ABOUT THE EVENT: THIS EVENT WILL BE IN ENGLISH AND ONLINE

The Alliance Francaise of Washington DC (AFDC) is organizing a trip to Toulouse, the Pink City in the Southwest of France, capital of Rugby, violets, Bel Canto, and the French aeronautic industry, in October 2025 (October 19 to 27).

Did you know that the AFDC's Executive Director 's maternal family came from this city? She herself grew up in the City of Violets and Rugby from the age of 6 to 18 and is oeverwhelmed with emotionevery time she hears Claude Nougaro's 1967's song "O Toulouse"... because it captures the eternal essence of Toulouse.

Toulouse was voted Best Destination to visit in 2025 by The Lonely Planet Guide. "Known as La Ville Rose, Toulouse is named top city for its ever-expanding art scene, carefree riverside wandering and its many incontournables (unmissable things to see and do)."

https://www.toulouse-tourisme.com/en/toulouse-top-city-2025-lonely-planet/

This event will be online via ZOOM, live with Muriel Martin and Julie Soupene, the dynamic duo of Toulouse Team (Toulouse Atout), a branch of the Toulouse Tourism Office. It will be midnight in Toulouse when they join us to talk about what makes the "Ville Rose" the Best Destination for 2025. The event will be in English.

You will receive an ZOOM link a week before the event, then a reminder 24 hours before the event, and a final reminder one hour before the event.

The AFDC' Executive Director, Sarah Diligenti, was named Ambassador of Toulouse in the USA by the Toulouse Team in June 2023 and met with them in November 2024 to organize the trip.

If you would like more details about the trip (price, activities...), please email the Executive Director, Sarah Diligenti, director@francedc.org

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Muriel Martin holds a M. Phil in International Public Law from the University of Bordeaux and an L.L.M. in International Law from the University of Laval, Quebec. She has more than 20 years of experience in Toulouse promotion; 6 years in Business tourism, 12 years in Leisure tourism and 4 years in Economic development.
She is in charge with the local ambassador program, a network composed of 500 personalities around a common goal ; to raise awareness and promote Toulouse throughout France and abroad in more than 50 countries.
She is passionate about all things related to interculturalism and public relations.

Julie Soupene holds a B.A, in Literature and Applied Foreign Language (English) from the University of Pau and Adour, as well as professional graduate certificates from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Bordeaux-Gironde. Since 2006 she joined the PR Team at Toulouse Metropole to promote the Pink City.

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