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UPCOMING EVENTS – IMPORTANT & TIME SENSITIVE

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Posted by , July 24, 2008
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Informal Presentation by Management Sciences for Health (MSH) Thursday, July 31st, 12-1:00pm Simmons SOM (Dean’s Conference Room) 409 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston Please RSVP by July 28th to georgette.jover@simmons.edu

Please join Tim Vojtasko, Director, HR Partners & Representatives, for an informational brown bag lunch about MSH and careers for MBA candidates.

Management Sciences for Health (MSH), headquartered in Cambridge, MA, is a nonprofit international health organization composed of nearly 1,300 people from more than 60 nations. Their mission is to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health. Together with their partners, they are helping managers and leaders in developing countries to create stronger management systems that improve health services for the greatest health impact. MSH takes an integrated approach to building high-impact sustainable programs that address critical challenges in leadership, health systems management, health service delivery, human resources, and medicines. Wherever their partnerships succeed, the positive impact of good health has a ripple effect, contributing to the building of healthy nations. MSH works collaboratively with health care policymakers, managers, providers, and the private sector to increase the efficacy, efficiency, and sustainability of health services by improving management systems, promoting access to services, and influencing public policy.

Careers at Philips with Karin Daly of Philips Healthcare, Global Marketing Resources Division

Thursday, July 31st, 2-3:30pm Simmons SOM (Dean’s Conference Room) 409 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston Please RSVP by July 28th to georgette.jover@simmons.edu

Please join Karin Daly, Head of the Global Marcom Management Group at Philips Healthcare, for an informal, informational talk about careers, especially in marketing, at Philips Healthcare, and more broadly at the Philips Corporation. Before her current role, based in Andover, MA, Karin has worked for Philips at their headquarters in Amsterdam as VP of Global Brand Management. Philips is a global leader in healthcare, lighting and consumer lifestyle, delivering people-centric, innovative products, services and solutions through their brand promise of “sense and simplicity.” They employ approximately 128,100 employees in more than 60 countries worldwide. With sales of 34 billion USD in 2006, they are a market leader in medical diagnostic imaging and patient monitoring systems, energy efficient lighting solutions, as well as lifestyle solutions for personal wellbeing. Philips has been a leader in sustainable business since their founding.

Special Time-Limited Offer for Free Membership to a Prestigious Association

The Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) is offering free student memberships for a very limited time.

If you are looking for career development, mentoring and networking opportunities, ALPFA is a venue where you can find that and more. Sign up as an ALPFA student member before July 25th and enjoy a free one-year membership that makes you eligible to participate in ALPFA’s mentoring program and attend networking events sponsored by top employers in the Boston area. With almost 50% of non-Latino members in Boston, ALPFA is a diverse organization that welcomes individuals from different countries and diverse backgrounds. In addition, members represent diverse functional areas in addition to finance and accounting, including marketing, operations, technology, human resources and more.

To sign up, please email georgette.jover@simmons.edu no later than Friday, July 25th to express your interest in joining. Also, consider becoming an ALPFA student club leader or member – more information will be provided in the fall.