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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 />

All you have to do is this:<br />

1. Find out how many Easter-eggs we have hidden<br />

in this issue of <strong>the</strong> newsletter<br />

2. Think about a name for our <strong>Newsletter</strong><br />

3. Send both to communication@jcluxembourg.com<br />

WIN a 25 € FLIGHTTICKET VOUCHER<br />

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 />

9<br />

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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Page 6<br />

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-

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