2011 Carnegie Mellon Portugal Student Orientation Day in Portugal
Date: September 24 th , 2011
Place: Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal :: Building I room -105 (map ; map in jpg)
Registration Form: http://tinyurl.com/3tnd9k4
The Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program is organizing the Orientation Day for the newly enrolled students who are starting their academic year 2011/2012 in Portugal, as well as for the students that are coming to Portugal for the first time. The goal of the event is to give the opportunity to these students to learn more about the partnership, the alumni chapter, and also about the role of the Science and Technology Park as an Interface between the University and the Market in Portugal. This year the Orientation Day will be held in Porto on September 24th , and the chosen venue is the Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP).
AGENDA
10:30 – 11:00 Registration and Wel come Co ffee
11:00 – 11:10 Welcome to Porto
Sebastião Feyo de Azevedo, Dean, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto*
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 Proper Attribution
Francisco Veloso, Scientific Director, Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program
11:55 – 12:10 Students Matters (residence card, visa requirements, other issues)
12:10 – 12:30 Expectations & Experience
Short presentations created by students about life in Portugal
• Vikram Gupta, Ph.D. student in ECE
• Rui Meireles, Ph.D. student in CS
12:30– 12:45 Alumni Chapter
Nuno Seixas, Luís Costa e Ricardo Caetano, CMU Portuguese Alumni Chapter
12:45– 14:15 Light Lunch
14:15 – 14:35 The Role of the Science and Technology Park as an Interface between the University and the Market
Felipe Ávila da Costa, UPTEC
14:35 – 14:55 From Research to the Market
Hugo Gonçalves and Leonel Ramos, Founders, Efisenergy
14:55 – 15:15 Differentiation through Innovation in a Global Market
Paulo Ferreira dos Santos, CEO, Tomorrow Options
15:15 – 15:35 Innovation and Competitiveness
Francisco Fonseca, CEO, Anubisnetworks
15:35 – 15:55 Closing Remarks
João Barros, National Director, Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program
*to be confirmed
