Successful Presentation of Profundar 2009

Last Tuesday 18th, the Argentine-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ORT Entrepreneurship Centre and ORT Graduates’ Centre -on behalf of ORT Argentina- introduced the first day of “Profundar 2009”. The aim of the activity was to provide entrepreneurs and SMEs with the necessary tools and information to carry out their projects in a simple, quick and efficient way.

At the opening ceremony there was Horacio Roura, who is in charge of the Undersecretary of Small and Medium Enterprises and Regional Development; Roland Schäfer, Minister of the German Embassy in Buenos Aires; Dr. Thomas Leonhardt, Vice President of the Argentine-German Chamber; and Mr. Pablo Taraciuk, member of ORT Argentina’s Board of Directors. All of them agreed on the importance of carrying out an event with these characteristics, whose objectives are oriented towards sustaining SMEs and entrepreneurs’ projects.

The activity was divided into two sections: entrepreneurs and SMEs to be able to focus on each area’s needs.

Alfredo Zaiat at ORT

On October 20th, ORT Entrepreneurship Center and the Business Administration track of ORT Technical School, invited Alfredo Zaiat -Head of the Economics section of Página/ 12 newspaper and Economic Journalist at Rock & Pop radio- to give a talk on our country’s present economic situation, its relationship with the international financial crisis, and the dilemmas and possible risks that may arise in the future.

Students of the Business Administration track attended the conference. In the classroom, they had been working with contents related to the present crisis. Parents and graduates participated as well and everybody found this activity very interesting.

LabVIEW 2 Workshop

Tracnova –the only company which distributes National Instruments in Argentina- made a presentation on LabVIEW 8.5 yesterday at Almagro campus. The workshop was organized by ORT Entrepreneurship Center (“CEO” in Spanish) and the Electronics track, within the framework of the cycle “Talking with Experts”.

There was a presentation on state-of-the-art software, which helps to create flexible, scalable applications on design, control and tests. Such software is used by engineers and scientists to interact with signs from the real world, analyze data to extract meaningful information and share results through screens, reports and the Web.

Many professionals from the local industry participated in the workshop; there were also students and teachers from the Electronics track (Almagro campus), and guests who got enrolled when they leant about this activity through the information posted at ORT Virtual Campus. One of the most important aspects of the workshop was the interaction between our students and the local industry professionals, thus promoting networking and opening new opportunities for the future.

Click on the following link to have a look at the photos of the event: http://www.ceo-ort.blogspot.com/

CEO – Presentation of MercadoLibre

Within the framework of “Talking with Experts”, ORT Entrepreneurship Center (“CEO”) invites you to participate in this activity with MercadoLibre -the business Internet platform, which is present in 12 Latin American countries and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

On this occasion, ORT ICT and IT students will have the chance to learn how this company was created and how it works at present. The speaker will be Martín Gallone, Marketing Manager at MercadoLibre.

Venue:
November 15th at 10 am
Río Auditorium, Almagro campus

New Technologies on Sound Processing and Distribution

The Musical Production track and ORT Entrepreneurship Center (“CEO”) have organized a meeting, where important companies of the Sound Technology will present the latest advances in the discipline.

Issues related to the use of IP Protocols for the transmission of sound will be dealt with. This activity targets students from the Musical Production track and the Mass Media track, and it will be held on November 14th at Noel Werthein Auditotium (Almagro campus) at 11 am.

To participate, send an e-mail to ceo@ort.edu.ar

CA-ORT Alliance

CA–ORT Alliance

During this meeting, ORT students will get information on the program and on IT security.

CA (one of the leading companies in IT management software) and ORT Argentina, through its Entrepreneurship Center (“CEO”), present the Academic Alliance Program, which will provide training to high-school students and teachers of the Institution. This program will introduce students to state-of-the-art tools of the IT Security field.

Through this program students will get in contact with the professional environment and will acquire knowledge to stand out in a labor market, which is more and more competitive, like the IT market. This activity targets Electronics, IT and ICT students.

Venue:

Friday 2nd, November 2007

From 9.30 am to 10.30 am

Montañeses Hall- Belgrano Campus

Face to Face with Entrepreneurs

Face to Face with Entrepreneurs

The participants will have the chance to meet 2 successful ORT graduates. They will tell us about their experience as entrepreneurs.

Jonathan Altszul
Co-founder of Core Security Technologies. Co-founder and Managing Director of Aconcagua Ventures.
Jonathan is a graduate student from the Electronicks track, and continued his studies at the Buenos Aires University (UBA). In 2000, he was chosen the Entrepreneur of the Year by Endeavor Global, Inc.

Gustavo Stekolschik
Co-founder of Perfectos Dragones, a design company. Gustavo is a graduate student from the Mass Media track (both from ORT High School and from ORT Institute of Technology). He graduated from the University of Buenos Aires as an Industrial Designer.
Perfectos Dragones is a well-recognized company in the design sector, and has enxhibited its products at the MOMA Store of NY.

Venue:
Wednesday 31st, October 2007
From 9.20 am to 10.30 am
Montañeses Hall
Belgrano Campus

Conference by the CIPPEC

Invitation to participate in a conference on “The Argentine Economy: Perspectives and Scenarios” by Lucas Llach, economist and Ph. D. in History at Harvard University, and Senior Researcher – Fiscal Policy Program, CIPPEC (Center for the Implementation of Public Policies Promoting Equity and Growth).

Venue:

Tuesday 23rd, October 2007, 9.20hs.

Noel Werthein Auditorium

Almagro Campus: Yatay 240.

The activity is free of charge, though previous registration is required: ceo@ort.edu.ar

-Limited vacancies-