“Shortcut to Europe: EU Embassies Open House” on May 12: come see our booth!

To celebrate the European Union Open House in Washington, DC on Saturday May 12, the Office of Science and Technology of the Embassy of France has a booth from 10:00am to 4:00pm to present its activities. There are also scientific animations and experiments for kids (Experiments, Augmented Reality, Water Rockets, etc).

In 2012, the German embassy is celebrating the EU Open House at the French embassy. Both French and German scientific institutions are represented at the booth:

 CNRS - French National Center for Scientific Research: http://www.cnrs.fr/

 INSERM - French National Institute for Health and Medical Research: http://english.inserm.fr/

 CNES - French Space Agency: http://www.cnes.fr

 European Space Agency: http://www.esa.int

 German Aerospace Center: http://www.dlr.de/en/

 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (German foundation for international cooperation in scientific research): http://americanfriends-of-avh.org/

Other departments of the Embassy of France will also be represented:

 La Maison Française (House of France) is offering the opportunity to try a “Diplomatic lunch”: http://www.la-maison-francaise.org/EUOpenHouse.htm

 The Agriculture Department is giving a quiz on cheese and wine and some French cheese is available for tasting: http://www.frenchfoodintheus.org/quiz/

 The Economic Department: http://ambafrance-us.org/spip.php?rubrique256

 The Press Department: http://ambafrance-us.org/spip.php?rubrique19

 The Culture & Education Department: http://www.frenchculture.org/

For more information:

 “Passport DC 2012” on the Washington, DC Tourism office website: http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/things-do-see/passport-dc

 “Europe Day” on the European delegation in the USA website: www.europe-in-dc.com

 Plan your trip: http://www.euopenhouse.com/plan-your-trip/

 Pictures and videos from last year edition: http://www.france-science.org/Shortcut-to-Europe-EU-Embassies.html

Pictures and videos of the 2012 edition