Luc Lesénécal

[Islands Call results] 🏄‍♂️ Excited to share highlights from the "Zero Plastic on the îles d’Or Archipelago and Replication in the Mediterranean" project, supported by BeMed in 2020. This project from SMILO - Small Islands Organisation aims to make the Iles d'Or a pilot region for plastic waste management in the South Region of France and across the #Mediterranean.   👉 Key achievements: - Established a micro-production line for Provence cane objects, replacing single-use plastic items like cutlery, ice cream spoons, and straws, promoting local material reuse. - Developed a bio-based resin from date palm residues on Kerkennah for creating biodegradable cup prototypes, addressing agricultural waste issues and opening new opportunities for local stakeholders.   🏋‍♀️ Challenges encountered: - Scaling up production on the Iles d’Or requires investment in specialized machinery, which local producers are hesitant to make. - Creating an economically viable production line for bio-based alternatives in Tunisia is challenging due to higher costs compared to plastic items.   🎙 Visibility and impact: - Produced videos and podcast episodes to highlight project activities and raise awareness, reaching both French and English-speaking audiences. - Organized events and international meetings to promote #zerowaste solutions and share experiences.   We are proud of the progress made by the supported projects in 2020 and look forward to support new ones in 2024 ! 🌍 #BeMed #Sustainability #PlasticFreeFuture #OpenCall

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The Astonishingly Clever Crows - #mustsee #Einstein In a captivating video, a crow is seen dropping stones into a water-filled jar to raise the water level and drink more easily. How clever is that? Crows are the #Einstein's of the bird world, known for their incredible problem-solving skills and complex tasks. Here’s why they’re so amazing: #ToolUse: Crows craft and use tools to obtain food. From bending wires to hook insects to using leaves to scoop water, they are true inventors! #Memory #Masters: They can remember human faces for years and can even recognize individuals after long periods. Talk about holding a grudge! #Sophisticated #Communication**: Crows have a rich language, using various sounds to share information about food, dangers, and even specific humans. #Learning by Watching: They learn by observing others, which helps them adapt to new situations like professionals. Crows continue to astonish scientists and bird enthusiasts with their remarkable intelligence. The next time you see a crow, remember you are observing one of nature's feathered geniuses, as I said, little #Einstein's

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Proud to be part of the dynamic ecosystem of #Cotedazurfrance In 2018, few months before the labelisation of 3IA Côte d'Azur with some friends, in particular Félix - Eliott Kudelka we launch ClusterIA 😇 Now the state has labeled our #3IA as a IA-Cluster and being recognized as one of the French academic centers of excellence in AI.   👫Big Thanks to the 3IA Côte d’Azur team, Chairholders, PhD students and post-docs, and #AI compagnies and startups   🔢 The French President, Emmanuel Macron has announced a grant of €20 million for the project “3IA Côte d’Azur 2030”, which will complement the €19 million already allocated to the “3IA Côte d’Azur” project for the period 2019-2023. This subvention will be added to the contributions from public and industrial partners (included the ClusterIA members) of the #3IACotedazur.   “We will collectively need to rework the model in the coming months to align our strategy with the announced financial decisions”, announces Diana Sebbar, executive Director of 3IA Côte d’Azur.   ➡️Read the press release here: https://lnkd.in/edTDdeVx

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Nous sommes fiers de vous annoncer que notre revue URBAN ART BIO est signataire de la déclaration DORA. https://lnkd.in/dSedaGcm San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment There is a pressing need to improve the ways in which the output of scientific research is evaluated by funding agencies, academic institutions, and other parties.To address this issue, a group of editors and publishers of scholarly journals met during the Annual Meeting of The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) in San Francisco, CA, on December 16, 2012. The group developed a set of recommendations, referred to as the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment. We invite interested parties across all scientific disciplines to indicate their support by adding their names to this Declaration. The outputs from scientific research are many and varied, including: research articles reporting new knowledge, data, reagents, and software; intellectual property; and highly trained young scientists. Funding agencies, institutions that employ scientists, and scientists themselves, all have a desire, and need, to assess the quality and impact of scientific outputs. It is thus imperative that scientific output is measured accurately and evaluated wisely. The Journal Impact Factor is frequently used as the primary parameter with which to compare the scientific output of individuals and institutions. The Journal Impact Factor, as calculated by Thomson Reuters*, was originally created as a tool to help librarians identify journals to purchase, not as a measure of the scientific quality of research in an article. With that in mind, it is critical to understand that the Journal Impact Factor has a number of well-documented deficiencies as a tool for research assessment. These limitations include: A) citation distributions within journals are highly skewed [1–3]; B) the properties of the Journal Impact Factor are field-specific: it is a composite of multiple, highly diverse article types, including primary research papers and reviews [1, 4]; C) Journal Impact Factors can be manipulated (or “gamed”) by editorial policy [5]; and D) data used to calculate the Journal Impact Factors are neither transparent nor openly available to the public [4, 6, 7]. Below we make a number of recommendations for improving the way in which the quality of research output is evaluated. Outputs other than research articles will grow in importance in assessing research effectiveness in the future, but the peer-reviewed research paper will remain a central research output that informs research assessment.

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This is where I work... Inauguration of the new building (where I have an office) and open day next Friday if you fancy popping in. Current debate about the way we work is often so frustratingly binary - office versus home. Whereas the reality could be much richer and nuanced for all of us. I work remotely in an office, for instance. I like the separation from home, enjoy being in a community with local entrepreneurs, and, after almost 30 years of city living, appreciate living and working somewhere more tranquil. (25-minute bike ride with a view of the Pyrenees is also a pleasant way to commute). The co-working space, offices, studios and incubation programmes in the building are publicly funded with the aim of fostering new jobs and new industries in an area where employment prospects would otherwise be concentrated in hospitality and agriculture. And it's working - there are hundreds of businesses that operate from and use the spaces. I think many of the neglected towns in the West Midlands, where I grew up, could be reinvigorated with similar initiatives.  

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Relecom & Partners is fully committed in promoting the fast growing markets, particularly #Asean and #India where it operates for more than 17 years. SMEs must start to seriously consider the manner of addressing those markets. #indonesia #Thailand #Brazil #Mexico are not only for top Forbes multinationals but as well for SMEs. We observe lots in Africa, because it is “next door”. But they must now consider ASIA. For their durability, for their growth, they must go. Pierre-Marie RELECOM Andrea Valeriani Kilian Wachs Amadou Ba Antoine de Carbonnel Lucas Mascarade Lisbeth Lanvers-Shah Sebastien Gautier Matthieu Lavoine

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🌍 Morocco and Switzerland Sign Agreement for Phase II of the "Global Textiles and Clothing Program (GTEX II)" 🇲🇦🤝🇨🇭 Today in Rabat, Mr. Ryad Mezzour, Morocco’s Ministry of Industry and Trade - Morocco , and Mr. Valentin Zellweger, Switzerland’s Ambassador to Morocco, signed the agreement to launch the second phase of the "Global Textiles and Clothing Program (GTEX II)". 💡 This program, co-funded by the governments of #Morocco and #Switzerland, aims to: Boost the competitiveness of Morocco’s textile sector Foster innovation and develop talent Expand the presence of Moroccan products in global markets, especially in Europe and North America ✨ Phase II will support 25 Moroccan companies in the apparel sector, including: ✅ 5 leading companies ✅ 5 innovative fashion designers 🌟 This milestone marks another step in positioning Morocco as a key player in the global #textile #industry. 👉 Follow us now and be a part of the journey: 🔵 facebook.com/FlashMorocco 📸 instagram.com/FlashMorocco 🐦 x.com/FlashMorocco Flash.. we carry trust! #Textiles #Fashion #Innovation #GlobalMarkets #Morocco #Switzerland #Competitiveness #Sustainability #FlashMorocco

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Last week, Founder Virginie Tassin Campanella had the honour of being invited by the French Conseil économique social et environnemental for an audition on the forthcoming United Nations Ocean Conference (#UNOC) to be held in Nice, France in June 2025. The goal of this audition was to highlight legal expectations in regards of this conference, what could be expected and what is missing. The contribution of Dr. Tassin Campanella focused on two main aspects : #DeepSeaMining and #Geoengineering. The session included insightful discussions on: - ⚖️ #InternationalDisputeSettlement and the specificity, pivotal role, weaknesses and strength of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (#ITLOS), - 👨‍🔬 👩‍🏭 The Added Value and Challenges faced by new stakeholders in law of the sea, such as #CivilSociety, #LocalCommunities, #IndigenousPeoples,#PrivateSector, - 🪸 The intersection of #ClimateChange law & policies, #CarbonCredits, and incentives supporting emerging technologies, - 🤝 Enhanced #Cooperation among States and stakeholders to strengthen the implementation of current and future frameworks, including the #BBNJAgreement. #OceanLawPolicy #OceanConference #Stakeholders #UNCLOS #RuleofLaw #OceanAttorney #OceanLawyer https://lnkd.in/dXA-H9R6

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In 2024, France is celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Liberation (1944), and as part of a series of conferences organised by the Société archéologique et historique de Beaugency, Catherine Join-Dieterle, Doctor in History of Art and General Curator of Cultural Heritage, gave a fascinating talk titled Fashion in France under the German Occupation. In this exclusive interview, Ms Join-Dieterle talks more on this subject to Babeth Étiève-Cartwright, revealing a subject that really is a lot less frivolous than it seems. BEC: Catherine Join-Dieterle, on behalf of World History Encyclopedia, I would like to thank you for agreeing to conduct this interview. When we hear about the German Occupation, we conjure up images that are far removed from the world of fashion and yet, fashion being a reflection of society, it played a sizeable role in those difficult years. Could you start by giving us some examples of how fashion evolved in France in the 1930s? CJD: At the dawn of the 1930s, fashion had abandoned the short dress that had so marked the Roaring Twenties. Dresses and coats now reached mid-calf and the feminine figure, which had previously been suppressed, was now emphasised. Long, flowing dresses were worn in the evening, while suits and ensembles emphasised the waist. However, as the sound of boots grew more insistent, some designs were influenced by army outfits, with square shoulders, shako-inspired hats and the use of khaki. But there was also a much more optimistic trend, with designers such as Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) and Christian Dior (1905-1957) proposing much more romantic and even surrealist outfits, influenced by artists such as Salvador Dali (1904-1989). We then saw the emergence of the shoe hat and fuller long dresses with vaporous sleeves were the order of the day. BEC: So, what happened once the German Occupation was firmly established? The new political reality of course had many dramatic consequences on the lives of the French people, but what about fashion? CJD: The German Occupation had many repercussions on fashion in France because of the conditions imposed on the French people. The occupying forces decided to take three-quarters of the country's production, so the French had to make do with what the Germans would be willing to let them have. Rationing was introduced, and the French were obliged to use ration coupons to buy supplies, including clothes. For example, this is what a woman was entitled to at the time: two dresses two aprons or blouses one mackintosh two pairs of winter gloves one winter coat three blouses two overalls three pairs of underpants six pairs of stockings six handkerchiefs one pair of flat shoes (which had to last four years). Most women turned to sewing, their own resourcefulness (taking old jumpers apart), upcycling (believe it or not, this is not a recent innovation), and even the black market. With certain materials being extremely difficult to find (leather, for example), F

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