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Greetings!
We have been very active this past month with the visit of the delegation from France and our annual gala. Thank you to our guests, sponsors and auction donors for making our 5th Annual L'Esprit de France Gala a smashing success! Read below for more details, pictures and video from the event and a list of our generous donors. Plus join us on Twitter for regular updates on FACC happenings such as our Social Marketing for Businesses event tomorrow. Sincerely, The French-American Chamber of Commerce
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5th Annual L'Esprit de France Gala
The 5th Annual L'Esprit de France Gala was an unforgettable evening of gourmet food, delicious wine, socializing, and entertainment.
During the cocktail hour, guests mingled and
enjoyed sparkling wine and hors d'oeuvres while placing bids on the wide array of
silent auction items available. A dramatic entrance welcomed guests into the main ballroom which was decorated with roses and red and black accents highlighting the "Carmen" theme. Bill Ritter and Jeff 
Drees, the guests of honor,
were recognized for their
significant contributions to
French-American business
collaboration. Guests enjoyed a
five-course French dinner
prepared by Westin Chef Jean-Luc Voegele which was paired with wines from WJ Deutsch & Sons. D uring the meal, Bill Clarke, the MC for the evening, pumped everyone up by auctioning off 5 items in the live auction. In addition, Emily Murdock and John Patrick Lindsey, singers from
Central City Opera, performed excerpts from "Carmen" and "Les Mamelles de Tiresias". The evening wrapped up with a decadent dessert buffet. Proceeds from the event benefit the French-American Chamber of Commerce, promoting trade and investment between France and the Rocky Mountain Region.
Click here to see photos from the evening.
Click here to see video from the evening. Testimonial: "I want to offer my thanks to the French American Chamber of Commerce (FACC) for all of the work they have done in enhancing the business and economic ties between France and the United States. Both during my time as Governor and since my departure from office, FACC has played a vital role in helping forge the connections between American and French interests, connections that benefit both sides, and will last a lifetime" Bill Ritter, Jr. Former Governor of Colorado |
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Gleason Wells
Corporate Member and CORA Partner
Contact: Ted Gleason and Todd Wells
ted.gleason@gleasonwells.com
todd.wells@gleasonwells.com
www.gleasonwells.com
LEN (Longmont Entrepreneurial Network)
Non-profit Member and CORA Partner
Contact: Alex Sammoury
alex@leninc.com
www.leninc.com
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Thank You for Your Continued Support!
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Veolia Transportation is the Number One multi-modal operator of passenger transport in North America. We operate bus, rail, and paratransit contracts in 150 locations in the US and Canada, and SuperShuttle, Taxi and ExecuCar businesses in 30 others. We are part of Veolia Transport, a global leader operating contracts for 5,000 Transit Authorities in 27 countries. In Colorado, we operate bus services for RTD, Yellow Cab, SuperShuttle and ExecuCar in the Denver Metro Area, Boulder and Ft. Collins and serve all communities in between. Corporate and individual charge accounts are available. Call Amy Ciezadlo now to set up an account or to book event transportation at 303-669-4953. The next time you need transportation, call us: Yellow Cab - Transportation Any Where, Any Time, 24 hours a Day. SuperShuttle - Your Airport Connection to DIA. Hotel and Residential Pickup. ExecuCar - Premier luxury sedan service that offers private transportation with experienced professional drivers. Whether you are heading to the airport, a business meeting or social event, ExecuCar will get you there safely in style and comfort. FACC Member Special: Enter "FACC1" in the Group/Discount Code field at SuperShuttle.com to receive a discount on both our SuperShuttle Shared Ride Service & our ExecuCar Private Sedan/SUV Service.
Contact: Amy Ciezadlo amy.ciezadlo@veoliatransdev.com 303-669-4953 |
FACC News and Upcoming Events
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FACC National Meeting
On May 10-12th, Executive Director, Virginie Ganivet, and FACC President, Bob Snyder, traveled to the FACC National meeting hosted by the Minneapolis Chapter. They were thrilled to meet with the directors and presidents of the other North American chapters. Elsa Berry, newly elected President of the FACC NY, was elected President of the National FACC at the National Meeting. Félicitations to Ms. Berry!
The meetings concluded with a dinner attended by his Excellency Francois Delattre, newly appointed Ambassador of France to the United States.
We would like to remind you that the FACC Rocky Mountain chapter is part of the national and an international (UCCIFE) Networks. This means that as a Member, you are welcome to attend any event hosted by a FACC chapter throughout the US. Also, through our online membership directory, you can have access to other members' contact information from the national and international networks.
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FACC is on Twitter 
Keep up-to-date with FACC happenings by following us on Twitter @RMFACC
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Social Marketing for Business
Wednesday, June 8
Join the French-American Chamber of Commerce and the Business Marketing Association of Colorado for an interactive roundtable on Social Marketing for Business
featuring social media professionals:
Featured speakers:
Yann Ropars, Extanz
Kate McDaniel, Cohn Marketing
Enrique Gutierrez, Qwest Business
Our panelists will each present a case study demonstrating how social media has yielded successful results in the B2B and B2C environments. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and share experiences.
When: Wednesday, June 8, 8:00-10:30 am
Where: World Trade Center Denver, 1625 Broadway, 8th floor, Denver, 80202
Cost: $15 members of FACC and BMA; $25 nonmembers; includes continental breakfast
RSVP by June 7 to 303-695-7818 x104 or online.
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Réception pour la communauté française I 8 juin 
A l'occasion de la visite du Consul Général de France à Los Angeles David Martinon, l'Agence Consulaire de France à Denver convie les membres de la communauté française, leurs conjoints Français et les membres de leurs familles résidant au Colorado à la réception qu'il donnera le mercredi 8 juin à l'Alliance Française de Denver (571 Galapago Street). A partir de 18h. Réservations nécessaires avant le 1er juin. RSVP: agenceconsulden@earthlink.net
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"Les Privilèges" Card
 The Privileges card is exclusively reserved for members of the French Chamber of Commerce worldwide. There are hundreds of privileges in more than 40 countries that you can take advantage of including local discounts . To see new privileges added for 2011, click here. To have your Privileges card mailed to you, please contact katie@rmfacc.org
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Delegation Visit from the Grenoble, Rhone-Alpes Region
The French delegation leaves Colorado amazed at the economic development opportunities between the two regions
On May 4, 5, and 6, we welcomed the third delegation to Colorado from the Grenoble, Rhone-Alpes region. It was an all-star group that included Jean-Pierre Chardon, Chairman of France's National Renewable Energy Cluster Tenerrdis.
Accompanying Jean-Pierre were seven other delegates including, among others; Nouredine Hadjsaid, internationally known expert on "smart grid" and Director of "IDEA", one of Europe's leading research organizations focused on smart grid; Jeanne Jordanov, noted physicist and President of Petale, the Grenoble-based "incubator" that is one of the largest organizations devoted to new business creation in France, Gilles Talbotier, Executive Director of Petale, and Olivier Teller, International Projects Manager for Alstom Power Hydro, the world's largest hydroelectric company. Leading the Grenoble Delegation was Veronique Pequignat, International Development Director for AEPI, the economic development agency for the Grenoble region.
The objective of the visit was to build the personal relationships and knowledge essential to developing joint business development and research collaboration opportunities in smart grid, smart energy management, alternative fuels and energy storage.
The delegates met with economic development officials, political leaders, senior business executives, research leaders from CSU, Innosphere, the new incubator in Fort Collins dedicated to supporting innovative start-up companies, and leaders from the Fort Collins-based Colorado Clean Energy Cluster. Everyone was impressed with the commitment to innovation and business creation.
According to Jean-Pierre Chardon, "Colorado has untapped potential for bi-lateral opportunities between our two regions. I am convinced that the future holds the promise of significant mutual benefits in business development and research collaborations".
"As usual when visiting Colorado with a delegation from Grenoble, we were overwhelmed by how many similarities we saw in our economic environment and energy issues. Both regions have developed a pro-active development policy regarding renewable energy and energy efficiency, and address these issues on a technical level as well as trying to develop the relevant business model. I'm really positive on the fact that companies, academics and researchers on both sides of the Atlantic can benefit from our exchanges!
Our partner CORA was acting as usual as a model of efficiency and care in organizing our visit there, providing with the perfect mix of the right contacts at the right level, a variety of different players, not forgetting the essential aspect of sharing great convivial moments with our hosts, and enjoying absolutely perfect weather!"
Veronique PEQUIGNAT
AEPI - Grenoble-Isere Economic Development Agency
Manager - International Business Investment
"La qualité de l'organisation de la mission par CORA etait excellente pour l'organisation matérielle, très pertinente quant au choix des interlocuteurs;
La mission a ete d'un grand interet pour nous. Cela nous a servi de benchmark pour savoir si l'accompagnement de Gravit/Grain/Pétale aux projets et start-ups est de suffisamment bon niveau (ou en quoi il peut être encore amélioré), nous a permis de mieux positionner les compétences technologiques de Grenoble vis-à-vis de celles du NREL (et donc de savoir où porter nos efforts futurs), nous a permis d'identifier des acteurs locaux qui pourraient aider nos start-ups à créer des partenariats sur place."
Jeanne Jordanov
GRAIN/PETALE
President
Many concrete opportunities were identified. Jean-Pierre Chardon signed the Letter of Intent making Tenerrdis an official member of the International Cleantech Network, an organization co-founded by our own Colorado Clean Energy Cluster.
 We are proud that every delegate is affiliated with an organization that is a "Partner" in CORA.
In September and October, we will lead delegations to Grenoble. The first will be a senior delegation that includes Colorado companies and major research organizations; the second will be a group interested in developing business with newly commercialized businesses participating in the Grenoble Innovation Fair, an event that annually draws over 100 exhibitors. FACC President Bob Snyder will lead the first delegation - leading the second will be Yann Ropars, Director for Northern Colorado of our newly-opened office in Fort Collins.
Contact Virginie at 303-695-7818 x101 or Virginie@rmfacc.org if you are interested in participating in either of these delegations.
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Visit Our Job Board 
For more details on all of the listed job opportunities or to post your resume, visit our Job Board
Tour Coordinator at Adventure Travel West, Inc.
Denver, CO
Tour operator offering adventure tours to European groups is looking for a FT admin person to help in busy office.
The position is tour coordinator. Depending on skills the following tasks will be part of the job description:
- admin: communication with hotels (rooming lists, cancellations, reservations) - preparing tour director package for the guides - coordinating and training guides - communicating with our clients in Germany, France, Spain, UK, Australia and other countries - working in a fast paced office environment skill set: - heavy admin - great team player in small international office - enjoys detail and facilitating tours for the guides and passengers - French, Spanish and/or German a plus We are also looking at a management position, if the person has the skills, to do recruitment, tour development, research, staff coordination etc. Resume, cover letter and 3 work-related references from supervisors should be sent to info@at-west.com
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Project Coordinator at SRK Consulting
Lakewood, CO
SRK Consulting is an international firm of specialist consultants who focus mainly on the mining industry. We are seeking a Project Coordinator for our Denver office. The successful candidate will have the ability to: · Support technical project managers in terms of coordination (meetings and agendas, travel, site visits, meeting notes, etc.) · Report preparation/consolidation including document control and weekly/monthly project progress reporting · Support technical project managers with respect to project budgets and cost tracking · Health and Safety Administration · Proactive engagement of other SRK employees and outside consultants · Assist with proposal preparation and invoice finalization · Word processing/proof reading/cross checking as required to support projects · Utilize and maintain constant use of the Business Management System, documentation of client deliverables (e.g., checklist compliance, list of reports and letters issued by a project, file naming conventions). The successful candidate will be expected to communicate and maintain client relationships, work in a team environment, be self-motivated, require minimal supervision, able to work under pressure, and have good personal skills. This position requires strong word processing, grammar and communications skills. Fluency in Spanish and French is a plus. Contact: Applicants should respond by submitting their resume to tmandziak@srk.com
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CCIA International Cleantech Opportunities 
On May 4-6, 2011, CORA hosted a delegation from the Rhone-Alpes region of France. The Rhone-Alpes in southeastern France is one of the most dynamic and prosperous economies in Europe and is a major center for new energy R&D and commercialization. Grenoble, the 2nd major city of the region, is renowned for innovation in the renewable energy, micro-nano technologies and software industries.
On Wednesday, May 4, CORA and CCIA presented a luncheon roundtable on Wednesday, on International Cleantech Opportunities, Focus on Grenoble, France. During a moderated panel discussion, delegates presented information about Grenoble's world-class assets in new energy and research, including the recently approved Greenlys smart grid city project. Panelists included: Jean-Pierre Chardon, Veronique Pequignat, and Gilles Talbotier.
A special thank you to the Colorado Cleantech Industry Asociation for hosting the event.
Click here to see photos from the event.
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Schneider Electric VIP Reception
 When: May 4, 2011
Where: The Governor's Mansion
Schneider Electric hosted a VIP reception for the French delegation from Grenoble at the Governor's Mansion which was attended by about 50 guests. Paul Hamilton, Senior VP of Schneider Electric US, and Jean-Pierre Chardon, Senior VP of Schneider Electric France and President of Tenerrdis, spoke about the successful relationship between the two areas. Additional speakers included Bob Snyder, FACC President, Erwan Binet, VP of the Grenoble Isere County Council, and Jeff Richards, French Honorary Consul.
The Governor's Mansion provided a beautiful setting for this special reception and guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d'oeuvres while admiring the mountain views.
Click here to view photos from the event.
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Northern Colorado Business Award Dinner
On Thursday, May 5, the FACC held its First Annual Northern Colorado Business Award Dinner at Rocky Mountain Innosphere in Fort Collins. The City of Fort Collins sponsored the dinner at which Sunil Cherian, CEO of Spirae, was honored for his contribution to French-American business collaboration.
 Jeff Drees, President of Schneider Electric US, provided the opening remarks, and Bob Snyder, FACC President, and Virginie Ganivet, FACC Executive Director, presented Mr. Cherian with the award.
Over 60 guests dined on delicious fare prepared by Babette's Feast
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Click here to see photos from the event.
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World Trade Day
When: Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Where: Cable Center, University of Denver
The World Trade Center Denver hosted World Trade Day, Denver's premier full-day conference on international trade and business opportunities; the theme was "Focus on Europe". In addition to connecting participants to each other, they showcased the powerful World Trade Center network, directly connecting businesses of the Rocky Mountain region to businesses in key markets in Europe.
The FACC participated by hosting a visio-conference with correspondants in Marseille, France. We also had a booth to promote our organization.
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Gue stroom Package: Pour l'amour du jeu.
Baseball season is here and we have the guestroom package to fuel your love of the game.
Enjoy:
-$20 credit at V's Lounge -Complimentary valet parking
-Guestroom rates from $169 per night
For more information or to make a reservation, visit www.westindenverdowntown.com or call 303.572.9100
The Westin Denver Downtown - formerly known as the The Westin Tabor Center Proud to support the French American Chamber of Commerce
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Discover Rural France
Bed & Breakfast (& Dinner!) available in Sept and Oct. 2011. DVD available of the B&B upon request. Organize a group to stay at the B&B and win a Starbucks gift card.
Contact:
Anne Marie Heilman
720 434 6344
ann_paquet@yahoo.com
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123Mountain.Com June Promotion
Spring is here, so come check out our NEW shop for exciting new products
13701 W. Jewell Ave.
Suite 107
Lakewood, CO 80228
303-984-4649
You can also check out our new web site at 123Mountain.com
Our June Promotion *:
-Buy any shoes and receive a free nikwax cleaner
-Native Sunglasses: buy one get one free
-A free Nikwax product offer with a clothing purchase
-A free 230g canister offer for stove purchase over $100
-For each back pack purchased over $100 and get a free better bottle
*Cannot combined with another promotion or promotion
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Central City Opera: FACC Member Special 
Love. Jealousy. Murder. Knights in shining armor. Comedy. Tragedy. Sorcery.
And seven deadly sins.
CARMEN Bizet
AMADIGI DI GAULA Händel
PLUS THREE ONE-ACTS
GIANNI SCHICCHI Puccini
THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS Weill
THE BREASTS OF TIRESIAS Poulenc
All this and much more is waiting for members of the French American Chamber at the 2011 Central City Opera Festival, June 25 - August 7. In appreciation of our partnership, we would like to extend an EXCLUSIVE 30% off single tickets discount to you. Brush up on your French with one of our two French pieces: Carmen, the story of love, jealousy and murder surrounding a Spanish gypsy, or The Breasts of Tiresias, the comic opera about a woman whose breasts turn into balloons and float away. Or, come up and see one of our other five offerings. To redeem this offer, just mention CCFRENCH when calling the box office at 303-292-6700 oronline at www.centralcityopera.org.
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 Denver Sister Cities Wine Tasting - Saturday, June 18th
The DSCI Brest Committee is having a wine tasting fund raiser on June 18th from 5-8 pm at a lovely private home (al fresco setting!) in The Highlands neighborhood of Denver. The cost is $40, and it includes a variety of French wines and coordinated appetizers. info@denversistercities.org
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J'adore! Focus on French-Language Cinéma | June 9-12
14 feature films from France, Québec and Switzerland, presented by the Denver Film Society at the Denver FilmCenter//Colfax. Check out the entire program and purchase your tickets through the Alliance Française for the opening night film
Service Entrance (June 9 at 7pm), and for Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (June 10 at 9:15pm).
European Book Club| Tuesday, June 28th 
Our European book club aims to promote contemporary European literature in translation. This month we will be discussing Act of the Damned by Antonio Lobo Antunes. All books will be read in their English translation. Discussion will also be in English and moderated by Ariel Lewis. Read more French Summer Soirée I Saturday, July 16th  The 5th Annual French Summer Soirée tickets are ON SALE NOW! Click here to buy tickets!
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