Junior Chamber International
| Junior Chamber International (JCI) |
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| founding | 1915 |
| founder | Henry Giessenbier |
| Seat | St. Louis , Missouri , United States |
| motto | Be better. |
| Action space | worldwide |
| Chair | Paschal Dike |
| Members | 200,000 |
| Website | www.jci.cc |
The Junior Chamber International (JCI) is a global organization that has 200,000 members in 5,000 independent local organizations and more than 100 states and territories. The foundation, based in St. Louis , aims to give people between the ages of 18 and 40 development opportunities so that they are able to bring about positive change in society. The members are also known as Jaycees .
philosophy
The organization assumes that positive social developments can only be achieved to a limited extent through government action. Rather, changes are set in motion by responsible citizens. Organizationally and personally, the members should be enabled to bring about such positive changes through local, national and international initiatives. One expression of this idea is the one-year-to-lead principle, according to which key management functions in the organization are subject to the rotation principle, so that as many members as possible can be given the opportunity to gain leadership experience.
The members see themselves as global citizens who all have both rights and responsibilities and share certain goals. These common goals are to be achieved through civic engagement and social responsibility and citizens worldwide benefit.
The individual actions are local, but are carried out with an awareness of their international context and their global effects.
history
The first local organization was founded in 1915 as Young Men's Progressive Civic Association (YMPCA) by Henry Giessenbier in St. Louis , Missouri . Other local organizations followed; the activity was initially limited to the USA . In 1944 internationalization took place; local units were established in eight other states and the organization was renamed Junior Chamber International .
Organization and structure
Junior Chamber International is run by a President. This is elected for a term of one calendar year. Following the principle of rotation , there is no provision for a new term of office . The President of 2014 is Shine Thattuparambil Bhaskaran ( India ).
The President works on the Board of Directors with members who are also elected for a calendar year and who perform the following functions:
- four Executive Vice Presidents , each of whom is particularly responsible for one geographic area ("Area"),
- seventeen Vice Presidents ,
- the General Legal Counsel , the legal advisor,
- the treasurer , the treasurer and
- the Immediate Past President , the president of the previous calendar year.
The local units as well as the regional and national organizations that have come together in JCI are legally and organizationally independent. This can be seen, among other things, from the fact that they work together in different ways with local governments and chambers of industry and commerce . In German-speaking countries, the Wirtschaftsjunioren Deutschland ( Germany ), Junge Wirtschaft ( Austria ) and Junior Chamber International Switzerland ( Switzerland ) are members of JCI.
Basically, however, the following structure results:
- Local Organization of Members , also called LOM or “Chapter”, are the local organizations of a city or area. They usually have their own legal structure like that of the club .
- National Organization of Members , also called NOM, is the organization at the level of a state or similar area, such as Hong Kong .
- Area is a geographical area based on the continents.
The organization has been headquartered in Chesterfield, near St. Louis , Missouri , since 2002 .
Partnerships
JCI has been in partnership with the United Nations since 1954. Both organizations are currently working together on the Millennium Development Goals . As part of the United Nations Global Compact , the principles of corporate social responsibility are to be further developed.
There is also a partnership with the United Nations Foundation , the Organización Panamericana de la Salud , UNESCO and the International Chamber of Commerce .
Regular events
An international conference at the level of the geographical organizational units (areas) and a world congress are held annually.
- Area conferences
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- Area A - Africa and Middle East
- 2016 Johannesburg , South Africa
- 2015 Accra , Ghana
- 2014 Lomé , Togo
- 2013 Gaborone , Botswana
- 2012 Casablanca , Morocco
- 2011 Bamako , Mali
- 2010 Abuja , Nigeria
- Area B - Asia and Pacific
- 2016 Kaohsiung , Taiwan
- 2015 Kota Kinabalu , Malaysia
- 2014 Yamagata , Japan
- 2013 Gwangju , South Korea
- 2012 Hong Kong , China
- 2011 Manila , Philippines
- 2010 Singapore , Singapore
- Area C - America
- 2016 Punta del Este , Uruguay
- 2015 Cochabamba , Bolivia
- 2014 Medellin , Colombia
- 2013 St. Louis , USA
- 2012 Curitiba , Brazil
- 2011 Willemstad , Curacao
- 2010 Rosario , Argentina
- Area D - Europe
- World congress
- 2016 Québec , Canada (71st World Congress)
- 2015 Kanazawa , Japan (70th World Congress)
- 2014 Leipzig , Germany (69th World Congress)
- 2013 Rio de Janeiro , Brazil (68th World Congress)
- 2012 Taipei , Taiwan (67th World Congress)
- 2011 Brussels , Belgium (66th World Congress)
- 2010 Osaka , Japan (65th World Congress)
- 2009 Hammamet , Tunisia (64th World Congress)
- 2008 New Delhi, India (63rd World Congress)
- 2005 Vienna, Austria (60th World Congress)
Famous members of the organization
- Jacques Chirac
- Bill Clinton
- Al Gore
- Albert II, Prince of Monaco
- Walter Scheel
- René Obermann
- Donald Edward Jones
- Haakon of Norway
- Jim Reese
- John F. Kennedy
- Kofi Annan
- Olivier Giscard d'Estaing
- WE "Pete" Snelson
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Our Philosophy ( Memento of the original from June 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. JCI website. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from December 15, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ JCI History ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. JCI website. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ↑ President and Board of Directors ( Memento of the original from June 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. JCI website. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ↑ Better Partnerships ( Memento of the original from February 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. JCI website. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
- ↑ WHAT WE DO: PARTNERS ( Memento of the original from July 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. UN Foundation website. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ↑ UNESCO and Junior Chamber International sign Letter of Cooperation ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. UNESCO website (October 29, 2004). Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ↑ Young business leaders called to action on global economic issues ( Memento of the original from January 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Press release from the International Chamber of Commerce addressing its Secretary General (July 30, 2012). Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ↑ 2016 JCI Africa and Middle East Conference ( Memento of the original from December 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Website of the Area A Conference 2016 (English). Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ↑ 2016 JCI Asia-Pacific Conference ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Website of the Area B Conference 2016 (English). Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ↑ 2014 JCI Asia-Pacific Conference Website of the Area B Conference 2014 (English). Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ↑ 2016 JCI European Conference Website of the Area D Conference 2016. Accessed January 4, 2016.
- ↑ 2014 JCI European Conference Website of the Area D Conference 2014. Accessed January 25, 2014.
- ↑ 2016 JCI World Congress Website of the JCI World Congress 2016. Accessed January 4, 2016.
- ↑ 2015 JCI World Congress Website of the JCI World Congress 2015. Accessed November 24, 2014.
- ↑ 2014 JCI World Congress Website of the JCI World Congress 2014. Accessed January 25, 2014.
