Reminder: Léman Expat Fair in Lausanne, Switzerland, Sunday October 31

Hi Everyone, If you are living in (or planning to move to) Lausanne, Switzerland, don't miss this year's Léman Expat Fair at the Palais de Bealieu in Lausanne, on Sunday October 31, from 11am to 5 pm.

Over 100 exhibitors will be there to help you learn what services and providers are in Lausanne to serve the local international community. Including: professional services (banking, insurances, auto importing/exporting, tax advice, career coaching, business clubs and professional printing needs); sports camps for kids; adult sports and fitness clubs; language studies; driving schools; international schools and higher education providers; health, beauty and dental services; stress management coaching; real estate advice, house, home and garden services; home decorating; wine distributors and wine tasting; family lifestyle services; international social clubs; churches; entertainment venues and more.

Admission is free, so mark your calendar and go along if you can! Andrea

Léman Expat Fair in Lausanne, Switzerland, Sunday October 31

Hi Everyone, If you are living in (or planning to move to) Lausanne, Switzerland, don't miss this year's Léman Expat Fair at the Palais de Bealieu in Lausanne, on Sunday October 31, from 11am to 5 pm.

Over 100 exhibitors will be there to help you learn what services and providers are in Lausanne to serve the local international community.  Including: professional services (banking, insurances, auto importing/exporting, tax advice, career coaching, business clubs and professional printing needs); sports camps for kids; adult sports and fitness clubs; language studies; driving schools; international schools and higher education providers; health, beauty and dental services; stress management coaching; real estate advice, house, home and garden services; home decorating; wine distributors and wine tasting; family lifestyle services; international social clubs; churches; entertainment venues and more.

Admission is free, so mark your calendar and go along if you can!  Andrea

Urgent Call For Short-Term Expat Researchers in Bahrain, Finland, Switzerland, Abu Dhabi and the Netherlands

Hi Everyone, Susan Musich's start-up Passport Career is now in full-force and she has some great organizations who have now subscribed to her great resource!

To enhance the Passport Career information database, Susan is now seeking expat researchers to gather information on detailed job search information (using a specific template and guidance provided by Passport Career) in: Bahrain; Finland; Switzerland; Abu Dhabi; and the Netherlands.

"If you are interested in taking on a 3-4 week (approximately 25-40 hours average total time needed) research assignment, please email Susan as soon as possible with the following information:
1. Your name and email contact details;
2. Your destination of interest;
3. Country and city in which you currently reside;
4. Why you are interested in this research project;
5. What skills or qualifications you might have to undertake this project; and
6. Confirmation that you can commit 25-40 hours to complete the research within 3-4 weeks.

Please note that Passport Career offers compensation for this project and also makes a small donation to Expat Women for each person hired. Thanks and good luck!  Susan Musich"

Please feel free to pass this email to anyone else who might (also) be interested.  Many thanks, Andrea.

Note of 17 June 2010: Susan is also now looking urgently for a researcher in Egypt and also in Puerto Rico.  Thanks.

Expat Expo, Lucerne, Switzerland, Sunday November 15

Hi Everyone, The Expat Expo group, who held last weekend their expo in Geneva, are hosting their next expo in Lucerne (for the first time), at the Museum of Transport, Lidostrasse 5, on Sunday November 15, 11am-5pm.

They will have 85 exhibitors, so if you are in/near Lucerne, you might like to drop in and take a look.

Leman Expat Fair - Switzerland

Hi Everyone, The Léman Expat Fair is coming up on September 27. If you are in Switzerland in the Geneva/Montreux area, you may like to take part. Here are some official words for Expat Women members from Mrs Jos van Megchelen:

"Don’t miss the 3rd edition of the Léman Expat Fair in Morges. 100 exhibitors – businesses, services, schools, organizations, clubs, etc. - will be available to help you integrate fast and easy in the Geneva-Montreux area. Also a lot of information is present for the English speakers already here for a longer period of time.

Free admission, Free parking and Fun for the kids. Enhance your expat experience and visit the Léman Expat Fair on Sunday September 27 from 10am until 5pm. Thank you!"

Expat Women In Zurich, Switzerland: Feel Like A Makeover?

Hi Everyone, Thanks to Expatica, Mary Kay and Cutting Edge, Expat Women Members in Zurich are being offered a free, “total” make over, on Tuesday 23 June 2009, between 10am and 7pm.

For more information and to sign up, please contact Ken Reist at Expatica via email or on +41 44 586 11 78. Thanks and enjoy!

International Mothers In Switzerland

Hi Everyone, If you are a mother in Switzerland and you have not yet discovered the non-profit online community Mamizeit, take a look and see if you like it. Mamizeit is a beautiful-looking site, run by Anne and Therese, that is looking for stories or childcare experiences from expat mothers in Switzerland. Help if you can.

If you are a member of an expat club or association, anywhere in the world, and we do not yet have a link to your expat club or association on our Expat Women country pages, please send us the link here and we will happily try to add the link to ExpatWomen.com. Many thanks.

Geneva Exhibition: Art & Human Rights

Hello again Everyone, Just a quick shout-out for Charlotta Hayes, from Artists United Against FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) - a volunteer group aiming to use art exhibitions to raise money for organisations working actively to try to stop FGM in Africa.

If you are living in Geneva, you might like to support the group's first exhibition. The opening is tonight, Thursday 23 October, 5pm - 9pm. The opening of the second half of the exhibition is next Thursday, 30 October, same time. Everyone welcome. Thanks.

Leman Expat Fair, Sunday 9 November, Morges, Switzerland

Hello Everyone, If you are living in Switzerland and in the Canton of Vaud, you might like to mark your calendar to visit the Léman Expat Fair on Sunday 9 November 2008 at the Théâtre de Beausobre in Morges.

The producers of the Fair are experienced expatriates themselves and have promised to put together an event where you can "meet the businesses that can help you and your family integrate into your new Swiss lifestyle".