Place: Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra (GPS coordinates: 40°11’11″N 8°24’56″W)
Room: Anfiteatro B2
The Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program is organizing the Orientation day for the newly enrolled students who are starting their academic year 2010/2011 in Portugal, as well as for the students that are coming to Portugal for the first time. The Orientation day is going to be held in Coimbra on September 18 th and the chosen venue is University of Coimbra.
AGENDA
10:30 – 11:00 Registration and welcome coffee
11:00 – 11:10 Welcome to Coimbra
João Gabriel Silva, Head, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra
11:10 – 11:25 Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program Overview
João Barros, National Director, Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program
11:25 – 11:40 New Students Introductions
11:40 – 11:55 Policy on Cheating
11:55 – 12:10 Students Matters (residence card, visa requirements, other issues)
Sanja Sontor, Information officer and Event Coordinator, Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program
12:10 – 12:30 Expectations & Experience
Rui Meireles (Ph.D. CS)
Filippo Cagnetti (Post Doc Math)
12:30 – 12:45 Alumni Chapter
Nuno Seixas and Filipa Jervis, Alumni, Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program
12:45 – 14:15 Lunch
14:15 – 14:45 How to Create a Company
Paulo Santos, Instituto Pedro Nunes
14:45 – 15:15 From Research to the Market
Pedro Bizarro, Feedzai
15:15 – 15:45 Coffee break
15:45 – 16:15 The Importance of Innovation
Marco Costa, Critical Software
16:15 – 16:45 Innovation in a Globalized Market
Pedro Falcão, Novabase Capital
16: 45 – 17:00 Closing Remarks
João Barros, National Director, Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program
Registration Form for the Students (deadline: September 3, 2010):
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDlJNnVqQUZtaVJyVXBtWWo0b2NkRFE6MQ
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