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Beyond Beaujolais 2011

And if you want to see how great you look on the video, watch it NOW!

Pictures and video of Beyond Beaujolais 2011 online!

 
Find yourself on the BB'11 pictures! 
From the Photograph Laurent Cavalie. 
Click here!

Thank you!

We would like to thank all of you for coming to the Beaujolais

Nouveau last Saturday. We had a great time with you and we hope you enjoyed your night! We will post the pictures next week.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!

The FACC-Atlanta had a road trip in North Georgia!

Daniel Bowers, the FACC-Atlanta Executive Director, and Jim Blair, FACC-Atlanta President, invited their two interns for a road trip in North Georgia!

France-Atlanta 2011: "Green City of the Future" Business Workshop

Wednesday, November 26, the Business Workshop "Green City of the Future" took place at the Metro Atlanta Chamber.

 

French and American experts, business and political leaders discussed the latest developments regarding green city initiatives to improve the quality of life of inhabitants and the environment.

We have the pleasure to share with you the photos of this event, taken by Mr. Laurent Cavalie (Mindworks Creation)! Click Here

To see the agenda and the speakers, please Click Here.

The same day, the "France-Atlanta: Opening Ceremony" took place the evening at The Melia Hotel. The Ambassador of France to the United States, the Governor of Georgia and the Mayor of Atlanta had been officially invited to open "France-Atlanta 2011". 

 Click Here to see the pictures.

The next Business Workshop will be "Nuclear Energy: Security and Waste Management" and it will be held at the Marcus Nanotechnology Building at Georgia Institute of Technology, Friday, November 4, at 7:30 a.m.

Don't miss it! Find out the program of this event HERE.

Celebration of Beaujolais Nouveau in Georgia! Save the dates!

In Georgia, the French Community is growing and they love sharing their culture and good tradition with foreigners. This is why this year we invite you to join us to celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau thanks to the huge contribution of Georges Duboeuf. 

 
You will have the chance to enjoy a glass of Beaujolais Nouveau: 

 
- On November 17th at the Bistro Niko, at the Riltz carlton...in Atlanta

 
- On November 17th at the Brasserie 529 (RSVP at info@frenchsavannah.com), at the Garibaldi Restaurant...in Savannah

 
and the last but not least, 

 
- On November 19th at the Defoor Centre in Atlanta.   

Please Find out more on http://www.wix.com/beaujolaisnouveau11/beyondbeaujolais and by calling this location. 

 

 Happy Beaujolais Nouveau (in advance) !!

Membership Benefits Program - 10% off at TreeTop Quest Park!

Your FACC-Atlanta has the pleasure to offer 10% off to its Members on an admission to Treetop Quest Park, on presentation of your UCCIFE Card. 

 

Treetop Quest is an outdoor, zip line treetop adventure course for everyone – families, kids, bachelor parties, bachelorette parties, team building – located in Atlanta, GA. New to Georgia! Explore your wild side! 

Visit their Website!: www.treetopquest.com

Vivre à Atlanta, GA

FACC member recently published the following article on "femmexpat.com". Please enjoy!
You can find this article HERE, 

Or read it right now!:

Atlanta, une ville qui a la pêche

En découvrant Atlanta, GA, j’ai été de bonnes surprises en bonnes surprises. Je m’attendais à une ville inhumaine, immense, sans verdure et sans intérêt architectural du fait des destructions encourues pendant la Guerre Civile (le General Sherman a fait brûler la ville en 1864). Ma première prise de contact a complétement changé cette image. Certes la métropole d’Atlanta compte environ 5 millions d’habitants et continue à grandir. Mais il s’agit d’une métropole verte. Une fois quitté le centre-ville (Dowtown) quelque peu sinistre il faut l’avouer mis à part autour des attractions touristiques, il existe de nombreux quartiers (Midtown, Virginia Highland, Chastaing Park, Buckhead) et petites villes (comme Roswell, Marietta...) pleins de charmes et très verts, sans oublier Piedmont Park et Grant Park, les poumons verts de la ville.

Atlanta est la porte d’entrée du Sud des Etats-Unis et tout le rappelle. Ses habitants sont généralement très accueillants, dans la tradition du Sud. Ils font aussi preuve de beaucoup de courtoisie (attendez-vous à entendre du yes, Ma’am, no Ma’am et mieux vaut dire Good morning Sir). Ils ont aussi tendance à mieux s’habiller, de façon moins relaxe, que dans le Nord. Les femmes sont plutôt coquettes, à l’image des ladys des plantations. Il suffit d’assister à la sortie de la messe le dimanche ou d’aller au restaurant pour voir qu’à Atlanta on s’habille.

Atlanta est ensoleillée toute l’année, l’été est très chaud,

Did you already know that .... ?

Savannah's port now #2 in U.S. for exports - By Carla Caldwell – Published in The Atlanta Business Chronicle

The Port of Savannah is now the second-busiest in the U.S. for containerized exports, Georgia Ports Authority    Executive Director Curtis Foltz said Thursday during his annual “State of the Ports” address, reports the Savannah Morning News. In fiscal year 2011, which ended June 30, the Port of Savannah handled more than 6.8 million tons of containerized exports. The port is second only to the Port of Los Angeles. Georgia’s port beat out other major ports including Long Beach, New York/New Jersey, Norfolk and Charleston. (La suite: http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2011/09/savannahs-port-now-2-in-us-for.html).

September Currency Outlook provided by Western Union Business Solutions

For more information, please contact Chris Hopkins at chris.hopkins@business.westernunion.com

For financial markets, August was one of the most tumultuous months since the 2008 financial crisis. Depressed by signs of a slowing global economy and slammed by deterioration in European debt markets, traders fled into the relative safety of the Japanese yen, Swiss franc, and US dollar. As September begins, calm appears to be returning, but the potential for violent exchange rate movement remains.

Global Outlook

Two themes are likely to exert significant influence over the currency markets in the month ahead:

Monetary Safety Net Unravels

Financial markets are kicking off September after being kicked in the teeth throughout August.

Economic pessimism began to set in when a series of negative employment, manufacturing and purchasing reports landed on trading desks in the early part of the month. Sentiment was given a further knock when Standard & Poor’s downgraded the United States in early August. Although the move was widely expected, and did little to dissuade investors from purchasing US dollar debt, it certainly served to damage faith in the real economy.

Buffeted by these crosswinds, investors spent much of the remainder of the month awaiting a magic show performed by Ben Bernanke and his Federal Reserve.

However, if developments over the last few years have established anything, it is that central banks are unable to resurrect economies on their own. The Federal Reserve may have the monetary rabbit, but it doesn't have the fiscal hat.

As a result, we expect central bankers to do their best to anchor policy expectations further into the future, while avoiding repeats of the massive asset-buying programmes seen over the past few years. The risks are too large, and the rewards too unclear.

Financial markets will be forced to ride on their own, without the support of government-provided training wheels. Asset prices are vulnerable, and traders will remain cautious around the growth-linked currencies for the foreseeable future.

The ride may be a little wobbly and prone to crashes in the coming months, but one hopes that an old skill is relearned by the turn of the calendar year.

25th Annual Beaujolais Nouveau

Your French American Chamber of Commerce - Atlanta
presents
its 25th Annual Beaujolais Nouveau!

Saturday, November 19th, 2011
At the Defoor Centre
7:00 PM to 12:00 AM

Beyond Beaujolais is a celebration of Beaujolais Nouveau, fine cuisine, French culture and luxury items.
This year, we decided to introduce the finest food and spirits from France and Georgia.

Be the first to register online: http://www.wix.com/beaujolaisnouveau11/beyondbeaujolais

Tremplin Amérique du Nord 2012

Envie d'exporter aux USA ? Cela sera possible grâce au réseau des Chambres de Commerce françaises localisées à l'étranger. 

• L’intérêt du « TREMPLIN AMERIQUE DU NORD » :

Des marchés solvables qui présentent de réelles opportunités.

L’Amérique du Nord est une zone de référence sur les autres marchés mondiaux : elle constitue le prolongement naturel de la démarche commerciale d’une entreprise qui exporte déjà vers les pays de l’UE.

 

• Un moyen efficace pour :

 Obtenir une information pertinente sur l’état et les opportunités du marché nord-américain.

 Rencontrer des experts et les partenaires de votre développement

Pour en savoir plus, cliquer http://origin.library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102387747013-373/Tremplin+Amerique+du+Nord+2012.pdf

Global Connect in the medias!

Find the various interviews of your FACC Executive Director, Daniel Bowers, and of Ray Gilbert,  British American Business Group, the organizers of the Global Connect Event.
The event will celebrate Delta Air Lines Inc.'s 70 years in Atlanta and will feature food and entertainment from around the world while showcasing the activities of the chambers and other international groups.

To listen the Atlanta Business Radio Interviews Ray Gilbert with British American Business Group, Daniel Bowers with French American Chamber Of Commerce, and Alain Beauvais with Creative Challenges, Inc.: Click Here

 
Take a look at the article from GlobalAtlanta and the video on the proclamation of Global Connect, honored by Atlanta City Council: http://www.globalatlanta.com/article/24938

We look foward to see you on Thursday!

July 21st : Global Connect event

 

On Thursday, July 21,the French American Chamber of Commerce and the British American Business Group will host a business mixer from 5:30 to 9:00 PM called Global Connect at the 200 Peachtree Center.  Currently, over 30 bi-lateral Chambers of Commerce and Trade Organizations have confirmed this participation including: The German American Chamber of Commerce of the South East, the Swedish, Belgian, Danish, Chilean, Argentine – American Chambers of Commerce, the Metro Atlanta Chamber and more. 

Delta Air Lines has come on board as the primary sponsor for the evening. The companies that sponsors with the FACC are: Oakwood, Chase Bank, Epstein Becker Green and HLB Gross Collins.

Each of the countries invited to participate is also being asked to find restaurants that could represent their particular country’s culinary traditions and style. So far LW Chocolatier and Buckead Club will be our “French Culinary Representative”.

Spread the word and tell everyone you know to join us Thursday July 21 5:30pm – 9:00pm at Global Connect . If you would like additional information, you can contact us at 404 -997-6800 or Ray Gilbert with the British American Business Group at 678-925-4736. Thanks! I hope to see you there.

 REGISTER HERE

To learn more about this tremendous event on Atlanta Business Radio, click here

10 reasons to invest in France

#1. France: A global economic power

- The 2nd largest economic power in the European Union.
- The world’s 6th largest exporter of goods and 4th largest exporter of services.
- 39 French companies among the world’s leading 500 (Germany: 37, United Kingdom: 29)

#2. A country open to foreign investment

- The leading FDI recipient in Europe, with US$57.4 billion of inflows in 2010, and the 3rd leading FDI recipient in the world, after the United States and China. Source: UNCTAD estimates, 2011
- The 2nd leading recipient in Europe for the number of job-creating foreign investments and the leading recipient of projects in industry and renewable energy. Source: Ernst & Young, 2011
- Over 20,000 foreign companies already profit from doing business in France: they employ over 2 million people, accounting for 22% of all corporate R&D in France, one-third of all French exports and 42.3% of holdings in the market capitalization of CAC 40 companie

s (amounting to €404.5 billion).

#3. A dynamic market, a gateway to Europe, the Middle East & Africa

- France is at the heart of the European Single Market of 500 million consumers.
- 2nd largest market in Europe: 64.7 million inhabitants
- The world’s leading tourist destination: 74 million tourists
- 2nd highest birth rate in Europe, after Ireland. France accounts for 46% of the natural population increase in the EU.

#4. Excellent connections throughout Europe and worldwide

- Paris Charles de Gaulle: ranked 2nd by passenger numbers and 1st for cargo in Europe 

- Paris Le Bourget: the leading business airport in Europe

Follow us on twitter !

Good afternoon FACC members,

We want to let you know that you can follow us on twitter @faccatl to get more information about :

- French news

- USA news 

- Our events and benefits of being a member

- Sports news, Atlanta news, etc 

Keep you posted on the last breaking news !

Our new program: events calendar 2011 - 2012

Your FACC has the pleasure to present you its new events for the end of 2011 and 2012! Please come and enjoy what we prepare for you!

– Focus on Business: A quarterly visit to a local business, limited to around 20 people. This is not only a great recruiting tool, but a great opportunity to network and learn more about the business community in Atlanta! (This event is for members only.)

– Les Quatre Saisons Dinners: the FACC along with our sister organizations (the Alliance Francaise, the French Heritage Society and the Atlanta-Toulouse Sister City Commission) will host a seasonal dinner at a local French restaurant to celebrate local, seasonal foods prepared by great French Chefs.

– Wednesday Wine Social: Every 2 months (September 2011, November (Beaujolais Nouveau), January, etc.) join the FACC to socialize, network and enjoy a great glass of wine in a new setting. We are always looking for ideas, hosts, sponsors, etc. 

Fraudulent offers about VAT number

The European Commission has issued warnings to companies to be wary of fraudulent offers to obtain VAT numbers in exchange for advance payments. More information can be found on the EC's website at:

http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/taxation/vat/traders/vat_community/index_en.htm

Several months ago, the ACFCI (assembly of French Chamber of commerce abroad) warned  different departments at the European Commision about theses illegal commercial practices being offered by  some companies to  numerous young professionals.