AIESEC Queen's

EB Minutes - October 29

2006-10-29T17:57:00.000-08:00

Meeting Minutes

Thomas Marketing Call – Antina and Patricia
· Technical internship – possibly interested
· Patricia – will follow up on this.

Patricia
Marketing training – going over marketing calls, cold calling (Not done yet)
Marketing Call practice session with Bob Scott
Chose a director: Alissa
Marketing blitz: Monday to Friday
Follow up date from Patricia on this marketing call: TBA

Sean
Contact BOA for meeting. Date has been decided to Nov.18.
Ask Oksana – about review board
Applications to be sent to review board – Nov. 11.
Membership cards – needed by Sean.

Antina

Marketing call – insurance company
Possible opening in IT department
Varun commented: we should work towards funding – Commerce Dean.

Mike
Halloween Weekend party – RSVP
How are you publicizing
Talking about a director – Channing Lai (She is interested, and want to get involved).

Vakul
· Status on Cards
· Follow-up on Cards, T-shirts this week
· Follow-up on event this week.
· Designed logo for NSC website
· Complete website for the campaign

Marketing blitz

· Open door policy – so people can come in whenever you can.
· Richa, Patricia, Alissa are going to be leading this thing.
· Patricia (Wednesday/Monday (1-3)/Friday (11:30-whenever).
· Varun commented on delivery before exams so we can have our minimum rights.
· Need a person by Nov 30. So, by Nov 15 we need everything signed.
· Take timetables – spread it across – timeline management.

ER – Event
· Putting up posters – AMS pays for it.
· Posters should be up by the weekend
· Mass email to our members – cc to CIA
· Change msn name
· Varun commented on putting stuff on International centre, development studies.
· Sidewalk chalk
· Buy plain tshirts
· Signup tables
· Antina – said that she will email us all the information.

Sean
· Room needs to be booked
· Varun commented on reading the BMO

Events
· Prices for the event are set for $8 member, $10 non-member.
· Vakul and Mike are going to discuss the logistics.
· Hoping to get 20 people NOT including EB.

Megan is doing GM Session Management

AIESEC Queen's Info session week next week!!

2006-10-06T10:10:00.000-07:00

Hey AIESEC Queen's:

Still don;t know where to go for your @ Experience?? Come out to AIESEC Queen's info session week then!

Tuesday: 7~9, Wednesday 7~9, Thursday 7~10 Room 409 Goodes Hall
Saturday (Global Internship Program Info Session): 10~12 2~4pm Room 348 Goodes Hall

See ya there!

AIESEC Queen's

2006-09-29T03:03:00.000-07:00

ORC @ Ottawa in less than 12 hours and are we excited!

5:56am... still working on opening plenary

...the joys of being an AIESECer...

off to make another cup of coffee

EB Meeting 2 Minutes: Sept 15, 200

2006-09-22T12:59:00.000-07:00

September 15, 2006
5:17pm
EB Meeting 2

Presented: LCP Varun, VP OGX Sean, ICX Mike, MD Megan, F Vakul, ER Antina Chair: LCP: VarunTimekeeper: VP MD, Megan Perkin
Minute Record: VP ER, Antina Lee

1. Portfolio Updates
2. ORC
3. Publicity over the weekend
4. Preparation for next week
5. Career Fair
6. Other
7. BoA Meeting
8. Website

Vakul comments on Q2.
Varun receives letter from AIESEC Queen’s Partnership Task Force
Sean conducts a marketing presentation.
Antina attended QUIC affiliation meeting and received required forms.
Megan needs timetables for coffee talks.
Mike completed contact list.

Exec shirts
- Blue with white writing
- Black with white writing
- Golf shirt
- AIESEC Queen’s Executive

Office security is a concern.
Office hours – only by appointment

There was a discussion for # of ORC attendees.
Publicity for info session: boardwalk chalk @ Stauffer, JDUC, bookstore, Alfie’s, Clark, Grant, Leonard, Vic, Summerhill
Message:
International
Exchange
Leadership
Opportunities
Networking
With Executives
Have Fun Help Others
Learn more
At one of our info sessions
Tuesday, September 19th 2006 7pm
Thursday, September 21st 2006 7pm
Goodes Hall Rm. 304

Posters in residences
Harkness, Ban Righ - AL
Adelaide, Chown – MP
Vic – Mike
Watts, Leonard - Vakul
Leonard, Gordon, Brock - Sean
McNeil Morris – Varun
10 posters 5/per

Varun still needs BoA times for first of Oct.

Clubs Night
- Sean and Antina Wed
- Tues Stephen, Vakul
Careers Fair Volunteer issues

Website
Link the blog, aiesec.net, aiesec.ca/queens
Aiesec.org
aiesec.ca/queensà aiesec.net

Let's recruit!

2006-09-21T14:47:00.000-07:00

Hey AIESEC Queen's:

So, this week is a remarkably busy week. On Tuesday and Thursday, we had our first two info sessions; on Tuesday and Wednesday we were presented in the club's fair! It is great to see so many people are interested in joining us this year, and we will promise to offer you guys the best AIESEC experience you will ever had...

EB meeting minutes will be posted shortly for last week. Next week there will be an international fair happen in Grant Hall again... we need volunteers for that.

EB Meeting Minute: Sept. 12th 2006

2006-09-15T10:33:00.000-07:00

Presented: LCP Varun, VP OGX Sean, ICX Mike, MD Megan, F Vakul, ER Antina
Chair: LCP: Varun
Timekeeper: VP ER, Antina Lee
Minute Record: VP OGX Sean Wang

Logistical Issues: EB Meetings Every Friday @ 5pm. Meeting minutes will be posted on the Queen’s Blog.

Summer Action Recap:

- NLDC: May 4 – 9th
- Partnership with QSB: Approved for one of CSR Outreach Activities (Contract is needed)
- Development Studies Partnership: (Shanghai Partnership, 1.5 credit granted for DV students who participated in GIP)
- BOA Selection: (Bob Scott, GA of Kingston Chamber of Commerce; International Centre)
- Summer HRDC funding: Two people were hired to do marketing calls. 16 Marketing calls were booked.

Year Plan:

Exchange Goals: 2 MT + 6 DT&TT by November
Fall Review Board: November 11th
Specific tasks: Contact media: (VP ER); Communication: (VP MD and VPF); Work with QDOC: VP ER; Careers Fair: (VP ICX + VPF); Fundraising: (VPER)

Next week tasks:
· Recruitment (VP OGX+ VP MD)
· Crossing Border Fair (VP OGX)
· Contact List completed: (VP ICX)
· Selecting VP CD and BOA (LCP)
· AIESEC Blog (VPF+VP OGX)

Welcome!

2006-09-15T10:29:00.000-07:00

To all the AIESECers and Frosh:

Welcome!! Can't wait to meet all of you and hear about your summer!
Come out to our Information Session:

Tuesday Sept. 19th & Thursday Sept. 21st
7:00pm Goodes Hall Room 304

In which you will meet the AIESECers, froshes and getting to know what AIESEC is really about!

See you all on Tuesday!

AIESEC Queen's ARE YOU READY TO RUMBLE!!

2006-07-14T18:25:00.000-07:00

AIESEC Queen's:

Here is an e-mail from AIESEC Canada:

hey aiesec canada!
This past week, we have seen LC's across the country setting up marketing challenges for each other! Soon we'll find out who really is the "Most on the coast" or the "Heavyweight in Alberta". Also, which LC owns Toronto, or is the true "Beast of the East"!!! All of these marketing challenges have even gotten our MC team competitive! Read the details of each of these summer marketing challenges below! So, are you ready to rumble???
Your MC Canada Team!

Ottawa vs. Queen's vs. Carleton
The Challenge: The First to 25 Marketing Calls Booked
Dates: July 17th August 17th
"Where is Carleton anyway? And Queens, this isn't a sheep-shearing competition...Let the experts handle it!!!"
~Emily, Ottawa~
"Bring it on Ottawa....we'll get to 25 calls booked and in on Salesforce before you!"
~Varun, Queen's~

Right on Varun!! We will give those "losers" A royal BURN!!

Come on, let's Rumble!!

July 7th 2005...

2006-07-07T18:45:00.000-07:00

Hey AIESEC:

How is going? Most people remember September 11th, but they often forget what a day it was last year. On July 7th 2005, close to 60 people died, hudreds injured in London bombing. Living peacefully now, we should not forget the terror and the danger we are facing. Deep down, who is to blame for this? Your thoughts?

New Pictures from Calgary

2006-06-30T00:20:00.000-07:00

Sean's Summer with Calgary

2006-06-29T23:51:00.000-07:00

(From top Left: Signed $500000 dollar shirt; me with Calgary Gang; Super SN Kent; All VPs can;t wait to sign my shirt... j/k)

Hey AIESEC Queens

Ok, since no one has posted any pictures yet, I think I should make a good start...
Calgary is awesome and Calgary AIESEC is even better...
Go Calgary and Go Queens

I LOVE YOU CALGARY...

more will come later...

Sean

Updates from Oksana

2006-06-28T09:26:00.000-07:00

Hey AIESEC Queens:
Here is an update from Oksana in India:

Hi Varun,

Thanks for the email. I'm doing well. Now that the first week is over and I've had some time to adjust to things, things really are much easier. Work is great, there's enough to do and it's interesting, but at the same time I'm not stressed, which is good, considering it's summer. I couldn't ask for a better boss. He's really really nice to me and I have a lot of fun with him. He also makes an effort to make sure that I'm not bored and that I'm not doing mundane work that is below my level.

Honestly, the hardest thing to adjust to was our trainee apartment, that gave me the biggest shock. It's really messy and way below accomodation standards that I would expect (and this is after living in student ghetto before with 8 other people in Kingston, where our house was quite messy too and not all that nice, so it's not like my standards are all that high). The apartment here has paint that is peeling off, it's really crowded and my flatmates just leave things lying about wherever, so everywhere there are piles of clothing, books, papers and other stuff all mixed together..... I was quite upset about it last week, when I first moved into the trainee house, it really got my mood down for the first 2 days, but now I've settled in and had some time to get used to the way it is.

And the people everywhere around me are great - at work, the AIESEC people and my flatmates are good too, except one guy is a bit weird, but whatever, so this really helps, being the extravert that I am, it makes all the difference.

I had a great weekend, which was really the "up point" after my "down stage" of dealing with the shock caused by my new living arrangements and I've been doing really well since then. On Saturday my manager drove me shopping, as I needed to pick up a few things, which really is outside the realm of his responsibilities to me, so I was really touched by the effort he made to help me settle in here in India. In the evening we went to a small party with my flatmates at the other trainees' house, so I got to meet some of the other international interns.

Sunday there was an AIESEC event, so I had to make a presentation in front of a group of students and their parents that AIESEC Baroda invited to the event, and afterwards I had to even give an interview for the local newspaper. Once the event was over, I hung out with the local AIESEC people for the rest of the evening, we went out for dinner, it was really nice.

Heat has still been a problem at times, I got a heatstroke on Sunday after walking around in the sun for only 15 minutes. But yesterday it rained for the first time and today the temperature has been cooler.

Anyway, this email is getting really long, so I'm gonna get going before it starts turning into a novel.

Take care,

Oksana

Where to go on Canada Day

2006-06-22T14:43:00.000-07:00

Hey AIESEC Queens:

I thought some of you might be bored and don't know how to spend your Canada Day on July 1st. Well, here are two events happen in the East and the West On July 1st.

Western Canada Day Event: Copied from AIESEC UBC:

Celebrate CANADA day.. in Victoria!
Canada Day in Victoria? WHUT!
Celebrate Canada Day Coastal STYLE in Victoria on July 1st!!

When: July 1st/06
Where: Victoria, baby!
Cost: Ferry ride ($9 both ways) and food
If interested in coming out to this event, please let VIVIAN (vper@aiesecubc.ca) know ASAP! :)

Eastern Canada Day Event: Canada Day in Ottawa

Like OQ, Ottawa has this tradition of hosting a big BBQ/beer party every July 1st becasue not only it happens to be Canada Day but also b/c on July 1st the new Canadian MC officially starts their time.

Two plus points:
1. Chance to meet our intern, Fernanda, who will be coming
2. If you wish to introduce your friends to AIESEC, this is a goodtime.....

Cost: 20 dollars
Time?? You better ask Varun cause I think the deadline has passed...

Also another event gonna happen right in Calgary is...

Stampede Roundup Event

Every year Calgary hosts this huge outdoor show called Stampede (Dah...) well, this year AIESEC Calgary is hosting this big events for AIESECers all over Canada. It will be extremely fun... From what I saw, they had worked very hard to make it happend so it will be worthwhile coming down here!

More information? Maybe AIESEC Calgary will post something later, you can also go to their own blog to check it out or leave a comment.

The Bottom- line is: You have no reason for not having fun in Summer!

Cheers

Guess what? Queens is on TOP

2006-06-20T20:41:00.000-07:00

Hey Queens:

Guess what I found on BMO learning center:
This:

Top LCs of 06-07 Year

Look at that! Queen is on TOP. Let's keep it up! Yay, Queens forever.

Sean

Insight XP Test

2006-06-18T20:41:00.000-07:00

To all AIESEC Queens members:

Hey Queens, HOW DO YOU FEEL?

Got your Insight XP certificate yet?
What are you waiting for then?

Insight XP, super briefly, is the place where you can find all SNs and TNs information and it is where all the magic happen (i.e. match you with the company you like, get critical contact information, and explore how great AIESEC is...). Needless to say, it is the single most important tool in doing exchange for @.

BUT, in order to be involved in any "sexy" exchanges or helping out OGX portfolio, you, my friend, must pass this test.

Where to take it?

1. this is where you take the test:
http://certification.aiesec.net/insight/certification/

How to prepare? 

2. This is the material to help you with the test:

http://certification.aiesec.net/web/support/home/insightxp/

Start reading after this line on the page: Please use the navigation menu
above to browse the help pages, or alternatively, if you know what you are
looking for, click on a link below.

For those TRUE AIESECers out there, it is the thing you must get.

So, yeah, Go crazy!!

Need more information? Send me an e-mail: woodhouse86@yahoo.ca

AIESEC Queens Forever!

AIESEC Queens

2006-06-16T22:27:00.000-07:00

Exchange settled, now its marketing's turn!!

So over the past month, major developments have been more so focussed on developing the exchange sector of AIESEC Queen's. Talks with Director of Development Studies at Queen's have confirmed that students choosing to go for a DT through @Queen's...will get 1.0 credit in their department. Moreover, there's some other stuff happening with AIESEC China (more particularly Fudan University in Shanghai)...more coming on that when AIESEC in Shanghai starts planning...

Oh and did I mention that Fernanda, our intern from Brazil, is finally here...she is working at QSB until September...

So now both SN and TN pipelines are all clear....and knowing that it'll be harder to track students wanting to go on exchange right now.....most focus is jumping onto marketing at the moment.....summer marketing intern interviews tomorrow.....hope they go well...else another weekend shift with 6 hours of interviews......aahhh...

Oksana has started her internship

2006-06-13T18:14:00.000-07:00

Hey AIESEC:

What's up? I just got this letter Varun sent me. Our last SN of the year, Oksana, has safely arrived in India, and officially started her most exciting part of @ experience-- Internship. Here is the letter:

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Hi Varun,

I just wanted to let you know that I arrived safely in India, 10 AIESEC Baroda people picked me up at the airport and gave me a "traditional Indian welcome". Right now I'm staying at my Indian buddy's house, everything is great.

The flight was quite long (obviously), but I met really nice people along the way. And guess what? When I was at the Mumbai airport, waiting for my flight to Baroda, I met another AIESECer from Canada, from AIESEC York actually, who was going on an internship to Bangalore! AIESEC network is everywhere! :)

I followed your advice and booked my flight from Mumbai to Baroda before I left, I flew with Jet Airways. Thanks for all the advice about Indian air carriers! :)

I'll take care of the other stuff you sent me later on, once I settle in a bit and get some sleep!

Take care,

Oksana
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I sincerely hope that Oksana will have a wonderful time in India. And can you believe it? AIESECers are everywhere, even on the random plane!! Wow, it is amazing!

Can;t wait to see some of your pictures Oksana. Take care.

Sean

Letter from VP Spirit

2006-06-11T19:40:00.000-07:00

Hey AIESEC Queens:

I just got the letter from our beloved SN Martin. For any of you who haven't followed the news, Martin had just been selected as MC for Panama and Costa Rica. It has been great talking with Martin. Moreover, receiving his e-mail just give me extra energy to work for an extra mile. Here is his story:

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Hey QUEEN's!!!

yes, we are having the "NLDC" of CAS here... wanna come? you can faci with me! it's going to be English! =)

Yes, you guessed right. Life is getting busier now...and I really like it. It's doing things I want to do. It's still transition for me, as I still have a lot of reading to do! but it's all good. What has been challenging so far has been the language. Today, we had LC planning with one of the LCs, and it was quite frustrating sometimes when I couldn't understand all of what they were saying. And when I contributed, I was speaking in English as I want to get all my points out. Well, it's definately a challenge the coming year. I havent' learnt formal Spanish since I have arrived here, but I have learnt all Spanish just talking. I think I really really need to sit down with a Spanish book and learn the basics! =)

Yes, the whole country has been crazy for this match for half a year now ever since in Dec when they were officially drawn to the same group of Germany. Well, I must say, the Ticos were very scared of this match, as it is against the Germans, the hosts, and it's the first ever match, so the most watched match in the world cup apart from the Final. I think we were expecting to lose, just by how much. During the 4 friendlies this past month for warm up for the world cup...Costa Rica did not score any goals, and everybody got so scared. So common predictions would be like 4-0. The fact that we lost, we weren't surprise, what was most important was that we scored two goals! So that should definately help us, and we should have two easier teams!

It was my first time ever to be living in a world cup nation during world cup...and it was sooooo nice...the game was at 10am, and I went to one of the LCP's house to watch it. I left home at 6:30am to go through San José...and it was sooo nice to see everyone wearing red! or the jersey of the ticos. I personally invested in a jersey myself, and I felt so proud wearing one as I passed through town at 7:30am or so in the morning. Everybody had their flags and everything, it was quite a scene. Only in Costa Rica: the newly elected president (formal nobel prize winner) declared the morning a public holiday...so practically the whole nation wasn't working as even private companies would let their employees watch the game. This country really feeds on football.

So next comes the Ecuadorians (from where one of the intern here is!), and that would be 7am in the morning! yikes! But yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing the whole country going cup crazy the next week or two. (hopefully we can advance to the second round!)

Cheers from "Ticolandia"

Martin

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How has your life been?

Cheers

Sean VP OGX

Welcome!

2006-06-09T21:22:00.000-07:00

Wow, finally AIESEC Queens has an official blog. I apologize in advance that due to my limited skill in blogging and computer in general, this blog may look bad. But hey, who said I am the only person doing this blog thing? This blog belongs to all members, SNs and BOAs. So enjoy this blog and start posting something. Pictures are needed.

Cheers Sean