Week April 21st - 27th

This week I am working on:

I'm off for planning days with my team to Stockholm!!

• We will work on the conference output of KICK-OFF 2008 and define our focus until the end of our term
• We will plan transition for the upcoming MC team
• And last but not least spend some quality time with our lovely Swedish MC colleagues Linn, Joanna, Himanshu and João in the beautiful city of Stockholm

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Thanks for being there for me, you two :-)

Best moment(s):

Strolling through warm, sunny Stockholm, eating ice cream in Gamla Stan, a moment of complete relaxedness sunbathing on the stairs of the National Theatre and the following BBQ in the park next to the Vasa Museum. And of course - beating Joanna, João and Ivo three times together with Himanshu and Luca in this cool Swedish wood game which name I forgot. Woohoo! ;-)

Soundtrack:

Roxette - an hommage to the Swedes!!

Week April 14th - 20th

This week I am working on:

• KICK-OFF, KICK-OFF, KICK-OFF!!!
• More concretely, doing my job as a conference manager for the 3rd and last time during my MC term...
• Briefing the Newie Chair Ankit about the Newie and XPS tracks
• KICK-OFF agenda management with the lovely KO chair Mohcine

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From April 17th-20th, this awesome group of people rocked KICK-OFF 2008. I couldn't have asked for more. Thanks to them, thanks to the OC and thanks most of all to the delegates, who made this one hell of a wonderful, successful and random last national conference of my term.


The eXchange spirit at KICK-OFF! Thanks for everything guys, it is such a huge pleasure working with you!!!

Best moment(s):

During the huge stressful buzz of the KICK-OFF week: finding time for great discussions with some people I have not seen for such a long time, receiving signs of appreciation of people dear to my heart, a random moment with 'my exchangers' (exchange attack!!), seeing the smile back on someone's face after a difficult moment and the following hug, endless girl talk with my one and only Regi & Anna :-))

Soundtrack:

Xi Shua Shua

Week April 7th - 13th

This week I am working on:

• Chairing the OCP ACT election at the LCM Bern on Monday
  
• Session design Newie Track
• Logistical coordination with the Kick-Off OC
• SRB in Fribourg on Tuesday and maybe in Zurich on Saturday
  

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Newly trained mentors of AiS!

Best moment(s):

The IBM mentoring workshop in Zurich on Thursday ; the skiing weekend in Klosters full of very cool (aaawesome powdersnow!!!) but also veeeery strange (the official day of the EGG on Saturday..!?!) moments

Soundtrack:

Madonna & JT "4 minutes"

Week March 31st - April 4th

This week I am working on:

• Postponed site visit Fiesch on Monday
• Session design Newie Track
• Logistical coordination with the Kick-Off OC
• Mentoring Workshop with IBM on Thursday

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Memories of primary school snow camp in Gstaad in February


Best moment(s):

A long postponed visit to my grandparents
A great moment of (traditional ;-)) Bernese randomness after a delicious dinner at Céline's (watch out for those party themes at Kick-Off!)

Soundtrack:

Having a Johnny Cash phase...



... and I love love love this movie

Week March 24th to 30th

This week I am working on:

• BSV final round (ddl. March 30th)
  
• EB Bern coaching Wednesday
  
• Fiesch site visit for KICK OFF with the OC from St. Gallen
  
• Kick Off: Track&session design, faci selection, delegate promo
  

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Best moment(s):

A great conversation about past and future internships, and the professional and personal future in general, over a yummy indian dinner at Markthalle on Thursday
Easter weekend: spending time with my family, searching for easter eggs in the snow, eating sooo much and being able to read a book in two days (it's been ages since I took time for that!! :-))

Soundtrack:

"Walking in a Winter Wonderland"

Week March 17th - 23rd

This week I am working on:

• BSV, BSV, BSV!
• EB Zurich coaching
  
• Myaiesec.net training for VPXs on Thursday
  
• Kick Off: Track&session design, faci selection
  

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Best moment(s):

Workshop-hopping with my partner in crime Anna
An unexpected, very very cool - although brief - moment with my brother
Travelling twice to my beloved Geneva. Reeeally miss this city

Soundtrack:





Claude François "Alexandrie, Alexandra"

Legendary Geneva song! It came up unexpectedly during the XPS in Geneva. Didn't know Claude himself had these cool dance moves. We should have copied more from the original! :-D
Dedicated to lovely Joan, who was a wonderful faci this weekend, who tried to remember the dance moves with me, and who since yesterday is matched to an internship in Pakistan! Congrats girl, am so happy for you!!!

Week March 10th -16th

This week I am working on:

• Transit follow up
  
• BSV, BSV, BSV!
  
• Myaiesec.net management
  
• Kick Off management
  

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The last week preparing and delivering TRANSIT, a pioneer conference, with this lovely faci team. I couldn't have asked for more! SUCCESS!!! :-D


Best moment(s):
The fit of laughter in the girls' dorm the first night in Bellinzona ('wish, you were there...' thanks Sara&Anna:))
The general energetic, smiling, motivated atmosphere through out the whole last weekend
Standing on top of the castle, looking down at Bellinzona and the whole valley trying not to get blown away by the wind gusts
The couple of hours on Sunday spent in the kids room on the mattresses amongst stuffed animals with 5 great people

Soundtrack:
Michael Sembello "Maniac"
OK GO "A Million Ways"