task being the redevelopment of Blackpool. Refreshments are included throughout the day as well as a buffet lunch. Saturday 29th November – evening (£50) Its now time to dust off that ball gown or dinner suit, and join us for a “Glamour and Glitz” themed JCI UK National Awards Ceremony 2008. Drinks reception, 4 course silver service dinner, awards, changeover of National President and then partying until 4am awaits!!!!
BEE YOURSELF Sunday 30th November – daytime (Breakfast included in room rate or £28 for Senators) Make the Sunday a “you-day” starting with a choice of either the Farewell or Senate Breakfast* and then why not spend the rest of the day experiencing the delights of Manchester? The Conference Team will be more than happy to point you in the right direction to suit your every need. Conference Hotel: Premier Travel Inn – Manchester City Centre (MEN arena). Ring 0870 990 6366 to book quoting JCI UK (£69.50 per night or £77 per night for two). Please email marketing@mjcc.info for more details including other hotels and the Senate hotel. *Only available to members of the JCI Senate
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Business Directory - Have You Checked It Out Yet? Find out more about our members, share information about your business. The business directory has been launched with the support of The Clear Thinking Partnership. If you would like to be profiled on the business directory please visit it and contact Bev Holden. http://jciukbusinessdirectory.bttradespace.com
Easy Money! There are now two easy ways for you to help JCI UK raise funds simply by logging on to the web.
Shop Online
easyfundraising is a shopping directory listing some of your favourite online stores including Amazon, NEXT, Debenhams, John Lewis, Toys R Us, HMV and over 400 other top name stores. Whenever you shop with any one of them using the links provided on the easyfundraising site, JCI UK will receive a donation of up to 15% of the purchase price every time! It really is that simple! There’s an extensive Business
Services section where you can purchase all of your office needs with big name retailers such as Staples, Viking, PC World and DELL. You probably use some or all of these suppliers anyway so why not log on to easyfundraising first and support us when you make your purchases. You can support JCI UK from the comfort of your desk. All you need to do is register with easyfundraising for free at www.easyfundraising.org.uk/jciuk
Search The Web
You can also raise funds for JCI UK every time you search online by using easysearch – a search engine with a difference!
Powered by 3 search engines: Yahoo!, Live Search and Ask.com easysearch works just like any other search engine, giving you fast, accurate results time after time. But the clever part is, when you search the web with easysearch, you’ll raise about 1p for JCI UK with each search you make. Search the web just 15 times a day and you could generate funds of over £25.00 a year – just by switching to easysearch! Check out our unique easysearch page at http://jciuk.easysearch.org.uk then set it as your homepage so you never forget to use it each and every time you search the web. Allison Cowell JCI UK National Finance
Trends Team, Design Team and Website Team Our Trends Team keep an eye out for trends in the media that may be appropriate for JCI UK or your local chamber to focus on in our programmes. This is led by Andrew Morton of JCI HEY. Our Design Team are reviewing all our marketing materials to decide if we need to update them etc. This is led by Charlotte Best, Deputy National President. Our Website team are reviewing our website with a view to updating it. This is led by Sarah-Jane Mills. Do you want to know more or be part of any of the above teams? If so, please contact Sarah-Jane Mills on sarah-jane.mills@jci.org.uk .
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National Board 2008
JCI UK Head Office PO Box 6638 Grantham NG31 9BX
National President - Sarah Jane Mills Deputy National President - Charlie Best Immediate Past National President - Amanda Fitzsimmons
Telephone: 01476 404005 Fax: 01476 404006
National Finance Director – Allison Cowell Administration Director - Karen Jamieson
Contact: Lorna Bainbridge
International Director - Lesley Young Projects Director - Catherine Berry
JCI UK is part of Junior Chamber International www.jci.cc Sign up for newsletters on the JCI website to find out more about JCI Worldwide
Regional Group Chairmen:
Check out ‘members only’ resources and benefits on the JCI UK website wwwciuk.org.uk
RGC Yorkshire - Joanne Baldwin
RGC Northern Ireland – Deidre Morgan and Bernie McConville RGC North East - Karen Jamieson RGC North West - Richard Tong
RGC South - Will Noble
JCI UK Diary (October to December) October 2008 • 3rd – JCI Leeds Annual Dinner • 3rd to 5th – JCI Ireland’s National Convention • 6th to 8th – JCI Know-How Transfer, Brussels • 10th – JCI Sheffield’s Annual Dinner • 18th and 19th – Local Leaders Weekend in Hull • 18th – JCI Yorkshire Annual Dinner and Awards in Hull • 21st – National Awards submission deadline • 25th– National Board Meeting in Doncaster November 2008 • 4th to 9th – JCI World Congress in New Delhi, India • 15th – JCI Southampton Annual Dinner • 20th – JCI HEY’s TOYP Awards and 60th Anniversary Dinner • 21st – Visit by JCI World President to Northern Ireland • 28th to 30th – JCI UK National Awards in Manchester December 2008 • 6th– Team Building Day of 2009 National Board • 11th – JCI Day • 13th and 14th – Local Leaders Weekend in London
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