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My name is Silviya.

I am in my 3^rd student year at the University of National and World Economy in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Just came back after one year of wonderful exchange eXPerience in AIESEC St.Gallen, Switzerland.

Currently I work with above 60 people from over 16 nations in order to create an amazing, colourful, full of energy and @ spirit conference.

Hello, I am the OC Delegates on EnterCEE Conference 2007, hosted by LC Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria J

Why I am spending my time to organize a conference, you may ask.

Well, it gives me the opportunity “to taste” 15 nations in such a short period. It challenges me to find a way to communicate effectively with different people. You learn to rely on people you do not know, to work virtually, to challenge yourself every second and at the end of the day to still have a smile on the face and the conviction that this responsibility is really worth!

I think often on my first participation on a PBOX conference when I was an OCP in Switzerland. It was so motivating, so inspiring, so many new contacts and the dream of 20 people to realize their projects. We promised to support each other, to match together, to meet each other around. And we did it J And it was WENA GN guys ;)

Now I want to be there and to feel the great happiness seeing so many project teams, 54 projects on one place, CEE spirit and we will rock the house. And not only the house, but everything around us so that this rocking feeling will keep “echoing” in our hearts for months afterwards. Because this is a conference for YOU – for the EnterCEE participants. Just for you, dear CEEtizens!

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How does an OC day, exactly 1 week before a conference, look like?

7.30h. Alarm clock. Mm, too early to get up… Yes, maybe in Bulgaria, but have to call in St. Petersburg and it is already 9.30h there. Sofia is hardly waking up…

8.00h. First sms of the day. Goog morning, world J Nasko (LCP, LC Veliko Turnovo) has just faxed few last night’s invitations. Great, my people in Turkey will get their visas. Thinking a bit about the strange situation – working not on site has some disadvantages: you can not finish your work on your own. And the greatest advantage: you learn to work effective, intense and happy in a virtual team, real time and respect team responsibility – thank you guys J

9.00h. University classes. Yes, no matter the conference we still have duties to the university…

12.00h. University is over. Time for EnterCEE Co work J

12.30h. At home. Starting tone of Windows, 10 new mails around the conference in the last 4 hours. New delegates, ideas for some small surprises for the delegates from my dear OC colleagues. If the delegates just knew what is expecting them :P

Excited, really excited… 1 week left J

15.00h – discussions with Geraldine and Deni (OCP) about the delegates, the conference itself, different inputs and feedbacks, work is getting more and more various… Chats with the Bulgarian MC. Sending mails to the Sofia´s LC to host our delegates

16.00h – call from Turkey. Funny – I spent the last 1.5 years abroad, 2 different countries and had never dealt with embassies so much as now. It brings me on thoughts of differences and ununited Europe, and how horrible it is yet that we are not equal in the chance to use opportunities. Calling the embassy: “international student organization – conference – 15 nations from CEE”… “oh, yes, it will be ok. Only the visa takes 4 days”. Cool – AIESEC breaks the borders, not only metaphoric said ;)

19.00h – come on, every @er needs a break, time to have a nice dinner with friends ;)

22.00h. Checking mails. New delegates, new invitations. Cool, we’re getting more J

23.00h. OC is tired. Jokes and fun stuff running through skype J Planning next steps.

0.00h. Time to sleep. Last check of mails. Everything done! Happy, happy J

There is only one week left. I cannot wait. I met so many people during the last 3 weeks, finally time to welcome them and show them the fruits of our work…

Destination: Success

Direction: Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria

Goal set: amazing EnterCEE Conference 2007!

Are you packing already?

Ready…

…steady…

…go!!!

P.S. I know, you are excited as well and would so much want to go just right now. Wait for few more days – 27^th is near ;)

Till then: keep your good mood and check our site: http://sourcecore.net/AIESEC/EnterCEECo2007/