On April 19th I was elected President of Young Jains UK, a not for profit organisation dedicated to promotion of Jain Dharma in the Western World.
 
It's a voluntary post that I'm committed to for a year alongside my other interests and commitments in life.
 
It's been about 30 days now so I wanted to reflect on a few things we've achieved or started:
 
1. The first immediate change was of the weekly e-bulletin; creating a much modern and easy to read layout sharing updates, videos and upcoming events.
 
2. We have an exciting team with new ideas gelled with my 7-8 years of experience as a volunteer to bring out and highlight the key areas for improvement.
 
3. Cemented our objectives as a leader and as a team for the org.
 
4. Marketing is a key focus in my life anyway so I can see why we have made some important changes and are in the progress of improving things in a big way. Starting with a new website this summer - and more focused strategy on web 2.0 tools.
 
5. We have a complete roadmap laid out for events throughout the entire year, with a few dates to be confirmed soon. Although it's been a lot of work right at the start I foresee it getting less as the structure formalizes more.
 
I can't forget to mention our big event of the year - Young Jains 7th international convention called Bridging The Gap on 17th to 19th July. More details at http://www.youngjains.org.uk/convention
 
All in all we've hit the ground running, we'll jog at times and walk at other moments - but right now, the way the year is looking is very, very exciting.
 
 
Here's our 2009-2010- Executive Committee team:

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