JCI Luxembourg July 2009 Newsletter

Luxembourg
NEWSLETTER
ISSUE
6 | July 2009
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
Waterloo!
Who did actually surrender A-haa…
On Sunday the 18th of June 1815 the famous Battle of Waterloo took place
near Waterloo in Belgium, in which the forces of the French empire were defeated
by the seventh Coalition. Napoleon did surrender, and it marked the
end of Napoleon‟s Hundred Days of return from exile.
On the 6th of April, 159 years later Waterloo became famous again. This
time it was the Swedish group ABBA, who won the international jury of the
Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton over with their song Waterloo. Another
historical moment!
Today, they are as popular as ever due to the Musical Mamma Mia. All over
the world young and old stormed the cinemas to watch it.... So why don‟t we
just admit that „the winner takes it all‟....
So... Friends; Mamma Mia! Here we go again!.... Help us to write history on the 31 st of July -in the Summer Night City- ...Join the Dancing
Queen and let the party go on and on and on...
(by Lene Pedersen)
Inside this issue:
MONTHLY MEETINGS
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NEWSLETTER NAME GAME
Be Better ! Go for it! Do it! Challenge your Creativity!
These are all slogans of JCI Luxembourg! They symbolize what
we are! A dynamic group of young people!
So prove this and participate in the Newsletter Name Game !
All you have to do is this:
- Think about a name for our newsletter.
- Send your suggestions to : communication@jcluxembourg.com
WIN a 25 € FLIGHTTICKET VOUCHER
OUR PROJECTS
BRIC & LUX - EMERGING ECONOMIES IN LUXEMBOURG
ART 4 AID - SHOWING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYCSR FORUM
JCI ABBA SUMMER PARTY
JCI VISITS BOFFERDING
PAST EVENTS & ACTIONS
JCI WINE TASTING
EUROPEAN CONFERENCE 2009– BUDAPEST
CYEL CEREMONY 2009
CALENDAR
COMMUNICATION COMMISSION
SPONSORS & WHO WE ARE
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MONTHLY MEETINGS
How to make yourself outstanding -
Tips and Tricks given by Darren Robinson
The last Monthly Meeting was
filled with excitement! Not only
was the topic a teaching of
how to stand out – JCI Luxembourg
also stood out by having
the pleasure of welcoming
guests and Keynote speaker in
a new location – a totally new
ambience – in the Brasserie
Abbaye owned by JCI Member
Clothilde Ludorf.
So when our special guest of
the evening Darren Robinson
came on stage everyone was
excited, but it was clear that
this great man also would
make his speech untraditional
and catching.
To start with Darren Robinson
introduced the audience to his
own career steps and experiences
in the job market. To
mention one of his international
experiences, before coming to
Luxembourg in 2004, Darren
Robinson had worked for Hudson
in Australia. Today he is
Director at Badenoch & Clark
Luxembourg.
After his short introduction,
making us see that also he had
gone through different career
levels, he briefly emphasized
the important differences
between a Head-hunter and
a Recruitment Firm.
Furthermore, he made it clear
that one should not take it
personal if the recruiter could
not help at a specific moment
– it is even for the best impossible
to help everyone, as
the profiles at the time have
to match.
Having mentioned the important
points to keep in mind,
we had the pleasure of listening
to useful tips and tricks
regarding job search.
It was clear that Darren knew
what he was talking about,
as this was done in a very
informative and clear way.
The most important thing for
a candidate in today‟s competition
is to stand out.
On the traditional topic
„Curriculum Vitae‟, Darren
pointed out, that one has to
make it interesting and catching,
focusing on achievements
relevant to the specific job
instead of former job titles.
Apart from that one should
try to avoid information that
could be discriminated, e.g.
gender, age, nationality,
photo etc.
After the short briefing on
CVs, Darren went on to the
importance of recruitment
firms and the importance of
personalising the contact,
when applying – meaning to
address people by name.
Additionally, one has to show
exclusivity – it is considerate
to use fewer recruitment companies,
but to use them intensively
and exclusively. Here a
follow up after 48 hours after
the first contact is important
in order to show deep
interest and make oneself
seen – again a way of standing
out.
Apart from using recruitment
companies and online search
engines, Darren Robinson
stressed the importance of
one owns network – this being
family and friends. In
fact, the easiest question to
ask seemed often forgotten,
but he asked people to put
the question „can you help
me, I need...‟
Also the online networks, like
LinkedIn, were mentioned as
highly important in today‟s
society. Here again, it is important
to sell oneself correctly,
consider
what kind of information
and pictures, that are
uploaded , not only by oneself,
but also by friends and
acquaintances. Moreover, the
use of the correct words is
highly relevant in order to be
found - stand out, and here
he requested people to have
a look at his profile in order
to get an idea about the
importance of keywords.
At the end of the speech, it
was shown that the speech
made by Darren Robinson
had been successful as the
audience had one question
after the other to ask. Maybe
a topic many people think
about in the time of crisis...
(by Lene Pedersen)
Next Monthly Meeting
August, 13th @19h30
“Brasserie Abbaye Neumünster” -
28, rue Münster - Luxembourg
Special guest :
SURPRISE!! - Join us and find out!
More events on page 13 >>>

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OUR PROJECTS
BRIC in LUX
A glance at emerging economies
If you want to participate in
this project, please contact :
Commission director:
Jean-Christophe Vigneron
Email:
jean-christophe.vigneron@bgl.lu
GSM:
+ 352 621 18 48 77
The project aims at organizing
a series of conferences
on different aspects of the
BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India
and China) countries :
mainly business, but we
could also mix some culture
and social initiatives in order
to be compliant with
Corporate Social Responsibility
principles.
The project is intended to :
Offer the public an overview
of the four most
dominant economies
Promote businesses between
BRIC countries and
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Give the floor to promote
the BRIC countries economies,
culture and social
life.
Benefits for JCEL :
Promote JCI Luxembourg
as actor in organizing
events based on a dynamic
approach of economic,
social and cultural rights
Promote organizational and networking
skills of JCI members and
project participants
Development of its own network of
business partners
Target a new segment of potential
members: among Luxembourgish
BRIC residents
Art 4 Aid
Showing social responsibility
This project aims at supporting
the professional development
of young artists
from 40 countries through a
one-week exhibition and
international media attention.
Each young artist shall send
to the organization team his
portfolio and on it the indicated
work of art shall be
offered.
The jury will base its selection
on those elements and
on a short presentation
Project starts on September 2008
of the artist and his motivation
to participate to this
event.
The pieces of art will be
sold at an auction led by an
auction house during a gala
dinner
The funds raised hereby will
be donated to a social institution
to promote projects
through which children get
quality primary education.
If you want to participate in this project , please contact:
Commission director:
Custodio Portasio
Email:
custodio.portasio@hotmail.com
GSM:
Purposes of the project:
+ 352 621 73 40 26
Promote young artists
Raise funds for the selected educational
program led by one reputable
institution
Promote JCI Luxembourg as main
actor in organizing events based on
a dynamic approach of economic,
social and cultural rights
Promote JCI Luxembourg as leaderchapter
of the Great-Region in major
projects
Potential benefits to the
chapter:
Promote the relationship and collaboration
between the JCI chapters
from the Great-Region
Promote the creative and cultural
potential of JCI members and project
participants
Development of its own network of
business partners
artists being a pool of creativity for
future endeavours
Potential benefits to the
community:
This project aims at offering the
public at large a panorama of Modern
art from the D zone
Giving the artists the floor to promote
their art through a prestigious
exhibition and auction
Funding programs for children
promoting educational improvement
with an emphasis on primary
education

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OUR PROJECTS
31st of July 2009: Summer Night City -
JCI Abba Summer Party
Mamma Mia! Here we go
again!
On the 31st of July this
years JCI ABBA Summer
Party will take place in the
glamorous location Marx
Bar! (42-44, rue de Hollerich)
This year the summer party
will contribute to a good
cause. As part of our new
project ‟NothingbutNets‟ all
money collected or donated
for the party will go to Bed
Nets in order to prevent the
spreading of malaria in Africa.
Since 2008 this
p r o -
j e c t
h a s
been
built
up in
c o -
operation with the United
Nations Foundation. On an
international level the goal is
to send 1.000.000 Bed Nets
to Africa by 2015!
The party itself will cost
19,74€ for JCI members and
24,00€ for non-members.
In the price the following will
be included:
Finger
food, 4 drinks, Karaoke,
DJ Music from the 70‟s &
80‟s, Prizes to win, Decorations,
Fun & more!
Come and join us - and bring
your friends to this great
event - Remember, it is not
every day that one can
party and do good at the
same time…
(by Lene Pedersen)
For more information and in
order to help us out, please
contact:
Lene Pedersen
Email:
lspedersen@hotmail.com
GSM:
+352 621 439 107
29th of August 2009:
JCI Visit to Bofferding!
Get to know the Brew better!
The brewery Bofferding was
founded in 1842 and is one
of the oldest breweries in
Luxembourg.
On Saturday, the 29th of
August we, JCI members and
friends, will have the great
pleasure and opportunity to
visit the brewery. During the
visit we will first have a
guided tour in order to get
to know more about the history
and methods of this
very old company.
After the guided tour, we
will have the opportunity to
participate in a beer tasting
session at the brewery itself.
Practical Information:
Date: Saturday, the 29th of
August 2009, from 13:00-
15:00.
The price for members: 4,- €
and for non-members: 6,- €.
We are looking forward to
share this great event with
you and are hoping to welcome
a lot of you!
As places are limited, please
register as soon as possible.
(by Lene Pedersen)
In order to receive more
information, please contact:
Artur Sosna
Artur.sosna@berlitz.lu
GSM: 621 238 551

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PAST EVENTS
JCI Wine Tasting on the 25th/26th of June 2009
Daniel - Tell us more about wine…
All of you can most probably
guess, what 30 members and
friends of JCI Luxembourg
had in common on the 25 th
and 26 th of June: Verdicchio
Spumante, Riesling “Veilles
vignes”, Riesling Grand Cru
Kaefferkopf, Rubesco DOC
2006, Fixin “clos du village”
2005 together with a lot of
other empty wines bottles,
that we could not possibly
enumerate here.
Both evenings started with a
short description of Vins &
Terroir‟s origins. Daniel‟s wife
contributed with special Italian
food labeled “Le Delize
di Danièle”, in reference to
the name of her husband.
This made the session a combination
of wine tasting and
specialities like “Monte Ser-
ano” olive oil toasts, several
kind of salsa (Funghi Porcini,
Carciofi Tartufati, Salsa Tartufata,
Pommodori Secchi),
pestos (alla Genovese and
alla Siciliana), pastas
(Strangozzi and Pappardelle)
and even honey
with truffles (Mièle al Tartufo).
Finally, the lucky participants
tried the famous Limoncello -
100% natural - made of
lemons from Sorrente.
During the evenings people
enjoyed making small talk
among friends; others preferred
tasting wines and
discovering uncommon products
made in Italy.
According to the feedback,
we hope those who could
unfortunately not attend this
time will have the occasion
to meet Daniel Capocci and
his lovely wife during another
of our events, or simply
to contact them directly
(dc@vinsetterroir.com;
www.vinsetterroir.com).
Surely, you can count on the
fact that new ideas of social
events matured in our heads
during this evening. Therefore,
we hope that YOU -
JCI members and friends -
will join us soon and continue
to have fun during the
upcoming events!
(By Jean-Marie Yao and Marc
Balke)
If you have any questions
regarding the JCI social
events , please do not hesitate
to contact us:
Jean-Marie Yao
jean-marie.yao@ensae.org
GSM: 691 865 845
Marc Balcke
Marc.balcke@freesurf.fr
GSM: 621 525 020

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PAST EVENTS
European Conference 2009 in Budapest -
JCI Luxembourg was there with 12 delegates!
One thing is for sure, all participants
of the European
Conference 2009 in Budapest
had a terrific time.
Enjoy the following articles
from both JCI novices and
hard-core JCI members!
A Confession:
My first time with JCI – and
now I’m addicted!!
Writing this article, my aim is
to describe my personal
experience of my first time
with JCI, which was during
the European Conference
2009 in Budapest.
As you might have felt yourself,
when you were first
introduced to JCI, I felt weird
and I was a bit afraid of
what was going to happen.
To be honest, I was a bit
reluctant to travel to Budapest,
why my boyfriend and
I had a small discussion
about this sensitive topic. At
that point I didn‟t really
know what the JCI Philosophy
was about. Anyway,
finally I said to myself; why
not – I will come along and
discover this new world –
and hopefully I will then be
more able to understand the
passion of my partner.
When arriving in Budapest, I
was very impressed by the
enthusiasm of each delegation,
which continued
throughout the stay. Everyone
had the real JCI Spirit,
and although we didn‟t know
each other – just by wearing
the badge – we became
part of the same team, belonging
to the same association.
Furthermore, I had the opportunity
to enjoy some
great trainings – one being
completely rational, another
absolutely spiritual. I was
amazed and surprised by
the quality of the trainers
and the interesting topics.
I had already taken a few
of them in my country, Colombia,
but in Budapest I
experienced one of the richest
trainings as being the
cultural exchange and the
different thoughts about the
same topic – I can not only
say that the trainers coming
from all over the world, but
also the participants made
this experience rewarding.
Having mentioned this, I can
not avoid mentioning the
parties. They were all amazing:
everything has to be
mentioned; the logistic, the
music, the drinks and food as
well as the energy one felt
had been put into the organisation
– it was a very
nice experience. We had a
lot of fun dancing and chatting
to friends, but at the
same time we got introduced
to so many new people, so
looking back at the evenings
I can only admit, that the
parties were a great opportunity
to expand your network.
As a result of the stay in Budapest,
when we came back,
I had a confession to make:
My opinion about JCI had
changed completely!
After the experience in Budapest,
I realized, that I not
only want to become part of
this great time. I also want to
become active in order to
collaborate with the other JCI
members. As true as it is, I
realized that we must take
advantage of the fact that
we are young with a lot of
new ideas and energy to
carry them out. We have the
will, the optimism, courage
and desire to work actively in
many areas.
Having said this, I also have
to mention that I am not blind
and surely see that there are
still issues to be improved –
but that is just perfect, as we
will then have more opportunities
of development.
Last but not least, I am really
looking forward to contribute
with my own ideas, time,
efforts and work; because
this unique experience I had
in Budapest not only expanded
my network, it also
gave me a feeling of being
committed. Remember: „YES
WE CAN!!!‟ – the beginning
of my new passion.
Thank you all for being
there!
(by Angela Sontag)

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PAST EVENTS
European Conference 2009 in Budapest
A pleasant surprise!
Surprised! I was surprised by
our association. This was even
though I knew JCI well, as I
had been involved in it for
about two years. How could
this happen to me I was told
the following: „Marc, you don‟t
fully understand the organisation
until you have assisted at
a world-wide or European
conference.‟ This I was told
despite the fact, that I see
myself as a convinced European,
living in Luxembourg in
a society, which includes more
than 49 different nationalities.
Surely, I could not understand
that attending a world- wide
or European dimension of JCI
would widen my horizon.
Nevertheless, in Budapest, the
message finally became even
more clear and comprehensible
to me. Step by step I understood
and realised that the
organisation, that I thought to
know so well, was in reality
very different from the opinion
that I had formed of it
myself.
Surprised! I was surprised,
positively chocked. The people
around me impressed me. They
were capable of gathering
together almost 2500 people
in order to organise the biggest
business conference ever
taken place in Hungary. During
4 days, we attended trainings,
conferences and events of
highly professional quality.
Impressed! I was impressed.
The opening ceremony assembled
almost 40 European
splendid delegations. It was
this extraordinary evening that
confirmed that I was living
those days in a terrific ambience.
Fascinated! I was fascinated
by the choice of location for
the conference: the most beautiful
and luxurious hotel in Budapest.
The participants of the
conference were unanimous in
agreement about the quality
of the training locations, the
trainers and the speakers.
Frightened! I was frightened,
frightened of the idea of not
representing JCI Luxembourg
in a dignified way during the
evenings and events each time
organised in original and
unique places: in the citadel,
the thermal baths with exterior
swimming pools protected by
UNESCO, or again the stadium
entirely rearranged for the
Gala Evening.
Astonished! I was astonished by
our association. It is an association
that has obtained to go to
the Headquarter of the UN
General Secretary in St Louis. I
was also astonished by the
organisers and the participants
of this event, who succeeded in
moving heaven and earth by
our slogan „Be Better!‟ I am
astonished. I am astonished
and in the same time frightened
by this association.
(by Marc Balcke)

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PAST EVENTS
European Conference 2009 in Budapest -
JCI Luxembourg training in Budapest
JCI conferences are not only
an occasion to visit amazing
cities, meet and share experiences
with hundreds of other
Jaycees from all over the
world but also offers the participants
the opportunity of
attending several interesting
and useful trainings in a very
short period of time.
“Personally, I registered for 3
trainings at the European
Conference in Budapest,
Trainer, Achieve and Admin,”
says Pedro Castilho, EVP Luxembourg
2009. “In the end I
just attended Trainer and
Achieve as Admin will be held
in Luxembourg in August this
year, but it has been a great
experience to attend these
trainings with fellow members
from all over the Europe.
Especially team exercises are
really funny and challenging
as everybody has to make
efforts to compromise with
different personalities but
also diverse cultures.”
The content of the mentioned
trainings is set up to fulfil
different needs. For example
Trainer gives the participants
an insight into how to prepare
trainings for an adult
audience considering the expectations
of people attending
and the standard learning
cycle. Also, it is a compulsory
part of the required courses
to become a certified local or
national trainer. Achieve helps
Jaycees to market their organisation
by setting up what
they really want to reach,
who they want to target and
why it is important to pay
attention to the perception of
the addressed individuals.
Admin is essential for all those
interested on how to manage
a JCI local organisation.
“JCI trainings have a special
atmosphere you barely can
find elsewhere,” adds Pedro,
“the aim is to get the best out
of yourself in a positive and
constructive way.
Good mood and team spirit
are keywords. - Then concentration
and participation from
the audience comes natural.”
If you want to register for the
upcoming training Admin in
Luxembourg, please contact
the JCI Luxembourg Vice
President Training Vasco
Costa at vfcosta@pt.lu.
(by Pedro Castilho)

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PAST EVENTS
CYEL 2009 Ceremony at the Philharmonie -
Looking behind the scenes
As most of you have already
read in the newspapers or
seen on television the winner
of the Creative Young Entrepreneur
Luxembourg 2009
has been chosen and announced.
10 months of preparations -
one highlight - what now
Ten months of hard work, ten
months of cooperation
through common understanding
has given the results - the
project has been completeda
winner has been found.
On the 29th of June we were
able to gather 300 people
together even though it was
on a Monday evening, the
first day of the week.
Most probably you ask yourself,
how this was possible -
an especially how it was possible
to organize such an
outstanding event in these
difficult times….
First of all, it was due to our
dear candidates and dear finalists.
This is now the right
moment to thank them for
their hard work and time
spent on the preparation of
the applications and on the
presentations.
Deeply and warmly I want to
especially congratulate our
winner Sylvain Zimmer and
the two other finalists, Stéphane
Ledermann and
Jérôme Bloch, not to forget
our ‘coup de Cœur’, Anatoli
Papadopoulou. Without them
our contest and ceremony
would never have been finalized
in such a beautiful and
successful way.
We all thank you for your
participation in our contest
this year!
Furthermore, our contest
received an enormous support
from the Government of
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,
from our sponsors,
partners and from a lot of
anonymous supporters, who
nor are to forget.
Thank you for this perfect
cooperation, big help, support
and understanding!
Nevertheless, apart from the
great external support we
received, in this article I want
to explain what went on behind
the scenes.
CYEL 2009 was organized
by the CYEL Team - in my
opinion, an amazing team.
Let me explain this unique
‘machine’, that did everything
possible in order to
accomplish the project till its
end—its goal.
Last year I was invited to the
Gala of CYEL 2008. I was
extremely impressed by the
work and efforts. This year I
had the chance and privilege
to be a team member during
the last 10 months. It has
been an amazing time of my
life - a crazy one - full of
speed and cheerful situations.
For me, as a new member of
JCI, this will surely be kept
as a memory for the rest of
my life.
As mentioned before, our
team was unique due to
amazing team members; people
coming from different
countries and cultures. People
with different backgrounds
and professions,
why it was a team with various
points of view - but this
only made us richer.
Throughout the preparations
I got a very important insight
in the JCI World. I got to
understand the passion behind
the projects—the drive
to build and create value
within a day-to-day existing
environment. This power and
will is surely a main characteristic
of a JCI member. In
addition, surely elements like
team spirit and the idea of
development through cooperation
were also understood
and applied by the CYEL
Team.
Honestly, I experienced an
unique and mutual cooperation,
working together
through both pleasurable and
critical times…. A challenge
we managed to overcome
together!
Therefore, this is less a factual
report on CYEL, but a
thank you to my team - and
to JCI in general. I am very
happy for all the perfect and
unforgettable moments that
we have spent together, and I
hope that very soon the
chance will come to work
together again.
Thank you CYEL and JCI -
my new family in Luxembourg.
(by Andre Mankowski)

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PAST EVENTS
CYEL 2009 - Pictures say more than words...

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CALENDAR
Calendar
Don‟t miss it!
Date Time Event Description Address
08/07/2009 19h30 Monthly Meeting
Special Guest: Marilène Oberlain
ONG ADA - Aid for the development of
Self-employed
Microfinance as a development tool
JCI Luxembourg meets regularly on the second
Wednesday of the month and invites a
personality of the business, cultural, political
or social Luxemburgish scene to present a
topic to its members and friends.
20/07/2009 19h00 2009 Training Class As part of the JCI Luxembourg Training
Academy, the 2009 Training Class meets in
order to enhance their presentation and
training skills.
Brasserie des Cultures de l‟Abbaey
de Neumünster | 28, rue
Münster |L - 2160 Luxembourg
+352 26 20 52 985
www.abbaye.lu
Chambre de Commerce
7 rue Alcide de Gasperi
L– 2981 Luxembourg
31/07/2009 20h30 JCI Abba Summer Party
Raising money for „NothingbutNets‟
28-30/07/2009 - 2009 JCI Leadership Summit at the United
Nations
As part of the new community project, this
years‟ Summer Party raises money for the
project „NothingbutNets‟
Marx Bar
42-44 rue de Hollerich
L-1740 Luxembourg
Www.marx-bar.lu
UN headquarters
Geneva– Switzerland
12/08/2009 19h30 Monthly Meeting
Special Guest : SURPRISE!!
JCI Luxembourg meets regularly on the second
Wednesday of the month and invites a
personality of the business, cultural, political
or social Luxemburgish scene to present a
topic to its members and friends.
Brasserie des Cultures de l‟Abbaey
de Neumünster | 28, rue
Münster |L - 2160 Luxembourg
+352 26 20 52 985
www.abbaye.lu
22/08/2009 09h00
-
18h00
JCI Admin
Training. For more information, please contact
Francoise Hontey.
Youthhostel Remerchen
31, Wäistrooss
L– 5440 Remerchen
29/08/2009 13h00
-
15h00
JCI visits Bofferding Visit to Bofferding Contact: Artur Sosna
31/08/2009 19h00 2009 Training Class As part of the JCI Luxembourg Training
Academy, the 2009 Training Class meets in
order to enhance their presentation and
training skills.
Chambre de Commerce
7 rue Alcide de Gasperi
L– 2981 Luxembourg
New Location for Monthly meetings
Brasserie des Cultures, Abbaye Neumünster
Brasserie des Cultures de
l’Abbaye de Neumünster
28 rue Münster
L- 2160 Luxembourg
Tél. +352 262052-985
www.abbaye.lu

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COMMUNICATION
Communication
Join our journey!
With JCI Luxembourg growing
the need for an efficient
and successful communication
has increased as
well. Starting from a small
trip around the imparting of
information, it very quickly
became an exciting journey
full of challenges and adventures.
During the last two months
we have slowly but steadily
been busy building up a
new Communication team
for JCI Luxembourg. This
included identifying the
needs, finding the necessary
structure to support and
promote JCI and defining
the expected out-puts.
Consequently, the coordination
of the communication
team is intended to
cover the needs and manage
the outputs. In this context
the communication coordinator
is in charge of the
interacting of four subteams.
One team is responsible
for the web-site, another
group takes care of
the ingoing media, a third
group manages the outgoing
media, and a fourth
group ensures the editing of
what you are reading right
now - the newsletter. Every
part is im-portant, and
needs assist-ance…
Newsletter
Concept & Calendar of editions
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silent Are you a skilled
writer Are you a designer
Are you skeptical critical
positive adventurous... or
none of the above, but just
curious Then you are the
right person. We need you...
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For more information about
the communication team, its
activities and meeting dates,
please contact:
Lene Pedersen
Email:
lspedersen@hotmail.com
GSM:
+352 621 439 107
145, avenue du X Septembre
2551 Luxembourg
Tel: (+352) 26 38 920-1
Fax: (+352) 26 38 920-2
Email: info@mbw.lu
The JCI Newsletter is published
10 times a year on
the second Wednesday of
the month.
If you have suggestions or if
you want to publish / update
project information,
share experiences on past
events or announce future
actions in the newsletter,
please send an email to :
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Contributions for this edition
made by :
Marc Balcke, Pedro Castilho,
Andre Makowski, Angela
Sontag, Jean-Marie
Yao, Lene Pedersen.
The communication commission
is searching for
collaborators who would
like to help to write and/or
to improve the newsletter.
If you want to participate
in this commission, please
contact:
Lene Pedersen
Email:
lspedersen@hotmail.com
Communication Manager:
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Email:
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GSM: +352 621 439 107
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SPONSORS & WHO WE ARE
Sponsors
It‟s about solid partnerships
It is definitely worth it to
have solid partners. That’s
the way JCI Luxembourg
keeps its projects reaching
their full potential.
Partnering with corporate
sponsors magnifies the impact
of JCI projects as JCI
create positive changes in
Luxembourg. "Sponsorship is
the key to moving forward,”
says Sponsorship Consultant
Jill Larson. “JCI can offer an
amazing amount of value to
partners. Companies want
to support noble causes.
And we can help to get
them there.”
But, what is in it for the
partners
We aim at partnerships
more than at sponsorships.
The most important is what
kind of value our organiza-
tion offers to the potential
partner as a network of
young active citizens. The
main question is: “how will
the partner benefit from
their partnership with us”
Therefore, we try to combine
the value of JCI with
the need of a company in
order to create a partnership
that is of mutual benefit.
Some partners put their
premises at our disposal at
meetings or events, others
provide drinks, others host
our websites…
Companies, that choose to
become a partner of JCI,
knows that they gain publicity
and recognition in the
community, as we include
their name and logo in marketing
materials and thank
them publicly.
JCEL
Who we are
Maintaining partnerships
Our aim is to sustain an ongoing
dialogue with our
partners and make sure they
know their support is
Valuable to us. Therefore we
keep partners informed
of our project results and
show how their contributions
made the project possible.
Their help really makes the
difference.
MBW a new Partner.
We hereby want to thank
Mr. Boris Markschläger, from
MBW, Techniques du bâtiment,
for his support and
sponsorship, which allows JCI
Luxembourg to provide a
printed form of the Newsletter
to its members, friends
and partners.
Become a JCI Luxembourg
partner, contact :
Pedro Castilho
Email: pedro.castilho@pt.lu
GSM: 621 29 58 68
145, avenue du X Septembre
2551 Luxembourg
Tel: (+352) 26 38 920-1
Fax: (+352) 26 38 920-2
Email: info@mbw.lu
JCEL is the acronym of
Jeune Chambre Economique
du Grand Duché du Luxembourg
which is part of Junior
Chamber International
(JCI)
JCI is the world‟s largest
network of young leaders
and entrepreneurs with
about 200.000 members in
more than 5.000 communities
across 120 countries
around the world.
Moreover it is a non governmental,
non-profit organization
with active participation
in the United Nations
System.
Through various local, national
and international projects
and events, JCI members
meet, learn and grow.
JCI focuses on creating
strong principled leaders in
the world.
Its Vision is ”to be the leading
global network of young
active citizens.”
It‟s Mission is “to provide
development opportunities
that empower young people
to create positive change.”
Everything we do is based
on these principles.
CONTACT US
Jeune Chambre Economique
du Grand-Duché de
Luxembourg a.s.b.l.
Member of JCI
7, rue Alcide de Gasperi
L-2981 Luxembourg-
Kirchberg
email :
Info@jcLuxembourg.com
Internet :
www.jcLuxembourg.com