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Friday night at the Belmont
on Thursday, 03/06/2010 — Maria Fernanda Gonçalves Fernandes

No próximo dia 18 de Junho, os membros de Austin juntar-se-ão no restaurante Belmont na 6th Street para um convívio/encontro. Este será o primeiro encontro entre os actuais, e novos, membros.

Workshop: Corporate Partnering to Facilitate University Commercialization Activities, June 15-16 2010, Lisbon
on Sunday, 30/05/2010 — Ana Paula Leite

Date: June 15-16, 2010
Place: Faculdade de Ciências Económicas e Empresariais da Universidade Católica, Lisbon
Room: 520-A
Organizers: UTEN Portugal, Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program (www.utenportugal.org)

 Presenters from Carnegie Mellon University will discuss the ways in which the university engages with external partners in the process of innovation and technology commercialization. An overview of each speaker’s area will be provided as well as strategies introduced to achieve the greatest benefits for the university, its faculty and its partners. The keynote speaker (Hyong Kim, Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering, CMU) will present an overview of current trends in telecom industry and exciting new opportunities.

Newsletter - May 2010
on Thursday, 27/05/2010 — Francisco Feijó Delgado

Dear members,

We welcome you to read this month’s PAPS Newsletter. This issue features the new Chapters and interviews with their leaders, the BeiraProject.org, Career Opportunities and other news.

Portuguese at Concordia Language Villages - Fundação Luso-Americana
on Tuesday, 25/05/2010 — Rogerio Candeias

Fundação Luso-Americana has recently sponsored the creation of a summer program in Portuguese at Concordia Language Villages, an excellent and well established language immersion program based in Minnesota. This would be ideal for members who have been living in the US for long and may have school-age children that could potentially be interested in refreshing their Portuguese or may have colleagues interested in the language.

The Portuguese newspaper 'Público' reports on the advances in biomedical science being made in Portugal.
on Tuesday, 25/05/2010 — Ana Paula Leite

Full stories in attachment.

Open applications for the 6th National Contest "BES Innovation" until June 30
on Saturday, 22/05/2010 — Ana Paula Leite

Está aberto até ao próximo dia 30 de Junho, o prazo para apresentação dos projectos / candidaturas à 6ª edição do BES Revelação.

O BES Revelação destina-se a jovens com idade limite de 30 anos, à data de 30 de Junho de 2010, podendo apresentar-se de forma individual ou em grupo. Para participarem, os candidatos deverão apresentar projectos que recorram de forma central, ainda que não exclusiva, à fotografia, sendo o tema dos trabalhos livre. Os processos de candidatura deverão ser enviados para a Fundação de Serralves, devidamente acompanhados pela Ficha de Candidatura e deverão respeitar, na íntegra, todas as condições de candidatura referidas no regulamento da presente edição.

Regulamento e Ficha de Candidatura disponíveis em www.bes.pt/besrevelacao ou www.serralves.pt.

A cada artista seleccionado, será atribuída uma bolsa de produção no valor de 7.500€, bem como a oportunidade única de expor os projectos vencedores em Serralves.

ISCTE-IUL MIT Portugal Venture Competition - applications until Jun.18.2010
on Friday, 21/05/2010 — Ana Paula Leite

O Concurso de Empreendedorismo "ISCTE-IUL MIT - Portugal Venture Competition" é uma iniciativa lançada pelo ISCTE-IUL em parceria com o MIT Portugal, a Sloan Business School, o Deshpande Centre for Technological Innovation e o MIT School of Engineering.

O AUDAX, centro de empreendedorismo do ISCTE-IUL e responsável pela operacionalização desta iniciativa, concebeu um concurso inovador centrado nas necessidades do empreendedor tecnólogo acreditando poder contribuir, de forma positiva, para a transferência de conhecimento e know-how em produtos e processos úteis à sociedade, capazes de responder a necessidades de mercado globais.

Procuram projectos empreendedores focados nas seguintes áreas:

  1. Ciências da vida;
  2. Sistemas sustentáveis de energia e transporte;
  3. Internet e Sistemas de Informação;
  4. Outros Produtos e Serviços;

Para mais detalhes do concurso e respectivo regulamento, aceda a

www.mitportugal-iei.org

Job Board Online
on Thursday, 20/05/2010 — Rogerio Candeias

Our new Job Board system is now online. In order to browse through several job offers please use the "Job Board" link on the top. In order to see it you need to be logged in using your account. Please also take a moment and update your account information. If you haven't registered yet please do it so. Check back often for more job offers.

Dinner with the State Secretary for Portuguese Communities Abroad, Dr. António Braga
on Wednesday, 19/05/2010 — Rogerio Candeias

The State Secretary for Portuguese Communities Abroad, Dr. António Braga will be honoring PAPS members with a dinner in San Diego on May 23rd, leading a discussion with researchers and post-docs in the area. Dr. António Braga will the accompanied by the Portuguese General Consul in California, Dr. António Costa Moura.

Anabela Maia - April 2010
on Monday, 19/04/2010 — Rossana Andrea Novo Lopes Henriques

Nome: Anabela Maia
E-mail: amaia@mail.uri.edu
Year of Birth: 1981
Place of birth: Coimbra, Portugal
City of residence: Wakefield, RI
Personal webpage/blog:
www.uri.edu/cels/bio/maia
Time in the US: 3 years 
Undergraduate Degree: Licenciatura in Applied Biology to Animal Resources
Postgraduate Degree: Under way, Portugal
Current professional status: PhD candidate in Biological Sciences at University of Rhode Island
Professional interests: Functional morphology, Locomotion, Elasmobranchs, Physiological Ecology, Biomechanics.
Best career achievement: Fulbright Scholarship