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LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL
CENTER CALENDAR
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revised 5-17-2022
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JUNE
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Global Energy Show (formerly Global Petroleum Show)
Jun 7-9, 2022 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Keeping
pace with energy industry’s transition from a focus on fossil fuels to a
diversified energy mix, the Global Petroleum Show changed its name to the
Global Energy Show. The Global Energy Show builds upon significant
technological and sustainable achievements driven by oil and gas and moves to
encompass alternative sources. The Show is a platform where North
American stakeholders, policy makers, key players and industry professionals
convene under one roof.
https://www.globalenergyshow.com/
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AUGUST
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Welcome Reception for UL International Students
TBD | TBD
Annual welcome and orientation to
Lafayette for arriving international
students of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, co-hosted by City-Parish Mayor-President
Josh Guillory and UL Lafayette President Dr. Joseph Savoie. Reception
following. A joint project of the LCG Mayor-President’s Office,
the Lafayette International Center, the UL Lafayette President’s Office; and
the UL Division of Global Engagement.
Contact
Roxsan Godeaux for
details, 291-5474 or ragodeaux@LafayetteLA.gov
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UPDATE Festival Acadien in Canada
Oct. 5-15 | New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada; Musicians from this area will represent
Lafayette and Acadiana. https://www.festivalacadien.ca/english/ and http://festivalacadien.ca/fr/nous-joindre
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La Semaine Acadienne XIII in
Normandy, France
August 7 - 15, 2022 | Normandy, France
This
festival, held in seven different areas of Normandy, was created to pay
homage to the Acadian soldiers who landed June 6, 1944, on the Normandy
beaches. The festival culminates on August 15, the national holiday of the
Acadians, joining like celebrations on this side of the Atlantic.
Visit
www.semaineacadienne.net
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SEPTEMBER
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NEW Fêtes de Wallonie
– Guest of Honor Louisiana
Sep 10-19
| Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Since 1923, these festivals have
celebrated patriotism and pride in the French-speaking Walloon region of
Belgium. While these celebrations take
place in many areas in this southern region of the country, they are
particularly successful in Lafayette’s sister city of Namur, where more than
250,000 people gravitate during the weekend. Several days of street
performances, a battle of the famous “Echasseurs”
stilt-walkers, performances of folklore singers and dancers, and programming
aimed at visitors of all ages, with all of downtown Namur turned into a
pedestrian fair.
Louisiana was the guest of honor at the Fêtes in 1998, and was invited once
again in 2019. Because of the pandemic, the invitation was postponed to 2022.
The Lieutenant Governor, as head of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, will
lead the Louisiana delegation.
Objectives:
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Promote Louisiana in Wallonia (culture, history)
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Tourist attraction of Louisiana in Wallonia
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Tourist attraction of Wallonia in Louisiana
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Meeting of twinned municipalities
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Remember WW II
Contact
Christophe Pilut for details, (337) 291-5474;
clpilut@LafayetteLA.gov or visit https://www.fetesdewallonie.be/
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october 2022
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UPDATE Latin Music
Festival 2022
Saturday, Oct 1 | TBD
This
Festival is organized and presented by the Asociación
Cultural Latino-Acadiana (ACLA), a volunteer organization at the service of
the Acadiana community in general and its Latin American members in
particular. ACLA offers the free, family-friendly Latin Music Festival and
other programs to promote multiculturalism and preserve Latin heritage. Their
objective is to promote among its members and their families the fundamental
values of our community: GOD, COUNTRY, FAMILY and FRIENDS, while preserving
our heritage.
They work to assist all immigrants of Latin descent residing in
Acadiana, regardless of place of origin and religion, to orient and make them
aware of existing resources; facilitate learning the language, their
obligations and rights; facilitate educational, employment and business
opportunities, as well as the procurement of services; so as to developing
responsible and productive community members.
For
details, visit https://www.aclalaf.org/latin-festival.
https://www.facebook.com/LatinoAcadiana
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WEFTEC 2022 The 95th annual
technical exhibition & conference
Oct. 8-12 | Morial Convention
Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
WEFTEC, the Water Environment Federation's Technical
Exhibition and Conference, is the largest conference of its kind in North
America and offers water quality professionals from around the world with the
best water quality education and training available today..
For details, visit www.WEFTEC.org.
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UPDATE
Acadiana Cup Golf Exchange 2022
Postponed one more year
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Festivals Acadiens et Créoles
Oct 14-16
l Girard
Park, Lafayette, Louisiana
The
first Tribute to Cajun Music in 1974 took Cajun and Creole music out of the
dancehalls and onto a concert stage at Blackham Coliseum. Forty-three years
later, the tribute has grown into a three-day celebration of music, food,
art, crafts, museum exhibits, symposiums, film screenings and more. The
celebration is a giant among Lafayette’s festivals, attracting people of all
ages, of many different nationalities from all over the world. Admission is
free.
For details, visit https://www.festivalsacadiens.com/
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LAGCOE 2022 (Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil
Exposition) International Trade Center
Oct 19-21 | Cajundome,
Lafayette, Louisiana
LAGCOE is a nonprofit energy industry organization focused on
educational programs and a technical exposition & conference. LAGCOE’s
mission is to cultivate economic growth of the energy industry by facilitating
domestic & global business development and fostering the energy workforce
pipeline. LAGCOE’s vision is to be a robust, sustainable community of energy
companies and volunteers that promotes energy education and awareness;
connects businesses with opportunities; and showcases the Gulf Coast’s technical
innovations to the world.
Every two years, LAGCOE hosts an exposition featuring the latest in
equipment and technology, welcoming to Lafayette thousands from the oil and
gas industry, from dozens of countries. Please come and visit us at the
International Trade Center.
Contact Christophe Pilut for details, (337) 291-5474; clpilut@LafayetteLA.gov or
visit https://www.lagcoe.com.
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UPDATE
Franco-Fête 2022 Fundraising luncheon for scholarship
program of CODOFIL
Sunday, Oct. 23 | TBD
Each year, Franco-Fête raises funds to
support French education in Louisiana, especially through La Fondation Louisiane’s
“Escadrille Louisiane” scholarship program which
allows dozens of Louisiana students to study in France (Brittany, Martinique,
and Guadeloupe), before pursuing careers as teachers in immersion schools
across the State.
The program
will also feature the presentation of the “Marquis de La Fayette 2022”
award. In attendance will be numerous
CODOFIL partners, Louisiana senators and representatives, local elected
officials, entrepreneurs, university professors and other officials.
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ADIPEC (Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition
& Conference)
Oct.
31-Nov. 3 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The Abu Dhabi International Petroleum
Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) is one of the world’s most influential
events for the oil and gas industry. As a premium exhibition platform ADIPEC
enables professionals from around the world to do business and grow.
Each year, ADIPEC provides one of the
most important channels to do business and exchange information, attracting
Energy Ministers, global CEO’s and leading decision makers across the 4 days
of business discussions and knowledge exchange.
ADIPEC covers a cross section of the
industry and is committed to help the growing international energy community
bridge gaps by bringing oil and gas professionals face to face. From C-level,
senior decision makers, government leaders, engineers and procurement experts
with sole or joint purchasing authority, the whole supply chain meet to
showcase and discuss new technologies and business opportunities.
For more details and to register visit:
www.adipec.com
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NOVEMber
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International
Workboat Show 2022
Nov.30 –
Dec. 2 | Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New
Orleans, LA
The International WorkBoat
Show is a trade-only conference and expo for commercial vessel owners,
operators and builders as well as the vendors and suppliers that serve them.
Visit https://www.workboatshow.com/ for details.
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october 2023
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UPDATE
Acadiana Cup Golf Exchange 2023 The 22nd annual tournament.
TBD | Lafayette, Louisiana
The Acadiana Cup golf tournament was created in 1998, in Lafayette,
Louisiana, in a spirit of friendly competition between Lafayette and her
sister city of Poitiers, France. In the five years that followed, players
were added from Namur (Belgium), Moncton (New Brunswick, Canada), Nîmes (France) and Prince Edward Island (Canada). Hosting
the tournament rotates among the member cities, with the location alternating
between North America and Europe.
The Lafayette team will host the 2023 tournament, which will be held
in Lafayette for the first time in thirteen years.
Contact Bob Hardy for details, bobhardy627@yahoo.com
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