LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES: SERGE TCHURUK RECEIVES AWARD FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE DIFFUSION OF FRENCH CULTURE AROUND THE WORLD
M2 Presswire – United Kingdom
Published: Feb 08, 2007
Paris – Serge Tchuruk, Chairman of Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris
and NYSE: ALU) received the prize of ‘ Culturesfrance/Createurs sans
Fronti’res 2007 ‘, which awards a company executive for sponsorship
activities related to promoting the French culture around the
world. The award has been given during an official ceremony at the
Quai d’Orsay in Paris, by Marie-Christine Saragosse, director of
Cultural Cooperation for the French Ministry of Foreign Affaires,
and Olivier Poivre d’Arvor, director of Culturesfrance, under the
patronage of Philippe Douste-Blazy, Minister of Foreign affairs.
Alcatel-Lucent has been a regular partner of CULTURESFRANCE since 2003,
and contributed significantly to the "France-China crossover years",
to the French speaking culture Festival, and to the Year of Armenia
in France.
Alcatel-Lucent has been a strong supporter of photography since 2001
when it began its photography sponsorship program with the aim of
promoting cultural diversity and exchange.
Alcatel-Lucent has recently created the "Alcatel-Lucent Prize for the
European Month of Photography", which first edition awarded Philippe
Ramette, a French artist selected among seven European artists.
Alcatel-Lucent has also supported "Euro Visions" since September
2005, whose goal is to invite Europeans to meet and know each
other. This photo exhibition depicts the personal vision of ten
Magnum photographers on the ten countries integrated in the European
Union between 2004 and 2006. After the Pompidou Centre in Paris, the
Triennale in Milan, the Ludwig museum in Budapest, the Zamek center in
Warsaw, "Euro Visions" will close its tour in March 2007 in Brussels,
at the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.
This exhibition has recently been enriched by photographers from the
two new countries of the EU, Bulgaria and Romania.
Alcatel-Lucent also supports the exhibition entitled ‘ L’Orient des
photographes armeniens ‘. The event will take place from February 21^st
to April 1^st, 2007 at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris. It is one
of the major photography events of the "Year of Armenia in France",
and will present the work of ten Armenian photographers, taken in
Istanbul, Beirut, Damascas, Cairo and the Palestinian territories. It
covers the second half of the 19^th century until the 20^th century.
About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that
enable service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, to
deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As
a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP
technologies, applications, and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the
end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services
for people at home, at work and on the move. With 79,000 employees
and operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local
partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global
services team in the industry, and one of the largest research,
technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications
industry.
Alcatel-Lucent achieved proforma combined revenues of Euro 18.6 billion
in 2005, and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located
in Paris.
[All figures exclude impact of activities to be transferred to
Thales]. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet:
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Alcatel-Lucent and photography
With so much of its business focused on broadband and multimedia,
Alcatel-Lucent chose photography as the theme of its cultural
sponsoring activities. As a strong supporter of photography,
Alcatel-Lucent’s goal is to promote cultural diversity and exchange,
particularly in the arts, which create a vital link between the
different communities in countries where Alcatel-Lucent has a strong
local presence. Free of linguistic or cultural barriers, photography
speaks instantly to each person. Current technical advances in
photography make this art form a privileged means of expression. Each
day, multimedia content is exchanged on the Internet and over mobile
phones thanks to Alcatel-Lucent’s fixed and mobile infrastructures
and software.
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