2009 aiesec unsw annual report

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AIESEC

The University of

New South Waleswww.aiesecaustralia.org

www.aiesecunsw.org

Annual Report 2009


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction to AIESEC 3

AIESEC UNSW in Detail 4

AIESEC Conferences 7

Looking Forward to 2010 9

Partners 10


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AIESEC UNSW in Detail

AIESEC has existed in UNSW since 1968. The current structure of UNSW began in 2007 and

in 2009 AIESEC UNSW is about to finish a record year in terms of results. This has been a

culmination of effort over the past three years to create an organisation that is actively

developing its members and providing unique international opportunities.

Outgoing Exchange (OGX)

Outgoing exchange is the largest part of AIESEC

as an organisation in UNSW. We provide

international opportunities for members to

challenge their world view, try new opportunities,

and have a hands-on experience in making a

difference in communities and students overseas.

2009 (to date)* 2008 2007

Raises (RA) 20 9 6

Matched (MA) 21 6 3

Realised (RE) 11 8 1

* December which is not recorded is the month where most realisations occurs

Raises number of people who have successfully completed the application process to participate in an AIESEC internship

Matches number of people who have been successfully matched to an international AIESEC internship

Realisation number of people who have completed and AIESEC internship.

Sample country and internship placements that UNSW students have participated in 2009:

Country City Program/Internship Brief Summary

Togo Lome YoungEntrepreneurSProgram (YES)

Deliver workshops to increase theentrepreneurship skills for African student,helping them acquire skills to develop andexecute business plans.

Cote DIvoire Abidjan Afritour Project Research, connect, and increase the image ofthe tourism sector all stakeholders in the tourismindustries in West Africa.

Cote DIvoire Abidjan ASK Program The project objectives are to deliver learningopportunities (workshops, exercises) that willpromote development of emissaries andchampions of HIV/AIDS prevention among thosechildren,

Brazil Salvador Instituto dePermacultura daBahia(PermacultureInstitute of Bahia)

Research and develop community developmentprojects in the rural areas of Bahia. Elaborateand implement an international capture ofresources plan and give support to the nationalcapture of resources strategies.


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Country City Program/Internship Brief Summary

China Shanghai Red Wings Project -Migrant Children We

Care

Volunteers develop and execute trainingcourses to educate school children especially

rural migrant children in the cities on HIV/AIDSissues in China. Organise memorial activities forInternational AIDS day.

India Delhi Bachpan BachaoAndolan (Save theChildhoodMovement)

Database development, fundraising,participation in research studies on the use ofchild labour in specific industries, and thedevelopment of national and international publicrelations for leading programs on child labour inIndia

India Baroda HEAD - Educationand Child RightsInitiative Groups

Understanding child rights issues in India,through working with mentally and physicallydisabled children from teaching arts and craft,

sports, drama, and music.Poland Warsaw STOWARZYSZENIE(Handicap)

Working with mentally ill children and teenagers,organize different activities for those people likegames, competitions, and teach them somebasic English

Incoming Exchange (ICX)

AIESEC UNSW maintains its membership as a local committee of AIESEC in Australiabecause it is able to provide unique opportunities for AIESECers overseas by approachingcompanies to open up internship positions.

This year AIESEC UNSW realised a partnership with BVN Architecture.BVN Architecture was tremendously interested in finding an intern fromLatin America to join their team. AIESECs large global network andmember development program allows companies to access a huge poolof human resources from around the world.

AIESEC UNSW is also very excited to announce a new partnership with theCentre for Social Impact (CSI) at UNSW. They have opened a position for an

AIESEC intern to help in research and report writing activities. AIESEC andCSI shared very similar values to increasing awareness and education inrunning a not-for-profit and increasing Corporate Social Responsibility valuesin the community. We thank CSI for supporting youth leadershipdevelopment and believing in the AIESEC exchange program. We lookforward to continue a strong relationship with CSI.


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External Relations (ER)

External Relations have maintained very goodrelationship with UNSW Careers and Employment. Wewould like to thank Careers and Employment for theircontinued support and allowing for our participation at

their careers and volunteer expositions.We continue to thank the support of the ASB, in particular Sue Bennett-Williams and JenniferHarris and the Faculty of Arts and in particular the School of Education, for our internationalplacement programs for students. We also thank ARC for supporting student campus activity.

ER was the main driver for our recruitment programs, which is key factor in UNSW achievingrecord results for 2010.

ER will have structural changes going into 2010, and will be rebranded MaC (Marketing andCommunications). Their role is to increase AIESEC brand awareness in 2010 in UNSW andbeyond, and to increase and maintain communication channels between AIESEC andstakeholder in UNSW.

Talent Management (TM)

Member development is one of the missions of AIESEC. TMis the driver of talent management at UNSW. TM isresponsible for planning weekly meeting with skillsdevelopment exercises and discussions based on worldissues.

On one meeting, we were privileged to have ShasheenJayaweera come talk to us. Shasheen was a finalist in the2007 Young Australian of the Year award, an AIESEC UNSW Alumni and was the founder ofhis own NGO, Youth for a Sustainable Future. He talked to our members about what it meansto gain leadership and management skill, and what inspires him to make a difference in theworld.

Next year will see the introduction of Personal Learning Plans (PLP) for members so they arebetter able to track their development in AIESEC and beyond.

Finance (FN)

Finance in UNSW won the Finance Award at JanuaryNational Conference! It was awarded based on the bestrevenue growth in the country and the best memberdevelopment and engagement. We congratulate the financeportfolio in winning this award!

Finance maintains the tracking and budgeting of our localcommittee which is essential in planning the strategic direction

for the local committee. Documentation process and financialpolicies have also improved this year.

Finance is also responsible for the internal control of the localcommittee and the organisation of an audit. We continue to thank Dr. Maria Balatbat from theUNSW School of Accounting for her support and pro bono audit work to the local committee.

We hope to continue our partnership with Quicken in 2010 to continue running successfulQuickbooks training events.

Next year will see the introduction of sponsorship procurement in the Finance portfolio roledescription.


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Events

AIESEC Developing Leaders Day

Saturday 4th April 2009

AIESEC UNSW was proud to host Developing Leaders Day. The Developing Leaders Day

(DLD) was aimed at delivering key ideas, techniques and skills of leadership to youngpeople. As the next generation of movers and shakers of the world, AIESEC seeks to developstudents' abilities to their full potential. This vital training will give students the chance toreceive external training in areas such as project and team management, leadership andbusiness innovation.

AIESECConferences

January National Conference South Australia11 UNSW students attended the week long January NationalConference.

The nation set high exchange and member development goals in 2009 Januaryconference and the role of the National Conference is to up-skill AIESECers on planningmethodologies to ensure that members are able to deliver these goals.

AIESEC NSW State Conference (April)NSW state conference is a long weekend getaway where most new members in AIESECUNSW got to know the organisation. Activities in the conference are designed to increaseteamwork, self awareness, communication, and understanding on how to plan and deliverAIESEC activity on a local level

Brainstorming

Andrew Maloney

Founder - Student

Services Australia

UNSW & AIESEC Alumni

Leadership from

Inside Out

Andrew Hughes

Founder - Dare2XL

Environmental

Leadership

Patrick Medway AM

President - Wildlife

Preservation Society of

Australia

Leadership

Discussions

Robyn Rohrlach

Executive Manager, Risk

& HR - Encompass Credit

Union


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July National Conference - Victoria

22 UNSW students attended the week long July National Conference.

The aim of July National Conference is to up-skill members in terms of

delivering AIESEC exchanges and member development.A Developing Leaders Day on the first day of conference brought inexternal speakers to talk to students about sustainability issues and whatit means to be a young leader in those issues.

The chair of the conference was David Bacon, who is the founder of theNGO, Carpets for Communities. The chair throughout the conferenceinspire delegates about the impact of the NGO on child labour anddevelopment in Cambodia and gave us an insight about what it takes tostart up your own NGO on what you are passionate about.

September Presidents Meeting

The outgoing and incoming President of AIESEC UNSW attended this conference.

The role of the conference is to up-skill the next National Leadership Team forAIESEC in Australia. Sessions are involving the incoming team in nationalstrategy building and to network all the Local Committee Presidents fromaround the country.

The best session of the conference was run by Peter Ivett, who is the CEO ofVivente Australia, which is an executive coaching business, aimed atincreasing the leadership and management skills. The session gave thenational leadership team a deep insight about what it takes to be a leader and manager of aself sustaining not-for-profit.

Transition Conference (November)

Every year outgoing executives of AIESEC UNSW runs a transition conference for theincoming executives board to up-skill them in terms of organisational knowledge, selfawareness, planning, strategy development, and team dynamics. This is an intensiveconference is designed to turn members who have taken the initiative to lead a portfolio inAIESEC to be leaders in the direction, activity, and future of the Local Committee in UNSW.

The Chair of the Conference was Pedro Montenegro, who is on the AIESEC AustraliaNational Committee. He was a Local Committee President in his home city of Sao Paolo inBrazil. He shared many insights into what it means for AIESEC to be an international

organisation, and what it means for a local chapter in Australia to contribute to the globaldevelopment of leaders and the facilitation of the AIESEC exchange.


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Looking forward to 2010

2010 will be very exciting times for AIESEC UNSW. Results are at record levels, and with thefoundations built from the results of 2009, 2010 should see increase ability to provide memberdevelopment and even more unique life changing international placements.

2010 will also see AIESEC in NSW play host to the AIESEC National Conference in July 2010.This brings together over 200 young leaders from around the country to develop new skills,attend workshops run by external businesses and NGOs.

Thank you to all that have supported AIESEC in 2009. We look forward to continue ourrelationship. We greatly value your time and effort.

Lastly, AIESEC UNSW would like to recognise the effort of the Executive Board in 2009. Thetime and effort required to run AIESEC is a testament to the commitment of these individual tosocial enterprise and personal development. AIESEC UNSW would also like to welcome the2010 team, and wish them every success.

2009 ExecutiveBoard

Local Committee PresidentAlpha [email protected]

External Relations DirectorTristan [email protected]

Talent Management DirectorLinda [email protected]

Finance DirectorEsther [email protected]

Outgoing Exchange DirectorKai [email protected]

Corporate Relations DirectorHaresh [email protected]

2010 ExecutiveBoard

Local Committee PresidentHtet [email protected]

Marketing & CommunicationsDirectorKatie [email protected]

Talent Management DirectorMatthew [email protected]

Finance DirectorVarun [email protected]

Outgoing Exchange DirectorsAnnie [email protected]&Lisa [email protected]

Corporate Relations DirectorMartin [email protected]


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Partners & Supporters

We sincerely thank all of AIESEC UNSWs partners and supporters for their kind and generous supportthroughout the year.

Special thanks to:

Pro Vice Chancellor:

Professor Joan Cooper

Australia School ofBusiness:

Dr Geoff Dicks

Sue Bennett-Williams

Simon Arnold

Chris Witt

Nina Mistilis

UNSW International Office:

Anna Martin

Careers and EmploymentOffice:

Dawn White

Lyndall Partington

ARC

Centre for Social Impact

Cheryl Kernot

Anne Measday

Bligh Voller Nield (BVN)

Ian Goodbury

AuditorMaria Balatbat

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