Jose Manuel Barroso, the President of the European Commission, is a Patron of AIESEC’s 60th Anniversary.  President Barroso received the invitation in person handed by AI representative at European Business Summit 2008 in Brussels. The President looked at AIESEC and its activities with a big interest and expressed his best wishes for a very successful European Alumni Event, on 9-11 May, in Budapest.
It is a big honor for AIESEC; the largest youth run organization, to be recognized by the European Commission.

The Global AIESEC Awards 2008 will be conferred at IC 2008 in São Paulo, Brazil, and honor AIESEC alumni and supporters in three different Award Categories:
- Global AIESEC Alumni Hall of Fame
- Global AIESEC Contribution Award
- Global AIESEC Alumni Entrepreneurship & Leadership Award
Information about how to nominate AIESEC alumni and long-term supporters of the organization is available in the Global AIESEC Awards section of this website.

Climate Change Summit at Denmark’s 60th Anniversary

154 alumni met on Saturday 19th of April 2008, to celebrate AIESEC Denmark’s 60th Anniversary. One very special guest in attendance was Kaj Ver ner Slot, one of the founding members and PAI 1951/1952.
As a part of the celebrations, the Climate Change Summit engaged top executives in panel discussions. These included leading companies such as Novo Nordisk, Dansk Energi, Mercur Bank, Wavestar Energy, Shell and EEA. Companies called for action needed to save the climate, addressed responsibilities of politicians, corporations, entrepreneurs’ citizens and global organizations such as AIESEC. For more information please see the wiki on MyAIESEC.net (login required)

50 Years of AIESEC in Canada Montreal

On April 5th, members and alumni celebrated the 50th Anniversary of AIESEC in Canada. The Gala event took place in Montreal, and played host to over 250 students, alumni, and other supporters. The gala was attended by such high-profile alumni as Blake Goldring, Chairman and CEO of AGF Mutual Funds, and Claude Cossette, founder of Cossette Communications Group.
“It was an event that truly showcased both the successes of past members of AIESEC in Canada, as well as the potential of our current members to become the leaders of the future,” said John Kelly, President of AIESEC Canada. “I look forward to the continuation of our 50th Anniversary Celebrations throughout the year.”
The 50th Anniversary celebrations will culminate in December in Vancouver, at AIESEC Canada’s National Congress. For Photographs click here

This year AIESEC is celebrating its 60th anniversary of activating youth leadership around the world. To honor this anniversary, a number of events are being held around the world coming to a head with Global Celebration at International Congress on 22-24 August, in São Paulo, Brazil.

If you are an AIESEC alumnus, celebrate globally! The power of individuals in changing the world, is a theme reconnecting around 650 AIESEC members from over 100 countries and territories, 300 AIESEC alumni from different generations, diverse AIESEC partners (corporate, government, NGO), as well as representatives of other youth organizations.

The agenda is designed and facilitated by Toke Paludan Møller (founder of the Art of Hosting) and David Cooperrider (founder of the Appreciative Inquiry) and thus promises to be an engaging space to meet, connect, and to create projects and activities for the future!

Register TODAY and find out more information here

Are you an AIESEC International alumnus?

The first gathering of the global leadership teams of AIESEC is at AIESEC International Reunion, on 27-29 June, in Brussels, Belgium.

If you are an AI alumnus, join the event to celebrate the success of AIESEC, network and by utilizing the collective intelligence of individuals participating form meaningful connections and common purposes to showcase the impact of the network.

The PAIs from past 60 years are calling their teams to reconnect.

Come to meet Jean Choplin (PAI 1950/1951), Bernd Thomas (PAI 1958/1959), Victor Loewenstein (PAI 1960/1961), Øyvind Sørbrøden (PAI 1968/69), Albert Pelach Paniker (PAI 1977/78), Matthew de Villiers (PAI 1988/89), Michael Stewart (PAI 89/90), Martin Bean (PAI 86/87), Dirk Ketele (PAI 1982/83), Rajiv Chandna (PAI 2004/05), Brodie Boland (PAI 2005/06), Edyson Dos Santos (PAI 2006/07).

Vice President of the European Union, Günter Verheugen, will open the event and Jean-Jacques Graisse, AIESEC International alumnus and Former Senior Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program will also take part.

Register and find out more information here

Upcoming alumni events are:

15-17 May Ukraine
17 May Slovenia
24-25 May Uruguay
31 May- 1 June Chile
01 June Australia
06 June Mexico
12 June Côte d'Ivoire
20 June UK
26 June Peru
27 June Kenya
27 June Tanzania
27- 29 June Belgium

You can find more information about each event on www.aiesec.org/60 - National Events

"AIESEC teaches us about the importance of sales and selling. One of the most important AIESEC sales calls I ever made took place in 1969. We needed computer time to do the exchange on one of the biggest IBM 360 computers at the time (smaller than a big PC today).
There were only 4 such computers in all of Japan. Hiro Kinashi, Ryosuke Tamakoshi, Yoko Otake and I waited in the hallway to give our 55 second "elevator pitch" to a very big guy as he moved from one big room to another on the top floor of that impressive building.
We must have rehearsed 20 times. We were scared to death, as we waited for our big moment. His nasty aides didn't want us to see him, but he--being a big guy-- was generous and kind, once we caught his eye. He listened.
We started with what was the benefit to the world, and then to his company (The New Japan Steel Corporation). That day he was presiding over the merger of the Fuji and Yawata Steel companies - quite a ceremony.
We were awkward, but sincere. We were passionate and confident that our little AIESEC organization was worthy of support from his huge organization. We made the big "Ask," and... he said "YES"!
Then he told his aides to help us, and to make it happen. All in just 2-3 minutes. With computer time assured, the Tokyo International Congress went ahead, and was a huge success under Tamakoshi-san's leadership. Now he's the king of a big bank.

As I congratulate you all today, I want to thank you, and AIESEC, from the bottom of my heart, for giving me the chance to learn about selling.
And I thank you also for the honor of your friendship which is as strong today as it was in 1969, almost 40 years ago."

Ken Morse
LCP MIT 1966-68
RO Boston 1967
NCP USA 1968-1969
IAS Rotterdam 1969-1970