HEC Sustainability Challenge

Posted on Tuesday January 31st, 2012 by VP Communications

For a third year, HEC Montréal will host the HEC Sustainability Challenge, a case competition on sustainability. The case competition takes place on March 17, 2012 as part of the Montréal Sustainability Weekend (March 16-18) which is co-organized with Concordia University and McGill University. This year’s case will be related to energy and international issues. Participants include MBA students from business schools across North America (Canadian and American). http://www.businessbeyondtomorrow.com/case-competition/

For this year’s edition of the HEC Sustainability Challenge, we would like to invite you to

be part of the HEC team which will be competing,
refer potential sponsors; and
volunteer the day of the event.

1) HEC TEAM SELECTION

HEC Montréal will be selecting a 4-person team for the HEC Sustainability Challenge. Try-outs will be held during the week of February 6th (after class) and will take 10-15 minutes per applicant. Professor Paul Lapensée will coach the selected team. As this is the last case competition of the season, we urge you not to miss the opportunity to represent your school in this important event. If you are interested in trying out, please send an e-mail to Carolina Vaca-Mateus (carolina•vaca-mateus©hec•ca) by Sunday February 5th at noon. Details on the exact time of try-outs and try-out preparation will be provided by e-mail after registration.

In order to qualify, you must be:

Available from March 16th to 18th for the case competition
Available to practice with Professor Lapensée for 3 to 4 separate sessions between February 13th to March 16th (no practice during spring break).

2) SPONSORSHIP REFERRALS

The HEC Sustainability Challenge represents an excellent opportunity for organizations to raise their visibility among skilled and ambitious MBA students from across Canada and the United States. We are actively looking for corporate sponsors to help us make this event the best it can be. If you have a contact at an organization that might be interested in sponsoring the event, please send an email to Domenic Decicco (domenic•decicco©hec•ca) .

3) VOLUNTEER

A small army of about 30 volunteers made this event possible last year. Be part of the team that hosts our guests, and makes this an intense, fun and unforgettable event for all involved! More communications on volunteer recruitment will be sent on this in the coming weeks. In the meantime, if you are interested in helping out, please contact Robyn Collette (robyn•collette©hec•ca) .

Haskayne 24 Hour Case Competition

Posted on Monday January 16th, 2012 by VP Communications

Dear students,

The University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of Business is holding their 24 Hour Case Competition from March 8^th to 11^th. HEC Montréal may have the opportunity to send a team. However, the competition falls during our spring break. Therefore, we are sending this note to find out the level of interest for this competition.

If you are indeed interested, please send an e-mail to Savvas Pilarinos (savvas•pilarinos©hec•ca) before Thursday January 19^th EOD expressing your interest and areas of expertise. To be eligible for the competition, you must:

a) be available to travel to Calgary from March 8^th to 11^th

b) be available to practice with your team for 4 sessions during the month of February (each session comprising of approximately 18 hours of preparation and presentation).

Participants in the Haskayne 24 Hour Case Competition will have the opportunity to showcase their abilities to research and evaluate a real world business problem and offer viable solutions. These presentations will be evaluated by judging panels comprised of executives from the case company, competition sponsors, as well as the Calgary and Canadian business scenes. $12,000 in cash prizes will be warded to the top four teams.

For more information, click here

Savvas Pilarinos – Director of Competitions