JCI Leeds Events

Bar of the Month (1st March, 2012)

It's that time of the month again for us to take off those ties, dump our work in the nearest bin and finish the day off at JCI Bar of the Month for some drinks at one of Leeds' many great bars.

The New Ellington have kindly offered us 20% off all drinks and food. It's a perfect location to warm up your cockles and meet up with friends and new people for a few cheeky ones!

There will also be a business card raffle and the winner will get 20% off on their next visit.

See you there!

JCI Presenter Sheffield (3rd March, 2012)

The first 'rung' on the official JCI Trainers' development track - this intensive and very practical one-day course will give you the skills to present more confidently and with greater effectiveness.

For more information, please contact JCI UK Personal Development Director, Emma Eastwood: e.eastwood@cityliving.co.uk

Fabulous Ladies Lunch (9th March, 2012)

Calling all Fabulous Ladies!

Come and join us for a fabulous lunch in honour of International Women's Day. This is a celebration of women's economic, political and social achievements, as well as a brilliant opportunity to network and make friends. Also to remember those Fabulous Ladies around the world who don't enjoy the same privileges and freedom as we do.

The tariff includes the opportunity to network with other Fabulous Ladies, a guest speaker, a delicious two course meal, a glass of wine and/or soft drinks/coffee and a donation to Oxfam's International Women's Fund.

This event isn't exclusive to Ladies, of course men are also invited to attend as long you appreciate the fabulousness of ladies!

JCI Yorkshire Big Supper (29th March, 2012)

More information coming!

JCI Boston's President's Dinner 2012 (31st March, 2012)

Come and join JCI Boston's 2011 President Tracy Anderson for her Mad Hatter's Boston Tea Party on Saturday 31st March 2012

Dress code:Black tie

Menu

Starter:Potato & Leek Soup

Main: Top side of beef OR Spinanch & Ricotta Cannelloni served with Garlic bread

Dessert: Apple Pie OR LemonTart

Accommodation information:

Accommodation must be directly booked with the New England hotel. JCI Boston has an agreed rate with the New England Hotel of £70 for twin or double and £50 for a single. Please quote JCI and book early for twin rooms.

New England Hotel: 01205 365255

Alternatively there is a Premier inn on the outskirts of the town. Please note this is a short taxi Journey away.

Booking information

You can book via eventbrite page or download our flyer and booking form and return to Tracy Anderson.

For more information please contact Tracy Anderson

Conference Organising Committee Academy (17th April, 2012 to 22nd February, 2012)

The Conference Organising Committee Academy is a 6 day intensive knowledge sharing and training for anyone interested in organising a conference or congress.

From National Convention to World Congress, learn how to build a team, plan and execute an event at any level. Have fun, make friends for life and challenge yourself.

Presidents & Deputies Weekend (28th April, 2012 to 29th April, 2012)

Welcome to the second national event of the year for JCI UK!

P&D Day is an event for all Local Presidents & Deputy Presidents to come together (along with the National Board) to meet, share ideas, learn & have lots of fun.

Saturday will kick off with a reminder of Roberts Rules of Orders for meetings which will of course be utilised during the subsequent JCI UK National Council meeting. This will be followed by awards training, a guest speaker & also plenty of opportunities to network. Tea and coffee (kindly sponsored by Costa) will be available throughout the day and a buffet lunch will also be provided.

Sunday will see Local Presidents & Deputy Presidents taking part in 'Local Leader' training. After a combined start separate sessions will be run both of which have been designed to allow current Presidents & future Presidents of local chambers to maximise their leadership potential & strengthen their respective local organisations. Again, plenty of tea and coffee (kindly sponsored by Costa) will be available throughout the day and lunch will also be provided.

JCI UK look forwards to welcoming everyone to Southampton for President's and Deputies Day!!

JCI Yorkshire Extempore Competition (16th May, 2012)

JCI European Conference 2012 (13th June, 2012 to 17th June, 2012)

The conference motto “Enjoy…every first second” relates to the atomic clock which is situated in Braunschweig and provides the time of the day for the whole of Germany. In such an atomic clock the length of a second is deduced from the periodic vibrations of caesium atoms and transmitted directly, for example, to all radio alarm clocks and station clocks in Germany.

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.

JCI UK Future Strategy Meeting (30th June, 2012 to 1st July, 2012)

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

Anyone with an interest in the organisation or in organisational growht can participate; new members, active members, old members, Senators, local council members, partners, patrons, Past Presidents, Local Presidents.

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

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

More information forthcoming.

JCI Barnsley Not the Vicious Circle Dinner (13th July, 2012)

JCI Global Partnership Summit 2012 (25th July, 2012 to 27th July, 2012)

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.

JCI Bradford Annual Dinner 2012 (7th September, 2012)

Join us to celebrate our achievements and 60 years of Junior Chamber International in Barnsley.

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

JCI Yorkshire Public Speaking Competition (13th September, 2012)

Government Leadership Summit (21st September, 2012 to 24th September, 2012)

To make an impact in our local communities, we need to know how we can participate in and contribute to the public discourse.

This summit, Friday evening to Monday afternoon, will help participants understand how they can be a part of and make the most of public forums for discussion, local council and governments and the press.

The summit will among other look at the role of JCI in public life in Britan, how lobbying works, how to make an impact through PR and how to use public forums.

The summit will end Monday afternoon as Monday morning will be spent in the parliament together with representatives from our local communities. It is hoped that this relationship built on the day can continue at home and be a base for cooperation back in our local chambers.

More information is forthcoming.

JCI Barnsley Vicious Circle Dinner (28th September, 2012)

JCI Leadership Academy (29th September, 2012 to 30th September, 2012)

Save the date!!!

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

JCI Know How Transfer at the European Parliament (7th October, 2012 to 10th October, 2012)

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.

JCI Yorkshire Regional Awards Dinner (20th October, 2012)

JCI Yorkshire Debating Competition (25th October, 2012)

JCI World Congress 2012 (18th November, 2012 to 23rd November, 2012)

2012 the JCI World Congress is back in Asia.

Have a look at the beautiful logo, do you see it's a dragon? You can read more at the website: jciwc2012taipei.org

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 European Conferece, 2013, Monaco (29th May, 2013 to 2nd June, 2013)

Start planning for 2013! Once again JCI European Conference is back by the beach!

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