Welcome to ADVANCE Paris - the French connection to the world's fastest-growing Australian ex-pat network. 

Like its sister chapters in other major capitals around the globe, Advance in Paris has no less lofty an aim than connecting France's burgeoning community of Australian professionals.  Since 2009, we have been organising events and activities for our expanding community of Australians living in France, our French friends and international community neighbours.

Australians sit in French board rooms, toil in French science labs, coordinate projects for engineering companies, manage French art companies, run French vineyards, ..... yes, Aussies can been found in almost all corners of the industry spectrum across France today.... 

Through a series of regular business and social events and meetings, ADVANCE Paris aims to bring together this varied array of Aussie professionals. We have a networking series known as AYC (Advance Your Connexions) that is held every couple of months at the Renaissance Hotel Arc d’ Triomphe, our house sponsor for 2011/2012. This event series is growing into an international event with “spotlight speakers” who share their local experience, knowledge and tips in regard to living and working in France.  Its also a great way to meet dynamic members of the international community living in France. 

Members of ADVANCE in France are more than just "kangaroos" whether in the City of Light or in other cities or remote areas of France. They are ambassadors-at-large for Australia - dynamic professionals with a commitment in not only making a contribution to their adopted country but also staying connected to their homeland. 

Join Advance France

Membership is free, JOIN [HERE]. Once you've signed up, you'll start to receive regular updates on Advance activities in France. We look forward to welcoming you to our community here in France.

 
Advance France - Board Members

Catherine Goodwin-Gracia (Chairman)
Penelope Stockdale (Deputy Chairman)
Julien Rivet (French Legal Advisor)
Emily Walsh (Legal Officer)
David Perrin (Event Officer)
Alex Peshevski (Technology Officer)
Kim Marks(Communications Officer)
Renée Shirley (Deputy Communications Officer)
Sam Davies (Journalist)
Marti Georgeff (Board Advisor)
Julian Sylvester (South-West France Representative)
Leona Maguire (Technology & Communications)
 
 
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A French & Australian Connection:
 
“A Hymn to Piaf”
 
Singer Caroline Nin

Concert: 27th November 2011
18h00
Caveau des Légendes
22 rue Jacob, Paris, 75006
 
RESERVATIONS : 09 67 05 90 96

Cinéma des Antipodes

l'Association France Australie PARIF, l'Australia France Foundation vous proposent

MARDI 29 NOVEMBRE 2011

FACE TO FACE  de Michael Rymer

19H30  : Verre de l'amitié

20H00 : Projection 

 

A l'Ambassade d'Australie, 4 rue Jean Rey - 75015 Paris              

         Métro :  Bir-Hakeim - RER C : Champs de Mars   

Participation : 6 Euros - Membres : 5 Euros

Réservation  indispensable par email : bbories@hotmail.com 



 








 
 

 
2012 AUSTRALIA DAY
Celebrate Australia Day with ADVANCE & ABIE France members
 
Thursday, 26th January 2012
 
19h00 to 21h30
 
Café Coutume
 47 rue du Babylone
Paris  75007
 
Entry fee: € 15 (includes Australian wines and savory bites)
Australian beer will be available at special prices
Space is limited so book now to avoid disappointment.
 

RSVP by Monday, 23rd January: infofrance@advance.org


 
INVITATION:
Christmas Drinks
 
Tuesday, 20th December 2011
7pm to 10pm
 
Renaissance Hotel Arc d’Triomphe
Makassar Lounge, Ground Floor
 
We look forward to seeing members and friends at our end of year Christmas Drinks at AYC* prices! Come along and join us in the spirit of Christmas with ADVANCE partners and friends.   There will be a few lucky dip gifts included.
Dress: Business Cocktail

RSVP by Monday, 19th December 2011: infofrance@advance.org

*AYC – Advance Your Connexions - have exclusive negotiated drink prices for ADVANCE members and friends on presentation of ADVANCE France drink tickets which will be provided to guests on registration on the night.


SOCIAL MEDIA:
Fad, fear & future

ADVANCE France invites members and friends to our third Annual Evening Speaker Event. Come and join us for an interactive discussion on Policy, Personal use, Business integration and Security concerns in regard to the Social Media arena. 

Eric Olander, Editor-in-Chief of FRANCE 24 TV will be leading this discussion with Specialists and Senior Executive speaker representatives from MICROSOFT, CITIGROUP, NOKIA, SOCIAL BLIZ, GENERATIONY20.com, US EMBASSY & other leading companies.

ANNUAL EVENING SPEAKER EVENT
Wednesday 23rd November,
2011
 
19h00 to 22h00

Paris Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel & Conference Centre

17, Boulevard Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris

 
 
ADVANCE 
YOUR
CONNEXIONS

We welcome Advance members and friends to join us at our AYC networking event. Enjoy our rentrée theme and mingle with like-minded Australians, Internationals and Franco friends alike. Spotlight speakers: Adam Phillips & Ben Walker. [More...]

Wednesday 12 October 2011
7.00 - 10.00PM
Renaissance Paris Arc d’Triomphe Hotel
 
The 13th Australian & NZ Film Festival
 St Tropez, France

By Marilyn Georgeff

Close up to the films presented this year…

The 13th Rencontres Internationales du Cinema des Antipodes - a festival dedicated to Australian and New Zealand films - opened in Saint Tropez on October 10 under a brilliant Indian summer sky. Eighteen films and 5 documentaries chosen by Festival Director Bernard Bories were shown to packed houses, the films ranging from the beautiful and the brave to the frankly bizarre. [More...] 

On the ground with Australia's Cadel Evans and his Tour de Force

By Sam Davies
 
The word on Twitter was to “YellForCadel”, and the thousands of Australians who found themselves in Paris for the Tour de France’s final day weren’t going to be disappointed. For Cadel, the win was the fruition of a dream he held for 20 years since watching Miguel Indurain take the honours in 1991. [More...]
 
ANZAC Day 2011 - Villers-Bretonneux



AUSTRALIA
DAY à Paris - An evening of Australian Culture
ADVANCE members from Paris and London with guests and friends of the Australian Embassy France and Australian Business International Europe, were invited by His Excellency, Australian Ambassador to France, David Ritchie,  to enjoy a cultural Australia Day Evening event at the Australian Embassy in Paris. This event was the official opening of the exhibition « Between Sky, Land & Sea, Legends revisited », an exhibition of recent works, prints and sculptures by Dennis Nona. [More...]

 

 
 
Anthony White moved to Paris to take up an artist in residency position at The Cite Internationale Des Arts. [More...]
 
 sponsors &
 partners

 
 
 
 
 
 
Renaissance Hotel
La Défense