  
Welcome to Advance Paris - the French connection of the world's fastest-growing Australian ex-pat network.
Like its sister chapters in other major capitals around the globe, Advance Paris has no less lofty an aim than connecting France's burgeoning community of Australian professionals.
Australians sit in French board rooms, toil in French science labs, manage French arts companies, run French vineyards and work in French companies across the spectrum of industry sectors.
Through a series of regular events and meetings - both for business and pleasure - Advance Paris aims to bring together this varied array of Aussie professionals.
Members of Advance Paris are more than just "kangourous" in the City of Light - they are ambassadors-at-large for Australia - dynamic professionals with a commitment to not only making a contribution to their adopted country but also staying connected to their homeland.
Join Advance Paris
If you're an Australian working in France and you wish to join Advance Paris, please sign up here. Membership is free. Once you've signed up, you'll start to receive regular updates on Advance activities in France.
Advance Paris - Steering Committee
Bryce Corbett - Chair
Mary Durack
Marilyn Georgeff
Jill Grinda
Caroline Hendry
Zoe McKenzie
Alex Peshesvki
Penelope Stockdale
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ADVANCE EVENTS
Advance/MeetUp Summer Beach Party
Wednesday 23 July
Paris Plage, from 7pm
It's summer time! And in the absence of a real beach, we're going to have to make do with Paris Plage for the inaugural Advance/MeetUp Summer Beach Party. Grab your cossies, slip into your thongs and pack the esky - it's a summer evening Aussie style in the heart of Paris. Beach cricket is on the cards (beach police permitting...) [More]
Spaghetti Western Orchestra
September 16 - 11 October
Cafe de la Danse, Paris
Melbourne's favourite orchestral sons, the Spaghetti Western Orchestra open their Paris season on September 16. Advance members will have exclusive access to specially priced tickets for the Orchestra's Paris shows. Watch this space for details.
Australian Ballet
Graeme Murphy's Swan Lake
October 4
Theatre du Chatelet, Paris
As part of the Australian Ballet's international tour, Australian choreographer, Graeme Murphy  brings his celebrated interpretation of Swan Lake to Paris' renowned Theatre de Chatelet. Advance is in negotiations with the Theatre du Chatelet to offer members discount tickets to the final performance. Tickets will be limited. Advance members will be notified by email when the tickets go on sale. [More]
OTHER EVENTS
Tour de France - Aussie Meet Up
July 27
Place de la Concorde, Paris
Join fellow Aussies for the final sprint of the Tour de France. Our friends in the Aussie Meet Up group in Paris will be gathering to cheer on the Aussies in the race - and soak up the atmosphere of the final day of this iconic race. [More]
John Butler Trio
France Tour
Celebrated Australian band, John Butler Trio, continue to take Europe by storm with various dates this summer at rock festivals in France. From the Furia festival in Cergy Pontoise to the Zenith Arena in Lille.
See the John Butler Trio website for details.
NEWS
Aussie PM urges ex-pats to 'come home'
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has used his recent trip to the US and UK to urge Australian ex-pats to consider coming home [More...]
EVENT REPORTS
Advance Australia .. Where?
An Evening with Hugh Mackay
Monday June 2
More than 60 people crowded into the conference room of the Fondation pour l'innovation politique to hear Australia's pre-eminent social researcher, Hugh Mackay, talk about his book Advance Australia...Where? and, in the process, give his stocktake of the current state of the Aussie nation [more]
Love It And Leave It - Book Launch
Friday April 4, 2008
Australians in Paris came out in force for the French launch of home-grown photographer, Nathalie Latham's book, Love It And Leave It - Australia's Creative Diaspora. The new Australian Ambassador to France, David Ritchie, was among those on hand to see Latham's photographs - a snapshot of Australian ex-pats flying the flag overseas.
Advance Australia Day Party & Official Launch
Friday January 25, 2008
On the eve of Australia Day, close to 200 Advance members and friends of Australia joined together in the Australian Embassy for the official launch of the newest star in the Advance constellation. Her Excellency Penelope Wensley AO, the Ambassador for Australia to France, welcomed guests to this celebration. [More...]
Discover Advance
Thursday November 29, 2007
Nearly 100 Australian professionals came out of the Parisian woodwork for the inaugural Advance Paris event on November 29, setting the newest star in Advance's global constellation aglow. At a "Discover Advance" event staged in the Australian-owned Jay's Hotel, Australians in France were warmly welcomed by Bryce Corbett, Chair of the Steering Committee, his fellow founding members and the European Director of Advance, Kate Parker. [More...]
PUBLICISE your event
Become an Advance Paris member and spread the word of your upcoming event to the Aussie community in France. Contact Advance here.
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Matthew Gardan - Communications Manager, Innocent Drinks
Matthew Gardan has a sweet job. Extolling the virtues of Innocent drinks - fresh squeezed juices - to a nation of people who drink Bordeaux for breakfast.
In this month's Advance Paris Member Profile, he recounts how he got where he is, why he loves it so much and why he can found most days flying across the Seine on a grass-covered scooter.
[More...]
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