The Ateneo Management Economics Organization (MEcO) is a non-stock and non-profit student
organization which is an official member of the Business Organizations of the Ateneo (BOA), the Junior
Philippine Economic Society (JPES), and is duly recognized and accredited by the Council of Organizations
of the Ateneo.
It was recognized as the 2008 Organization of the Year of COA and the 2006-2007 Best Student
Organization of JPES, this is a testament to the relevance and quality of our organization. MEcO, with its
immersion of its members in hands-on projects combining marketing, sales, events, and economics, ranks
as one of the biggest and brightest among the organizations of the Ateneo.
MEcO Projects Line-up for AY 2009-2010
Corporate Relations Department
Tryst 2010
PROJECT OVERVIEW
OBJECTIVE
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
TARGET ATTENDEES
PUBLICITY
MATERIALS
EXPOSURE *
PARTICIPATING
ORGANIZATIONS
Tryst is a pre-Valentine’s auctions party that primarily aims to raise funds for MIDAS 2 (Micro Investment
for Development and Sustainability 2) – MecO’s very own microfinance CSR program – that will be taken
from the revenues of the event itself. Moreover, its goal is to gather Ateneans and non-Ateneans alike to
celebrate the most-awaited Valentine’s day every year.
Tryst, literally the meeting of 2 lovers, is presently on its third year and has already established itself as
one of Ateneo’s premier events that partygoers, not limited to Ateneans, look forward to as THE preValentine’s party to be in. Interspersing entertainment and real-time auctioning has definitely made Tryst
an event that is truly one of a kind. It promises to offer a night of fun and dancing, where the guests are in
for the hottest fashion show, music showdowns and auctions. To cap off the night at the strike of
midnight, everyone witnessed a Valentine’s Day countdown that bounded to turn their luck around!
500 – 600 people
400 students from Ateneo (including members and non-members alike)
200 students from other universities, partner organizations, MEcO Alumni and other guests
15,000 people
2,000 MEcO members and Alumni
10,000 Ateneo students population
3,000 Ateneo Staff and other non-Ateneo viewers who pass
There will be partner organizations to be invited from other major universities in NCR including UP, DLSU,
UA&P, etc. Details about which organizations are not yet final.
* Not yet included the radio, print and online promotions from partner companies
Human Resources Department
MEcO ORSEM
PROJECT OVERVIEW
OBJECTIVE
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
TARGET ATTENDEES
PUBLICITY
MATERIALS
EXPOSURE *
The MEcO Orientation Seminar (OrSem) is a highly anticipated event by the incoming freshmen batch with
a course in AB MEc which aims to welcome these new students to the Ateneo and prepare them for their
college life, particularly as AB MEc students. It encourages them to join the organization and be MEcOactive throughout the whole academic year.
MEcO OrSem is the organization’s way of welcoming the incoming AB MEc students of the Ateneo.
Patterned after the original OrSem for the whole freshmen batch of the university (which is held a week
after MEco OrSem), it is organized to create camaraderie among the students and to form bonds at the
start of the school year.
250 people
200 incoming freshmen AB MEc students
50 student organizers of the event
2,000 MEcO members and Alumni
* Not yet included the radio, print and online promotions from partner companies
* Not yet included the radio, print and online promotions from partner companies
Recruitment Week
PROJECT OVERVIEW
OBJECTIVE
The Organization Recruitment Week (RecWeek) aims to gather all Ateneans, especially the new freshmen
batch, to join their preferred organizations for the school year. Its goal is to make the students aware
about the different mission-vision and the projects line-up of their chosen organization, as well as to form
camaraderie among members and non-members of those accredited orgs.
PROJECT
RecWeek is a weeklong activity annually held within the Ateneo university grounds. It is composed of the
different organizations in their respective booths, giving out freebies like goody bags, shirts, ID
straps/lanyards, etc. to entice students to join the orgs.
DESCRIPTION
TARGET ATTENDEES
PUBLICITY
MATERIALS
EXPOSURE *
PARTICIPATING
ORGANIZATIONS
500 people
300 old MEcO members
200 newly-recruited members
13,500 people
500 MEcO members
10,000 Ateneo students population
3,000 Ateneo Staff and other non-Ateneo viewers who pass
49 participating organizations including:
Council of Organizations of Ateneo (COA)
Management Economics Organization (MEcO)
Ateneo Junior Marketing Association (AJMA)
Ateneo Management Association (AMA)
Ateneo Computer Technology Management (ACTM)
Management with Applied Chemistry Association (MACA)
Ateneo International Student Exchange Commission (AISEC)
Company of Ateneo Dancers (CADS)
Sanggunian ng mga Mag-aaral ng Ateneo (SANGGU)
Other applying organizations and student groups
*Not yet included the radio, print and online promotions from partner companies
General Assemblies 1 & 2
PROJECT OVERVIEW
OBJECTIVE
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
TARGET ATTENDEES
PUBLICITY
MATERIALS
EXPOSURE *
The two (2) General Assemblies (GA), one held each semester, aim to welcome both new and old MEcO
members. These are perfect avenues to effectively inform the members of the organizational mission and
vision as well as the upcoming projects for each semester. More than that, these are events which will
arouse the interest of the members to participate in the yearlong activities and tap their skills in
leadership, teamwork and the like.
The first GA is held during the month of July every year to welcome MEcO members and to introduce the
organization’s ins and outs to them. As for the second GA, it is annually held during the month of
November to welcome the members as they return from the semestral break. Both GA’s create an
atmosphere of camaraderie through the different activities, eventually resounding the HR department’s
goal of motivation, as well as to bring enjoyment to all those who participated.
500 people
300 old MEcO members
200 newly-recruited members
13,500 people
500 MEcO members
10,000 Ateneo students population
3,000 Ateneo Staff and other non-Ateneo viewers who pass
* Not yet included the radio, print and online promotions from partner companies
School of Management Week
PROJECT OVERVIEW
OBJECTIVE
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
TARGET ATTENDEES
The School of Management Week (SOM Week) is a contest amongst participating organizations under the
Business Cluster that aims to create a healthy mix of camaraderie and competition that will effectively tap
the skills of the members. MEcO joins this event every year to establish its identity as an org through
niche-related events, as well as to increase its visibility within the SOM community.
SOM Week is a weeklong activity participated amongst competing organizations including COA, MEcO,
AJMA, AISEC, AMA, MACA and ACTM. Every organization should participate in minor and major event,
related to the theme discussed. Moreover, there are other SOM week events including the Mr. and Mrs.
SOM as well as the SOM Night, which is the culminating event at the end of the week. Usually held during
the month of September, it is a truly anticipated event where every organization seeks to be entitled as
the SOM Week champion.
7 participating organizations under the Business Cluster:
Council of Organizations of Ateneo (COA)
Management Economics Organization (MEcO)
Ateneo Junior Marketing Association (AJMA)
Ateneo Management Association (AMA)
Ateneo Computer Technology Management (ACTM)
Management with Applied Chemistry Association (MACA)
Ateneo International Student Exchange Commission (AISEC)
PUBLICITY
MATERIALS
13,000 people
10,000 Ateneo students population
3,000 Ateneo Staff and other non-Ateneo viewers who pass
EXPOSURE *
* Not yet included the radio, print and online promotions from partner companies
Leadership Training Seminar
PROJECT OVERVIEW
OBJECTIVE
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
TARGET ATTENDEES
PUBLICITY
MATERIALS
EXPOSURE *
The Leadership Training Seminar (LTS) aims to train the leadership and management skills of the current
members of the organization, as well as to develop and train their business and investment skills.
Structured as an event full of modules, talks, group dynamics and other more programs, this will surely
provide an avenue for the participants to be inspired and encouraged to tap into, improve, and exercise
their abilities.
LTS is a 3-day activity where the first day is a talk/seminar usually held in school, and the last two days are
held out of town to form a stronger bond amongst the participating members. Usually held during the
semestral break (month of October), the activities designed for these days will exhaust members’
participation in the team-building events during the outing.
100 members
70 participating members
25 organizing members
5 members from the partner company which will hold the seminar on the 1st day
13,500 people
500 MEcO members
10,000 Ateneo students population
3,000 Ateneo Staff and other non-Ateneo viewers who pass
* Not yet included the radio, print and online promotions from partner companies
Solstice
PROJECT OVERVIEW
OBJECTIVE
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
TARGET ATTENDEES
PUBLICITY
MATERIALS
EXPOSURE *
Solstice is MEcO’s year-ender party which aims to gather both MEcO and non-MEcO members alike,
including the MEcO Alumni, in celebration of the current school year that is nearing its close as well all the
successes that the organization has garnered in that span of time.
Solstice, a open cocktail-themed party held during the month of March, is a truly anticipated by the
attending students and alumni as they watch the oath-taking of the next set of incoming officers and the
recognition and awarding of outstanding MEcO members. Gathering these guests in music, fashion show,
eating and drinking, and games, the night is an event to officially close the academic year in celebration as
well as to welcome the much enthusiastic summer.
500 – 600 people
400 students from Ateneo (including members and non-members alike)
200 students from other universities, partner organizations, MEcO Alumni and other guests
15,000 people
2,000 MEcO members and Alumni
10,000 Ateneo students population
3,000 Ateneo Staff and other non-Ateneo viewers who pass
* Not yet included the radio, print and online promotions from partner companies
Investment Strategies Department
Save! Campaign
PROJECT OVERVIEW
OBJECTIVE
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
TARGET ATTENDEES
PUBLICITY
MATERIALS
EXPOSURE *
The Save! Campaign primary seeks to encourage elementary and high school students to get into the habit
of saving money. More than that, it aims to inculcate in the minds of students the importance of saving for
their future, as well as to promote and instill in the young students the value of discipline, patience and
prudence.
The SAVE! Campaign, held on the month of August, is a project that promotes the importance of saving
money to elementary and high school students in Metro Manila. This is a timely project because young
individuals nowadays want a lot of luxury goods and services available in the market. Letting these young
students buy everything they can afford teaches them to be materialistic and carefree. Hence, the SAVE!
Campaign will reintroduce to them the value of saving for their future. By providing the students with the
proper information resources such as promo materials and brochures, marketing the importance of saving
as early as now, and distributing special coin banks (c/o sponsors such as banks), the project aims to
convince them to rethink about their lifestyle and frequent spending, and instead focus on investing in
their future by the old Filipino tradition of saving. In this project, we plan to reach our target audience by
partnering with organizations inside and outside Ateneo like the sector-based student organizations,
Pathways to Higher Education, the Ateneo Office of Social Concern and Involvement and Silid Aralan, Inc.
200 people
50 student organizers from MEcO
150 total participants – students from other schools, partner organizations and other guests
13,500 people
500 MEcO members
10,000 Ateneo students population
3,000 Ateneo Staff and other non-Ateneo viewers who pass
Ateneo Office of Social Concern and Involvement
Pathways to Higher Education
Silid Aralan, Inc.
* Not yet included the radio, print and online promotions from partner companies
PARTICIPATING
ORGANIZATIONS
National Student-Investors Convention
PROJECT OVERVIEW
OBJECTIVE
The National Student-Investors Convention (NSInC) aims to gather investment-savvy students from across
the country to share their knowledge and interest in investments, to provide an opportunity for studentinvestors to discuss relevant issues about the country’s national economic situation and outlook, and the
role of investments in the nation’s progress, to create an avenue for student-investors to discuss with
investment and economic experts the strong global trends that could shape our country today and in the
future.
* Not yet included the radio, print and online promotions from partner companies
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
OBJECTIVE
TARGET ATTENDEES
PUBLICITY
MATERIALS
EXPOSURE *
PARTICIPATING
ORGANIZATIONS
NSInC is the flagship national conference sponsored by MEcO that is dedicated to discussing investmentrelated issues that the country is now facing, or may face in the future. It is a 2-day symposium that would
tackle the country’s economic outlook vis-à-vis the world, as well as itself through time. Investment
experts and practitioners, global economists, and foreign investors will be invited to discuss the current
Philippine economic outlook, especially the role of investments in the present and future national
PROJECTfor
OVERVIEW
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450 - 500 people
400 total participants including Ateneans and outsiders
50 student organizers from MEcO
50 participating members from partner organizations and other guests
15,000 people
2000 MEcO members and Alumni
10,000 Ateneo students population
3,000 Ateneo Staff and other non-Ateneo viewers who pass
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* Not yet included the radio, print and online promotions from partner companies
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
OBJECTIVE
TARGET ATTENDEES
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
PUBLICITY
MATERIALS
EXPOSURE *
PARTICIPATING
ORGANIZATIONS
Stox+ is an online stock simulation tournament. The participants are challenged to create the most
profitable investment portfolio using the right mix of stocks. This will be done using the simulated MTM
trading interface of PSE or CitisecOnline. This allows the players to experience intra-day trading, the
exciting dynamics of supply and demand, the random outcomes of the buy-hold-sell strategies, and
managing an investment portfolio.
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500 MEcO
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10,000 Ateneo students population
3,000 Ateneo Staff and other non-Ateneo viewers who pass
Ateneo Faculty
Philippines Stocks Exchange (CitisecOnline)
Community Development
TARGET ATTENDEES
PUBLICITY
MATERIALS
EXPOSURE *
PARTICIPATING
ORGANIZATIONS
100 - 150 people
50 student organizers from MEcO
50 - 100 participants
13,500 people
500 MEcO members
10,000 Ateneo students population
3,000 Ateneo Staff and other non-Ateneo viewers who pass
Hapinoy Sari-Sari Stores
John Gokongwei School of Management (JGSOM)
MIDAS 2 (Micro Investment for Development And Sustainability 2)
* Not yet included the radio, print and online promotions from partner companies