Today is the last October, 1, 2006.

You will never have it again. Think about it. Enjoy it!

And think how you can use this very minute to do what you dream about. Just think: this is the last October, 1…

This is a paraphrased passage from one of the presentations shown during AutCo 2006.

Now, back in Kyiv, I understand that this conference was probably the best experience I've ever had in AIESEC. The moment when we all, EBs from different Ukrainian LCs, came together to a wonderful city Sevastopol to share what we've done, to see what is planned and help each other to improve what needs to be improved.

It's hard to convey the burst of all those positive emotions that just inflame you when you see all those familiar faces. Faces from all over Ukraine. Faces envisioning one dream, one passion, one road. And that is what stands behind AIESEC 2010. That is what motivates us to wake up early every day, go to bed late and still sparkle with motivation and enthusiasm. It's something incredible, it's something that turns you upside-down and gives a new way to everything. It's the place where you forget all failures, remember experience and dream for the future.

When I return back to those 5 days some impressions and experiences stand out in my mind - and I wish to share them with you, my dear, best LC!

First of all, it was IC update: many new emotions, stories, talks. We spoke about global update and our national XPs on IC. Guys, when you hear those stories, see those faces and, most importantly, get at least a distant impression of what happened there, you understand: whatever you may have in AIESEC, however difficult your life can sometimes be, - it costs IC.

The next snapshot is about our MC. Their plans and legacy, their devotion to AIESEC (indeed, inspired by AIESEC) and creativity in making this conference the best XP possible. Just imagine: they even decided to dress as AI and play their parts to present AI and when Masha Savranskaya invited a prophet Chunga-Changa (aka Vika Odnokoz, LCP Cherkassy:)) to predict the future of X, we were all just startled. That is a real team with great devotion to our organization. Devotion to facilitate and coordinate our best XPs possible, devotion to develop @ in Ukraine, and not only that... their plans and legacy makes me believe that whatever will happen, AIESEC in Ukraine will have a way.

I started speaking about our MC and instantly remembered another faci - Ira, MC VP PD Russia and Kazakhstan. You should see that kind, open girl speaking about emphatic listening, roving you that the best you have during a conference is what you hear from people around you.

This conference had several sessions delivered by LCPs. Anechka Tkachenko spoke about Competency Model introduced on global level this year. I believe there is no one left after that sessions who hasn't already read Competency Model Docs even if they hadn't done that before it.

One of the peculiarities of the conference was that every day, every minute, every session proved us that everything is inside ourselves: we know all the answers; we can do everything, just go and do that. You can make a conference experience as excellent as you wish to make it; you can make your LC as excellent as you wish it to be. And only you can make a high quality issue-based AIESEC XP out of all opportunities that you have here.

This conference also gave us our new MC Responsible - and that is Slavik Lysak!!! (Udaff)

How often do you have surprising sessions in your conference agendas? Not too much, ya?

And this conference also gave us such a present: unexpectedly Pavlo Sheremeta turned up to have seminars near that place and he suggested coming to our venue to join AIESEC life and make a small speech for us. This speech challenged the worldview of many of us; it made us think about the purpose of planning, about our uniqueness. As for me, it reminded me that whenever we plan, whichever tools we use we need to do that for a supreme purpose: the purpose of developing agents of positive change, reaching our vision and supporting our development. Just a tool - but very influential in skillful hands.

And of course, there can be no conference without fun, roll-calls, shouts, punishments, etc. I want to thank you, Natasha, Lena and Inna for sharing with us the script of that cool roll-call you showed during LCC. That was impressive:)

You may be thinking, "Ok, but what about the chair?" yeah, you are right. And he was Igor Solodov, ex-LCP AIESEC in Odessa, alumnus AIESEC in Odessa. Just if you once have an opportunity to talk to this person, use it! He showed us what we couldn't see without his help, he gave direction to our work during the conference and he was the person, looking at whom you understand how much we can gain from simply talking to our alumni: their experience, knowledge, advice.

I wish you all have such an experience one day!
Your excited and extremely motivated
Olya

 
Posted by Olga Kuznetsova at 7:02 PM