Tuesday, September 14, 2010 – 19H00-21H30 at KPMG

We’ll kick off the new WPNG season with “The Science of Happiness : What it’s all about.”

The new “Science of Happiness” and the growing field of positive psychology have been attracting lots of media attention recently, but is there substance in all the hype? Happiness has been studied for millennia by philosophers and other scholars, but can it be studied as a science? What is the research all about? Can it really make you happier for the long term? This talk will first give a broad scope of the field of positive psychology and then present in greater detail one area of research where simple techniques yield promising results.

After her successful talk about “Choice” last year, we welcome back guest speaker and WPNG vice-president Evie Rosset. Evie is a cognitive psychologist and earned her PhD from Boston University where she is an adjunct professor. In France, she does research through affiliations with the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris and the Université Pierre Mendès-France in Grenoble. She also gives workshops to help businesses and individuals benefit from research in the brain and behavioral sciences. More information can be found at www.aboutmind.fr.

Please bring HEALTHY snacks and drinks to the meeting. Home-made quiches, cakes and other dishes are always appreciated and the purchased varieties are welcome too.

2010/2011 membership fees are now due: please make out a check for 30€ to WPNG and hand it to our new treasurer Marie-France Derderian, at the next meeting. Alternatively you can post your check. The new mailing address can be found on the downloadable membership form under the page Membership.

We thank you in advance for your prompt payment!

Tuesday, September 14, 2010 – 19H00-21H30 at KPMG

Welcome to a new season at our usual meeting place, KPMG offices in Lyon Vaise.
Let’s all kick off the new year by bringing HEALTHY snacks and drinks to the meeting. Home-made quiches, cakes and other dishes are always appreciated and the purchased varieties are welcome too.

More details about the evening to follow but we can already announce that the topic is HAPPINESS and the guest speaker will be Evie Rosset.

2010/2011 membership fees are also now due: please make out a check for 30€ to WPNG and hand it to our new treasurer Marie-France Derderian, at the next meeting. Alternatively you can post your check. The new mailing address can be found on the downloadable membership form under the page Membership.

Coming soon: The 2010/2011 speaker program.

Thursday, June 24, 2010 – from 20H00 at Les Garçons Chasseurs

After all the serious stuff, it’s time to relax! Please join us for our Summer Social Event next week Thursday, June 24th at Les Garçon Chasseurs – http://www.lesgarconschasseurs.com/.

Our Social Events Secretary Lili has negotiated the following menu:

Aperitif  (tortilla+gaucomole and salsa maison)
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Option for main dish : exotic meat (impala, springbok, zebra – depending on  the catch) or exotic fish (look on website) or vegetarian dish (yes, even at a hunting place there is room for vegetarians!).
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Dessert

Price : 20 euros (without drinks)

Location : 20 rue Terme, Lyon 1er (behind les Terreaux, just before the pentes of Croix-Rousse – metro Hôtel de Ville).

If you’re planning on joining us, please confirm your attendance by sending an email to info @ wpng.org by Tuesday, June 22 at the very latest.

We hope to see many of you there!

So the full line-up is as follows:

Kristina Ashton – president
Marion Chapsal – vice-president
Dina D’Amico – secretary
Marie-France Derderian – treasurer
Nathalie Combrousse – marketing/promotion
Roelien Gorter – website
Lili Mohadjer – social events
Evie Rosset – ORAs/email

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 – 19H00-21H30 at KPMG

We all have 168 hours a week. Why is it that some people get an enormous amount done without breaking a sweat, while others never seem to get what they want, yet they are always tired?

For our last meeting of the season, we revisit the topic of Time Management with Pat Brans, of “Master the Moment” – http://master-the-moment.com/, who will talk to us about setting priorities, sticking to them, and turning down what’s not in line with your priorities.

Pat Brans provides corporate training on time management and personal effectiveness. He has held senior positions with three large organizations
(Computer Sciences Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, and Sybase). Most of Brans’ corporate experience focused on applying technology to enhance workforce effectiveness. Now he takes productivity to another level by unveiling the secrets of high achievers.

Note: this presentation will be preceded by our Annual General Meeting (for details see previous post).

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 – 19H30 at KPMG

As an official French association, it is now once again time for us to hold our Annual General Meeting, or Assemblée Générale Ordinaire, which will take place before the start of our June meeting on June 8, 2010 at KPMG in Vaise.

AGENDA

1. Progress report since the last AGM (12 May 2009)
2. Financial report since the last AGM
3. Plans for next season
4. Election of the WPNG Steering Committee

If for any reason you cannot attend the AGM, but still wish to vote, you can ask another member to vote for you and let us know by sending an email by June 4 to info[at]wpng.org stating: “Je donne pouvoir à … (the other member’s name) pour me représenter à l’Assemblée Générale Ordinaire de l’association Women’s Professional Networking Group in Lyon qui se tiendra le mardi 8 juin 2010 à 19:30 heures.”

We look forward to seeing as many of you at the AGM as possible!

Tuesday, May 11, 2010 – 19H00-21H30 at KPMG

Dr. Donna Willis will be talking to us about the Effective Use of Social Media.

Social technology participation has grown rapidly in just two years. Using any tool or technique without a reasonable strategy is a missed opportunity. She will share with us some fundamental principles and tips based in current brain and family system research so that you can leverage the social media space to make connections that matter to you personally and professionally.

Donna Willis, MD, MPH is on faculty at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the department of Internal Medicine and the Center for Health Promotion. She has an extensive background in implementing international city-wide health intervention programs. She has an extensive media background as the medical correspondent for NBC News and a contributor to ABC The View. Her work in medicine and media have converged in a implementing the third edition of the Lyon Rhône-Alpes international expat expo. This year featuring two best selling authors Lucy Wadham (The Secret Life of France), Ruth Van Reken (Third Culture Kids), and top chef Bernard Mariller.

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