national plenary meeting: day 1

This weekend is shaping up to be incredible. There's no doubt that we're dealing with a lot of crap -- especially those of the team who are on natstaff in New York -- but the dialogue today was incredible.

For 5 hours, basically, Naoufel and Missy brought us up to speed on the recent history of AIESEC internationally and in the USA. I might add that they did so without placing blame or complaining about actions on any "side" -- and, in doing so, I believe that they have successfully united the LCP's of the nation in a way that no prior action has. There was representation from 24 LC's today... and we filled a whole side of Giordano's, all eating together at the same table at dinner... at 9 pm because we were ready to go all night if it was necessary in order to get everyone's feedback.

We will legislate tomorrow on the MCP's role and selection process, as well as EBD pricing ... and a 4th item I forget. Then we'll be going over the output of our working groups (governance, organizational structure, sales, sending students abroad, and member development) and deciding on next steps. It's been an insanely productive Saturday, that's for sure.

Some pics...

Amira (LCPe, GT) and Oriana (LCPe, Baruch) in Cosi at lunch

Alina (LCP Yale), Nisha (Illinois, Natstaff), Naoufel (Just Plain Moroccan AMAZIng)...

The team :) In our classroom at Northwestern. Jason and Andrew, thanks so much for organizing!

Look at how many of us there were at dinner!

(Yay Chicago-style deep-dish pizza!!)

Hugs to all. Wish us luck!