2010-2011 French Club Officers

I would like to congratulate the newest French Club officers for the 2010-2011 year!

President - Arnaud Huguet, minimac08@me.com
Vice-President - Tabatha Pilgrim, tpilgrim@gatech.edu
Treasurer - Darion Carter, dfcarter17@yahoo.com
Secretary - Malika Meidinger, mjmeidinger@gmail.com

I really enjoyed being your president for the past 2 1/2 years and trust that these individuals will continue the success of the French Club.

Olivia Kaye
The now former French Club @ GT President

Cheese Tasting - Success!

I would like to thank everyone who came out last night to the first French Club Cheese Tasting! It was a HUGE success! We had over 120 people taste delicious French cheese and wine.

If you'd like to see some pictures of the event, check this site out. Here are a few of them.


I hope to make the cheese tasting a yearly French Club @ GT event!

Cheese and Wine Tasting

French Club @ GT Presents:

The big event is only a month away! We will be serving a variety of cheeses and have hand-selected wines to compliment the cheese. Remember, only those over 21 will be allowed to drink! Registration for the event will open online this week.

We will be serving:

Mimolette

Crottin

Camembert

St. Nectaire

Blue cheese

Tomme de Savoie

I hope to see you all there!

Today's meeting at Marble Slab - 6 pm

Join us today (March 9) for some ice cream and French conversation! We'll be meeting at the Marble Slab Creamery in Technology Square around 6 pm.


The address is:
85 5th Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30308

Movie Showing - Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain

Join us tomorrow, Tuesday, February 23 at 6:30 pm to watch Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain. As always, we'll meet in the Instructional Center Room 219.

Conversation group today at 11

Just a reminder that we'll be having our weekly conversation group today at 11. We are now meeting at Tech Rec, which is on the bottom floor of the student center next to Pizza Hut and the ATMs. We normally sit to the left of the ping pong tables.

I hope to see you there!

Olivia Kaye
French Club @ GT President

French Club @ GT Website

Soirée quiz ce soir a 18h!

Brush up on your French trivia because we're having trivia night tonight! Categories include music, history, art, geography, sports, and more! Everyone will get into groups of 3 or 4 and the winning members of the group will win a prize!

We'll meet at the Instructional Center (IC) Room 219 at 6:00 pm (notice we're meeting a half hour earlier than usual).

A ce soir!

Olivia Kaye
French Club @ GT President

An Informative and Engaging Discussion

Last Thursday, I had the privilege of attending the first half of the Dialogue with the French and German Ambassadors to the United States, sponsored by the Georgia Tech European Union Center of Excellence. During the first portion of the talks, each ambassador was allotted about ten minutes of introduction before discussing a series of questions posed by the moderator, Dr. Vicki Birchfield of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs.

A few topics were brought up on several occasions during the first portion of this dialogue. First, the two ambassadors naturally addressed the French-German relationship crucial to the European Union. Both ambassadors agreed that it is essential to maintain and develop this relationship, even in light of differences between the two countries such as their respective policies on nuclear energy. Additionally, both ambassadors were asked to address recent assertions that the European Union has lost some of its political influence due to its relatively weak role in shaping the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this past December.

En somme, Ambassadors Klaus Scharioth and Pierre Vimont, who are also close personal friends, engaged in an honest and (relatively) open discussion of many issues facing the European Union today and in the recent past. This event was an excellent opportunity for students at Georgia Tech to take part in an engaging discussion of pertinent international issues.

Benjamin Bennett
French Club @ GT Vice-President

Free screening of French movie, Banlieue 13: Ultimatum - Feb. 3

Free screening of the French film Banlieue 13: Ultimatum.

There will also be a martial arts demonstration before the movie screening.

Movie: Banlieue 13: Ultimatum (English: District 13: Ultimatum) - release date: Feb 18th

Synopsis: http://www.magpictures.com/profile.aspx?id=031f074d-9fb0-43c8-a3e6-11262277b20c

Trailer: http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/district-b13-ultimatum/trailer

Advance Screening (free): February 3rd, 7:30pm at the Midtown Art Cinema (next to Après Diem)



Try to show up about 45 minutes early to be sure you get a seat.

The European-American Agenda - A Dialogue with the German and French Ambassadors

The European Union Center of Excellence at Georgia Tech is honored to welcome Ambassador Klaus Scharioth of Germany and Ambassador Pierre Vimont of France to the Georgia Tech campus for a discussion of the state of the EU and EU-US relations as we enter a new decade. During what is sure to be a stimulating and informative session, the Ambassadors will share their views on the implications of the Lisbon Treaty for the European Union and the transatlantic relationship. The talk will be moderated by Dr. Vicki Birchfield, Director of the EU Center of Excellence, and will be followed by a question and answer session with the audience.

His Excellency, Mr. Klaus Scharioth, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States of America

His Excellency, Mr. Pierre Vimont, Ambassador of The French Republic to the United States of America

DATE: January 28, 2010

TIME: 11:15am – 12:45pm

LOCATION: Tennenbaum Auditorium, Instructional Center Georgia Tech campus, 759 Ferst Drive

*Free and Open to the Public- No RSVP required

A Night Out to the Théâtre

Last night, the French Club met up for dinner at Tin Drum before heading over to the theatre. Not the most francophone meal, but we had a good time nonetheless :)


After dinner, we headed over to Emory University's Performing Arts Center to see L'acteur Sacrifiant which was performed by the Théâtre du Rêve. This piece was definitely unlike any other play I have seen before. I really can't describe it to you because it didn't have a plot or did it? It was definitely a piece that made us contemplate the meaning of theatre and the role of an actor.


Olivia Kaye
French Club @ GT President

French Conversation Group Today

Just a reminder that we will be meeting at 11 am in the Student Center Food Court today for our weekly French Conversation Group. We normally grab a table in the glass atrium. I hope to see you all there!


Olivia Kaye
French Club @ GT President

Théâtre du Rêve - Janvier 23

Thank you to everyone that came out tonight! I hope you all are all excited about the upcoming events this semester.

































Next Saturday, January 23, the French Club will be going to the Théâtre du Rêve to see L'acteur Sacrifiant at 8 pm at Emory University. Those that are interested need to e-mail me at Frenchclubatgt@gmail.com ASAP because I'm getting tickets this Friday. The first 15 tickets are free if you have paid your dues for the semester. Otherwise, tickets are $15/student. Also, we may have the opportunity to meet the actors and director after the show!

We are going to need a couple of volunteers that are willing to drive to Emory, so please let me know if you can!

Olivia Kaye
French Club @ GT President

French Riddle

To get the year started... here is a riddle! I'll post the answer later in the week. But feel free to give it a guess!

Qu'est-ce qui est quelque chose que tu peut attraper, mais pas lancer?

And no google-ing it!

Malika Meidinger
French Club @ GT Secretary

Welcome to our NEW French Club @ GT Blog!

Bonjour à tous!

The French Club @ GT has finally started a blog to keep you updated about all of our upcoming events and any current events relating to francophone countries/culture.

Our first general meeting of the semester is this upcoming Tuesday, January 12. As always, it will be located in the Instructional Center Room 219 at 6:30 pm. If you haven't paid your dues for the year, dues for the Spring semester are only $10!

Check out our NEW Google Calendar to stay up to date with French Club events this semester!

And if you haven't already, join our facebook group.

Here's a sneak peak as to what exciting events we have planned for the semester:
- Outing to the Théâtre du Rêve to see L’acteur Sacrifiant in January; free tickets for the first 15 people that sign up
- Culture Fest and International Food Fair in March
- Our first annual cheese tasting!
- A weekend afternoon at Georgia Tech Leadership Challenge Course in April
- End of the semester BBQ

If you have any suggestions as to anything else you'd like to do this semester or have any general questions, please don't hesitate to e-mail me!

Olivia Kaye
French Club @ GT President