Newsletter January 2020

A very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year to all our members!

We are kicking off 2020 with the third edition of our Speed Networking event 'Boost Your Network' on January 29th, followed closely by a wonderful event at the Embassy of Ireland to celebrate St. Brigid's Day. More details on these and other upcoming events in this edition.

We would like to remind you that our referral campaign continues until the end of the month. Now is a great time to become a member of NetworkIrlande in order to reap the benefits of a full calendar year of advantages so please think about the people and organisations in your entourage that might gain from joining our network and don't hesitate to reach out to them; point them to our website; forward them this newsletter….so that they can get to know what we do and how membership could benefit them. Don't forget that there is a hamper of lovely Irish goodies up for grabs for one lucky referrer!

Finally, please remember to renew your membership online, if you have not already done so, by January 31st. All 2019 members are currently in a grace period but, unfortunately, you will lose all member benefits come February 1st if you have not renewed.

As always, please do not hesitate to reach out to us with your comments, questions and feedback,

Your NetworkIrlande Team

Upcoming Events

BOOST YOUR NETWORK #3

Our very popular Speed Networking event 'Boost Your Network' is back for its third edition. Many thanks to our Pioneer Member, Grant Thornton, for once again hosting this event in their fantastic offices!

This is an excellent opportunity to promote your company activity, seek advice, share your expertise and identify new opportunities / new leads / new contacts ! All details and registration online here.

Please note that we have temporarily suspended registration of new participants to this event to allow time for those who have already registered to create their schedules. We will reassess the situation on Thursday, January 23rd and, if there are remaining meeting slots available at that time, registration will be re-opened. In the meantime, should you have any questions or wish to be placed on our waiting list, please send an email to admin@networkIrlande.com.

BLAZING A TRAIL: WOMEN CHAMPIONNING CHANGE IN BUSINESS AND TECH

Ambassador of Ireland to France, Patricia O'Brien, is hosting a business networking breakfast on January 31st, 2020 at the Embassy of Ireland with a panel of guest speakers consisting of founder of Korelya and former Minister for SME's, Innovation and the Digital Economy, Fleur Pellerin; Chairman of the Board of Directors of Adevinta, Orla Noonan; Global Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Sodexho, Margot Slattery and Entrepreneur Manager at Enterprise Ireland, Sheelagh Daly. More information can be found here.

Please note that this event has now reached capacity.

IRISH IN FRANCE & NETWORKIRLANDE

SIX NATIONS MEETUPS

It's time to get your rugby jerseys out and get ready to have some fun - Irish in France and NetworkIrlande are joining forces once again in 2020 for #SixNationsMeetups!

Four meetups have been organised this year, don't forget it's a great way to catch up with fellow members (or to meet people if you are a new member) so #SavetheDates below.

Saturday 1st February:

IRELAND v SCOTLAND 17h45 - McBrides, 54 rue Saint-Denis 75001

Saturday 8th February:

IRELAND v WALES 15h15 - O'Sullivans By The Mill, 92 Bd de Clichy 75018

Saturday 23rd February:

IRELAND v ENGLAND 16h00 - The Irishman, 40 Bd Arago 75013

Saturday 7th March:

IRELAND v ITALY 15h15 - Corcoran's St Michel (TBC) 28 rue Saint André des Arts 75006

FR VS IRE 6 NATIONS : PRE-MATCH BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENT

Mark your calendars now for March 14th - you will not want to miss this event! Special guests and pre-match networking. Online registration will open at the beginning of February.

NETWORKING SESSION : GO FOR IRELAND!

As part of Lyon3 University's spotlight on Ireland between September 2019 and May 2020 they are calling on all Irish businesses in France and French businesses trading with Ireland to present your activities and employment / placement opportunities to Lyon3 students and graduates on Tuesday, February 4th, 2020. Contact laura.joyce@univ-lyon3.fr for more details.

Welcome To Our New Members

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INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

Emilie BALBIRNIE

Dimitri BAVAROT

Cliodhnagh CONLON

Rory DONNELLY

Antonia MAHON-FIDELLE

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