The mission of the Young Members Congress of LESI is:
- To increase the number of active members under the age of 40 within LES Member Societies;
- To encourage participation and networking by young members at LESI events through the organization of unique educational and social programs;
- To mentor young executives for participation and leadership at LESI Board, Delegate and Committee levels as well as to make LESI officers aware of the interest, accomplishments and contributions of younger members.
- To encourage family participation through special programs and incentives.
Benefits
- YMC only agenda at LESI annual conference
- global network of individuals with shared professional and personal life-style interests
- similar global network for YMC spouses and children
Organisation
- YMC at LES International
- YMC at national LES societies (e.g. LES France, LES Germany, LES USA & Canada, LES Italy, LES Brazil, LES Turkey, LES Singapore, LES Switzerland, LES Austria)
How to get involved
- Join a national LES society
- Contact current chair of YMC via ymc@lesi.org
- Complete the online request here.
- Join on LinkedIn or follow on Twitter
The Committee
Chair:
- Tilman Mueller-Stoy (LES Germany)
Chair-Elect:
- Karol Goh (LES Singapore)
Past Chair:
- Omer Hiziroglu (LES Turkey)
Vice-Chairs:
- Jean-Hyacinthe de Mitri (LES France) [Membership & Communications]
- Federica Brotto (LES Italy) [Meetings]
- Thomas Adocker (LES Austria) [Online Community]
- Philip Rüfenacht (LES Switzerland) [Davos Meeting]
- Rachael Cassidy (LES USA/Canada) [USA/Canada Meeting]
- Candida Ribeiro Caffé (LES Brazil) [Rio Meeting]
- Gustavo Correa (LES Brazil) [Rio Meeting]
Board Liaison
- Patricia Bunye (LESI Vice-Chair)
YMC Representatives:
- Ester Van Zimmeren (LES Benelux) [Chemicals]
- Ceren Pala (LES Turkey) [Consumer Products]
- Alfred Yip (LES Singapore) [High Tech]
- Arda Karaduman (LES Turkey) [Life Sciences]
- Anna Grocholsky (LES ANZ) [Copyrights]
- Philipe Kutschke (LES Germany) [Dispute Resolution]
- To be appointed [IUGT]
- Chiew Lan Cheah (LES Malaysia) [Patent & Technology Licensing]
- Gökçe Yilmaz (LES Turkey) [Trademarks]
- To be appointed [Africa & Middle East]
- Cândida Ribeiro Caffé (LES Brazil) [Americas]
- Carrie Bee Hao (LES Philippines) [Asia-Pacific]
- Mehmet Bulent Kirca (LES Turkey) [European]
YMC National Chapters:
A brochure describing the Young Members Congress is now available.