CEEMOS 2007, Pärnu - facilitating

It was February 2007, the city called Pärnu, 20 facilitators, 2 conference managers, 2 chairs, 2 agendas and about 200 delegates in one place, hotel Strand. There run 2 conferences at the same time, CEEMOS and CEELDS.

I was one of facilitators for CEE conference called CEEMOS 2007 (Central and Eastern Europe motivation seminar). On faci pre-meeting (Fri-Sun) in Tallinn, we got to know each other in the faci team and got in the "conference mood". We even created new AIESEC dance (music Shaft - Mucho mambo) in 30 minutes, dudes!

Delegates gathered from 16 countries from whole CEE region, had the chance to present their culture in Tallinn at public global village in Viru Shopping Centre. After moving to the venue of both conferences in Pärnu, the conference started.



What was it about?

• 10 facis for CEEMOS (Austria, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Hungary/Canada, Poland, Estonia, Sweden)
• Emma Gävert as chair and Kaisa Tikk as conference manager
• OC organising CEEMOS and CEELDS at the same time in one venue

• 100 delegates (mainly in autumn 2006 recruited AIESEC members)

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• my home group, dedicated to Sir Francis Drake, rocked the house with our energetic shout

• time for challenging the world view when meeting people from various countries, sharing ideas, rooms, living the international aspect under one roof

having faci meeting late night one day

• making lots of fun as faci team with delegates (sketches, wish box, Freaky Riki, AIESEC dances)
  

• me as the real Czech ice-breaker ;-)

• change agents' awards

• Estonian night and "The Sun" performance in the night club

• official dinner in a fancy place with tasty food to consume

• danced through, after global village, on the table (totally smashed!)

• room parties, 1 minute speaches, IPM running in Egypt

• CEEMOS - Chooh, Chooh!

• boat race (topalky) winner together with Merlin and Marek from Poland ("Češi - Polska!")

• meeting again some Baltics people after ENERGY

• externals involved (E-Day, Aivar Haller, Derek Small)

• Nordic circle with Derek Small

• snow all around, average temperature around 20 degrees under

• free hugs

Just time will show us, if all resources, time and energy
put in CEEMOS 2007 will bring its success . . .

. . . something tells me it will!