Martin Varsavsky. Monday, March 5th / 5 de marzo !!! 19:00 hr @ Aula Magna

Click on the images to enlarge them!

Do you know where is the Filipino restaurant in Madrid?" I believe there are vey few people who can answer this question besides Mariella from IMBA section 3. Thanks for her best organization, the members from Asian Family Club enjoyed not only the wonderful Filipino gourmet but also a crazy night with a lot of KARAOKE and Salsa dancing on 23rd, February. It was a fantastic Filipino night!!
What's the next in March?? The month of Taiwan!!! If any of you want to join us, please send email to hwwang.imba2007@alumno.ie.edu in advance.

This weekend (2nd, 3rd, 4th of March) Dastan Ensemble is going to
perform at Corral de Alcala. (http://www.corraldealcala.com). (You can find the address of the place at the website) Dastan Ensemble is a World class Persian music group. Madrid is going to be their first stop on their European tour.(http://www.dastan.net/_web/en.html)

I wanted to take the initiative to inform everybody about this event. I thought that it would be isomething nteresting and different. You can also experience a taste of their works at Dastan's website (http://www.dastan.net/_web/en.html).

You can book/buy your tickets here: http://www.telentrada.com/CDA/TelEntrada/home

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When: February 28th 19:00 – 21:30 (wine reception to follow)
Where: Hotel “Rafael Hoteles - Ventas”
C/ Alcalá 256
Who/ What: A Discussion with María Calvo, Country Manager, eBay Spain International

Cuando: 28 Febrero 19:00 – 21:30 (recepción con vino)
Donde: Hotel “Rafael Hoteles - Ventas”
C/ Alcalá 256
Ponente: Charla con María Calvo, Country Manager, eBay Spain International

Please join us for a presentation and dialogue with María Calvo, Country Manager of eBay Spain Int, an ONLINE AUCTION SITE WITH PRESENCE AROUND THE WORLD.

María Calvo (Hueca, 1965Has been the Country Manager of Ebay Spain for six years, Ebay is the auction site where millions of people get meet daily to buy and sell all types of products while taking advantage of multiple options and big opportunities. She will speak on how, in a changing world and in a company where women hold more managerial responsibility now more than ever, mobile technology helps to achieve a better work/life balance.

There is an entrance fee of 5 Eur for IE Students.

PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE AT WIB@IE.EDU
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Únete a nosotros, en la conferencia magistral y charla en la que nos acompañará la Directora General de eBay en España, María Calvo.

María Calvo (Hueca, 1965 es Country Manager of Ebay Spain durante seis años, Ebay la página de subastas donde millones de personas se encuentran cada día para comprar y vender todo tipo de productos aprovechándose de las opciones múltiples y grandes oportunidades. Se hablará de como en un mundo que cambia constantemente y en una compañía donde las mujeres tienen mayor responsabilidad como gerentes, la tecnología móvil contribuye a mejorar el balance entre la vida personal y profesional.

Entrada de 5 Eur para estudiantes de IE

POR FAVOR CONFIRMA TU ASISTENCIA EN WIB@IE.EDU

Brasileros...

Brasileros....

Having fun....

CARNIVAL PARTY
General Information
¿Donde/Where? THE GAP (Bar reserved only for IE)
¿Qué/What? CARNIVAL PARTY / BOTW
¿Quiénes/Who? Everyone is invited / todo el mundo…
¿Cuándo/When? VIERNES, 23 DE FEBRERO, 2007
¿Horario/Schedule? 23:00 till 3:30
¿Precio/Price? 25€ free bar (from 23:00 till 2:00)
¿ Dirección/Address? Fernando el Catolico 77, Bajo
¿Metro? Moncloa (L3, L6)

(Español)
Únete a tus compañeros del IE para celebrar el carnaval.
Puedes venir vestido como quieras, sobre todo si es colorido y animado!!!

(English)
Join the IE community and celebrate the festivities of the carnival.
You can dress anyway you want-- fancy, gaudy and definitely with lots of colours. See you there!

(Map)

Jesús Encinar durante su intervención

“Tampoco es fácil para un emprendedor ser abiertamente gay.” Encuentro con Jesús Encinar, CEO de Idealista.com
El 7 de Febrero IEOut, el grupo de apoyo gay recientemente formado en el IE, organizó su primera actividad en el campus. IEOut invitó al conocido emprendedor Jesús Encinar a debatir sobre los desafíos y oportunidades de ser abiertamente gay en la comunidad empresarial. Sobre 50 personas asistieron al evento, mostrando gran interés en debatir sobre diversidad y como esta misma puede ser una ventaja competitiva. Entre los asistentes había alumnos y ex alumnos del Instituto de Empresa, así como profesionales de toda España. El Decano, Santiago Iñiguez, y Celia de Anca, Directora del Centro de Diversidad, abrieron el encuentro con un mensaje de bienvenida. Ambos destacaron la importancia de la diversidad en el entorno competitivo de hoy en día y el papel que IEOut puede desempeñar en promover y hacer entender la importancia de la diversidad en nuestra escuela. Un resumen del evento, así como un enlace al video de bienvenida y fotografías, se puede encontrar en el blog de Jesús Encinar (www.jesusencinar.com).

La carrera de Jesús es un interesante relato de compromiso personal y profesional, de pasión e ideas. De una manera franca y abierta, explicó como salió del armario mientras estudiaba en la Harvard Business School, y los consecuentes apoyos y resistencias que encontró fuera y dentro de la escuela. Pero la confianza y el respeto que ganó le ayudaron a fundar su propio negocio al volver a España. En 2000, él y su socio fundaron un servicio de búsqueda inmobiliario basado en Internet, Idealista.com, que ingresó el año pasado 5 millones de euros y da empleo a 150 personas. Su nueva iniciativa, www.11870.com, será lanzada en breve.

¿Cuáles son las implicaciones de ser gay para los profesionales y las compañías en las que trabajan? Para muchos de ellos, serlo abiertamente no es tan evidente. Puede haber muchas razones detrás de la decisión de cada individuo, una de ellas el miedo a sufrir repercusiones negativas. En el encuentro, Jesús abogó por ser directo y abierto sobre la orientación sexual. Poder ser uno mismo es esencial para el bienestar personal y para poder ser productivo en la carrera profesional, fue su conclusión. Jesús expresó que no tiene ningún problema en pedir a sus inversores y socios compromiso con aquellas compañías que demuestran un buen entorno para los gays y lesbianas. En tanto en cuanto a Idealista.com, no existe ningún protocolo formal o reglas, pero Jesús cree que su convencimiento sobre la importancia de la aceptación de los gays en España, mejora la imagen de la compañía como un buen lugar de trabajo para cualquier persona independientemente de su orientación sexual.

Jesús se mostró convencido de que la homofobia existe, independientemente de donde uno esté o vaya, pero los asistentes puntualizaron que existen muchas formas y variantes de la misma. En España y otros países europeos, gays y lesbianas ven reconocidos sus derechos en igualdad por ley, pero esto no impide que el ambiente de trabajo o social pueda tornarse hostil en muchos lugares. En Estados Unidos muchos derechos dependen de en que Estado se resida y para que compañía se trabaje. Las empresas que ofrecen idéntico trato a gays y lesbianas tienen en este caso ventaja sobre otras.

El “networking” profesional y social es crucial para obtener normalidad, así como para abolir la estigmatización y los tópicos que puedan recaer sobre gays y lesbianas.

Empleados y responsables de IBM y Merck explicaron como sus empresas promueven activamente la diversidad en su seno por múltiples razones: atraer talento, mejorar la habilidad de la compañía para competir en un entorno económico globalizado y cambiante y servir mejor a sus nichos de mercado.

Desde aquí, IEOut quiere dar las gracias a Jesús Encinar y a todos los asistentes por haber acudido al Instituto de Empresa a compartir esta jornada y esperamos vernos de nuevo en futuros eventos.

English version

“It is not easy either for an entrepreneur to be openly gay.” Meeting with Jesús Encinar, CEO of Idealista.com
On February 7th, IE’s newly formed gay and lesbian network, IEOut, organized its first event at our campus. IEOut invited well-known entrepreneur Jesús Encinar to address the challenges and opportunities of being openly gay in the business community. Over 50 people attended the event showing a strong interest in discussions about diversity and how to make diversity a competitive edge. The attendees included many current and former students from IE, as well as professionals from Madrid and the rest of Spain.
Dean Santiago Iniguez and Celia da Anca, Director of the Center for Diversity at IE opened the evening with a welcome message. Both underlined the importance of diversity in today’s competitive environment and the role IEOut can play in promoting and understanding the importance of diversity within our business school. A summary of the event, along with videos and pictures, is available on Jesús Encinar’s blog (www.jesusencinar.com).

The career of Jesús is an interesting tale of commitment to personal and professional passions and ideas. In a frank and open way he explained how he came out of the closed while attending Harvard Business School and the subsequent support and resistance he met in and outside that school. But the confidence and respect he gained helped him starting his own business back in Spain. In 2000 he and his partners founded a web-based company, Idealista.com, and made it into the most successful real estate website in Spain, generating over €5m in revenue last year and employing 150 people. A new initiative, www.11870com, is also due to be launched imminently.

So what are the implications of being gay for professionals or for the companies that employ them? For many professionals being openly gay is not self-evident. There can be many reasons behind each individual’s decision, one being fear of repercussions. At the meeting Jesús advocated directness and openness about ones sexual identity. Being able to be who you are is essential for your well-being and ability to be productive at work, he said. Jesús doesn’t think it easier for a successful entrepreneur to be openly gay, however it does offer opportunities to create change. Jesús is not afraid to ask potential investors to commit themselves to gay-friendly companies. As for Idealista.com, no formal protocol or guidelines exists but Jesús believes that his statements about the importance of gay tolerance in Spain’s leading newspapers enhance the company’s image as a great place to work no matter who you are.

Jesús is convinced that homophobia exists no matter where you are or where you go. But as the audience pointed out, homophobia has many shapes and forms. In Spain and many European countries gays and lesbians are protected by law and enjoy the same rights as others, but the actual work environment can be hostile. In the US many rights depend on where you live and who you work for. Companies that offer the same benefits to gay and lesbian workers have an advantage.

Professional and social networking is very important to obtain visibility and to abolish the stigma of being gay.

Employees from Merck and IBM explained how their companies are actively promoting diversity within their companies for multiple reasons: to attract a talented and diverse workforce, to improve the ability of the firm to understand and compete in a globalized economy and to better serve market niches.

IEOut would like to thank Jesús Encinar and the attendees for coming to Instituto de Empresa and look forward to seeing more people at future events.

The photographIE club is inviting all IE students to an exciting night shots event this Friday, 23rd Feb07 at 22hr. We will start at the area between the Palacio Real and the huge cathedral opposite, Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Almudena and will proceed thereafter to other very important places of interest and one of them will surely be the BOTW!

Please note that it is a “MUST” to bring at least two cans of beer or a bottle of wine, so you can use this as a tripod (probably you can also drink them ?). Don’t worry if you don’t have a camera; this is also meant to be a social gathering to mingle with other section’s folks. So just come along and have fun! If sufficient people are joining, we will assemble a great group photo. Don’t miss it!
Hope to see you soon, …because we want YOU!
PhotographIE Club

Techie Tuesday at IE was a smashing success!

IE Finance
c l u b / news

Do you know what a HEDGE FUND is? Would you like to know more about?

The IE Finance club is pleased to invite you next Monday 19th of February @ 19h to a Hedge Fund discussion with:
Professor Bruno R. Gerard. Director of Currency Strategies @ Mellon Capital

Agenda:

(19h - 19h40) -> Hedge Fund topics
- Introduction on Hedge Funds
- Compare Quantitative to Discretionary Hedge Funds
- Insights about Mellon Capital Global Alpha Macro Hedge Fund, with some emphasis on Risk Management

(19h40 - 20h) -> Q&A

Room => AULA MAGNA in María de Molina, 15

Reservation => places are limited!!! and will be reserved on a first come first served basis.
Please reply to finance.club@ie.edu and confirm your attendance as soon as possible.

Professor Bruno professional background:Download file

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At class on the morning...

Making friends for night....

...with some of those friends... the BOTW Committee... you understand things now, do you?

...it was San Valentin

The WoMen in Business Club is organising our next event around the theme of wine. We are offering you a wine tasting event comparing the two most popular Spanish' Denomination of Origin : Rioja vs Ribera del Duero.
The date Wednesday 21st February 2007. The event will start around 19.30 hrs and will last for 1.30 hrs.
The price will be around 30 Euros per person. This includes the following:

El Club WoMen in Business está organizando nuestro próximo evento sobre el vino español. Os ofrecemos una cata de vinos comparando dos de las Denominaciones de Origne más populares en España: Rioja vs Ribera del Duero
La fecha será el próximo Miercoles 21 de Febrero de 2007.El evento empezará sobre las 19.30 hrs y tendrá una duración de 1.30 hrs.
El precio estará alrededor de 30 euros por persona e incluye el siguiente programa:

Wine Tasting RIOJA vs. RIBERA DEL DUERO with the following programme:
- Principles and Sensorial Analysis. Methodology of the of the wine tasting
- Red wines and its elaboration
- Parallel tasting of young wines, breeding wines, reservas and grandes reservas from both Denomination of Origin.
(8 wines in total)
- Visual Phase.
- Aromas: Primary, Secondary and Terciary
- Tasting sensations: evaluation and equilibrium.
- Smell and its duration.
- General Characteristics of Rioja and Ribera del Duero.
More details on wine tasting can be found in http://www.baconia.com/
Please confirm if you would like to attend this event by Monday 19th February at wib@ie.edu Payment can be done until 15.00 hrs on Monday to Dalina Leonor (Section 1)

RIOJA vs. RIBERA DEL DUERO:
- Principios del Análisis Sensorial. Metodología de la cata de vinos tranquilos.
- Vinos tintos. Elaboración de vinos tintos.
- Cata en paralelo de vinos jóvenes, crianzas, reservas y grandes reservas de ambas denominaciones de Origen. 8 en total.
- Fase visual.
- Aromas: Primarios, secundarios y terciarios.
- Sensaciones gustativas: Su evaluación y equilibrio.
- Vía retronasal y persistencia.
- Características generales de Rioja y de Ribera del Duero.
Puedes encontrar más información en http://www.baconia.com/
Si estás interesado/a, por favor confirma tu asistencia en wib@ie.edu antes del Lunes 19 de Febrero:
El pago puedes realizarlo hasta el lunes 19 a las 15.00 hrs a Dalina Leonor (Seccion 1 - IMBA)

General Information
¿Donde/Where? LA REINA BRUJA
¿Qué/What? BOTW
¿Quiénes/Who? Everyone is invited / todo el mundo…
¿Cuándo/When? VIERNES, 16 DE FEBRERO, 2007
¿Horario/Schedule? 00:00 till dawn
¿Precio/Price? 6€
¿ Dirección/Address? Jacometrezo, 6
¿Metro? Santo Domingo (L2), Callao (L3-L5)

(Español)
¿Oferta Especial? Por favor, dile al portero que eres un estudiante de IE para que te entregue una pulsera, y así poder comprar copas a € 6.
¿Indumentaria? ¡Importante! Camisa y zapatos (no trainers).

(English)
Special Offer? Just tell the staff at the door that you are from IE and they will give you a bracelet so you can have € 6 cocktails.
Dress Code? Important! Dress smart!!

Hi all,

We have a new, great activity for the ones who have not started to dance tango with us yet. This Saturday, 17th of February, we start at 3pm with the new comers and continue with a larger group after 4pm for the second part of the intensive course.
For more information, please check the details below or contact us:

Hola a todos,

Tenemos una nueva, gran actividad para los que no han comenzado a bailar tango con nosotros todavía. Este Sábado, 17 de febrero, comenzamos a las 15.00h. con las personas que vengan por primera vez y continuamos con un grupo más grande a partir de las 16.00 h. para la segunda parte del curso intensivo.
Por favor ved los detalles más abajo:

Super-intensive TANGO workshops - 17th of February:

15:00-16:00 (Introduction to Argentine Tango)
Balance exercises
Positions, Walks
Exit & cross

16:00-17:00 (Intensive workshop)
Equilibrium exercises & walks
Exit & cross
Basic step & variations

17:00-18:00
"Half-time" exercises
Change of directions

18:00-19:00
Alternative step
Combinations

Place: Centro el Horno (sala 11), C/Esgrima 11 (Metro: Tirso de molina)

Price: 30 Euros

Reservation: koyuncuburak@yahoo.com / 647 12 91 54 (Burak)

Talleres super-intensivos de TANGO – 17 de Febrero:

15:00-16:00 (Iniciación al Tango Argentino)
Ejercicios del equilibrio
Posiciones & Caminadas
Salida & cruzada

16:00-17:00 (Taller intensivo)
Ejercicios del equilibrio & caminadas
Salida & cruzada
Paso básico & variaciones

17:00-18:00
Ejercicios de "medio tiempo"
Cambios de dirección

18:00-19:00
Paso alternativo
Combinaciones

Profesores: Laura Ibáñez & Burak Koyuncu

Lugar: Centro El Horno (sala 11) - C/ Esgrima, 11 (Metro: Tirso de Molina).

Precio: 30 Euros

Para reservar: koyuncuburak@yahoo.com / 647 12 91 54 (Burak)

Hi all!!
Please join the gathering the Football Organisation Committee (FOC) is preparing to celebrate the end of the 'IE Winter Tournament'.
There will be a prize ceremony, great music by our very own DJ Rodrigo, pizza, beers and soft drinks; all in all, a great party.

Hola todos,
Os invitamos a la fiesta en la que celebraremos el fin del Torneo del Invierno del Football Organisation Committee (FOC).
Habrá una ceremonia para los ganadores del torneo, buena música de nuestro DJ Rodrigo, pizza, cerveza y refrescos. En fin, va a ser una fiesta buenísima!

What: FOC party
When: Thursday 15/02/07 15.00h
Where: In Serrano 99 near the coffee machines
Why: Why not!
Hope to see you all there!!!!!!
Cheers,
FOC

Qué: fiesta del FOC
Cuándo: El Jueves 15/02/07 a las 15.00h.
Dónde: Calle Serrano 99, circa de las maquinas de café
Por qué: ¿Porque no?!
Esperamos veros allí!!!!
Gracias
FOC

Where /Donde: Areia Lounge
When /Cuando: Thursday February 15th / Jueves 15 de Febrero
Schedule / Horario: From 22.00 h
Address/ Dirección: C/ Hortaleza, 92

General Information
¿Donde/Where? DEJATE BESAR
¿Qué/What? ANTI-VALENTINES DAY
¿Quiénes/Who? ONLY SINGLES AND SPITEFUL PEOPLE
¿Cuándo/When? MIERCOLES, 14 DE FEBRERO, 2007
¿Horario/Schedule? 22:30 till 3:00 (PLEASE COME EARLY)
¿Precio/Price? 7€ (normal price 9€)
¿ Dirección/Address? Calle Hermanos Becquer, 10
¿Metro? Gregorio Marañon

(Español)
¿Oferta Especial? Por favor, busca a Carolina y/o Miguel para que te entreguen un ticket, y así poder comprar copas a € 7.

(English)
Special Offer? Ask for Carolina and/or Miguel so you can have € 7 cocktails.

Carolina&Miguel

Last Friday the Partners Club had the first session of the Cross-cultural Seminar in which we discussed about culture and stereotypes. In the photo Nidhi, Paula, Shara, Graciela, Lisa, Monica, Katy, and Rosy. Representing India, Brazil, Italy Mexico, England and Iran. We had great time but we could not reach an agreement: Can you bargain at “El Corte Inglés?”.

El pasado viernes el Club de Partners tuvo la primera sesión del Seminario Cross-cultural en el cual hablamos de cultura y estereotipos. En la foto Nidhi, Paula, Shara, Graciela, Lisa, Monica, Katy, y Rosy, que representan a India, Brasil, Italia, Méjico, Inglaterra e Irán. Lo pasamos fenomenal pero no llegamos a un acuerdo: ¿Se puede regatear en el Corte Inglés?

Have you ever considered doing triathlon but never got the opportunity to try?
If yes, join now the IE Triathlon Club!

¿Has considerado alguna vez participar en un triatlon pero no has tenido la oportunidad de hacerlo?
No dejes pasar más tiempo, ven a probar con el Club de Triathlon del IE!

The objective:
To get a max. number of IE¹s students and staff to participate to the San Sebastian's mid-June Sprint Triathlon (750m Swim, 20km Cycle, 5km Run). A great week-end with some sport and a lot of FUN!

See you soon!
Nelly Andrieu

El objetivo:
Hacer que la mayor cantidad de estudiantes y staff del IE participen en el Sprint Triatlon de mitad de junio en San Sebastián (750m natación, 20km bicicleta, 5km corriendo).
Únete a nosotros que será un gran fin de semana con un poco de deporte y mucha diversión!

Saludos!
Nelly Andrieu

As you may be aware, the Partners' club in IE is a lively forum for interaction for the partners of all IE students. The main aim of this club is to help the partners and children of IE students integrate as fully as possible into life at the school and in Madrid. Here they can meet other Partners, suggest events for to organize,exchange and share information on life in Madrid.

Como ya sabran, el Club de Partners (pareja) en el IE es un foro vivo de interaccion de los partners de los alumnos del IE. El principal objetivo es ayudar a los partners e hijos de alumnos del IE a integrarse a la vida en la escuela y en Madrid. Aqui pueden conocer a otras Partners, sugerir eventos, organizarlos e intercambiar y compartir informacion de la vida en Madrid.

The club usually meets every other week to engage in a cultural activity, learn new skills from our fellow partners, appreciate the culinary delights that Madrid has to offer, or just to have a coffee and chat. We learn from each other’s successes and knowledge of Madrid, Spain and the world, and welcome everyone to be a part of our experience. Children are invited to participate in all activities.
The Partners' club for 2006-07 has since December '06, arranged activities such as visits to museums, shopping at Las Rosas village , formal Spanish classes for conversation , a Mexican fiesta, a cross cultural workshop, weekly Cafe y Charlar sessions( to brush up our Spanish over coffee !) , besides meeting for tapas and drinks every alternate week ! What's more, you too can accompany your partner and participate in most of our activities !
We have a lot of exciting events planned for the year so if you have brought your partners along, please share this email with them and ask them to write in to us. We usually communicate through a Yahoo group. The instructions to join it are given below.
We look forward to hearing from your Partners !

El club se reune cada 2 semanas en una actividad cultural, para compartir habilidades entre el grupo de partners, disfrutar de la comida en Madrid o simplemente tomar un cafe y charlar. Aprendemos de los exitos y conocimiento de los otros miembros del grupo acerca de Madrid, España y el mundo. Tambien estan invitados los hijos de los
Partners a todas las actividades.
El club de partners de 2007, empezo a coordinar actividades desde Diciembre de 2006, tales como: visita a un museo, ir de compras a las Rozas Village, una cena mexicana, un taller multicultural, clases formales de conversacion en español, sesiones semanales de cafe y charlar en español (para mejorar el español tomando cafe), tambien ir de tapas y beber cada 2 semanas. Tu Pareja puede acompañarte a la mayoria de las actividades.
Tenemos muchos eventos planeados divertidos e interesantes para este año. Asi que si trajiste a tu Partner, comparte este email con el/ella e invitalo/a a escribirnos. El club se comunica por medio del Yahoo! Groups. Abajo encontran las instrucciones para unirse al Club.
¡Esperamos que tu Partner nos contacte!
Saludos

Nynke y Nidhi
Organizers/Organizadores del Partners Club 2007

Instructions to join the Partners' club:
- Join our Yahoo group by going to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iepartnersclub/, then click on the blue button in the top right-hand corner.
- With a yahoo ID/email address (you may already one) you can get full access to everything on this blog (photo's, database, etc).
- You can also choose to have Yahoo redirect all the messages to your current email address if you do not want to start using the Yahoo address.
- If you just sign with a non-Yahoo email address you will receive all the messages but you will not be able to reply have full access.
So get your Yahoo ID now ! :-)

Instrucciones para integrarte al Club de Partners:
- ingresar a la siguiente direccion de internet http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iepartnersclub/,despues hacer click en
el boton azul que esta arriba a la derecha.
- Con una identificacion de yahoo o una direccion de email (tal vez ya la tengas)tu tendras acceso total a nuestro blog(fotos, base de datos,etc).
- Tu podras tener la opcion de direccionar la informacion al email que usas normalmente, si es que no quieres usar la de Yahoo!
- Si tu te das de alta con una cuenta que no sea de Yahoo!, recibiras todos los mensajes, pero no tendras acceso a toda la informacion.
Ingresa tu identificacion en Yahoo! ahora! :-)

The time has come to have some confrontations...
The IE Tennis Tournament is going to start next week around the 17th of February. It will take place during several week-ends. In order to participate to the tournament, please register here before this Sunday 11th.

Llegó el momento de pasar a cosas más serias...
El torneo de Tenis empieza el 17 de Febrero y se prolongará durante unos cuantos fines de semana. Si queréis participar, registraos aquí antes del Domingo 11 de febrero.

Basically, the best players of the tournament will represent the IE team at the MBAT and the IE Tennis champion will be rewarded with the Trophy above. There is a fee of 2 euros for participating to the tournament. This does not include the tennis court reservation (no more that 4 euros per person per play) that will be paid according to the number of times each one plays.
Looking forward to seeing you all for a nice experience. There is only one rule, be fair-play!

Los mejores jugadores del torneo podrán representar, si quieren, al equipo de Tenis del IE en el MBAT. Además, el mejor recibirá el fantástico trofeo que veis arriba. La inscripción son 2 euros, aunque esto no incluye la reserva de la pista de tenis (cada jugador tendrá que pagar alrededor de 4 euros por hora).
¡Espero veros a todos! Sólo hay una regla: jugar Fair-play.

The Gourmet Club first gathering of 2007 took place in “Maceira”, a charming Galician tapas bar located in the very heart of Madrid, close to Calle Huertas. About 20 IE students attended the lively informal dinner. This was yet another opportunity for students from different classes to enjoy each others company. Spirits were high all night and as the evening came to an end, the promise of a new reunion was agreed. (but only after exams!)

General Information

¿Donde/Where? BANGALOO (www.bangaloo.es)
¿Qué/What? BOTW
¿Quiénes/Who? Everyone is invited / todo el mundo…
¿Cuándo/When? VIERNES, 9 DE FEBRERO, 2007
¿Horario/Schedule? 00:00 till dawn
¿Precio/Price? 8€
¿ Dirección/Address? Calle General Peron 29, bajo esquina Capitan Haya
¿Metro? Santiago Bernabéu (L10)

(Español)
¿Oferta Especial? Por favor, dile al portero que eres un estudiante de IE para que te entregue una pulsera o sello, y así poder comprar copas a € 8.
¿Indumentaria? ¡Importante! Camisa y zapatos (no trainers).

(English)
Special Offer? Just tell the staff at the door that you are from IE and they will give you a bracelet or stamp so you can have € 8 cocktails.
Dress Code? Important! Dress smart!!

The meeting was basically an introduction to the current club which has been recently created (Download file for further details on the activities). The feedback we received from you was very positive regarding the club, but mainly we have seen that there is a great interest in two activies the EPWN and the Women In Business (current students and alumni). As the focus is to concentrate on networking amongst the members, we will focus on preparing conferences and seminars according to this need.

Woman in Business Club

Some of the activities our club is planning to handle due the feedback we got form the members are:

. workshop on effective networking in a marketing environment
. get in contact with the Women in Business Club of other top business school or even have meetings with them
. a conference from a female speaker telling her success story including the sacrificies she had to make
. a conference on leadership with men and women
. A conference on how to keep a good balance between career and private issues such as child bearing, taking care of the family, etc.

The Marketing event on February the 7th will introduce you to the world of interactivity!!!

The Marketing club is proud to present Miguel Peixoto de Oliveira, CEO of EDIGMA.

The CEO of Edigma, a successful Portuguese start-up, will share with you how a small company is touching the future, using the latest interactive systems. Learn more at www.displax.com

Edigma.com, SA, founded in 2000, started by developing a wide range of applications for several sectors of organizations to manage their business online and remotely anytime, anywhere they want. Get to know more at the event!

Day: February 7th, 2007
Time: from 15:00 to 16:00
Place: A205 (Maria de Molina, 11)

Due to limited seating (25 seats), prior registration is necessary. Please REGISTER at marketingclub@ie.edu

Since the event will take place at 3.00 p.m., right after classes for a significant number of us, PLEASE TRY TO BE AS PUNCTUAL AS POSSIBLE!