2015 JCI World Congress Report

Kanazawa, Japan November 3–8, 2015

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Annually, the JCI World Congress unites JCI members, partners and friends from all over the world to participate in inspirational sessions, impactful workshops, official General Assembly meetings, JCI Programs, forums, trainings and fun-filled events to share best practices, exchange ideas and determine the future of our dynamic organization. The 2015 JCI World Congress in Kanazawa, Japan offered delegates the opportunity to learn new skills, share best practices and harness a renewed passion for JCI as a global organization. Hosted through collaboration between JCI Kanazawa, JCI Japan and the JCI World Headquarters, attendees enjoyed an action-packed program of interactive workshops, productive meetings, lively guest speakers and dazzling evening ceremonies. The JCI Morning Show began each day in an energetic way involving delegates in learning exercises, games and the opportunity to win JCI prizes while also showcasing upcoming 2016 and guest speakers from the UN Foundation’s Nothing But Nets, AIESEC, UN Millennium Campaign and Kiwanis. Delegates seized the opportunity to learn more about the Global Goals for Sustainable Development and discuss their area’s specific needs in relation to the goals in the Advancing the Global Goals for Sustainable Development workshop. This workshop also introduced the delegates to the Global Youth Empowerment Fund, which will financially empower youth-led organizations to advance the Global Goals in their communities worldwide. At the Sharing the Secrets of Impact workshop, active citizens learned best practices on how to effectively measure positive change and how to share their story of impact with the community and community stakeholders. As we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the JCI Movement, nearly 20 former JCI Presidents gathered at the Meet the JCI Presidents Forum to provide delegates with the unique opportunity to sit with, hear from and discuss JCI’s 100 year legacy and how served as leaders to the organization. The 2015 JCI Board of Directors along with 2015 JCI National Presidents and Chief Delegates conducted the official business of the 2015 JCI World Congress at the General Assembly. Business included official reports from the year about finance, partnerships, 2016 and 2017 JCI Events, constitutional amendments, JCI Foundation donations and the 2016 election. After the 2016 JCI Vice President, Executive Vice President and President Candidates Presentations and Caucuses throughout the week, JCI National Presidents voted on the 2016 JCI Board of Directors and 2016 JCI President. 2015 JCI General Legal Counsel Paschal Dike of JCI Nigeria was voted and sworn in as 2016 JCI President. President Elect Dike’s term as JCI President officially begins January 1, 2016. He will serve as the global leader of the organization and plans to Just Act! for JCI on its path to sustainable global impact. The event culminated with the JCI Presidential Inauguration and ceremonial passing of the JCI Presidential Chain from 2015 JCI President Ismail Haznedar to 2016 JCI President-Elect Paschal Dike. The celebration continued as the JCI 100th Anniversary Committee presented the 100th Anniversary time capsule. Delegates saluted a JCI aqua champagne fountain while a celebratory lightshow marked the official culmination of the JCI 100th Anniversary, as the global organization launches into the next 100 years of impact.

Attendance More than 8200 delegates from 108 countries attended the 2015 JCI World Congress in Kanazawa, Japan. Featured Guest Speakers Folorunsho Alakija Founder, Rose of Sharon Foundation Baybars Altuntas Global Entrepreneur | JCI Ambassador Chris Helfrich Director, UN Foundation’s Nothing But Nets Tsuneyuki Kobayashi Secretary General, Japan Committee of ICC Susan A. Petrisin President, Kiwanis International Ana Saldarriaga President, AIESEC International Yohei Sasakawa Chairman of the Nippon Foundation, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Yusuke Shiro Saraya President, Saraya Co. Ltd. Mitchell Toomey Director, UN Millennium Campaign Takeshi Yamada Chief Specialist, Environmental Sustainability Strategy Division, Suntory Holdings Ltd

2016 JCI Officers The General Assembly elected the 2016 Board of Directors. President: Paschal Dike, JCI Nigeria Immediate Past President: Ismail Haznedar, JCI Turkey Executive Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents and their assigned National Organizations Africa and the Middle East Executive Vice President: Tshepo Thlaku, JCI South Africa Vice President: Ryad Subratty, JCI Mauritius (Assigned to JCI Botswana, JCI Ghana, JCI Gabon, JCI Madagascar, JCI Nigeria, JCI Mali, JCI Congo, JCI Djibouti (provisional)) Vice President: Seun Osikalu, JCI Nigeria (Assigned to JCI Lebanon, JCI Morocco, JCI Lesotho, JCI Syria, JCI Cameroon, JCI Zambia, JCI Jordan) Vice President: Kabo Gababosiwe Garechaba, JCI Botswana (Assigned to JCI Rwanda, JCI Zimbabwe, JCI South Africa, JCI Comoros, JCI DR Congo, JCI Mauritius, JCI Malawi) Vice President: Abdrahamane Coulibaly, JCI Mali (Assigned to JCI Burkina Faso, JCI Côte d’Ivoire, JCI Guinea, JCI Niger, JCI Senegal, JCI Benin, JCI Togo, JCI Tunisia) Asia and the Pacific Executive Vice President: Jennifer Gracey, JCI USA Vice President: Amzad Hussain, JCI Bangladesh (Assigned to JCI India, JCI Maldives, JCI Nepal, JCI Pakistan, JCI Sri Lanka) Vice President: Ryoma Koyama, JCI Japan (Assigned to JCI Australia, JCI Cambodia, JCI Mongolia, JCI New Zealand, JCI Philippines, JCI Vietnam) Vice President: Marc Brian Lim, JCI Philippines (Assigned to JCI Bangladesh, JCI Hong Kong, JCI Indonesia, JCI Macao, JCI Malaysia, JCI Singapore, JCI Myanmar) Vice President: Siana Ng, JCI Macao (Assigned to JCI Japan, JCI Korea, JCI Taiwan, JCI Thailand) The Americas Executive Vice President: Sean Chang, JCI Taiwan Vice President: Jay Raymundo, JCI USA (Assigned to JCI Mexico, JCI Canada, JCI Dominican Republic, JCI Honduras, JCI Puerto Rico) Vice President: Thirsa López Solis, JCI Honduras (Assigned to JCI Dutch Caribbean, JCI Haiti, JCI Jamaica, JCI Suriname, JCI USA, JCI West Indies) Vice President: Cristian Ramírez, JCI Paraguay (Assigned to JCI Argentina, JCI Brazil, JCI Colombia, JCI Chile (potential), JCI Uruguay, JCI Bolivia)

Vice President: Pablo Reynolds, JCI Bolivia (Assigned to JCI Paraguay, JCI Ecuador, JCI Nicaragua (potential), JCI Peru, JCI Panama, JCI Venezuela) Europe Executive Vice President: Jef Hendrickx, JCI Belgium Vice President: Kevin Hin, JCI Monaco (Assigned to JCI France, JCI Luxembourg, JCI Turkey, JCI Romania, JCI Portugal, JCI Serbia) Vice President: Johanna Lundan, JCI Finland (Assigned to JCI Belgium, JCI Cyprus, JCI Greece, JCI Italy, JCI Catalonia, JCI Malta, JCI Netherlands) Vice President: Kaspar Ilves, JCI Estonia (Assigned to JCI Austria, JCI Germany, JCI Ireland, JCI Scotland, JCI Switzerland, JCI United Kingdom) Vice President: Peter Anckaert, JCI Belgium (Assigned to JCI Denmark, JCI Estonia, JCI Finland, JCI Iceland, JCI Latvia, JCI Lithuania, JCI Norway, JCI Sweden) Vice President: Stanley Yau, JCI Scotland (Assigned to JCI Bulgaria, JCI Czech Republic, JCI Moldova, JCI Poland, JCI Georgia (potential), JCI Russia, JCI Monaco, JCI Slovakia, JCI Croatia, JCI Ukraine) 2016 JCI Appointments The following members were appointed to various positions subject to the approval of the respective National Organizations; General Legal Counsel Candice Henriquez, JCI Dutch Caribbean Treasurer Sang Woo Bae, JCI Korea Chief Executive Assistant to the President Alexander Tio, JCI Indonesia Executive Assistants to the President Oluwarotimi Cyrus, JCI Nigeria, Assistant for Africa and the Middle East Cynthia Lo, JCI Taiwan, Assistant for Asia and the Pacific Fanco Cagnotti, JCI Argentina, Assistant for the Americas Bo Risom, JCI Denmark, Assistant for Europe Personal Assistants to the President Olasupo Akinola, JCI Nigeria Precious Adeho, JCI Nigeria JCI Growth and Development Committee Teresa Poon, JCI Hong Kong, Chairperson Hymmeldat Dibakala, JCI Congo, Committee Member, Africa and the Middle East

Mami Hatano, JCI Japan, Committee Member, Asia and the Pacific Argenis Angulo, JCI Venezuela, Committee Member, the Americas Viktor Omarsson, JCI Iceland, Committee Member, Europe JCI Training and Skills Development Committee Santhosh Kumar, JCI India, Chairperson Itai Manyere, JCI Zimbabwe, Committee Member, Africa and the Middle East Hamdi Kechida, JCI Tunisia, Committee Member, Africa and the Middle East Zolbadral Batmunkh, JCI Mongolia, Committee Member, Asia and the Pacific Christopher Camba, JCI Philippines, Committee Member, Asia and the Pacific Christina Rusca, JCI USA, Committee Member, the Americas Kim Lambert, JCI USA, Committee Member, the Americas Marion de Groot, JCI Netherlands, Committee Member, Europe Remi Sypowski, JCI France, Committee Member, Europe UN and External Affairs Committee Takeshi Nakamura, JCI Japan, Chairperson Mamadol Ousmane, JCI Niger, Committee Member, Africa and the Middle East Sajeda Shawa, JCI Jordan, Committee Member, Africa and the Middle East S.R. Arun, JCI India, Committee Member, Asia-Pacific Jong-Chul Choi, JCI Korea, Committee Member, Asia-Pacific Tracey Chagnon, JCI USA, Committee Member, the Americas Adrian Vazquez, JCI Argentina, Committee Member, the Americas Ece Ildir, JCI Turkey, Committee Member, Europe Suzi Chen, JCI Australia, Committee Member, Europe Elze Woudstra, JCI Netherlands, Committee Member, Europe Special Assistants for Sponsorship Victor Machin, JCI Uruguay, Chairperson Abdallah Aba Hazeem, JCI Jordan, Africa and the Middle East Laila Bouskla, JCI Morocco, Africa and the Middle East Fadi Naffah, JCI Lebanon Africa and the Middle East Hiromasa Terada, JCI Japan, Asia and the Pacific Masami Mizuno, JCI Japan, Asia and the Pacific Yosuke Seito, JCI Japan, Asia and the Pacific Kazutaka Ishikawa, JCI Japan, Asia and the Pacific Naoto Eguchi, JCI Japan, Asia and the Pacific Bhathiya Hettiara-Chi Chi, JCI Sri Lanka, Asia and the Pacific Olive Chan, JCI Hong Kong, Asia and the Pacific Steve Baltao, JCI Philippines, Asia and the Pacific Mendbayar Tseveen, JCI Mongolia, Asia and the Pacific Zong-Yan Hou, JCI Taiwan, Asia and the Pacific Ju-Hyun Sung, JCI Korea, Asia and the Pacific Nam-Kyou Kim, JCI Korea, Asia and the Pacific Jung-Min Lee, JCI Korea, Asia and the Pacific Red Erfe-Mejia, JCI Philippines, Asia and the Pacific Gary Marshall, JCI USA, the Americas Thay An Vazquez, JCI Puerto Rico, the Americas

Rajiv Hieralal, JCI Suriname, the Americas Arne Vanes, JCI Belgium, Europe Jonathan J. Borg, JCI Malta, Europe Jenni Ahlstedt, JCI Sweden, Europe Peace in the World Campaign Committee Rania Haddad, JCI Lebanon, Chairperson Marc Kone, JCI Côte d’Ivoire, Committee Member, Africa and the Middle East Naomi Chan, JCI Hong Kong, Committee Member, Asia and the Pacific Ronnie Llontop, JCI Peru, Committee Member, the Americas Dr. Nashwan Al Othman, JCI Turkey, Committee Member, Europe SPC Review Committee Lisan Beentjes, JCI Netherlands, Chairperson Ninon Ahoudjinou, JCI Benin, Committee Member, Africa and the Middle East Subramanian Gunabalan, JCI India, Committee Member, Asia and the Pacific Andres Gutierrez, JCI Colombia, Committee Member, the Americas Oscar Ivan Hijosa Mila, JCI Catalonia, Committee Member, Europe JCI Audit Committee Lori Tomlin, JCI USA, Chairperson Colvin Houston, JCI Scotland, Committee Member Toshiharu Shimizu, JCI Japan, Committee Member Susana Lugo, JCI Paraguay, Committee Member JCI Foundation Kentaro Harada, JCI Japan, Chairperson Jun Takahashi, JCI Brazil, Treasurer Kesavalal Vallabhds, JCI India, Director Kazutaka Amaki, JCI Japan, Director Jan van Nieuwamerongen, JCI Netherlands, Director Paschal Dike, JCI Nigeria, JCI President Ismail Haznedar, JCI Turkey, JCI Immediate Past President Sang Woo Bae, JCI Hong Kong, JCI Treasurer Arrey Obenson, JCI Cameroon, JCI Secretary General

Affiliations The General Assembly reviewed the status of several National Organizations, approving and disqualifying based on the merits of each case as recommended by the Admissions committee. Full Affiliations The following organizations changed status from provisional to full.

• Croatia • Malawi

Provisional Affiliations The following organizations changed their status from potential to provisional.

• Djibouti Potential Affiliation Renewals The following National Organizations had their statuses renewed.

• Burundi • Chad • Chile • Egypt • Georgia • Nicaragua

Potential Affiliations The following organizations were admitted into the JCI family.

• Myanmar • Namibia • South Sudan

Disaffiliation The following National Organizations were disaffiliated.

• Algeria • Azerbaijan • Hungary

2017 JCI World Congress Amsterdam, the Netherlands, was selected to host the 2017 JCI World Congress.

JCI Constitutional Amendments The JCI Board of Directors proposed the following policy changes to the JCI Constitution, which were approved by the JCI General Assembly: BYLAW 7-4. CHANGES: In the event that General Assembly does not provide for the date and place of a Congress at the appropriate Congress, or in the event that any of the original decisions as to dates and places cannot be implemented, or in the event of cancellation of contract, General Assembly the Executive Committee shall appoint other dates and places by mail ballot at least six (6) months prior to the convening of the Congress. Reason: BYLAW 7-4 does not provide the time frame for the decision to be taken in any of the three possible situations. The proposed addition introduces a timeline for that decision to keep all parties in check. BYLAW 7-5. CONTRACT: The Secretary General shall execute a contract with the successful bidder for a congress during the calendar year in which the bid takes place. Such contract shall be approved by the General Legal Counsel and the Resident Legal Counsel as containing the mutual responsibilities and obligations of the parties as established by the Executive Committee. The Contract shall contain provisions and objectives in the best interests of the organization, and its format and contents may from time to time be revised and amended by the Executive Committee. Any such revisions or amendments shall not apply to a contract duly executed previously, except with the consent of all parties to the contract. The contract shall also provide for the host National Organization to be a party to the contract and to guarantee and be responsible to JCI for the fulfillment of all obligations of the host Local Organization. Reason: National Organizations in the past have only acted as Guarantors to host Local Organizations thereby assuming partial or minimal responsibility for the performance of the contract. Even our contract only indicates that National Organizations ONLY guarantees the performance of financial responsibilities. Adding the National Organization as a primary party to contract provides better security. BYLAW 7-6. CANCELLATION OF CONTRACT: General Assembly The Executive Committee may cancel the contract at any time up to four (4) six (6) months before the congress is to take place if it is proven to the satisfaction of the Executive Committee that the successful bidder is, or will be, in serious default of the conditions of the contract. Reason: Waiting four months to Congress to decide cancellation of a Congress Contract puts the organization at risk. If a bid can be won two years in advance, any host should show proof of readiness six months before Congress.

BYLAW 7-7. QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CONTROL SECTION 3: CONTROL: The Secretary General shall in the interest of the organization control and supervise the planning and management of a Congress. Where the host organization fails to facilitate such control and supervision, the Secretary General shall file a report with the Executive Committee which up to four (4) six (6) months prior to the congress can cancel the contract with a host city. Reason: To reflect the change made in BYLAW 7-6. BYLAW 10-1. DUTIES The duties of the Executive Vice President shall include:

h. Where held, coordinating, supervising and running the National Presidents meeting.

Reason: In order to avoid confusion, all programs and events of an Area should be under the supervision and chairmanship of the Executive Vice President since he is the Chairman of the Area. BYLAW 14-4. MEETINGS. SECTION 1. WHEN: The Board of Directors shall meet following the conclusion of Congress in the year that it is elected; prior to and during General Assembly sessions at Congress in its year of office; at the JCI World Headquarters one other time during the year, and at such other times, place and manner as a majority of its members shall determine. This includes ability to convene via teleconference, online or other electronic means.

Reason: Noticing that there is a nine (9) months between the meeting of the Board of Directors in January and the Congress in its year of office, there is need for an opportunity for the Board to meet at other times, place and manner to review activities for the first half of the year and re-ignite the enthusiasm for the second half of the year. BYLAW 15-4. MEETINGS The Executive Committee shall meet at Congress site following the conclusion of Congress in the year that it is elected; in January, and at one other time during the first seven months for its midyear meeting, and prior to General Assembly at Congress in its year of office; and at such other times, place or manner as the President or as majority of its voting members shall determine. The Executive Committee may also meet at such other times and place or manner as determined by the President or a majority of its voting members. This includes the ability for the Executive Committee to convene by telephone conference, online, or other electronic manner. Reason: BYLAW 15-4 is loosely worded and too long with repetitions. It could be shorter, easier to understand and still fulfills its purpose in the proposed amended form.

BYLAW 16-7. CONTRACTS: The Secretary General shall be authorized to execute all substantial third party contracts and commitments affecting the organization, in consultation with the President, General Legal Counsel and Resident Legal Counsel BYLAW 20-6. JCI SENATE SECTION 1. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of the Senate are:

a. To provide a vehicle for the promotion of fellowship and friendship among Senators, internationally, nationally and locally.

b. To encourage and foster international social contacts between individual Senators and Senate groups.

c. To constitute a resource for the current membership in the areas of training and development.

d. To act as mentors and participate in the JCI Mentoring program.

JCI Policy Manual Amendments The JCI Board of Directors proposed the following policy changes to the JCI Policy Manual, which were approved by the JCI General Assembly: POLICY 5-1. LOCAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERS: SECTION 1. LOCAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP:

a. The minimum membership required for the affiliation of a new Local Organization in a National Organization should be twenty-five (25) members.

b. National Organizations should establish policies to require that a minimum membership of twenty-five (25) members in each Local Organization is maintained.

c. In working toward full affiliation, a new Local Organization may be initiated with five (5) members.

c.d. Local Organizations should establish a provisional membership period of a minimum of three (3) months to allow for orientation, activation and induction procedures.

d.e. No National Organization may affiliate with its National Organization any type of a Local Organization outside its geographical boundaries without Executive Committee approval.

e.f. Any National Organization not yet affiliated to JCI may endeavor to establish Local Organizations within its geographical boundaries.

Reason: Practical experience has shown that most new Local Organizations start with fewer than 25 members and the requirement to have 25 members discourages those with less numbers. If potential affiliation status can be granted with less than 25 members with a condition to reach 25 before provisional and full affiliation, that will challenge such potential Local Organizations to more action. Policy 5-1 Section 1 shall be renumbered a-f as against the current a-e. POLICY 6-1. DISTRIBUTION OF WORLD CONGRESS GENERAL ASSEMBLY MINUTES The JCI World Headquarters shall distribute the minutes of General Assembly by January 15. Reason: Referencing Chapter XIV, Bylaw 14-5 – it is noted that as part of their duties, “the outgoing Board of Directors shall approve all open items including minutes taken at Congress”. By inference, upon completion of the Joint Board Meeting, the Minutes for General Assembly at the previous year’s General Assembly at World Congress will have been completed and approved. This is not the case presently. We propose this amendment to ensure that minutes are distributed in a timely manner to allow the newly elected Presidents the opportunity to review and act/comment on such minutes.

POLICY 7-6. BIDDING FOR A WORLD CONGRESS: e. There shall be a bid certification committee appointed by the President. The

committee shall consist of the Secretary General, a designated staff member, General Legal Counsel, Treasurer and a National President from a previous host country. The bid certification committee shall report to the General Assembly thirty (30) days prior to the Congress where the bid is to be considered with details as provided in Bylaw 7-7 Section 2. The committee shall also present at Congress an executive summary of their report.

Reason: The bid certification committee will study and scrutinize all documents submitted and claims made therein. It shall certify compliance with relevant provisions of the constitution. POLICY 7-6. BIDDING FOR A WORLD CONGRESS:

e.f. Each bid shall be accompanied by a total an initial fee of five thousand dollars(US $5000) ten thousand dollars (US $10,000) represented as follows:

ii. Bid Security Deposit: The remainder of the said sum of US$5,000 US $10,000 shall represent a Bid Security Deposit to secure the obligation of the bidding Local Organization for the full and faithful performance of all conditions of the contract. If the bidding Local Organization withdraws its bid or if the bid is not accepted by the organization, the bid security deposit will be returned to the bidding Local Organization forthwith.

f.g. Should the bid be successful, an additional deposit of ten thousand dollars (US$10,000) fifteen thousand dollars (US$15,000) in cash, check or money order payable to JCI and drawn on a United States bank or branch shall be paid by the Host City to the organization upon signing the Congress contract. A final US$10,000 US $15,000 shall be paid by January 1 of the year of the Congress. These amounts are in addition to the Bid Security Deposit referred to in paragraph "e" “f” above.

Reason: Increasing the bid security deposit sends a message to the potential bidder that the stakes are high and how important it is not to fall short of the standards. POLICY 7-6. BIDDING FOR A WORLD CONGRESS:

i.j. Only bids which shall be certified approved by the Executive Committee and certified by the bid certification committee as eligible for balloting at the final selection of the site shall be included in such ballots.

Reason: The introduction in "i" gives the bidding process a two layer approval hurdle before it is presented to the General Assembly for voting.

POLICY 7-6. BIDDING FOR A WORLD CONGRESS: Renumbering a. b. c. d. e. e. f. f.

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g. h. h. i. i. j. j. k. k. l. Reason: Renumbering the policy to reflect the new 7-6. e. POLICY 8-7. BUDGET FOR JCI APPOINTEES AND REPRESENTATIVES. The amount budgeted for the expenses of JCI Representatives shall be allocated at the discretion of the President. JCI Appointees or any person(s) designated by the President to represent the Organization shall have a budget allocated at the discretion of the President. Reason: Over time, Appointees find it a bit difficult to discharge their duties successfully. With some incentives and support, Appointees can be given more responsibilities with a better return. POLICY 9-2. TRAVEL. The President shall travel on behalf of the organization. This travel schedule shall include the following:

a. A site visit to the World Congress host city before the Midyear Executive Committee Meeting and travel to and from the Congress at which he presides.

b. A visit to the World Headquarter, as soon as practicable following election but prior to December 31, in addition to a quarterly visit.

Reason: Since traditionally the President attends JBM in January, often visits the HQ in April to prepare for the Area Conferences, attends the Midyear Executive Committee Meeting and visits in September to prepare for the World Congress, it is therefore more appropriate to capture this in the Policy Manual. This is true also of vote to Congress host city.

POLICY 10-1. DUTIES: d. Encourage the adaptation and implementation of the current Strategic Plan

and annual Plan of Action in their National Organization. They shall also follow up and report on progress of the Plan of Action implementation as may be assigned by the President.

Reason: There is need for the Executive Vice Presidents to be involved at the operational level. That way, they can follow up and report on the main activities of the Plan of Action implementation. POLICY 12-1. VISIT TO JCI WORLD HEADQUARTERS Not later than May 31, the JCI Treasurer shall visit the JCI World Headquarters immediately prior to the Midyear Executive Committee Meeting to review the preparation of the budget and to finalize the audit of the accounts. for at least four (4) days with any of the Audit Committee members as designated by the Audit Committee Chairperson to verify all accounts in relation to the annual budget together with all supporting documents; this report should be submitted to the JCI Executive Committee. The expenses in connection with these this visits shall be budgeted for in the annual budget. Reason: Recommended by Special Review Committee POLICY 18-14. JCI PARTNERSHIP SUMMIT There shall be a JCI Partnership Summit. This Summit shall be held at the international and regional levels annually with the participation of other organizations. National and Local Organizations are encouraged to hold similar summits. Reason: In order to strengthen our partnership and collaboration with other international and local organizations, we must replicate the international Partnership summit during Area Conference and support Local and National Organizations to run the same. POLICY 18-15. ACTIVE CITIZEN WEEK Annually, the week that includes December 11 shall be known as Active Citizen Week. JCI World Headquarters shall coordinate activities to mark the week at the international level in consultation with the Executive Committee. National and Local Organizations shall also be encouraged to celebrate the week with different activities. Reason: JCI Active Citizen day usually comes and passes with little or no events of significance. Instituting a JCI Active Citizenship week will allow JCI and National and Local Organization members to plan and organize line of events for 2, 3 or more days with active participation of partners and other sectors of society.

POLICY 18-1416. JCI SALES: Reason: Renumbering the policy to reflect the new 18-14 and 18-15. POLICY 19-1. BIDDING FOR A CONFERENCE:

d. There shall be a bid certification committee appointed by the President. The committee shall consist the Secretary General, a designated staff member, General Legal Counsel, Treasurer and a National President from a previous host country. The bid certification committee shall assess compliance with Bylaw 19-11 Section 2 and shall report to the Conference Assembly thirty (30) days prior to the Conference where the bid is to be considered. The committee shall also present an executive summary of their report to the Conference Assembly during the Conference.

d.e. Except where the deadline for the submission of bids has been extended in accordance with sub-section "a" of this policy, only bids which have been certified as eligible by the Secretary General approved by the Executive Committee and certified by the bid certification committee, shall be included in the balloting at a conference for the selection of the site of a future conference. Where the deadline for submission of bids has been extended, a bid which has not been certified as eligible before balloting, shall require to be so certified by the Secretary General prior to approval by the Executive Committee.

e.f. Upon the organization's acceptance of a bid to host a conference, and upon approval of the conference by the Executive Committee, an additional US$5,000 shall be paid by the host to the organization. The bid presentation and all supporting material shall be incorporated into and become part of the conference contract.

Reason: Same as the Congress. Also, Policy 19-1 (d) is not the current practice since there is usually a bid certification committee, it is only proper to include the same in the Policy. POLICY 22-1. GENERAL BUDGETARY POLICY. SECTION 2. CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT. General Assembly may shall include in the budget a sum not exceeding two (2) percent of dues income under the heading of Contingencies Account. The Finance Committee or the President is empowered to expend all or part of the amount allocated to further the interests of the organization within the limits of current policy. No more than one-third (1/3) of the Contingencies Account shall be spent under any one budgeted heading. Reason: The replacement of "may' with "shall" implies the General Assembly has to exercise the action.

POLICY 22-1. GENERAL BUDGETARY POLICY. SECTION 3. LONG TERM INVESTMENT. An amount up to to 5% of dues income may be set aside in the budget as reserve for long-term investment. The expenditure of this sum for whatever reason shall be approved by the Executive Committee. Reason: Investments have been known to support organizations during periods of financial difficulty. More so, savings from investments can be applied in the future to other areas of the organization requiring intervention. This Section of Policy 22-1 is proposed to fulfill that need. POLICY 22-4: ACCOUNTING POLICIES The accounts of the organization shall be prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles as established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Committee. JCI World Headquarters shall publish the current year's annual budget versus the financial statement of the preceding year to all National Organizations not later than May 31. Reason: Recommended by Special Review Committee POLICY 22-7. DEVELOPMENT GRANTS: SECTION 1. National Organizations and Area Associations may request financial assistance in the form of development grants for specific projects contributing to growth and development, leadership development, training and Local Organization or National Organization extension. Such requests may be considered for approval by the JCI Executive Committee, provided the application has been made to the JCI Secretary General at least fourteen (14) days prior to the meeting at which the application is to be considered. Seven (7) days prior to the Executive Committee meeting, the JCI Secretary General shall provide the Executive Committee with the total amount of funds available for disbursement as grants. Such funds shall be distributed among the four Areas based on the current membership strength of each Area. The assigned Executive Vice President of each Area and the Area Director shall review the applications and determine the amounts to be granted to the applying National Organizations. All applications, once reviewed by the Area Director and Executive Vice President shall be presented to the Executive Committee for approval. In all cases, grant applications for sponsorship/support of National Presidents or (Area Development Council) meetings of the four Areas shall be given priority by the Executive Committee. Reason: Over the last couple of years, there has been consistent requests from Areas to support National Presidents Meetings. Participation in National Presidents meeting has increased drastically and the benefits are obvious as it allows the National Presidents to meet, learn and share early before their years run deep. If

encouraged, the National Presidents meetings could be a good opportunity to bridge the communication and connection gap among National Presidents. POLICY 22-16. BANK SIGNATORIES All disbursements from the organization's bank accounts or certificates of deposit shall require at least two (2) authorized signatures. The authorized persons shall be the President, Treasurer, Secretary General, Staff Officer responsible for finance and any one of two other Staff Officers designated by the Secretary General. Normally the Secretary General and the Staff Officer responsible for finance shall sign all checks and withdrawals. The limit of withdrawal authorization shall be as contained in the internal control policies and procedures manual of the World Headquarters. POLICY 22-25: INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL POLICY The internal financial control policy of the organization shall be updated yearly and circulated to the Finance Committee. Reason: Recommended by the Special Review Committee POLICY 24-1. LANGUAGES. JCI World Headquarters shall provide multi-language services in at least the four corresponding languages for such documents and tools to include but not limited to: JCI website, Plan of Action, Strategic Plan, Constitution and Policy Manual, Newsletters, press releases and other official publications. Reason: To reach the greater number of our members and non members alike, having our major publications in the languages most spoken becomes very expedient.

2015 JCI TOYP Honorees § Ada M. Alvarez Conde, Puerto Rico

Contribution to Children, World Peace, and/or Human Rights § Swati Bondia, India

Business, Economic and/or Entrepreneurial Accomplishment § Michael R. Feilmeier, M.D., USA

Humanitarian and/or Voluntary Leadership § Lonick Garius, Haiti

Business, Economic and/or Entrepreneurial Accomplishment § Sofiya Kalinova, Bulgaria

Humanitarian and/or Voluntary Leadership § Chisenga Muyoya, Zambia

Business, Economic and/or Entrepreneurial Accomplishment § Joanne O’ Riordan, Ireland

Contribution to Children, World Peace, and/or Human Rights § Dr. Landry Signé, Cameroon

Academic Leadership and/or Accomplishment § Mayor David Smolansky Urosa, Venezuela

Political, Legal and/or Governmental Affairs § Dr. John van Bockxmeer, Australia

Medical Innovation

JCI TOYP Judges § Ismail Haznedar, 2015 JCI President § Anthony Parkes, Director, ICC-WCF § Katherine Sparkes, Founder, Flamingo Creative § Mitchell Toomey, Director of the UN Millennium Campaign

JCI Awards The Joaquin V Gonzales Memorial Award JCI extends its condolences to our fallen heroes, JCI members who passed away during this year. In honored remembrance: Seok-Woon Yoo, JCI Geochange, JCI Korea Manabu Takahashi, JCI Shinjo, JCI Japan Shintaro Matsubara, JCI Arida, JCI Japan Sumila Shrestha, JCI Sankhu, JCI Nepal Cesar Manuel Sarmiento, JCI Cuenca, JCI Ecaudor Jaime Cardona Cañas, JCI Bogotá, JCI Colombia Wilkenson Bazile, JCI Delmas, JCI Haiti Dina Bolivar, JCI Pétion-Ville Innovation, JCI Haiti Raychelle Brathwaite, JCI Chaconia, JCI West Indies Maaike van Zomeren, JCI Amsterdam, JCI Netherlands Rene Bourgault, JCI Kelowna, JCI Canada Sajani Kogu, JCI Hetauda Lady, JCI Nepal First Timers Award Eugene Chan U Hin, JCI Macao JCI World Public Speaking Champion Rath Dora, JCI Cambodia JCI World Debating Champions JCI Uruguay, Spanish JCI Luxembourg, French JCI Sweden, English Best Local Economic Development Program JCI Progress, Mongolia—Pro Impact Best Local Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program JCI Ikh Khuree, Mongolia—Green Future Best Local Omoiyari Project JCI Bamako Elite, Mali—Le Mali, Ma Fierte Best National Growth and Development Program JCI Hong Kong—Young Active Citizens, Let’s Shine! Best Local Growth & Development Program JCI Manila, Philippines—S.P.A.R.K. Best Local Community Empowerment Program JCI Reykjavík International, Iceland—Blindir sjá

Best Long-term Local Community Program JCI Phnom Penh, Cambodia—Bag to School Best Local Skills Development Program JCI Pan Mac, Macao—Occupation of Young People Best Inter-organization Collaboration Project JCI Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia—City Solution Best Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Project JCI Evolution, Norway—Bricks for Education Best National Flagship Program JCI Philippines—Project 101 Most Outstanding National President Kosuke Shibata, JCI Japan Most Outstanding New Local Organization JCI Imus Wagayway, Philippines Most Outstanding Local Organization JCI Manila, Philippines Most Outstanding Local President Ellimaija Ahonen, JCI Pirkanamaa, Finland Most Outstanding New Member Vynndy Gan, JCI Butterworth City, Malaysia Most Outstanding Member Dr. Alex Kurian, JCI Palghat, India Presidential Awards Presidential Award of Appreciation—Team of Assistants, Chief Executive Assistant to the President Dawn Hetzel (JCI USA) Presidential Award of Appreciation—Team of Assistants, Executive Assistant to the President Adewale Nurudeen Shinaba (JCI Nigeria) Presidential Award of Appreciation—Team of Assistants, Executive Assistant to the President Alexander Tio (JCI Indonesia) Presidential Award of Appreciation—Team of Assistants, Executive Assistant to the President Mayra Alfaro Medinaceli (JCI Bolivia) Presidential Award of Appreciation—Team of Assistants, Executive Assistant to the President Sophie-Marine Bolo (JCI France) Presidential Award of Appreciation—Team of Assistants, Personal Assistant to the President Can Duraslan (JCI Turkey) Presidential Award of Appreciation—Team of Assistants, Personal Assistant to the President Recep Yilmaz (JCI Turkey)

Presidential Award of Appreciation—Team of Assistants, Personal Assistant to the President Ece Ildir (JCI Turkey) Presidential Award of Appreciation—Team of Assistants, Executive Assistant Rachel Brown Presidential Award—Most Outstanding Appointee, Sponsorship Committee Chairperson Rania Haddad (JCI Lebanon) Presidential Award—Most Outstanding National Organization, JCI Japan Presidential Award—Most Outstanding Vice President for Africa and the Middle East, Itai Manyere (JCI Zimbabwe) Presidential Award—Most Outstanding Vice President for Asia and the Pacific, Anoop Vettiyattil (JCI India) Presidential Award—Most Outstanding Vice President for the Americas, Candice Henriquez (JCI Dutch Caribbean) Presidential Award—Most Outstanding Vice President for Europe, Jonathan J. Borg (JCI Malta) Presidential Award—Most Outstanding Executive Committee Member, Steven Wilson (JCI Scotland) Presidential Award of Excellence, General Legal Counsel Paschal Dike (JCI Nigeria) Presidential Award of Honor – Immediate Past President Shine Bhaskaran (JCI India) Presidential Award of Excellence for Highest Attendance at 2015 JCI World Congress by a JCI Local Organization – JCI Osaka, Japan