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Palais des congrès de Gatineau


The Palais des congrès de Gatineau is a conference centre in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It was opened in 1981 beside the Gatineau City Hall near Place du Portage, home to a large number of Government of Canada offices. It was privately owned but leased on a long-term basis to, and managed by, the City of Gatineau. It lost money every year since opening until 2007 when the city broke the lease and management of the centre was taken over by the Government of Quebec. It was announced in June
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G-Anime


G-Anime is an annual weekend anime convention held in late January in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada at the Palais des congrès de Gatineau and the Four Points Sheraton Gatineau. The convention is run and organized by "La Société d'Animation Japonaise de Gatineau" ("SAJG") and is one of two anime conventions in the Ottawa-Gatineau Area. G-Anime's events, attractions and activities, just like most other anime conventions, include a Dealers Room and an Artists Alley, anime screenings, panels and workshops,
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Estrie Language School


Estrie Language School/ Estrie International Language School (l’École de langues de l’Estrie) was a language school based in Gatineau, Quebec, at 115 Champlain Road. It was situated near the Palais des congrès de Gatineau and the Place du Portage. It also had classrooms at 200 Elgin Street in Ottawa. The school offered language classes in English and in French. The school’s clients were international students who primarily came from South Korea, Japan, Colombia,and Saudi Arabia. The school also had contracts with the Government of Canada to
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Palais des Festivals et des Congrès


The Palais des Festivals et des Congrès ("Palace of Festivals and Conferences") is a convention center in Cannes, France, the venue for the Cannes Film Festival and the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The building opened in 1982. The first "Palais des Festivals et des Congrès" was built in 1949 to host the Cannes Film Festival. The original building was located on the boulevard of Promenade de la Croisette on the present site of the JW Marriott Cannes. That building hosted the 4th and 6th Eurovision Song
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Palais des congrès de Lyon


The Palais des Congrès de Lyon (or "Cité des Congrès de Lyon" or "Centre de Congrès de Lyon") is a convention hall which is part of the Cité Internationale, a newly built district of Lyon, France. The building was designed by architect Renzo Piano and is located in the 6th arrondissement of Lyon. It was inaugurated in early June 2006. It includes an amphitheater commonly named "Salle 3000" with a capacity of 900-3,220 places (hence its name), 2 auditoriums "Lumière"
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Palais des congrès de Lyon


(900 places) and "Pasteur" (300 places), an exhibition area of 8,400 m², 26 halls of 50-450 places and 3 reception halls of 300, 800 et 1860 m². In its first six months, the Palais des Congrès de Lyon hosted 120,000 spectators in 12 shows and 30,000-40,000 conventioneers in 11 conventions. It enabled Lyon to be among the major European cities to host major international conferences. In addition to the Palais des Congrès de Lyon, the "Cité internationale" includes an underground
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Palais des congrès de Montréal


The Palais des congrès de Montréal is a convention centre in Montreal's Quartier international at the north end of Old Montreal. Its borough is Ville-Marie. It opened in May 1983. Some the land for Palais des congrès was taken from Chinatown, Montreal along with building of Complexe Guy-Favreau. It was expanded from 1999 to 2002, doubling its capacity. It was built above the Ville-Marie Expressway, downtown Montreal's main underground highway. It is on the Montreal Metro at the Place-d'Armes station and
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Joëlle Morosoli


, she was selected to represent Quebec at ArtCanal, part of Expo.02 in Switzerland. She has more than twenty public artworks to her credit, including the Palais des Congrès in Gatineau, Centre Mère-Enfant in Quebec City, and Centre d’hébergement Roland-Leclerc in Trois-Rivières. Morosoli is also a writer. Her first novel, "Le sablier de l'angoisse", won second prize for the 1986 Prix Robert-Cliche. She also published "Le ressac des ombres", in 1988, and a collection of poetry
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Palais des Festivals et des Congrès


new space of 10,000 square meters. In January 1992, the Society of Mixed Economy for the Events of the city of Cannes (SEMEC), was created to manage the Palais. SEMEC resulted from the merger of three non-profit organizations: Cannes Tourism, the OMACC and the association "Cannes Palais des Festivals et des Congrès". The "Palais des Festivals" is located at the top of blvd. de la Croisette, east of the port. It has an overall space capacity of 35,000 square meters for exhibitions
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Progressive Conservative leadership elections


in Ottawa, Ontario on December 14, 1956. The 1967 leadership convention was held in Toronto, Ontario on September 9, 1967. The 1976 leadership convention was held in Ottawa, Ontario on February 22, 1976. Richard Quittenton withdrew from the race before the convention began. The 1983 leadership convention was held in Ottawa, Ontario on June 11, 1983. The 1993 leadership convention was held in Ottawa, Ontario on June 13, 1993. The 1995 leadership convention was held at the Palais des congrès de Gatineau in Hull
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Dessau (engineering)


– Montreal, Canada 2002: Palais des congrès de Montréal Convention Centre – Montreal, Canada 2000: Rural electrification project supervision – Peru 1990: Canadian Museum of Civilization – Gatineau, Canada 1975: James Bay hydroelectric project – Quebec, Canada Dessau operates nearly 80 offices in Canada, Algeria, the Caribbean and Latin America (Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Dominican Republic, Trindad and Tobago). On 24 September 2014, Stantec announced that they would acquire the engineering assets of Dessau. The acquisition was completed in
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Palais de la musique et des congrès


The Palais de la musique et des congrès (official English name: Strasbourg Convention Centre) is a music venue and convention center in the Wacken district of Strasbourg, France, close to the European quarter. It is home to the orchestra, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg since 1975. In 1962, the historic venue of the philharmonic orchestra, the Palais des Fêtes, was starting to get old. The city also did not have a proper convention center. The mayor, Pierre Pflimlin turned to famed architect, Le Corbusier for a
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Eurovision Song Contest 1959


Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, after France got the right to host this edition of the Eurovision Song Contest for winning its previous 1958 edition with the song "Dors, mon amour" performed by André Claveau. Cannes, a city located on the French Riviera, is a busy tourist destination and known worldwide for hosting the annual Cannes Film Festival, with the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès also hosting the Film Festival. The original building was built in 1949 and was located on the boulevard of Promenade de la Croisette,
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Racha Arodaky


Seoul and Busan, Manege in Reims, Palais de la musique et des congrès Strasbourg, Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes and Cairo Opera. Arodaky has been invited to festivals in France, including the Chopin Festival in Bagatelle, Piano aux Jacobins, Flâneries Musicales de Reims, the Domaine du Rayol, Les Heures Musicales du Haut-Anjou, Pionsat Castle Festival, the Festival Le Touquet Pianissime Sannois Festival, the Chopin Festival in Nohant, the "Festival Les Musiciennes" on the island of Ouessant, and the Parc
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Majida El Roumi


Alam", a classical wide-ranged song with high pitches and large orchestration. Majida stood twice on the Paris Olympia stage: first time in 1993 and second time in 1998 sponsored by Lebanese First Lady at that time Mrs. Mona Herawi, Palais des Congrès de Paris in 1987, Palais des festivals et des congrès de Cannes, Salle Gaveau, the opening of Damascus Opera House in 2004, Athens Concert Hall in Greece and the Royal Albert Hall in London which knew a huge success and was the first sold out concert after
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project. Le Corbusier started working on the commission and made drafts and a wooden model but died before he could provide definitive plans. This was the second time Le Corbusier had unsuccessfully tried to build in Strasbourg, after a failed housing project in 1951. The Palais de la musique et des congrès in its first form was built 1973–1975 in a completely different style and shape than what Le Corbusier had envisioned. The hexagonal and comparatively low building was centered around the city's main auditorium, the "Salle Érasme" (1,876 seats
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Camille Lou


, she won the role Olympe, servant of Marie Antoinette in the musical "". Camille starred in the role for two runs of the show at the Palais des Sports in Paris as well as the 2012 tour around the country. In 2014, Dove Attia proposed the role of Guenièvre (Guinivere) to Camille in his new musical, "La Légende du roi Arthur", also featuring Florent Mothe's Arthur and Zaho's Morgane (Morgana). The musical was first performed on 17 September 2015 at Palais des congrès
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Palais des Fêtes


was not hit. Since the Orchestre philharmonique moved out of the Palais des Fêtes and into the Palais de la musique et des congrès in 1975, the 1903 venue has still served for concerts, but less frequently. It is still home to "La Philharmonie", a medium-sized semi-professional orchestra founded in 1900 that performs three times a year, and occasionally hosts jazz, rock, gospel and other non-classical music genres. The Marseillaise wing is home to the municipal ballet school (). The Sängerhaus
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European Academy of Sciences


in another country (2009: Università di Bologna, Italy; 2010: Academy of Athens, Greece; 2011: Università di Milano, Italy; 2012: Université de Liège, Belgium; 2013: L.C.C de Toulouse, France; 2014: Casa do Infante, Porto, Portugal; 2015: Le Quartz Centre de Congrès Brest, France; 2016: Palais des Académies in Brussels, Belgium; 2017: Lisbon Academy of Sciences, Lisbon, Portugal; 2018: Bielefeld, Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Germany. Since 2012 the
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after modernization). In 1989, a first new wing was added, including a second auditorium, the "Salle Schweitzer" (1,182 seats after modernization). A third auditorium opened in 2016, the "Salle Cassin", with and 515 seats. Between 2012 and 2016, and especially 2013–2015, the Palais was thoroughly renovated and modernized. A second new wing was added and the existing spaces were redistributed in order to accommodate more visitors and guests. The surface area of the building now stands at . The Palais de
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France Gall


Michel Berger and written by the Québécois author Luc Plamondon, the rock opera "Starmania" enjoyed a success not usual for musicals in France. The show played for one month at Palais des congrès de Paris. In 1982, Gall rehearsed in the Palais des Sports of Paris to present "Tout pour la musique", an innovative spectacle marked by its use of electronic music. The songs "Résiste" and "Il jouait du piano debout" ("He played the piano standing") quickly became French pop standards.
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Jean Philippe


Jean Philippe Gargantiel (born 1931) is a French singer who represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959. He returned to the contest in 1962 representing Switzerland. He was the first artist to compete for two different countries at Eurovision. The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was held at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France, after the victory of André Claveau the previous year, in Hilversum, the Netherlands. Jean Philippe sang "Oui, oui, oui, oui" (Yes, yes, yes,
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Eurovision Song Contest 1959


The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was the fourth edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Cannes, France, following André Claveau's win at the 1958 contest in Hilversum, Netherlands with the song "Dors, mon amour". It was the first time France hosted the event. The contest was held at Palais des Festivals et des Congrès on Wednesday 11 March 1959, and was hosted by Jacqueline Joubert. Eleven countries participated in the contest. Monaco made its début this year, while Luxembourg decided to withdraw
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Daniel Lavoie


November 2016 Daniel Lavoie has been part of the cast of the revival of the musical "Notre Dame de Paris" reprising his role of Frollo in the Palais des Congrès in Paris, with the tour of France and other countries scheduled throughout 2016-2019. In addition to writing his own songs, throughout his career Daniel Lavoie has been writing music for other performers, such as Celine Dion, Maurane, Florent Pagny, Jean Guidoni, , Nolwenn Leroy, Bruno Pelletier, Natasha St-Pier, Luce Dufault, Lara Fabian
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Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity


The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity (formerly the International Advertising Festival) is a global event for those working in creative communications, advertising, and related fields. It is considered the largest gathering of the advertising and creative communications industry. The five-day festival, incorporating the awarding of the Lions awards, is held yearly at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France. Each June, around 11,000 registered delegates from 90 countries visit the Festival to celebrate the best of creativity in brand communication, discuss industry
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Ural Philharmonic Orchestra


the Sverdlovsk region can come together to share the experience. The orchestra uniting a hundred musicians and directed by Dmitry Liss is famous for its flexibility and interpretations of classical and contemporary music. The Ural Philharmonic Orchestra is the main resident orchestra of all the musical festivals of the Sverdlovsk State Philharmonic. UPO has toured over 20 countries and performed at such venues as the Pleyel, Arsenal, Debussy Hall, Corum Opera Berlioz, Palais des congrès de Paris (France), Berlin Philharmonic, Essen Philharmonic (Germany), Konzerthaus, Vienna
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Contests in 1959 and 1961. In response to the growing success of the Film Festival and the advent of the first business conventions, such as the MIPTV Media Market since 1965, the City of Cannes decided to build a new Palais in 1979. The new building, a six-storey building designed in the Modernist style by the architects Sir Hubert Bennett and François Druet, was constructed on the site of the municipal Casino. It opened in December 1982 and was expanded in 1999 with the construction of the Espace Riviera, a
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Eurovision Young Dancers 1989


The Eurovision Young Dancers 1989 was the third edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at Palais des Congrès, in Paris, France on 28 June 1989. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster France Régions 3 (FR3), dancers from ten countries participated in the televised final. A total of seventeen countries took part in the competition. and made their début at the contest. The participant countries could send one or two dancers, male or female, that could not be older than 19.
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Place-d'Armes station


station, designed by Janusz Warunkiewicz, is a normal side platform station, built in open cut due to the presence of weak Utica shale in the surrounding rock. Its mezzanine, with fare barriers at either side, is located directly under the Palais des congrès de Montréal; one end gives direct access to the Palais, while the other opens outside, near Chinatown. The station is equipped with the MétroVision information screens which displays news, commercials, and the time until the next train arrives. This station is named for the
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2009 Strasbourg–Kehl summit


NATO leaders as they arrived individually in Kehl, Germany. Then, having gathered on the German side of the Rhine River, the NATO Leaders walked together across the Passerelle pedestrian bridge to Strasbourg, France. The NATO leaders were greeted at the French border by President Sarkozy. Meetings were held at the Palais de la musique et des congrès with an arrival ceremony at the Palais Rohan, Strasbourg. On the French side of the Rhine, the 28 national leaders posed for the NATO "family portrait", a tradition at NATO
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Promenade de la Croisette


The Promenade de la Croisette (), or Boulevard de la Croisette, is a prominent road in Cannes, France. It stretches along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea and is about 2 km long. The Croisette is known for the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, where the Cannes Film Festival is held. Many expensive shops, restaurants, and hotels (such as the Carlton, Majestic, JW Marriott Cannes, and Martinez) line the road. It goes completely along the coastline of Cannes. The Croisette is listed
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Liat Cohen


Círculo de Bellas Artes (Madrid), Salle Cortot (Paris), the National Theatre of Costa Rica, the Opéra national de Montpellier, the Musée des Invalides (Paris), the Skirball Cultural Center (Los Angeles), The Palais des congrès de Lyon, the Jerusalem Theatre (Tel Aviv), and the Palazzo Barberini in Rome. She has performed with leading orchestras and at festivals in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Costa Rica, Turkey, Sweden and Israel, many
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Marseille


culture (24 museums and 42 theatres), Marseille is one of the most visited cities in France, with 4.1 million visitors in 2012. Marseille is ranked 86th in the world for business tourism and events, advancing from the 150th spot one year before. The number of congress days hosted on its territory increased from 109,000 in 1996 to almost 300,000 in 2011. They take place in three main sites, the Palais du Pharo, Palais des Congrès et des Expositions (Parc Chanot) and World Trade Center. In 2012 Marseille
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Complexe Desjardins


of an indoor square. The Complexe Desjardins is connected by the underground city to Place des Arts and the Place-des-Arts Metro station to the north, and the Complexe Guy-Favreau, the Palais des congrès de Montréal, and Place-d'Armes Metro station to the south. The hotel in the complex opened as the Hotel Meridien Montreal in 1976. It was later renamed the Wyndham Montreal, then the Hyatt Regency Montreal in 2003, then the DoubleTree by Hilton Montreal in December 2018. Yves Trudeau's Monument à
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2015 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21


into Boulogne-Billancourt and followed the Rive Droite to the Longchamp Racecourse, where the riders passed around the northern side, before crossing the Bois de Boulogne to the Palais des congrès. The race headed up the Avenue de la Grande Armée, to reach the Arc de Triomphe, and then headed down "Avenue Marceau", back towards the Seine. The peloton turned right onto the "Avenue de New York", then turned left and crossed the Seine at the Pont d'Iéna. After crossing the bridge, the riders turned
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Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg


The Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra) is a French orchestra based in Strasbourg. It is one of the two permanent orchestras of the Opéra national du Rhin (the other being the Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse). The orchestra's current principal venue is the Palais de la musique et des congrès 'Pierre Pflimlin ' (PMC Pierre-Pflimlin, or PMC). The orchestra was founded in 1855. Between 1871 and 1918, and 1940 and 1944, the orchestra had been a German one, resulting from conflicts
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Fleur Mino


an international tour. In 2008, she sang in Pinocchio at the Palais des Congrès de Paris and for a tour in France and abroad (among others at the Théâtre antique de Carthage) and in 2010, she discovered the Théâtre du Châtelet with Broadway Lights, conducted by David Charles Abell. In 2011, she played several times at the Théâtre des Folies Bergères in The Suicide Shop and in 2012, Fleur Mino performed twice at the Théâtre de Lamalou-les-Bains, first in Die Fledermaus playing Ida and then in
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Thierry Le Luron


June 1980), "Thierry Fééries" at the Palais des congrès de Paris (November 1980 – January 1981), "De de Gaulle à Mitterrand" at the Théâtre Marigny (January- December 1983), and "Le Luron en liberté" at the Théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell (November 1984 – March 1986). The last show attracted about 400,000 viewers. He then worked mainly with Bernard Mabille and created the character of Adolphe Benito Glandu, caretaker at 22 Rue de Bièvre, a "fairly extensive caricature of the
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Luc Plamondon


of 1995, Guy Cloutier and his team presented a compilation of songs dedicated to Plamondon (the content of which was chosen by the Quebecois radio network RockDétente). The compilation comprised two CDs and was called "Les grandes chansons de Luc Plamondon – 25 ans de succès, 25 chansons". In September 1998, Plamondon wrote the lyrics to Riccardo Cocciante’s music for the musical "Notre-Dame de Paris", which was first staged in the Palais des congrès de Paris. The show enjoyed great success and was subsequently
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Notre-Dame de Paris (musical)


not participate in the musical. In 2010-2014 several concert versions of the musical which reunited the original cast were presented in Kiev, Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Paris and Beirut. In February 2016 it was announced that a revival of the original musical "Notre Dame de Paris" is scheduled to open in November 2016 in the Palais des Congrès in Paris, followed by a tour in France. "Notre-Dame de Paris", according to the "Guinness Book of Records", had the most successful first
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Brieuc Vourch


the United States, including the Carnegie Hall, the Alice Tully Hall, the Peter Jay Sharp Theater of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New-York, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, the Philharmonie de Paris, La Seine Musicale, the Salle Cortot, and the Palais des Congrès de Paris. In 2008, he performed as soloist for Shimon Peres, President of Israel, during a prestige concert organized on the occasion of his state visit to Paris, and more recently for the President of the French Republic
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Robin des Bois


Robin des Bois (full title Robin des Bois: Ne renoncez jamais) is a French musical with mise en scène by Michel Laprise and text and music by Patrice Guirao and Lionel Florence. It premiered on 26 September 2013 at Palais des congrès de Paris and played until 5 January 2014 with French singer M. Pokora in the role of Robin Hood. In this amended version of Robin Hood, Robin and Marianne (in English Maid Marian) have decided to end their relationship. Fifteen years later, they both are leaders of their
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Jean-Louis Lalonde


Maison de demain", "Demeure de l’Avenir" ou "Maison de béton", École Saint-Damase, etc. During the 70's, Mr. Lalonde developed a unique expertise in designing and building more modern, humane and ergonomic social housing. Many of which won the firm international praise. He also designed the Montréal Métro station Place Sain-Henri, and was part of the consortium which designed and built the original Palais des Congrès de Montréal. He was one of the original members of the Commission Jacques-Viger
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Jean Birnbaum


questions are debated; it is held at the Palais des congrès et de la culture of Le Mans, and focusses on a different question every year (previous instalments have centred on such question as "why laugh?", "Who are animals?", "love always?"). This forum, which is broadcast on France Culture, is also the subject of a special issue of "Monde des livres" and of proceedings in the Folio collection of Gallimard. Birnbaum had authored several essays, notably two on
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Underground City, Montreal


Place-des-Arts) remained in the central segment. In 1974, the Complexe Desjardins office tower complex was constructed, spurring the construction of a "second downtown" underground city segment between Place-des-Arts and Place-d'Armes station, via Place des Arts, Complexe Desjardins, the Complexe Guy Favreau federal government building, and the Palais des Congrès (convention centre). Between 1984 and 1992, the underground city expanded, with the construction of three major linked shopping centres in the Peel and McGill Metro station
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Berges du Rhône


particular the flood of 1856. The Grand Camp dam () was built in 1859. In 1984, the Lyon Fair was moved from its original location upstream of the quays of the Rhône near Parc de la Tete d'Or to Chassieu to become the Eurexpo. The vacant land was used to build Cité Internationale, which includes the Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon, cinemas, an auditorium, the Palais des congrès de Lyon and the global headquarters of Interpol. The modern Berges du Rhône were developed with the aim of creating a space
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Dorchester Square


de la Bourse, Old Montreal, Place d'Armes and the Palais des congrès de Montréal. Traffic diffused through this corridor to the west can be connected to the Terminus Centre-Ville (AMT) at 1000 de la Gauchetière or further along to the Chateau Champlain, the Place du Canada Building, Windsor Station, 1250 René-Lévesque, Bell Centre and Lucien-L'Allier (Montreal Metro). Pedestrian traffic diffused from this corridor to the north and northwest can bring pedestrian as far as Drummond and Sherbrooke at rush-hours,
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Montreal International Auto Show


The Montreal International Auto Show ("Le Salon International de l'Auto de Montréal" in French) is an annual auto show held in for 10 days in mid-to-late January in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It usually takes place at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. The Montréal International Auto Show (MIAS) is produced by the Montréal Automobile Dealers Corporation. When it was first launched in 1969, the show’s aim was to beef up car sales during a time of the year when business was known to
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Quartier international de Montréal


The Quartier international de Montréal (QIM) or Montreal's International District is a district of the Ville-Marie borough of downtown Montreal roughly bordered by René-Levesque Boulevard to the north, Notre-Dame Street to the south, De Bleury/Saint-Pierre Street to the east and Robert-Bourassa Boulevard to the west. The "Palais des congrès" (Congress Hall) building lying just east of the district is also usually comprised in it. Constructed dispersedly between 1965 and 1985 in place of older colonial housing blocks
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Centrale-Supélec Career Fair


Palais des Congrès. Ecole Centrale Paris and Supélec are known for their international ties, and several international companies and partner foreign universities take part in the Forum Centrale-Supélec. It is an opportunity for companies to present their international careers and business activities to the students. Since 2011 the Forum Centrale-Supélec has been part of the ECFA (European Career Forums Alliance), of which the "Forum Centrale Entreprises" was a founding member. This alliance has allowed teams organising fairs in different European countries to share their know-
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Rugby union in Mauritania


from the Palais des Congrès), it has around 70 players from the juniors to seniors. The club operates thanks to the membership dues, the support of local companies and due to the famous fund raising "rugby party" which has become something of an institution of Noukchottoise nights. Les Crocodiles de Rosso, Les Orques de Nouadhibou and Les Phacochères de Nouakchott are currently dormant and are subject to intermittent efforts to activate them by the FMR but the federation does not yet have the resources to do so. A female team was
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Virginie de Clausade


to February 2011 she presented "Paris tout compris" on France 3 and again for a second season. From February to May 2012 she co-hosted "" with Nikos Aliagas on TF1. She is also present every Monday on Europe 1 with Laurent Ruquier in the radio program "On va s'gêner". She co-hosts since 24 August 2009 the morning program "Menu à la radio !" on Fun Radio from Monday to Friday. Virginie de Clausade is the granddaughter of the director of the Palais des congrès de
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Damien Sargue


artistic name was going to be "Damien Danza", in relation to his favorite TV program "Who's the Boss?" where Tony Danza was the principal character. At 16 years old Damien auditioned in the show "Notre-Dame de Paris" for the character of a sculptor but that character was removed of the show, so they offered him to be alternate of Phoebus and Gringoire. In 1998 was his first time on stage in "Palais des congrès de Paris" : he had been on stage almost 80
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Cité Internationale


the city decided to demolish the buildings that had housed the Fair of Lyon to make room for the new construction. In 1992, a second construction site was created. The first construction permits were issued in 1993, and construction began in September of that year. In 1998 the construction plan was modified to allow for the possible development of the future Palais des congrès de Lyon. The same year, the Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon was completed. A Marriott hotel (previously-Hilton) was added in 1999, a casino
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Vladimir Cosma


with Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu in the title roles, as well as Jean-Philippe Lafont in the role of César. The performances were repeated several times on television on the channels ARTE and FR3. In 2008 he composed the music for the musical comedy "« Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob »" performed at the Palais des Congrès in Paris, with Eric Metayer, Marianne James, Spike, Julie Victor… In June 2009, Vladimir Cosma conducted the world premier in the Eglise Sainte-Madeleine de Béziers, of his
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Underground City, Montreal


2003, the complete redevelopment of the Quartier international de Montréal consolidated several segments of the central underground city with continuous pedestrian corridors. The construction of the ICAO headquarters joined Place Bonaventure to Square-Victoria-OACI station, which in turn was joined to the Palais des Congrès and Place-d'Armes station via the new Caisse de dépôt et de placement building and a tunnel under Place Jean-Paul Riopelle. Uniquely, the new tunnel sections in the Quartier International contain educational and artistic displays sponsored by major Montreal museums. As a result
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Underground City, Montreal


restaurants, 40 banks, movie theatres providing 40 screens and other entertainment venues, 7 major hotels, 4 universities, Place des Arts, a cathedral, the Bell Centre (home of the Montreal Canadiens), and 3 exhibition halls: the Place Bonaventure, the Convention Centre (Palais des Congrès de Montréal) and the Olympic Centre. The vision for the underground city was originally that of urbanist Vincent Ponte, for whom a commemorative plaque was unveiled in November 2006 at Place Ville-Marie. The first link of the underground
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Porte Maillot (Paris Métro)


Porte Maillot is a station on Paris Métro Line 1 and as "Neuilly – Porte Maillot" on the RER C. The station replaces another station of the same name, the original terminus of Line 1, which was demolished and moved in 1936. The name derives from the Porte Maillot, a former gate to the Bois de Boulogne, whose name derives perhaps from "maille", or croquet. The present day Porte Maillot is in the centre of a roundabout close to the modern Palais des congrès de Paris which the station
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M. Pokora


M. Pokora's seventh studio album, "My Way" was released in France on 21 October 2016, topping the French Album Charts in its initial week of release. In 2011 Pokora voiced Duncan Rosenblatt, the main character of "Firebreather", in the French dub of the Cartoon Network movie. M. Pokora appeared in the lead role of Robin Hood in the French musical comedy "Robin des Bois" (full title "Robin des Bois: Ne renoncez jamais") that premiered on 26 September 2013 in Palais des congrès
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Eurovision Young Dancers 1989


Kumakawa of United Kingdom winning the classical ballet prize. Palais des congrès de Paris, a concert venue, convention centre and shopping mall in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France, was the host venue for the 1989 edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers. The venue was built by French architect Guillaume Gillet, and was inaugurated in 1974. Nearby the venue are Bois de Boulogne and the affluent neighbourhood of Neuilly-sur-Seine. The closest métro and RER stations are Porte Maillot and Neuilly – Porte Maillot, accessible via the
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Nyco Lilliu


on SNEP, the French Singles Chart and in Ultratip French Belgian Charts. The musical "Robin des Bois" is a modern adaptation of Robin Hood, where the lead role is played by French singer M. Pokora. The show premiered on 26 September 2013 in "Palais des congrès de Paris". In 2014, he took part in a compilation album "Latin Lovers" with three tracks: solo interpretation of "La solitudine" originally from Laura Pausini, a duo with Damien Sargue interpreting "Una storia importante" from Eros
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Youri Jarkikh (Jarki)


to France, where he received political asylum. In 1984, Jarkikh founded the artists' association, Eidos. Together with 14 other contemporary French artists, he held exhibitions at the Palais des congrès de Paris, from 1987 to 1988. In 1990, he was elected "Premier Peintre de Paris" (First Artist of Paris). After the "Poets Alphabet" exhibition in Saint Petersburg in 2008, he again accepted Russian nationality, which was offered to him by the Russian government. Jarkikh lives and works in France.
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Concord Day


National Day of Concorde () is a national holiday in Niger, celebrated every 24 April since 1995. Concord Day marks the anniversary of the signing of the 24 April 1995 Peace Accord between the Government of Niger and the Organisation of Armed Resistance ("Organization de Resistance Armee", ORA) at the Congressional Palace in Niamey ("Palais des Congrès de à Niamey"). While this accord was signed only by some armed groups and sporadic fighting continued until 1999, it marked the beginning of the end of the 1990
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Montreal International Games Summit


The Montreal International Games Summit (MIGS), also known as le Sommet International du jeu de Montréal (SIJM), is a conference on video games. The first edition was held in 2004 and usually takes place in November at le Palais des Congrès de Montréal. The summit was founded in order to meet the needs of the rough 9000 video game workers in Quebec. The mission of the summit is to expand the exposure of the video game community and industry in Quebec as well as develop the expertise of the Quebec video
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Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux


it the sanitorium of Europe. Owing to Brougham's influence the beachfront promenade at Nice became known as the Promenade des Anglais (literally, "The Promenade of the English"). A statue of him, inscribed "Lord Brougham", stands at the Cannes waterfront, across from the Palais des festivals et des congrès. Brougham holds the House of Commons record for non-stop speaking at six hours. He was present at the trial of the world's first steam powered ship on 14 October 1788 at Dalswinton Loch near
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2015 Tour de France


1996, in 's-Hertogenbosch; and 2010, in Rotterdam. Utrecht paid the ASO a reported €4m to host the "Grand Départ". The full route of the Tour was unveiled on 22 October 2014 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. At the event, the race director Christian Prudhomme described it as ""atypique"" (English: "atypical"), adding "If you do not climb, you will not win the Tour in 2015." The most noticeable differences were the
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Eurovision Song Contest 1961


Cannes Film Festival, with the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès also hosting the Film Festival. The original building was built in 1949 and was located on the boulevard of Promenade de la Croisette, on the present site of the JW Marriott Cannes. It also hosted the 1959 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Jacqueline Joubert presented the show, having already done so two years earlier in 1959. The stage used for the 1961 Contest was notably larger than in previous years and was decorated with flowers. It is noticeable that during
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Un monde à changer


"Un monde à changer" is a French language single by French singer and actor Nyco Lilliu, his debut charting single. The song written and composed by Lionel Florence, Patrice Guirao and Matthieu Mendès is taken from the forthcoming French musical "Robin des Bois", an adaptation of Robin Hood, that premiered on Palais des congrès de Paris on 26 September 2013 starring M. Pokora. Nyco Lilliu plays the role of Frère Tuck (in English Friar Tuck). The song is accompanied by a music video, which is a
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Essaï Altounian


The show's album sold 2 million copies. Soon, France's First Lady Bernadette Chirac asked him to write and produce "Un peu de moi" and within a short period of time the single went gold. Essaï collaborated with Michel Legrand. They co-produced 25 songs together for "Les Demoiselles de Rochefort" and had a successful run at Palais des Congrès in Paris.Then he wrote " S'aimer est interdit " for the famous musical comedy "Le Roi Soleil" for Warner Music France. That album went double
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1998 Tour de France


route of the 1998 Tour de France was officially announced during a presentation at the Palais des congrès in Paris on 23 October 1997. First negotiations about a potential start of the race in Ireland took place in October 1996, with the Irish government securing funding of IR£2 million to host the race. The opening stages (known as the "Grand Départ") in Ireland were confirmed in early April 1997. Irish officials expected the race to bring in IR£30 million to the local economy. It was the first time that the Tour
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Quartier international de Montréal


QIM itself has five main components, from east to west: The Palais des congrès de Montréal (Montreal Convention Centre), the only building that was originally built over the expressway trench, was extended towards the west in the same manner, doubling in area while covering the first half of the western trench. The extension followed a similar design than the 1980s original, but with less concrete and more coloured glass, giving it a lighter appearance. The design, which included multicoloured panels and bright pink "tree" sculptures in
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Midem


Midem is the acronym for Marché International du Disque et de l'Edition Musicale, which is organised annually in and around the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France. The trade show, which is billed as the leading international business event for the music ecosystem, has been held since 1967. Several thousand musicians, producers, agents, managers, lawyers, executives, entrepreneurs and journalists from around the globe regularly attend the event, which is usually held at the end of January or early February. While delegates from recording
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Jocelyn Ann Campbell


professeures et professeurs de Montréal before becoming communications director for the Palais des congrès de Montréal from 1997 to 2005. In 1994, Campbell co-authored an article that indicated male students were falling behind in high school and university achievement. A 2007 review described the piece as "prescient." Campbell was elected to the Montreal city council in the 2005 municipal election, winning a narrow victory in Saint-Sulpice as a member of mayor Gérald Tremblay's Montreal Island Citizens Union (later renamed as Union Montreal). She was re
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Sylvie Vartan


she starred in "L'ange noir" directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau. In 1996 Sylvie recorded a successful album ("Toutes les femmes ont un secret") featuring "Je n'aime encore que toi" written by Quebecer Luc Plamondon. After her brother Eddie died in 2001, she took another break from performing in public. In fall 2004 she started recording and giving concerts of jazz ballads in francophone countries and Japan. She performed two weeks in the Palais des congrès in 2004 and 2008—all sold-out concerts. In 2009
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Nuno Resende


is the song he defends at the Eurovision Contest in 2005, for Belgium. He does not get through to the finals, with only 29 points, and ends 22nd out of 25 contestants at the semi-finals. In 2007, he plays the leading part in the musical "Aladin", with Florence Coste, at the Palais des congrès de Paris and then in the French Zéniths. Nuno is nominated to the "Marius" for his performance. From September 2008 to January 2009 he plays the parts of Roger and
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Natalia Matsak


of her ballet career. The performances chosen to be staged were "Carmen Suite" (to the music of G. Bizet and Rodion Shchedrin, ballet master A. Alonso) and "Scheherazade" (to the music of N. Rimsky-Korsakov, choreography by M. Fokine, revised by V. Yaremenko). In winter 2014 Matsak took part in the project “Irina Kolesnikova invites...”, held in the Palais des congrès de Paris, where she performed as Nikiya in “La Bayadere” and Odile-Odette in “Swan Lake
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Rambo: Last Blood


of Rambo covered in blood and aiming his signature bow. In May 2019, it was revealed that Stallone will present exclusive images at Cannes to coincide with a special "first-look" screening of the film at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès on May 24, 2019. The first trailer was revealed at Cannes on May 24, 2019. The teaser trailer was released on May 30, 2019 and drew comparisons to "Logan" and "Unforgiven". "Rambo: Last Blood" is scheduled to be released
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Otakuthon


the Japanese word ""otaku"" and "marathon". Otakuthon strives to be a bilingual (French and English) event, having programming, the masquerade and the program book in both official languages. The first edition of Otakuthon was held in 2006 in mid-June, but later moved to early-mid August / late July from 2007 onward. This year's edition, Otakuthon 2019, will be held on August 16–18, 2019 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. As with most other anime conventions,
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1983 Cannes Film Festival


The 36th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 19 May 1983. The Palme d'Or went to the "Narayama Bushiko" by Shōhei Imamura. In 1983, the new building for the main events of the festival, the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, was inaugurated. Innitially many described it as "a hideous concrete blockhouse", nicknaming it "The Bunker". The festival opened with "The King of Comedy", directed by Martin Scorsese and closed with "WarGames", directed by John Badham. The
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Martina Filjak


, Ms. Filjak has performed in such major venues as the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Konzerthaus Berlin, L'Auditori and Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Carnegie Hall in New York City, Palais de la musique et des congrès in Strasbourg, Musikverein in Vienna, Shanghai Oriental Art Center and the Severance Hall in Cleveland. Her New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall in December 2009 received excellent reviews by the New York Times critic Anthony Tomassini praising her 'resourcefulness of her technique and the naturalness of her musicality' and declaring her '
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Architectural endoscopy


and investment trade fairs in Europe and worldwide. There are still models that can be viewed from a bird's-eye view in exhibition halls, such as the Expo Real, Munich or the MIPIM in Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, Cannes, France. At the EAEA Conference 1993 in Tampere Bob Martens said: "A renaissance of endoscopy could thus be envisaged at least for still pictures". He also worked with 3D computer simulation but said that endoscopy continues to have advantages in the training of students: "Endoscopy is
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Parc de la Tête d'or


that separates the Rhone and on which the fair and exhibitions were held. After the moving of the Exhibition Centre to the suburbs, in Chassieu, the site became a housing complex with offices, apartments and buildings devoted to entertainment, including the International City of Lyon and the 3000-seat Amphitheatre of the Palais des Congrès of Lyon. A vast lake of 16 hectares can indulge in the pleasures of boating in summer, thanks to the pier located on the south bank. In the northern part of the lake rise two wooded islands,
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Landmarks in Paris


the Académie d'Agriculture, Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile, Théâtre Hébertot and Palais des congrès de Paris. La Défense, beyond the 17th arrondissement (straddling the communes of Courbevoie, Puteaux, and Nanterre, west of the city proper) is a key suburb of Paris and one of the largest business centres in the world. Built at the western end of a westward extension of Paris's historical axis from the Champs-Élysées, La Défense consists mainly of business high-rises, with most of the tallest skyscrapers in the Paris urban
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Cannes Film Festival


the festival down to thirteen days, thus reducing the number of selected films; also, until that point the Jury was composed by Film Academics, and Jacob started to introduce celebrities and professionals from the film industry. In 1983, a new, much bigger Palais des Festivals et des Congrès was built to host the festival, while the Directors' Fortnight remained in the old building. The new building was nicknamed "The Bunker", provoking a lot of criticism, especially since it was hardly finished at the event and several
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Grease (musical)


the Dôme Disney Village in Chessy in 2005. The show was revived in 2008 at the Comédia in Paris with Cécilia Cara as Sandy. This new production win a Globe de Cristal Awards in 2009 and moved to Palais des congrès in 2009 and to Le Palace in 2012, after a break in 2011. A third revival opened on September 28, 2017 at Théâtre Mogador in Paris. It's the first production completely in French, the previous ones were in French with English songs. Despite originally being billed as a limited engagement
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Place Jean-Paul Riopelle


Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle is a public square located in the Quartier international of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The square is bordered to the south by Saint Antoine Street West and the 27-storey château-style InterContinental Hotel, to the east is Bleury Street and the Palais des congrès de Montréal, to the west is the CDP Capital Centre and to the north is Viger Avenue West. The square was created in 2004 and was built over the Ville-Marie Expressway at the same time as the CDP Capital Centre. It
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2012 Tour de France


city outside France to host the "Grand Départ" twice. The entire route of the race was accidentally published on the ASO website on 10 October 2011, eight days before the official presentation at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. At the event, the race director, Christian Prudhomme, said, "It's a Tour designed to widen the possibilities". The route was noted as being innovative when compared to recent years, with fewer high altitude stage finishes, and more of a focus on medium mountain stages and individual
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Montreal Comiccon


The Montreal Comiccon (French: Le Comiccon de Montréal), under its current form, was launched in 2006 as "Montreal Comic-Con". The event features comic books, toys, games, science-fiction, horror, anime, non-sport cards and collectibles. It is held 2 times a year at the Palais des Congrès convention center in downtown Montreal, with the larger "Comic-Con" taking place in July over the course of 3 days. The same organizers also hold and a smaller one
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2013 Tour de France


2012 Vuelta and it was thought he was most likely to be used for the hillier stages. On 24 November 2011, the ASO announced Corsica would host the 2013 edition's opening stages (known as the "Grand Départ"), the first time the Tour has visited the island. The route of the race was unveiled on 24 October 2012 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The Tour was the first to be completed entirely on French soil since 2003 and included ten new start or finish locations. The "Grand
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Jean-Luc Azoulay


the 1997 close-down, Azoulay is either author or co-author of most of them. Jean-Luc Azoulay is the songwriter for Dorothée and Hélène, also producing all of their shows at the largest venues in France as well as major sites in Asia. In October 2004, he produced 12 shows at the Palais des congrès de Paris for the legendary French singer Sylvie Vartan. In 2000, he produced the successful TV series "Navarro", "L’Instit", "Quai n°1", along with
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Sara Baras


entered Manuel Morao’s company and performed at the festival Teatro Flamenco Alhambra 89 in Granada. That same year, she was awarded the first prize in "Gente Joven" Spanish television contest. In 1991, with Manuel Morao’s company, she acted for two months at the Edouard VII Theater in Paris. In 1992, she performed at the "Bienal de Danza" (Lyon), the Palais des Congrès (Paris) and then with her dance partner Javier Barón. During the worldwide exposition of Seville Expo 92, she
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Palais de la Méditerranée


to Insight Guides, it "epitomised 1930s glamour with a casino, theatre, restaurant and cocktail bar". It was originally a major centre for the arts in Nice, and national and international art exhibitions were held there. The original hotel closed in 1978. The main Art Deco facade on the Promenade des Anglais and the facade on Rue du Congrès were classified as historical monuments by order of 18 August 1989. As such, these were retained when much of the original hotel was demolished in 1990, to make way for
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2011 Tour de France


race. On 26 January 2010, the race director, Christian Prudhomme, announced that the department of Vendée would host the 2011 edition's opening stage (known as the "Grand Départ"). It was the fifth time Vendée had hosted the "Grand Départ", which consisted of two stages. The entire route was announced by the ASO on 19 October 2010 at the official presentation at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The route was thought to suit climbing specialists, with Prudhomme saying "We wanted a balanced route
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Co-Co (band)


Co-Co was a six-piece British band who represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, staged at the Palais de Congrès in Paris, France, on 22 April 1978, with the song "The Bad Old Days". The song was written by husband-and-wife team Stephanie de Sykes and Stuart Slater. It was finally placed eleventh of the 20 entries, which at the time was the worst showing ever for a UK entry. It would not be until 1987 that any British song
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Shaw Centre (Ottawa)


for the title of "World’s Best Convention Centre", an award handed out by the International Association of Congress Centres (AIPC). The Shaw Centre was among 27 finalists vying for the award at the 2014 AIPC Annual Conference in Berlin, Germany. The Cairns Convention Centre (Australia) won the title, followed by the Ottawa Convention Centre and the Palais des Congrès de Montréal. The project's cost was , for a four-level facility. The cost was shared by three levels of government. $50 million
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Monique Harvey


. In 1983 Harvey participated in a first group exhibition at the Old Port of Montréal, where she stood out as a talented and charismatic artist. In 1984 her work was exhibited at the International Arts Festival held at the Palais des congrès de Montréal, at an exhibition of seven painters at the Old Presbytery of Saint-Bruno, and an exhibition at the Mont-Tremblant Festival of Colours where Harvey won the Montréal Businessmen's Award. In 1986 she had a solo exhibition at the Maison d'art Saint-Laurent and in a
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U2 3D


of-competition at the 2007 festival, and was the first live-action 3D film shown at Cannes. Following a brief song performance by U2 at the festival, the film was screened at midnight inside the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. At the time, the 3D post-production process was incomplete; therefore, a shortened, 56-minute version of the title was screened, featuring nine of the completed version's 14 songs. The completed version premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2008 at the
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Alphabet für Liège


was created as a commission from the City of Liège on the initiative of Philippe Boesmans, for the Nuits de Septembre festival, and was premiered during a "Journée Karlheinz Stockhausen" on 23 September 1972. Stockhausen envisaged the work for performance in a labyrinth-like building. The venue chosen for the premiere consisted of fourteen still-empty areas, all leading off of a central corridor, in the basement level of the half-completed radio and television building in the Liège Palais des Congrès, before the wall coverings, doors
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Mahi Binebine


, Rome Studio Bocchi, Rome Fundacione Maturen, Tarazona. Galerie Baskoa, Barcelonne. Kunst Köln, Galerie Brigitte Schenk 2002 Galerie Dahiez & Associés, Zurich Galerie Brigitte Schenk, Köln Musée de Marrakech Société Générale Marocaine, Casablanca Institut Cervantes, Tanger Galerie Brigitte Schenk, Kunst Köln Ministère de la culture, Abu Dhabi 2001 Tinglado 4 Moll de Costa, Taragone Palais des congrès, Grasse. 2000 Espace Paul Ricard, Paris Galerie El Manar, Casablanca 1999 Galerie Stendhal, New York Galerie du Fleuve, Paris Galerie Brigitte Shenk, Köln
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Festival International du Film Maritime, exploration et l'environnement


The Festival International du Film Maritime, d'Exploration et d'Environnement is a film festival held annually in the Palais Neptune, Palais des Congrès, in Toulon, France. The festival concentrates on exploration, the environment and knowledge of the sea and under the sea. It includes competitions for photographs and films. It was the first festival of its type and inspired others, notably the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival in the USA. The festival was founded by Jacques-Henri Baixe, who began his career as a navy doctor. He practised
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