2012 Carnegie Mellon Portugal Student Orientation in Portugal
Date: October 12, 2012
Place: Instituto Superior Técnico of the Universidade Técnica de Lisboa – V0.15/Space 24 (CMU Portugal CLASSROOM), at the Civil Pavilion
Registration: http://tinyurl.com/95q4mbo
The Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program is organizing the Orientation Day for the newly enrolled students who are starting their academic year 2012/2013 in Portugal, and for all the students that want to be a part of the event. The goal of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal team is to give valuable information about the Program, and living and studying in Portugal. The students will have the opportunity to share their experiences and to meet faculty that will explain what inspire them to become entrepreneurial.
AGENDA
10:30 – 11:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee
11:00 – 11:10 Welcome to Lisbon
Arlindo de Oliveira, President, Instituto Superior Técnico of the
Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
11:10 – 11:25 Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program Overview
João Barros, National Director, ICTI@Portugal
11:25 – 11:40 New Students Introductions
11:40 – 11:55 Proper Attribution
Luís Caires, Scientific Director, ICTI@Portugal
11:55 – 12:20 Student Matters (residence card, visa requirements, other issues)
Sara Brandão, program manager, ICTI@Portugal
Lori Spears, associate director, ICTI@CMU
12:20 – 12:40 Expectations & Experience
Short presentations created by students about life in Portugal:
Susana Brandão, ECE Ph.D. Student
Leid Zejnilovic, TCE Ph.D. Student
12:40– 12:55 Alumni Chapter
Ricardo Oliveira, President, Portuguese CMU Alumni Chapter
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12:55 – 14:15 Light Lunch
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14:15 – 14:35 Technology Transfer at IST
Luis Caldas de Oliveira, Prof., Executive Board, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Relations and Technology Transfer, IST/UTL
14:35 – 14:55 Crowdfunding: Collaborative Way to Raise Funds for Ideas and Projects
Pedro Oliveira, faculty and founder of the Orange Bird
14:55 – 15:25 Closing Remarks
João Barros, National Director ICTI@Portugal
