Fulbright France Mid-Year Meeting with the American Grantees (08-09/02)
The Franco-American Commission organized a 2-day seminar in Paris for the American grantees.
Our American grantees currently in France were able to meet, present their research and receive practical advice from our Fulbright France team.
The US grantees also had the opportunity to attend conferences by specialists and a concert by Fulbrighters and other artists guests.
On the agenda:
- Speeches of Mr. Michael Turner, Cultural Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in France & Mrs. Audrène Eloit, Department manager at the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs
- Breakout discussions
- Fulbright ETA Panel Discussion
- Moderator: Una Mijatovic
- Panelists: Madeline Fayne, Zachary Harker, Lilith Holloway, Kiana Papin
- Conference on Public Health and Misinformation
- Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Head of Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department at the Hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard (French Fulbright alumnus, 1998)
- Léonard Heyerdahl, Socio-Anthropologist, Institut Pasteur
- Valentine Pasquesoone, Journalist (French Fulbright alumna, 2012)
- Organic and ecological lunch
- Panel discussion with Fulbrighters working on public health related topics
- Peter Brandon, Fulbright-Tocqueville Distinguished Chair
- Honora Englander, Fulbright Research Scholar
- Meghan Roberts, Fulbright Research Scholar
- Alisha Dziarski, Fulbright Advanced Student
- Elita Farahdel, Fulbright Advanced Student
- Talk: “Black Seine, White Paris” by Kévi Donat, Tour Guide, Speaker, and Podcaster
- Fulbright Concert by Fulbright Advanced Students Jared Michaud & Ethan Nylander, and special guest Christina Koti
- Fulbright France Lunar New Year Dinner (ETAs) on Feb 8
We want to thank the U.S. Embassy in France for hosting this event in the Talleyrand Hotel, the panelists that we invited, and most importantly, a big thank you to our US Fulbright France 2023/2024 grantees for their participation in this exceptional seminar!
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