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First Three Days Before JCI World Conference

Monday, November 1st, 2010

Hi all :) I have been in Japan now for three days now Saturday, Sunday and Monday. I got into Osaka at around 3 on Saturday and then caught the express train to Kyoto to do some sight-seeing for a few days. I decided that I will spend the rest of the week in Osaka so it would be nice to see some of the rest of Japan. I got speaking to a nice chap from the city Kyoto on the flight over and I was telling him about JCI and he told me that I needed to visit Kyoto if I got a chance as it is a beautiful city full of world sites of culture.

First Tatami Mat House

Golden House by Lake

I got to see some gorgeous rock gardens, Shinto / Buddhist temples and some amazing gardens. On Sunday I caught a cable car up a mountain where they train monks that is meant to have splendid views but the rain and fog rolled in so the views did not happen for me. Have a look at some of the photos below of the places I visited in Kyoto.

I caught the train to Osaka today and met up with Michelle and Louise and we met our JCI friends from UK, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand and some other places also. We all had to meet up for a very important meeting to discuss some critical maters. See the picture below.

Important JCI Meeting In Osaka

Just a reminder to everyone that JCI Ireland leadership Academy will be happening in Roscrey on the weekend of the 12th 13th and 14th of November. It will cost €50 for the full weekend of training, food and accommodation. This is great value for what will be a great weekend of leadership development. If you want to go contact Emmeline on emmeline@ireland.com

Konbanwa

Kelly San

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JCI Ireland is Growing

Friday, October 29th, 2010

It has been quite a while since my last post and so much has happened that I am not 100% sure where to start. The big news that I am delighted with is the fact that JCI Ireland is now growing and we have 4 branches in start-up phases. JCI South Leitrim, JCI Ennis, JCI Clonmel and JCI Dundalk and we also have interest from Tralee chamber of commerce who is considering getting a branch up and running. If you know anyone in these towns please tell them about the new branches and get them along to an event.

It makes me so proud that I will be able to tell people this and also that we had two branches affiliate at the start of the year while I am in Japan at the JCI World convention next week. I am so looking forward to representing Ireland in Japan and meeting all the great JCI friends I have from around the world.

Since my last post we have also had our National Convention in Malahide. This was a great event and there were so many highlights for me from the weekend. We had the final of the JCI Ireland Friendly Business Awards, 70’s fancy dress karaoke, splendid training sessions, keynote speakers, reimagining Ireland as a better place, JCI Cork winning all the awards in their first year as a branch, the launch of Active Citizenship week and the tripartite debate. All of this mixed in with great fun, great people and a sense that as JCI members that we can make a difference.

We had JCI Ireland Active Citizenship week where people from all over Ireland got down and dirty and got stuck into being Active Citizens. The JCI World president visited us on the Tuesday of Active Citizenship week and we brought him to Dublin, Limerick and Galway where he was interviewed by RTE about our world TOYP winner.

Like I did at the JCI European conference in Denmark I am planning on blogging quite a bit from Japan so as to give all the JCI Ireland members a feeling of what is going on in Japan so expect to see quite a few blog entries from me over the next week.

Regards

Mark

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European President’s Meeting in Riga 1

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Just landed in Riga a few hours ago and I was surprised to find there was four feet all over the city. I have been looking forward to this event since the world conference in Tunisia as I get to see all my great JCI friends from around the world. It is around 1AM here at the moment and I have already met quite a few people and got some great updates on projects that are being run by like minded young people in their 20′s and 30′s from all around Europe.

The big thing that is on the schedule for tomorrow is a session that is being charred by Marco from Austria where we will compile all the similar issues that are affecting people in their 20′s and 30′s around Europe and we will select two or three issues that effect everyone and then we will start to lobby on these issues across Europe to our local ministers and MEP’s. I am really looking forward to this as it is important for JCI members to have one voice.

On Friday Louise will be making a presentation about Active Citizenship and how this ties into Bed Nets and the 50-Ways project that we have been running in Ireland for the past few years.

Will have another update later in the week and hope to get some video blogs from the other presidents as Michelle suggested at local officer training this year!

Mark

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JCI in New Ross

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

 

We have just had an enquiry from a past member and president of New Ross JCI who is interested in re-launching the New Ross Branch of JCI. This is excellent news. 

If you know any people who are based in New Ross or any other areas around Ireland who would be interested in getting involved in JCI please let us know and we will put you in contact with the people who can help. 

Mark

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JCI Ireland’s first post for 2010 from the President

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Firstly I would like to welcome you to my first blog entry for 2010. This one will be quite a big entry as I am going to have to fit all of January into it. I would also like to thank the members of JCI Ireland for giving me the opportunity to lead JCI Ireland this year. This is something that I am very proud to do and I hope I can live up to the level of the great presidents that have been in this position before me.

The main goal for JCI Ireland in 2010 is growth! Growth of our members, growth of our current branches and growth of new branches around Ireland. We have an excellent National Executive this year and I know that we will achieve loads this year.

So far this year we have had our AGM and First National event in Tullamore. I really enjoyed this event and I was delighted to see Tullamore running a national event since they ran National Convention a few years back.

The day after this we had local officer training in Dublin and this was also a great day. Local officers from all around Ireland received training on Project Management, Public Relations, Time management and we had Andrew Keogh from Aristo http://www.aristo.ie give an excellent training on motivation& managing & building relationships.

Earlier this week I met Tom Cullen in Waterford and we have developed a good plan for getting this branch back up and running. Tom has loads of great ideas and he hopes to have an information evening in early March.

This morning I was on a Skype conference call with the National Presidents and my good friends in Scotland, Malta, UK and Australia. The Australian president Peter headed this call up and it was a great success and chance to build on some international relations. This call was so successful that I am hoping that the National Board will now be able to use Skype to have some meetings and help improve the running of JCI Ireland. This is something that the local branches may want to look into also.

Louise Walsh and myself will be heading off to Latvia in two weeks time to attend the European Presidents’ Meeting and I will fill you in on what happens at this in later posts.

Finally I would ask all members to complete the survey that National PRO Marianne circulated earlier this week http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HTTNTMR

Until next time

Mark Kelly

JCI Ireland National President

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