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Due to the tons of questions we are getting for the ambassador and seminar leaders position for this year’s conference, we would like to setup a FAQ to answer your questions.

Q: What is UTACCEL?

A: UTACCEL is a student organization which is dedicated towards bridging Canadian and Chinese students by promoting communication and the exchange of leadership. UTACCEL facilitates the exchange through annual conferences held in China, this year is our 4th year. UTACCEL will hold two conferences this year, the International conference which focuses on bringing the Canadian Campus life to the delegates and the entrepreneurship conference which will allow the entrepreneurial ideas of the delegates to shine in an intense competition.

Q: What are the roles of the ambassadors/seminar leaders?

A: The ambassadors are in the closest contact with our delegates, they share their stories, organize the fun activities and during the international conference the ambassadors will live with the delegates, the ambassadors embodies the UTACCEL spirit of exchange of leadership through person-to-person connection . The seminar leaders promotes their passions to the Chinese delegates through seminar sessions and course projects, they are also mentors for teams competing in the entrepreneurship conference to help them develop their ideas and organize their thought.
Both seminar leaders and ambassadors are bridging elements between the Chinese and Canadian cultures, they are expected to share their knowledge, experience and views, but at the same time much understanding of the day-to-day life and aspirations of Chinese delegates and the finer details of 21st century Chinese culture can be gained.

Q: When will the conference be held? How long is it?

A: The tentative date is the first two weeks of August. The length of the conference is about 2 weeks. The international conference will be 8 days, the entrepreneurial conference will be 3-4 days, and 2 days are allowed for transit between conference locations.

Q: Where will the conference be held?

A: The two conferences will span three cities in China. The international conference is held in Beijing, China, at the Affiliated school of Peking University. The entrepreneurial conference is held in Guangzhou, China, at the Four Point by Sheraton.

Q: What is expenses would the UTACCEL team cover during the conference?

A: UTACCEL will cover all accommodations and meals in the duration of the conference, UTACCEL will also cover the transportation expense related to go from one venue city to another.

Q: Is there any financial assistance for the conference?

A: Ambassadors will receive reimbursements to domestic travel to and from the venue cities in China, up to the amount of 1500 RMB (ie 免费国内机票*). Seminar leaders will have the benifits of the new forum program, fund raised in this program goes towards travel assistance for cost of airfare for seminar leaders, past fundraising for seminar leaders averaged 300 Canadian dollars per person.

Q: August is such a long time in the future, what if I cannot be sure about my plans of the summer?

A: UTACCEL acknowledges the uncertainty of planning for a major event so much in advance, nevertheless, we would encourage you go-ahead and apply for our positions. We have established a drop-out deadline of Feb. 29th, 2012. Even if you have accepted our offers and paid deposits, if you drop-out before the deadline, no financial penalty shall incur on you.

Q: How long and detailed does the seminar leader seminar/project proposal have to be?

A: The seminar/project proposal should be concise and within one page in length. Additional details regarding your seminar/project shall be included in the interviews, you would need to prepare a 10-15 minute presentation regarding your topic for the interviews.

Q: Is there a simple template as in what a 5-hour seminar should be composed of? Does the seminar topic have to associate with a hands-on project?

A: The seminar leader presents first an introductory lecture to all delegates for 30 minutes, then students will sign up for breakout sessions for individual seminar leaders. These break out sessions will have approximately 15 students, an hour each for 4 days. And the seminar should have a close relations with the course project (“Project Fantastic”), for example the topic “The United Nation” would be coupled with the project “Conflict resolution through simulated UN security council”.

Q: Is there a new deadline to applications?

A: Due to December 5th deadline is in close proximity of the exam period, we would like to extend our deadline over the winter holiday period, the new deadline is January 13th, 2012. Applications completed prior to the December 5th deadline shall have first priority for interviews, applications completed after December 5th shall have interviews scheduled according to application time. All positions of ambassadors or seminar leaders maybe filled prior to the January 13th, 2012 date, at which point all remaining applicants will be notified.

Q: What would the new timetable look like?

A: First Round Deadline: December 5th, 2011
Interviews: December 12th, 2011 – January 9th, 2012
Second round: Jan 6th, 2012 – Jan 13th, 2012
Rolling Application Deadline: January 13th, 2012
Decisions: Third week of January, 2012

UTACCEL is looking for Seminar Leaders

Are you passionate? Are you motivated? Are you a leader?
Are you eager to share your knowledge and experience?
If your answers are YES, we are looking for YOU!

Who we are – Let’s ACCELerate the World!

UTACCEL is an official student organization recognized by University of Toronto. We strive to promote communication and exchange of minds between Canadian and Chinese students on a platform for the students delivered by the students. Our goal is to provide our peers opportunities to exercise leadership skills as well as networking with elite students from a diverse background on an international level.

What we do – We Inspire people! We execute Dreams!

UTACCEL shall hold two conferences this year, the UTACCEL international conference will be held in Beijing and the UTACCEL entrepreneurship conference will be held in Guangzhou/Shenzhen. Every year, a group of exceptional seminar leaders from different fields are brought together to share their experiences and express their passion while inspiring Chinese high school students through the form of seminars and activities, as well as mentor students to achieve their entrepreneurial dreams.

2011 Seminar Leader, Amy Jiang

Main responsibilities:

• Design and deliver a 5 hr interactive seminar in the topic that you are passionate about in the international conference which brings a Canadian classroom to Chinese high school students
• Design and supervise an interactive group project which will be showcased to everyone at the conference
• Sharing Canadian culture and university experience with the delegates through activities and sustained contact during the conferences, learn about the Chinese culture and aspirations of Chinese high school students
• Provide guidance and insights to mentor teams competing in the entrepreneurship conference
• Use your professional knowledge to help a team of Chinese student to blossom their business idea in English

Benefits:

• Building a strong network with outstanding individuals from U of T
• Opportunity to network with distinguished guest speakers from both industry and academia
• Develop communication, organization and leadership skills
• Experience three different cities with unique cultures from northern and southern China
• Free accommodation, meals and domestic transportation throughout the conference
• A platform is developed to help seminar leaders network with academic and industry partners in Canada, with the goal of holding joint seminars with these partners on the topics that individual leaders are passionate about

How to apply:

To apply, please go to apply.utaccel.com for applications, include:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Seminar/Project proposal

2011 Seminar Leader, Alex Ayers

2011 Seminar Leader, Graeme Maitland

Looking for an adventure?
Want to share your rich experiences in Canada with Chinese delegates?
Want to use your leadership skills and network with elite students on an international level?
Come join UTACCEL as a Student Ambassador!

Who we are – UTACCEL – Let’s ACCELerate the world

UTACCEL is an official student organization recognized by University of Toronto. We strive to promote communication and exchange of minds between Canadian and Chinese students on a platform for the students delivered by the students. Our goal is to provide our peers opportunities to exercise leadership skills as well as networking with elite students from a diverse background on an international level.

What are we seeking – Ambassadors

UTACCEL will organize two conferences this year, the UTACCEL international conference in Beijing, and the UTACCEL Entrepreneurship conference in Guangzhou/Shenzhen. We are looking for students, who are passionate about improving the mutual understanding between Canadian and Chinese students, and are enthusiastic about leading a group of talented and like minded Chinese delegates. They are bilingual individuals that will serve as the bridging element to overcome language barriers for the Chinese participants, and shall work one-on-one with seminar leaders to be part of the exchange of ideas. They are fun-loving and creative in their approach to share their rich experiences living and studying in Canada with the Chinese delegation. Above all, we are looking for individuals that can be part of the Chinese student body and lead from within.

2011 Ambassador, Di Wu (middle)

Responsibilities

• Adapt to two fast paced conferences in three cities in China, and construct new bonds with hundreds of highly motivated Chinese students
• Design and deliver fun content for our international conference, show your creativity
• Lead the Chinese delegates within our college system and activities
• Tell your story, share your thoughts about life and experiences in Canada
• One-to-one grouping with a seminar leader to help overcome the language barrier and facilitate discussions, team-up with delegates to accomplish a fantastic project
• Mentor and support the Chinese delegates for our entrepreneurship conference
• Team up with the delegates and create a new business idea in three intense days
• Network with the brightest future entrepreneurs and build a sense of community

Benefits

• Share your knowledge, network and make a change in the lives of Chinese students
• Work with an incredible and diverse team of people, develop communications, organizational and leadership skills, be a part of a fun, intense and unforgettable conference
• Free meals and accommodation and transportation between conference venues, domestic transportation cost to get to the conference is reimbursable up to 1500 RMB
• Live with the delegates, work with the delegates, party with the delegates and truly get to know their lives, dreams and aspirations

How to apply

To apply, please go to apply.utaccel.com for applications, include:

• Cover letter
• Resume

City Explore, International Conference 2011

Ambassadors at UTACCEL 2011 Entrepreneurship Conference

Hello Everyone,

Hope you had a great kick start of a year! Having had three years of experience and two successful conferences this past summer, UTACCEL is looking for talents to join our executive team 2012!

UTACCEL, founded in 2009, is an officially recognized not-for-profit student organization. Guided by the mission of “Establishing an international educational platform delivered by the students and for the students. By bridging gaps between different cultures, we enable students to discover their leadership potential and make a positive impact on society,” UTACCEL work with the top professors and students from University of Toronto, successful business leaders and politicians from both Canada and China to design a variety of programs for high school students in China.

The UTACCEL International Conference is an eight-day summer camp style conference with a theme of “To be inspired by the exchange of knowledge, ideas and culture on a Canadian Campus” to be held in Beijing in the summer of 2012. It’s not only a great opportunity for students to gain valuable knowledge; it is also a great opportunity for students to experience a real and inspiring multicultural Canadian classroom. Students will get first hand understanding of studying overseas and explore the challenges and opportunities that the two great nations have to offer.

The UTACCEL Entrepreneurship Conference is a three-day business conference with a theme of “Turn your ideas into reality” to be held in Shenzhen and Guangzhou in the summer of 2012. Besides gaining essential business knowledge, students will discover their entrepreneurial potential through a variety of activities and competitions. Students will get the opportunity to learn and challenge the young entrepreneurs from China and Canada, and network with their future partners to pursue their dreams.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

External Team

Directors of Corporate Relation / Projector Manager(s)

Your role will be to search and approach potential sponsors / speakers both inside and outside U of T and maintain amicable relationships with past partners. You will gain insight to the whole process of organizing conferences and capture the essential values of UTACCEL. Working amongst a motivated team, you will have great opportunities to expand your network with corporate leaders and to improve your communication skills by convincing them that UTACCEL is worth investing for.

Language requirement: English or Chinese (oral and written)

How to Apply?

Past experience with UTACCEL, e.g past Seminar Leaders, Ambassadors, Delegates and Executives, will be considered assets but we also constantly look for new talents to join us every year. Please send your Resume and Cover letter to executives@utaccel.com by Monday Oct 31, 2011 11:59pm and address the position of interest on the subject title. Check out our website www.utaccel.com for more information!

UTACCEL New Year Party

Location: One Bedford st.
Time: Feb 3nd, 2011

Hey Guys, We will hold our party for the lunar New Year.
Please come and we will share all the expense for food and drinks.
Please confirm otherwise cos we need to prepare food and other stuffs.

Hi everyone, UTACCEL is holding its first Chinese Pastry Sale on 2.4 (upcoming Friday) in the SS lobby from 11:00am to 5:00pm. All pastries will be selling at lower than market price and you can get freshly made Chinese traditional pastries without going to China town! Please come support our fund raising and enjoy the mouthwatering food!

大家好，UTACCEL即将在2月4号（下星期5）的早上11点至下午5点在SS大厅销售港式甜点。点心包括老婆饼，砵仔糕，蛋挞，骑马酥等。种类繁多，美味价廉！希望大家能来购买品尝。

Event: Chinese pastry sale
Date: 2.4 (Friday)
Time: 11:00am – 5:00pm
Location: SS lobby

UTACCEL(University of Toronto Association for Canada-China Exchange of Leadership )

Info Session: November 22^nd, 2010 7:30pm at BA1220

HOW TO APPLY: Please download the application form our website and send the complete application to executives@utaccel.com by Nov 27^th, 11:59pm

We flew 17615 kilometres from Toronto to GuangZhou, China.

We prepared for 323 days.

We inspired 100 young minds.

We delivered 1 conference.

 
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