News
02/25/08 - Meet Dr. Angelika Blendstrup, PhD and Dr. Elisabetta Ghisini
Dr. Angelika Blendstrup, PhD, and Dr. Elisabetta Ghisini, renowned
authors of "Communicating the American way" and "They Made It", will
conduct workshops at ICF 2008 and host a booth at the event to discuss
and promote their highly regarded books. Please come and join them at
ICF 2008; they will be delighted to personally autograph their books and
provide direct and personal insights.
02/18/08 - Pre-Kickoff ORIENTED.COM Happy Hour
As the proud media sponsor of this year's Apec International Career
Fair, ORIENTED.COM will be hosting its regular monthly Happy Hour with
Apec! ORIENTED.COM is the largest network in the world of international
professionals interested in Asian businesses and partnerships. Its
signature events, the ORIENTED Happy Hours, are "simultaneously" held on
the last Thursday of every month in more than twelve cities around the
world, providing international networking opportunities! For more
information, visit the website at www.ORIENTED.COM. Complimentary
admission for all ICF08 candidates.
02/14/2008 - ERA-LINK - European Researchers' Get-together on February 28th
You are cordially invited to an ERA-Link
Members' get-together co-organized by ERA-Link USA, the Delegation of
the European Commission and swissnex San Francisco
on Thursday, 28
February 2008, from 6:30pm to 9:00pm, at swissnex in San Francisco.
For
more information :
http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/activities/events/eralink-new_directions
For more ERA-Link information and membership, visit http://cordis.europa.eu/eralink/home_en.html
02/13/2008 - EGIS will be at ICF'08
With a permanent staff of 5850 people and a presence in over 80
countries, Egis achieves 49% of its turnover outside of France, thereby
drawing its competitiveness and capacity to remain at the cutting edge
of modernity and excellence from diversification.
Road and
motorway networks, civil engineering, rail links, airports, urban and
suburban transportation, water, the environment, urban development,
institutional support, Egis is enhancing our everyday environment and
improving our quality of living.
Egis figures among the great
European and worldwide players in land-use planning and development
(ranked as n°7 international design firm - Engineering News Record 2007).
01/27/2008 - BRETAGNE INTERNATIONAL can make your project a success
- to assist Breton
companies in their international development,
- to identify and
support projects of investment in Bretagne.
Our team, based in
Bretagne, is made of 25 experts of specific business areas who perfectly
understand the markets and the needs of the companies. We also rely on a
network of more than 60 representatives in over 50 countries. These
specialists are chosen based on their knowledge of the economy and
culture of their country.
Among a base of over 4,000 Breton
SMB's, each year more than 600 companies sign an international
development contract with us.
Relying on our excellent knowledge
of the economic structures and the know-how of the companies in our
region, we at Bretagne International provide YOU with free
confidential assistance and complete information through the different
stages of your project to create or acquire a company in Bretagne.
Collection
of information
* Validation of a market, suppliers or customers
in our region
* Availability and skills of workforce
*
Financial incentives available
* Assessment of costs.
Identification
of potential partners
* Following your request, identification
and introduction to your potential partners.
Site proposals
*
With the support of the Economic Agency of Bretagne and the action of
regional development partners, we submit you a selection of sites
according to your needs (greenfields, industrial buildings, offices, etc.).
Assistance
before, during and after your installation
We help you with all
your administrative formalities:
* Creation of your local subsidiary
*
Staff recruitment
* Arrival of your expatriates and their families...
01/21/2008 - CEGELEC - A specialist in infrastructure and services
As an integrated international group providing technological services to
companies and local authorities, Cegelec designs, installs and maintains
systems and sub-systems in industry, infrastructure and services. We are
particularly active in such high-demand industries as energy and
electricity, oil, building and public works, food and beverage,
automobile manufacturing, transport, defence, municipal services and
maintenance (both industrial and multi-technical). Cegelec employs
26,000 people in more than 30 countries and has annual revenue of around
4,463 million US$.
The International Career Fair gives us a great opportunity to make our businesses and professions more widely known. The ICF is a key venue for meeting our future team members¿graduates of prestigious US establishments interested in moving around or working in their home countries. We are looking for high-potential profiles that will find with us the opportunity to fully develop their career ambitions though both geographic and functional mobility.
To provide the wide variety of skills this requires, we employ a wide range of profiles, from traditional to highly specialised. These include Business Portfolio Managers, Project Managers, Head of Activity Centre, Branch Office Managers, Site Managers, International Project Managers, Design Engineers and Technical Sales Staff. We combine solutions and services to build highly advanced end-to-end packages and leverage our expertise and disciplined approach to guarantee clients in the most demanding industries reliability and safety.
01/19/2008 - PROVENCE PROMOTION is looking for entrepreneurs
Provence Promotion is the economic
development agency of the Bouches du Rhône created by the
Marseille-Provence Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the County
Council. Its goal is to help companies establish themselves successfully
in Provence.
The Provence Promotion team is composed of 28
people. Through its start-ups dedicated program, START IN PROVENCE, our
team is ready to provide you with the assistance you need during the
different stages of your project, from the ideation to the
implementation of your company.
Start in Provence provides a
unique interface and a personalized support for your project, your
staff, your family. In association with public and private partners, we
offer free, confidential and 'on demand' advice to facilitate your
project. We will connect you to an expert network of more than 150
partners, including entrepreneurs, incubators, corporate trainings,
business clusters, public assistance and incentives, research centers,
banks, venture capitalists, family support structures¿
Since
2003, Provence Promotion has supported more than 75 start-ups and
business development projects in Provence. 60% were coming from foreign
countries.
01/20/2008 - THALES at ICF'08 : a major player in Aerospace, Defence and Security
Building on proven capabilities in large and
complex software systems, Thales steps up to the security challenges of
its customers in an increasingly interconnected, technology-driven
world. Civil and military systems benefit from many of the same
technologies and innovations. Developing these dual technologies has
been a long tradition for Thales, with its global network of 22,000
high-level researchers. Leveraging a global presence and spanning the
entire value chain, from prime contracting to equipment, Thales plays a
pivotal role in making the world a safer place.
By participating
in the ICF 2008, Thales is hoping to get in touch with a large number of
high profile candidates from all over the world. We are looking for
curious, open-minded and innovative people with a passion for
adventurous positions, and we hope to use ICF as a meeting and
communication platform to enable candidates to discover our challenging
opportunities around the globe.
As a company with over 70% of
Engineers, Thales is mainly looking for Scientific or Technical
profiles, for various positions all around the world such as Software
Engineers, Systems Engineers & Architects, Mechanical Engineers,
Electronics Engineers, Enterprise Architects, Software Developers, Bid
and Program Managers, etc. with very strong technical skills. However,
we are also very keen on meeting high profile candidates with a
background in finance, law, audit, as well as sales and marketing.
01/18/2008 - LAFARGE just registered at ICF'08
Lafarge Central Research Laboratory located near Lyon in France in a
nutshell:
- 200 employees of 10 nationalities
- 200M euros budget
-
High-tech equipment
- Broad academic network
Researchers
working in interdisciplinary teams. Scientists from disciplines that are
key to our industry: mineralogy, hydration chemistry, rheology and
micro-mechanics. They are well-placed to generate technical synergies
between the various Group businesses.
Jobs in focus:
Researchers
in numerous scientific disciplines, including mineralogy, hydration
chemistry, rheology and micro mechanics, for the following positions:
-Research
engineer
-Research project manager
-Research centre manager
-Development
manager.
01/19/2008 - RENAULT joins ICF'08
Renault is a multi-brand automotive group
that counts 130,000 employees who conceive, design, manufacture and
market attractive, safe, environmentally-friendly vehicles. Our
profitable growth strategy includes an unswerving commitment to customer
satisfaction and product quality, coupled with a drive for innovation.
Boasting
over 100 years of successful operations, Renault continues to expand
internationally with Dacia, Renault Samsung Motors and the Alliance with
Nissan.
The Alliance represents the 4th largest global automaker
in terms of unit sale, which corresponds to a 9% global market share.
Our
development in new markets means significant volumes of recruitment, in
particular in Russia, Romania, Turkey, Morocco, Iran, India, Brazil,
Korea¿
If you are either young graduates or experienced
persons with technical background in priority and significant experience
in industrial (transportation and automotive) international projects, if
you are interested in joining the huge challenges of Renault Commitment
2009, please come and meet us at ICF 2008!
