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Ambassador Member:
As a global leader in full-service engineering, consulting, construction, and operations, CH2M HILL has the human and technical resources, the international footprint, and the depth of know-how and experience to help you achieve success in any corner of the world. The CH2M HILL enterprise, dating back to 1946, is built on honesty, ethics, and morals; a global presence of more than 23,000 employees in regional offices worldwide; and financial stability, with gross revenues of $5 billion in 2007. 9191 South Jamaica Street Englewood, CO 80112 1.888.CH2M.HILL www.ch2mhill.com
Associate Members:
Rebecca Ledges
Colleen Lohnes
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| Member Company Profile: Spatial |
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Spatial is a market-leading provider of 3D software components for engineering applications. For over 20 years, Spatial's software and services have enabled customers to bring innovative applications to market in less time and at lower development costs. Spatial's 3D applications are used in a broad range of industries, including CAD, CAM, CAE, EDA, AEC, Metrology and Shipbuilding, and have been adopted by some of the world's most recognized software developers, manufacturers, research institutes, and universities.
 Spatial was founded in 1986 in Boulder, Colorado. In 2000, Spatial was acquired by Dassault Systèmes, a leader in 3D design and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). Still operating as its own entity, Spatial is headquartered in Broomfield, CO with offices in the USA, Germany, Japan, China and the United Kingdom. The Spatial component tool set provides a robust, reliable, integrated set of tools enabling developers to quickly and easily create, modify and communicate information about 3D digital models. Model creation and editing is possible with the 3D ACIS Modeler® and ACIS Modeling Extensions. Integration between software systems and communication of designs is made easier with 3D Interoperability and 3D Visualization solutions.  To further assist application tool providers, Spatial offers industry solutions that address an industry specific challenge. The solutions are designed to be easily integrated and accessible through a single API to streamline developer learning and accelerate development time. All Spatial products are backed by a qualified and experienced Support and Services organization.
For more Information, Please Contact: Howie Markson, Director of Marketing Email: Howie.markson@3ds.com Phone: 303-544-2966 www.spatial.com 310 Interlocken Parkway, Suite 200 Broomfield, CO 80021
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| Upcoming FACC Events |
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 Euro Networking
presented by the French-American, German-American &
Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce
Tuesday, August 19
6:00-8:00pm
hosted by
5641 S Nevada St., Littleton, 80120
$12 members, $18 non-members, appetizers are included and there will be a cash bar. RSVP to 303-695-7818 or info@rmfacc.org by August 16.
Don't forget to bring your business cards to network!
 Save the Date!
10th Annual Beaujolais & Beyond Festival
and 2nd FACC French Culinary Challenge!
presented by the French American Chamber of Commerce and the American Culinary Federation
Thursday, November 20, 2008
6PM-10PM
Mile High Station
2027 W Lower Colfax Ave.
Denver, CO 80204
Food & Wine Extravaganza - Live Music - Silent Auction
Denver's top chefs will showcase their cuisine by creating French inspired dishes paired with the Beaujolais wine.
The evening will feature all types of Beaujolais wines including the 2008 Beaujolais Nouveau as well as many other excellent French wines.
The American Culinary Federation Colorado Chefs Association will be on hand to judge which local chefs can best exemplify the French flare in their appetizers, entrees and desserts. Guests will also have a chance to choose their favorite as well.
Master of Ceremonies: Bill Clarke
Click here to view the video of the 2007 Beaujolais & Beyond Festival |
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FACC Past Events |
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 Meet Our Members Networking & Reception
On June 19 we hosted a networking event at the Alliance Francaise. Guests enjoyed a brief presentation by two of our members: The Alliance Francaise and Denver International School as well as wine and delicious crepes fromAlain Verrati with Crepes 'N Crepes. We took advantage of the beautiful summer evening and held the event outside on the back patio. People gathered around Alain as he made custom crepes and networked in a casual, fun environment. Jean-Francois Duclos from the Alliance Francaise and Kelly Lutz from the Denver International School we busy answering many questions throughout the evening.
 2nd Annual L'esprit de France Benefit Gala
Click Here for a slideshow of photos from the event.
Merci Beaucoup to our sponsors:
Saone Sponsors
 
Ardeche Sponsors
Merci Sponsors
A Special thank you to our Silent & Live Auction Donors: Above the Rim Fine Wines, Alliance Francaise, Archos, Inc., Arrowhead Golf Club, Bas Armagnac-Loujan, Belvedere's of Cherry Creek, Central City Opera, Cognac Ferrand, Deborah Currier, CMT, Denver Art Museum, Denver International School, The French Flat, Gira! French Vacations, Gold French Properties, Indulge French Bistro, InsureMoi, The Language of Food, La Petite Maison, Latitute Sports Marketing, Mondo Vino, O's Steak & Seafood, Randolph's Restaurant and Bar, Real Baby, Silk & Stone Studio, The Warwick Hotel, and The Westin Tabor Center. |
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Member Privileges Program
Below is the current list of participating partners- the list is expanding so be sure to check the Member Benefits page for a detailed list of discounts that you can take advantage of as a FACC member. We are hard at work finding new discounts and benefits for our members.
At each company listed below who has a storefront, you will find a FACC window sticker along with FACC brochures to let you know they are a participating partner. Remember to present your Carte Privileges when taking advantage of any discount or offer.
If there is a discount you would like us to pursue that you don't see listed, please let us know. If you would like to offer a discount please contact Angela at angela@rmfacc.org.
- Above the Rim Fine Wines
- Katherine's French Bakery
- The Language of Food
- Randolph's Restaurant and Bar
- Alliance Francaise de Denver
- Ambiance de Provence
- Auto Europe
- City Frames
- City Image Print
- France-Amerique
- France Today
- Gold French Properties
- Hertz
- JaJa Bistro
- Muriel Martin Gold, Real Estate Agent
- Standing Room Only DJ Services
- White Toque
SOHO - SOLO PROJECT
A dynamic initiative to welcome new entrepreneurs
to the Gers region of France.
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| Members' Corner |
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 White Toque Unique Frozen Selection
White Toque brings to your table a new appetizer: Raspberry and Brie fillo puffs. These crispy hand-wrapped puffs are made with fillo dough in shape of a puff circle that keeps the flavor together until it melts in your mouth. They are filled with Brie Cheese and Raspberries accented by sliced almonds. The softness of the brie and the sweet texture of the raspberry form a superb combination: an intense yet light classic that will add sophistication to any table or buffet.
White Toque Retail, Anne Dominique Funkleder
Phone: 201-863-2885x240
Fax: 201-863-2886
Amelie Company Selected as Official Honoree
at 12th Annual Webby Awards
Amélie Company, a Denver-based advertising, public relations and marketing agency, announced that its Web design work on creditunionfacts.com was selected as an Official Honoree at the 12th Annual Webby Awards, the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Web sites. Fewer than 15% of all entries submitted receive this distinction. Click here: http://www.ameliecompany.com/.
DISH Network introduces its new movie channel: Eurochannel
 In addition to series, music, documentaries, Eurochannel offers the best of European cinema with the latest movies from France, Germany and more, in original language with English subtitles. Watch movies from directors like Claude Chabrol and Cédric Klapish, with award-winning actors like Gérard Depardieu and Marion Cotillard.  Subscribe to Eurochannel for only $9.99/month or get 5 French channels for $19.99/month. Call 1-888-483-3887 for more information.
Dr Francois Lacour-Gayet, FACC Member,
Receives La Legion d'Honneur Award
 On June 5, 2008, Dr. Francois Lacour-Gayet, Professor of Surgery at the University of Colorado, received the French Legion of Honor Award presented to him by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The centuries-old French Legion of Honor is the equivalent of being given a U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom. In a letter to Lacour-Gayet, President Sarkozy explained: "This prestigious distinction rewards your faithful involvement in serving France. It is given to crown your commitment and brilliant career."
Congratulations to Dr. Lacour-Gayet for such a prestigious award!
Unique Learning Experience for Your Child!!!
 Give your child the gift of learning in a multilingual, multicultural environment. DIS offers full immersion language education in French, Mandarin or Spanish starting with 3 year-olds and running through 5th grade. Currently, DIS still has limited spaces available in the 3 years-old, Pre-K and K classes. To schedule a tour and/or request additional information, please call or email DIS at info@DISchool.org or 303.756.0381.
1st Annual Nano Renewable Energy Summit
 Presented by the Nano Business Alliance and co-hosted by the Colorado Nanotechnology Alliance, in conjunction with the Golden, CO based National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
July 20-22, 2008
Denver, CO
Dr. Jean-Pierre Joly from Grenoble (France), Head of the Department of Solar Technologies at the National Solar Institute, will be a speaker at the summit.
The invitation of Dr Joly is an initiative of CORA (Colorado/Rhone-Alpes Economic Development Network).
A gathering of world-renowned experts at the intersection of renewable energy and nanotechnology, with a specific focus on the business, commercialization and economic potential of emerging technologies in the renewable energy and sustainability sectors.
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Being A Leader Across Borders: A Specific State of Mind
The following excerpts were taken from an article written by Edith Samouillet, Vice President, Organizational Cosulting with Right Management. To view the entire article, click here.
Leadership requires a vision, a calling, a grasp of the future as well as the capacity to carry people along.
The Person Centered Approach focuses on the human interrelationships without which business cannot be accomplished. The core conditions of PCA--congruence, empathy and unconditional positive regard-when actively practiced and applied to the tasks of leading across borders, can highly support leaders to face particularly the relationship of leader to follower. Leaders must gain the commitment of others to make their vision a reality, and it is quite a challenge in an unknown and foreign environment.
But let us demonstrate how these skills can increase the performance of the leader across borders.
1. Congruence
The purpose of Congruence is manifesting your experience in the world through language. The synonyms are centred, genuine, authentic and real. The process of congruence is the following:
- I manifest my experience need more structure" instead of saying" you have no structure"
- I take full responsibility for my experience in moving consciously from "You have no structure." to "I need more structure".
- I don't blame others for my experience and I take the full responsibility of my need of structure instead of "accusing" others of not giving it to me.
- A non-congruent statement would be: "I am uncomfortable because you have no structure". I make the other person responsible for my own discomfort.
- A congruent statement would be: "I need more structure".
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Some questions linked to the skills can help the leader and his organization prepare to be a leader across borders:
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Being a leader across borders implicitly states what you decide to be is still more important than what you do. One of my friends recently shared with me her definition of Leadership that I really like: "Stand up (commitment), step up (be the first to show up from the crowd) and speak up (express yourself)".
Edith SAMOUILLET
Right Management
8110 E Union Ave., Suite 450
Denver, CO 80237
303-796-5532
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The Asian Chamber of Commerce & The Denver Zoo
cordially invite the FACC members to attend our
July Business After-Hours
Wednesday, July 16
5:30-8:30pm
Denver Zoo
2300 Steele St.
Guests will enjoy an evening at the Denver Zoo that will feature a presentation on the upcoming "Asian Tropics" exhibit that will be a permanent Asian themed exhibit. There will be cocktails and hors d'oeuvres on the Samburu Grill patio, animal demonstrations and the presentations of this program.
There is no charge for this event, however RSVP's are required.
RSVP by Monday, July 14 to the ACC office at 303-595-9737.
Gambro BCT Seeking Bilingual Customer Relations Specialist
 This individual will hold responsibility for, providing customer support by finding timely resolutions to customer requests for product orders, equipment service requests, directory assistance and product and literature inquiries. Work requires specialized knowledge of, and/or experience with procedures throughout the organization and allows independence of action and discretion in the disposition of routine and non-routine matters.
Key Responsibilities:
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Interface extensively with internal and external customers via the telephone
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Assist Technical and Clinical Specialists with resolving customer issues
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Work directly with customers and collaborate with Global Customer Support
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Requires a comprehensive knowledge of products and department/business policies/procedures
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Contribute to overall training of the department and in assigned areas be the "expert" for the department in his/her occupational field
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High-school education or equivalent plus 1-2 years experience in related field
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Bilingual English & French
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8-hour shift with flexible schedule (6am-6:30pm)
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Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
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Exceptional interactive phone skills
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Intermediate knowledge of PC software applications and operating systems
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Resourcefulness and ability to problem solve, make decisions independently
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Ability to establish workload priorities and manage a diverse workload with a high level of accuracy in an environment of constant interruptions.
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| Alliance Francaise Events |
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Alliance Francaise
French Summer Soiree
sponsored by Gay and Lesbian Fund
July 12th, 2008 5pm to 9:30pm
Denver Botanic Gardens
$57 members, $67 non-members, $75 at the door
Tickets: 303-831-0304 or online
On July 12th, the Monet Garden at the Denver Botanic Gardens will go one step beyond the artist's famous ``jardin`` in Giverney, as guests enjoy a veritable cornucopia of samplings from six of the best French restaurants in Denver, along with wines from the region's best-known distributors and music that harkens back to that last trip to Paris, or the one you'd like to take.
Guests will stroll past mimes, stilt walkers, live statues... even a fortune teller and a caricaturist... take a private tour of the gardens.
Friday, July 4th, 2008
6:00-9:00pm
Alliance Française Gallery
FREE! (including hors d'oeuvres)
 Please join us as the Alliance welcomes Yohannes Andom. His work is mainly influenced and inspired through african art from his birthplace (Ethiopa), Indian miniture paintings that he explored during his stay in India and European Impressionst art as well as American everday objects such as soda cans and credit cards. He also comments on the materialistic lifestyles of Americans by depicting these objects in his art. His greatest inspiration comes from different cultures, by combining ideas and trying to create a universal art language.
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The Rocky Mountain French-American Chamber of Commerce aims to promote the local French American business community as well as to support local French and American companies with their trade needs.
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Dear Members,
