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Platform for Trans-National Cooperation: Towards a mutualisation
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Considering
that there are numerous actions and services dedicated to
businesses, already well established by several organisations,
Fondation Sophia Antipolis brought together on Friday 18th
January 2008, several of its international partners in order
to reflect on the creation of a utility allowing entrepreneurs
and researchers to meet potential partners, investors, aiming
to develop and secure their project on an international
level.
This desire to create a Trans-National service platform
has sparked interest from participants, convinced of the
need to ally in order to offer more pertinent services.
Discussions touched on the means of implementing this programme,
its financing, and its public aims and tools to develop.
Partners present included:
Bauman University (Russia), “Information Technology
Industry Development Agency” (Egypt), “VDI/VDE
Innovation + Technik GmbH” (Germany), Economic Office
Namur Province (Belgium), “YTKO” (UK), Bavarian
Arts, Science and Research Ministry (Germany), “Hellenic
Technology Clusters Initiative” (Greece) and Fez University
(Morocco).
soulier@sophia-antipolis.org
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European Presidency Conference on Innovation and Clusters
– 22nd and 23rd January 08- Stockholm
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Organised
by the European Commission, the objective of this conference
was three fold:
1)To make participants better understand the European frameworks
and challenges
2)Discuss Competition Innovation policies and initiatives
3)Understand the priorities of the European Presidency
After its official opening by Mrs. Maud Olofsson, Sweden’s
Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Enterprise and Energy,
the event continued with round table discussions about competitivity
and innovation policy.
This was also the occasion for Senator Pierre Laffitte to
submit the “European Cluster Memorandum” to
the European President Mr. Andrej Vizjak.
This
conference precedes the event the Fondation Sophia Antipolis
will organise in Sophia Antipolis, this November which will
welcome the 27 Ministers of Research and Industry.
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“Job
Marketing” Action from 21st December 2007 to 7th April
2008 |
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The
ANPE (National Job Agency) of Grasse has entrusted the Fondation
Sophia Antipolis with a 3 month task of aiding the 8 frameworks
designed to return to full employment before the first semester
of 2008.
This
“Job Marketing” programme should put all the
necessary conditions in place to help research professionals
find work. Participants will oversee their own search for
work via a marketing exercise using active company prospection.
The objective of this scheme is to take professionals out
of isolation, in putting them in contact with businesses
through a direct approach, to encourage them to take charge,
re-find their confidence by giving them the psychological
and technical means to succeed, “to organise marketing
actions” designed as an individual action plan which
will allow participants to benefit from it, to become aware
and quickly get in contact with businesses for successful
job finding.
www.sophia-antipolis.org
– Top of Mind section
Catherine Muller 04 92 96 78 14 – formations@sophia-antipolis.org
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The
19th Garden Festival of Sophia Antipolis – 29th and
30th March 2008
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This year’s theme sis “Plants tolerating dryness”
Place Sophie Laffitte, avenue Albert Einstein. FREE ENTRY
Information : Pascale Poirier 06 87 38 53 44
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“Midday
Concerts of Sophia”, for the third year, with partner
Spring Arts of Monte Carlo offer you reduced ticket fares for
certain events (for children below 13 years bus only). A coach
has been organised, departing from Place Sophie Laffitte to
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Three
events are proposed:
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
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General
Information : Passing Away of Mr. Yves Boddaert |
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Yves Boddaert was
for many years, General Secretary of the Sophia Antipolis
Association, Fondation Sophia Antipolis and President of Sophia
Poetry Club. Mrs. Jacqueline Boddaert is moved by the support
of Pierre Laffitte and the presence of representatives of
the Fondation Sophia Antipolis and the Friends Association
at the funeral of her husband and sends her sincere thanks
to all who attended the service.
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