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HOW IT WAS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NCM

Elena Tosheva tells us all about how it was

to visit Serbia in the spring and take part

in her second National Coordinators

meeting

HOW IT WAS TO HOST THE NCM

Eleksander Elezovic gives us an inside into

how it was to host the NCM in Belgrade and

what it meant to the newly formed alumni

group in Serbia to take part in their first NCM

HOW IT WAS TO ORGANISE AND RUN THE NCM

The GEC takes us behind the scenes and

tells us how he experienced the meeting

and what he learned from co-hosting

an international event

IN THIS ISSUE OF FLYING HIGH YOU CAN ALSO

READ ABOUT:

α  How to become the next ECα  How 36 members became part of an exclusive

group for extraordinary Europeans.

α  The JA-YE Europe trade fair in Portugal

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ORGANIZING, EXECUTING AND EXPERIENCING THE NCM

By Aleksandar Elezovic 

The year 2010 has been very special for the Serbian Alumni club. We were very honoured and lucky

to be picked to host the National Coordinators Meeting this spring and it's been a very illuminating

experience for all of us.

At first we thought that hosting it would be a lot harder than it actually turned out to be, but that was

only because we underestimated the power of team work and support that JA-YE Alumni is all about.

We, the Serbian team, learned a lot of valuable lessons at that meeting, especially when it came to

taking responsibility, putting your best foot forward and keeping the all important overview.

There were two parts of the meeting I would like to point out as especially important for us: Sharing the

problems each of the representatives had experienced on a national level and discussing them, the

process of trying to contribute to fixing them and learning from each other's mistakes was truly

enlightening. The second factor was brainstorming on "The next European project". That made us

think outside the box and explore the new possibilities and channels of communications that would

help improve the way we share information and give feedback.

Having Serbia being an active part of the NCM was important on much greater scales than just us, the

Alumni. It actually helped us gain strength and enthusiasm to help JA Serbia take a big step in the

right direction, working on developing their programs and projects much faster. We're currently

planning some, for Serbia, new ideas. We're slowly building a strong network of friends and

colleagues; a better future for JA-YE Alumni.

The National Coordinators Meeting (NCM)

is a bi-annual meeting for all member 

countries where each is invited to send 

two representatives.

The three main goals are: 

α  Best practice sharing 

α  Update from ECC on 

membership advantages 

α  Creating inspiration for new 

European projects 

BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE NCM IN BELGRADE

CULTURE AND LEARNING

A combination of Alumni Serbia’s great motivation to host and the ECCs strategic

goal of facilitating and supporting the creation of new membership countries was

the main motivation behind the NCM in Belgrade.

The experience of arranging this event was full of great learning from both parties.

The host gained several answers to various questions, strongly increased their

association with JA-YE Alumni Europe and increased their motivation. For the

ECC internally it was a great teamwork experience to create such a key event

including an external host coordinating the physical frame. All in all the meeting

came out as a success despite of the challenges faced and the multiple goals.

Each membership country brought home a rich output of increased cross-border

cooperation, new advantages for national members, and a wide range of solutions

for everything from strategic goals to everyday problems.

The ECC is looking forward to host the next NCM in connection to the Alumni

Conference August 2010 – and we hope to see YOU there!

Brian Gjerstrup, GEC

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  SPRING IN THE AIR, IDEAS EVERYWHERE

By Elena Tosheva  

What is the best way to spend the very beginning of spring? Where can you

enjoy the fresh and sunny weather? My personal experience shows that

Belgrade, Serbia is the right place and the NC meeting is the perfect setting

for making new friends and expanding your horizons.

The first National Coordinators Meeting for 2010 took place this April in

Serbia. Gathering with Alumni representing over 6 countries, discussing the

development of our network on national and European level, sharing best and

worst practices were just few of the things which kept us busy for these three

wonderful days.

Our Serbian hosts and the European committee had done an amazing job

organising and planning the whole event. Although presentations and

discussions were taking place from early morning until the very late afternoon

everyone felt energized, motivated and inspired. Topics covered passing on

knowledge to new members, how to enable cross border coordination,

starting European projects, improving communications and how to bestspread the opportunities which we have created. The European website and

newsletter are also initiatives that require everybody’s inputs in order to live

up to the vision we have.

What I have always found amazing about Alumni events is that only a few

days is enough to meet new people and become close friends. Sharing the

same enthusiasm about entrepreneurship, having the vision and dreaming

about changing the world is what brings us every time closer to each other

and strengthens the Alumni network.

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Did you read a good book? Go to an

inspiring lecture? Or find a cool website?Then please let us know so we can feature it

on Alumni recommends .

Harvard Business Review: IDEA CAST

The HBR IdeaCast is an inspiring weekly

audio podcast, bringing you the analysis

and advice of the leading minds in

management.

Listen to podcast about the cutting edge

research on innovation, entrepreneurship

and motivation.

You can find the podcast here:blogs.hbr.org/ideacast/ 

Editors pick 

Is Socialnomics a fad?

- If Facebook were a country is would be the

world’s 3rd

largest.

- 80% of companies use social media for

recruitment

- Amazon sold more electronic books for the

Kindle than physical books on Christmas.

Watch the cool video and hear more

interesting facts and learn more about

socialnomics.

http://mashable.com/2010/05/07/social-

media-stats-video/  

Recommended b Penn Perr

MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITY:

EUROPEAN FUTURE LEADERS

The European Coordinators Committee is proud to inform you that, in

partnership with JA-YE Europe, we provided 36 members with another

unique membership advantage last month: becoming part of the exclusive

'European Future Leaders', meaning that they are now all part of only 300

chosen extraordinary Europeans.

We are very thankful for all those alumni ambassadors who sent in their CV,

motivations and participated in a survey. Furthermore we can report that the

Brussels based Think Tank; Think Young, is grateful for our support and are

looking forward to continued cooperation in the near future.

To show their gratitude Think Young also provided one ticket to the

European Business Summit in Brussels, where the survey result would be

discussed. We had a draw between the 36 participants and Kristin Hallberg

from Sweden will be representing JA-YE Alumni Europe at this amazing

event, bringing together business leaders and politicians from all overEurope. 

Are schools bad for creativity?

Listen to Sir Ken Robinson great ideas on

how to revolutionize education!

His talk

is funny,

enlightening

and

available

to all on

TED.com

Recommendation from Fan-page

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JA-YE EUROPE TRADE FAIR 2010

by Maria Carvalho, António Henriques and Ricardo Martins Costa 

Junior Achievement Portugal hosted the JA-YE Europe Trade Fair on March 20th, 2010. The event took

place in beautiful Lisbon, the city chosen to host this entrepreneurship fair that involved 300 students

from 23 different countries aged between 15 and 21. JA Alumni Portugal, worked behind the scenes

helping with the organization of the event supplying 53 young Portuguese volunteers to support severalactivities during the three days.

On Friday a treasure hunt gave the students a possibility to discover the heart of Lisbon. They were

divided into groups, each one with one alumnus to guide them. This small adventure started in "Praça do

Município" the Municipal Square, and after a race around town finished at the restaurant "Vossemecê"

where everyone enjoyed a Portuguese meal.

The exhibition took place on Saturday in Centro Comercial Colombo. During the day, students exhibited

and sold their products, and were carefully evaluated by a jury composed with experienced members. In

the evening all the participants attended a gala dinner, where awards for best products in the different

categories were given out.

The objective of this event was to develop the entrepreneurship spirit with all the students thatparticipated. This fair was also an opportunity for both students and alumni to get to know people from

different countries and develop the leadership and cooperation spirit.

This fair was the first project with JA Alumni Portugal ’s support, and as a member I believe this was a

great opportunity to show what one of the purposes of our organization can be.. And let me ask you,

what could be better learning experience than hosting an international event this size?

JA Portugal and JA Alumni Portugal are confident that the students evolved with the project and returned

home with more load of new knowledge, rich in experiences, and with new opportunities in front of them.

NEW INITIATIVE

This year a group of JA-YE alumni are meeting up in

lovely Italy to take part in a combined alumni holiday

and participation in the JA-YE Europe Company of the

Year Competition 2010 held in Cagliari.

The Italian alumni team headed by Davide Delfino

was kind enough to think of their international alumni

friends when volunteers were needed for the event, this

resulted in seven alumni from all over Europe being picked to join the team in

Italy.

Have you missed out on the membership opportunities mentioned in this issue of

Flying High, then send your email address and name to

louise@alumnieurope.org and I’ll make sure you are added to our 

official mailling list! 

See trade fair video here: http://www.youtube.com/user/jayeeurope#p/u/0/qnQJlR92QEA