IVSA Journals - Fall/Winter 2017 | Page 6

Meet ExCo - PRESI DENT I j oi ned I VSA at f r es hmen weekend i n Br no and s i nce t hen I was dr a wn t owar ds i t mor e and mor e. Then I went s t ep by s t ep f r om l ocal pr es i dent t hr ough gl obal s ecr et ary t o MOD and f i nal l y t o pr es i dent . Es peci al l y t o coor di nat e t he whol e t eam and make s ur e t hat peopl e know t hei r t as ks but al s o f eel wel come i n t he gr oup. I bel i eve t hat t he r i ght dynami cs i s wi t hi n t he t eam i s t he goal t owar ds ef f i ci ent and s ucces s f ul t eam . And of cour s e t o r epr es ent I VSA at var i ous event s . I want t o s pr ead t he knowl - edge about I VSA and make s ur e i t r eaches pr of es s i onal s i n our f i el d s o t hat we can benef i t each ot her . I t hi nk t hat I VSA i s doi ng gr eat t hi ngs l ocal l y but we ar e l acki ng i n s pr eadi ng a war e- nes s . I VSA i s a once i n a l i f et i me opport uni t y not t o be mi s s ed out . Make t he mos t out of i t . - MEMBER ORGANI ZATI ON DI RECTOR I ' ve al wa ys l oved t r a vel l i ng, and ever s i nce goi ng on a gr oup exchange bet ween I VSA Denmar k and I VSA Hungary , I ' ve never l ooked back - I VSA has s i mpl y j us t been addi ct i ng! I f i r s t became s ecr et ary of I VSA Denmar k, and t hen I at t ended my f i r s t I VSA Congr es s i n Romani a. Her e I r eal i zed even mor e how gr eat I VSA i s , and I onl y want ed t o become mor e i nvol ved, whi ch I di d by becomi ng Pr es i dent of I VSA Denmar k, at t endi ng mor e Congr es s es and Sympos i as , get t i ng el ect ed as an MOD Secr et ary and l as t l y , get t i ng el ect - ed as MOD. W hen I r an f or s ecr et ar i at , I di dn' t ha ve any i nt ent i ons about r unni ng f or an ExCo pos i t i on becaus e I ' m i n my l as t year of vet s chool now. . . But I j us t coul dn' t bear l et - t i ng I VSA g o, s o I had t o do i t - and I ha ven' t r egr et t ed a s i ngl e da y bei ng an I VSA of f i ci al ! You need good or gani zat i on s ki l l s , s i nce t her e' s a l ot of s t uf f t o t ake car e of ! Communi cat i onal s ki l l s ar e al s o very i mport ant , s i nce t he MOD deal s wi t h al l member or gani zat i ons ; l ocal , nat i onal and f ut ur e new MOs as wel l . I t ' s up t o t he MOD t o hel p MOs wi t h everyt hi ng; advi ce t hem how t o r un t hei r MO, exchanges ( bot h gr oup- and i ndi vi dual ) , pr omot e opport uni t i es , ens ur e good communi cat i on - t he l i s t goes on and on. The MOD i s al s o r es pons i bl e f or s endi ng out a mont hl y news l et t er t o al l MOs ( EO Bul l et i n) . Lucki l y , t he MOD does n' t ha ve t o do al l of t hi s al one - 3 t o 4 s ecr et ar i es ar e as s i gned t o hel p t he MOD ( and mi ne ar e amazi ng! ) Cont i nui ng al l my MOD t as ks , ens ur i ng act i ve, ent hus i as t i c and pas s i onat e MOs . I al s o wor k on t he Tas kf or ce on Nat i onal MOs , and our goal i s t o wr i t e a manual ( and very pos - s i bl y al s o byl a w amendment s ) t hat wi l l hel p t he MOs gover n t hei r l ocal or gani zat i ons . I ' m s car ed of gr aduat i ng vet s chool - can I j us t s t a y act i ve i n I VSA f or ever ? <3 I VS A J ou r n a l 2 0 1 7 F a l l / Wi n t e r e di t i on