Monthly Archives: March 2012

It’s hard to believe that MMICC week is over. It feels like just yesterday we welcomed 9 different schools from around the world to Montreal. Apparently time truly does fly when you’re having fun. It’s amazing how strangers from all over the world can come together, from Serbia to Australia to as close as Montreal, and develop friendships that will last a lifetime. It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment this fondness for one another developed. For some it may have been the first time they met during dinner at l’Academie, for others it may have been during the cocktail before Closing Ceremonies. Either way, participants, advisors, ambassadors and committee alike can take away valuable memories that they can cherish every day. (more…)

And the day the participants have been longing, and dreading, has finally arrived: Case crack day! Teams were given their cases twenty-four hours before their case presentation slot and have that exact amount of time to “crack” the case. They will then have to present their business solution to a panel of judges, using Powerpoint as a medium, and convince the judges that their idea is best. Teams will have a very short 20 minutes to present, followed by a 10 minute Q&A period. There will be morning and afternoon presentations so as to ensure that every judge sees every single case presentation. Judges will then deliberate all together and come up with the 3rd, 2nd, and 1st place MMICC Award recipient teams. (more…)

Day 3 started off with hopes high, and all participants optimistic yet slightly confused as we all headed to Mount Avila for some snow tubing and this despite de 23 C weather ! Hence, despite the heat and humidity we were dressed in heavy duty boots, mittens and large jackets. We were astounded to see that there was in fact snow when we arrived at our destination and were all eager to get on the slopes. As teams headed up the mountain, participants realized they will be snow tubing in t-shirts! It is with great excitement that the teams rushed to the top of the slopes. It did not take too many rounds before everyone tried all sort of different techniques to slide down the slopes; needless to say a lot of screaming and laughter was involved, MMICC style. A major shout out has to go to the University of Navarra for fighting on top of the hill with their tubes – hilarious. When teams moved from tubing to rafting, various snowball fights broke out between participants, ambassadors and advisors which made waiting in line extremely entertaining. (more…)

Day Two started off with the quite the bang as participants dragged themselves out of bed early after a long night of karaoke at Le Cocktail. After a great breakfast, participants headed over to the Bronfman Building at Desautels for an opening speech by Dean Todd and a briefing on the exciting Transformers-themed Scavenger Hunt around the Montreal area. Our very own VP Internals, David and Fathima, also dressed up in the spirit of the competition as a Colonel and Transformer, respectively. (more…)

You know how they say, when you’re going to do something, do it right? Well MMICC did it right tonight. Oh we did it right. We here at MMICC do not lie; so when we say that Day 1 of MMICC was a success, we truly mean it. The afternoon was the regular check-in time for all teams just arriving. While some teams were busy settling down, Singapore was spotted enjoying the European charm of Old Montreal and chatting in an unusually warm Montreal sun with Serbia at Place Jacques Cartier. Once everyone was settled in, the excitement began. (more…)

19th of March 2012, the day everyone’s been impatiently waiting finally arrived and as expected we had a great start to the MMICC week. Teams from Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Montreal along with the ecstatic executives and ambassadors kicked of the McGill Management International Case Competition with dinner and drinks at L’Académie on Crescent street, in the heart of downtown Montreal. Even though some of teams were still jetlagged you could feel the energy amongst all the participants as they were pumped to meet each other. (more…)

Less than 2 days until MMICC 2012! Still don’t know what MMICC is about? Have you checked out this video? (http://bit.ly/wjJtEa). Still want to learn more about what happens during MMICC week? Well you’ve come to the right place. MMICC is as much about camaraderie and the cultural experience as it is about case and academics. MMICC aims to bring together students from all four corners of the world, to meet, interact, develop lifelong bonds and gain new experiences, both cultural and personal. So how exactly does MMICC go about doing that? Read on to find out about the exciting events that take place during MMICC week. (more…)