1st,
5th, 6th and 7th April 2008: The
“Sophia Midday Concerts”
for the third year, partners of
Spring Arts Monte Carlo offer you
ticket reductions to certain events.
(Only children under 13 years require
a paid coach ticket). A coach is
arranged, to leave from Place Sophie
Laffitte to Monaco.
Three events are offered:
Tuesday 1st April at 8pm Piano Night,
Frédéric Chopin
Saturday 5th April at 8:30pm: Messiaen
portrait conducted by Myung-Whun
Chung.
Sunday 6th April from 4pm to 6pm:
Cinema and Music Day
Monday 7th April: Beethoven Sonatas,
two concerts conducted by François
Frédéric Guy at 7pm
and 9pm
Complete Programme and Prices: Martine
Vérié - 04 97 21 16
46. Mobile: 06 78 64 69 43
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Until
7th April 2008: “Employment
Marketing” Action
The ANPE (National Job Agency) of
Grasse has entrusted Sophia Antipolis
Foundation with the pursuit of 8
projects, for a period of 3 months
with the objective of a return to
full employment before the first
semester of 2008.
This
“Employment Marketing”
scheme should put all the necessary
conditions in place to facilitate
professional inclusion of those
looking for work. Participants will
be actively involved in their job
search through a marketing process
involving active prospecting of
businesses.
The objective of this scheme is
to bring them out of segregation,
in developing contact with businesses
via a direct approach, encouraging
them to take charge, regain confidence
in themselves by giving them the
psychological and technical means
to succeed, to organise “marketing
actions” set up in a personalised
individual action plan which will
allow participants to develop and
make themselves known to quickly
enter into relation with businesses
for quick professional inclusion.
Top
of Mind – Contact: Catherine
Muller on 04 92 96 78 14
formations@sophia-antipolis.org
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10th
to 11th April 2008: Beijing
– Franco-Chinese cluster meeting
on Innovation & Cooperation
Franco-Chinese Meetings for Innovation
& Cooperation, over two days
of business meetings with French
Poles of Competitivity and Chinese
Clusters (SMEs, Research Centres,
and Capital Risk companies), are
organised in the framework of the
agreement signed between the French
Republic Ministry of Economy, Finance
and Employment and the People’s
Republic of China Ministry of Science
and Technology on cooperation between
French clusters and Chinese High-Tech
Parks. This also follows the partnership
agreement reached between Sophia
Antipolis Foundation and the Zhongguancun
(Z-Park) science park. It is being
organised in Beijing, 10th and 11th
April 2008.
The
objective of these meetings –
supported by the French Embassy
in Beijing Scientific Service and
the DGE – is to facilitate
the organisation of strategic cooperation
between French and Chinese entities.
They will be the opportunity to
meet with big universities, research
organisations, the economic world
(Big businesses and SMEs), and Chinese
government organisations. As per
the requests of various French entities,
Chinese partners will be identified,
chosen and proposed, without expense,
by Z-Park, partner of Sophia Antipolis
Foundation and the number one Chinese
science park (www.zhongguancun.com.cn/en).
Equally, other Chinese science parks
will be mobilised in identifying
other potential partners.
These
meetings are particularly addressed
to the French delegation:
o Innovating cluster member technology
SMEs
o Research Centres, Universities
and French Training Centres
o Capital Risk Companies
Three
concerned sectors:
o Information and Communication
Technologies
o Clean Energies, the Environment,
and Sustainable Development
o Biotechnologies, Biomedicine,
and Medical Equipment
These
meetings (please see the advance
programme) will take place in Beijing.
Expenses will not be covered, and
are therefore up to your organisation
to cover. However, our partner Z-Park
has been able to negotiate reduced
rates for accommodation. (www.jadepalace.com.cn)
We
thank you for keeping us informed
of your interest in this event.
If you are interested in attending,
to speed up the process of organising
contacts, we ask you to kindly fill
in the form mentioned below.
Colin RUEL, Project Manager, is
available for further information
Tel: 33(0)4 92 96 78 16
E-mail: ruel@sophia-antipolis.org
Programme
/ Form
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Thursday
17th April 2008: Meeting
on the theme “Web semantics”
From 9am to 2pm OSEO offices, 27-31
Avenue Général Leclerc
à Maisons-Alfort. Further
Information
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Friday
18th April 2008:
“CAPITAL-PÔLES”
National day of private funding
for innovating businesses and expanding
clusters. Business growth and in
particular SMEs require better access
to private funding. In this light,
the Secretary of State for Business
and Foreign Trade, Hervé
Novelli, organises for 18th April
2008 at the Ministry of Finance,
Economy & Employment, a national
day for private funding of innovating
businesses and the growing 71 poles
of competitivity, called “CAPITAL-PÔLES”.
This
day will enable participating businesses
to better identify potential partners
and investors to accompany them
in their growth and expansion. On
the agenda for the day: conferences,
round tables, and business meetings.
Guest speakers with successful experience
in these areas will provide their
accounts and success stories. Companies
that have already identified their
exact funding needs will be able
to meet capital risk backers, business
angels, representatives of priming
funds and many private financing
operators. Further
Information.
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24th
and 25th April 2008: Cross’Innov
2008
1st International Business Convention
on Technological Convergences –
takes place at the “Espaces
Antipolis” in Sophia Antipolis.
Cross’innov 2008 aims to become
the major international business
convention on the theme of technological
crossover by developing durable
and structured inter-linked interaction
and the cross over of technological
disciplines. It will also act to
present problems solved by tested
trans-disciplinary approaches.
This B2B event successfully brings
together business meetings &
themed conferences, as well as innovating
companies (SMEs and larger companies)
as well as key private and public
(European & Azure region) academic
research actors developing or involved
in developing convergent products
or services.
Information: www.cross-innov.com
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Friday
25th April 2008: Semi-final
of the youth Telecom Valley 2008
Challenge
from 1pm, in the France Telecom
Valley (Vésubie Amphitheatre,
RDC), 905 Rue Albert Einstein, 06
Sophia Antipolis
Further Information: http://www.telecom-valley.fr/
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Friday
25th, Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th
April 2008 : Sophia Dance,
1st World Dance Festival in Sophia
Antipolis
Sophia Antipolis Foundation, a partner
of Salsa Caliente, invite you to
take part in Tango, Swing, Salsa,
Oriental & African Dance, Raga,
Capoeira, Flamenco, Jazz, and Techtonik.
A new genre of festival, for all
generations and trends, every type
of “dance”, for the
amateur or experienced, child or
adult, player or spectator.
An
unforgettable experience to discover
other cultures, share new emotions,
and above all for pleasure. For
further information
Registration/Reservations: http://sophiadanse2008.free.fr/
Sophia Dance is:
o A week-end of lessons for all
levels with the best teachers to
help you quickly learn all types
of dance or to progress rapidly
o Themed evenings with shows given
by big stars in the dance world:
Léon Rose, Delfina Carrasco,
Trio New Tango, Olivier and Natacha,
Salsa Conga, Salsa Caliente, and
much more…
o An exhibitor’s village on
the themes of cultural discovery
(art, travel, music), sport (equipment,
coaches, schools…) and well
being (dietary, relaxation therapy,
massages…)
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Monday
28th April 2008: Sophia Piano
Recital Concert by Renaud Moutier
The concert will take place in the
Foundation Gallery, Place Sophie
Laffitte - Sophia Antipolis, it
will start at 12:15 sharp.
Tickets: €13 for members of
the “Concerts de Midi”
association, AVF, Sophia Antipolis
Foundation staff, and students
€17 for non-members
A buffet with the musicians is available
after the concert.
Reservations: 04 97 21 16 46, 06
78 64 69 43
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Wednesday
30th April 2008: Biorezo
theme: “Provence’s Microelectronics
Centre opens to the lively world”
from 5:30pm at the Provence Microelectronics
Centre. Free entry & Essential
Reservation:
anne.michelin@biomediterranee.com
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