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The Consulate General of France in Atlanta & the Georgia Institute of Technology present:

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Under the High Auspices of the Ambassador of France to the United States, His Excellency Mr. François Delattre; the Governor of Georgia, the Honorable Nathan Deal; and the Mayor of Atlanta, the Honorable Kasim Reed.

www.france-atlanta.org Scientific Symposiums

Georgia Tech-Lorraine/CNRS UMI: Toulouse/Atlanta: International Network in Biomedical Research Robotics and Optoelectronics and Technology Transfer for Automotive Applications WHEN: October 25 - 26 WHEN: October 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Emory University, Saint-Joseph WHERE: Manufacturing Research Center (MaRC) Translational Research Institute, Auditorium, Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology “FRANCE-ATLANTA: OPENING CEREMONY” (813 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332) These meetings are not open to the public. The objective of this symposium is to implement Since France-Atlanta 2010, medical and scientific WHEN: October 25, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. innovative collaborations and new industrial partnerships have been established between WHERE: The Melia Hotel, partnerships on automotive applications in robotics Toulouse and Atlanta, the two sister cities. For this and optoelectronics involving the Georgia Tech- new edition, major scientists from Toulouse will 590 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30308 CNRS Unité Mixte Internationale (GT-CNRS-UMI) hold targeted meetings with experts from Emory BY INVITATION ONLY and the Lafayette Institute, established at the University, Saint-Joseph Translational Research Georgia Tech-Lorraine campus. The cooperation Institute and Georgia Tech on specific issues of the GT-CNRS-UMI with PSA Peugeot Citroën related to haematology, oncology and biomedical The Ambassador of France to the United States, in optoelectronics and robotics, through their technology transfer. These discussions will aim OpenLab, will be showcased in this symposium at the creation of a medical agreement between the Governor of Georgia and the Mayor of Atlanta as a structuring model of innovation between the two cities. have been officially invited to open “France-Atlanta 2012” research and industry. during a reception organized at The Melia Hotel. Also present will be many of the participants in the events that are organized within the framework of “France-Atlanta”.

ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC For more information visit www.france-atlanta.org UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

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Nuclear Workshop: Post-Fukushima Nuclear Renaissance WHEN: October 29 from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Contemporary Dance: Pierre Rigal WHERE: Marcus Nanotechnology Building, and Compagnie Dernière Minute Georgia Institute of Technology –Street Performances Elevate (345 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332) Atlanta Closing Ceremony A delegation of French nuclear industrial groups investment and trade between Paris and Atlanta. WHEN: October 27 at 5:00 p.m. will come to exchange with U.S. counterparts and The second edition of the Sustainable Airport Areas WHERE: Downtown Atlanta Pierre Gonnord: Portraying the South build upon first contacts established in 2011. A (“SAA”) International Seminar, prepared with the conference will be held in collaboration with Georgia help of the French American Chamber of Commerce –Performance: Standards, by the –Exhibition: Tech and Southern Company followed by individual - Atlanta will take place on October 30th and 31st Compagnie Dernière Minute WHEN: October 8 – November 16 meetings to enhance potential partnerships. Southern in Atlanta. Elected Officials from the Paris Region, WHEN: October 28 at 5:00 p.m. WHERE: SCAD Gallery See Company is building 2 new reactors which are in representatives from Hubstart Paris® and from WHERE: Rialto Center for the Arts (1600 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309) active preparation. These 2 units will be the first new Aéroports de Paris will continue to exchange with (80 Forsyth Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30303) Gallery hours: Monday through Friday, generation nuclear reactors to be built in the United representatives from the City of Atlanta, Hartsfield- 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. States since 1979. As such, U.S. nuclear Renaissance Jackson International Airport and Invest Atlanta, –Performance: The Standing Man, will actually start in Georgia. With 58 nuclear and explore the role of the International Airport in solo piece by Pierre Rigal –Artist Talk reactors operated by Electricité de France (EdF), the development of major urban centers. A public WHEN: October 29 at 8:30 p.m. WHEN: November 7 at 6:00 p.m. France derives over 75% of its electricity from nuclear discussion on sustainable development around WHERE: The Goat Farm Arts Center WHERE: SCAD Gallery See energy. French nuclear policy relies on high security airport zones will be organized on Tuesday morning, (1200 Foster St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30318) (1600 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309) standards and progressive renewal of its nuclear fleet. followed by B2B meetings and a business tour of The construction of a new generation reactor 1650 Greater Atlanta for French guests the following day. After dazzling the city during France-Atlanta SCAD Exhibitions in partnership with France- MWe class EPR unit in Flamanville will be completed 2011, Pierre Rigal, and “Compagnie Dernière Atlanta is pleased to premiere a solo exhibition by 2016 and EdF will build a second unit. U.S. and Minute” are back for a series of performances. of photographs by French photographer Pierre French experts will exchange their views on the future The International Water Forum The company will surprise audiences with street Gonnord. In recognition of the 50th anniversary of nuclear energy. In addition to the conference, performances celebrating the end of Elevate, a of death of Nobel Prize winning author William WHEN: November 5 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Southern Company Group will have a chance to meet program that transforms downtown Atlanta with Faulkner, the artist was invited to conduct a with French potential vendors ready to get involved in WHERE: The Metro Atlanta Chamber temporary art projects in unused spaces. Then, three-month residency in Georgia, Alabama and the Vogtle project. (235 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, at the Rialto, the company will present the U.S. Mississippi. Through the faces and landscapes Atlanta, GA 30303) première of Rigal’s electrifying new work, Standards, encountered, Portraying the South captures a offering a bold statement on the assimilation glimpse into the soul of the Deep South, offering Sustainable Airport Areas International Over the last 20 years, the population of Metro Atlanta has doubled, and the region is now home of social codes expressed through the physical a timeless, unclassifiable, explosive and riveting Seminar 2012: Fueling regional growth to more than half the population of the state. The vocabulary of hip-hop. Finally, The Standing portrayal of the American Southeast. Portraying through international collaboration and Atlanta region is located in the headwaters and its Man, integrating sound and visual effects with the South also complements the 2012 Atlanta shaping the 21st century model for rivers are small. The Chattahoochee River is the contemporary dance, provides a visually crafty Celebrates Photography festival. Airport Regions. smallest river in the nation serving as the major portrayal of the human evolution framework by WHEN: October 30 - 31 source of water for a region of this size. With 98 solo performer Pierre Rigal as part of the Tanz Farm series. These performances are presented with Public discussion on Tuesday, October 30 percent of the region’s supply coming from surface water, the problem with managing water supplies the generous support of sister cities Atlanta from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and Toulouse. WHERE: Please visit is droughts and limited reservoir opportunities. The http://www.france-atlanta.org/spip.php?article181 city of Atlanta is addressing such issues through an integrated approach to water resources management ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC In July 2011, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and with an emphasis on watershed protection and green representatives from the Paris Region Economic infrastructure. On the occasion of France-Atlanta UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. Development Agency (Hubstart Paris®) and 2012, French and American experts, business and Aéroports de Paris signed a Memorandum of political leaders will discuss the latest developments For more information visit Understanding to identify areas for synergistic regarding water management. A conference will be collaboration within their respective airport areas held at the Metro Atlanta Chamber, followed by indi- www.france-atlanta.org which could result in job growth and increased vidual meetings to enhance potential partnerships. Cultural Expressions Humanitarian Events

Jazz Concerts with Raphaël Imbert Conference: Overcoming Urban Poverty: –Jazz on Friday Faulkner in France and in the Caribbean France and the U.S. take action WHEN: October 19 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. WHEN: October 30 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. –Construction project in Atlanta WHERE: Emory University WHERE: High Museum of Art WHEN: November 3 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (for the exact address, please visit Raising awareness in local high schools: (1280 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30309) WHERE: The location is given to participants only. http://www.france-atlanta.org/spip.php?article186) NGO work in French speaking countries –Jazz at the First Congregational Church To register: This literary conference, hosted in partnership http://www.france-atlanta.org/spip.php?article182 WHEN: October 25 - November 10 WHEN: November 3 at 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Participating high schools WHERE: First Congregational Church with Emory University, puts the focus on Faulkner with an exploration of his influence in France and –Public roundtable discussion (105 Courtland Street, Atlanta, GA 30303) Representatives from the Carter Center, Care, the Caribbean. Highlighting the global impact of WHEN: November 6 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Peace Corps will share their experience in the French saxophonist, jazz composer, and academic Faulkner’s work in the Francophone literary world, WHERE: The TSRB Auditorium at Georgia field with students of French from participating researcher Raphaël Imbert, a huge fan of music of French and American academics, contemporary Institute of Technology (Technology Square Metro Atlanta high schools in order to raise the South, will pay homage to Faulkner’s South in a writers and historians including Daniel Fabre, Research Building, 85 Fifth Street NW, awareness regarding current humanitarian issues. jazz concert at the High Museum’s celebrated series Director of studies at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Atlanta, GA 30308) These organizations use the French language on a “Jazz on Friday”. With numerous guests from the en Sciences Sociales, will discuss how this literary regular basis for their activities in West Africa, the With a poverty rate in both France and the United South, this musical exploration will take the audience influence has been passed down and transformed Caribbean and Asia. This series of presentations States of about 14%, urban poverty in developed on a journey from the Mississippi Delta to the in contemporary literature. will not only be an opportunity for students to learn countries is an unfortunate reality. During France- Appalachian Mountains where European, Celtic, and more about humanitarian issues but also to find Atlanta 2012, this problem will be explored and African communities met to give way to one of the new uses for the French language as a source for French Children’s Books Author addressed with two hands-on projects and a most creative musical movements in history. Then, in Atlanta Schools job opportunities. in partnership with Atlanta’s historical First Con- conference bringing together key associations WHEN: October 29 - 31 gregational Church, which seeps in a deep musical in France and Atlanta. Beginning September tradition, Raphaël Imbert will share the stage with WHERE: Participating schools 2012, members of the American community of the Metz area, especially Georgia Tech-Lorraine local saxophonist Reverend Dr. Dwight D. Andrews Offering a multicultural event for schools, France- in a musical celebration of the South…jazz style. students, will help with a renovation project by Atlanta invites the French-American youth writer French NGO Habitat et Humanisme. In Metro Susie Morgenstern. This award-winning author of Atlanta, on November 3, a Habitat for Humanity Conference: more than 100 books, will share her good humor ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Anthropology and Literature house will be built by volunteers from the local and love for her activity by giving lectures, readings French community. Not only will these projects UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. WHEN: October 29 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and workshops in local schools teaching French bring together the French-American communities WHERE: Emory University - White Hall 208 in Atlanta. of Atlanta and the Metz area for a worthy cause, For more information visit (480 S. Kilgo Circle NE, Atlanta, GA 30322) but they will also bring greater awareness to the www.france-atlanta.org In partnership with Emory’s Department of France-Atlanta at the BronzeLens problem of urban poverty. With the same goal Anthropology, this conference will explore the WHEN: November 8 - 10 in mind, these concrete efforts will be followed complex relations between ethnographic and WHERE: Georgia Pacific by a roundtable discussion at Georgia Tech, on novelistic writing, using the work of William (133 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30303) November 6, with guest speakers from Habitat Faulkner as an example. Special guests will for Humanity and Habitat et Humanisme. include French professor, ethnologist and France-Atlanta is excited to once again partner with anthropologist Jean Jamin, Director of studies the BronzeLens Film Festival—dedicated to bringing at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences national and worldwide attention to Atlanta as an Sociales, Professor Bradd Shore from the Emory epicentre of film and film production—and together, Department of Anthropology and other American showcasing diversity in film. France-Atlanta at the guests. Professor Jamin will also present his film BronzeLens 2012 will put the spotlight on African “William Faulkner, the Blood, the Soil, the Name”. and Francophone cinema’s “Nouvelle Vague” of togethertowardsinnovation up-and-coming filmmakers, presenting a diverse array of world cinema at its best. togethertowardsinnovation We would like to thank our sponsors: And our valuable partners:

With the support of:

Alliance Française d’Atlanta Association Ensemble, Atlanta-Accueil, Atlanta-Toulouse Sister Cities Committee, Ecole du Samedi, Entreprise Rhône-Alpes International, the French-American Chamber of Commerce, the French Heritage Society, the French Senior Trade Advisors Association, Théâtre du Rêve, the French Society and Ubifrance.

This brochure was printed July 2, 2012. For an updated version of the program of these series of events, please visit www.france-atlanta.org