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BrusselsBloggers
More and more expats are beginning to keep blogs about living in Belgium. These can be a great source of insights, practical tips and humourous anecdotes. Here we present a selection of some of our favourites:
*V-Grrrl in Belgium
Hosted by the expat website Expatica, V-Grrrl relates the experiences of an American living in Belgium. Her posts mainly focus on the life and work differences between America and Europe.
*The Witloof
This is a tongue-in-cheek blog, full ...
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EU Affairs professionals survey
A majority of EU Affairs professionals would welcome networking opportunities
The Brussels Connection informal survey showed that 94% of us would like to expand their network.
74% of us mention contacts with clients, members or colleages as one the three preferred professional activities, and 69% of us throroughly enjoy contacts with institutions and press.
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EU Women Inventors & Innovators launch network
The Brussels'launch of the European Women Inventors & Innovators Network (EUWIIN) took place on 5 and 6 February, and closed with a lively evening reception in the European Parliament hosted by Baroness Sarah Ludford, MEP.
The two days brought together women from all over Europe to exchange experiences about the invention and marketing of new products or services. The British Council and Blueprint Partners offered organisational support and meeting facilities.
According to its mission statement, the overall aim of the European Union Women Inventors ...
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BlackBerry or Crackberry?
The BlackBerry mobile e-mail device has become ubiquitous amongst business people. Over two million people have signed up to the service, and their numbers are growing rapidly.
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Busy professionals love being able to stay in touch with colleagues and clients not matter where they are, but some worry about the consequent blurring of the boundaries between work and private life, constant distraction, or even repetitive stress injury (known as “BlackBerry thumb”).
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.EU Domain Names Launched
From April 7 last week, anyone with a residence in the European Union may now register an internet site under the .EU domain, on a first-come, first-served basis.
What is .eu?
“.eu” is simply a new Top Level Domain (TLD). It will not replace the existing national country code TLDs in the EU, but will complement them and give users the option of having a pan-European internet identity for their ‘internet presence’ – generally web sites and ...
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JEF – By vocation, stimulating Europe!
The Young European Federalists (JEF), headquartered in Brussels but present in most European countries, is an International Youth Political Organisation that can proudly boast over 25,000 members ranging from Ireland to the Ukraine.
The aim of JEF is one, its short-term objectives are many, and the innovative ways it has come up with to achieve them, are countless. Since Altiero Spinelli started to push for a Federal Europe, JEF has been present in the lives of many young, idealistic Europeans ready to ...
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WIFI in Brussels
Wireless Internet access, WiFi, is a useful tool for business travellers who need to access news, e-mail or data while on the move.
While WiFi coverage in Brussels is not as extensive as in some other cities, the number of publicly accessible “hotspots” is growing.
Public Access
CIRB, “Centre d'Informatiques pour la Region bruxelloise,” has set up a series of free WiFi access points around the city. Anyone within 300 ...
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Be connected
Why we should all be networking
A network is a group of people linked by common or similar interests. It is usually informal and non-hierarchical and members can gain status or recognition through their usefulness to the group. Some professional networks operate in a more structured and formal manner.
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PubAffairs Brussels
The art of informal networking,
By John Mandeville, Marie Audren, Marco Rupp, Will Parker, Elodie Mohen and Robin Jezek
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PubAffairs was started in a pub in London over three years ago. Some friends, all working in Public Affairs, got together for a drink. The same group decided that it would be good to formalise the meeting once a month, and PubAffairs was created. Since ...
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