Junior Chamber International

Shine Thattuparambil Bhaskaran (President)

The Junior Chamber International (JCI ) is a worldwide organization, in which 200,000 members have joined together in 5000 independent local organizations and more than 100 countries and territories. They have set themselves the goal of giving people between 18 and 40 development opportunities in old age, so that they are able to effect positive change in society. The members are also known as Jaycees.

Philosophy

The organization believes that positive social developments can be achieved only to a limited extent by government action. Rather, changes by responsible citizens are set in motion. The members should be placed organizationally and personally in the position to bring about such positive change through local, national and international initiatives. One feature of this idea is the One Year To Lead - principle that relevant management functions are subject to the principle of rotation in the organization, so that may be granted as many members the possibility of management experience.

The members see themselves as global citizens, all of which have both rights and responsibilities and share certain goals. Through civic engagement and social Verwantwortungsbewußtsein these common goals to be achieved and the citizens of the world benefit.

The individual actions are local, but are carried out in the minds of its international context and its global impact.

History

The first local organization was founded in 1915 initially as a Young Men's Progressive Civic Association ( YMPCA ) by Henry Giessenbier in St. Louis, Missouri. Other local organizations followed; the activity, however, was initially limited to the United States. In 1944 an internationalization took place; there were eight other states established local units and renamed the organization Junior Chamber International.

Organization and Structure

Junior Chamber International is led by a president. This is elected for a term of one calendar year. A new term is, following the principle of rotation, not provided. The President of 2014 is Shine Thattuparambil Bhaskaran (India).

The President is working on the Board of Directors together with also selected for a calendar year members who exercise the following functions:

  • Four Executive Vice Presidents, each especially for a geographical area ( "Area" ) is responsible,
  • Seventeen Vice Presidents,
  • The General Legal Counsel, the Legal Adviser,
  • The Treasurer, the Treasurer and
  • The Immediate Past President, the President of the previous calendar year.

The local units and regional and national organizations, they have come together in JCI, are legally and organizationally independent. This can be seen, among other things, that they work together in various forms with local governments and industry and commerce. In German-speaking JCI Germany are ( Germany ), the Junior Chamber ( Austria ) and Junior Chamber International Switzerland ( Switzerland ) Members of JCI.

Basically, however, results in the following structure:

  • Called Local Organization of Members, including LOM or "Chapter " are the local organization of a city or area. They usually have their own legal structure as that of the Association.
  • Called National Organization of Members also NOM is the organization at the level of a state or similar area, such as Hong Kong.
  • Area is similar to a geographical area of the continents.

The headquarters of the organization is located since 2002 in Chesterfield near St. Louis, Missouri.

Partnerships

JCI has a partnership with the United Nations since 1954. Currently, both organizations cooperate in the framework of the Millennium Development Goals. As part of the United Nations Global Compact, the principles of Corporate Social Responsibility will be further developed.

In addition, a partnership with the United Nations Foundation, the Organización Panamericana de la Salud, UNESCO and the International Chamber of Commerce

Regular events

Every year an international conference at the level of geographical organizational units (Areas) and a world congress is held each.

  • Area Conferences
  • Area B - Asia and the Pacific
  • 2014 Yamagata, Japan
  • 2013 Gwangju, South Korea
  • 2012 Hong Kong, China
  • 2011 Manila, Philippines
  • 2010 Singapore, Singapore
  • Area C - America
  • Area D - Europe
  • World Congress
  • 2014 Leipzig, Germany ( 69th World Congress )
  • 2013 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ( 67th World Congress ) (68th World Congress )
  • 2012 Taipei, Taiwan ( 67th World Congress )
  • 2011 Brussels, Belgium ( 66th World Congress )
  • 2010 Osaka, Japan ( 65th World Congress )

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