This Sunday I was helping out at the LCP (Local Committee President) elections as Returning officer. Basically I was there to help with the voting as an impartial partie. Generally the procedure was quite similar to the one we have in AIESEC SU/KTH. Speech - Q&A - Open debate (non @ topics) - Closing speech - Voting - Anouncement. The differences that stood out most was how formal it was. Everyone was in formals and the compendium was recited it full and also followed to the letter.
It was very interresting to hear the candidates talking and being able to compare it to the situation in Sweden. In many aspects they're facing similar problems as we. Among this how to make it easier for the members to have a balance between school and AIESEC. Especially since this is a main reason for drop outs. Retention of members is an issue that I think is valid in a lot of countries as well as the issue of making the LC grow in a good way. One issue here that I can really relate to from my time in @ in Sweden is the balance between incoming exchange and outgoing exchange. Here the focus seems to be shifting to ogx for next year just as we've done as well for this year. Even though they have a lot of applicants here they still have the problem of finding the really good members.
On the other hand there are differences in issues as well. One seems to be the amount of international exposure the members get. Since they have a problem with members and interns not socializing very much and few members going on conferences abroad the exposure isn't very high. Hopefully I'll be able to help out a bit in this area, specially since we in Sweden are so good at precisely this! :)
As for the panel discussion some of the topics were how they see Indias future in the light of the fact that it has a very young population (about 50% under 24 I think it was) and also that a lot of the most talented people move abroad. Another topic was how India could capitalize on the fact that the western world is starting to take more and more influences from the east. Very intersting to hear the discussions!
It was very interresting to hear the candidates talking and being able to compare it to the situation in Sweden. In many aspects they're facing similar problems as we. Among this how to make it easier for the members to have a balance between school and AIESEC. Especially since this is a main reason for drop outs. Retention of members is an issue that I think is valid in a lot of countries as well as the issue of making the LC grow in a good way. One issue here that I can really relate to from my time in @ in Sweden is the balance between incoming exchange and outgoing exchange. Here the focus seems to be shifting to ogx for next year just as we've done as well for this year. Even though they have a lot of applicants here they still have the problem of finding the really good members.
On the other hand there are differences in issues as well. One seems to be the amount of international exposure the members get. Since they have a problem with members and interns not socializing very much and few members going on conferences abroad the exposure isn't very high. Hopefully I'll be able to help out a bit in this area, specially since we in Sweden are so good at precisely this! :)
As for the panel discussion some of the topics were how they see Indias future in the light of the fact that it has a very young population (about 50% under 24 I think it was) and also that a lot of the most talented people move abroad. Another topic was how India could capitalize on the fact that the western world is starting to take more and more influences from the east. Very intersting to hear the discussions!
As an opposite to the procedings being more formal the anouncement and everything following was a lot less than in Sweden. One of the traditions is to get the candidates drunk even before the anouncment itself. When we in Sweden pour water to indicate the winner they're pouring beer, a lot of it, over the person. And they really do it properly. Noone is happy until there's not a single dry spot on him. Interesting as well since alcohol is very expensive here. Fun to watch though :) After this most people went out to have dinner and continue celebrating. I had to miss this unfortunatley but I'll give an update when I got one.
In conclusion, a very interresting evening. And finally, congratulations to Aditya Soma, new LCP of AIESEC Hyderabad!!
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