Pictures of the Multi-Cultural Party

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2101516231

UNCENSORED

Bye guys!

Hi y'all,
I just wanted to say how sorry I am for not having a goodbye dinner with all of you. I would have loved to say goodbye one last time but because I always leave things to the last minute I miss doing some things. But I would like to thank all of you who helped me get to where I am right now. Wish me luck in Taiwan! Bye everyone!

Abner

Another Brazilian Intern Arriving!

Hey everyone!

Lia de Barros from Brazil will be arriving this Friday. She will be working for Centrepoint Non-Profit Management. [insert photo here...]

Arrival Details
When: Friday, September 29 at 12:05 p.m.
Flight CO 0630 from Houston

Be there or be square! :P

Western Regional Conference

Hello AIESEC West,

I hope you're all excited about WRC! We have 11 days till the conference starts. I encourage everyone to come. Our Organizing Committee have been working really hard to get this conference up and running! We've done our fundraising and we've worked on logistics, now its up to YOU to register. Don't miss this opportunity to build your network of contacts, develop yourself personally and professionally and learn what AIESEC is all about!!

AIESEC Toba is waiting for all of you!!!

Best Regards,

Toba-King

Torres:D

Please registar ASAP by talking to Andrew Nazareth at avnazareth@gmail.com

New Intern from Finland Next Week!

Hey Everyone,

There is also another intern set to arrive next week on October 3rd from Finland. Her name is Krista Vanhala, and she'll be working for Nexen! Her flight information is as follows:
Flight number: AC 0845
Time: Tuesday, October 3rd, 3:45PM

Cheers,
Alan

New Intern from Poland for Mid-October!

Anna Misiura is our new intern slated to arrive October 14th, working for the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary...



Hello there!!

Big hug from smoky Amsterdam! I’m a new trainee arriving in mid October to cooooold Calgary?? (I do hope so much I’m wrong abt it!) I’m almost done here with my Dutch Aiesec experience and am really looking forward to meet the Aiesec crowd over in Canada.
There’s nothing better than having a good company while freezing with -40, true? I’d love to meet you guys and treat with pierogi on a house warming party - once I arrive (and actually find a place, hehe, thumbs up for the food). I’m a fresh grad from Poland, I’m going to spend the winter in Calgary on Aiesec internship with Haskayne School of Business.
I’ll soon say Hi to you again, till then - chau chau! Xoxo ;)

Anna

Bye bye bye for a SN

Abner Montoya will be leaving Calgary this Thursday for his internship in Taiwan and before he goes we will be having a going away party for him. It will be at Saigon Y2K near Mchamon Stadium at 6pm this Tuesday. If you are interested please email me at pjvillan@hotmail.com for I will try to reserve 20 seats. So come out and say goodbye to Abner.

WARNING: Due to fight plans Abner will be leaving on Wednesday and wishes to spend the last night in Calgary with his family. So the DINNER is cancelled. :(

2 Lives A Changing

2 more SNs have gotten themselves match.

Our SN Diana Tran got match with a company named Oputo Triode Co. in Japan.
While Carlson Hui got match with one of AIESEC International's partners, ABN AMBRO in the Netherlands.

Congrats to both of them. I know for a fact that they worked hard to match themselves and deserve a round of applause for thier dedication. Thanks.

Needs more Red

Map #1

Map #2

hey all,

I came across this interesting website ot Harshi's blog that lets you see a visual of how much of the world you have seen. In map #1 I plotted the countries I have actually been to, and in map #2 I plotted the countries that my friends have lived in, worked in and come from. As Harshi said we all need to aspire to expand the countries we have seen, but at least by interacting with interns, going on exchange, and taking part in AIESEC we can have some exposure to the ones we have not ben to... yet.

If you would like to make your own map go to http://douweosinga.com/projects/visitedcountries.

Talk to you soon,
Liz

GuluWalk Calgary

GuluWalk Calgary, is a one-day event focused on raising awareness, support and a push for peace for the abandoned children of northern Uganda.

GuluWalk is being held on October 21 at 5:00 p.m. at the Plaza Theatre in Kensington (1133 Kensington Road NW). Can you please forward this to your distribution list at the International Students Centre so that interested students can join us at the walk? Students can sign up for the walk (it's free) by clicking on http://www.guluwalk.com/.

Here is some background on the crisis in Uganda and why GuluWalk is important:

Uganda has been in a 20-year war, and the victims of the war are children. Each night, these displaced children must walk over 10 kilometres to camps, or face enslavement, torture and rape from the militant army. Even these 'safe' camps in which the children sleep are unsanitary and lack clean water, food and medical care.

GuluWalk is being held in 70 countries to tell the children's story and to fundraise in support of children’s programs that focus on education, rehabilitation and youth outreach, for this generation being left behind.

For more information and to sign up for the walk, please visit:

http://www.guluwalk.com/.

I also encourage you to watch this 60 second video on what the children in Uganda are facing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYIbuy14kVI.

Important Information

This is an informative announcement to let you know that your evening of this Saturday, Sept 23rd is reserved now!

THE MULTICULTURAL PARTY!!!

WHEN: Sept 23, we'll keep you up-dated about the starting time & take care that you will not wish to finish before 2 am
WHERE: Apt 1, 140 - 25 Ave SW
WHAT: will be confirmed soon
WHO: The American, Austrian and Estonian, the greatest mix of some great cultures

-Ave

PS. Dave, this post is for you!

Some Powerful Words

"The greatest obstacle to this future is that your rulers have chosen to deny you liberty and to use your nation's resources to fund terrorism and fuel extremism and pursue nuclear weapons." -George Bush, AFP

"Some of [the critical governments] have abused nuclear technology for non-peaceful ends, including the production of nuclear bombs, and some even have a bleak record of using them against humanity" -Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, BBC

A couple of excerpts from:

George vs. Mahmoud - Dignitary Deathmatch

What's your take?

On Petra's Behalf: The Heart of the Matter

A 35 minute motion picture (sounds like this might interest Henry and Jeremy) featuring the work of 22 Aboriginal and Ethnocultural facilitators and their ongoing work to increase awareness about developmental disabilities in their communities.

When: Wednesday, October 11 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Where: Kahanoff Centre (Cassia and Gelman work here)
     201- 1202 Centre St S.E.

For more information and to RSVP please e-mail, or call Sandra Penney at 240-7305 or sandyp@ddrcc.com.

The Knighting of John Kelly

With a highlighter and cowbell in hand, Peter Villaneuva knighted our beloved Western and Atlantic Regional Vice President, John Something Kelly on the 13th day of the 9th month of the year 2006. John, how does it feel to be a true Calgarian now?

Oh Crud, We Lost Our Intern

...Or so we thought. Second time's a charm, and for the second time going to the airport today, we got to finally pick up our new intern, Zheng Wei from China. Big thanks to Serge for the last minute hosting, you are the icing off my cake today. Welcome Zheng Wei, who prefers to be called John. I hope you have a super awesome time in Calgary!

Next Intern: Zheng Wei from China

I realize that I've been off the blogging scene for a while. Well, I'm back, muahaha!

Zheng Wei from Beijing China will be arriving tomorrow evening. He will be working with Alberta Mentor Foundation for Youth (AMFY).

Arrival Details:
When: September 17 at 17:20
Where: Gate A (flight AC 216 from Vancouver)


P.S. Hope everyone who attended the EnCana event on Thursday had a good time.
P.P.S. Housing CRUNCH! Anyone who can help with this, please contact Alan! Thanks in advance!

Blanka's Farewell

Hello AIESEC Calgary,

It's about that time!! I am getting ready to leave for my internship and I would love to get together with everyone at AIESEC Calgary for one final farewell drink (or several, depending on who you are.... hint hint). Please come out to the Yardhouse in Kensington this upcoming Monday between 8 and 9 pm. Let me know if you'll be able to come at blanka.dido@gmail.com and I will try to reserve us a couple of tables. If there is another location that is more favorable for everyone, do let me know and I can change the location.

Hope to see you all there!!

September General Assembly

When: Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
Start Time: 6.00 PM
Where: SH 268

It's 'Back to School' time again and we are more excited than ever! Hoping to continue our amazing momentum and start this semester off with a bang we will be our holding our first General Assembly of the semester on Wednesday, September 13th in SH 268. The theme of this General Assembly will be "Survivor: Student's Island " and will focus mainly on kicking off the school year and getting involved. We will also be having a special guest joining us ... << DRUM ROLL >> ... that's right, none other than our favorite RVP John Kelly! We will also be talking about issues such as recruitment and the upcoming AIESEC 101 session.

This General Assembly is Mandatory for all members, if for some reason you cannot make please notify your portoflio VP.

AIESEC Calgary's haWt to go!!

See ya'll there!

Happy Birthday Katie!

For more pictures, go http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2102067502

Check the site later for new pictures! Amber and David have some really good ones!

Another New Arrival

Welcome, Sarah Rosario from the Dominican Republic. Airport reception on September 7.
Either Henry is tired or he's about to sneeze...

And I Wanted to Live in Turkmenistan...

Any idea what the following countries have in common?

Belarus, Burma, China, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, Libya, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Zimbabwe.

Well, according to Freedom House, and American NGO, these countries are "The Worst of the Worst: The World's Most Repressive Societies 2005"

The organization has given freedom rankings to every country, so if you're interested in where your country sits, go here.

Welcome and Farewell

So our beloved intern named Tim has flown back home to France. Many of us will miss him, I know one girl who'll miss him most... but hopefully, he'll be back after he's finished with school.

Coincidentally, a new intern flew in at about the same time. Let's give a warm welcome to Dan from Romania ... sorry ladies, he's already taken!

September 10 - Correction, Dan is officially a free fish in the sea.

lets start a conversation

what do you think of same sex marriage and legalization of certain drugs? are they the same thing?

Alex's Blog

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to fill you in and let you know that Alex has started a blog (Kent try to contain yourself). You can check it out at http://alexinprague.blogspot.com/.

Blanka