La compagnie hollandaise Transavia, qui assure déjà au départ de Nice une liaison avec Amsterdam, a lancé à partir du 12 avril des vols quotidiens Basiq Air entre les aéroports de Nice et Rotterdam. La présentation de cette nouvelle destination se fera lors d'une conférence de presse, jeudi 3 mai à 12 heures au Centre d'affaires, Terminal 1, salle Chicago. Seront présents des représentants de Transavia et de l'aéroport de Rotterdam.
L’assemblée générale des Jeunes Chambres Economiques des Alpes-Maritimes aura lieu le mercredi 16 mai 2001, 19h30, au siège du Crédit Agricole, à Saint Laurent du Var. A l'ordre du jour, d'abord la présentation des actions phares de l’année 2000/2001 pour Antibes-Sophia Antipolis, Cannes, Menton, Nice Côte d’Azur et Pays Niçois.
SK Group, a start-up from Sophia Antipolis in the headlines of Le Monde Interactif. the article is dated from April 30th 2001 under the title "SK Group prévient les collisions sur les chantiers". Created by a former student from the ESSI (Ecole Supérieure en Sciences Informatiques) of Sophia Antipolis, Séverin Kezeu, SK Group has set up embedded computer systems (sensors linked to a central computer) allowing to give intelligence in vehicles.
Eyrolles.com, first on-line specialized bookshop, is extending its offer: focused on IT before, it now offers to professionals since March 1st 2000 a largest choice of books in management, in BTP (public buildings and works sector) on the French market, while keeping its pole of IT books. The website, as it is written in a press release (click on the press release ) to read) is designed to help the professional to find quickly the book which will correspond to his needs.
Bernard Larrouturou, président de l'Inria (Institut national de la recherche en informatique et automatique) présentera jeudi 3 mai à 16 heures, dans les locaux de l'Unité de recherche de l'Inria à Sophia, le nouveau directeur Michel Cosnard qui succède à Marc Berthod (voir l'article "Passation de pouvoirs à l'Inria Sophia"). Bernard Larrouturou évoquera à cette occasion les perspectives d'évolution de l'Inria, et plus particulièrement de l'Unité de Recherche de Sophia pour les prochaines années.
Last year already, the MAPIC, the market of business setting up organized at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, by Reed Midem rose in power. But, globalization and economic recovery have resulted in a strong support to the fifth edition which ended on Saturday November 20th in the evening (read the interview of Thierry Renault). A rise in power which gives even more importance to the MAPIC Awards 99 which come to reward the most dynamic companies.
On Thursday May 3rd, 4.00 pm, in the premises of the Inria research Unit in Sophia, Bernard Larrouturou, the president of the Inria (the French national institute for research in computer science and control) will present the new director Michel Cosnard who will take over Marc Berthod (see article "Transfer of power at the Inria in Sophia"). Bernard Larrouturou will mention the evolution prospects of the Inria, and more particularly of the Research Unit in Sophia for years to come.
- Agency for the Creation of Companies (APCE): http://www.ance.asso.frMore figures and particularly more advice for the creation, take-over, and transfer of companies. There is an exhaustive agenda of events, competitions, trainings…and technical information for hiring of employees for example.
Will it be finally possible to settle the problem of delays for air flights? In Nice French Riviera, the problem of air traffic controllers is often mentioned to explain arrivals and departures which are sometimes very late compared to scheduled times. This cause should partly be eliminated with the opening of a new sophisticated air control centre in Aix-en-Provence. This centre, built by the State with the intermediary of the DGAC (General Management of Civil air force) was inaugurated on Friday January 26th.
Electronic paper manufactured by new age printing plants which would allow to create high tech newspapers with video displaying and which could be downloaded by Internet from wireless links ! That's what technology can do, according to Transfer.net which quotes scientists declarations from Bell Labs (Lucent Technologies' laboratories) and from the E Ink company. The latter say that they will actually be able to print "electronic paper" rolls soon.
You have to keep Direct-way by Uunet, a guide of professional websites on the Internet, in your bookmarks or in your favourites. Totally dedicated to the company, it deals with five main themes: management, marketing, company's rights, industries and information technology. In each of these sections, you can find a daily news, links to practical services on the Internet, journalists' surveys on different themes, and articles written by experts. It is a real mine of information!
Secretaries are not the only ones to use it even if the website is called super-secretaire.com. This specialized portal, dedicated to secretaryship obviously targets secretaries and assistants. It selects the best websites which can interest them for their job. However, it also provides practical information, tips, tricks, standard letters, contracts, reports, which can be useful for all.
