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Organized by the Offices for Science and Technology of the Embassies of France in the United States and Canada, the NETVA conference is a free one-day conference designed to provide you with the (...)
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NETVA Conference 2017 : A Quick-Start Training to Understand North-American Tech Markets -
Inria @ SiliconValley : International Conference on Blockchain Technology for Cybersecurity & Social Impact , Berkeley
The annual Inria @ SiliconValley conference will be hosted by CITRIS, the Banatao Institute and Inria in Berkeley, California. The themes of this edition will focus on blockchain technologies for (...) -
Café des Sciences in La Jolla: Ben Lecomte, the Longest Swim In 1998, Ben Lecomte became the first person to swim across the Atlantic Ocean. He is now ready for his next challenge : swimming across the Pacific Ocean from Tokyo to San Francisco, followed by (...) -
Tattooed project: The first automated tattoo machine! What does it mean to invent a new tool today? , San Francisco, CA
Pierre-Emmanuel Meunier and Johan da Silveira, two designers and inventor artists currently working at Autodesk, will present their project baptized : tattoué , the first automated tattoo machine, (...) -
Conference "Manufacturing Transparency" at UC Berkeley , Berkeley, CA
"Manufacturing Transparency" (Oct. 28th at UC Berkeley) aims at exploring the concept of transparency, from various angles, sociological, artistic, philosophical, scientific. Speakers from (...)
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Open Source et Blockchain à l’honneur lors de l’Oracle OpenWorld 2017 Après 10 ans de travail et de développement, l’éditeur confirme sa transformation vers le cloud et le monde du logiciel en tant que service. La conférence annuelle « Oracle OpenWorld » à San Francisco reprend les dernières innovations de l’éditeur et dévoile la stratégie de la firme pour les années à venir.
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Facebook recule face à la pression de la communauté Open Source React est une bibliothèque JavaScript pour la conception d’interfaces utilisateurs interactives créée par Facebook. Depuis quelques semaines, une polémique enflait autour de React, jusqu’à atteindre son point culminant la semaine dernière avec la décision de WordPress de ne plus l’utiliser.
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Les machines progressent dans leur apprentissage du langage naturel Services clients, assistants virtuels, plateformes d’apprentissage ou encore services automatiques de messagerie sont quelques-unes des applications courantes des automates conversationnels. Ces programmes mettent en lumière la difficulté que représente la compréhension du langage par un automate programmé.
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Bio-mimétisme et bio-bots prennent le relais dans la course aux micro-drones Coût de fabrication, consommation énergétique, encombrement ou discrétion font partie des motivations dans la course à la miniaturisation. Des avancées récentes permettent même de modifier le génome de véritables insectes volants afin d’autoriser leur prise de contrôle en vol par un opérateur humain.
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NETVA 2017: 20 High-Tech French Startups heading to North America! Discover the laureates of the 8th edition of NETVA! The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and its partners are proud (...)The transatlantic collaborations of the University of Bordeaux with the USA The University of Bordeaux has identified partners throughout the world with whom we structure and expand our partnership, (...)Jennifer Doudna, co-discoverer of CRISPR/Cas9, winner of the 2016 L’Oréal-UNESCO prize On February 17th, the Office for Science and Technology met with Jennifer Doudna, professor at UC Berkeley and co-discoverer (...)
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Emiliana Borrelli, Head of the INSERM-UCI Research Unit, Awarded the Légion d’Honneur Emiliana Borrelli was awarded the title of Knight of the National Order of the Légion d’Honneur, the most prestigious French (...)81st Straight Success for Ariane 5 On Friday September 29, 2017, Ariane 5 completed a flawless mission following its launch from Europe’s spaceport at the (...)
Calls for Proposals
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CentraleSupélec Accelerated Engineering Degree Program - Deadline Extended to Oct 27 The CentraleSupélec Accelerated Engineering Degree Program trains you to become an elite Grande Ecole Engineer in only two years! This program can be taught either fully in English during the 2 (...) -
2017 Edition of the program ’Espoirs de la Recherche’ by the French Foundation of Medical Research (FRM) The French Foundation of Medical Research is launching its 2017 edition call for projects aimed at French or foreign researchers of higher level, eager to join a French research structure to set (...) -
I.S. Rivers Conference 2018 in Lyon - Integrative Sciences and Sustainable Development of Rivers Submit a scientific contribution, a case study or a prospective contribution, to share your results and experiences with international research professionals and river managers. Submit a (...) -
FACCTS: 2018 Call for proposals The France And Chicago Collaborating in the Sciences (FACCTS) program offers seed funding for new projects that promote meaningful academic and scientific exchange between the University of (...) -
France - Stanford: 2018-2019 Call for Proposals The France-Stanford Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, founded in partnership with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, bridges the disciplines of the humanities, social sciences, (...)
