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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Scheduling change – BAIT 527 Business Intelligence for Management no longer taught in P5

Please note the following change to the tentative P5 (Sept-Oct) schedule.

Our office received information late last week that BAIT 527 Business Intelligence for Management will not be offered in Period 5 in the FT MBA program. This module is currently scheduled in Period 3 of the FT MBA and it will not be offered again in Period 5 (in the Fall).  This means that any student wishing to take this module must do so in Period 3 (April 16th-25th). It will be offered on Thursdays from 6pm to 9:30pm.

If you were planning to take BAIT 527 in the Fall you will now need to modify your schedule in order to take it in P3 instead. If you need help re-arranging your schedule please contact Theresa Scott.

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BASM 501/502 002: Business and Corporate Strategy

Please note that the course outline for BASM 501/502 Section 002 with Mariano Tappata in Period 2 (27 February – 7 April 2012) has been posted online today.

Students registered in either Section 001 or 002 should note that there are slight differences in course content and student assessment.

Lastly, just a friendly reminder that BASM 501 & 502 must be taken as a pair in Periods 2 and 3. You must take the same section of both modules with the same instructor. For example, both BASM 501-001 and BASM 502-001 or BASM 501-002 and BASM 502-002.

Please email askmba@sauder.ubc.ca  if you have any further questions.

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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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Canaccord Learning Commons Breakout Rooms

Exam week is fast approaching and we know you will be needing space to study and meet with your groups over projects/presentations. Rooms fill up quickly so we advise that you book as early as possible.

Please note that in addition to the RHL Graduate Breakout Rooms in Henry Angus, the Canaccord Learning Commons has a range of breakout rooms for use by all Sauder students.

Please click here for more information/or to book a breakout room at the Canaccord Learning Commons.

Please click here to book a RHL Graduate Breakout Room.

As a common courtesy, please leave rooms tidy after use. This includes disposal of garbage and paper products. If you are not able to use the room, please cancel your room booking.

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Request to Overload Deadline for Period 2

The last day to apply for a Period 2 overload is March 2nd, 2012. Generally, overload forms must be received by the end of the first week of each Period.

Please note the following deadline dates on your calendars:

Period 3: Friday April 20th, 2012
Period 5: Friday September 7th, 2012
Period 6: Friday October 26th, 2012

Please email askmba@sauder.ubc.ca if you have any further questions.

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Email Forwarding Address @mba.sauder.ubc.ca

Dear 2011 Full-time MBA students,

This is a reminder to fill out the Vovici survey if you would like a @mba.sauder.ubc.ca email forwarding address.

This email address will take a firstname.lastname@mba.sauder.ubc.ca format and will be a forwarding email address, which means that there is no mailbox associated with it. Emails sent to this address will be forwarded to another personal email address of your choosing.

Please click here to provide us with the following information:

  • Preferred firstname.lastname for use in your email address (if your preferred name is not available, please contact our office)
  • Email address you would like the @mba.sauder.ubc.ca email to forward to

We ask that you reply by no later than 5pm on Friday February 3rd.

Thank you for your attention.

Best regards,
MBA/ECM Programs Office

 

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Dean’s Funding Requests for Case Competitions, Conferences & Sporting Events

The MBA Office works closely with the MBAS Executive to allocate Dean’s Funding to MBA students to subsidize the costs of participation in case competitions, conferences or sporting events.

The “Request for Funding” form must be completed by the team lead, approved by the MBAS Executive and then submitted to the MBA Office. For any teams that have already been formed, please submit your completed “Request for Funding” form to the MBAS President or MBAS VP Finance by 11:30am on Thursday, February 2nd.

The form can be found on your Vista site under: Home PageNon-Academic Announcements › Social, Extracurricular & General Announcements 

If you have any questions, please email askmba@sauder.ubc.ca.

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BAPA 580 – Public-Private Partnerships – P2 – Space Still Available

Interested in understanding the drivers and concepts behind public-private partnerships? Want to hear from CEO guest speakers from across North America on this topic? Read on for more reasons why this course may appeal to you…

Governments world-wide have been looking at public-private partnerships (P3s) as a way to involve the private sector in the delivery of public services such as transit, schools, hospitals and prisons. The objective is to harness the forces of competition and the innovative potential of the private sector to deliver high-quality services to citizens while optimizing value-for-money to government.

The course, delivered over six evening sessions at Robson Square, is led by professors from UBC’s Sauder School of Business and Department of Civil Engineering, as well as by prominent public and private sector experts in the P3 industry. Guest speakers include the likes of Dr. Larry Blaine, former President and CEO of Partnership BC, John Haythorne, Partner of Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP and Nicholas Hann, Managing Director of Macquarie North America to name just a few.

Attending these sessions will help you:

  • Understand the drivers and concepts behind P3s
  • Recognize the costs and benefits and how these compare with other procurement methods
  • Learn about the financing of P3s
  • Identify, price and allocate risks in P3 projects
  • Understand the components of a sustainable long-term concession agreement
  • Assess “value for money” in P3 arrangements

Course Outline

BAPA 580 Understanding Public-Private Partnerships will be held in Period 2: 27 February – 7 April 2012 on Thursdays from 6:30-10:00pm at UBC Robson Square.

Interested students can register for BAPA 580 via SSC.

 

 

 

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