T minus 7 days (or things not to do right before a congress)

Hi there,

Welcome to the Young AMASC congress blog. We’ll hope to give you a nice overview on what will be happening during the World Congress in Malta that will be opened in exactly 1 week.  Yes that’s right only one more week to go.. 

But lets start of with an introduction. I’m Claudia and for the last 4 years I’ve represented the young alumni on the AMASC board. That’s me in the middle there on the picture in the previous post.

During the last four years we’ve been very busy setting up a number of’ ‘services’ for young alumni through our extensive alumni network. You can find more information on those in the menu on top of the blog.

 There are volunteering opportunities in case you’re planning your gap year or a sabbatical, our Facebook page is linked and there’s some info on the Meet and Greet database. If you’d like to join in on the last, you could fill out the online form over here and we’ll take care of the rest:

http://tinyurl.com/37cbj9

So, what about this congress?

The AMASC congress, which takes place every 4 years brings together alumni from all over the world. If you’re active within AMASC it’s the place to actually meet all those people you’ve been messaging and mailing with face to face and to meet some new friends from all around the world.

Besides  a big reunion, it also incorporates the election of the new board and the AMASC GA where important business gets discussed as well as a conference on a specific topic.

This years topic is Fight Poverty and there will be speakers to highlight different aspects of poverty around the world. Some German Young alumni, Chantal, Mariel and Robert will be presenting their findings on youth poverty in Hamburg for example.

All in all its a good place to get to know all the ins and outs of AMASC and we’ll try to keep you all up to date on what is happening through this blog.

I for one will be joining you all on this side of the computer screen, following the girls and guys in Malta. In a prime example of what not to do if you are planning to go on a world congress, I went skiing a week ago and I didn’t make it back home in 1 piece. I tore a lot of stuff in my knee, so no flying for me 

But for you that’s a good thing really because now I’ll be bugging people for more pictures and videos and stories so I can vicariously live my congress through them : )

I hope to see you all over here some time next week. Feel free to chip in and let us know your thoughts!

X  Claudia

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