International
It’s a small world out there…
Although we are an autonomous local organisation we are part of a global organisation called Junior Chamber International. This has over 200,000 members in 100 different countries and nations worldwide, including all over the UK and Ireland.
The UK is covered by 3 national organisations. JCI Scotland for Scotland, JCI Ireland for the Republic of Ireland and JCI UK for England, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands
Members can attend JCI conferences all over the world. Conferences are a combination of training and social events and a great way of seeing new places. Recent conferences have included Turku, Maastricht, Antalya, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Tallinn (Estonia), Fukuoka (Japan), Galway, Vienna, Las Vegas – and Aberdeen.
Every year there is a European conference. In 2009 it was Budapest, for 2010 it was and for 2011 it will be Spain.
These are always full of training, networking, socialising and a general all round feel good factor. These are always well attended and you can meet people there that will be friends for a lifetime. There is then always the chance of visiting them in their own backyard.
We always recommend that our members go on these conferences as this gives you a flavour of what JCI is all about.