For the first time in the history of the Association,an event was broadcast live on the internet. On 19th October 2009, over 300 people followed the conference-debate "Comment les réseaux sociaux d'Internet changent-ils notre vie personnelle et professionnelle ?". ("How are internet-based social networks changing our personal and professional life?") from in front of their computer screens. Videos from the evening, organised by the Association and the HEC Web Group, are available on-line.
Watch a video of the event.

Some of you have already added content to the website sortirdelacrise.associationhec.com following the rallying cry by Xavier Romatet (MBA.86), Chairman of the HEC Association. Go and take a look at the ideas and comments posted by graduates, and publish your own! Reminder: To contribute to this site, you must connect using your usual login and password for the Association's website (firstname.surname + password).
www.sortirdelacrise.associationhec.com

"A new generation"? At 85 years old, with all his youthful vigour intact, it is probably Antoine Bernheim's least favourite expression. The President of Assicurazioni Generali was the guest of the HEC Morning Session on 13th October.
Read the minutes on the Association’s website.
Next morning session:19th November, with Jean-Pierre Petit, CEO of McDonald's France. Sign up.

In the PDF available by clicking here, you will find a list of all the events scheduled from the 16th to 24th November, as given on the Association's website on 6th November. This document contains links for you to register directly for the various events.

On 22nd October, you may have had the pleasure of meeting Paul Jorion, a doctor in Social Sciences at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, and a graduate in sociology and social anthropology, on the theme "Thinking is back! - For an end to soft transitions".
Read the article on the Association’s website

Next meetings:
• Howard Dean, doctor and former governor of Vermont, 18th December: "What"s the future of health insurance?". Sign up.

Meeting, on 29th October, with Edwy Plenel, Jean-François Kahn, and Serge July for a debate chaired by Robert Ménard on the theme: "Should we believe journalists?", on the occasion of the release of a book by the same name, bringing together its three co-authors and Phillipe Gavi (H.62).
On the Wiki, in meetings, you can find:
• the photos
• the minutes

This new group provides specific representation to our 2500 colleagues working in the very vast and varied sector of Corporate Finance. The office, chaired by Sylvie Bretones (M.97), Asset Manager at Vinci Concessions, is inviting all HEC graduates working in this field, as well as those who are interested, to join them by signing up on the Association website (In the section "update your profile"/"Areas of interest"/"Modify")
For its launch party, Corporate Finance is giving you the opportunity to meet Jean-Dominique Sénard (H.76), Director of Michelin Group, on 24th November at the Cercle Foch, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Sign up.

HEC women will celebrate its 8th anniversary on 23rd November. Why not discover their Wiki? You will find all the useful contact details and the events organised by HEC women. Have a look at the agenda , summaries of debates and photos in multimedia, post comments in the blog, it's as simple as a click.

The TRIUM Global Executive MBA is ranked second in the world by the Financial Times in 2009 (out of 95 programmes and for only its 4th year of participation).
Link to the Financial Times website

The HEC MBA is up to 14th position in the world, 6th in Europe, and number-one in France, in The Economist"s "Which MBA?" ranking (which takes into account the opinions of students).
Link to The Economist’s website

HEC Paris and Queen's Business School (Kingston, Ontario) are launching a franco-canadian double degree in International Business. It will enable North-American students to become familiar with the European business environment and European students to do likewise with the North-American business environment, thanks to at least one semester spent in a partner institution. The double degree will be open to students of both institutions as of the start of the 2010-11 academic year.
Link to the press release

In October, HEC and EDF launched a teaching and research chair entitled "New business models for energy". The aim of this chair is to shed light on the current changes and the issues faced by the energy sector, to stimulate the development of solutions based on energy efficiency, and to prepare the students of today to meet the energy challenges of tomorrow.
Link to the press release