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the fifth American Corner in Hungary, opened on February 18th, 2009, at Corvinus University, Budapest.
AMERICAN CORNER BUDAPEST
U P C O M I N G E V E N T S MARCH | 2010 | Women's History Month
BRIDGES SERIES
programs that aim at connecting hungarian and american cultures -- through history, people, events, exhibitions and films
March 9, 2010 | Tuesday
6:00 PM
WORLD WATER DAY Commemoration | PHOTO EXHIBITION OPENING & RECEPTION
Photo Exhibition |
BEAUTY OF WATER | East Coast Rain
Photographer |
IVÁN KARÁCSONY
In commemoration of World Water Day, the American Corner Budapest office has organized a photo exhibition opening entitled BEAUTY OF WATER | East Coast Rain. Opening remarks were delivered by Eric Schnotala, Consular Officer from the US Embassy, who emphasized the importance of water as one of the most important resources for mankind. Dr. Sándor Kerekes, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs at Corvinus University as well as Director of the Institute of Environmental Sciences, introduced photographer Iván Karácsony.
CLOSING SPEECH OF PHOTOGRAPHER IVÁN KARÁCSONY | Photo by Vencel Groswald
The speech of the photographer closed the event that attracted over 40 people. The photos portrayed various scenes from the East Coast related to water: rainy city shots from New York, small American towns on a lake or Niagara Falls. The unifying theme was the beauty of water.
OPENING REMARKS BY DR. KEREKES | Photo by Vencel Groswald
Strategic Business Plan Workshop for Entrepreneurs
How to prepare a professional, growth oriented, strategic business plan and win financing for your company
April 1– May 29, 2010
The U.S. Embassy announces a two month, weekly workshop for entrepreneurs starting Thursday, April 1st, 6:30 p.m. at the American Corner Budapest at Corvinus University http://www.americancorner.hu/ The workshop will be conducted by Edward H Sanborn IV, Sanborn Capital Management.
The course consists of ten, interactive, three-hour long sessions in English. The last regular session is May 27th and the participant presentations will be held on Saturday, May 29th. Participants will prepare a Strategic Business Plan to be presented in a competition to a panel of expert investors in the last sessions. The course will include speakers with actual experience in the week’s current business planning issue.
Please note that applicants who miss the deadline or turn in an incomplete application package will not be considered for 2010 Spring. The course is open to all interested applicants free of charge.
Minimum Requirements:
·Four completed years of college
·Advanced English language knowledge
·Interest in business and entrepreneurship
·Sufficient time for necessary research and SBP team meetings on the weekends or other nights during the week
Desirable:
·Own business or business idea
·Open-minded and dynamic personality
·Community service
The interviews are going to be conducted the week of March 22nd. The deadline for application is March 19th, Friday, 5:00 p.m. Please send your résumé and motivation letter toStrategicBPAC@gmail.com
Personal Profile, Edward H Sanborn IV
Born in the United States of America, I received my Bachelors degree from Dickinson College in 1968. I then spent the next ten years with Xerox Corporation as a salesman and then as a manager with profit and loss responsibility. My first experience in the world of finance was through the investment bank Morgan Stanley in San Francisco. Beginning in institutional sales--placing large investments with banks, pension funds and insurance companies--I ultimately moved to the corporate finance side of the business. Returning to Golden Gate University I completed my MBA with a minor in legal studies and soon formed my own investment advisory firm in 1984. Sanborn Capital Management was successful in raising funds for corporate venture capital projects and real estate primarily in California. That success led to a move to Hungary at around the time of the transition in 1990. First serving as an advisor in privatization, I began making direct investments into real estate and corporate opportunities in Central Europe with a primary focus in Hungary. Notable among a couple of dozen transactions was the founding and expansion of Euronet, a pan European ATM operator, and its eventual flotation on the NasDaq exchange in America; also, the founding of the thriving internet portal- Index.hu Rt. As an experienced “Angel” investor I have continued to nurture promising young companies such as IND Group, a leading European banking software developer founded in Miskolc, Hungary.
The Strategic Business Workshop for Entrepreneurs is supported by Sanborn Capital Management, the Embassy of the United States of America and the American Corner Budapest at Corvinus University.
March 30, 2010 | Tuesday
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Host| SALLY WHITE | English Language Fellow | Budapest
Registration required | amcorner@uni-corvinus.hu | Limited seats available
Theme | Women's History Month
STORYCORPS & MORE | 2010 march | event#4
...on the LAST TUESDAY of the month,
a NEW REGULAR PROGRAM at the AmericanCorner Budapest
for those who would like to PRACTICE ENGLISH and have FUN...
Do you want to hear stories of everyday people in the United States? At the StoryCorps and More events, we will listen to recorded stories and can have discussions about the stories we hear, and our own stories. StoryCorps is an independent, nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another's lives through listening. StoryCorps participants informally interview friends or family members and are recorded for the project. Each story is told in less than five minutes.
March 31, 2010 | Wednesday
7:30 PM
JAZZ CONCERT at IF CAFÉ
Vocal | KATE McGARRY
GUITAR | KEITH GANZ
Location | IF Café & Restaurant | Budapest | 9th District | Ráday 19.
With the support of the U.S. Embassy Budapest and the American Corner Budapest, IF Café is hosting a jazz night for jazz singer Kate McGarry. Her album If less is more, nothing is everything was nominated for the 2008 Grammy Award for the category of "Best Jazz Vocal Album."
The concert is free. All visitors are welcome. For more information about the artist, please visit her website at www.katemcgarry.com
“I’ve always been drawn to the space of silence between the notes. It’s in the silence that the secrets of songs reveal themselves.” | Kate McGarry
A budapesti Amerikai Nagykövetség meghirdeti a második Tolerancia Videó Versenyt, hogy felhívja a figyelmet a sokszínűség fontosságára. Olyan magyarországi középiskolában tanuló diákok jelentkezését várjuk, akik a sokszínűség üzenetét megfogalmazó rövid, kreatív és gondolatébresztő videóklippeket tesznek közzé a YouTube-on. A döntősök meghívást kapnak az Amerikai Nagykövetségen 2010. áprilisában megrendezésre kerülő díjátadó ünnepségre.
The American Embassy in Budapest is sponsoring the second annual Tolerance Video Competition to highlight the importance of celebrating diversity. High school students in Hungary are invited to submit a short video clip on YouTube that captures the message of celebrating diversity in a creative, imaginative, and thought-provoking way. Finalists will be invited to an awards ceremony in Budapest in April 2010.
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