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November 26th, 2010

Ice Skating Day at Somerset House

Over 800 friends of BNP Paribas’ Community and Charity programme enjoyed a day of skating and early-winter fun last Saturday at the outdoor ice rink at Somerset House. Partner charities such as Cancer Research UK, Vital Regeneration, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research, Food Chain, Church Street Neighbourhood, St Michael’s Hospice as well [...]

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Emma Roche

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November 26th, 2010

Martine Franck: In the Hands of the Women

Martine Franck grew up in the United States and in England. She studied art history at the University of Mardrid and at the Ecole du Louvre in Paris. She contributed to the founding of the Viva photo agency in 1972, and has been a part of Magnum Photos for over 30 years.
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Sophie Maurice

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November 25th, 2010

BlogTV: Helping Women through Difficult Times

An increasing number of women today confront situations of separation and divorce. Unfortunately, some are also victims of domestic violence. To help these women deal with related procedures that are often long and complicated, an association called Séparation-Info-Service offers information, workshops, legal counsel, emotional support—and, when necessary, emergency intervention.
Corinne Peirone, President and founder of the [...]

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Isabelle Palsky

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November 24th, 2010

Teambuilding with Emmaüs

In October 2010, 32 BNP Paribas CIB managers from around the world convened for a seminar in the BNP Paribas Training Centre in Louveciennes.
Our department comprises a global network of Operations and IT teams, with an important presence in Paris, London, Brussels, Mumbai, New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore, so twice a year we [...]

Bone Health: A Question of Prevention

On Tuesday 16 November, a conference was presented by Professor René Rizzoli, head doctor at the department for bone disease at Geneva University Hospitals (HUG – Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève) and a professor at the faculty for medicine in Geneva, was on the theme, “Bone health: a matter of prevention”
More than 150 employees from the [...]

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Dagmar Nardacchione-Widmer

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November 18th, 2010

Olivia Arthur: Imagining a different future

Olivia Arthur was born in London and grew up in the UK, studying mathematics at Oxford University and photojournalism at the London College of Printing. In 2003 she moved to Delhi to work as a freelance photographer covering assignments on the Indian subcontinent. In 2006 she was invited to do a one-year residency in Italy [...]

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Isabelle Palsky

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November 16th, 2010

BlogTV: Beekeeping for Biodiversity

Don’t know much about apiculture, or what bees have to do with helping the planet? Find out more on this week’s BlogTV with beekeeper and founder of “Un toit pour les abeilles”, Régis Lippinois. [...]

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Isabelle Palsky

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November 16th, 2010

The Second Annual “Jazz Days” in Sofia, Bulgaria

For a second year in a row, a series of jazz concerts will be presented in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, during the third week of November 2010. [...]

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Krasimira Antimova

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November 16th, 2010

Diversity Day across North America

On November 2, 2001, UNESCO adopted the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity. The General Assembly emphasized links between the protection of cultural diversity and the importance of dialogue between civilizations in the modern world. In the United States, Diversity Day is celebrated on that date.
Our colleagues across the Atlantic gathered together to mark the [...]

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