Please note that the instructor for BAIT 511 302, being offered in February/March 2012 has changed. Prof. Hasan Cavusoglu, who has taught this module previously to other Cohorts will be instructing your class in 2012.
An updated schedule has been posted on your Vista site and a revised course outline will be uploaded to the Sauder site as soon as it is ready.
If you are interested in competing in the 2011 National Investment Banking Competition and Conference, make sure you register by midnight tonight!
The National Investment Banking Competition offers an unprecedented experience to students looking for ways to showcase and develop their skills in investment banking. Through the competition process, students have to value a company by using models prepared by professionals from the top Canadian investment banks, prepare a management presentation, and structure a simulated M&A transaction.
Finalists will have the unique opportunity to present to a panel of managing directors at the conference in January, where the winning graduate and undergraduate teams will receive $5,000.
Please visit Vista to read the competition prospectus here:
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or visit the website for more information.
Key dates:
Have you ever wanted to be your own boss? Do you have an idea that could be the next Facebook or be better than the iPhone? Have an idea that could save the world? Prove it!
We would like to welcome you to learn more about this year’s Technology Entrepreneurship course, BAEN 506 / BAEN 507, that is making waves here at UBC and Stanford! This is UBC’s own real life “Dragon’s Den” where you work with MBA’s and Engineers to create exciting business opportunities around new technologies and cutting edge ideas. You’ll have the opportunity to pitch your idea to real Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs for real-life, hard-cutting advice. You want to hone your business chops and be the next big thing in tech? This is the place for you!
Please refer to the website for more information about the course and application process.
Students can sign up for the course through the online portal Matygo. Students should create a profile giving their contact information and answering the questions outlined in the ‘Syllabus’ section. All applications will be reviewed through this portal so no other paperwork is required. Use the Join Code A3P4sr
You can email tech.entrepreneurship@gmail.com for further information.
The course takes place in the Full-Time MBA program on Tuesday nights, 6pm-9:30pm over Periods 1 & 2 (January – April 2012). Maximum enrolment for this course is 48 students, 24 each from the MBA & Engineering programs. Online applications are due by November 30th.
All students are encouraged to look through the Matygo site for possible group members and ideas that they are interested in working on. All groups should have 2 MBAs and 2 Science students. Groups will be finalized at the December Social mixer.
The annual Chasing Sustainability conference, run by the Commerce Undergraduate Society, will take place on October 28, 2011 at the Liu Institute for Global Issues located on campus at 6476 NW Marine Drive (V6T 1Z2). Tickets are available now to all Sauder graduate students and are only $12 for Sauder students and $15 for externals.
For more information about the conference, including the itinerary, please visit the following website:
http://cusonline.rezgo.com/details/26515/chasing-sustainability-2011
The 2011 National Investment Banking Competition and Conference is calling all MBA and ECM team registrations – NOW!
Due to very short notice, the deadline to register teams has been extended from today (October 21st) until next Tuesday, October 25th.
The National Investment Banking Competition offers an unprecedented experience to students looking for ways to showcase and develop their skills in investment banking. Through the competition process, students have to value a company by using models prepared by professionals from the top Canadian investment banks, prepare a management presentation, and structure a simulated M&A transaction.
Finalists will have the unique opportunity to present to a panel of managing directors at the conference in January, where the winning graduate and undergraduate teams will receive $5,000.
If you are interested in entering a team of four into the Master’s division of this competition, please visit Vista to read the competition prospectus here:
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or visit the website for more information.
The Global Financial Crisis & Financial Linkages in the Asia-Pacific Region
By Dr. Akira KOHSAKA, Professor of Kwansei Gakuin University
Thursday, October 27, 2011
6:00 pm Registration starts
6:00-7:00 pm Catered Reception
7:00-8:00pm Lecture and Q&A (in English)
Location:
SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue (Downtown Vancouver)
580 West Hastings Street
Strategy Room (3F)
Professor Kohsaka’s talk will focus on East Asian emerging markets and how they are defined by the financial linkages which tie them to the international capital market. The influence of international capital flows on the development of domestic financial systems will also be explored. How does the global financial crisis affect East Asian emerging markets? At a time when the BC Government has highlighted the importance of the Asian market for BC’s economic growth, Professor Kohsaka’s talk will help deepen our understanding on how both Canada and Japan can cope with the structural change of the international economy.
Free Admission. Seating on a first-come basis.
RSVP by Monday, October 24, 2011 to: programs@consuljpnvan.com or
604-684-5868 ext. 370
Christian Bason: The MindLab Approach
How to Co-Create for Innovation
Ever thought government could be run better and be more innovative? Then join us for a discussion on innovation in the public sector with Christian Bason. Christian is Director of MindLab, a cross-ministerial innovation unit in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is also the author of three books on leadership, innovation and change in the public sector. His most recent book, Leading Public Sector Innovation: Co-creating for a better society, offers new tools for citizen involvement through design thinking and ethnographic research. Through inspiring global case studies and practical examples, Christian addresses key triggers for public sector innovation. He identifies the leadership roles that we need to drive innovation at all levels of government.
When: Thursday, October 27, 2011
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Where: Henry Angus 492
2053 Main Mall, UBC Vancouver
Spots are limited. To attend you must RSVP here.
Questions or comments? Email Alex Monegro at alex.monegro@sauder.ubc.ca
The Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University has invited UBC MBA program students to participate in their annual Mai Bangkok Business challenge. Only 1 team with a maximum of 5 people in the same program is allowed to participate.
If you are interested in participating, visit Vista for more information, located here:
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Vancouver’s Organizing Committee for the 21st Harvard World Model United States Conference is currently hiring for Volunteer positions from October 2011 through to March 2012.
Visit the website below for more information about this opportunity, including position descriptions and application requirements:
http://www.vancouver2012.org/volunteer/#
Application Deadline: This Saturday, October 15th 2011
For time commitment details, and further information, you will need to contact the organizing committee directly at:
information@vancouver2012.org.
A huge congratulations to the Sauder MBA Sailing Team who took out the winning trophy at the Rolex MBA Sailing Regatta in Santa Margharita Ligure, Italy on the weekend of 22nd – 25th September 2011, after two years of 3rd-place finishes. Well done to you all!
Check out the articles at the links below to read about their victory:
MBA Sailing site – http://mbasailingleague.com/sauder-triumph-in-santa-margharita
Sauder 360 News – http://newsletters.sauder.ubc.ca/news/View.aspx?id=305433&p=e0ce
And if you can understand Italian….
http://www.ansa.it/mare/notizie/rubriche/nauticaesport/2011/09/25/visualizza_new.html_699117622.html