Our next Saveurs & Savoirs evening meeting will take place on 15th January 2009 from 7pm-9:30pm and will be hosted by Intervenance, one of France's leading outplacement agencies. Jean-Pierre Lilly, founder and President of Intervenance, will explain everything you need to know about "le portage salarial", a concept that he created here in France. Mr. Lilly will speak in French.

At the STC France workshop for freelancers back in September, Samina Arnoult discussed working with "sociétés de portage" as part of her exploration of the different ways of setting up business and freelancing in France. Our January Saveurs & Savoirs meeting will provide a more detailed exploration of the topic - and an excellent opportunity to clear up some outstanding questions and concerns with regards to this increasingly popular work practice, such as access to unemployment benefits, should you experience a drop in your activity.

This year's STC France Chapter Annual Conference was held on Friday 14 March 2008 at the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris. Thanks to our attendees, sponsors, speakers and volunteers for making this such a successful event! The theme of this year's event was "Communicating Europe" and explored the diversity of technical communication in Europe. Two half-day pre-conference workshops were also organized on Thursday 13 March 2008.