YIN
Young IFA Network (YIN)
General
The Young IFA Network continues to grow. In 2011 the YIN Committee has taken new initiatives to enhance the participation of YIN members in various IFA activities and to expand the reach of YIN amongst young professionals at various branch levels. At the Paris meeting of the Executive Committee in September 2011, the Chair of the YIN Committee, Kuntal Dave, presented a summary of all YIN activities and the plans for the future. A new initiative is the organisation of international webinars. The first webinar was held on 10 June 2011 and very succesful. The second webinar will be held on 18 November 2011.The plans for the future include further strengthening the YIN communication infrastructure and establishing a good network amongst the YIN Representatives. We wish to thank the YIN Committee for its role in making the YIN initiative such a great success.
The use of information and communication technology
The YIN website, setting the stage for direct communication and collaboration among YIN members has been added to the new IFA website. The objectives are not only to foster inter-Branch communication, but also to enhance the recruiting efforts of YIN within Branches that do not have their own website. This may trigger new ways to study and advance international and comparative fiscal law and the financial and economic aspects of taxation, which is at the heart of IFA.
YIN at the Annual IFA Congress
The trend that was set during the Congresses in Amsterdam, Kyoto, Brussels, Vancouver and Rome, has been continued at the Paris 2011 Congress with a fully sponsored slate of YIN events. YIN held its traditional Meet & Greet reception for IFA Members attending their first Congress, the purpose of which is to allow new attendees to meet each other and more senior Congress attendees. In addition, the Congress Programme included a well-attended YIN Seminar on “Recent developments in tax research,” featuring the winning thesis of the Mitchell B. Carroll Prize 2011, and for the third time, a moot court. The YIN events were capped off by a lively YIN Party.
YIN in the Branches
The number of Branches that have successfully launched YIN programmes is growing steadily. Initiatives to organise scientific meetings in Austria, Germany, India, Norway, Romania, Spain, Switzerland and the USA have proven to be successful in attracting young tax professionals to IFA. The Branches play a significant role in this undertaking, and we call upon Branches who have not yet organised YIN programmes to become active as well. A growing Young IFA Network is essential for IFA’s future!
YIN Committee
Kuntal Dave (India), Chair
Carolina Canon Bohorquez, Colombia
Thomas Ecker, Austria
Kristine Ilstad, Norway
Franck Le Mentec, France
Nicolaj Thorsted, Denmark
Danielle Rolfes, USA
Raffaelle Russo, Italy
Valeriya Tarasenko, Ukraine