Dear Members, Partners & Friends of FACCNE,
We hope you are all healthy and safe, as we are reaching one year with Covid19 this month. Despite the uncertainty that has loomed over us for the past year, FACCNE has remained committed to our network. We have many upcoming events to share with you in March!
February was a short, but busy month with an exceptional edition of our DE&I Series on Racial Equity, featuring 2 Chief Diversity Officers from Fortune500 companies, Delta Airlines and UPS and reaching more than 220 registrants from the US and France. We also re-launched the "Let's Chat!" interview series, starting with Manon Debuire (Powerling) , Pascal Descargues (Genoskin) and Daniela Mayer (Fragomen). You can visit our website to watch the short interviews on YouTube! Stay tuned for more Member interviews and reach out to our Communications Coordinator Marietta LaBarbera if you'd like to save your spot and be one of our next interviewees.
The "Leaders Series #3" event on March 4th featuring Patrick Tricoli, CEO of Nanobiotix USA in a discussion moderated by Frederic Chereau, President & CEO of LogicBio Therapeutics was also a success with close to 140 registrants. Globally, since the beginning of the year, FACCNE's events gathered more than 700 participants in 2 months. A record!
Finally, FACCNE is hiring a part-time Project Coordinator starting asap or in April 2021. Detail-oriented, able to multi-task, fluent in English and French, U.S. work permit required & Boston area based. Please spread the word or Apply Now: See full job description
Warm wishes,
Ludivine Wolczik, FACCNE Executive Director
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HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR MEMBERSHIP? |
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Now is a great time to renew or join the FACCNE network.
Browse our membership level options and find the best fit for you!
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A few takeaways from our DE&I Event #2 on Racial Equity on Feb. 23rd, as summarized by our moderator: even though there's no single answer to approach and tackle this racial question in the workplace, it's important to
- Revamp and reimagine
- Listen and engage your employees
- Lead with empathy
- Run the "blood work" instead of just using the "multivitamins approach"
- Leverage training but it's not the only solution
At the end of the day, "it's a learning journey that's holistic!"
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Stay in touch for updates on our D&I Series event #3! |
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FACCNE PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD RE-ELECTED |
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Patrick Bian
Director of Supply Chain Management,
contact: patrick.bian@faccne.org
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Patrick Bian
President of the FACCNE Board
"I am really excited to serve as President of the Board of the FACCNE for another term. Over the past years the FACCNE has developed a broad range of events and services to provide enhanced networking opportunities to our members and to the vibrant French American business community of New England. Our environment is changing at an unprecedented pace and thanks to our experienced team we will keep updating our offer to best respond to our members and sponsors expectations."
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Steve Eichel
Corporate & Tax Partner,
contact: steven.eichel@rimonlaw.com
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Steven Eichel
Vice President of the FACCNE Board
Platinum Sponsor
"I am more enthusiastic than ever to continue to support the mission of FACCNE through my service as Vice-President and as a member of the Board of Directors. FACCNE remains the premier organization in New England for creating and developing deep relationships within the French-American business community, and the connections I have made at FACCNE over the past decade have been essential in developing and growing my legal practice representing France-based companies doing business in New England and throughout the United States. During my new term as Vice-President, I hope to focus on increasing participation of U.S.-based entrepreneurs and companies in our organization to achieve even greater “cross-pollination” between the New England and French innovation ecosystems and the incredible pools of scientific, engineering and entrepreneurial talent that they offer."
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Registration is open for FACCNE's upcoming events:
Let’s Meet Networking Café: March Edition
🗓️ THIS FRIDAY, March 12 @ 11 am EST
Webinar: “Fundamentals of Decentralized Clinical Trials”
🗓️ March 24 @ 12 pm EST / 18h Paris Time
Webinar: “Immigration Updates Under the Biden Administration” led by Fragomen
🗓️ April 8 @ 12 pm EST / 18h Paris Time
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We are so excited to announce that we have re-launched the Let's Chat series! If you are interested in being featured as an interviewee, send Marietta an email at communications@faccne.org
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-- EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS -- |
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The Ripple: The Largest Online Networking Event
Tuesday, March 30 at 11:30am EST
The Ripple is a one-of-a-kind initiative to put your online networking into hyperdrive and to build meaningful, reverberating relationships. After three wildly successful editions, The Ripple has become the gold standard for online networking.
If LinkedIn, Zoom and Calendly had a baby they would call it - Conversation Starter (learn more here). It works like magic: Its cutting-edge recommendation engine screens the requests and offers of all attendees, finds the most relevant ones for each user, and seamlessly schedules 12-minute video calls on their integrated web tool.
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New Technology Venture Accelerator (NETVA) Call for Projects
Apply by March 15th
Votre startup deeptech early stage a vocation à se développer aux Etats-Unis ? Vous recherchez des partenariats avec des institutions américaines pour faire connaître votre technologie ?
A la clé :
- un séminaire d’introduction aux écosystèmes américains de l’innovation en juin,
- une semaine d’immersion à l’automne aux Etats-Unis incluant un parcours sur mesure de RDV personnalisés dans l'un des écosystèmes innovants américains.
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French-Language Job Fair
Saturday, March 20, 2021
The Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the US have partnered with American universities, Francophone embassies and 30+ higher education institutions to hold French Language Job Fairs (Forum de l'Emploi Francophone).
These fairs are excellent opportunities to spotlight French as a professional asset by connecting students from any horizons, teachers and business representatives.
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New England Innovation's Inaugural Global Innovation Showcase
Wed., March 24 at 11:45am EST
The virtual event will feature 12 International Companies representing 8 countries. Some have already launched operations in New England, the others plan to do so in the near future. Their innovations are representative of the following tracks: Artificial Intelligence, Blue-Tech, Life Sciences, Robotics, and Smart Cities.
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Call for Candidates: Next French Healthcare Acceleration Program (US & CA)
Register by March 30, 2021
VOUS ETES
> Société innovante en SantéDigitale ou Medtech
Informations & inscriptions:
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Call for Enrollment: Eco-City Program 2021 by Innouvo
Companies for this program: <1M in funding and/or <1M in revenue looking to expand / globalize AND inject into their company some venture capital skills and acceleration.
Program curriculum: Program | Innouvo => 14 group sessions, a totally digital program that was digital before COVID19, so it's robust.
Program dates: April 2021 to end of June 2021
Program fee: 15,000 Euros (Some .gov funding may apply)
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International School of Boston (ISB) Bilingual Summer Camp
Fill your children's summer with fun and friends, all the while sharpening their language skills at the International School of Boston's Bilingual Summer Camp. Biweekly sessions run from Monday, June 21st through Friday, July 30th. The camp is open to all children, ages 3 to 10. Previous exposure to French and English languages is not required. Sign up now: https://www.isbos.org/campus-life/summer-camp.
Questions? Contact summercamp@isbos.org.
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Have a big announcement? Reached a milestone? Finally did this or that? Let us know! We love to share our members' achievements!
Contact Marietta La Barbera (communications@faccne.org) to have your news added to our monthly newsletter or spread through our social channels.
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NEW LEADERSHIP AT FACCNE'S HR FORUM |
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We are delighted to welcome Scott Bostley, Managing Partner at Benefit Strategy, and Clifford Watkin, Founder & Chief People Officer at Circle Strategies, as Co-Chairs of the HR Forum. Scott & Clifford also Co-Founded the People & Culture Consortium (P&CC) in 2020. Visit the HR Forum's website.
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CCI France International Launch Survey: Entrepreneurs Français de l'Entranger
Have your voice heard in this global survey! [In French]
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Discover the 2020 France-United States Economic Report by the French Treasury in the U.S.
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On behalf of the FACCNE & our Board, we truly appreciate the committed support of our Members during these unprecedented times. |
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