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AIESEC in HOng Kong Bi-Weekly Newsletter
20 December, 2005
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AIESEC-HK Member Committee 2006/07 Recruitment!

We are very excited and looking for extremely incredible individuals who are team platers, passionate and able to create unique contribution in a diverse team. I truly believe working in MC team is an exciting experience which has tremendous opportunities to exercise your leadership, translate strategies into action and create larger impact in society. If you meet all those criteria, you are definitely the one we are looking for!

Hot News

1. MCP Gary in the AI Office!
2. TeambuildingAsia & AIESEC 2010!
3. Asia Pacific Corporate Breakfast!!
4. S.D. Taskforce for AIESEC-HK 2008!
5. Supervisory Group Preparation Meeting
6. Member Committee 2006/07 Recruitment!!!
7. WNCF 06 Facilitators Recruitment!!!
8. Welcome Winnie, Public Relations Manager!!!

Global & National Updates

1. Learning Networks Corner
2. Exchange Corner
3. Information Systems Corner
4. External Relations Corner
5. Finance Corner
6. Human Resources Corner

Hot News!
 
MCP Gary in the AI Office! Steering Team Meeting in Rotterdam!

Gary was selected by AIESEC International to be one of the Steering Team members to work closely with Brodie, President of AIESEC International and Shantanu, AI Director Strategy) from 7/12 – 11/12. The meeting was held in AI office, Rotterdam , The Netherlands.

Steering Team is playing the role to review the current directions, generate inputs on global planning process and give recommendations to key initiatives. In December Steering Meeting, instead of focusing on Culture of Excellence, @XP, Brand and Learning Networks, ST is involved in the AIESEC 2010 global planning process and Strategy Map development. Also, feed-backing on Strategic IS plan and Finance Long Term plan is part of the team's responsibilities.

If you like to catch up with Gary's updates from AI office, please feel free to browse our team blog http://hongkong.myaiesec.net.

 

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Contact: Gary Wong, MCP 05/06, AIESEC in HONG KONG, gary.wong@aiesec.hk

 

TeamBuildingAsia & AIESEC 2010!!

The first activity organized by our learning partner Team Building Asia was successfully held on 27 th November 2005. The trainers, David, Stuart and Julie from Team Building Asia had kindly given members of AIESEC in Hong Kong a whole-day workshop with the aim to empower fellow AIESEC members to work towards our goal: AIESEC 2010! The activity took place at the University of Hong Kong and over 40 participants had joined us. Through various types of activities, we acquired skills in building our team and learnt to understand more about our teammates.

 

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Contact: Prudence Tai, Partnership Manager 05/06, AIESEC in HONG KONG, prudence.tai@aiesec.hk

 

Asia Pacific Corporate Breakfast in Hong Kong!!

Asia Pacific Corporate breakfast event was designed to introduce AIESEC's Talent Development Program through profiling the partnership between PricewaterhouseCoopers and AIESEC. 15 corporate Representative attended the Breakfast and various organization expressed interest in further cooperation. Our Thank you to PricewaterhouseCoopers especially Mr. Dave McCann, Mr. Cameron Sloan and Ms Tammy Yip for their great support.

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Contact: Andrea Krause, Director (External Relations), AIESEC-HK 05/06, andrea.krause@aiesec.hk

 

Strategic Development Taskforce for AIESEC-HK 2008!!

We, Member Committee, are very glad to receive high quality applications of Strategic Development Taskforce (SDTF). It is very encouraging to see some of you are not only passionate about the AIESEC in HONG KONG present, but also the future, AIESEC in HONG KONG 2008. After discussion with the selection panel around the quality of application and individual competencies on conceptual and strategic thinking, we are excited to announce 3 members who were selected as Strategic Development Taskforce 0506.


1. Cafrany Chow, Local Committee Vice President, AIESEC-LC-HKBU
2. Chan Alvin, Local Committee President, AIESEC-LC-HKU
3. Daniel Wan, Financial Controller, AIESEC-LC-HKU

From now on, SDTF is going to work closely with Gary Wong & Mindy Ho on AIESEC in HONG KONG Strategy Map development. Of course, they will be involved in some of the key discussion with Supervisory Group and external consultants and trainers as well.

Thank you very much for all of your applications. And your participation in SDTF has been of great help to AIESEC in HONG KONG as a whole at a time when we have been faced with heavy commitments connected with the implementation of Strategic Triangle.

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Contact: Gary Wong, Member Committee President, AIESEC-HK 05/06, gary.wong@aiesec.hk

 

Supervisory Group Preparation Meeting

In order to translate the idea “Strong in Governance” into action, our external accountability body was established and started functioning in December. Supervisory Group is composed of 4 individuals, who are Mr. Frank Pak, Mr. Ivan Wong, Mr. Justin Lui (chair) and Ms. Alice Liu.

This group of people is going to work very closely with MC team and will evaluate our Scoreboard Achievement and give recommendations to our financial performance during WNCF and year-end AGM.

On 3/12, we started with our first SG preparation meeting which covers topics like updating MC Scoreboard, finance and Learning Networks. The meeting was very fruitful for both sides to understand the current reality. The meeting output will be sent to you all soon.

Next SG Meeting will be held in late December serving the purpose to finalize the arrangement of SG presentation in WNCF.

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Contact: Crystal Wong, Executive (Finance & Administration), AIESEC-HK 05/06, crystal.wong@aiesec.hk

 

AIESEC-HK Member Committee 2006/07 Applications are Open!!

AIESEC in Hong Kong Member Committee 2006/07 is Open for Application!

 

We are very excited and looking for extremely incredible individuals who are team platers, passionate and able to create unique contribution in a diverse team. I truly believe working in MC team is an exciting experience which has tremendous opportunities to exercise your leadership, translate strategies into action and create larger impact in society. If you meet all those criteria, you are definitely the one we are looking for! Please feel free to approach any of us at mc@aiesec.hk if you have any enquiries.

Will you keep on dreaming or live your dream?

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Contact: Mandy Law, Director (Human Resources), AIESEC-HK 05/06, mandy.law@aiesec.hk

 

Winter National Conference 2006 Facilitators Applications are Open!!

Do you want to share your vision and passion with more AIESECers in other part of the world? Do you want to contribute your effort to create the best learning environment for fellow AIESECers? I am glad to tell you that the Winter National Conference 2006 of AIESEC in HONG KONG would be the best opportunity for you to fulfill your dream!

Winter National Conference (WNCF) 2006 is one of the most important conferences of AIESEC in HONG KONG. Every year, WNCF has always been creating the best environment for members and LC Executive Board (EB) members to be engaged in. Here are some background information about the conference.

Application Package:
http://www.aiesec.net/members/ai/hongkong/file-storage/download/WNCF%20OCP%20OCVP%20Application%20Form.DOC?version_id=35553201

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Contact: Jacquline So, Chair of Facilitators, WNCF 06, AIESEC-HK 05/06, jacqueline.so@aiesec.hk

global & National updates
 
Learning Networks Corner


International Updates on Corporate Responsibility Learning Networks!

In partnership with AIESEC in Australia, the organisers of The 2005 Corporate Social Responsibility Summit will provide university students connected to the AIESEC network worldwide free access to the WebCast of The 2005 Corporate Social Responsibility Summit for 3 months up until March 2nd 2006.
AIESEC members all round the globe will have unlimited access, 24 hours a day, to presentations and speeches from over 50 CEO's, Global CSR Managers, Consultants and Thought Leaders on the importance of CSR and how to integrate CSR in to the "DNA" of an organization. Speakers such as:

§ Ray Anderson, Founder and Chairman of the worlds largest carpet manufacturing company, Interface Inc. and first industrial company committed to having a zero ecological footprint by the year 2020 (as featured in the Documentary "The Corporation").

§ Lord Michael Hastings CBE- Head of CSR for the BBC and leading member of the UK Media CSR Forum and recent member of the UK Government's CSR Academy Advisory Board

§ Janet Blake - Head of Global CSR, BT. BT has over 102,000 employees across 49 countries and are the 1st Telecommunications company to fully embed CSR into strategy and report

§ Tess Finch-Lees - the head of diversity for the Global Diversity Network a knowledge sharing forum for global heads of diversity.

§ David Grayson CBE OBE a Director of Business in the Community - David is the co-author of Every Body's Business and Corporate Social Opportunity produced in association with The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum.

This WebCast is an amazing education and learning resource that AIESECers around the world can use to increase their knowledge and understanding of Corporate Social Responsibility and generate ideas on how to make an impact on this issue through their AIESEC experience.

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Contact: Ron Tsang, Director (Local Committee Development), AIESEC-HK 05/06, ron.tsang@aiesec.hk

International Updates on Finance Learning Network!

Interested in participating in an international event in Finance LN ?Here comes the chance, AIESEC WARSAW SGH in Poland will hold a conference from 16-19 March on the issues in Finance LN. Stay tuned and more information will be distributed soon.

Microcredit
The Microcredit summit was held in New York on 7 Dec 2005 . The report has already been uploaded in aiesec.net at the following link

http://www.aiesec.net/members/clubs/globallearningnetworks/lnfinanceig/file-storage/download/microsummit%20report.pdf?version_id=36047912

And here 's the link for the summing up of the report
http://www.aiesec.net/members/clubs/globallearningnetworks/lnfinanceig/file-storage/file?file_id=36048601

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Contact: Ron Tsang, Director (Local Committee Development), AIESEC-HK 05/06, ron.tsang@aiesec.hk

 

Exchange Corner

National Potential Student Nominees (pSN) Meeting

The National Potential Student Nominee Meeting was held on 4th December, 2005 in Hong Kong Baptist University. It was a great pleasure to meet all pSNs from all LCs in Hong Kong. These pSNs are about to apply for Internship Exchange and enter the National Student Review Board in February 2006. During the meeting, our pSNs have a better understanding on AIESEC Experience, platforms that AIESEC provides as well as more details about their Exchange Stage in their AIESEC Experience. Moreover, sharing from our returnees provides our pSNs a real life example about AIESEC's Exchange Experience. In the following month, the Student Review Board Application will be opened soon, several documents released during the National Potential Student Nominee Meeting, please download them accordingly.

  1. T he application kit: http://www.aiesec.hk/exchange /ogx/Exchange_Program_Info _Package_0506.doc
  2. The Minimum Requirement Standard of Potential Student Nominee:
    http://www.aiesec.hk/exchange /ogx/Minimum_Involvement _Standard_pSN_2005.doc
  3. Other documents will be uploaded to Hong Kong X Community ( http://www.aiesec.hk/exchange ) soon, details will be sent out by emails later.
Last but not least, I would like to dedicate my special thanks to AIESEC-LC-HKBU for booking the Venue and our Returnees Cheng Pak To (AIESEC-LC-HKU Returnee, New Zealand), Vincci Law (AIESEC-LC-Lingnan Returnee, Turkey), Winnie Ng (AIESEC-LC-HKU, India) and Gloria Shum (AIESEC-LC-CUHK, Turkey) for being present and share their experience to our potential student nominees in the meeting. If there's any enquiry, please contact Jacqueline So, Director (Outgoing Exchange) of AIESEC in HONG KONG via email ( jacqueline.so@aiesec.hk ). Thank you for your attention.

 



It's Party time!!! Let's join the Intern Christmas Party!!!

Let's have a great X'mas party with our interns! To members who are interested in helping to organize it, please send your name and contact details to mindy.ho@aiesec.hk The proposed date is December 23. Mark your diary and stay tuned with details coming!

 

 

Visa Guide for Account Manager and Intern
Ready to get your members on the ground operations of ICX? LEt's get it started with... VISA! Applying visa for incoming interns is definitely a common experience for all Account Managers!

Download the complete guide of Visa Application for Account Manager here: http://aiesec.net/members /clubs/hongkongexchange/file -storage/file?file_id=36205319

If you have incoming interns coming to Hong Kong soon, send them the complete guide for Visa Application for Incoming Interns http://www.aiesec.net/members /clubs/hongkongexchange/file -storage/file?file_id=36101351

More materials on ICX side coming soon! Stay tuned.

 

 

TN Exchanges Relationzations Results!!

We have achieved 80% of last year's results!! Thank you for all your great effort, especially Jacky Lee from CUHK, Alan Lee from HKU and Angela Cheung from HKUST! Keep up the good work!

Total Realizations

LC

TN Realized/ To be Realized

CUHK

6

HKBU

3

HKU

5

HKUST

2

Lingnan

1

PolyU

0

MC

3

Total

20

Top 3 LC Account Manager

Rank

Name

LC

No. of Realized/ Matched TN

1.

Jacky Lee

CUHK

5

2.

Alan Lee

HKU

2

2.

Angela Cheung

HKUST

2

* Figures According to Insight

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Contact: Jacqueline So, Director(OutgoingExchange), AIESEC-HK 05/06, jacqueline.so@aiesec.hk
             Mindy Ho, Director (Incoming Exchange), AIESEC-HK 05/06, mindy.ho@aiesec.hk

 

 

Information Systems Corner

Outage Arrangement of National Account Management System

The development of the new National Account Management System has almost finish, it is time to transfer all the data in the current system to the new one.

In order to ensure a smooth transition, a system outage will be scheduled from 23rd December to 28th December. During the period, the Account Management System will NOT be available for use. The new Account Management system will be launched by 29th December with brand new interface and new functions. I am sorry for the inconvenience caused and please stay tuned for updates.

Contact: Ricky Tang, Vice-President(Information Systems), AIESEC-HK 05/06, ricky.tang@aiesec.hk

 

External Relations Corner

Colloquium Privatisime - Leaders to Leaders

What makes Leader successful in their job roles? What difficulties do they face and how do they solve challenges?

This and many more questions were answered during the Collloquium Privatisime to Jane Lau (CEO junior Achievement HK), Dr Glenn Frommer (Sustainability manager/ MTR), Dr Andrew Thomson (CEO BEC), Vincent Wong (Associate Director, APCO Asia), Paul Angwin (CSR manager Asia, Manpower Service Ltd) and TF Chow (Director, CLP Power Group). Learning from the current leaders give you the insight into the reality of Leadership and also provides you with valuable input to fulfill your leadership role in AIESEC. Take the chance and apply for further CPs in future!

 

 

 

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Contact: Andrea Krause, Director(External Relations), AIESEC-HK 05/06, andrea.krause@aiesec.hk

 

Finance Corner

National Internal Audit 2005 Survey!

We are getting close to AIESEC in HONG KONG 05/06's mid-term evaluation. In January we will perform the mid-year internal audit to give the nation al organization an objective insight into MC 's performance. An essential step in this evaluation is based on YOUR OPINION.

As stated in National Internal Audit Manual, we have prepared a survey for LC members and we request that you take your valuable time to fill it in - it will not take you very long to complete. It is very important that every LCP and as many LC EB members as possible fill it in. This is the only formal way for our organization to gather relevant feedback s on MC's performance and discover actions and changes that need to happen so that you receive the best support and service from our Member Committee.

http://aiesec.net/members/ai/hongkong/survey/respond?survey_id=36188487

The DEADLINE for filling in this survey is Saturday, December 31, 2005.

Thank you in advance!

 

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Contact: Crystal Wong, Executive (Finance & Administration), AIESEC-HK 05/06, crystal.wong@aiesec.hk

 

Human Resources Corner

Congratulations! Organizing Committee of Winter National Conference 2006!

Congratulations to the following individuals who will be our WNCF2006 OCP and OCVPs! Such a powerful team!

Name Position Current Position in @
Crystal Kwok OCP Past-LCEB, CUHK
Iris Leung OCVP-Delegate Servicing Past-LCEB, CUHK
Alex Fung OCVP-Delegate Servicing Returnee, HKU
Jackal Ma OCVP-Logistics Past-LCEB, HKUST
Kilian Chan OCVP-ER (Fund Raising) pSN, CUHK
Winnie Ng OCVP-ER (Event) MC Manager
Annie Chiu OCVP-Finance LCEB-Finance, HKBU

 

Asia Pacific CEED Program 05-06 Launch!!

Here we launch our APGN CEED program for 2005-06 . This is an exclusive CEED program for individuals and countries from APGN to develop young individuals as well as our LC/MC capacity. At the same time, individuals who got matched to become a CEEDer through this program, their travel cost will be partly subsidized with a total amount of EUR 1600 .

If your LC, MC or you as an individual is interested in this program, you need to pay attention to the following information.

Procedure :

  1. MCs or LCs need to fill out an application to open a CEED position. All applications should be sent to the MCs first.
    (For @HK LCs please send to Mandy Law via mandy.law@aiesec.hk by 14th Dec, 2005)
  2. All CEEDership from this program will be 8 weeks onwards duration.
  3. Each MC who has applications (from the MC or LCs) to open CEED positions should send them to APGN Director - Jingwei (Chris) Zhou at chrisz@ai.aiesec.org before December 16 th , 2005 .
  4. There will be in total 10 CEEDs positions selected from all the applications in APGN. Each entity (MC or LC) can only apply for 1 CEEDer. Meanwhile, those 10 CEEDers who get matched to the positions will be financially supported with the EUR 1600 CEED fund.
  5. The 10 CEED positions will be open to AIESECers in APGN from Dec 16 th , 2005 till Jan 6 th , 2006 . Any applications come late in the step 2 and 4 will not be considered.
  6. Candidates apply for a certain CEED position will be forwarded to the MC/LC who opened the position for selection.
  7. The selection board who makes the final decision will be the MC/LC contact person plus the GN director. If it is needed, the candidate might receive a phone interview. The timing of the interviews will take the timing of the CEED positions into consideration.
  8. The financial subsidies will be allocated once all the CEEDers finished their CEEDs and all countries and individuals have submitted the evaluations to Jingwei (Chris) Zhou at chrisz@ai.aiesec.org but it will not be later than June 1 st , 2006 . The decision will be made by the GN Chair and GN director.
  • For the definition of the CEED program, please click here .
  • For countries or LCs who want to open a CEED position through this program, please click here .
  • For individuals who are interested go on on a CEED through this program, all the available positions will be put online from Dec 19th, 2005 . You can access them here. To apply for a CEED position, the application for individuals is here .

Take your chance! All the best!

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Contact: Mandy Law, Director (Human Resources), AIESEC in HONG KONG 05/06, mandy.law@aiesec.hk

 

 

Best Regards,
Your MC Team
AIESEC in HONG KONG 05/06

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