Life on the Pakistan MC - Saaim (MC VP ER)

Ever wondered what life is like on the Pakistan MC?

Hear from Saaim Khan, 08/09 MC VP ER, and the opportunities being on the Pakistan MC has offered him!



Applications for the Pakistan 09/10 MC are now open!

Deadline: 1700GMT, 14/12/2008

Find out more on the wiki

Reconnecting - Q1 MC Team Days

Though it was a while back now, the MC had its first "team days" on the 11-12th October. Yes, we've been pretty busy since then!

Our aim with the team days was to:

• Reconnect with our year plan - where we are trying to take AIESEC in Pakistan and how far we have come
• Spend some time together as a team, away from the office

So, over the weekend, we spent a good amount doing so!

The first day was spent reviewing Q1 (July - September 2008), involving:

• Review of our performance
• Identifying challenges we faced in the months, our successes and failures
• Looking at how we work as a team, and how to work better and more effectively
• Reviewing team image and expectations

We spent the second day looking forward:

• Setting revised goals for the next quarters
• Team feedback
• Identifying areas that each team member wants to improve their knowledge/experience
• Brainstorming (Experience Pakistan, expansions)

On top of that, we took turns cooking lunch and also had a nice dinner at Baan Thai in Zamzama!

The main output from the weekend was:

• Our performance as a team in Q1 was not anywhere near what it should have been
• We need to implement the team processes we suggest (regular process meetings, LC Development meetings, using the office walls)
• Need better performance tracking on the MC and LC levels

AIESEC in Pakistan's first tax submission!

We received confirmation today that our first tax return has been filed (for the 2006/2007 MC term):
Mariam (our MC finance responsible) was clearly very happy at the momentous occasion. :)

Hurray! Money!

And at the end of the month, like other employees in other companies, we also get our salaries. And like other employees in other companies, we get very khappy! (all words starting with h are going to be amended with the obligatory k from now on as that's how one of our MC team members pronounces it). And the timing couldn't be better; we're a week away from the LCong in Lahore and it's the weekend!

Enough randomizing, look at the picture, it says it all!

The 08/09 Pakistan MC has landed!

After procuring visas, numerous flights and weeks of intense transition...

The AIESEC in Pakistan 08/09 MC has landed!



Today is our first day in the office. We're busy going on meetings, settling into the office and making it our own. But most of all, we're excited about building on the immense work of the 07/08 MC and taking AIESEC in Pakistan to greater heights, and look forward to working with AIESEC in Pakistan's members and AIESECers around the world to change lives!



Stay tuned as we find our feet and give you an insight into the 08/09 Pakistan MC and what makes us tick.

We'll see you at July National Conference - 26-29th July, 2008!
The 08/09 Pakistan MC

And the AIESEC in Pakistan 2008/2009 MC is...

After 2 rounds of applications...

... 2 rounds of confidencing by the national voters...

... and hours of interviews...

YOUR 2008/2009 MC has been selected!

Please give it up for the next AIESEC in Pakistan MC team!















Name: Saaim Mazher Khan
Email: saaim.khan@aiesec.net
Country of Origin: Pakistan (LC Karachi)
Position: MC VP External Relations















Name: Ekaterina (Katya) Khaletskaya
Email: ekaterina.khaletskaya@aiesec.net
Country of Origin: Russia
Position: MC VP Talent Management and LC Development















Name: Mariam Zameer
Email: mariam.zameer@aiesec.net
Country of Origin: Pakistan (LC Lahore)
Position: MC VP Exchange



















Name: Jeremy Higgs
Email: jeremy.higgs@aiesec.net
Country of Origin: Australia
Position: MCP

Come June 2008, we will all be assembling in Karachi for transition, ready to take AIESEC in Pakistan to greater heights in July and beyond!

Experience Pakistan on the 08/09 MC - Applications Open!

Are you asking yourself where you want to be in the 08/09 term? Instead, think about what kind of change you want to make.



Applications for the 08/09 Pakistan MC are now open! We are looking for passionate and proactive people to take AIESEC in Pakistan to new heights - be part of a team that develops youth leadership in a country in the midst of a transition to democracy.



For more information, read the MC application wiki.

Applications close 28th February, 2008.