Eventually we have come to an agreement between the council of the department and the Administrative Court of nice about the way the CICA (International Center for Advanced Communication) in Sophia Antipolis will be managed during the transition: the Council of the department has obtained a five month delay to call for new european tenders and to set up a new managing team. According to the judgement of last April 27th, two have been allowed to the Council to cancel the call for tenders.

The 15th Modern Art International Fair, from June 1st to 4th, opens to multimedia creation, to new materials and supports and to digital techniques. A new avant-garde…

70 million francs are missing to finish the month ! the company could be in suspension of payments as soon as June 23rd. Marc Rochet, the CEO, has free hand to react.

Une "e-services partner conference" pour Lucent. L'équipementier, implanté à Sophia Antipolis, a accueilli mercredi 7 juin ses partenaires à l'Hôtel Royal de Mandelieu-La Napoule sur le thème de "bâtir la route pour une nouvelle génération de services".

The general manager of the Martinez in Cannes, Jean-Louis Bottigliero, 37, the new rising star of the European hostelry, has been nominated executive general manager of the international chain Relais & Chateaux, an office he will be on October 1st 2001. it is a new post , created by Régis Bulot, the president of the voluntary hostelry chain. Relasi & Châteaux have started an international development combined with partnerships such as the one signed in August 2000 with the Leading Hotels of the world", another luxury hotel chain.

Teleform 2001, the appointment of teletraining professionals, will take place June 7th and 8th 2001 at the hall 8 Parc Chanot in Marseilles. For its fourth edition, this show will gather companies and institutions around strategic stakes such the New Information and Communication Technologies for the use of the professional training. A contest will reward the best Intranet-Extranet training applications made by companies or training organizations.

The Agence Entreprises Est Méditerranée organises its first "Forum of partners" on Thursday June 7th 2001 at the Agora of France Telecom (Sophia Antipolis), on the theme of "Broadband Services and ADSL : a new breathe for our customers".

Set up at the CICA in Sophia, in front of PC, screen and webcam, around twenty recruitment managers of the largest companies from the French Riviera, will receive candidates in videoconferencing !

The agreement between the company of analysis on information technologies and the prestigious MBA of Sophia should allow to create a local recruitment source of a very high level.

Another thunderbolt on future mobile telephony: according to Le Monde, the ART (Telecommunications Regulation Authority) would cancel the call for tenders in progress.

The BPCA (Banque Populaire de la Côte d'Azur) will organize a reception on Thursday June 7th at 6.00 PM at the head office of the bank, 457 promenade des Anglais in Nice at the occasion of the end of the mandate for the president Jacques Lebraty and the presentation of his successor. The meeting will take place under the presidency of Philippe Dupont, president of the group of the "Banques Populaires".ContactBPCA, tel: 04 93 21 53 96

Il manque 70 millions de francs pour finir le mois ! La compagnie pourrait se retrouver en cessation de paiement dès le 23 juin. Marc Rochet, le Pdg, a obtenu toute latitude pour réagir.

In suspension of payments since early May, the operator from Sophia Antipolis has started a recovery package over twelve months. More than 30 employees have already been laid off in April.

Un accord est finalement intervenu entre le Conseil général et le Tribunal Administratif de Nice sur la façon dont sera assurée la transition pour la gestion du CICA de Sophia Antipolis (Centre International de Communication Avancée) : le Conseil général a obtenu un délai de cinq mois pour relancer un nouvel appel d'offres européen et mettre en place un nouveau gestionnaire. Suivant le jugement du 27 avril dernier, deux mois lui avaient été accordés pour annuler l'appel d'offres.

There are more breakfasts and forums on the theme of the advantages of the wideband. It is a way for Completel (optical fiber) and France Telecom (ADSL) to promote their new services.

L’Agence Entreprises Est Méditerranée organise son premier "Forum des partenaires" jeudi 7 juin 2001 à l' Agora de France Télécom (Sophia Antipolis), sur le thème de "Services Hauts Débits et ADSL : un nouveau souffle pour nos clients".

L'Association des Partenaires pour la Promotion Industrielle Méditerranée (APPIM) remet son premier trophée de la formation le jeudi 7 juin à 18 heures au Lycée Hôtelier Paul Augier à l'Arénas à Nice. Ce trophée a pur but de récompenser les filières de formation des Alpes-Maritimes qui répondent le plus efficacement aux besoins des entreprises industrielles de la Côte d'Azur.

Aucune solution en vue à court terme dans le problème du stockage et du traitement des 400.000 tonnes de déchets urbains que le département garde sur les bras.

Gérard Audra, the organizer of the Games of Sophia, former president of the Managers’ Club has accomplished miracles. The seventh edition, which takes place from June 3rd to 22nd , should gather more than 5,000 participants (students, researchers, and professionals who work on the site) for three weeks of sports conviviality. The “blend fertilization” with the sport!

After free software, free broadband networks ? This is what could initiate the experience launched in Seattle by a student and volunteer community, an adventure told by Le Monde in an article "A Seattle se construit l'après-Net". What is the idea they are implementing since September 2000 ?