Dear Junior Chamber members:

I'm writing these lines while flying from Guatemala to Mexico, and I'm pleased to report that we have begun a new project-- reestablishing a National Organization in Guatemala, a country with a long Junior Chamber tradition but where, for various reasons, Junior Chamber waned in the eighties.

The peculiarity of this project lies in the group of young entrepreneurs that has contacted us. They learned about our organization through JCI's website and, because of our website, they became interested in joining our organization.

Here we have a good example of this new area of opportunities, the area of "virtual opportunities," an area that allows us to provide Junior Chamber opportunities through the Web. Everyday more and more of us understand that our organization must implement a great change, a change befitting the revolution we are now living.

This revolution in technology and communications is changing the structures of our society. This revolution allows Junior Chamber to face new challenges and become a reference point for all young entrepreneurs throughout the world. Although proud of its history, principles and values, our organization has already begun to change so that a great deal of its activity will come about through the Web, taking advantage of the possibilities offered by new technologies.

Any change creates doubts and fears, but change is part of our spirit and philosophy in Junior Chamber. At this time, change represents the opportunity to share our principles and values with a larger number of young entrepreneurs, and to work all together as a real world net, made accessible to all members thanks to new technologies.

In all my presentations, I invite all Junior Chamber members to lead this change. Again today, I remind you that ours is an organization of leaders, of movers and shakers, and that each member has his or her share of responsibility and leadership to achieve this change.