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| ALMADA STUDENT CHAPTER CHAPTER - May 30, 2016 |
Almada Student Chapter Joins Student Clubs Meeting in Portugal |
In May, the Almada Student Chapter joined an AFCEA Student Clubs Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, organized by the Portugal Chapter. More then 30 participants, including representatives from government, industry, academia and research centers, exchanged relevant information on the activities of defense research and development and presented opportunities for new projects. The Almada Student Club, based on the Naval Academy, was represented by the president, ASPOF EN-MEC Castro Fernandes, the vice president ASPOF EN-AEL Sampaio Pereira, the faculty adviser, Vitor Lobo, and students CAD-AEL Valerio Rodrigues and CAD-AEL Fernandes Rodrigues. This club brought to this meeting the presentation of two projects: the development project of a sailboat for surveillance missions, presented by ASPOF EN-MEC Castro Fernandes; and the draft study of the operation of a "railgun" system, presented by ASPOF EN-AEL Sampaio Pereira. |
Event Photographs: |
.jpg) In May, Rear Adm. Carlos Rodolfo, PRT N (Ret.), AFCEA regional vice president, Atlantic Region (2nd from r), Rear Adm. Mario Durao, PRT N (Ret.), chapter president (3rd from r), and Pedro Filipe, chapter treasurer and event coordinator, meet with AFCEA Almada Student Club participants at the meeting, including Victor Lobo, faculty adviser (r), and students (2nd row, l-r) ASPOF EN-AEL Sampaio Pereira; ASPOF EN-MEC Castro Fernandes; CAD EN-AEL Valýrio Rodrigues; CAD EN-AEL Fernandes Rodrigues. |
.jpg) ASPOF EN-MEC Castro Fernandes (r) and ASPOF EN-AEL Sampaio Pereira (l) deliver the Almada Student Club presentation at the May meeting in Lisbon, Portugal. |
