YLES Get Together

In honour of the winners, participants and judges who made the YLES so memorable, a get together is being held at the CEE, City Campus on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 5:00 PM. It shall be presided over by the Dean and Director, Dr. Ishrat Hussain.

The above mentioned people are requested to attend 🙂

CONGRATULATIONS!

And we return =)

It is an extremely great and happy outcome for all of us and I am very proud to announce to all the victory IBA returned with.

The Novus team won the FIRST position in YLES Leadership Quiz round.

The MEND IT team won SECOND position in the BUSINESS IDEA ROUND. In addition, they were also the SECOND BEST DELEGATION overall!! 😀 😀

CONGRATULATIONS GUYS!! =)

On behalf of Entrepreneurship Society, and Director and Patron, I thank you for working hard and winning this for IBA. Congratulations again =) you have done us proud =)

As for the rest of the teams, thanks for your participation and presence. It was indeed a learning experience for all of us in all ways.

Pre-Departure Checklist provided by LUMS

YOUNG LEADERS & ENTREPRENEURS SUMMIT 2009

TEAM PRE-DEPARTURE CHECKLIST

 

We have made sure:

 

• We have cleared all our dues for our participation in YLES and received the email from the Registration team of the final confirmation of our team’s registration.

 

• We are carrying a printout of the final confirmation email to be presented at the registration desk.

 

EACH of our team members has a photocopy of at least ONE of the following to be submitted to the YLES Registration Team on the check in date of 4^st February 2009.

• My National Identity Card
• Father’s National Identity Card (if I don’t have my NIC)
• My driver’s license
• My valid passport

 

EACH of our team members is carrying (and I will carry at all times during the whole length of the summit) atleast ONE of the following:

• My original National Identity Card
• My original driving license
• My original Passport

 

• We have submitted the Executive Summary of the Business plan that we’re going to present in the Business Idea Competition.

 

• We have looked through the BIC webpage and know the timings and round structure, and also the time allotted to a team in each round, and have prepared our presentation accordingly.

 

• We have a video camera with which we plan to shoot the advertisement for the product that we will be assigned at check-in, for Play It competition.

 

• We have been through the sample questions on the website and prepared for the Leader’s Quiz.

 

• We are carrying enough cash to cover the cost of our daily meals and other miscellaneous expenses (like mobile phone cards etc.) that we might incur while at the summit.

 

• We have appropriate clothing both for business & social events. We are also prepared for different themes of carnival & formal dinner.

 

• We are carrying enough cash to pay for any souvenirs we plan to take back from the YLES 2009, which will be available from the YLES’09 Souvenir Shop.

 

• We are not carrying any arms/weapons, drugs or any illegal substance with us. We understand that any violation of this rule would result in IMMEDIATE team disqualification and expulsion from the premises of LUMS.

IMPORTANT- read b4 leaving! from YLES Host team

Dear Team Leader,

 

If you are a recipient of this e-mail, let us congratulate you for being one of the finalized and selected delegates for Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs Summit 2009. Welcome to the YLES experience 🙂

 

With the event less than a week away, we hope your enthusiasm, excitement, and preparations are at their peak. Don’t forget to pack lots of warm clothes for the Lahori-winter (and expected rainfalls).

 

Please read the mail carefully and circulate it amongst your team members as it contains important details about the event.

 

While you will be getting your Delegate Guidebooks and ID cards during registration, just to help you with your preparations a little further, here is a Summary of the various requirements for the event:

 

• REGISTRATION/CHECK-IN:

 

Registration is on the 4th of February, from 9:30 am to 3pm in LUMS. No exceptions will be made for Late-Comers. You are required to produce a printout of this email at check-in.

 

MOST IMPORTANTLY: ALL TEAM MEMBERS must carry and submit a copy of their NIC (if you are 18+), B-form (less than 18 years old), and a parent’s NIC. These are essential for your registration and may be required by the security department at numerous occasions.

 

As far as the business events are concerned, here’s the list:

 

• BUSINESS IDEA COMPETITION:

 

· Executive Summary due by 2nd February, 2009 to be emailed to bic.yles09@gmail.com

· Check your Timings and venues for each round which will be uploaded on the website. You can also check on various soft boards around campus, and at the Media Centre which will be in the Central Courtyard.

· Samples are up on the website for assistance. Your business should be something practical, rather than something out of this world (literally, like a Space Shuttle), and something that can be implemented. While creativity does carry marks, it is mainly about how well you can identify possible gaps in the local market to come up with a completely new business.

 

Weightage: 35%

 

Dress Code: FORMAL – Boys wear suits, and girls can wear any eastern (shalwar kamiz, straight pants) formals or Western formals (business suits). NO JEANS.

 

 

• PlayIT Ad-MAKING COMPETITION:

 

·YOU MUST ALL BRING YOUR OWN CAMERAS TO SHOOT THE VIDEOS

· All videos must be in avi format.

· The products will be assigned to you 2 days before the competition. These will NOT be the same as your BIC products/services.

· The software required for video making and editing are available in the Labs but you must bring your own video cameras with you.

 

There will also be a special Tutorial on movie-making and the YLES media team will assist the delegates if they require assistance.

· No external help of any sort is allowed.

· The teams MUST submit their ads at least 30 minutes before the competition starts (i.e. starting time: 2pm, reporting time: 1:30pm).

·Please being multiple USBs as back-up.

 

Weightage: 25%

 

Dress Code: OPEN (could be Formal or Casual as per your convenience)

 

• LEADER’S QUIZ:

 

· Any TWO to THREE members from the team will be participating in this event.

· The questions will focus more on knowledge about the corporate world than general knowledge. However it does not mean that preparation for general questions should be neglected.

· The questions are all based on recent events. They will focus on the 1990s and onwards.

· They will be based on Pakistani as well as global leaders (business and non business), institutions and companies plus on major business events and rankings.

· Multimedia will be used for some questions which will involve recognizing faces and places.

· All questions will be multiple choices or true/false but there could be open ended questions as well

· Team members can discuss before answering the questions.

· Use the links on the website as a starting point for preparing for the quiz.

 

Weightage: 15%

 

Dress Code: Smart Casual

 

• BUSINESS CASE STUDY SIMULATION:

 

· 8:30- Reporting time. It is essential that you are punctual as this is when your reading time of the Case study begins.

· Teams have to register 2 participants for the event 

· Participants will be handed a copy of the case study, stationary. Further instructions will be given to you in print

· 11:00- Participants are to report to the venue and find their assigned seats (seating plans will be put up outside each auditorium) 

· 13:30- Lunch break  

· 14:00- Results for first round will be announced and the top 20 teams will be selected for the second round

· Selected teams will have to collect notification of time and venue and prepare for the next round 

· 14:30- participants to report to the venue for second round

· 15:00- 16:00- Second (final round)  

· Top 3 teams will be announced at the end of it

· Participants will also be given their team numbers on boards which they can raise during the session for answering the questions

 

Weightage: 25%

 

Dress Code: Smart Casual

 

 

BUT PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT LES RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE FORMAT OF THE COMPETITION AND THAT THE TIMINGS OF THE BUSINESS EVENTS HAVE TO BE STRICTLY FOLLOWED

 

 

Now for the “fun” bit…

 

 

• SOCIAL EVENTS:

 

Theme for the Carnival i.e WILD-WILD WEST (cowboy attire), come prepared!

 

Theme for the Dinner is ‘BALLROOM‘ (red, black and gold will be the colors for the evening from the decor to the dresses). Be sure to pack relevant formal clothing in Red, Black, and/or Gold.

Joy land – All participants will commute to and from LUMS on the transportation that will be provided by us (no pick and drop at joy land). Not only do you guys get to have a great time on the rides, but you can also look forward to various Food stalls (such as McDonalds and Dunkin Donuts) at subsidized rates 🙂

 

Who is coming to the concert? Let that be a surprise for you, but we assure you that you will not be disappointed!

 

Please note that you cannot smoke, carry or consume any intoxicants/alcohol during any of the Social events. No Food and Drinks will be allowed inside either. (A more detailed list of rules is provided in the Delegate Guidebook)

 

Since all the details have been mentioned, all of you are expected to read and follow the rules specified in the Delegate Guidebook. Ignorance, i.e. “I didn’t know” will not be considered as a valid excuse.

 

LES RESERVES TO DISQUALIFY ANY TEAM IF THEY DO NOT FOLLOW THE RULES AND GUIDELINES SET OUT BY US

 

Please read through the checklist before you depart for the summit.

 

Other than that, just have fun, and enjoy the experience as much as you can.

 

Looking forward to seeing all of you and pulling off a great event!

 

Regards,

 

YLES 09 Host Team.

Tips from YLES 2008 participant

“”Rounds
1) Business Game Competition
– introduce a product more favorably.. services are good too, but products tend to win usually
– thorough analysis
– dont exceed time limit.. i think it was 6 minutes..
– everyone in the group should speak/be prepared
– also be ready to answer questions at the end.. make sure u dont get nervous on the floor
– everyone in the team does this one
– a team who got selected also made a 30 sec to 1 min ad on their product (and that too a funny one)

2) Harvard Case Study
– was about solving a business problem and strategies used (dont remember that much about it)
– was about 30 pages or so.. so don’t leave it till the end…
– half of the team members can go for this only, i think
– discuss it with the rest who are going with u

3)Dawn Leaders Quiz
– the other half of the team members go for this
– these people need to have read about the top business companies in Pakistan, and around the world
– questions like when the company was introduced, who is the CEO and stuff like that… when did these two companies merge.. all this stuff comes.. so be prepared for that.. look at the top 100 companies atleast from the fortune 500.. and check the website (they had sample questions)
– I didn’t go for this one so dont have that much idea

4)The Advertisement
– start working on it as soon as u get it..
– they give u maximum of a day to make it, sometimes only hours..
– take a movie camera along, otherwise u will be forced to act there (which is not as interesting… although u can make it)
– someone should know minor editing
– make it as funny as possible..
– dont make serious ads.. people dont love them.. make it as humorous as possible
– try to make yr own one liner for the product/service u are given to make the ad on

thats all i think i know.. “”

You guys dont have to worry about anything since this is just a competition. I just got this so that you have an idea of how it is like. the participant has simply shared his observation/experience, do what you think is best in each of these rounds.

Enjoy, have fun, best of luck

Cheers
Nida Anwer

VERY URGENT – YLES

Make sure you have read the previous post too.

This is a set of instructions for everyone:

1. All of you need to get a letter signed by your parents/guardians saying that You are being sent to LUMS on your responsiblity and IBA bears no responsibility for it.

Each one of you needs to submit that letter to me TOMORROW, Monday Feb 02 2009. Those at the main campus get this letter I will collect from you at the airport and give it to my patron. Please remember that those who do not submit this letter will NOT be allowed to board.

2. Keep your tickets and boarding pass intact. You will need to submit it to the patron when we return. Serious action will be taken against those who fail to provide this.

3. We are not sure what facilities will be provided to us at LUMS. So keep essentials with you(for example, your own laptops, and other stuff like towels etc that you may require)

Also remember that for the AD- Making round, you will need cameras as they will not be provided by LUMS. Make sure your team is carrying its own.

4. The previous post regarding the behavior expected from you all will have to be signed by all of you before we leave. There will be a leader appointed for each team who will have responsiblity for the behavior etc of his/her team.

I am leading the IBA delegation but I expect and hope full cooperation from you all.

Best of Luck to everyone! Hope we have a great learning experience and bring back some award for IBA.

Cheers,

Insia

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TOP 5 TEAMS

Hey all,

Our patron has sent me an email regarding our trip to LUMS. I have been delegated the responsiblity to be the leader of the IBA delegation. This is the copy of the email he sent me and wanted to share with all of you. Please go through it carefully. It has instructions for all us.

Dear Insia,

 

 I am pleased to confirm my verbal Instructions to you that you as a member of Entrepreneurship society and one of the delegates would be leading IBA Official delegation of 5 Teams selected for participation in YLES 09.

 

As a leader I expect you to use your skills and personal network with the team members (most of them are from city campus) to ensure that they all ( irrespective of inter team competition) act as  role models of IBA CORE VALUES viz. Creativity, Integrity, Humility, Truth, Tolerance, Merit and above all Discipline.

Each one of you is expected to treat each other with respect extending all due courtesies.

 

Above is the test of each team member to prove that he/she is capable of conducting his/herself as a leader even in the absence of  teachers.  I am confident that each one of you would do that and would qualify this test.

 

I also expect you to use your network in  LUMS particularly with the office bearers of their Entrepreneurship Society to locally resolve any problem being faced by the team.  I would only be accessible through email ( not through phone- that you can do with Students Counsellor & Director IBA) which you should simultaneously address to sraza@iba.edu.pk., ssr_iba@yahoo.com

 

 

 Do your best  to have a personal meeting, in presence of their societyʼs office bearer accessible to you, with Patron of the society Mr Asad Alam, present him with a bouquet ( Max. cost not more than Rs 1000/-, will be refunded to you after submission of your Tour Report) with Best Wishes for YLES 09 from Director IBA, Director Institute of Entrepreneurship Society and Patron IBA Entrepreneurship society.

 

Each one of you, you in particular, is expected to maintain a log of all important things that you, see, hear or feel over there and share your experiences with us at IBA in the form of written report which may be followed in the form of presentations to all students of IBA in presence of team members.

 

EACH ONE OF YOU IS EXPECTED TO RETAIN BOTH BOARDING PASSES AND ORIGINAL AIRLINE TICKET TO MEET OUR OBLIGATIONS TOWARDS FINANCE AND AUDIT DEPARTMENTS OF IBA.  THERE WOULD BE NO COMPROMISE ON THIS ISSUE.

 

We all at IBA wish each one of  you every success and joy in this trip.  I am sure you will keep IBA flag high.

 

Best regards.