1. finTeam Semi Annual Action Report Presidents’ Meeting Bucharest, November 2008

2. Agenda Short description Goals for 2008/2009 Questions

3. Short description Fundraise BEST budget – international companies -> BEST Partners -> new companies – European Commission Grant Help the General Meetings organisers with FR Maintain BEST Career Support

4. Promotion and development of BCS Students: Double the number of CVs and BEST Career Newsletter subscribers Provide targeted career opportunities to experienced graduates Partners Develop the cooperation by getting them to use all the features of BCS

5. Promotion and development of BCS Action taken: €New promotion materials €BCS Responsible for communication with ITC €Regional BCS Responsibles €BAS & BCS SIM: statistics, access for LBGs to see the CVs Future actions: €BCS SIM

6. Whom to contact ? Lowlands Central Nordic Central-East Iberia Central -South Nord-East Alpine South-East

7. Ensuring BEST International budget Corporate Partners

8. Ensuring BEST International budget Career Support Partners

9. Ensuring BEST International budget Supporters

10. Ensuring BEST International budget Total €86.000

11. Support the LBGs in fundraising process Fundraising for GMs and EBEC For PM: 11 Partners out of 220 companies contacted €37.000 Increase the FR capabilities of LBGs

12. Support the LBGs in fundraising process Increase the FR capabilities of LBGs - 7 new FR trainers - sharing on the FR topics - giving them access to the Local BCS - promoting local events through LCE

13. Special thanks !! LBG Budapest – for the finTeam 4T LBG Zagreb – for a great Summer Meeting LBG Brasov & Bucharest – for the BAS & BCS SIM …… and soon: LBG Ghent – for hosting beRicher VI