New exclusive advantage for members with INCADE (The Catalan Institute of Dermatology)
Enjoy a 15% discount in all treatments and/or medical visits at INCADE (The Catalan Institute of Dermatology) which are not covered by your medical insurance. Additionally, members will be given preference when choosing visiting times and assistance in the event of dermatological emergencies from Monday to Friday. This offer is exclusive for Alumni Association members. Those eligible should prove that they belong to the AA by showing their IDEC membership card.

INCADE Institut Català de Dermatologia i Cirurgia Plàstica
Doctor Carulla, 12 2° Piso 08017 Barcelona
Tel. 93 206 50 73 • info@incade.es
www.incade.es

* The IDEC AA office (alumni@idec.upf.edu ) is at your disposal for any other queries you may have.
If you work for a company and can offer discounts for members of the Association, please contact us!  (alumni@idec.upf.edu )
 
TheAA celebrates its 2010 General Assembly
On 2nd March the Alumni Association celebrated its annual General Assembly, a meeting during which the former students in attendance could find out more details about the work carried out by the Association in 2009, as well as the profiles of current members. In addition, the Assembly also served to approve the renewal of some posts on the Board and to take decisions regarding the future.

Leaving their posts are: Roberto Martínez (vice-president), Anna Pla (secretary) and 3 spokespersons.

The new Board of Directors is made up of Albert Figueiras (president), Narcís Romà (vice-president), Fermí Gallart (treasurer), Aleix Canals (secretary) and 13 spokespersons/collaborators.
Those members who were unable to attend can view the AA presentation here. You can also view photos of the meeting.

AA’s MLGC club launched
The MLGC club aims to provide a meeting point for alumni from this programme and to develop a continuous training programme focused specifically on those topics and speakers that are of most interest to professionals in Science Management and Leadership. This new Area Club will hold a talk on the last Thursday of every month. Check here for details of coming talks and to reserve places.

Networking: the main feature of the 2009 annual meeting
The 2009 Annual Meeting of the IDEC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra Alumni Association was held on 10th December. This event centred on professional networking and how to achieve the best possible job. A video of the talk given before the networking session will be available shortly. Entitled "Business secrets for attracting and retaining talent: best practises in Spain", this talk was given by Nicolás Ramilo, CEO of Great Place to Work Institute, Spain. [read more]

Meeting in Barcelona of representatives of international AA Chapters in Latin America
From 16th to 19th November representatives of some of the international Chapters  of the Alumni Association visited Barcelona to hold various meetings with the aim of presenting the activities which each of the Chapters has organised since its creation and to devise lines of strategy for future activities. A total of 6 representatives from Latin American Chapters attended the meetings in Barcelona: Argentina (Daniel Vitali), Chile (Cristian Solís), Ecuador (Fausto Valencia), Mexico (César Sánchez), Peru (Max Carrasco y Milton Vela) and Uruguay (Ana Pereyra). Each of these representatives was able to get to know more about AA activities in Barcelona and the different student services currently offered by IDEC such as the Welcome Service and Jobs Board, as well as its international activities. They also had the opportunity to meet some current participants from different countries so as to compare experiences, visit the new UPF campus areas and attend the Graduation Ceremony.
 
The Alumni Association, present in 10 countries throughout the summer
During the months of August and September the international Alumni Chapters held a new round of exchange meetings between new and old UPF students in different Latin American countries. This was the second edition of the meeting for the majority of countries, although for some it was the first exchange experience of this type. In this way, countries such as Chile, The Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Brazil organised these meetings for the first time and with great success. The meetings were organised jointly by the IDEC Welcome Service and the Alumni Association with the aim of creating a link between students who recently graduated from IDEC and those about to leave their countries to start their respective programmes in Barcelona, as well as providing the network of former students present in the countries visited with an opportunity to discuss and compare experiences.
The aspects which the new students asked about most were life in Barcelona, the cost of living, the use of Catalan, accommodation, job opportunities, internships and work permits. For their part, the former students took advantage of the meetings to consolidate and improve their networking efforts as regards the creation of stable and consolidated Chapters which may serve as a reference point for students who are finishing their time at IDEC and are returning to their countries of origin. 

Exchange meeting of alumni and students in Latin America
The Latin American Alumni Chapters will receive a new edition of the exchanges meetings between alumni and new students of this countries.

The aim of this meeting is to establish a link between students who have just graduated from IDEC and those about to start studying there, about to leave their country to complete programmes in Barcelona and who would be grateful for some guidance about what their experience in Spain will be like.  All those alumni residing in the country are also invited so that they can get to know new members of the Alumni Chapter Argentina. If you are interested in taking part you can register by logging on to alumni@idec.upf.edu.

These are dates and locations of the meetings:
Mexico
Day: 27th October, 2009
Hour: 19.00h
Where: Orfeó Català - Centre Català de Negocis. Marsella Street, 45; Colonia Juárez. Delegation Cuauhtemoc. Mexico DF

Venezuela
Day: 1st September, 2009
Hour: 19.30h
Where: Eurobuliding Hotel and Suites Caracas. La Guairita Street, Chuao Caracas.

Brazil
Day: 2nd September, 2009
Hour: 19.00h
Where: Bar-restaurant Don Mariano. Rua João Cachoeira Street, 178. Itaim- São Paulo.

Colombia
Day: 3rd September, 2009
Hour: 19.00h
Where: Bogotá Plaza Hotel. (100 Street, 18A-30, Bogotá)

Peru
Day: 8th September, 2009
Hour: 19.00h
Where: Swissôtel Lima. (Vía Central, 150. Business Centre Real, San Isidro, Lima 27, Perú)

Chile
Day: 8th September, 2009
Hour: 19.00h
Where: Centre Català. Suecia Avenue, 414 (Providencia, Santiago de Chile)

Argentina
Day: 10th September, 2009
Hour: 19.00h
Where: Delegation of the IDEC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Buenos Aires. Castex, 3217. (Metropolitan Museum). Buenos Aires.

Dominican Republic
Day: 10th September, 2009
Hour: 19.30h
Where: Thesaurus Library Coffee. Abraham Lincoln Avenue. Santo Domingo.

Uruguay
Day: 14th September, 2009
Hour: 19.00h
Where: Radisson Montevideo Victoria Plaza Hotel (Independence Square 759, Montevideo)

End of course celebration 2008-2009 
Thursday, 18th June saw the end of course celebration for master's and postgraduate programmes for the 2008-2009 academic year. To celebrate, IDEC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra invited all participants and teaching staff to Guttenberg Square on the Comunicació-Poblenou campus.

Over 500 participants and teaching staff enjoyed an evening of festivities. For many of them, this event represented saying goodbye to their colleagues, as they will be returning to their countries and cities of origin to continue their professional activity once the academic course has finished.

The evening was accompanied by music from the Jazz Nervi quintet, featuring Claudio Nervi, a former student and current teacher on the Master's in Digital Arts.

During the act some participants from different countries (Argentina, Peru, Chile, Uruguay, Belgium and Ecuador, among others) described their experiences of living in Barcelona and at IDEC. They all expressed their willingness in forming part of the IDEC's international chapters all over Latin America.

The event concluded with an invitation by IDEC for all participants to attend the graduation ceremony to receive their awards. This ceremony will take place on Monday, 16th November, 2009 at the Auditorium, Barcelona.

Click here to view photos of the end of year party

New advantages: If you are a member of the AA, you can join ACCID (Catalan Association of Accountancy and Management)On Last April, the Alumni Association (AA) signed a collaboration agreement with ACCID, the Catalan Association of Accountancy and Management. ACCID is located at IDEC and its aim is to push company accounting and management in Catalonia, as well as promote research, publications and popularise the subject of accountancy.

As from now, AA members will be able to join ACCID free of charge and so enjoy the following advantages:
- Free attendance to talks, book presentations, seminars and various events organised by ACCID and by all the entities which have signed collaboration agreements with ACCID. 
- Free books at presentations and events organised by ACCID.
- Special offers and discounts on purchases of books published by ACCID.
- Free e-newsletters from ACCID, CEDE and AIA.
- The possibility of making technical queries. 
- The possibility of forming part of the ACCID work commission.
- Information and discounts on training programmes (master’s, seminars, courses...) offered by sponsoring partners. 
- Biennial celebration of the Catalan Accountancy and Management Congress (reduced membership fee). 
- Web page (www.accid.org) with information and subject matter related to accountancy and management.
- Discounts on products and services offered by entities it has agreements with (A3 Software, Bankinter,...).

In addition to this, the Alumni Association and ACCID will be organising joint activities such as conferences and talks on topics of interest to members of both entities. The first jointly organised talk, given by Oriol Segarra, Managing Director at Synthon Hispania, took place on 27th April and focused on "Keys to professional promotion during your working life"

To apply for membership to ACCID, go to www.accid.org or phone 93542 14 79.

An international Alumni Association, with members of 24 different nationalities
In recent years, the AA the number of associates has continued to grow year after year, so increasing the diversity of its nationalities. At present, it includes members from 24 different countries, which is a great asset to the AA.

The majority of our members are in Latin America, a continent where IDEC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra enjoys nimerous academic and business connections. The countries with most members are Colombia, Argentina, Mexico and Chile, respectively.

There are also members from European countries, most of them from Italy, Andorra and France.

General Assembly: Re-election of the AA Board
February 23rd saw the re-election of the AA Board. 
This involved a summing up of activities and events which were held during 2008, as well as the present status of members and their profiles. Ideas and new plans were put forward with a view to 2009-2011 in order to improve and expand the association. During the Assembly there was a re-election for the posts of president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary and various spokespersons.

The following were elected: Albert Figueiras (President, MBA PT9), Roberto Martínez Caaveiro (Vice-president, MBA PT9), Fermí Gallart (Treasurer, MTE) and Anna Pla Casablancas (Secretary, MBA PT8), as well as 11 spokespersons and 5 collaborators.

Worthy of particular note were a few statistics which were presented during the General Assembly:
- Nº of current members as from 23rd February, 2009: 798
-Nº of participants in meetings organised by the AA (Continuity Programme and Annual Meeting): 886 registered, 497 attendees.
- Membership profile: accountancy, finance and economics (143 members, 21%), MBA (95, 15%), Business administration and management (79, 12%), Communication and journalism (70, 11%), Marketing (63, 10%), Law (58, 9%), Cultural management (53, 8%), Communication and digital media (25, 4%), HR and management skills (21, 3%), Health care management (20, 3%), Language and translation (18, 3%) and Public  Administration and Management (6, 1%).

Exclusive promotion for members
Benefit from free registration in the INTERNATIONAL HOUSE, from a 10% discount in on-site English courses and, for on-line Spanish and English courses, more 100€ discount in travel packs for language studies abroad.
This offer is valid for any of the INTERNATIONAL HOUSE headquarters: Barcelona, Mataró, Palama de Mallorca, Sabadell, Tarragona, Terrassa and Zaragoza. You will be able to do Spanish and English on-line courses in the Netlanguages virtual school.

Moreover, members of the AA IDEC will have a discount of 100€  in any of the travel packs for language studies abroad they enroll in, in any of its headquarters. Identify yourself with the AAA IDEC personal card!

From the AA IDEC secretary's office (alumni@idec.upf.edu) we are at your disposal for any doubt you may have.

If you work in a company and you can offer discounts for the members of the Association, contact us! (alumni@idec.upd.edu)

Corporate Recruiters Survey 2007 - GMAC
Summary of the survey report
GMAC has recently published the results of the 2007 Corporate Recruiters survey which includes data from 1,029 companies worldwide contracting MBA graduates and business graduates with other management degrees. The key findings of the survey can be summarized as follows.

New Constitutional Law 15/1999, of the 13th of December, on the protection of Persoanl Data (LOPD)
Please find attached the information document in Spanish, in relation to the latest changes to Spain's LOPD Personal Data Protection legislation. We wish to thank Sr. Ignacio Fernández, of the law firm "Ignacio Fernández Abogados", from whom we have received this information.
View attached (registered users)

  11 March, 2008
"Challenges of the BioRegió"

A talk by Mrs. Montserrat Vendrell, General Director of the BioRegió. To register, send an email to: (alumni@idec.upf.edu) or call: 93 542 18 68. IDEC, Balmes, 134 de Barcelona (rooms 207-208) 2nd. floor.

 18th of December
Annual Meeting 2007
Of note among the issues that Jordi Pujol touched on in his speech were the demographic, technological and other changes that have taken place in this country in the last few years and the extent to which these have influenced its recent development. Drawing up a balance of this period, he identified a number of positive aspects in the current situation in Catalonia, including " demographic growth, with the population now exceeding seven million; our significant rate of economic growth, and the achieving of internal balance and social cohesion within the country". With regard to the phenomenon of immigration, one of the most far-reaching social changes of recent times, the former president observed that "Catalonia has show an exemplary capacity for integration, but it is not infinite". The numbers of people coming to live and work in the country since the 1990s have been higher than expected, and in Jordi Pujol's view "this has affected social serveis, and access to housing, education and so on, but so far it has not disrupted social harmony".

The speech was followed by the annual gala dinner, and excellent opportunity as always for reinforcing and extending personal and professional networks, which was attended by around a hundred members.

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Exclusive promotion: until 14th December, 2007
Whatever year you graduated, if yoy join before 14th December, we will give you free membership for the first year. Don't miss this opportunity! Sign up now. 

New IDEC AAA Intranet
We now offer members the Association's new intranet service, with access to the Networking Directory, videos of sessions from the Continuity Programme and the Global Campus, which allows you to access the Job Board and information from the Career Department. You can enter these private areas by introducing your acces codes.

21st November, 19.30
"The present situation of the professional market for managerial positions"
Given by Mr. Ricardo Corominas, Exceutive Director, Michael Page International, Spain.To attend, please register via mail (alumni@idec.upf.edu) or telephone: 93 542 18 68.

Location: Sala de Graus, edificio Jaume I. Campus de la Ciutadella, Universitat Pompeu Fabra. C/. Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27, Barcelona 

Please note!: This talk will take place at tthe Sala de Graus, edificio Jaume I. Campus de la Ciutadella, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27, Barcelona) as part of the UPFeina one-day meeting.

22nd October 2007
A talk given by Mr. Manuel Alonso, Associate member at the Enrich advocats, expert in national and international acquisitions. To attend, please register via mail (alumni@idec.upf.edu) or telephone: 93 542 18 68. 

 Exclusive offer for members. Take advantage of a SANITAS MULTI health insurance policy with some very special conditions.
This exclusive offer for paid up members of the Association is also available to their husbands, wives and children under the same conditions.

You can find out more information about the different aspects of this insurance policy and how to ocntract it by downloading the following document .

All contractual procedures must be carried out directly throught Unipsa, but here at the AAA office we are at your disposal for any queries yoy may have.

27th September, 2007
A talk given by Mr. Albert Bosch, businessman and adventurer (7 times participant in the Dakar Rally). To attend, please register via email (alumni@idec.upf.edu) or telephone: 93 542 18 68.

4th July, 2007
New Alumni Association webpage: The IDEC Alumni Association is updating its web with more contents and up to the minute news. This webpage will outline all the Association’s services as well as news regarding what is happening around it. You will soon be able to find more services, such as the Association’s online directory. If you have any suggestions for improvement, do not hesitate to contact us (alumni@idec.upf.edu).

4th July 2007
IDEC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra’s 10th edition of the MBA part time will be starting on 15th October. The programme is aimed at working university graduates with a minimum of 3 years’ experience who are looking to grow professionally in the business world. During the programme students will acquire management knowledge and will develop managerial skills in order to make headway in their professional career with a more integrated vision of companies and with the ability to become team leaders. Participants will also acquire the tools needed to launch business initiatives.

According to the latest statistics carried out in May 2007, within two years of completing the programme 41.7% of ex-MBA students make a change of company and 19.4% are promoted at work.

6th June, 2007
Santi Peribáñez, founder of the Vinus & Brindis chain, took part in the first edition of UPFemprèn, a day dedicated by UPF to entrepreneurship. The Vinus & Brindis project was the result of Santiago Peribáñez’s end of course business plan on the 2003 MBA at IDEC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra. After talking to relatives and friends Santiago began to consider the idea of creating the first chain of stores specialising in the retail sale of wines and other alcoholic beverages. His interest in the world of wine and also his experience as both consultant for business networks and as director of a franchise chain undoubtedly encouraged and enabled him to get this project started. UPFemprèn is a ONE-day thematic meeting led by entrepreneurs and newly created businesses. Participants can take part in a wide range of activities to gain practical knowledge and training, with a full programme which includes the participation of several speakers and lecturers.

24th May, 2007
2nd session of the MBA Club for entrepreneurs. Taking part in the session was Marc Ribas (MBA 2) who gave a talk on the HUMAN SIDE consultancy company which he recently started. Luís Barroeta (MBA 5) also contributed by describing his entrepreneurial experience with "WHAT IF", a company specialising in the design and manufacture of T-shirts. Finally, Miquel Àngel García Barrachina (MBA 6) described his experience of opening a pharmacy in Vilafranca del Penedès.

17th May, 2007
A seminar on Professional Balance organised by the Careers Department was held on 17th May and was a great success in terms of participation. This was the first in a series of seminars which will be organised by the Department in the next few months. There are special registration offers for AA members.

8th May, 2007
The president of the Alumni Association, Carlos Briceño, participated in the 5th MBA Meeting and took the opportunity to outline the progress which the Association is making in increasing its services and members. The 5th Annual MBA Meeting was chaired by Pau Verrié, director general of IDEC-UPF, and was also attended by Alfons Claver, International Marketing director for Vueling, who gave a talk entitled “Vueling: the making of a leading brand name”.