JCI Leeds welcomes you to an exclusive Summr Ball and charity Casino Night at the prestigious Met Hotel on Saturday 9^thJune 2012.

All money raised will go towards setting up a new chamber of JCI in Zambia, helping to empower young people to create positive change in Zambia.

 We’ll be hosting this fabulous evening in a special 1920’s theme so get your glad rags on and dress to impress!

Ticket price includes:

·         Casino – each ticket covers £5 worth of chips. Additional chips can be bought on the night. The money raised through the purchase of additional chips will go towards JCI Zambia.  The person with most chips cashed in at the end of the night will win a prize (to be provided by a sponsor)

·         Disco - ‘Roaring 20s’ jazz

·         Raffle – to raise for JCI Zambia

·         A ‘surprise act’

·         Hot buffet

·         Drink reception on arrival

·         After party to be confirmed

·         A photographer

Drinks reception at 7pm

Casino 8pm

Carriages at 1am.

We look forward to seeing you there!

As a JCI member, you have the opportunity to attend several JCI conferences throughout the year. The two biggest are the European Conference and World Congress. JCI UK sends a large delegation to both. If you go along, you will:

• see the big picture of JCI and learn how it works
• bond with the people you’re travelling with 
• expand your network as you meet many international JCI members 
• make friends with open-minded, supportive people who will encourage you to reach your goals
• have an enormous amount of fun.

Conferences offer high-quality training, lectures and keynote speeches (often on topics such as leadership, management and entrepreneurship).

They also lay on social events. During big conferences, different JCI countries host the evening parties. You could find yourself tasting sushi at the Japanese night, tucking into smørrebrød at the Danish party and slaking your thirst with sangria at the Catalonian evening.

JCI members find that conferences are a fantastic investment. You’ll come back feeling energized, inspired, and with a bulging contacts book.

Register at the event website www.jci-ec2012.eu

A weekend of sharing best practices, planning for the future and getting inspired to growing and getting better as an organisation.

Every Chamber can send three delegates to the event - preferably Local President, Deputy Local President and another delegate. Talk to your Chamber President if you are interested in attending.

We have a limited number of spaces for other attendees - Senators etc, so please get in touch with Solveig Malvik if you would like to attend.

Bring your ideas, smile, open spirit and go get it attitude. This will be a working session, we'll have fun, learn and share.

Times:
Saturday 30 June: 10-17
Sunday 1 July: 9-13

Venue:
Holiday Inn, Sheffield

Price:
Event is free, but participants buy their own lunch and dinner 

The weekend will be in three acts; I - learning from our past, where do we come from. II - where do we want to go, III - how will we get there. We will work on a strategic plan for the nest 5 years of the organisation, encompassing administration & finance, membership, new chambers, branding, role in the UK, events and more.

Please note that you have to participate in the whole weekend in order to attend. 

Contact National President Solveig Malvik if you are interested in attending.

If you need a hotel room, please get in touch with JCI Sheffield President Sandra Pilraczyk. 

2012 SOLENT BUSINESS BALL

JCI Southampton is proud to announce the 2012 Solent Business Ball.

Held in association with South Hampshire JLD, YCAG & RIC matrics, and with generous sponsorship from Clarke Willmott, Grant Thornton & CMA Financial Recruitment, the combined team will be putting on an event that promises to be one of the biggest social occasions for the Solent business community - a night of great food, music, company & fun!

Date
Friday 20th July 2012

Time
7.30pm to 1am

Venue
St Mary's Stadium - home of Southampton Football Club

Dress Code
Black Tie

Cost
Enjoy a welcome drinks reception, 3 course dinner (including table wine), music and entertainment for the following prices:

£40 per person
£360 for a table of 10 (discounted rate).

Booking Details
Tickets are now on sale!  Please click here to download the flyer/booking form & then return via post or e-mail to Claire Merritt (see details on form).

Terms & Conditions
Payment must be received in advance to secure tickets.

Active Citizenship for a Better World

"Looking ahead to 2015 and beyond, there is no question that we can achieve the overarching goal: we can put an end to poverty ... But it requires an unswerving, collective, long-term effort."
-United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Why Global Partnership?
Imagine a better world. A world with no wars, no poverty, no sickness. Now, how are we going to get there?

No single entity can answer the world's greatest challenges alone. The three sectors each have a unique and crucial role to play, and only through collaboration will we realize the better world we are working for.

At the 2011 JCI Global Partnership Summit, active citizens from around the world united with leaders of business, civil society and government to explore ways to work both individually and collectively to enhance grassroots efforts to advance the UN MDGs. In 2012, we're taking action to apply these powerful ideas to our countries, our communities, our backyards.

Through interactive discussions, workshops and case studies, JCI members, partners and participants will engage these concepts viewed through the unique JCI perspective as the leading global network of young active citizens.

Objective
The Summit will focus on arming active citizens with the tools and information necessary to impact their communities through targeted action and strategic partnerships.

Expected Results
The Summit aims to accomplish the following

• Engage thought leaders from the three sectors to explore best practices in collaboration, leading the conversation with the unique JCI perspective
• Highlight strategic partnerships and how they can be implemented at the local level to build a better world and advance the UN MDGs
• Showcase stand-out projects from all three sectors to motivate and inspire active citizens to create positive change

Participants
The Summit is open to all members of JCI. In addition to JCI members, a number of UN officials, representatives of JCI's global partners as well as Global Compact companies will attend. Normally not more than 200 people attend so it is a great opportunity to get to meet and socialize with people you otherwise only see from a distance. 

Read more:
Read more about last year's summit here:
jci.cc/summit/

Blog post from UK members who went to the summit:
Jaruwan Brmroungroksa (JCI London Marketing Team Member)
Faisal Mooraby (JCI Reading)
More by Faisal: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 & conclusion

in 2010 7 members from the UK attended. Many made a trip of it spending the weekend before and after exploring New York. Read JCI Leeds member Georgina Abbott's story from the 2010 Global Partnership summit on page seven in The National from August 2010. 

Celebrating JCI Barnsley's Diamond anniversary 60 years of local people developing their leadership & business skills and supporting community projects and charities.

The purpose of the summit is to enable JCI UK members to get involved in the public discourse in the UK and to make a difference in their local communities.

The summit will take place over the weekend of 22-24 September 2012. The Summit will start with a social Friday night for those already there and end Monday afternoon around 5pm. You can read the draft programme here.

Among the activities of the summit we will shadow an MP, learn how to do our own PR, learn about structures of government both local and national, government priorities, how to get involved with civic forums and a panel on lobbying. Read more in the About section.

The summit includes the JCI Impact Training *FIRST TIME IN THE UK!* which will be given by a representative of the JCI HQ team in St Louis.

Read more on our dedicated website and register here

 The Active Citizenship Summit is open for all active members of JCI. We especially encourage Local Presidents and Deputy Local Presidents in particular to attend.

While the Summit is open for members from outside the UK the programme is aimed at JCI members living in the UK as they are the ones who will get the most benefit from attending.

Price

The price of the event is £119. This includes lunch on all days and bbq on Sunday. Please register on this website, then pay either by cheque or bank transfer. Details about payment will be in your confirmation email.

PROGRAMME

Friday 21st September
19:00-20:00         OPTIONAL DINNER

Day 1 – Saturday 22nd September

THEME: STRUCTURES IN GOVERNMENT

09:00-10:00
Coffee and Registration

10:00-11:00
Welcome and Introduction

11:00-13:00
Government Structures: Local and National Perspectives

13:00-14:00
Lunch

14:00-16:00
Government Priorities

16:00-16:30
Coffee break

16:30-18:30
Guest Panel: The Lowdown on Lobbying

19:00-00:00
DINNER & PARTY

Day 2 – Sunday 23rd September
THEME: HOW TO DRIVE CHANGE

08:30-09:00
Coffee and Arrival

09:00-10:00
Reflect and Wrap Up

10:00-12:00
Do your own PR with Mary Murtagh

12:00-13:00
Lunch

13:00-16:00
JCI Impact Training

16:00-16:30
Coffee break

16:30-18:30
Moulding Your Message

18:30-00:00
BBQ

Day 3 – Monday 24th September
THEME: HOW TO MAKE AN IMPACT

08:30-09:00
Coffee and Arrival

09:00-10:00
Welcome

10:00-15:00
Shadow your MP

15:00-15:30
Coffee break

15:30-17:00
Lessons Learnt & Next steps

17:00-18:00
Networking w Champagne

Read more on our dedicated website and register here

If you missed it out last time make sure you save date

Join JCI members from all across Europe for an inside scoop on what's really going on at the EU.

JCI members get to learn from the experts in EU about how the EU really works, what's the big thing at the moment and how to lobby the EU. Members then shadow a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for two whole days, learning what they are doing in practice, seeing what's really going on.

In addition to the shadowing and the first day of lectures the evenings are filled with receptions and dinners so that participants really get to see what life in the EU capital is like.

You have to be a JCI member to participate at this event. 

The event starts Sunday afternoon and continues through Wednesday with daytime and evening events. The price does not include accomodation.

Logo Concept

1. Year 2012 will be the year of dragon, according to the Chinese Zodiac. Coming out together with the dragon and the number of "2012" means the combination of eastern (the dragon) and western (4 digits) culture.
2. The dragon is the leader of 12-animal symbols in the Chinese zodiac. JCI is the leader of young entrepreneurs' associations, JCI Taipei is the leader of JCI local chapters in Taipei Metropolitan Area, and Taipei is the leading metropolis city in Taiwan.
3. A jumping dragon means an active leader. The dragon was drawn in Chinese calligraphy painting and in form of circled ribbon. The circle means "completion" - success and achievement.
4. 2012 is drawn by calligraphic painting too and was in form of colorful clouds. Clouds 2012 rises and accompanies with the jumping dragon going toward to JCI (in form of its official logo) and the World Congress. The whole picture presents to keep moving forward year by year. This idea is very similar to "Be Better" concept from JCI - always stepping toward a better world!

JCI Belfast is proud to be hosting the 2012 JCI UK National Convention.  After winning the bid to host back in September 2011, the Conference Organising Committee has been working hard getting the venues finalised, sponsorship secured and most importantly developing a programme of events for everyone to enjoy.
 
So when is it?
 
30 November - 2 December 2012

Where is it?

Belfast, Northern Ireland

· Conference Venue - Hilton Hotel

· Gala Dinner Venue - Titanic Belfast.

How do you get here?

By plane of course...!

· Belfast City Airport - conveniently located 10 minutes from the city centre

· Belfast International Airport - located just 30 minutes from the city centre with direct bus service available.

What do we have planned so far?

· Friday night Irish themed social at one of Belfast's famous pubs. Guinness on tap, traditional Irish music and more!

· Saturday Keynote speaker - Dr Jackie McCoy, Director of Business Institute at University of Ulster, presenting on 'Leading with Emotional Intelligence'

· Saturday gala dinner - guests are invited to join us for what we have coined as being a "Titanic Experience" at Belfast's newest visitor's attraction and conference venue, Titanic Belfast, for a RMS Titanic White Star first class
dining experience.

Why come to Belfast?

To walk down Titanic Belfast's replica grand staircase of course...

The city of Belfast is thriving and many would say that 2012 is it's year. After a decade of investment and unprecedented growth, Belfast has established itself on the map not only in terms of tourism but also as a dynamic business destination, balancing modernity and innovation with a rich heritage and a thriving art scene.
 
Today, Belfast is packed with history, culture, exciting events, great food, super shopping... you might even spot a ship or two. You'll also find some of the friendliest people you'll ever meet. Have a look around and learn more about the city we're so proud of. 

We hope you join us!

Information will be available at the website: www.jci-ec2013.com