Contact us

Released	04/10/2006
Geographical coverage	France

Address
Physical address CICA 2229 route des Crêtes Parc International d'Activités Valbonne Sophia Antipolis 06560 VALBONNE FRANCE		Postal address U.T. SEMIDE/EMWIS T.U. BP23 06901 SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS FRANCE
Tel:  + 33 4 92 942 290 Fax: + 33 4 92 942 295 email: info@semide.org

How to get to the EMWIS Technical Unit

Arriving by plane
Nice Côte d'Azur International Airport is 21 km from Sophia Antipolis (about 20 minutes by car).
A direct bus, Sophia Express, takes you to the Sophia Antipolis main bus station "Les Messugues". From there, take the JOCARI shuttle and get off at the CICA stop (for further information: S.T.C.A.R. Tel: +33 493 206 057 / +33 492 389 638).
 
Arriving by train
The Antibes SNCF station is 10 km from Sophia Antipolis (about 15 minutes by taxi). The 2VB bus (Sillages STGA Company) goes to the Sophia Antipolis main bus station "Les Messugues". From there, take the JOCARI shuttle to the CICA bus stop.

Arriving by car
Take exit 44 on the A 8 motorway. After the tollgate, follow “Vallauris / Golfe Juan” then “Grasse / Sophia-Antipolis / Valbonne”, and then “Valbonne” (road D35). At the junction at the end of the D35, turn left, direction "Grasse" until the third exit, "Carrefour des Bouillides" roundabout, and follow "Les Bouillides". At the next roundabout, "Carrefour des Dolines", take the "route des Crêtes". You will pass by the following buildings: Thales, World Trade Center, Air France. At the next roundabout, stay on the "route des Crêtes", which goes off to the right. The CICA entrance is 300 metres on the left.

 

The Team: 

Technical coordinator and Manager Eric Mino (at the right) Tel: + 33 4 92 94 22 91 e.mino[at]semide.org

Webmaster and Information Manager Jauad El Kharraz (at the left) Tel: + 33 4 92 94 22 93 jauad.el-kharraz[at]semide.org

Assistant Lidy Thomas (in the middle) Tel: + 33 4 92 94 22 90 l.Thomas[at]semide.org

The Technical Coordinator and Manager participates in all EMWIS activities. He is responsible for:
•    relations between the Technical Unit (TU), the Steering Committee and the funding organizations
•    coordinating the activities of the members of the TU and of various external experts
•    ensuring liaison between the TU and National Focal Points (NFP)
•    participates in technological and organizational decisions for EMWIS
•    controling the quality of the TU's activities and the relevance of services provided according to users' expectations
•    contributing to the management of the website and to EMWIS promotion
•   the financial and administrative management of the TU
•   committing expenses for the TU.


The Webmaster and Information Manager is in charge of organizing, managing and coordinating the collection and sharing of data within the EMWIS framework. He is more especially responsible for:
•    the content of the EMWIS website
•    the everyday management of the website, in close collaboration with the technical coordinator
•    acting as data manager for the International Focal Point
•    coordinating the information supplied by the NFPs
•    checking the reliability and integrity of the information provided, as well as monitoring the quality of information in line with EMWIS guidelines.


The Information Technology Manager is in charge of:
•    developing the EMWIS website (web pages, search engines, interface with existing systems, push, etc.)
•    database management
•    managing Internet communication tools, the TU's local area network (LAN) and videoconference tools.


The Multilingual Assistant works under the Coordinator’s supervision. She is in charge of:
•    T U office administration;
•    the practical organisation of seminars and meetings
•    accounting records and preparing financial reviews
•    updating the TU's databases.

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