On a beautiful day of May (20th of May) a wonderful thing was set up by a group of volunteers. The idea - giving free hugs to anybody who was willing to receive them in the center of Sibiu. AIESEC Sibiu was also there, for the first time, together with other enthusiastic students. Although this time we weren’t too many from AIESEC, we really enjoyed going to people in the street, asking them politely if they are willing to receive a hug, that had the purpose to brighten their day. Many of the people who received a hug were a bit surprised by our intention, but the majority received them with a smile on their face. Funny thing – older people looked the happiest to receive a hug. I was really moved because of this happening: I saw an old lady on the street, walking aside and looking a bit  sad, a bit lost in her thoughts. This is when I walked up to her and asked her if she would like me to hug her. And then she smiled at me, accepting my hug and for a moment I believe she forgot about her worries and thanked me for brighting her day.

This Free Hugs Campaign was actually set up by Lume Buna (http://www.lumebuna.ro) and it took place in over 60 cities in Romania for this second edition (the first edition was in December 2008). The concept of Free Hugs belongs to a guy named Juan Mann (http://www.freehugscampaign.org) from Australia who thought that many of us sometimes need a simple hug from somebody to brighten up our day. This is true also because the world we live in is very serious and often cold and people nowadays sometimes need affection more than ever.

This is what happened that day in pictures:

http://picasaweb.google.com/laurici3/ImbratisariGratuiteFreeHugs

Don’t forget that … sometimes, a hug is all we need. :o)

Laura

Asadar, LPM… Ce inseamna asta? LPM este una dintre abrevierile pe care AIESEC le foloseste pentru a denumi una dintre cele mai importante conferinte ale membrilor sai din timpul anului si anume Local Planning Meeting… planificarea proiectelor, obiectivelor si strategiilor care vin in sprijinirea acestora pentru un an intreg. Insa ceea ce o face cu adevarat importanta si indelung asteptata de membrii este faptul ca mereu este diferita si unica, desi voia buna, energia si entuziasmul cu care oamenii adunati aici incarca atmosfera ramane neschimbat.

Anul acesta, vatra de “coacere” al proiectelor a fost Cabana Craciuneasa, un loc prea deosebit pentru a putea fi descris in doar cateva fraze. Un coltisor de rai, in inima padurilor de brazi, la aproximativ 15 km distanta de satul Gura Raului. Toti participantii, au infruntat cu indarjire drumul forestier denivelat si plini de gropi pe care se ajunge la cabana, avand in minte un singur lucru: sa transforme si aceasta conferinta intr-una de neuitat.

In zilele ce au urmat, au avut loc o serie de sedinte comune, dar si separate, intre departamentele de Marketing, Finante, Talent Management, Exchange si Vanzari, intalniri prin care s-au setat obiectivele pe urmatorul an, dar si prilej de intarire a legaturilor intre membrii vechi si de initiere si familiarizare a membrilor noi cu obiceiurile si traditia AIESEC-ului. Astfel, pe langa concentrarea si munca ce a presupus-o schitarea si programarea proiectelor ce vor incepe in scurt timp, seniorii din AIESEC i-au invatat pe juniori dansurile caracteristice, melodiile ce intretin voia buna la orice conferinta AIESEC, in intreaga lume, nu doar in Sibiu sau in Romania.
N-au lipsit nici concursurile cu bere (boat-race) sau focul de tabara, moment-cheie la toate coferintele LPM, deoarece din toate gurile rasuna shout-ul FIRESTARTers care a consacrat localul AIESEC Sibiu si sub care s-a scris deja o frumoasa istorie; de asemenea, mult asteptate au fost jocurile de echipa prin padure, menite sa intareasca relatia dintre membrii grupurilor, de a-i face sa constientizeze ca munca in echipa presupune respect si incredere in ceilalti, uneori compromisuri si eliberare de prejudecati, dar si sansa de a te distra pe cinste si a invata ca viata buna si tineretea spirituala se conserva prin ras si apropiere umana.
Au fost prezenti sa-i sprijine pe tinerii implicati in activitati antrenante si cei care fac parte deja din generatia Alumnus, oameni care au terminat experienta AIESEC, care sunt acum manageri, antreprenori si, in general lideri in munca pe care o fac.
Weekend-ul s-a terminat neasteptat de repede, insa am pastrat putin din atmosfera plina de entuziasm si adrenalina a acestuia intr-un “borcan” rosu, pe care il vom mai deschide de-a lungul anului pentru a ne aminti ca acel entuziasm si devotament va duce la reusita proiectelor noastre si la indeplinirea obiectivelor propuse.

My first IS meeting

One thing I like most about AIESEC is the fact that it is flexible. Flexible when it comes to people, projects or even personal development. After you become an AIESEC member, you have opportunities at your feet. You may choose to be an OC (Organizational Committee) /OCP (Organizational Committee President) in a project or even try to get into the Executive Board (EB) of AIESEC Sibiu. But some people find their place in positions like Information Systems Manager, Alumni Responsible or PR (Public Relations) Responsible. These 3 positions represent for AIESEC Sibiu the middle management.
I choose to be an IS Manager after spending more than a year in IS department of AIESEC Sibiu. Middle management has an important role too in the organization, they coordinate a group of people and most important they are specialist in that domain. The relationship between middle management and the EB must be open so that every Vice President can always have a good picture of their department status.
For me being an IS Manager means to taste leadership. I’ve read so much about leadership, presented leadership and talked about leadership, but now its the time to experience leadership.
I’m just 2 weeks old as an IS Manager and I can say I like it. Gathering people in one place at the same time can be alone a challenge and I feel that every time I meet my team, my experience gets a plus.
Expectations are the only fear I have during my term and I’m sure I will prove myself at least as good as the last IS Manager.

New people, new ways of dealing with things, a new method of managing our resources, new Executive Board (EB) and Member Committee (MC) but nothing newer than the relation and the connections between the AIESEC Romania’s Local Committees (LC). At the 2009’s National Congress, all the participants made a clear statement: communication and collaboration will be the “Key Performance Indicators” and the “Critical Success Factors” of our future development as Local Committees in AIESEC in Romania.
More to that, the Awards Gala brought us even closer to a better collaboration, rewarding the best realizations of the Local Committees and taking the first step towards a brighter future in AIESEC in Romania and AIESEC in all the 13 LC’s.
All in all, this 2009 NC brought what was needed for us to start a new stage in our collaboration, made the things clearer and gave a boom for us to develop a lot faster in order for the members to have the best experience AIESEC can provide.

Printre o multime de clujeni si targu-mureseni, Sibiul se arata firav la aceasta conferinta printr-un singur reprezentant. Pot spune ca primirea a fost mai mult decat calduroasa, iar numele si pozitia ocupata de mine n-a contat, doar numele localului AIESEC Sibiu a fost suficient pentru a starni multe strigate si aplauze de welcoming.
Trainingurile sunt tinute in continuu, participantii se implica activ, iar atmosfera este una profesionala. Trainerii, cu statut de alumnus si membru deopotriva, fac din aceasta conferinta de pregatire o activitate interactiva si deosebit de folositoare atat pe termen scurt , recrutarile, cat si pe termen lung, dezvoltarea membrilor.
Simularile de interviuri au fost mana cereasca pentru participantii la acest TTI al lui martie 2009.Au simtit pe propria piele ce inseamna sa fii un intervievator, ce inseamna sa nu mai fi tu cel intervievat si mai ales ce implica asta.
La final, trainerii au fost « pusi la zid » de catre delegatii GN-ului, iar intrebarile si raspunsurile n-au incetat sa vina. Acestia au fost incantati sa impartaseasca din experienta lor cu noi, unii dintre ei avand la activ chiar si 40 de interviuri.
Atmosfera placuta si buna dispozitie din cele 2 zile ale TTI-ului nu s-au disipat odata cu venirea momentului plecarii, delegatii find motivati de experienta weekendului petrecut alaturi de traineri si de membrii celorlalte locale ale GN-ului. Cu gandul ca fiecare dintre cei care am participat vom aduce un plus localului nostru prin informatiile cumulate, ne indreptam spre orasele si localele noastre, avand in minte doar un singur lucru :AIESEC.

Once upon a time … or the success story of AIESEC Sibiu.

It all began 10 years ago … on the 22nd February 1999 a handful of young students from Economics and Engineering established AIESEC Sibiu, which today gathers 30 active members.

Because it has been a decade since the founding of AIESEC Sibiu, we decided to celebrate this special occasion together with the AIESEC Sibiu alumni.

There were 2 days of snow, laughter and happiness once the old members met up with the new ones, but also with those who found their way outside the country thanks to AIESEC Sibiu.

We intend to celebrate the whole year the 10th birthday of AIESEC Sibiu also with official events, not only with parties.

How was the party?

Well, just take a look:

If we would take a peek back, there were 10 years of success, fulfillments, projects, conferences and members which had unique experiences. They all have chosen the path of the AIESEC experience: from newbie-members to leaders (on a national level), no matter the country or interns in different countries.

We are proud of those people who made AIESEC Sibiu what it is today.

Also, let’s not forget our active members which make our committee be one with success, leadership and opportunities for personal growth.

… happy birthday AIESEC Sibiu!

Last Thursday the Information System Team meet up at the AIESEC Sibiu headquarters to do some spring cleaning in our dear computers. Let the pictures speak!

(… sau idei pe scurt, în cea de-a 8881 zi)

Weekend-ul a fost absolut grozav. A fost cireaşa de pe tort, a fost cartoful din ciocul pasării, a fost mai tare ca ciocolata, mai mişto ca răsăritul, mai emoţionant ca Titanic-ul văzut la 13 ani, a fost mai energizant ca apa tonică cu nu ştiu ce săruri de mare, a fost mai bun ca algocalminul cand te doare capul sau ca o baie în mare dupa un an de dor.

Vreau să mulţumesc tuturor că fiecăruia ar dura prea mult, dar tuturor înclude fiecăruia. Şi nu multumesc pentru weekend, deşi aş putea, ci mulţumesc pentru tot ce-a fost până acum, pentru şuturi în fund, pentru conversaţii pre şi schimbătoare de parcurs, pentru momente haioase, pentru excese ale tinereţii, pentru transfer de poftă de viaţă, pentru încredere, pentru căldură, pentru chestii spirituale, dar şi materiale, pentru călătorii împreună, pentru idei diferite, pentru discuţii opărite si îmbrăţişări simţite.

Aşa că mulţumesc.
Şi mai vreau.

Letitia Despina - President 07/08

Zahida - Ukraine

Pablo - Vietnam