Cambridge Society of Paris

Queens' College Choir will be in Angers
2019-09-21 20:00 - 2019-09-22 11:00 (Europe/Paris) | Angers, France
Alumni and guests are invited to join Queens’ College Choir for their concertsÂ in AngersÂ from the 21stÂ – 22ndÂ September.

Saturday 21 September 8pm – Concert in the Palais Episcopal, 2 Rue du Chanoine Urseau, with La MaÃ®trise de la CathÃ©drale d’Angers
Sunday 22 September at 11am – Morning Mass in La CathÃ©drale d’Angers, with La MaÃ®trise de la CathÃ©drale d’Angers

These events are open to the public, so do go with your friends.

Glory Days of Paris 3 - Guided Walk in Montparnasse
2019-09-28 14:00 - 16:30 | Montparnasse, Paris, 1 Rue campagne PremiÃ¨re, Paris, 75014, France
GLORY DAYS OF PARIS
Guided Walk in Montparnasse to accompany the third lecture of the Glory Days Series
“The Artists and Writers of the 1920s and ’30s”
Unfortunately, because of ill health on the part of our Lecturer, Mary McAuliffe, the third lecture in the Glory Days of Paris series has had to be postponed. However, the accompanying guided walk will still take place at:
14h15 on Saturday 28th September
Meeting point: 1 rue Campagne PremiÃ¨re
End of walk: La Coupole, Bvd. Montparnasse (approx 16h30)
Price: â‚¬17 per person
There will be either tea or an aperitif at La Coupole at the end of the walk, although the cost of this is not included in the price.
“Paris is a feast” wrote Hemmingway. This guided walk, full of interesting and amusing anecdotes, will illustrate the history of Les AnnÃ©es Folles in Montparnasse, an area of Paris already well known for its festivity, its Guingettes and the Rue de la GaÃ¯tÃ©. Maud Hacker, our guide, will reveal secrets of the wild evenings that took place enlivened by the rhythms of jazz and the dance of Josephine Baker. We will also discover the painters’ studios of Picasso, Modigliani, Foujita, Man Ray… and their muse Kiki of Montparnasse. Hidden courtyards and gardensThe famous cafÃ©s around Rue Vavin: Le DÃ´me, La Rotonde, Le Select and La Coupole. And there we shall stop for a cup of tea or, 1920s style, an aperitif.
Hope to see you on Saturday 28th September.

Challenge Debate against Trinity College Dublin
2019-10-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Irish Embassy Paris, 12 avenue Foch, Paris, 75116, France
Thursday 10th October at 7 pm – Challenge Debate against Trinity College Dublin
Booking has now closed for this event
THIS HOUSE BELIEVES THAT THE BEST IS YET TO COME
In similar fashion to our challenge to the Cambridge Union, two years ago, the Cambridge Society of Paris has challenged Trinity College Dublin to a debateÂ and we will be speaking in favour of the motion that the best is yet to come.
Our speakers, Andrew Lyndon-Skeggs and Edward Archer, will be joined by Alan Riding as guest speaker. Alan graduated from Bristol University and was, for 30 years, a foreign correspondent for The New York Times. Alan spent two decades covering Latin Americaâ€™s dictatorship, armed rebellions, drug wars and economic meltdown. He was later the newspaperâ€™s Paris bureau chief and European cultural correspondent. He is author of books on Mexico, Shakespeare and Opera and, most recently, of â€œAnd The Show Went On: Cultural Life in Nazi-occupied Paris.â€ He remains a resident of Paris. Andrew and Edward need little introduction to most of our members, Andrew being the current President and Edward a past President of our Society.
TCD have put forward an impressive team, with Edward Donalon, Declan McCavana and their guest speaker David Doyle. David is H.E Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO of St. Kitts and Nevis, while Declan is President of the French Debating Association. Edward is a Barrister and worked for the OECD before becoming an independent consultant in Regulatory Management.
HE Ambassador of Ireland to France Patricia O’Brien has kindly agreed to host the debate, which will take place at the Irish Embassy, 12 Avenue Foch, 75116 Paris. The Debate will be followed by drinks and the event is expected to conclude at 8:45 pm.
Tickets are now on sale: â‚¬20 per person for Society members and their guests, with a discounted price of â‚¬10 per person for members or guests under 30 years of age. Early booking is recommended as we anticipate that demand may exceed the number of places that have been allocated to us. For members who are not able to book their place through the website, a PDF booking form can be obtained by contacting Tony Banton on admin@camsocparis.org.
Unless all tickets are sold before, the final date for booking your place is Sunday 6th October, as the list of participants then has to be provided to the Embassy’s security staff.
As the debate takes place in the Irish Embassy, members and guests must bring photographic ID in order to be admitted to the event.

The second Cambridge Cutting Edge Lecture:Â Professor Sir Roger Penrose
2019-10-23 12:00 - 14:00 | Conservatoire des Arts et MÃ©tiers, 292 rue Saint Martin, Paris, 75003, France
BOOKING NOW OPEN
SECOND CAMBRIDGE CUTTING EDGE LECTURE
PROFESSOR SIR ROGER PENROSEÂ
â€œHAWKING POINTS IN THE COSMIC MICROWAVE SKYâ€
12 noon Wednesday 23rd October 2019
Conservatoire National des Arts et MÃ©tiers
292 Rue Saint-Martin, 75003 Paris
MÃ©tro Arts et MÃ©tiers (lines 3 or 11) or RÃ©aumur-SÃ©bastapol (lines 3 or 4)
Following the resounding success of the first Cambridge Cutting Edge Lecture delivered by Sir Venki Ramakrishnan at the Institut Pasteur, we are immensely lucky to have another scientist of world renown for the second lecture, Professor Sir Roger Penrose, and to have been permitted most generously by the Conservatoire National des Arts et MÃ©tiers to hold this lecture in their beautiful, historic amphitheatre AbbÃ© GrÃ©goire. This event is very highly recommended.
Sir Roger Penrose OM FRS is an English mathematical physicist. He studied at University College London and at St Johnâ€™s College Cambridge and is now the Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of mathematics at Oxford.
The son of a psychiatrist and geneticist, grandson of a physiologist, brother of a physicist and of a chess grandmaster, Roger Penrose has won numerous prizes and awards and is one of the most important living scientists in the world. He worked closely with Stephen Hawking and appeared in the film, a Brief History of Time.
The work undertaken by Roger Penrose has been wide ranging and of immense importance. Taking but two examples: in 1964 he revolutionised the mathematical tools used to analyse the properties of space time and, later, his epoch-making paper â€œGravitational collapse and space time singularitiesâ€ lead to the cosmology of Big Bang and Black Holes which he worked on with Stephen Hawking.
In lighter vein, Roger Penrose also devised the Penrose Triangle which he described as â€œimpossibility in its purest formâ€ which he conveyed to the artist M.C. Escher.
The topic of Professor Penroseâ€™s Cambridge Cutting Edge Lecture is â€œHawking Points in the Cosmic Microwave Skyâ€ in which he will reveal his theories of cosmology and his scientific belief that our Universe is in fact just one of a series of Universes, or eons, each commencing with a Big Bang that had its origins in the dim distant past of a preceding Universe.
Having attended one of Roger Penroseâ€™s lectures in London, I can only say that it was utterly astounding. Deep, cutting edge, completely incomprehensible science delivered in a way that was, anyway superficially, understandable by all, holding the audience enthralled. By the end, my head was spinning with ideas and revelations beyond my wildest expectations.
Over and above, there will be the delight of seeing the Conservatoire National des Arts et MÃ©tiers and the beautiful historic amphitheatre AbbÃ© GrÃ©goire, built in the 1840s, named after the founder of the Conservatoire, an important political figure during the French Revolution depicted in Davidâ€™s famous painting The Serment du Jeu de Paume.
This lecture by Professor Sir Roger Penrose will probably be a one-off ever and a landmark experience for many. It is definitely not to be missed.
Andrew Lyndon-Skeggs
President
Cambridge Society of Paris

Oxford Society Dinner on Saturday 16th November
2019-11-16 18:00 - 22:00 | Senat, 15ter rue de Vaugirard, Paris, 75006, France
All places available for this event have now been allocated. You may apply to be put on the waiting list, but a place will only be allocated if there are cancellations.
The President and Committee of the Oxford University Society in Paris are pleased to invite you to a dinner at which our speaker will be Dr. Philip Mansel, FRHistS, Chevalier de lâ€™Ordre des Arts et Lettres, who will give us an illustrated talk on
Â â€œLouis XIV and the English: from Francophobia to Francophiliaâ€
Date :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Saturday, 16th November 2019YouÂ
Time :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6.00 for 6.30 pm apÃ©ritif, 7.00 pm dinner*
Venue : Â Â Â Â Le SÃ©nat, Palais du Luxembourg,Â 15 ter rue de Vaugirard, 75006 Paris
Dress :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lounge suits
*N.B. Please note that the Senate will close its doors at 7.00 pm and that no admission will be possible after that time. So, if you will be attending the dinner, please make sure you arrive WELL BEFORE 7.00 pm.
Bookings are managed by the Oxford Society. Please use their registration form to reserve your places.
Philip Mansel read Modern History and Modern Languages at Balliol (1970) and received his doctorate on the French Court under the Restoration Monarchy from UCL. His first book, Louis XVIII, published in 1981, together with his subsequent works, such as The Court of France 1789-1830 and Paris Between Empires 1814-1852, established him as an authority on the French Monarchy during its Restoration after the French Revolution and the July Monarchy.
In 1995, Philip Mansel founded the Society for Court Studies, together with David Starkey and others. He has also published books related to the Ottoman Empire and the Middle East. He has contributed numerous reviews and articles to well-known newspapers and journals and received many awards and decorations.
It may seem surprising, but despite the wealth of historical writing devoted to the period, Philip Manselâ€™s biography, â€œKing of the World: The Life of Louis XIVâ€, published in July of this year [*], is by far the most comprehensive and up-to-date biography of â€œthe Sun Kingâ€. Going far beyond an account of the public events of the reign which are perhaps better-known, Philip Mansel explores the monarchâ€™s contradictions and his inner life, and presents a masterly depiction of the internal workings of his Court. He has achieved the feat of producing a biography which is both impeccably scholarly and immensely readable!
The dinner will be held in the splendid Salon Pourpre dining room of the Senate.
Prices, which include an aperitif and a 3-course dinner with wine and coffee, are:

members of OUSP, OBA and CamSoc + 1 guest: â‚¬65 per person
junior members <30 years old and current students + 1 guest: â‚¬49 pp
non-member alumni + additional guests: â‚¬75 pp

Payment can be made

either by cheque made out to OUSP,
Â orÂ by bank transfer (details in attached Registration form).

If you wish to join us for the dinner, please complete and return the attached Registration form as soon as possible and in any event for receipt by no later than Monday, 4th November, 2019.
As we are unable to increase the number of places reserved at the venue, we recommend early registration to avoid disappointment. Registrations will be treated on a â€˜first come, first servedâ€™ basis and will be individually confirmed.
Members must provide their full names and those of their guests to be communicated to the Senate beforehand and photographic identity documents may be required for access to it on the evening.
We look forward to seeing you at the dinner.
Best wishes,
Carol Amouyel Kent
President Oxford Society of Paris
[*] A number of copies will be available for sale at a discount.

Poetry Reading at the American Cathedral
2019-11-22 19:00 - 21:00 | American Cathedral, 23 Avenue George V, Paris, 75008, France
The American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris
Poetry Reading by Sir Michael Edwards, OBE
7.00pm Friday 22nd November 2019
A novel and charming event combining poetry and music, in the American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris.
The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, the American Cathedral in Paris, has decided to instigate poetry readings in the Cathedral and, through the Dean and Rector, the Very Reverend Lucinda Laird, the Cambridge Society of Paris has been invited to co-host the inaugural event. We are honoured and delighted.
This first event will be a reading by Sir Michael Edwards of poems from his latest publication: At the Brasserie Lipp. Following the poetry reading, there will be a reception with drinks and light snacks, accompanied by piano music played no one of the magnificent grand pianos at the American Cathedral.
As well as the event itself, for anyone who does not already know the American Cathedral, this will be a revelation and joy, being one of the finest examples of English Gothic Revival architecture in Europe, founded by Dr John Brainerd Morgan, cousin of J.P. Morgan.
Sir Michael Edwards, Honorary Fellow of Christâ€™s College, Cambridge, is very well known as being the first Englishman ever to have been elected to the CollÃ¨ge de France (2002) and to one of the 40 seats of the AcadÃ©mie FranÃ§aise (2013). Following his reading, Sir Michael will make available signed copies of his book, At the Brasserie Lipp.
In the spirit of the occasion, this event is entirely free of charge, though there will be a voluntary collection, to be donated to the cathedral and to cover the costs of the evening.
You are very warmly invited to this inaugural and delightful event.
Andrew Lyndon-Skeggs.

The Wells Consort's CHRISTMAS CAROLS IN THE HEART OF PARIS
2019-12-08 16:30 - 18:00 | Pepys Music, 68bis rue de Turenne, Paris, 75003, France
The Wells Consort emerged from the English Cathedral Choir of Paris, with its unique repertoire of music sung in England’s most prestigious cathedrals and colleges. They’ll be singing carols, motets and other festive music for the Christmas season in the heart of the trendy Marais quarter, conducted by Cambridge Society member Christopher Wells (Magdalene).
That’s on December 8th at 4:30pm, in the church of St Denys du Saint Sacrement, Paris 3Â°.
It’s free of charge, unless you want to contribute to a collection.

Via Luce - Mozart at Christmas
2019-12-10 20:30 - 22:00 | Eglise Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 3 Place Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Paris, 76006, France
The Via Luce Orchestra, directed by Peter Vizard (Gonville & Caius) and the Cantoria Nova Romana choir are performing Mozart’s Coronation Mass KV 317 and Solemn Vespers for a Confessor KV339.
The concert is at the Eglise Saint-Germain-des-PrÃ©s, 3 Place Saint-Germain-des-PrÃ©s, 75006 Paris at 8:30pm.
Discounted tickets of â‚¬25 for 1st Category (public price â‚¬30) and â‚¬15 for 2nd Category (public price â‚¬20) are offered to members of CamSoc. Tickets for those under 25 are â‚¬10.
Discounted tickets cannot be purchased directly on the Via Luce website so, to book your tickets, send an email to contact@vialuce.fr indicating that you would like to benefit from the discount offered to members of the Cambridge Society of Paris.

UK Alumni Groups' Christmas Drinks
2019-12-11 18:30 - 21:30 | British Council, 9 rue Constantine, Paris, 75007, France
Reserve now for the UK Universities inter-alumni Christmas drinks on 11th December!
Following our very successful Christmas party last year, the UK Universities inter-alumni network is again organizing festive drinks and finger-food at the British Council on Wednesday 11th December 2019.
This year, we are asking our membersÂ for a five euros fee to help with the catering expenses.
To encourage you all to get into the Christmas spirit, the prize-winner in this yearâ€™s competition will be the person who looks the most Christmassy, and, like last year, weâ€™ll wrap up the evening with a Christmas carol sing-along!
Booking is now open on Billetweb at https://www.billetweb.fr/uk-alumni-christmas-party-2019.
Spaces are limited, so tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis.
When you are reserving, youÂ mustÂ mention First name, Last name &Â University. Please also note that this event is exclusively reserved for alumni of the UK Universities community.
The party will begin at 6.30 and finish at 9.30 pm with the Christmas carols.
We look forward to seeing you there!
The inter-alumni coordinator team

Via Luce - Bach at Christmas
2019-12-15 16:00 - 17:30 | Eglise Saint Ignace, 33 rue de SÃ¨vres, Paris, 75006, France
The Ensemble Via Luce, directed by Peter Vizard (Gonville & Caius), will be performing a number of Bach Cantatas and the Bach Concerto for Oboe d’Amore at 4pm on Sunday 15th December at the Eglise Saint Ignace, 33 rue de SÃ¨vres, 75006 Paris.
Entry is free, but their will be a voluntary collection. No booking is required.

Carols at the Travellers
2019-12-16 18:30 - 20:00 | The Travellers Club, 25 avenue des Champs-Elysées, Paris, 75008, France
We are sorry, but this event is now sold out. You can register to be put on the waiting list. If places become available, we will let you know.
Â Annual Carol Singing at
â€œThe Travellersâ€
25, avenue des Champs-ElysÃ©es, Paris 8’eme
From 6:30 PM on Monday, 16th December, 2019
Vin chaud and mince pies will be served prior to the singing
Numbers are limited to 100 in total. Places will be allocated on a â€œfirst come, first servedâ€ basis
Please apply by booking through the “Tickets” section below. Cost per person is â‚¬20.
NB: Please note that the Travellers Club
requires gentlemen to wear jackets and ties

The 2020 Boat Race - cancelled
2020-03-29 16:00 - 19:00 | The Bowler, 13 rue d'Artois, Paris, 75008, France
Sun 29th March from 16:00Â â€“ The 2020 Boat Race
The 2020 Boat Race on the Thames has been cancelled, in the light of the current situation relating to Covid-19, as is of course our viewing in Paris at the Bowler.
We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Dinner with Professor Nicola Padfield - cancelled
2020-04-01 19:00 - 23:00 | Le Zimmer, 1 Place du ChÃ¢telet, Paris, Paris, 75001, France
in the light of the current situation relating to Covid-19 in Paris, we have, regretfully, decided to cancel the dinner that had been planned on Wednesday 1st April with Professor Nicola Padfield as our speaker.
We are sorry that we will miss out on what was to be a most interesting and topical talk and we hope that we may be able to re-plan this event later in the year or perhaps next.
We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Surprising differences at work between UK and France
2020-06-26 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual Zoom meeting, Your location, France
This online event will enable each attendee to share personal experiences and anecdotes relative to the two countries unique work cultures: from meetings, interviews, negotiations and business lunch/dinner to what is expected of “The Boss”.Â
It will be a light hearted and highly interactive discussion and also a great opportunity to learn from each other.
The event is free to attend, duration 1 hour from 6pm to 7pm on Friday 26th June and will be led by Nicolas Nouvel, a member of the Society’s Committee.
It will be hosted on Zoom, which is free to use. An meeting link will be sent to all registered attendees so if you would like to take part, please send anÂ email to admin@camsocparis.com.

30th Cambridge University Alumni Festival
2020-09-17 08:00 - 2020-09-26 17:00 | Virtual Zoom meeting, Your location, France
We are delighted to advise that booking is now open for the 30th Alumni Festival. From Thursday 17 September to Saturday 26 September 2020 you can explore ideas, discover new interests and reconnect with Cambridge, wherever you are.
Join us for lively Q&A sessions with the worldâ€™s foremost thinkers, from academics delving deeper into our past, to fellow alumni engineering a sustainable future. This yearâ€™s offerings are more diverse than ever, featuring discussions on race, gender, Brexit, climate change, and even genetically modified mutant worms. Youâ€™ll find an overview of whatâ€™s on offer on the â€˜Programmeâ€™ page, including sessions across the Schools and Colleges of Cambridge.
The programme continues to grow with new events added almost daily. Keep an eye on the programme page for updates.
This year’s digital Alumni Festival is free of charge.

The Society's AGM and presentation by Louis Klee - Wednesday 23rd September
2020-09-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual Zoom meeting, Your location, France
The Society’s Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday 23rd September at 7pm and will be followed by a presentation by Louis Klee, a beneficiary of the Trevor Brown Bursary in 2019 on a topic related to his research into the influence of Walter Benjamin & W.G. Sebald on French Surrealism & Culture.
Due to the current situation relating to Covid-19, and the ongoing increase in infection rates, we are not able to hold the meeting “in person”. The AGM will therefore take place on Zoom at 7pm, with Louis Klee’s presentation expected to start at around 7h45pm.
The “formal” notice of meeting and other papers relating to the AGM were sent to members towards the end of August. An updated set with the link to joint the Zoom meeting will be provided to all members in mid-September
To facilitate management of the Zoom meeting, please register using the form below if you would like to take part.

Hot Topics for Top Minds
2020-10-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Zoom meeting, Your location, France
The Society’s third quarterly virtual meeting to debate topics considered to be of interest by the participants, proposed in advance, will be held on Wednesday 20th January 2021 from 7pm to 8pm. Places will be limited to a maximum of 20 so everyone is able to have their say on each topic.
The critical thing is to have a range of interesting topics, which is down to you please. The topics can be on almost any subject â€“ topical, scientific, philosophical, serious or amusing, it is up to you to suggest what you would like to discuss. Having thought of ideas, please send your contributions directly to Terry Quinn on president@camsocparis.org. Terry will then compÃ¨re the event.
This event will be hosted on Zoom. A meeting link will be sent to all registered attendees two or three days in advance of the event. Since numbers will be limited to 20, you are encouraged to register early

Entrepreneurship and Building a Better World
2020-11-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual Zoom meeting, Your location, France
The Cambridge Society of Paris is launching a series of events, currently on Zoom, aimed at those who are involved – or just interested – in all aspects relating to being an Entrepreneur.
Led by Committee Member Nicolas Nouvel, a series of forums will be held in which a selected panel of Deep Tech entrepreneurs will have an opportunity promote their business, increase their visibility and potentially get some support towards success. By Deep Tech entrepreneurs we mean people who own some specific patent or know-how in Clean Technologies, hence they will have some innovative and inspirational ways of building a better world by driving the adoption of cleaner technologies in essential yet highly polluting industries.
The first event will take place at 6pm on Thursday 26th November, on Zoom, and is expected last about 90 minutes.
The first half will be a panel discussion, followed by Q&A in the second half.
Please sign up using the ticket application box below. The link to the Zoom meeting will be sent to registered participants a couple of days before the event.

Christmas Baking - Making the perfect mince pie from A to Z
2020-12-05 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual Zoom meeting, Your location, France
Making the perfect mince pie from A to Z – a tutorial with demonstrations by Sky Quinn
Sky, our Presidentâ€™s 14 year old London-based grandson, is an enthusiastic cook. He has taken twoÂ courses at Prue Leith’sÂ School of Food and Wine in London. Last year he got into the last 30 of the BBC junior Bake Off but was told he would be more suitable for the adult competition when he is old enough. He has made a good income for pocket money by cooking full dinners for his parentsâ€™ friends and neighbours. He is very interested in and knowledgeable about the history of food and recently made for his family a Mince Pie from a 16th century recipe (with real meat).
Aware that lockdown has prevented many of us from going over to the UK for our usual seasonal shopping, we hope this will give you the tricks and tips you need to make your own mince pies to enjoy on Christmas Day.
The demonstration will be shown on Zoom at 4pm on Saturday 5th December. The access link to join will be sent to registered participants a couple of days before the event.
Book now to avoid disappointment.

Christmas Quiz
2020-12-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Zoom meeting, Your location, France
Join us for a topical quiz in the run-up to Christmas.
Test your knowledge of traditional – and not so traditional – aspects of the season.
The quiz will be held on Zoom at 7pm on Thursday 17th December. The access link to join the quiz will be sent to registered participants a couple of days before the event.
Book now to avoid disappointment.

Oxford and Cambridge Paris Poetry and Prose Reading
2021-01-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Zoom meeting, Your location, France
Developing the theme of the Play Readings that were organised for the enjoyment of members of both the Oxford and Cambridge Societies in Paris, we have organised a Poetry or Prose reading evening, on Wednesday 6th January 2021 at 7pm.
This date has been chosen both as it coincides with the First Wednesday in 2021, and so we hope will help compensate for the continued absence of Monthly Drinks evenings, and also it is Epiphany which might offer a theme, if you choose to adopt it, for your reading.
The Cambridge Society has kindly agreed to lead the event, which will be hosted on Zoom.Â A meeting link will be sent to all registered attendees two or three days before of the event.
Each participant will be invited to select their choice of readings, in English, ideally each up to three minutes long. For the more adventurous, you can of course write your own. We expect you will have the opportunity of reading at least twice.

Third Cambridge Cutting Edge Lecture
2021-01-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual Zoom meeting, Your location, France
THIRD CAMBRIDGE CUTTING EDGE LECTURE
PROFESSOR PASCALE COSSARTÂ Â
â€œTHE EVOLVING SITUATION OF COVID-19 AND RECENT ADVANCES IN DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF VACCINESâ€
7pm Tuesday 12th January 2021
Presentation on ZOOM
the meeting link will be sent to registered participants on Friday 8th January
Professor Pascale Cossart, of the Institut Pasteur, is one of France’s leading biologists. The recipient of many national and international awards, she is SecrÃ©taire perpÃ©tuel pour la division Sciences chimiques, biologiques et mÃ©dicales, et leurs applications de l’ AcadÃ©mie des sciencess and a Foreign Member of the Royal Society of London.

Hot Topics for Top Minds
2021-01-20 20:00 - 21:00 | Virtual Zoom meeting, Your location, France
The Society’s third quarterly virtual meeting to debate topics considered to be of interest by the participants, proposed in advance, will be held on Wednesday 20th January 2021 from 8pm to 9pm. Places will be limited to a maximum of 20 so everyone is able to have their say on each topic.
The critical thing is to have a range of interesting topics, which is down to you please. The topics can be on almost any subject â€“ topical, scientific, philosophical, serious or amusing, it is up to you to suggest what you would like to discuss. Having thought of ideas, please send your contributions directly to Terry Quinn on president@camsocparis.org. Terry will then compÃ¨re the event.
This event will be hosted on Zoom. A meeting link will be sent to all registered attendees two or three days in advance of the event. Since numbers will be limited to 20, you are encouraged to register early

Entrepreneurship and Building a Better World - Our second panel discussion
2021-01-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual Zoom meeting, Your location, France
We are delighted to confirm the participation of three great panelists for the second Cambridge Society of Paris “Entrepreneurship and Building a Better World” Panel Discussion. This time, we will be at the interface between Entrepreneurship and Sustainability, with the focus on â€œInnovative collaboration models to grow sustainability-driven communitiesâ€.

Our three panelists are:
Domini Hogg, Founder of Tried and Supplied, linkedin.com/in/domini-hogg-éƒæ€¡ç³-56286441
Dr. Simon Engelke, Founder & Chair of Battery Associates, linkedin.com/in/simonengelke
Rudradeb Mitra, Founder of Omdena,Â linkedin.com/in/mitrar
They are deploying innovative collaboration models and building sustainability-driven communities in their own respective fields! Three inspirational people to look forward to spending part of your evening with on 28th January 2021.

UK Alumni Network Speed Networking Event 2021
2021-02-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Virtual Zoom meeting, Your location, France
Welcome to the first online event organised by the Joint UK Alumni in France Network – a virtual business networking session for meeting like-minded professionals in a fun â€œspeed networkingâ€ setting.
If you came to the in-person speed networking session at the British Council two years ago, welcome to the online version!
We will meet up via Zoom and go into individual video chats with other participants. Each round of “speed networking” lasts for 6 minutes, that is 3 mins for each of you. There will be a timer to remind you the time left with your partner. We will pair you up with other participants throughout the session. There will also be opportunities for small group discussions with the alumni from your own university and for certain industries. We will have a small virtual aperitif break in the middle of the session so make sure your wine / beer / fruit juice / water is ready and chilled on the day.
ðŸŒŽ Mingle with other UK alumni
ðŸ¤ Make relevant and truly meaningful contacts in different domains
ðŸ—£ Practice your elevator pitch again and again
ðŸš€ Have a great time together
This is a professional networking event. Please make sure that you’re comfortable with video. Please change your Zoom name to “Name – Uni – Your Profession” for the event. Have your LinkedIn profile and contact info handy to facilitate exchange of contact info during the individual sessions.
To register, please use one of these links:
LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/events/jointukalumnifrancecommunity-vi6758022214852988928/
GoogleForm – for those who are not on LinkedIn
https://forms.gle/h4LRFzrnzu6pukfJA
We look forward to welcoming you on 19th February!
Your coordinators 🙂

Achievements and Challenges in Weather Forecasting
2021-02-22 20:30 - 22:00 | Virtual Zoom meeting, Your location, France
Advances in weather modelling have been driven as much by technological development as by improvements in weather science. The most notable of these are the rapid increases in supercomputer power and improvements in Earth observations from space. Rapidly improving modelling capability enabled by this technology has led to 3-day weather forecasts today being as accurate as 1-day forecasts were 20 years ago.

Dr Vicky Pope (Girton) will outline some of these improvements and where further improvements are still needed. Vicky is an honorary Professor at the Science Technology Engineering and Public Policy Institute at University College London. She had a long and varied career in the Met Office. She worked for many years on climate change. She led the development of some of the best climate models in the world and later ran the Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Programme, acting as the interface between scientists and government and other key stakeholders including the media.

Oxford and Cambridge Paris Poetry and Prose Reading
2021-02-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual Zoom meeting, Your location, France
Following the successful experiment in January, OUSP and CamSoc Paris propose to hold another joint virtual prose and poetry reading on Wednesday February 24th. It will take place on Zoom.
This event is open & without charge to all members of both societies. Please register on the Oxford or Cambridge web site to participate.
Each reader should plan to come with one modern and one classical reading, each of 3 to 5 minutes (maximum) long. Anything written in the last 50 years will qualify as â€œmodernâ€.
Thus, in the 90 minutes available, you can expect to read both pieces. We would like, this time, to focus on the readings themselves, and avoid too much comment around them. This will help keep the rhythm brisk & hopefully interesting to all. Paul Tracy (Oxford) will act as moderator for the evening.
We look forward to seeing you then.

David Willetts - The Past and Future of Universities
2021-03-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual Zoom meeting, Your location, France
The Rt Hon. Lord Willetts FRS is the President of the Resolution Foundation. He served as the Member of Parliament for Havant (1992-2015), as Minister for Universities and Science (2010-2014) and previously worked at HM Treasury and the No. 10 Policy Unit.
David Willetts will begin by setting out the very different histories of universities In France and England, especially the pre-eminence of Oxbridge to explain some of the very significant and continuing differences between higher education in the two countries. He will reflect on his relations with French ministers during his time as Minister for Universities and Science. Then after explaining the controversial changes he brought in he will speculate on future trends shaping higher education in both countries.Â
David Willetts has written widely on economic and social policy. His book â€œA University Educationâ€ is published by Oxford University Press. A second edition of his book on the Boomers and the young generation â€œThe Pinchâ€ was published in November 2019.
David Willetts is a visiting Professor at Kingâ€™s College London, a Board member of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), a Board member of Surrey Satellites and of the Biotech Growth Trust. He is Chair of The Foundation for Science and Technology, an Honorary Fellow of Nuffield College, an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society and the Chancellor of the University of Leicester.

How can business benefit from the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement? Opportunities and Challenges
2021-03-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual Zoom meeting, Your location, France
The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement was hailed as the resolution to the long-running negotiations between Britain and the EU just before Christmas. But how should my business be using it? Is it as effective as businesses would like in the key areas that affect them? How can my business seize any opportunities?
These questions and many more are at the front of our minds as everyone tries to work out what the Agreement really means.
We are delighted to welcome two eminent experts in the field to a Forum on how business can deal with the Agreement, Catherine Barnard from Cambridge University and Paul Taylor from the Department for International Trade at the British Embassy in Paris. They will cover the key aspects of the Agreement, but above all we hope to cover those issues your business is facing and answer your questions. When you register, you will be invited to let us know what topics interest you and what your questions are. There will also be the opportunity to ask your questions during the Forum.
Catherine Barnard

Catherine Barnard is Professor of EU law and Employment Law and senior tutor and fellow of Trinity College.Â She is the author of EU Employment Law (Oxford, OUP, 2012, 5th ed.), The Substantive Law of the EU: The Four Freedoms, (Oxford, OUP, 2016, 5th ed), and (with Peers ed), European Union Law (Oxford, OUP, 2017, 2nd ed) . She is currently a Senior Fellow in the UK in a Changing Europe (http://ukandeu.ac.uk/) project. This is an authoritative, non-partisan think tank which does research and provides information about all aspects of Brexit. Part of its remit is to make that information accessible to the general public. So it does a lot of public engagement, especially with the media.Â She has appeared extensively on the main media channels – BBC, ITV and Sky – as well as some of the more specialist programmes such as Law in Action, Woman’s Hour and the Briefing Room. She has also written for the Guardian and the Telegraph. She has given evidence to numerous select committees on the legal issues connected with Brexit, immigration and the European Union (Withdrawal) Act.
Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor took up the role of Chief Operating Officer, Department for International Trade, at the British Embassy in Paris in May 2016. Immediately prior to his arrival in France, Paul spent five years in Prague as Regional Director for Trade & Investment with Central and South Eastern Europe. Paulâ€™s Government career encompasses both the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Trade. Previous responsibilities in Whitehall include managing bilateral relations with South America and, subsequently, the Middle East & North Africa; while other overseas experience includes diplomatic postings to the British Embassies in Mexico City, Santiago and Madrid.

Robert W Hanning - Stories for an Uncertain World
2021-04-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual Zoom meeting, Your location, France
The social fabric of human communities is woven primarily from the creation, transmission, and reception of stories.Â Is it merely an accident that Western Europeâ€™s two greatest tale collections originated within a long generation of each other, or is there something important we can learn about the culture of late medieval European civilization from a comparison of Giovanni Boccaccioâ€™s Decameron (1350s) and Geoffrey Chaucerâ€™s Canterbury Tales (1380s-early 1390s)?Â In fact, for all their differences, the Decameron and the Canterbury Tales frequently align in telling â€œstories for an uncertain worldâ€â€”a world shown to be challenged by radical uncertainties of knowledge, perception, and strategy, and lacking the serene comfort of faith in Divine Providence so often thought to characterize the medieval centuries. Â A comparison of passages, and stories, from both collections suggests instead that the necessary and proper response to their world is to deploy skills of calculation and deliberation that generate deeds, and supporting words, designed to control, as much as is possible, lifeâ€™s ever changing circumstances.Â Seen from this perspective, the frequent goal in these wonderfully told tales is not salvation but agency, Â and the appropriate virtue, rather than holiness, is a modified version of what Aristotle called â€œpractical wisdomâ€ (phrÃ³nesis) and we, following Cicero, call prudence (prudentia). Â
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Robert W. Hanning, Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, holds degrees from Columbia and Oxford.Â Recipient of Guggenheim, ACLS, NEH, and Rockefeller Foundation Fellowships, he gave the New Chaucer Societyâ€™s Biennial Chaucer Lecture in 1998 at the Sorbonne.Â He has published three books on classical, medieval, and Renaissance subjects and has co-translated two major medieval French texts.Â His monograph, â€œStories for an Uncertain World: Agency in Boccaccioâ€™s Decameron and Chaucerâ€™s Canterbury Tales,â€ is to be published by Oxford University Press.
