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Presentations are coming, are you ready?

Odds are this term you’re working on a presentation project for your class. Let us help you make your presentation one to remember. Students say that our workshops provide “very practical knowledge, people can use right away in their presentation” with “concrete set of steps to go through with group presentations”.

February 8th at 1:00pm: Building Your Story (Read more  Register)

February 9th at 12:30pm: Saying it With Slides (Read more  Register)

Questions or comments? Email Alex Monegro at alex.monegro@sauder.ubc.ca

 

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HEC Sustainability Challenge 2012

For a third year the HEC Sustainability Challenge 2012 is being held at HEC Montréal, a leading Canadian business school located in Montréal (Canada).

The case competition takes place on March 17, 2012 as part of the Montréal Sustainability Weekend which is co-organized with Concordia University and McGill University.  Related events include the ‘Business Beyond Tomorrow’ conference and opportunities to discover Montréal.

Participants include MBA students from business schools across North America. The organizers are students from HEC Montréal MBA program.

Registration:

Registration is open until February 24, 2012 and is associated with a fee of 200$. One team per school is allowed. All team members must be currently enrolled as MBA students, either full-time or part-time, at the university. Teams must consist of four (4) members.  Applications are revised on an ongoing basis.

Register online

Case:

Participants will be presented with a current, real-life, complex case challenging business strategy in terms of corporate responsibility. They will be asked to conceive an original and practical solution. This year’s case will be related to energy and international issues.

Teams will present their solution in front of a panel of judges comprised of experts and senior executives from the industry.

Contact Point: 

http://www.businessbeyondtomorrow.com/case-competition/

Please send an email to the communications coordinator at:
jean-olivier.dalphond@hec.ca

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Project Firefly: Emerging Leaders Essay Competition

Project Firefly is an emerging leaders essay competition that aims to open career opportunities for university students and recent graduates from around the world. The project brings together ambitious, “future thought” leaders with forward thinking sponsors and established analysts and leaders on one platform.

The papers will be reviewed by highly reputed Professors and Deans prior to being published. Sponsors will include top global corporations searching for the tomorrows thought leaders who can provide insight into contemporary issues.

Top 3 winners will receive a trip to the Credit Suisse Thought Leadership Conference in Hong Kong in March 2012.

Please see the Project Firefly Poster for more information.

Competition closes Feb 15.

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Extracurricular Event

Salon Series with Peter Shergold

“Partnerships for social innovation: Can they really work? – Tales from Australia”

WHAT: Salon Series with Peter Shergold, Professor at the Centre for Social Impact, University of New South Wales

WHERE: UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson St, Vancouver.

WHEN: Monday February 6, 2012 from 7:00-9:00pm

Please come and join us for the kick off salon series event for 2012. We will be joined by Peter Shergold, visiting from Australia, who will speak on partnerships between Government and community organizations to build on social innovation.

This event is open to the general public, please visit Eventbrite to register: http://salonseriespetershergold.eventbrite.com

ABOUT PETER SHERGOLD

Peter Shergold is the Macquarie Group Foundation Professor at the Centre for Social Impact (CSI). CSI is a cross-university collaboration between the Business Schools of the University of New South Wales, Melbourne University, Swinburne University of Technology and the University of Western Australia. It delivers business management teaching and research on not-for-profit organisations and social enterprises, corporate responsibility and accountability and social investment. Its goal is to direct academic excellence to social purpose.

REGISTER NOW: http://salonseriespetershergold.eventbrite.com

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Future Forestry Leaders Symposium

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Future Forestry Leaders: a graduate student research symposium celebrating the UN International Year of Forests

Organized by Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia and School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington

February 24, 2012

Fletcher Challenge Theatre (#1005), Forest Sciences Centre, 2424 Main Mall
February 25, 2012

Field trip to local First Nations band, Squamish area

All are invited to this international graduate student research symposium on February 24/25, 2012 to recognize the conclusion of the UN International Year of Forests (Feb. 2011/12).

The Symposium will highlight much of the excellent research conducted both in Canada and the United States and is a tremendous networking opportunity for students interested in research with international impact. Presentations and posters include a broad range of topics and issues to reflect the breadth of research activities at UBC and UW:

–              Forests and environment

–              Products and technology

–              Markets and policy

Particular effort has been made to select topics related to the growing importance of indigenous peoples and forests.

Program at a glance:

February 24, 2012

8:30 am                Symposium presentations
4:00 pm                Poster session
5:00 pm                Schaffer lecture
6:00 pm                Symposium awards and reception

February 25, 2012 (NOTE: Space is limited, first come – first serve basis for registration)

8:15 am                Depart from UBC
10:30 am – 3 pm Site visit of local First Nations band (in the Squamish area), including traditional lunch
5 pm (approx.)  Return to UBC

Detailed program >>Registration >>

$50 per person per day includes meals, including Schaffer lecture reception; bus and lunch for the field trip. Deadline for registration: February 10, 2012

Everyone is welcome: come and meet the problem solvers of the future!

FFL Symposium Organizing Committee

 

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University of North Dakota Giants Entrepreneurship Challenge

For any of you interested in Spring in North Dakota, this case competition may be of interest to you.

The Giants Entrepreneurship Challenge held in Grand Forks on April 13-14, 2012 is open to all student teams at all colleges and universities in North Dakota, the United States and Canadian provinces. Cash prizes are awarded to the top three teams, and others prizes will be awarded for the “Best Elevator Pitch,” “Most Innovative Idea” and “Most Improved.”

The competition will take place annually at the University of North Dakota to continue to support innovation, entrepreneurship and development of future business ventures.

Additional information on the competition will be posted on Vista under: Home Page> Non Academic Announcements>Case Competitions

 

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Academic Program Information

Specialization Declaration

Please note that the addition of a specialization to your record is not automatic.  In order to have specialization(s) and/or sub-specialization(s) appear on your transcript, you must declare them.

To declare a specialization(s)/sub-specialization(s), please send an e-mail to: askmba@sauder.ubc.ca.

NOTE: The system only allows for two (2) items on your transcript: 2 specializations OR 2 sub-specializations OR 1 specialization and 1 sub-specialization.  You may also only opt for one item.

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Advising at Robson Square this Friday

Alina Yukhymets will be available for PT MBA advising at Robson Square this Friday, January 13th in the afternoon.  Please email alina.yukhymets@sauder.ubc.ca if you wish to set up an appointment and indicate your preferred time (Currently available: 1:30pm; 2:00pm; 2:30pm; 3:00pm; 3:30pm; 4:00pm).

Location: Office number RS 1-942, located in the Business Families Centre (on the same level as the bookstore, past the couches). Please ring the buzzer if the entrance to the area is locked.

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Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC)

Spots for teams for the Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC) are still available, but may be gone soon!

The RITC is an annual event held in the heart of Canada’s financial district, downtown Toronto. Hosted by the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, the competition brings teams of students and faculty from universities worldwide to participate in a unique 3 day conference. RITC utilizes simulated trading cases that closely mimic different aspects of real world markets.

This year’s RITC will be held from Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 to Saturday, February 25th, 2012.

See http://ritc.rotman.utoronto.ca/ for more information.

Interested individuals should form a team, apply to the RITC and speak with the MBA Student Society regarding possible funding opportunities.

You are welcome to email teresa.pan@sauder.ubc.ca with questions.

 

 

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Advising at Robson Square this Thursday

Alina Yukhymets will be available for PT MBA advising at Robson Square this Thursday, January 5th in the afternoon.  Please email alina.yukhymets@sauder.ubc.ca if you wish to set up an appointment and indicate your preferred time (Currently available: 1:30pm; 2:00pm; 2:30pm; 3:00pm; 3:30pm).

Location: Office number RS 1-942, located in the Business Families Centre (on the same level as the bookstore, past the couches). Please ring the buzzer if the entrance to the area is locked.

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