Year 1996 – fifteen years ago in France

Early web-based ideas about hyperlocal collaboration.

I was leaving from Sotkamo Tuesday 9’th of June 1996 at 10h30 heading for France.

Taking Viking Line from Naantali to Kapellskär: arriving Wednesday 10’th of June 1996 09h45 and started my journey southward.

Down there working with the following goals:

- Creating an atmosphere for cooperation

- Create a network for Fast Fresh Flow

- Improve quality of operations

- FFF has to be simple to use

- Mobile communication

Batimat, International Building Exhibition

Batimat, International Building Exhibition: "Batimat, the international construction exhibition, is attended by a large number of people involved in the construction industry each year it takes place.

In 2003, professionnals came in thousands to visit BATIMAT. Whether managing directors, buyers, user-installers or engineer-technicians, all those involved in implementation, project management and property ownership are represented.

BATIMAT is an efficient generator of 'business' contacts for exhibiting manufacturers. 88% of visitors declare that they are final decision-makers or specifiers in purchases relating to the construction sector.

Visitors’ objectives are numerous but the main aim is to discover innovations, update knowledge and search for new suppliers.

This is an international event for an ever-increasing number of foreign visitors. In 2003, 17% of visitors to BATIMAT were foreign visitors from 147 different countries.

Architects / Specifiers
Architects, Decorators, Design Offices, Consultant Engineers, Quantity Surveyors, construction economists.

Building Contractors / Companies / Craftsmen
Roofers, insulating and framing firms, lighting engineers, electricians, general building contractors, shell construction firms, masons, carpenters, installers of doors/windows, locks, metal fittings and solar protection, painters, installers of wall and floor coverings, dry wal"

Gare de L'Est

We started our ten years project in France from Gare de l'Est 1989. I'm thinking about the next step.

The Gare de l'Est ("East station" in English) is one of the six large SNCF termini in Paris.

It is in the Xe arrondissement, not far from the Gare du Nord, facing the boulevard de Strasbourg, part of the north-south axis of Paris created by Baron Haussmann.

It is one of the largest and the oldest railway stations in Paris.

The Gare de l'Est was opened in 1849 by the Compagnie du Chemin de Fer de Paris à Strasbourg (the Paris-Strasbourg Railway Company) under the name "Strasbourg platform." This platform corresponds today with the hall for main-line trains, and was designed by the architect François Duquesney. It was renamed the "Gare de l'Est" in 1854, after the expansion of service to Mulhouse.

Renovations to the station followed in 1885 and 1900. In 1931 it was doubled in size, with the new part of the station built symmetrically with the old part. This transformation changed the surrounding neighborhood significantly.

Source: Wikipedia.

Blogging about France

I used to live and work in France during the 90's. Ten years later, there is less and less reflection about the country I used to like a lot.

I managed the language to some extent but never learned to write French.

Would like to visit France again in the near future.

My interests are related to:

1. The lifestyle
2. Wine and Food
3. Bioenergy
4. Biotechnology
5. Sawmills
   
6. Forestry

We've friends in Alsace and other parts of the country. It would be nice to meet them again.