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ECONOMIC AGENDA OCTOBER 2008 |
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SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 4 |
CINOR 2008, the Normande International Conference for Normande cattle breeder associations and breeders from around the globe, is being held during the World Dairy Expo in Madison, WI, Sept. 30 to Oct. 4.
The Normande breed of cows, first imported to the U.S. from France in 1974, is known for quality in both dairy and beef production. Normande cows are sturdier than many other dairy cows, pasture-friendly, more sustainable and fertile, plus their milk is rich in protein and buttermilk, according to Jerome CHATEAU, organizer of CINOR 2008 and president/founder of Normande Genetics, Minneapolis. “Normande cows are green and gourmet – green because they do well in pastures and need less grain than specialized dairy breeds and gourmet because their milk is so rich,” says Chateau. (Press release) . |
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| On the occasion of CINOR 2008, Jean-Baptiste MAIN de BOISSIERE, Consul General of France in Chicago will award the medal in the Order of Mérite Agricole to M. Brian TOIVOLA. |
| NEWS FROM THE FRENCH ECONOMIC MISSION CHICAGO / DETROIT |
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ROSEMONT (IL) TRUCK TECH FRANCE PAVILION AT SAE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENGINEERING CONGRESS & EXHIBITION IN ROSEMONT, IL, BOOTH 600 |
| For the first time, French companies specializing in truck technologies will be exhibiting at a collective booth at the SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress & Exhibition in Rosemont, Ill. From Oct. 7 to 9, the Truck Tech France pavilion, booth 600, organized by the French Economic Mission, will be a one-stop-shop for learning about the latest French truck technologies for commercial vehicles. (Read more). |
CHICAGO Mission Economique Chicago - Detroit 205 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 3730 Chicago, IL 60601 Tél. (312) 327-5250 - Fax : (312) 327-5251 E-mail : chicago@missioneco.org http://www.missioneco.org/etatsunis |
DETROIT French Economic Mission Willow Office Center, 525 East Big Beaver - Suite 201 Troy, Michigan 48083 Téléphone : (248) 457-1150 - Fax : (248) 457-1152 molly.swart@missioneco.org http://www.missioneco.org/etatsunis |
| NEWS FROM INVEST IN FRANCE AGENCY - NORTH AMERICA |
| OCTOBER 1 - 8-10 am: DOING BUSINESS IN FRANCE : A LEGAL CHECKLIST Presented by: Gary Sshubert of ShubertCollin & Associés and Gretchen Wiegman of Invest in France Agency |
Join us for dynamic and informative conversation as we examine common misconceptions about business in France and Gary Shubert shares his expertise on the legal aspects of launching business operations there. This is the first of a series of seminars on issues faced by companies doing business between France and the US. Breakfast and networking will begin at 8 am, followed by our speakers, discussion and Q&A. |
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NEW MIDWEST COMPANIES INVESTMENTS IN FRANCE Plastipak (Plymouth Michigan) a packaging company decided to invest 10 million Euros in its new French plant located at La Chaussee Saint Victoire. This investment will create 30 jobs. The Wrigley Company (Chicago, IL) will recruit 54 additional people at its French plant. This plant, with its 770 employees, is the group’s second largest chewing gum production site. The Rockwell Collins Company (Cedar Rapids, IA) specialized in engineering and on board systems, announced that it will recruit 61 people at its French subsidiary based in Blagnac (61). McDONALD open a recruitment center in Bussy-St-Georges (77): 500 planned hirings The American company Silliker sets up an R&D centre in Merville (Northern France): 100 jobs |
| MORE NEWS FROM UBIFRANCE / FRENCH TECHNOLOGY PRESS OFFICE / INVEST IN FRANCE AGENCY - NORTH AMERICA |
| FRANCE IS 2ND IN EUROPE FOR PRODUCING RENEWABLE ENERGY |
| The fight against global warming is the main priority for the French EU presidency, as determined by the French government during the Grenelle Environment Round Table. Energy control and the development of renewable energy in France have been the cornerstone of a sector with revenues reaching EUR 33 billion in 2007 and 220,000 jobs created, according to the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME). The EU objectives, established in March 2007, fixed a target for renewable energy sources to comprise 20% of total primary energy consumption by 2020. (Read) |  Photovoltaïc moduls |
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RECYCLING INDUSTRIAL AND HOUSEHOLD WASTE IN FRANCE A MAJOR SOURCE OF RAW MATERIALS Today, mankind generates a level of waste that is unprecedented in the whole of human history, with an annual volume estimated at 3,100 million tons (Mt) comprising 1,800 Mt of non-toxic industrial waste, 1,200 Mt of municipal waste (household and other) and 100 Mt of toxic waste*. (Read) |
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ITER CADARACHE (PROVENCE, ALPS, COTE D'AZUR): OPEN TENDERS TO SCIENTISTS AND SUPPLIERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD France has had a high level of expertise in the global civil nuclear energy sector for more than 50 years: from natural uranium graphite gas reactors to new generation EPR reactors, and high pressure water reactors of which it has the largest installed plant in the world. France is therefore the natural choice to host at Cadarache, the major center for energy research for the French atomic energy commission (“Commissariat français à l’énergie atomique”), the ITER project constructing an experimental nuclear fusion reactor using hydrogen isotopes. (Read) |
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Invest in France Agency North America 205 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 3750 Chicago, IL 60601 Tel. (312) 628-1054 - Fax : (312) 628-1033 www.investinfrance.org |
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MAISON DE LA FRANCE/FRENCH GOVERNMENT TOURIST OFFICE
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FRENCH AFFAIRS 2008 |
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| Launched in 2003, attendance at this two-day meeting between French suppliers and U.S. tour operators selling France as a travel destination, is now considered a "must" in the travel industry. The objectives include: enhancing the synergy between U.S. tour operators and French partners, analyzing the 2008 Maison de la France marketing projects and encouraging discussion with the tour operators in order to determine new strategies for 2009. For more information: www.franceguide.com/frenchaffairs or contact Nancy Anderson by email at nancy.anderson@franceguide.com |
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FranceGuide 2008 the Magazine FranceGuide 2008 is the annual travel magazine published by Maison de la France, the French Government Tourist Office. The 9th edition offers Americans considering a trip to France 96 pages of informative and entertaining articles written on a wide range topics and interests by top writers in the field. |
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Need help? Programme France de Certification des agents de voyages |
FRENCH-AMERICAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN THE MIDWEST  |
| CHICAGO |
| FACC’s Monthly Business Breakfast Seminars are back! OCTOBER 1 - 8-10 am: Doing Business in France : A Legal Checklist Presented by: Gary Sshubert of ShubertCollin & Associés and Gretchen Wiegman of Invest in France Agency |
Join us for dynamic and informative conversation as we examine common misconceptions about business in France and Gary Shubert shares his expertise on the legal aspects of launching business operations there.
This is the first of a series of seminars on issues faced by companies doing business between France and the US. Breakfast and networking will begin at 8 am, followed by our speakers, discussion and Q&A. |
 Gary Shubert |
October 7 - 7 am: FACC cordially invites our members and friends to join The Executives' Club of Chicago for the first presentation in its Women’s Leadership Series. |
| October 14 - 12-2 PM: Monthly Members Luncheon / Déjeuner Mensuel Make new business contacts at the Monthly Member Luncheon On the second Tuesday of each month, the Café des Architectes team offers an exquisite three-course off-the-menu meal and welcoming setting for this exclusive networking opportunity for FACC Members and their guests. Come see why this is one of the FACC’s most popular activities!
Reservations are required 24 hours in advance. Contact FACC to reserve. $40 admission is payable by credit card (only in advance, contact FACC) or by cash or check at the luncheon.
*Please note that this event is exclusively for FACC-Chicago members and their guests. Location : Café des Architectes - Sofitel Chicago Water Tower - 20 East Chestnut.
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| October 16 - 5:00 pm: "Free Trade, Market Economy and Globalization" a special presentation by former Ambassador of France Jacques ANDREANI | |
Don't miss this exceptional opportunity to meet with Jacques ANDREANI as he explores the French economic perspective. |
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| October 17 - 8-10am): Breakfast and Presentation "Why Are The French Different?" Jacques ANDREANI, former Ambassador of France shares his insight on France's identity and role in the E.U Jacques ANDREANI has served as Embassy Secretary, head of the French NATO delegation, Director of European Affairs and Director of Political Affairs in the French Foreign Ministry and Ambassador to Egypt, Italy and the United States. Location : Sofitel Chicago Water Tower - $25 Admission. Event organized by Alliance Française de Chicago & French-American Chamber of Commerce. Information & Program |
| French American Chamber of Commerce 35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 670 Chicago, IL 60601 Tel. (312) 578-0444 - Fax: (312) 578-0445 |
| DETROIT |
| COMING UP NEXT MONTH November 22, 2008 : Annual Beaujolais Nouveau and More Festival. |
| French American Chamber of Commerce 27777 Franklin Rd, Suite 1200 Southfield, MI 48034 Tel. (248) 358-1861 - Fax: (248) 358-4766 - Mél. faccmi@claytonmckervey.com |
| CINCINNATI |
October 4: The Gorman Heritage Farm Sunflower Festival |
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| French American Chamber of Commerce c/o Frost, Brown, Todd LLC - 2200 PNC Center, 201 East Fifth Street Cincinnati, OH 45202-4182 Tel. (513) 852-6510 - Fax: (513) 852-6511 - eacc@europe-cincinnati.com The FACC is part of a larger organization, the European American Chamber of Commerce. For a complete list of activities please visit the EACC event webpage. www.europe-cincinnati.com |
| NORTHERN OHIO |
For a list of upcoming events, please contact: French American Chamber of Commerce |
| MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL |
| October 16th from 6-8pm: Euro-Cocktail with Tom Hansen Tom Hansen, Foreign Affairs Consultant and Lecturer, will be addressing "Foreign Policy Issues for the 2008 Election." Mr. Hansen has served over 20 years in the U.S Foreign Service, has worked on the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and has more recently been Director for NATO and European Affairs at The Atlantic Council in Washington D.C. Location: Windows on MN in the IDS Center. To reserve your place please RSVP to faccmn@gmail.com, or call 763-218-4578. Member price : $35 - Non member price : $45 - Invitation to the event. |
| October 18 - 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.: Luncheon with former French Ambassador M. Jacques ANDREANI Join the Alliance Française for a luncheon and conference with former Ambassador M. Jacques Andréani on Free Trade, Market Economy and Globalization. |
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| M. ANDREANI will discuss the following: Do the French accept free trade and the market economy? Strangely, in France today, the word "liberal" carries a less positive meaning than in other countries. In fact, the French are more irked by the word than the idea, which, basically, they do accept, albeit without any great enthusiasm. Contemporary French people realize that free trade and the market economy represent the necessary path towards economic progress, but it is a rational and not an emotional choice. |
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| This event is co-sponsored by the French American Chamber of Commerce and the University of St Thomas. Complete information. | |
| French American Chamber of Commerce 113 N. First Street Minneapolis, MN 5540 Tel. (763) 218-4578 - Fax: (612) 332-0438 director@faccmn.com |