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  AIESEC Acronyms

AIESEC has lots of acronyms used to describe its innner workings. It can be tricky and strange at first to hear people speaking in this lingo, but you'll soon catch on and learn to love it.


AIESEC

Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales
- This meaning has been eclipsed by AIESEC's modern platform, so it is no longer applicable

AIESECer

An AIESEC member and all-around awesome individual.

BoA

Board of Advisors
- a group of AIESEC alumni and strategic people in the business community that advise the LC on its direction and activities.

CEED

Cultural Envoy for Exchange Development
- an internal AIESEC exchange where an experienced AIESEC member will come from a different country to help out the LC with work, usually for about 2 months.

CIDA

Canadian International Development Agency
- an agency in the Federal Government of Canada whom AIESEC is partnered closely with.

COMM

Communications
- a portfolio which is focused on effective internal and external communication. Works closely with all other portfolios

CR

Corporate Relations
- a portfolio that is focused on developing relations in the business community in order to raise traineeships and sponsorships.

EB

Executive Board
- the VP’s and LCP make up the board

EP

Exchange Participant
- a student that is leaving your LC to go away for a traineeship. Can also be called a trainee or student nominee (SN).

FIN

Finance
- a portfolio focusing on the financial aspects of running AIESEC.

GIP

Global Internship Program
- our premiere international work exchange for students worldwide in the fields of development, education, management, engineering and computer science.

JQ

Job Questionnaire Form
- a form which a company must fill out in order for them to take a trainee. The information on this form is entered into myaiesec.net matching database.

LC

Local Committee
- a local chapter of AIESEC. Eg. AIESEC Queen's is an LC.

LCP

Local Committee President
- the elected president of an LC

MC

Member Committee
- a group of individuals that are representatives of AIESEC for a specific country. Eg. AIESEC Canada

MCP

Member Committee President
- the elected president of the MC. In Canada, this election takes place at NC in December/January.

NC

National Congress
- one of two national conferences in Canada. Held in December/January, this conference focuses on training new members and introducing them into the network of AIESEC Canada. The MCP elections are also held here.

NLDC

National Leadership Development Conference
- one of two national conferences in Canada. Held in early May, this conference focuses on more advanced training.

OARC

Ontario Atlantic Regional Conference
- Held each fall, replaced ORC in 2009

OC

Organizing Committee
- the members that are in charge of organizing a conference or an event.

OCP

Organizing Committee President
- the person responsible for managing the OC.

OGX

Outgoing Exchange
- a portfolio that focuses on the process of sending a local student abroad for a traineeship or CEED.

OQ

Ontario-Quebec Conference
- Held each February

TM

Talent Management
- a portfolio that is focused on recruitment and retention of members, organizing events and planning learning activities. Formerly member development (MD).

TN

Traineeship Nomination
- a company that wants to take or is currently taking a trainee.

VP

Vice President
- each portfolio has a VP that leads their team of members.