Welcome to European Presidents Meeting 2010 in Riga, Latvia! It is a great honor for JCI Latvia to be given this opportunity by all JCI European National Presidents during European Presidents Meeting 2009 in Portugal. Many, many thanks for that – from JCI Latvia and from me personally!

We, at JCI Latvia, are truly excited about the opportunity to host this meeting. We are working hard to create a really special meeting – The European Presidents Meeting 2010 in Riga. A meeting to remember as the biggest, most saturated, somewhat different and a bit unusual. The European Presidents Meeting is inviting not only National Presidents but every JCI Member from all around Europe as well.

JCI is not an organization of Presidents. It is an organization of regular JCI members, young and enthusiastic people, who like to come together, meet each other, learn, train, work together and celebrate together.

Now, for the first time in the history of European Presidents Meetings, we have created an agenda for all of you – both for national Presidents and Deputies to work on yearly meeting matters and for all JCI members to recharge as well. It’s an excellent opportunity for everyone to experience Riga as a host of European Presidents Meeting 2010, to attend the excellent training agenda and to enjoy the most fantastic evening programs you have ever seen on President Meetings!

The agenda we are designing, is meant to inspire, create and develop ideas, solutions and especially you – the JCI member. It is all for you to come back home excited, inspired, smart and strong, to be ready for your next challenges and achievements. No matter how big or small they could look separately and what are they going to change. The Small Things make Big Difference. It is just about consequence and action, despite of obstacles.

“Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and griefs which we endure help us in our marching onward.” /Henry Ford

We, the JCI Latvia European Presidents Meeting COC, are absolutely sure that this meeting will stay in the history of all European Presidents Meetings and you can become a part of it.

Be active, be willing to experience! Come to Riga for European President Meeting 2010!

You are welcome!

Agnese Kūliņa – Stomere
National President 2009
JCI Latvia