Junior Chamber International (JCI) Ireland is preparing for this year’s National Convention which will be hosted by JCI Mayo in Westport from Friday October 5th to Sunday the 7th in the Carlton Atlantic Coast Hotel.

Junior Chamber has a long history in the county of Mayo. With branches in towns throughout the county over the years this convention will be no stranger to the hundreds of past members. Junior Chamber is now a county based group in Mayo with JCI Mayo becoming officially affiliated to JCI Ireland at the start of this year. It is part of the largest personal and leadership development organisation for young people in the world. 

The convention will kick off on Friday 5th with a welcome dinner and the National Final of the Friendly Business Awards, while Saturday will see the Tripartite Debating Competition between JCI Ireland, JCI Scotland and JCI UK, followed by an Entrepreneur Q&A session with delegates.  An Taoiseach Enda Kenny will also address the Convention before the prestigious Gala Dinner that evening while other fun fringe events will also take place throughout the weekend.

Speaking at the launch of the National Convention which was held in Ireland West Airport, JCI Mayo President Derek Reilly said “It is a great honour to host the national convention in Co. Mayo. Westport is the perfect town to showcase the county to the rest of the country, and Ireland to our international delegates who will travel from countries such as Malta, Germany and Russia to be with us for the occasion”.

He continued, “We are also urge past members from the Junior Chambers from around Mayo to get in touch with us to reunite with other past members at the convention.”

Also speaking at the launch, Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring said “I am well aware of Junior Chamber over the years in Mayo and it is great to get this convention in the County. With over 100 delegates expected to attend from around the country and around the world, they will get to see what a fantastic tourism product we have in Mayo; not just recreational tourism but also business tourism which is also extremely important to the region”.

National President of JCI Ireland Michelle Daly Hayes, also at the launch said “We are hoping that this year’s event will be one of the best conventions to date. We have a number of great sponsors behind us, many of whom are based in Mayo which shows great support for the host Chamber. We are proud to have BNI (Business Networking International) Ireland South and West, based in Castlebar as our Convention partner and look forward to working closely with them in the coming months. Our other sponsors include T Rex Clothing, LookWest.ie and Shell E&P Ireland, Adventure West, Clewbay Bike Hire and the Carlton Atlantic Coast hotel”.

The Convention organising committee welcomes help from local businesses and past members of JCI. For more information please contact JCI Mayo President Derek Reilly on 086-6839709 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

This convention is open to everyone so if you think it sounds like fun please log on to www.jcimayo.ie and register for all or part of the weekend. JCI Mayo is looking forward to seeing you there.

 
Image Caption: The official launch in Ireland West Airport Knock with Minister of State for Tourism Michael Ring, JCI Ireland National President Michelle Daly Hayes, JCI Mayo President Derek Reilly with some of the convention partners, sponsors and JCI Mayo members.