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<strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
NEWSLETTER<br />
ISSUE 3 | April 2009<br />
J U N I O R C H A M B E R I N T E R N A T I O N A L - L U X E M B O U R G<br />
Easter<br />
more than bunnies and chocolate<br />
eggs…<br />
EASTER GAME<br />
The story of Easter, as a Christian religious Celebration of<br />
<strong>the</strong> resurrection of Jesus from <strong>the</strong> death, is to many wellknown.<br />
This was celebrated under <strong>the</strong> name of Pascha long<br />
time before <strong>the</strong> period got its name Easter.<br />
Never<strong>the</strong>less, <strong>the</strong> origin of Easter and its tradition of <strong>the</strong><br />
Easter Bunny bringing<br />
chocolate eggs as a<br />
symbol of fertility and<br />
new beginnings is most<br />
probably less know.<br />
The English word<br />
‗Easter‘ has its origin in<br />
<strong>the</strong> an glo- s ax o n<br />
‗Eostre‘, which is related<br />
to <strong>the</strong> old name<br />
of <strong>the</strong> month of April<br />
‗Eostur-monath‘, meaning <strong>the</strong> month of openings. This has<br />
again been named after <strong>the</strong> anglo-saxon goddess Eostre.<br />
The legend tells that this goddess once found a little<br />
wounded bird and in order to help it survive <strong>the</strong> cold winter,<br />
she transformed it into a hare. This hare found out that it<br />
could lay eggs; so <strong>the</strong>se he decorated each spring and left<br />
<strong>the</strong>m as an offering to <strong>the</strong> goddess.<br />
<strong>JCI</strong> <strong>Luxembourg</strong> wishes all its members and friends <strong>the</strong><br />
brightest Easter-days.<br />
(by Lene Pedersen)<br />
This edition is sponsored by<br />
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1. Find out how many Easter-eggs we have hidden<br />
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Inside this issue:<br />
GOING OUT<br />
OUR MEMBERS/MONTHLY MEETING<br />
OUR PROJECTS<br />
CYEL 2009 - CREATIVITY MADE IN LUXEMBOURG<br />
ECM<br />
BRIC & LUX - EMERGING ECONOMIES IN LUXEMBOURG<br />
PAST EVENTS & ACTIONS<br />
<strong>JCI</strong> PRESENTER TRAINING<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
4-5<br />
6-7<br />
8<br />
9<br />
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CALENDAR<br />
10<br />
145, avenue du X Septembre<br />
2551 <strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
Tel: (+352) 26 38 920-1<br />
Fax: (+352) 26 38 920-2<br />
Email: info@mbw.lu<br />
COMMUNICATION COMMISSION<br />
SPONSORS & WHO WE ARE<br />
11<br />
12
Picture by David Laurent<br />
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GOING OUT<br />
Inside<br />
<strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
Design Backstage – The Value of<br />
Design for Business and Society<br />
On <strong>the</strong> 25th of March <strong>the</strong><br />
exhibition ―Design Backstage‖<br />
was nicely introduced<br />
by Mr. Mike Koedinger<br />
from paperJam , who<br />
clearly illustrated it giving<br />
<strong>the</strong> example of <strong>the</strong> creative<br />
and interesting evolution of<br />
<strong>the</strong> Paperjam production.<br />
Design Backstage is an exhibition,<br />
which takes place<br />
from <strong>the</strong> 12.03.09 –<br />
12.04.09 at Carré Rotondes<br />
in <strong>Luxembourg</strong>-<br />
Hollerich, is an attempt not<br />
only to show <strong>the</strong> relationship<br />
between design, creativity<br />
and innovation, but also to<br />
emphasize <strong>the</strong> role of <strong>the</strong><br />
designer and <strong>the</strong> process<br />
and value of design to busi-<br />
ness and society in <strong>Luxembourg</strong>.<br />
The idea behind <strong>the</strong> exhibition<br />
is to show how design<br />
improves life and is a tool<br />
for competitiveness adding<br />
value and emotions to communication,<br />
products and<br />
services.<br />
The exhibition contains 21<br />
design firms and has been<br />
set up by Design <strong>Luxembourg</strong>,<br />
<strong>the</strong> only trade union<br />
for independent designers<br />
and design firms in <strong>Luxembourg</strong>.<br />
For more information go to<br />
www.designluxembourg.lu<br />
Pedro Castilho, Mike Koedinger (paperJam) and Lene Pedersen at <strong>the</strong> exhibition<br />
―Design Backstage‖<br />
Among <strong>the</strong> exhibitors, visitors<br />
could find <strong>the</strong> graphic<br />
art studio INgrid, which<br />
takes care of <strong>the</strong> paperJam<br />
design since its begin in<br />
June 2000. Within 9 years,<br />
this economy and finance<br />
magazine has gone through<br />
7 redesigns, including 4<br />
major changes from which<br />
<strong>the</strong> first one was <strong>the</strong> adoption<br />
of a greater format in<br />
January 2004 and <strong>the</strong> last<br />
one splitting it into 2 volumes<br />
per edition in September<br />
2008, one dedicated to<br />
economy and finance and<br />
<strong>the</strong> ano<strong>the</strong>r addressing<br />
management topics.<br />
Discover <strong>the</strong>se 7 steps of<br />
<strong>the</strong> evolution by visiting <strong>the</strong><br />
exhibition until <strong>the</strong> 12th of<br />
April.<br />
(Author: Lene Pedersen)
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OUR MEMBERS<br />
Success Story<br />
The Executive Vice President of <strong>JCI</strong> <strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
becomes board member of <strong>the</strong> IBCL<br />
Pedro Castilho, Executive<br />
Vice President 2009 of <strong>JCI</strong><br />
<strong>Luxembourg</strong>, has recently<br />
been appointed<br />
member of <strong>the</strong> board of<br />
directors of <strong>the</strong> newly created<br />
Indian Business Chamber<br />
of <strong>Luxembourg</strong>. He<br />
shares <strong>the</strong> board with<br />
Sudhir Kohli, <strong>the</strong> president<br />
of IBCL, and Jim Penning,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Vice president.<br />
The official launch took<br />
place at <strong>the</strong> Luxemburgish<br />
Business Chamber, where<br />
almost 300 guests welcomed<br />
<strong>the</strong> new bilateral<br />
business structure in<br />
<strong>the</strong> presence of Mr. Pierre<br />
Gramegna, <strong>the</strong> president of<br />
<strong>the</strong> Luxemburgish Business<br />
Chamber and Mr. Jean Asselborn,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Minister of Foreign<br />
Affairs and Immigration.<br />
Asked about his involvement<br />
in IBCL, Pedro<br />
said, that "it's <strong>the</strong> matter of<br />
fact, that Mr Sudhir asked<br />
me to join him because of<br />
my involvement in <strong>JCI</strong> and<br />
particularly as <strong>the</strong> chairman<br />
of <strong>the</strong> Creative Young Entrepreneur<br />
<strong>Luxembourg</strong>. It is<br />
a great honor and an exciting<br />
venture for me to be<br />
able to help <strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
and India to reinforce <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
bonds.‖<br />
IBCL is <strong>the</strong> result of <strong>the</strong> will<br />
of alike minded people<br />
interested in fostering an<br />
economic- and business relationship<br />
between <strong>the</strong> Republic<br />
of India and <strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
in different sectors<br />
such as Technology, Finance,<br />
Healthcare, Education, Research<br />
& Development and<br />
Culture. The slogan of IBCL<br />
―working toge<strong>the</strong>r, winning<br />
toge<strong>the</strong>r‖ echoes <strong>the</strong> IBCL<br />
founders objective of being<br />
a two-way gateway,<br />
that will enable companies<br />
to generate new contacts,<br />
set up or grow <strong>the</strong>ir business<br />
in each o<strong>the</strong>rs country.<br />
More information on<br />
www.ibcl.lu<br />
Jean Asselborn - Minister of Foreign<br />
Affairs and Immigration<br />
Patrick Seiler - Generalral manager<br />
at ArcelorMittal<br />
(Autor : Lene Pedersen)<br />
Pedro Castilho, Jim Penning, Sudhir Kohli, Pierre Gramegna<br />
MONTHLY MEETING - MARCH<br />
Corporate Responsibility<br />
A driver to performance<br />
Continuing <strong>the</strong> success of<br />
<strong>the</strong> monthly meetings of<br />
<strong>JCI</strong> <strong>Luxembourg</strong>, we were<br />
honoured to welcome Mr.<br />
Rémi Boyer, Vice President<br />
at Arcelor Mittal at<br />
our monthly meeting in<br />
March.<br />
Clearly passionate about<br />
<strong>the</strong> topic, Mr. Boyer<br />
caught <strong>the</strong> attention of<br />
<strong>the</strong> audience and communicated<br />
<strong>the</strong> importance of<br />
―Cooperate Responsibility<br />
as a driver to performance‖<br />
in order to keep<br />
<strong>the</strong> recognition and position<br />
of a company. Under<br />
<strong>the</strong> slogan ―Sustainability,<br />
Quality, Responsibility‖<br />
Mr. Boyer not only<br />
pointed out why Cooperate<br />
Responsibilities are<br />
highly important to Arcelor<br />
Mittal as a part of<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir strategy, but also<br />
explained different ways<br />
of achieving and maintaining<br />
<strong>the</strong>m, giving examples<br />
of projects like a<br />
railway construction in<br />
Liberia and a health<br />
camp in India in order to<br />
improve health and working<br />
conditions in <strong>the</strong> industry.<br />
But also in <strong>the</strong> supply<br />
chain itself Arcelor Mittal<br />
has recognized and aims<br />
at ―green products‖ like<br />
energy-efficient buildings<br />
and weight reductions of<br />
up to 30% in <strong>the</strong> car industries.<br />
Like o<strong>the</strong>r monthly meetings,<br />
it was an interesting<br />
and informative evening<br />
with many interesting<br />
people coming to have a<br />
drink, meet people and<br />
feed <strong>the</strong>ir brains.<br />
(Author: Lene Pedersen)<br />
Rémi Boyer - Vice Prerident at Arcelor<br />
Mittal in charge of CSR at group<br />
level
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OUR PROJECTS<br />
CYEL 2009<br />
Creativity made in <strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
After <strong>the</strong> success of <strong>the</strong> previous<br />
editions, <strong>JCI</strong> <strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
is proud to announce<br />
<strong>the</strong> organization of <strong>the</strong> 3rd<br />
edition of <strong>the</strong> Creative<br />
Young Entrepreneur <strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
Awards, in short<br />
CYEL.<br />
This contest is designed specifically<br />
to recognize outstanding<br />
young entrepreneurs<br />
who have used <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
imagination in solving problems<br />
or approaching <strong>the</strong><br />
market.<br />
Participating is easy and<br />
only requires filling in a<br />
simple online application<br />
form at www.cyel.lu from<br />
March, 1st, until <strong>the</strong> 30 th of<br />
April. The competition is<br />
open to all entrepreneurs<br />
established in <strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
between <strong>the</strong> age of 18 and<br />
40.<br />
The candidates should be<br />
individuals that have started<br />
or developed a business in<br />
a singular and creative approach<br />
bringing a strong<br />
added value to clients in a<br />
certain product or service.<br />
People, who have boosted<br />
an existing business and<br />
incorporated creativity to<br />
solve a problem, to modify<br />
a process or to change business<br />
operations in order to<br />
create added value, can<br />
also apply to <strong>the</strong> CYEL contest.<br />
On May 18th an independent<br />
jury will evaluate <strong>the</strong><br />
applications and select up<br />
to 3 national finalists within<br />
<strong>the</strong> national community of<br />
creative young entrepreneurs.<br />
The finalists of CYEL will<br />
receive <strong>the</strong>ir award during<br />
a ceremony organized at<br />
Philharmonie, on June 29th,<br />
as a mark of recognition,<br />
honor and celebration of<br />
<strong>the</strong> role of creativity and its<br />
success. Additionally, <strong>the</strong><br />
national finalists will be<br />
nominated as participants<br />
to <strong>the</strong> worldwide 2009 <strong>JCI</strong><br />
Creative to be held in November<br />
in Tunisia.<br />
CYEL 2008 team celebrating its success during <strong>the</strong> gala evening<br />
Practical Details<br />
If you want to participate to<br />
this project, please contact :<br />
Commission Coordinators :<br />
Pedro Castilho<br />
pedro.castilho@pt.lu<br />
+ 352 621 29 58 68<br />
Coordination Meetings<br />
take place at 19h15 at :<br />
Chambre de Commerce<br />
7 rue Alcide de Gasperi<br />
L– 2981 <strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
Next meeting dates :<br />
April, 21st 2009<br />
May 12th 2009<br />
June 2nd 2009<br />
June 25th 2009<br />
Project Coordination<br />
Pedro Castilho , Romain Tanguy<br />
Jury & Candidates<br />
Jean Christophe Vigneron, Florence Delille<br />
Sponsors & Partners<br />
Mankowski André<br />
Communication & Web<br />
Lene Pedersen, Victor Gallavardin, Marc Balcke, Elisabeth<br />
Courreault<br />
Gala<br />
Isabelle Durand, Céline Tarraube,
OUR PROJECTS<br />
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OUR PROJECTS<br />
ECM<br />
In May Europe meets <strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
solutions and strategies.<br />
ECM PROGRAM (Provisional)<br />
The first ECM took place in<br />
Berlin in 1993, after <strong>JCI</strong><br />
leaders from <strong>the</strong> capitals of<br />
Europe became aware that<br />
<strong>the</strong>y faced common issues<br />
and a formal forum would<br />
be useful to share ideas<br />
and experiences.<br />
Thursday May 7th<br />
20:00 Welcome Party<br />
Friday May 8th<br />
09:00 – 10:00 Registration<br />
10:00 – 10:30 Official Opening (<strong>Luxembourg</strong>ish “Chamber of Commerce”)<br />
10:30 – 12:00 Trainings at “Chamber of Commerce” (<strong>JCI</strong> Capitals Meet Business)<br />
12:00 – 14:00 Lunch<br />
14:00 – 16:30 Trainings at “Chamber of Commerce” (Successful Projects in Capitals )<br />
18:00 – 19:00 Reception (Luxemburgish Parliament)<br />
20:00 – 04:00 Dinner + Party<br />
Saturday May 9th<br />
From May 7th to May 10th<br />
2009, <strong>JCI</strong> <strong>Luxembourg</strong> will<br />
welcome Jayces from all<br />
over Europe at <strong>the</strong> 17th<br />
European Capital Meeting.<br />
(ECM).<br />
<strong>JCI</strong> leaders from European<br />
capital cities ga<strong>the</strong>r annually<br />
at <strong>the</strong> ECM to discuss<br />
common challenges, share<br />
experiences, and define<br />
What is<br />
ECM<br />
The ECM is <strong>the</strong> acronym for<br />
European Capital Meeting. It is<br />
not an official <strong>JCI</strong> meeting/conference<br />
but none <strong>the</strong> less<br />
it has survived throughout <strong>the</strong><br />
years with varying degrees of<br />
success. As it is not an official<br />
<strong>JCI</strong> event, <strong>the</strong> framework for <strong>the</strong><br />
meeting is more relaxed and it<br />
is for <strong>the</strong> chapter that hosts <strong>the</strong><br />
meeting to fill out <strong>the</strong> agenda<br />
with training, social events and<br />
whatever is deemed necessary.<br />
The focus of <strong>the</strong> ECM is for<br />
members from capital chapters<br />
to meet and address problems<br />
that are normally found in capital<br />
cities. It could be environment,<br />
traffic, housing etc. – each<br />
host plans <strong>the</strong> ECM according to<br />
what is most relevant for <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
In <strong>Luxembourg</strong> <strong>the</strong> 4 dayprogram<br />
will include, meetings,<br />
seminars, trainings,<br />
tourist tours, visits to Chambre<br />
de Commerce and <strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
City Hall, Gala<br />
dinner and Parties.<br />
The ECM 2009 will be an<br />
excellent opportunity to<br />
meet our <strong>JCI</strong> colleagues,<br />
make new friends and<br />
enlarge our international<br />
network.<br />
more on : www.ecm2009.lu<br />
city.<br />
As with all meetings where <strong>the</strong>re<br />
are "Jaycees" <strong>the</strong> ECM is also a<br />
social event where you meet<br />
new and old friends from across<br />
Europe. We have parties, sightseeing<br />
and cultural events – all<br />
designed to create <strong>the</strong> right<br />
"<strong>JCI</strong> atmosphere".<br />
ECM Past hosting cities:<br />
1993 Berlin<br />
1994 London<br />
1995 Brussels<br />
1996 Ankara<br />
1997 Bern<br />
1998 Oslo<br />
1999 Edinburgh<br />
2000 Stockholm<br />
2001 Paris<br />
2002 Amsterdam<br />
2003 Berlin<br />
2004 Vilnius<br />
2005 Warsaw<br />
2006 Ankara<br />
2007 Copenhagen<br />
2008 London<br />
10:00 – 13:00 <strong>JCI</strong> Capitals Meet Europe – Seminar – Premises of “European Union”<br />
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch<br />
15:30 – 17:00 Meet <strong>Luxembourg</strong> City – “City Tour”<br />
20:00 – 04:00 Gala Dinner At “Citè” + Party<br />
Sunday May 10th<br />
10:00 – 12:00 Brunch and Presentation of Bidding Capitals ECM 2009/2010<br />
ECM - Photo syn<strong>the</strong>sis<br />
The search for real Europe<br />
Don‘t miss it !<br />
Europe is seen differently<br />
by people, in <strong>the</strong>ir everyday<br />
lives and through <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
own points of view. Sometimes,<br />
<strong>the</strong>se viewpoints are<br />
captured as images, and<br />
can represent Europe in<br />
many ways.<br />
We aim to<br />
ga<strong>the</strong>r as<br />
many of <strong>the</strong>se<br />
images in one<br />
place to showcase<br />
<strong>the</strong> Real<br />
Europe. These<br />
images will be<br />
displayed in<br />
an exhibition<br />
on <strong>the</strong> 8th<br />
of May, as<br />
part of <strong>the</strong><br />
European<br />
Capital<br />
Meeting<br />
2009.<br />
So, if you have<br />
a photograph that<br />
represents what Europe<br />
means to you, or shows an<br />
important feature of<br />
Europe, send it to us and<br />
we‘ll showcase it in <strong>the</strong> exhibition.<br />
3 steps to <strong>the</strong> Real Europe:<br />
1. Select <strong>the</strong> photograph<br />
that represents what<br />
Europe means to you.<br />
2. Explain in one<br />
short sentence or<br />
slogan, why you<br />
think <strong>the</strong> photo<br />
represents<br />
Europe or shows<br />
an important<br />
characteristic<br />
of<br />
Europe. Just<br />
one sentence.<br />
3. Send us <strong>the</strong><br />
photograph and<br />
slogan with your contact<br />
details by email to <strong>the</strong><br />
following address: sundeep36@yahoo.com<br />
Deadline:<br />
May, 2009.<br />
1st<br />
Important: There is no limit<br />
to <strong>the</strong> number of photographs<br />
you can submit.
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OUR PROJECTS<br />
ECM TEAM<br />
We want to entertain YOU<br />
<strong>JCI</strong> <strong>Luxembourg</strong> is not only<br />
proud, but also very enthusiastic<br />
to provide <strong>the</strong> best<br />
ECM ever!<br />
We will organize workshops<br />
for you – ―Europe‖<br />
will be <strong>the</strong> main topic as <strong>the</strong><br />
9th of May is <strong>the</strong> ―Europe<br />
Day‖!<br />
We will have a visit to <strong>the</strong><br />
European Institutions<br />
based in <strong>Luxembourg</strong> combined<br />
with seminars!<br />
We will have a visit organized<br />
by <strong>the</strong> Tourist Office to<br />
get to know our beautiful,<br />
multi-lingual and multicultural<br />
City of <strong>Luxembourg</strong>.<br />
We will have a Gala-<br />
Dinner in <strong>the</strong> most beautiful<br />
ambience of <strong>the</strong> city spon-<br />
ECM Team - take off to entertain YOU<br />
sored by <strong>the</strong> Mayor of <strong>the</strong><br />
City of <strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
We will have a reception in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Parliament of our country.<br />
We will welcome very interesting<br />
―Keynote-Speakers‖<br />
And we will have parties<br />
and fun!<br />
Enjoy our city and country<br />
with at least 4 languages<br />
spoken, with a majority of<br />
foreign background coming<br />
from around 150 nations;<br />
with our 155 banks, European<br />
Institutions, young and<br />
dynamic university, with<br />
1.000 years of history, with<br />
3 neighbouring countries just<br />
20 to 30 kilometers drive<br />
from <strong>the</strong> capital city!<br />
And much, much more!<br />
The Project has started. If<br />
you want to participate to<br />
this project, please contact:<br />
ECM team members<br />
SOSNA ARTUR<br />
FERREIRA VASCO<br />
MASSOLIN ADELINE<br />
Project Coordination<br />
Meetings<br />
take place at 19h30 at :<br />
Berlitz<br />
14 rue Beck<br />
<strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
Commission director :<br />
Artur Sosna<br />
Mail :<br />
artur.sosna@berlitz.lu<br />
SONTAG<br />
HONTOY<br />
JEAN-MARIE<br />
JOAO<br />
VICTOR<br />
HARALD-SVEN<br />
FRANCOISE<br />
YAO<br />
SANTOS<br />
GALLAVARDIN<br />
09.04.2009<br />
16.04.2009<br />
23.04.2009<br />
30.04.2009<br />
Tél :<br />
SEMI<br />
PARK<br />
+ 352 621 23 85 51<br />
IRINA<br />
BERNARD<br />
JAKOB<br />
VINCENT<br />
KREMER<br />
SCHOCH<br />
EDGANG<br />
LANG<br />
Register<br />
on<br />
www.ecm2009.lu<br />
SUNDEEP<br />
BHARDWAJ
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OUR PROJECTS<br />
BRIC in LUX<br />
A glance at emerging economies<br />
If you want to participate to<br />
this project, please contact :<br />
Commission director :<br />
Jean-Christophe Vigneron<br />
Mail :<br />
jean-christophe.vigneron@fortis.lu<br />
Tél :<br />
+ 352 621 18 48 77<br />
The project aims at organizing<br />
a series of conferences<br />
on different aspects of <strong>the</strong><br />
BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India<br />
and China) countries :<br />
mainly business, but we<br />
could also mix some culture<br />
and social initiatives in order<br />
to be compliant with<br />
Corporate Social Responsibility<br />
principles.<br />
The project is intended to :<br />
Offer <strong>the</strong> public an overview of <strong>the</strong><br />
four most dominant economies<br />
Promote businesses between BRIC<br />
countries and The Grand Duchy of<br />
<strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
Give <strong>the</strong> floor to promote <strong>the</strong> BRIC<br />
countries economies, culture and<br />
social life.<br />
Benefits for JCEL :<br />
Promote <strong>JCI</strong> <strong>Luxembourg</strong> as actor in<br />
organizing events based on a dynamic<br />
approach of economic, social<br />
and cultural rights<br />
Promote organizational and networking<br />
skills of <strong>JCI</strong> members and<br />
project participants<br />
Development of its own network of<br />
business partners<br />
Target a new segment of potential<br />
members: among <strong>Luxembourg</strong>ish<br />
BRIC residents<br />
Art 4 Aid<br />
Showing social responsibility<br />
This project aims at supporting<br />
<strong>the</strong> professional development<br />
of young artists<br />
from 40 countries through a<br />
one-week exhibition and<br />
international media attention.<br />
Each young artist shall send<br />
to <strong>the</strong> organization team his<br />
portfolio and on it <strong>the</strong> indicated<br />
work of art shall be<br />
offered.<br />
The jury will base its selection<br />
on those elements and<br />
on a short presentation of<br />
Project starts on September 2008<br />
<strong>the</strong> artist and his motivation<br />
to participate to this event.<br />
The pieces of art will be<br />
sold at an auction led by an<br />
auction house during a gala<br />
dinner<br />
The funds raised hereby will<br />
be donated to a social institution<br />
to promote projects<br />
through which children get<br />
quality primary education.<br />
Purposes of <strong>the</strong> project:<br />
Promote young artists<br />
Raise funds for <strong>the</strong> selected educa-<br />
If you want to participate to this project , please contact :<br />
&<br />
Commission director :<br />
Custodio Portasio<br />
Mail :<br />
custodio.portasio@hotmail.com<br />
Tél :<br />
+ 352 621 73 40 26<br />
tional program led by one reputable<br />
institution<br />
Promote <strong>JCI</strong> <strong>Luxembourg</strong> as main<br />
actor in organizing events based on<br />
a dynamic approach of economic,<br />
social and cultural rights<br />
Promote <strong>JCI</strong> <strong>Luxembourg</strong> as leaderchapter<br />
of <strong>the</strong> Great-Region in<br />
major projects<br />
Potential benefits to <strong>the</strong><br />
chapter:<br />
Promote <strong>the</strong> relationship and collaboration<br />
between <strong>the</strong> <strong>JCI</strong> chapters<br />
from <strong>the</strong> Great-Region<br />
Promote <strong>the</strong> creative and cultural<br />
potential of <strong>JCI</strong> members and project<br />
participants<br />
Development of its own network of<br />
business partners<br />
Target a new segment of members :<br />
artists being a pool of creativity for<br />
future endeavours<br />
Potential benefits to <strong>the</strong><br />
community:<br />
This project aims at offering <strong>the</strong><br />
public at large a panorama of Modern<br />
art from <strong>the</strong> D zone<br />
Giving <strong>the</strong> artists <strong>the</strong> floor to promote<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir art through a prestigious<br />
exhibition and auction<br />
Funding programs for children<br />
promoting educational improvement<br />
with an emphasis on primary<br />
education
Page 9<br />
PAST EVENTS<br />
<strong>JCI</strong> Presenter training<br />
6 new certificates awarded<br />
<strong>JCI</strong> members and friends<br />
from Belgium, Germany<br />
and <strong>Luxembourg</strong> met for<br />
a <strong>JCI</strong> Presenter training in<br />
Remerschen, Commune de<br />
Schengen.<br />
With <strong>the</strong> trainer team<br />
consisting of Michaela<br />
Luise Fischer (Head<br />
Trainer, <strong>JCI</strong> Germany),<br />
Andreas Richter (Assistant<br />
Trainer, <strong>JCI</strong> Germany)<br />
and Françoise Hontoy<br />
(Assistant Trainer, <strong>JCI</strong> <strong>Luxembourg</strong>)<br />
all participants<br />
enjoyed a lot of opportu-<br />
nities to present and enhance<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir presentation<br />
skills.<br />
The participants, Audrey<br />
Taverna, Christiane Mohr,<br />
Luiza Sosna, Lene Pedersen,<br />
Victor Gallavardin,<br />
and Pedro Castilho enjoyed<br />
<strong>the</strong> funny, but instructive<br />
training atmosphere<br />
and were proud to<br />
receive <strong>the</strong>ir attendance<br />
certificates.<br />
Presenter is <strong>the</strong> first of a<br />
trilogy of <strong>JCI</strong> Trainings on<br />
presentation skills. The<br />
two o<strong>the</strong>r modules are<br />
Trainer, which aims at<br />
enhancing <strong>the</strong> participants‘<br />
coaching skills, and<br />
Designer that gives <strong>the</strong><br />
attendants <strong>the</strong> occasion to<br />
learn how to create trainings.<br />
Françoise Hontoy<br />
Fur<strong>the</strong>r information:<br />
Please contact Vasco our<br />
2009 EVP<br />
Mail: training@jc<strong>Luxembourg</strong>.com
Page 10<br />
CALENDAR<br />
Calendar<br />
Don‘t miss it!<br />
Date Time Event Description Address<br />
08/04/2009 19h30 Monthly Meeting<br />
Special Guest : Xavier Buck—Eurodns<br />
<strong>JCI</strong> <strong>Luxembourg</strong> meets regularly on <strong>the</strong><br />
second Wednesday of <strong>the</strong> month and invites<br />
a personality of <strong>the</strong> business, cultural,<br />
political or social Luxemburgish scene to<br />
present a topic to its members and friends<br />
21/04/2009 19h15 CYEL Coordination meeting Join our CYEL working committee and participate<br />
in this project or simply get updated<br />
with latest news. (cf page 4)<br />
27/04/2009 19h00 2009 Training Class As part of <strong>the</strong> <strong>JCI</strong> <strong>Luxembourg</strong> Training<br />
Academy, <strong>the</strong> 2009 Training Class meets in<br />
order to enhance <strong>the</strong>ir presentation and<br />
training skills<br />
Bouche à Oreille | 32 rue de<br />
la Poste |L - 2346 <strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
+352 26 26 23 23<br />
Chambre de Commerce<br />
7 rue Alcide de Gasperi<br />
L– 2981 <strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
Chambre de Commerce<br />
7 rue Alcide de Gasperi<br />
L– 2981 <strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
7-10/05/2009 09h00 European Capital Meeting From May 7th to May 10th 2009, <strong>JCI</strong><br />
<strong>Luxembourg</strong> will welcome Jayces from all<br />
over Europe at <strong>the</strong> 17th European Capital<br />
Meeting. (ECM). (cf page 7)<br />
<strong>Luxembourg</strong> City<br />
13/05/2009 19h30 Monthly Meeting<br />
Special Guest : DR PETERS Patrick<br />
(http://tageblatt.editpress.lu/news/122<br />
<strong>JCI</strong> <strong>Luxembourg</strong> meets regularly on <strong>the</strong><br />
second Wednesday of <strong>the</strong> month and invites<br />
a personality of <strong>the</strong> business, cultural,<br />
political or social Luxemburgish scene to<br />
present a topic to its members and friends<br />
Bouche à Oreille | 32 rue de<br />
la Poste |L - 2346 <strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
+352 26 26 23 23<br />
14/05/2009 14h00<br />
-<br />
16h00<br />
Creativity and Innovation week -<br />
<strong>JCI</strong> workshop<br />
More details coming soon<br />
Contact : Pedro Castilho<br />
pedro.castilho@pt.lu<br />
18/05/2009 na CSR Forum in collaboration with IMS More details coming soon Contact : Françoise Hontoy<br />
fh@hontoy.com<br />
08/06/2009 19h00 2009 Training Class As part of <strong>the</strong> <strong>JCI</strong> <strong>Luxembourg</strong> Training<br />
Academy, <strong>the</strong> 2009 Training Class meets in<br />
order to enhance <strong>the</strong>ir presentation and<br />
training skills<br />
Chambre de Commerce<br />
7 rue Alcide de Gasperi<br />
L– 2981 <strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
10-14/06/2009 09h00 ―Talent for entertainment‖ <strong>JCI</strong> European Conference BUDAPEST<br />
http://www.jciec2009.org/<br />
Register on<br />
www.jciec2009.org
Page 11<br />
COMMUNICATION<br />
Communication<br />
Join our journey!<br />
With <strong>JCI</strong> <strong>Luxembourg</strong> growing<br />
<strong>the</strong> need for an efficient<br />
and successful communication<br />
has increased as<br />
well. Starting from a small<br />
trip around <strong>the</strong> imparting of<br />
information, it very quickly<br />
became an exciting journey<br />
full of challenges and adventures.<br />
During <strong>the</strong> last two months<br />
we have slowly but steadily<br />
been busy building up a<br />
new Communication team<br />
for <strong>JCI</strong> <strong>Luxembourg</strong>. This<br />
included identifying <strong>the</strong><br />
needs, finding <strong>the</strong> necessary<br />
structure to support and<br />
promote <strong>JCI</strong> and defining<br />
<strong>the</strong> expected out-puts.<br />
Consequently, <strong>the</strong> coordination<br />
of <strong>the</strong> communication<br />
team is intended to<br />
cover <strong>the</strong> needs and manage<br />
<strong>the</strong> outputs. In this context<br />
<strong>the</strong> communication coordinator<br />
is in charge of <strong>the</strong><br />
interacting of four subteams.<br />
One team is responsible<br />
for <strong>the</strong> web-site, ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
group takes care of<br />
<strong>the</strong> ingoing media, a third<br />
group manages <strong>the</strong> outgoing<br />
media, and a fourth<br />
group ensures <strong>the</strong> editing of<br />
what you are reading right<br />
now - <strong>the</strong> newsletter. Every<br />
part is im-portant, and<br />
needs assist-ance…<br />
Are you talkative Are you<br />
silent Are you a skilled<br />
<strong>Newsletter</strong><br />
Concept & Calendar of editions<br />
writter Are you a designer<br />
Are you skeptical<br />
critical positive adventurous...<br />
or none of <strong>the</strong> above,<br />
but just curious Then you<br />
are <strong>the</strong> right person. We<br />
need you... Join our journey!<br />
(by Lene Pedersen)<br />
EASTER GAME : Be Creative!<br />
Suggest <strong>the</strong> name of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Newsletter</strong>!<br />
Aiming at getting a dynamic<br />
and powerful <strong>Newsletter</strong><br />
for <strong>JCI</strong> <strong>Luxembourg</strong>,<br />
we would like to invite you<br />
to participate in <strong>the</strong><br />
EASTER GAME and find <strong>the</strong><br />
appropriate and ideal<br />
name for <strong>the</strong> new newsletter.<br />
This competition already<br />
started in March but in order<br />
to challenge your creative<br />
gene, <strong>the</strong> communication<br />
team thought of extending<br />
<strong>the</strong> competition rules<br />
and ask you to count hidden<br />
Easter eggs in this issue as<br />
well.<br />
Send <strong>the</strong> number of eggs<br />
toge<strong>the</strong>r with your proposition<br />
to : communication@jcluxembourg.com.<br />
Every idea is welcome! The<br />
winner will be awarded a<br />
flight ticket voucher worth<br />
25 € and his name will be<br />
revealed in <strong>the</strong> Issue of<br />
May!<br />
The <strong>JCI</strong> <strong>Newsletter</strong> is published<br />
10 times a year on<br />
<strong>the</strong> second Wednesday of<br />
<strong>the</strong> month.<br />
If you have suggestions or if<br />
you want to publish / update<br />
project information,<br />
share experiences on past<br />
events or announce future<br />
actions in <strong>the</strong> newsletter,<br />
please send an email to :<br />
c o m m u n i c a -<br />
tion@jcluxembourg.com<br />
The communication commission<br />
is searching for<br />
collaborators who would<br />
like to help to write and/or<br />
to improve <strong>the</strong> newsletter.<br />
If you want to participate<br />
to this commission, please<br />
contact :<br />
Lene Pedersen<br />
Email:<br />
lspedersen@hotmail.com<br />
Edition Issue date Deadline<br />
to submit<br />
content<br />
April 09 8th of April 1st of April<br />
May 09 13th of May 27th of April<br />
June 09 17th of June 1st of June<br />
July 09 8th of July 29th of June<br />
August 09<br />
12th of August<br />
27th of July<br />
Contributions for this edition<br />
made by :<br />
Françoise Hontoy, Artur<br />
Sosna, Lene Pedersen,<br />
Pedro Castilho, Sundeep<br />
Bhardwaj.<br />
Communication Coordinator :<br />
Lene Pedersen<br />
Email:<br />
lspedersen@hotmail.com<br />
GSM: +352 621 439 107<br />
September 09<br />
October 09<br />
November 09<br />
December 09<br />
9th of September<br />
14th of October<br />
11th of November<br />
9th of December<br />
24th of August<br />
28th of September<br />
26th of October<br />
23rd of November
Page 12<br />
SPONSORS & WHO WE ARE<br />
Sponsors<br />
It‘s about solid partnerships<br />
It is definitely worth it to<br />
have solid partners. That’s<br />
<strong>the</strong> way <strong>JCI</strong> <strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
keeps its projects reaching<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir full potential.<br />
Partnering with corporate<br />
sponsors magnifies <strong>the</strong> impact<br />
of <strong>JCI</strong> projects as <strong>JCI</strong><br />
create positive changes in<br />
<strong>Luxembourg</strong>. "Sponsorship is<br />
<strong>the</strong> key to moving forward,‖<br />
says Sponsorship Consultant<br />
Jill Larson. ―<strong>JCI</strong> can offer an<br />
amazing amount of value to<br />
partners. Companies want<br />
to support noble causes.<br />
And we can help to get<br />
<strong>the</strong>m <strong>the</strong>re.‖<br />
But, what is in it for <strong>the</strong><br />
partners<br />
We aim at partnerships<br />
more than at sponsorships.<br />
The most important is what<br />
kind of value our organiza-<br />
tion offers to <strong>the</strong> potential<br />
partner as a network of<br />
young active citizens. The<br />
main question is: ―how will<br />
<strong>the</strong> partner benefit from<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir partnership with us‖<br />
Therefore, we try to combine<br />
<strong>the</strong> value of <strong>JCI</strong> with<br />
<strong>the</strong> need of a company in<br />
order to create a partnership<br />
that is of mutual benefit.<br />
Some partners put <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
premises at our disposal at<br />
meetings or events, o<strong>the</strong>rs<br />
provide drinks, o<strong>the</strong>rs host<br />
our websites…<br />
Companies, that choose to<br />
become a partner of <strong>JCI</strong>,<br />
knows that <strong>the</strong>y gain publicity<br />
and recognition in <strong>the</strong><br />
community, as we include<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir name and logo in marketing<br />
materials and thank<br />
<strong>the</strong>m publicly.<br />
Maintaining partnerships<br />
Our aim is to sustain an ongoing<br />
dialogue with our<br />
partners and make sure <strong>the</strong>y<br />
know <strong>the</strong>ir support is<br />
Valuable to us. Therefore we<br />
keep partners informed<br />
of our project results and<br />
show how <strong>the</strong>ir contributions<br />
made <strong>the</strong> project possible.<br />
Their help really makes <strong>the</strong><br />
difference.<br />
MBW a new Partner.<br />
We hereby want to thank<br />
Mr. Boris Markschläger, from<br />
MBW, Techniques du bâtiment,<br />
for his support and<br />
sponsorship, which allows <strong>JCI</strong><br />
<strong>Luxembourg</strong> to provide a<br />
printed form of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Newsletter</strong><br />
to its members, friends<br />
and partners.<br />
Become a <strong>JCI</strong> <strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
partner, contact :<br />
Pedro Castilho<br />
email: pedro.castilho@pt.lu<br />
GSM: 621 29 58 68<br />
145, avenue du X Septembre<br />
2551 <strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
Tel: (+352) 26 38 920-1<br />
Fax: (+352) 26 38 920-2<br />
Email: info@mbw.lu<br />
JCEL<br />
Who we are<br />
JCEL is <strong>the</strong> acronym of<br />
Jeune Chambre Economique<br />
du Grand Duché du <strong>Luxembourg</strong><br />
which is part of Junior<br />
Chamber International<br />
(<strong>JCI</strong>)<br />
<strong>JCI</strong> is <strong>the</strong> world‘s largest<br />
network of young leaders<br />
and entrepreneurs with<br />
about 200.000 members in<br />
more than 5.000 communities<br />
across 120 countries<br />
around <strong>the</strong> world.<br />
Moreover it is a non governmental,<br />
non-profit organization<br />
with active participation<br />
in <strong>the</strong> United Nations<br />
System.<br />
tional and international projects<br />
and events, <strong>JCI</strong> members<br />
meet, learn and grow.<br />
<strong>JCI</strong> focuses on creating<br />
strong principled leaders in<br />
<strong>the</strong> world.<br />
Its Vision is ‖to be <strong>the</strong> leading<br />
global network of young<br />
active citizens.‖<br />
It‘s Mission is “to provide<br />
development opportunities<br />
that empower young people<br />
to create positive change.”<br />
Everything we do is based<br />
on <strong>the</strong>se principles.<br />
CONTACT US<br />
Jeune Chambre Economique<br />
du Grand-Duché de<br />
<strong>Luxembourg</strong> a.s.b.l.<br />
Member of <strong>JCI</strong><br />
7, rue Alcide de Gasperi<br />
L-2981 <strong>Luxembourg</strong>-<br />
Kirchberg<br />
email :<br />
Info@jc<strong>Luxembourg</strong>.com<br />
Internet :<br />
www.jc<strong>Luxembourg</strong>.com<br />
Through various local, na-