Nordic Stars; Starring Janely, Karolina, Maria, Mayri, Patricia, Ruta & Sergio

Though in AEGEE nothing seems as obvious as having a Network Commissioner (Netcommie), subcommies and an organising local for the next Network Meeting (NWM), actually nothing is more special.

We will take a closer look at the Nordic Stars, the Stars of Netcommie Patricia Anthony!

Patricia has been a happy Netcommie since Agora Rhein-Neckar. “Honestly, this has been my best AEGEE experience and the best team I have worked in so far!”, she exclaims. She loves working with the NetCom team, the CD, and her subcommies. Her best experience so far has been meeting the other NetCommies in Brussels, and the moment she heard that AEGEE-Tartu would organise the next NWM!

The coolness of the North… How cool is that exactly?

Patricia: “Even though it is no secret that the country I have fallen in love with (Spain) is not at all Nordic , for me, the coolness relates rather to the fact of how much the people of the Nordic antennae care about the organisation, but it definitely does not have anything to do with northern Europeans being cold as ice cubes; on the contrary: when talking to them it always makes me warm inside, because of how warm hearted they are.”

Mayri Tiido, one of the organisers of the NWM in Tartu, could not agree more with her. “Although the whole land is frozen and cold and depressing, the people remain cool in every meaning!” What makes her a Nordic Star is that she is always cold, literally.
Sergio Gómez Oliveros is from AEGEE-Valladolid, so not really Nordic. “Thanks for pointing that out,” he says, while he explains that he came to Estonia to find a job, but in the end he found his heart there. “Estonia is a very interesting country, modern, good at technology and English, which were the reasons to go there, but it is so much more than that!” On top of that, Janely Pae, organiser of the NWM in Tartu, mentions that you can do so many cool activities thanks to the cold weather and the snow.

The next challenge: NWM Tartu, discover the coolness of the North!

NetCommie Patricia has never been to any of the Baltic countries, and she is really excited to go there and to get the chance to see the members of the antennae in person. “I wanted to be NetCom, because I genuinely strive to help the antennae as good as possible, and this is why a NWM is so special for me: here I get the chance to do this!”
Janely is quite a new member in AEGEE, and together with her fellow board members, she is really looking forward to learn, through hosting this event, more about AEGEE’s European level and about improving the communication between the Nordic antennae. Maria Arends, subcommie for AEGEE-Durham, AEGEE-London, and AEGEE-Sheffield, can confirm that Janely’s dreams will come true: “the programme will bring both the thematic side as the organisational side of AEGEE-Europe to the Nordic Stars”.
Mayri adds that “you should attend this NWM, because it will show you how cool the North actually is!” Well, we can be sure about that: sauna parties, chances of snow… It simply sounds perfect!

Sergio has, as he lives in Estonia, has been to Tartu before. He attended a part of their SU this year, and “I was simply impressed by their amazing job. The prefect coordination, amazing programme, and the lovely organisers… It made me so happy to see that they applied to organise this NWM, because AEGEE-Tartu as organising local is already a guarantee of a great event!”

Events Newsletter June 2013

June is already here and that means the events newsletter is here too! Skaistė Šmatauskaitė from AEGEE-Kaunas is the fantastic person who helped out this month with compiling all the events of our Network that you and your members can apply for now! Take a look which:

Join the NetCom team and attend the “Strengthening ties and cooperation between European youth” conference in Croatia!

What do you know about Croatia other than they have this very hot summer anthem that crazy netcommies like to dance along to? Something you should know is that Croatia is joining the EU soon and that AEGEE-Europe has established a partnership with the DG Enlargemen  of the European Commission. They are currently working together on the organization of a big Youth Conference in Zagreb which will  take place from 24th to 26th of June 2013, to welcome Croatia as new Member State of the European Union!

 

And you can go to the conference as well! This conference is the result of a cooperation between the  European Commission, AEGEE-Europe, the European Youth Forum and   European Youth Press.  The conference will debate on the accession of the new members state,  and about “Strengthening ties and cooperation between European youth”

As you might have soon on ANNOUNCE-L and/or on the mailing list of the Nordic Stars there are many places avaliable for AEGEE people!  (Accommodation and flights are 100% covered).

 So if you have not done it yet then please apply ASAP, because the first people to apply will be the ones getting the places.

The conference will count in total with 200 places to be shared among all the youth organisations. So be fast!

Here,   you can find the invitation letter, draft programme of the      conference and the registration form which you have to fill in and send before tomorrow – 30th of May to                  Philipp.Weber@grayling.com.

AEGEE Games bringing 200 Sportive People to León

Nordic People – this is your chance!

To show the Network that we exist – to go a big event in the Northern part of Spain and take part in the biggest sportive event in our organisation so far!

In the first week of October – just after MOVE Week AEGEE-León is organising the first AEGEE Games together with the Sports Working Group of AEGEE-Europe.

The applications are already open and it is possible to apply for this amazing event until June 20th, but why not apply already now?

 

The exact date is: From 30 of September to 06 of October.

We might not be able to give you the program yet, but we can tell you that this event is designed for 200 people from all over Europe, members of AEGEE and potentially other associations who want to practice healthy activities, promoting integration and working in our sport topics. Many Sports, dances, non-formal education, cultural exchange, monuments, Nature, hiking, workshops, parties, celebrations, sport celebrities and international sports exchanges, all together in a sport meeting for young people in León.

If you want to know more about the event then go to the website of the event that gives you much more information http://aegeegames.wordpress.com/event/

 

Events Newsletter May 2013

Hi everybody,

Despite not being focused on much since the first events newsletter in January then we in your local NetCom team would like to continue with the idea. Hopefully a monthly newsletter will encourage you and your members to take part in more events.

We would like to see that every month a local is responsible of making an events newsletter so that you, the members will be reminded of how many great events that we AEGEE members have the opportunity to apply to.

So have a look at the tempting upcoming events here:

 

Spring NWM hosts AEGEE-Helsinki open up about their event

Patricia Anthony, subcommissioner of Karolina Mazetyte, interviewed current president of AEGEE-Helsinki Krista to hear about their plans for the upcoming NWM.

Congratulations on being selected hosts for Spring NWM – How do you feel now knowing that you have been selected?

Thank you! Of course with this great honor comes even greater responsibility. We feel that we have do even better than we did in our last NWM that was held in 2010. I was not even a member of AEGEE back then, so personally I have no experience in organizing a NWM. However, we have a great team and many of them have been organizing the previous NWM so I am not worried.

You’ve Applied twice to organise a NWM but why did you apply to host the Spring NWM?

For us it did not matter whether we would arrange the NWM in autumn or spring. We actually applied to host the Autumn NWM 2012 as well but were not elected that time.

What will the participants experience during Spring NWM Helsinki?

Weekend in a cottage seems to be a crucial part of AEGEE-Helsinki European-level meeting. The participants do not only enjoy a sauna and great parties there, but in general the organizers of AEGEE-Helsinki usually enjoy the cottage part the most, in every event. So, we have again booked a huge cottage for us. The program planning is still progress so stay tuned for more information!

Last time we talked with you it was because you had designed a new T-shirt. How is it going with promotion of it and how many have you sold?

AEGEE-Helsinki t-shirt has been a great success among our local members and also AEGEE people outside Finland. We are really glad about that. I do not know the exact sales numbers, but we have over 100 fans in our AEGEE-Helsinki t-shirt Facebook page (address: https://www.facebook.com/AegeeHelsinkiTShirt). I have heard rumors that AEGEE-Helsinki t-shirts have been sold at least to the UK, Russia, Australia, Portugal and Sicily.

Besides planning the Network Meeting, what is AEGEE-Helsinki working on these days?

We have a busy spring ahead since in addition to NWM planning, we already have meetings considering our next SU, Scandinavian Dream. In this Travelling Summer University we will be in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Helsinki and we co-operate with AEGEE-København. Also, we have plans to arrange an exchange with some interesting AEGEE antenna (exchange ideas are welcome!) and AEGEE-Helsinki cruise to Saint Petersburg. All of these during this spring. What a great spring coming up!

It for sure sounds that AEGEE-Helsinki has a lot of interesting plans, and you still have a couple of days left to apply for their NWM. What are you waiting for?

Star Events newsletter 1. January 2013

Hi everybody,

We in your local NetCom team would like to wish you a delayed Merry Xmas and Happy New Year and with a new year come new things. We got this great idea from another part of the Network (Spain/France/Portugal) and hope a monthly newsletter will encourage you and your members to take part in more events.

We would like to see that every month a local is responsible of making an events newsletter so that you, the members will be reminded of how many great events

that we AEGEE members have the opportunity to apply to.

NWM Ogre – The Power of People’s Unity

AEGEE-Ogre would like to invite you to NWM – The Power of People’s Unity!

The world is changing every day, the reality, which was yesterday, can be a past tomorrow. We have to know, what is happening not in our environment, – our own cities, countries, Europe, but outside these spheres as well. Everything is connected and linked in the world. If you want to discuss about democracy, peace and stability, the power of solidarity of people and youth cooperation in Europe, North Africa and Middle East, Aegee’s role in helping these youth outside Europe to live without fair, uncertainty and humiliation, when this event is just for you!