BUSINESS
Are there English-speaking organizations promoting business and professional activities not yet listed here, but catering to the British Community where you live in France? If so, we’d like to hear from them. Why not ask their Chairman or a committee member to contact the British Community Committee by e-mailing us on britishinfrance@gmail.com
The Franco-British Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Since 1873, the Franco-British Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) with around 700 members has been the principal voice and representative body for the Franco-British business community in France. The Chamber provides a wide range of services to assist both French and British companies to develop their business, through:
Networking: Doing business is all about developing a range of contacts with suppliers, customers and companies in your commercial sector. The Chamber organises breakfasts and lunches, business seminars and conferences, corporate hospitality events and social functions.
Business Information: To be successful in business, information is a key resource to increase your competitiveness. The Chamber can help businesses in their vital area by providing comprehensive information on a range of topics, including: market information, specific databases, corporate and financial information, statistics and economic data, and information from the Reference Library.
Business Promotion & Sponsorship: The opportunity to position your message alongside the Chamber of Commerce on events, publications and member offers via sponsorship and business partnership gives you exposure amongst our powerful audience of member companies.
Business Training: To be competitive and successful in the development of your activity, the Chamber has developed English speaking language Diplomas.
For further information, do not hesitate to contact us.
31 rue Boissy d’Anglas, 75008 PARIS
01 53 30 81 30
information@francobritishchamber.com
www.francobritishchamber.com
The Association of British Accountants in France
Of the 830 members of the various British and Irish Institutes of accountants registered as resident in France (active and retired), some 150 are members of ABAF. The Association holds a number of technical and social meetings during the year which are open to members and guests.
Secretary - Nicholas L E Rolt FCA
Deloitte & Associés, 185 av Charles de Gaulle, 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine
01 40 88 28 36
01 40 88 28 28 fax
nrolt@deloitte.fr
www.abaf.asso.fr
The Chartered Management Institute
The Chartered Management Institute (C.M.I.) is the leading British management institute, with 90,000 members worldwide. Members have free access to the largest management information centre in Europe.
Chairman - Ms Julie Knapp
01 45 20 41 59
knapp.julie@aliceadsl.fr
www.managers.org.uk
CIMA France
CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) was formed in 1919, and has grown to become one of the largest international accountancy bodies, representing, in 2007, 158,000 students and 70,000 members in 161 countries. Recently, development has been concentrated in emerging countries, particularly China and Eastern Europe. In France, there are approximately 350 members and students – the largest base being in the Paris area.
The Committee comprises volunteers from the membership. Its purpose is to promote the interests of the members and our profession, establish and maintain links with the Employer base and other accounting organisations, and to provide a point of contact with CIMA in London.
Secretary - Hilary Parker FCMA
88 bis Chemin de Fonteze, 30700 Arpaillargues
04 66 22 40 45
cimafrance@cimaglobal.com
www.cimaglobal.com
The Institution of Civil Engineers
The ICE French Local Association (loi 1901) serves the 179 Members of the Institution in France by organising technical and social events.
About six events are held annually including lectures and visits to the major construction projects throughout France. In addition, annual European weekend conferences enable Members to meet colleagues from across Europe in other countries.
The ICE has reciprocal meeting arrangements with the French sections of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). For an engineer wishing to keep informed about technical and business developments in Europe, the ICE Local Association meetings are an excellent contact point. The meetings are open to all, publicised by regular newsletters and are usually free.
Chairman - Lucy Rew
chairman@icenet.fr
Secretary - Derek Gear
03 85 44 83 80
secretary@icenet.fr
www.icenet.fr
The Institution of Engineering and Technology
The Institution of Engineering and Technology is the new name as from March 2006 of the Institution of Electrical Engineers which was founded in 1871 and represents some 150,000 professional electrical engineers in 127 countries around the world. As well as publishing books, periodicals and other online information, it organises events such as conferences and colloquia and participates in a number of authoritative activities such as the setting of international standards.
A programme of meetings and technical visits is organised for the 480 members in France and non-members are welcome to these events. For further details contact the French Chairman:
Phil Dunbar
phil.dunbar@free.fr
13 chemin de la Côte Lézard 95300 PONTOISE
01 30 38 28 06 - 06 19 18 49 09
www.theiet.org/local/europe/france/index.cfm
The Institute of Directors, France
The IoD aims to be the prime organisation helping directors to fulfil their leadership responsibilities in creating wealth for the benefit of business and society as a whole.
To achieve these aims, the IoD has the following objectives:
- to develop policies on issues which affect directors, and to represent members’ interests by influencing public policy makers and opinion formers
- to raise the professional standards of directors
- to expand its membership
- to provide a range of business and individual services for members.
Membership is individual and not corporate.
Manager - Alexandre Chorques
Events Coordinator - David Raleigh
17 Square Edouard VII, 75009 Paris
01 53 43 90 65
france@iod.net
www.iod.com/france
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers
The British Institution of Mechanical Engineers counts 300 members in France of its 77,000 worldwide membership.
The role of the Institution is to educate, train and professionally develop mechanical engineers while increasing public awareness of the benefits of engineering.
Members work in a variety of industries and services, both in technical and managerial functions. ImechE – Groupe France is an association subject to the French 1901 law on Associations and holds five or six technical talks and social functions annually, typically in Paris, Lyon, Grenoble and Toulouse.
Chairman - Daniel Fayolle FIMechE
01 34 62 84 19
fayolled@free.fr
Rhône-Alpes
Franco-British International Business Association
(FIBA) - Lyon
What we offer: To be the principal contact and representative body for the Franco-British business community in the Rhône-Alpes Region of France.
As a member, you will have access to a network of services, which can help develop your Franco-British and international business activities through:
- a diverse network of members
- a member’s website database
- regular seminars, meetings and events
- business information, promotion and training
- investment opportunities.
In addition we offer to put you in contact with persons outside the Association for help, advice or accompaniment.
Chairman - Peter J Watson
04 74 00 24 85
peterjameswatson@orange.fr
www.fibalyon.org