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European American Chamber of Commerce event in Lyon 4/16
The European American Chamber of Commerce, Lyon chapter, is a part of a network organization that facilitates business and best practices between the US and France. It has chapters in Paris, Lyon, Boston, Cincinnati, New Jersey, New York and a partner in Italy.
They hold conferences and events on business-related topics. On April 16th, they’ll be holding a talk on ETI size companies. The event details are below. RSVP required.
Happy networking!
EACC & KPMG present:
Focus on ETIs,
Intermediate sized companiesEurope counts over 30,000 ETIs – an intermediate category between small and medium enterprises and large companies, more than 3,000 of which are in France, where they are considered to be an essential driver of economic growth.
Speaker: Sara Righenzi de Villers, Expert comptable Commissaire aux Comptes, KPMG
Who are they?
How do they resist the effects of the current economic crisis?
What are their challenges?
What are their key growth drivers?Tuesday 16 April 2013
from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
KPMG, 51 rue de St Cyr 69009 LYON6:30pm to 7:00pm – Welcome cocktail
7:00pm to 8:00pm – Presentation and Q&A
8:00pm to 8:30pm – Networking cocktail
Lyon’s Fête des Lumières Dec. 6-9
Bonjour!
The annual famous light festival in Lyon, France, Fête des Lumières, takes place this December 6th thru December 9th, 2012.
It is really a FANTASTIC show. The amazing aspect of the spectacle itself varies according to year, but you won’t regret going. You may only regret the crowds. I’ve been the past 5 festivals and the population of Lyon doubles to almost 4 million during the long weekend.
You can find out more on their Facebook page and the official site. The site is also available in English. The site has useful information on different shows around the city and times.
Travel info
-You’ll want to check out the TCL Lyon public transport system website for travel updates.
-The regional train system, TER Rhone-Alpes, has information on train schedules as well.
-If you’re taking a TGV via SNCF, check out the SNCF website “Gares en Mouvement” to see about train arrivals and departures. They also have tips for visits to Lyon.
-If you’re flying in, the Aeroports de Lyon website has information.
-Hotels are usually booked this weekend months in advance. Check out classifieds or apartment sharing websites at this point.
It’s truly a wonderful festival, and I love the city of Lyon. Check out my post from last year.
Bonne visite !
French airport strikes continue, though will likely improve
Great news out of France for travelers (including me tomorrow):
Several security service teams working at airports around France are striking to receive more benefits and a pay raise.
This has affected Lyon St. Exupéry Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (Roissy CDG), Toulouse and this may soon expand to Nice, Bâle-Mulhouse (Basel-Mulhouse) and Rennes. Video below.
The Aéroports de Paris website states the following at 3pm today: “Paris-CDG: Industrial action by security companies, 3 pm update Paris-CDG Terminal 2 : 15 mn wait time at security checks, up to 60 mn at peak times. No flight cancellations. Paris-Orly : normal situation.”
Normally the strikes before were also in terminals 1 and 3 of CDG. The Lyon website says strikes should continue to cause delays today but should not result in cancellations. To be confirmed.
Now the French government is looking into having a law obliging airports to have minimum service during strikes. They’ve also named 2 official mediators to try to resolve the crisis.
For the latest updates, call your airline and please check the respective airport websites and France 24 for latest information.
I’ll be writing a bit less during the holidays. Safe travels and Happy Holidays!
Lyon’s Fête des Lumières this weekend
The annual Fête des Lumières in the wonderful city of Lyon, France takes place this weekend. I’ve been the past four years and will be there again this weekend, along with millions of other visitors (in addition to the local Lyon area population of 1.8 million or so).
For more information on this great event, check out This French Life, The Daily Mail UK’s great article, and of course the official site.
Enjoy!
France has 9 cities in Top 100 Global Innovation Cities ranking
France’s strong tradition of research and innovation, as well as growing FDI and domestic investment in pharma, nanotechnology, cleantech, biotech, and other innovative sectors seem to be gaining worldwide recognition.
In the latest rankings of Innovation Cities released by the company 2thinknow, the United States has 23 cities in the Top 100, Germany has 16 and France has 9, making it third among countries in the poll. One of my favorite cities, Lyon, even makes it in the Global Top 10. Congrats to Lyon! The following French cities are in the Top 100:
#3 Paris
#8 Lyon
#27 Strasbourg
#37 Nantes
#39 Marseille
#41 Bordeaux
#44 Toulouse
#63 Montpellier
#96 Reims
After the Top 100 but within the overall ranking of 331 benchmark cities, France has several other cities featured within Europe: Nice, Lille, Cannes, Rennes. Although I’m personally surprised that Grenoble, a city known for its research and nanotechnology, is nowhere to be found…
The American Clubs of France – events in September
The American Clubs of France (a newsletter and website) brings together expat networking events scheduled every month around France.
You can see a list of upcoming events on this dedicated page. I also have the link to this page on my blogroll on the right-hand menu.
Paris, Montpellier, Lyon, Grenoble, Sete, Clermont-Ferrand, Bordeaux, Biarritz, Lille, Caen…conferences, films, concerts, networking, book readings, dinners, cafés…the list is quite complete.
You can sign up for their newsletter here.
Happy networking!
American Clubs of France newsletter: events in France
The American Clubs has an extensive list of expat networking events across the country. You can check out the latest listing here. You can sign up for the newsletter on the website. Happy Networking!
Events in the following cities:
PARIS, AIX-EN-PROVENCE, ANGERS – SAUMUR, BIARRITZ, BORDEAUX, CAEN, CANNES /NICE, CHANTILLY, CHARTRES, CLERMONT – FERRAND, DUNKERQUE, GRENOBLE, LATTES, LILLE, LYON, MARSEILLE, MONTPELLIER, NANTES, NARBONNE, ORLEANS, SETE, TOULOUSE, TOURS
“Understanding the US Health Industry” conference June 23 in Lyon
AmCham Rhône-Alpes, ERAI and i-Care are hosting a conference on the US healthcare industry reforms in Lyon on June 23. Details and registration information below. I’ve organized AmCham and ERAI events before, I know they bring together very interesting subjects and represent great opportunities for networking as well!
Learn from medical industry players and experts from Rhône-Alpes
that have succeeded on the US market. Their experiences will help you to set up smoothly or boost your business in the United-States.Program
9:00 – Welcome of participants
9:10 to 9:20 – Introduction by Mark Schapiro, American Consul in Lyon
9:20 to 9:30 – The life science market in Pennsylvania and the upcoming exploratory mission in the fall and the historical cooperation between Rhône-Alpes and the State of Pennsylvania, Lucyna Gravière, Responsable du service Amériques, Direction Europe, Relations internationales et Coopérations, Région Rhône-Alpes
9:30 to 9:50 – Go-to-market strategy for the US market, Pierre Olivier Goineau, CEO, ERYtech Pharma,
Erytech Pharma creates high value products for hospitals, mainly in oncology, hematology and immunology.9:50 to 10:10 – Demystifying FDA approval? André Joly, R&D Director, Anthogyr
Anthogyr is specialized in the design, manufacturing and sales of global solutions for dental implantology.10:10 to 10:30 – Clinical trials, comparative elements on clinical trials regulations Europe vs. USA Thomas Roche, lawyer at Roche et Associés, and a specialist in medical affairs.
10.30 to 10:45 – Underlying trends in the US health industry, Donna Willis, Faculty at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (SOM) – Baltimore MD USA, medical education exchange program in oncology with INSERM, Claude Bernard Lyon 1 Centre Léon Bérard, also healthcare administration program with l’association GRAPH (Groupe de Recherche et d’Applications Hospitalières):
10:45-11:00 – Q&A
Download your registration form
Meeting Place
Baya Axess – Centre d’affaires de Lyon
3 cours Charlemagne
69002 Lyon – FRANCEAccess
By Train, Métro A, T1, T2 : Perrache station
By car : Perrache car park
access map
American Clubs Newsletter – expat events in France
You can check out the latest events all over the country here at the American Clubs website, where you can also sign-up to receive the free newsletter.
I’d like to highlight a couple events in particular. Happy networking!
-an event on doing business in America (for French businesses), with a panel of experts in Lyon June 8
-The US Ambassador cocktail in Paris June 9
-The AmCham France Summer Party in Paris June 15
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