Faci Experience in Slovakia

Equipped with a printed google map I jumped into the car and drove to Bratislava the meeting point for all members of the conference teams. My target was the MC flat somewhere in Bratislava. I arrived there at 0.00 in the night. The first time in this city and confusing road signs made me feel lost. No one on the street to ask where I am in Bratislava. Finally I found a police car. Because we had difficulties in understanding each other the police man said in broken English: "Follow me" I followed the police car back on the highway there I took the right exit and some minutes later I arrived at the MC flat.

Next day we were driving to the conference side, which was some where in the woods in Slovakia far far away from the civilisation. One day for all the facis to get two know each other, get into the conference spirit and shape our conference team culture. Our faci team consists of AIESECers from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Turkey, Roumania, Latvia, Poland and a chair from New Zealand which lives in Netherlands. The best preconditions to have an exciting and challenging conference experience.


Our goal in the Leadership Track was: Let the delegates find out their personal passion and bring it into reality with relevant actions. The delegates were grouped in home groups. This means you are together with 6-8 ppl in one group the whole conference. This leads to strong group dynamic effects which makes your role as faci even more interesting and intensive.


Highlights of the conference

First Day: Opening followed by challenging team building exercise for the groups. Halloween Party.


Second Day: Company work shop from Henkel about Innovation and delegates start to discover them self and find their passion in life. 60th Anniversary celebration of AIESEC International.

Third Day: Get to know your 24 individual and professional strength. Alumni talks about be an entrepreneurial. Alumni were sharing about their pitfalls, their ways of using their potential for creating a life of joy and successful working career. Hot Peperoni Competition Extreme. (Record 25 Peperoni!!!) Global Village with completele new and funnny ways to discover other cultures.



Fourth Day: Every delegate find out the answer for them self to the question: How can I bring my passion into action by living my own style.

Summa sumarum. It was entirely worth to go on a national conference abroad. You meet and more important work with people from different cultures and afterwards you are friends. That's the best what you can do with your time. Go for an AIESEC conference abroad.


I am looking forward to read your bring backs from your conferences.

Matthias Kahr