Dear PAPS members,

The January edition of the Portuguese-American Post-Graduate Society Newsletter is out!

This month, we have an interview with economist Gisela Rua where she talks about her academic training at the University of California, Berkeley and professional experience working at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington DC.

We also have a couple of articles contributed by members: one by PAPS Washington DC member Andreia Ribeiro where she discusses an alternative career path in the biopharmaceutical industry for those with PhD’s in engineering and sciences; and another by Leonardo Ferreira from the Boston Chapter on how to apply to an American PhD program.

We hope you enjoy reading this newsletter and we are eager to get suggestions and contributions from YOU, especially for the "Members' Dashboard" section. Just contact us at newsletter@papsonline.org

You can read the newsletter by clicking here: NEWSLETTER January 2013

Best regards,

PAPS team

Dear PAPS members,

The December edition of the Portuguese-American Post-Graduate Society Newsletter is out!

This month we have an interview with Prof. Miguel Ramalho-Santos, "Who Is PAPS" focus on Leonardo Ferreira from Harvard University and we present a summary of our event PAPS/PARSUK/FIIP in Lisbon last December, as well as the announcement of the XIV Forum 2013.

We hope you enjoy reading this newsletter and we are eager to get suggestions and contributions from YOU, especially for the new "Members' Dashboard" section. Just contact us at newsletter@papsonline.org

You can read the newsletter by clicking here: NEWSLETTER December 2012

Best regards,

PAPS team

In Los Angeles, PAPS has already celebrated an early Christmas Eve with members, friends and relatives. A total of 20 people (14 portuguese) met for an italian dinner at Buca di Beppo in Santa Monica. With Christmas’ season coming up we couldn’t resist to host a white elephant gift exchange. Thanks everyone for your participation and creativity!

This event was a great opportunity to get to know new portuguese who recently arrived in LA and also to catch up with the other members and respective families and friends.  

PAPS-LA wishes you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

From left to right:

1st top row - Giles Liu, Ricardo Moura, Antonio Ingargiola, Tony Lima, Raquel Abreu, Mário Oliveira, Sérgio Duarte, Hélder Guimarães, Filipe Tralhão; 2nd top row - Elda Judica, Nadia Sellami, Sandra Menino, Bea Mendonça, Célia Matos, Natasha Tavares, Filipe Camelo; Bottom row - Nuccio Patti, Mariana Fontes, Martina DeSalvo

We Run LA was inaugurated on September 19th by 3 PAPS members. The purpose of this initiative was to allow the members to explore new areas of the city as well as meet other Portuguese and non-Portuguese Los Angelinos, this way promoting their integration in the American culture and more specifically in the Los Angeles Community.  

For almost 3 months, 10 different routes throughout West LA were chosen to accomplish the 90 minutes goal stipulated for each run. A total of 228 miles were achieved by 7 runners, who participated at least in one of the events. The last event took place on November 27th for a deserved Christmas’ break. We will be back in January with a different activity. The purpose is the same, but this time we will “Roll the Wheels”. Stay tuned for the We Bike LA.

From left to right: Hélder Filipe, Raquel Abreu, Mariana Fontes and André Martins.

On October 23rd, PAPS-LA went for the first time this year to visit the Portuguese Community in Artesia.

The Artesia D.E.S. organized a reception to the Secretário de Estado das Comunidades Portuguesas José Cesário, during his tour throughout the USA to officially present a new consular technology. This novel device (consulado itinerante) enables every Portuguese living in California to get their passport and Portuguese ID in a much faster way and without having to go to the Portuguese Consulate in San Francisco. For more information about this service please go to http://www.noscafora.be/v3/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=...

The visit to Artesia allowed PAPS-LA to discuss integration and recruitment strategies with the Portuguese honorary consul Edmundo de Macedo,  the Secretário de Estado das Comunidades Portuguesas José Cesário, the Portuguese consul-general in San Francisco Nuno Mathias, and several members of the Artesia D.E.S and Luso-American Organizations.

Most of all, this event promoted the divulgation of PAPS' mission and allowed a closer relationship between the Portuguese Communities in Los Angeles and Artesia. 

Get involved - read more about Portuguese Communities in Southern California:
http://www.luso-american.org/about/
http://www.artesiades.org/home/
http://www.radiotvartesia.com

From left to right: Portuguese consul-general in San Francisco Nuno Mathias, Raquel Abreu, Mariana Fontes, Secretário de Estado das Comunidades Portuguesas José Cesário, Portuguese honorary consul Edmundo de Macedo.

Dear Paps members,

The October edition of the Portuguese-American Post-Graduate Society Newsletter is out!

This month you will find an interview with Prof. Pedro Carneiro, an Economics professor at University College London, as well as a Q&A with Vanessa Carvalho, a recent PAPS collaborator.

We hope you enjoy reading this newsletter and we are eager to get suggestions and contributions from YOU, especially for the new "Members' Dashboard" section. Just contact us at newsletter@papsonline.org.

You can read the newsletter by clicking here: NEWSLETTER October 2012

Best regards,

PAPS team

We are organizing our 1st Boston Networking Event, at the Liberty Hotel in Boston, on October 23rd at 8 PM.

As part of our mission, we have increased our efforts to create stronger professional connections between our members and the Portuguese-speaking community as well as to professionals and businesses interested in or with ties to Portugal.

With this event we hope to provide an opportunity for members to connect with other local students and young professionals, with local members of the portuguese-american community and with institutions and businesses interested in or wanting to strengthen relationships with Portugal, the portuguese and portuguese-speaking community.

Please print or show the invitation in attachment at the venue or confirm your presence at paps@papsonline.org.

We expect this will be the first of a series of networking events occurring throughout this year.

Hope to see you there!

Best,
The Organizing Team

Dear PAPS members,

The September edition of the Portuguese-American Post-Graduate Society Newsletter is out! Please apologize for the delay on releasing this issue but we think it was well worth as we are implementing some changes in its sections!

This month you will find an interview with Alexandre Oliveira, an alumni PAPS member, as well as a new section called "Members' Dashboard".

We hope you enjoy reading this newsletter and we are eager to get suggestions and contributions from YOU, especially for the new "Members' Dashboard" section. Just contact us at newsletter@papsonline.org.

You can read the newsletter by clicking here: NEWSLETTER September 2012.

Best regards,

PAPS Team

The PAPS-LA chapter is organizing weekly running circuits throughout LA.

This is not about distance or speed. It's about time - you go out at ANY speed YOU want for 45 minutes, then you turn around and come back. This way everyone usually finishes at about the same time no matter what pace. So, no need to worry about how "fast" or "slow" you are (or think you are).

Stretch and warm up start at 7pm every Wednesday. Please bring a watch so you can turn back at the designated time and lights for low visibility areas. Afterwards, we will meet up for a deserved drink.

We visit a DIFFERENT TRAIL EVERY WEEK, as well as a DIFFERENT PLACE TO CHILL OUT AFTERWARDS!

Everyone, either member or not, is invited to come!!

https://www.facebook.com/PAPS.LA