Meet ExCo
- COMMI
TTEE COORDI
NATOR
My I
VSA hi
s
t
or
y s
t
a
r
t
ed a whi
l
e a
g
o when I g
ot a
c
c
ept
ed a
s del
eg
a
t
e of t
he 62nd I
VSA
s
y
mpos
i
um i
n Tur
k
ey
.
Af
t
er t
hi
s ev
ent I wa
s i
nf
ec
t
ed wi
t
h t
he I
VSA v
i
r
us a
nd bec
a
me EO of my l
oc
a
l
c
ha
pt
er a
nd a
l
s
o a
t
t
ended t
he c
ong
r
es
s i
n I
ndones
i
a t
he f
ol
l
owi
ng s
ummer
.
Af
t
er mov
i
ng t
o Aus
t
r
i
a I g
ot t
he c
ha
nc
e t
o bec
ome pa
r
t of t
he a
ma
z
i
ng Or
g
a
ni
z
i
ng Commi
t
t
ee
of our Cong
r
es
s a
nd ha
d a
not
her t
r
ul
y a
ma
z
i
ng I
VSA exper
i
enc
e! Dur
i
ng t
he c
ong
r
es
s I r
ea
l
i
z
ed
t
ha
t I di
dn´
t wa
nt t
o g
i
v
e up on t
he I
VSA wor
k y
et a
nd r
a
n f
or s
ec
r
et
a
r
i
a
t
.
I s
t
a
r
t
ed my t
er
m a
s s
ec
r
et
a
r
y a
nd ended my t
er
m a
s a member of Exc
o.
Al
exa
ndr
a
, who wa
s
Commi
t
t
ee Coor
di
na
t
or a
nd who I wa
s a
s
s
i
g
ned t
o r
es
i
g
ned i
n F
ebr
ua
r
y a
nd I bec
a
me – wi
t
hout
a
ny r
ea
l wa
r
ni
ng – Commi
t
t
ee Coor
di
na
t
or
.
I
t wa
s
n´
t a
l
wa
y
s ea
s
y
. I s
t
a
r
t
ed i
n t
he mi
ddl
e of t
he t
er
m – wi
t
h no ha
ndov
er a
nd a t
ea
m t
ha
t ha
d
been wor
ki
ng t
og
et
her f
or ha
l
f a y
ea
r a
l
r
ea
dy
. But ev
er
y
one wa
s a
ma
z
i
ng
, s
uppor
t
ed me i
n
wha
t
ev
er wa
y t
hey c
oul
d a
nd s
o I s
omehow s
ur
v
i
v
ed.
I
n Ma
l
a
y
s
i
a I wa
s t
i
r
ed of a
l
l t
he wor
k, but s
t
i
l
l di
dn´
t f
eel l
i
k
e I ha
d a
c
hi
ev
ed t
he t
hi
ng
s I wa
nt
ed.
So a
f
t
er t
hi
nki
ng a
bout i
t a l
ong t
i
me I dec
i
ded t
o be c
r
a
z
y enoug
h t
o g
et my
s
el
f i
nt
o t
hi
s c
r
a
z
i
nes
s
a
not
her y
ea
r
.
And her
e I a
m now :
)
The Commi
t
t
ee Coor
di
na
t
or i
s a
n a
ma
z
i
ng pos
i
t
i
on i
n c
a
s
e y
ou l
i
k
e c
oor
di
na
t
i
ng
.
I
t i
s not a one
ma
n- or women- s
how but i
t
´
s a
l
l a
bout t
ea
mwor
k.
You a
r
e a member of Exc
o a
nd g
et t
o wor
k wi
t
h
a
l
l t
he t
hi
ng
s t
hey wor
k on (
ma
ki
ng i
mpor
t
a
nt dec
i
s
i
ons :
) )
.
And y
ou ha
v
e s
ev
en c
ommi
t
t
ees a
nd
y
ou a
r
e t
hei
r f
i
r
s
t c
ont
a
c
t wi
t
h wha
t
ev
er pr
obl
em t
hey ha
v
e.
You g
et t
o t
el
l peopl
e t
o wr
i
t
e r
epor
t
s
, i
nf
or
m t
he c
ommi
t
t
ees a
bout wha
t oppor
t
uni
t
i
es Exc
o ha
s
hea
r
d of
, y
ou i
nf
or
m Exc
o wha
t t
he c
ommi
t
t
ees a
r
e doi
ng a
nd i
n t
he mea
nt
i
me y
ou t
r
y not t
o g
et
l
os
t i
n a
l
l t
he c
ommuni
c
a
t
i
on wi
t
h ev
er
y
one.
I
n t
he r
es
t of t
hi
s t
er
m I woul
d l
i
k
e t
o s
uppor
t t
he c
ommi
t
t
ees i
n es
t
a
bl
i
s
hi
ng pa
r
t
ner
s
hi
ps wi
t
h
ext
er
na
l pa
r
t
ner
s
,
s
uc
h a
s Wor
l
d Ani
ma
l Pr
ot
ec
t
i
on f
or our St
a
ndi
ng Commi
t
t
ee on Ani
ma
l wel
f
a
r
e.
We woul
d a
l
s
o l
i
k
e t
o r
ewr
i
t
e s
ome of our Ma
nua
l
s of t
he c
ommi
t
t
ees a
nd wr
i
t
e a new ma
nua
l f
or
t
he a
l
umni net
wor
k.
And t
her
e wi
l
l be qui
t
e a f
ew pr
oj
ec
t
s i
nc
l
udi
ng l
oc
a
l ev
ent
s a
nd I woul
d l
ov
e t
o
g
et a
s ma
ny MO´
s pa
r
t
i
c
i
pa
t
i
ng a
s pos
s
i
bl
e.
I a
m r
ea
l
l
y honor
ed I c
a
n be i
n a l
ea
di
ng r
ol
e i
n t
hi
s a
s
s
oc
i
a
t
i
on t
ha
t i
s uni
que bec
a
us
e of ea
c
h
a
nd ev
er
y one of y
ou! St
a
y a
c
t
i
v
e a
nd enj
oy I
VSA!
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