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How a professional choir counters the challenges of Covid-19 Our new podcast with Michael Zaugg, the Swiss conductor and artistic director of the professional c...hoir Pro Coro Canada in Edmonton, presents a captivating artistic journey from Switzerland to Scandinavia and Canada. The renowned and innovative maestro also compares choir traditions in Switzerland and Canada, discusses current trends in staging concerts and sheds light on the specific measures a choir has to take to rehearse and to perform while using new technologies. You can listen to it here: YouTube: https://youtu.be/u-x0ngVRD1g iTunes: https://apple.co/3lksank Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7yHDE20UAIfl0l6RmDMH7EF See more

Are you looking for a way to capture beautiful views, perhaps those you remember of Switzerland? Check out Swiss Wood Maps! They are a local start-up based in Bern, and they create beautiful wall-art as maps and panoramic views (for which they currently have a Kickstarter campaign.) They can ship to North America too https://en.swisswoodmaps.com/

Ces inventions du monde contemporain Ces écrans, connus sous le nom d'écrans à cristaux liquides, ont changé pour toujours notre manière de regarder et d'apprécier les films !

For the first time, the Consulate General will host an Online Yodel-Masterclass open to Swiss Club Members & Friends of Yodel. This virtual event is scheduled for Friday November 27th 2020 at 2pm (EST), with Sonja Morgenegg, a Swiss Yodel singer and singing instructor from Thurgau. Invitation: https://mw.weaver.ch/f/view.aspx Please note that the class will be conducted in English, registration is limited and will be assigned on a first come first serve basis.

Hi everyone! Our very famous Swiss social will be held online this coming Thursday, oct. 29. If you are interested in participating please join our private group to get the connection information: https://www.facebook.com/groups/658388251676286/ or email us at [email protected]... This event is open to all, and is a chance to meet and mingle with the Swiss community in Toronto. See more

From Filles Du Roi to Artificial Intelligence Today’s podcast will feature Prof. Vincent Mooser, a Swiss pioneer in using genomics-based tools and datasets to ...develop new target-based therapies to improve human health. His fascinating work at McGill University links historical settlers in French Canada, such as the Filles du Roi, and their rare disease heritage with Montreal’s cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence capacities of today. You can listen to it here: YouTube: https://youtu.be/zZzN0bZBLsw iTunes: https://apple.co/3lksank Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7yHDE20UAIfl0l6RmDMH7EF

#SettimanaLinguaItaliana You’re certainly already an expert by now! What about one last question? Vous êtes à présent certainement un.e expert.e! Que diriez-vous d’une dernière question?

Congratulations to our dearest past president Thomas Guignard

PARLIAMO ITALIANO! #SettimanaLinguaItaliana

Welcoming our new Deputy Head of Mission Regula Kurzbein A warm welcome to Ms. Regula Kurzbein, our new Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Switzerland in ...Ottawa. Regula and her family are delighted to be here and to connect with you! for the moment at least virtually. Regula Kurzbein has formally taken up her duties as Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Switzerland in Canada in August 2020. As a Swiss diplomat she was first posted to the Embassy of Switzerland in Yangon/Myanmar, then to the political directorate of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Bern where she worked in the field of international finance and tax policy. Regula holds a Ph.D. in law, taught law students at the University of Bern and worked as a lawyer in the private and public sector before joining the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. She is originally from the canton of Thurgau.

The beauty of Monte-Rosa in The Monte Rosa refuge has opened a new chapter in high alpine construction in terms of architecture, technology and sustainability. Read the story: https://bit.ly/3ccqjxT

Today: Swiss Embassy and Consulates General at Virtual Student Fair. The Swiss representations in Canada will participate at the Study and Go Abroad Student Fai...r that will take place in the virtual space on September 24th from 2 8 p.m. EST. The website for students to sign up for the fair is https://saga.easyvirtualfair.com/ and for more information you can look up for examples the exhibitors list, webinar schedule etc. at https://www.studyandgoabroad.com/virtual-education-fair/. You can learn about study opportunities, scholarships and work opportunities for Canadians aged 18-35 with the Swiss-Canadian Youth Mobility Program. And there will be a gift bag for a lucky winner! See more

#SettimanaLinguaItaliana Take part in our quiz and test your knowledge of Swiss Italian! Participez à notre quiz et testez vos connaissances en suisse italien!

Rendez-vous littéraire - Les éditions Triptyque lanceront demain, 23 septembre 2020, dès 17 heures au Parc Baldwin à Montréal, le livre Parenthèse suisse de J...ules Clara. Cette uvre, à mi-chemin entre lautobiographie et la fiction, raconte, en douze fragments, le parcours dune jeune femme et sa parenthèse de vie à Fribourg. Où : Parc Baldwin, rue Fullum, Montréal Quand : 23 septembre 2020, 17h00 Événement FB : https://www.facebook.com/events/321054968982317

Swiss Consular Days in Toronto 2020 The Consulate General of Switzerland is pleased to invite the Swiss Community to the movie screening of "Schellen-Ursli" (in Swiss German with English subtitles) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6th, 2020 Door opening 6:30 PM... Greetings from Consul Giancarlo Paduano-Heller | 6:50 7:00 PM MOVIE SCREENING | 7:00 PM (~100 MIN) @ ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE | 24 Spadina Road, Toronto RSVP to [email protected] by September 25th 2020 at the latest As we have only limited capacities, the registrations are accepted in order of entrance and will be confirmed via email / Additional reservations will be put on a waiting list. IMPORTANT: Please note that in view of the current circumstances, masks are compulsory during the entire movie screening. Make sure to watch and read the hygiene measures of the Alliance Française before you attend the event by clicking on following links: video & document. NOTICE: Your reservation is not final until you receive a confirmation Please specify the full names of all participants 2 participants per invitation or maximum of 4 for families Disclaimer: Due to the evolving situation of the coronavirus, the Consulate General reserves the right to postpone or cancel the event at any time. ___________________ Journées consulaires de Toronto 2020 Le Consulat général de Suisse a le plaisir d'inviter la communauté suisse à la projection du film "Schellen-Ursli" (en suisse allemand avec sous-titres anglais) MARDI 6 OCTOBRE 2020 Ouverture des portes 18h30 Mots d'accueil du Consul Giancarlo Paduano-Heller |18h50 19h00 PROJECTION DU FILM | À 19H00 (~100 MIN) @ ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE | 24 Spadina Road, Toronto RSVP à [email protected] au plus tard le 25 septembre 2020 En raison de la capacité limitée de la salle, les réservations seront prises en compte selon l'ordre d'arrivée et seront confirmées par e-mail / Les réservations supplémentaires seront placées sur une liste d'attente. IMPORTANT: Notez qu'en raison de la situation actuelle, le port du masque est obligatoire durant toute la projection . Nous vous demandons également de prendre connaissance du protocole sanitaire de l'Alliance Française en cliquant sur les liens suivants: vidéo et texte. ATTENTION: Votre réservation ne sera effective qu'à la réception de la confirmation de réservation Veuillez spécifier le nom complet de tous les participants 2 participants par invitation ou maximum de 4 par famille Avis de non-responsabilité: Le Consulat général de Suisse se réserve le droit de reporter ou d'annuler l'événement en tout temps.

Today at noon: How Switzerland became world’s leading innovator. Switzerland has been world’s leading innovator for 10 years in a row according to the Global In...novation Index. To enable a discussion what it took to get to the top, the Embassy of Switzerland supports a panel at this year’s Research Money Inc. Conference. It will take place on Monday, October 19th, at noon, and features amongst others the Head of the Start-Ups Division at Innosuisse, Dominique Gruhl-Bégin and Eric Deschenes, the Country Managing Director and Head of the Electrification business at ABB Canada. For the full conference schedule and registration information, please look up: https://www.researchmoneyevents.com/schedule See more

The Swiss Representations in Canada are organizing several events in the coming weeks. Follow the links to find out more: The Consulate General of Switzerland i...n Montreal https://bit.ly/3nie9sj The Consulate General of Switzerland in Vancouver https://bit.ly/3o13Gls See more

Francine Simonin, grande dame de la peinture, s’est éteinte à Montréal, le 9 octobre 2020, à l’âge de 84 ans. Née en 1936 à Lausanne, Francine Simonin est vaudo...ise de naissance et canadienne d’adoption. Elle s’installe à Montréal au début des années 70 et enseigne les arts plastiques à l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières jusqu’en 1994. Elle fréquente alors les Jean-Paul Riopelle, Serge Lemoyne, Pierre Ayot et autres René Derouin. Durant sa carrière, elle a présenté plus de 200 expositions solos en Suisse, en France, en Espagne, aux États-Unis et au Canada. Malgré son départ, son legs reste bien présent dans des musées et des institutions publiques en France, au Québec et en Suisse. 24 Heures : https://bit.ly/2SPzo6J La Presse : https://bit.ly/2GUlq0T

A sweet temptation for your next visit to Switzerland? https://www.insider.com/worlds-largest-chocolate-fountain-o by the way 2020 marks the 175 year anniversary that Rudolf Spruengli made his first chocolates in Zurich, laying the foundation to what is now better known as Lindt & Spruengli

Compatriot Shakura S'Aida will be performing with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra on October 17th 2020 at 06:30PM / CityView Drive-In Toronto. This unique conce...rt, "The 1st Laydies of Soul", will be conducted by Maestro Daniel Batholomew-Poyser, while most of the music has been arranged by Lance Anderson. Where: CityView Drive-In, 20 Polson Street, Toronto, ON When: October 17, 2020 6:30PM

When we ask our Swiss community what they miss most about Switzerland, it is very often food. Eastern Canada has Swiss restaurants, stores and bakeries Where do you get your "homesick" food from? Leave a comment below for Swiss enthusiasts Switzerland Tourism/Giglio Pasqua

Ces inventions ont révolutionné le monde contemporain Né au CERN en 1989, le World Wide Web est assurément la plus révolutionnaire de toutes les innovations contemporaines. Et vous, saviez-vous qu'il était ?

Paid research internships available in Switzerland: Apply Now! If you are currently enrolled at an accredited Canadian university/college and have a research pr...oject that you want to advance while in Switzerland: The ThinkSwiss research scholarship is what you should apply to: it is open to students from all fields, either graduate student or an undergraduate student who will have completed their sophomore year by the time the research stay in Switzerland begins. You will need to provide a written confirmation from a professor at a Swiss university that they will accept you for a research stay in their group. For more information, check out www.thinkswiss.org or scan the code in the picture. The application deadline is January 15, 2021. See more

Famous people you didnt know were When you think about Switzerland, mountains, chocolate, banks and watches probably come to mind. But thats not all the country has to offer: https://bit.ly/3lc5lTN

Swiss and Canadian Foreign ministers meet in Bern Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis met with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs François-Philippe Champagne fo...r an official working visit that took place against the backdrop of a shared intention on the part of Switzerland and Canada to intensify their bilateral relations. The two foreign ministers spoke of their countries' strong relations and discussed many other topical international issues such as the crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the situation in Lebanon. Ignazio Cassis and his counterpart praised the strong relations between Switzerland and Canada. The COVID-19 crisis was a major topic of discussion. The two ministers summarised the situation with regard to the pandemic in their respective countries. They also touched on the current state of progress towards a vaccine and on ensuring supplies of such a vaccine. Both Switzerland and Canada hope to be able to rely on cooperation in international bodies in this regard. As the two countries celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations, the two ministers underlined the shared interests and values, including federalism and multilingualism. Canada is Switzerland's second-largest economic partner in the Americas. Last year, Switzerland exported goods worth CHF 4.4 billion to Canada

Did you know? Switzerland counts 208 mountains over 3,000m high. Experienced hikers should try the Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route, a 12-day classic Alpine trek th...at ends at the famous Matterhorn. Want higher? Switzerland also has 48 peaks above 4000m, more than any other European country. Cervin

We wish you all an amazing Swiss National day! We hope you will all enjoy your day with your family and friends! - The Foreign Affairs in Switz is also putting an online event you should all definitely have a look! https://www.missione1agosto.org/

Hi all, dont forget to join us on our Facebook group tomorrow for our online Swiss National Day! During the day we will host: fun contests, Trivia, discussions, etc To join our Facebook group click on the link below: https://www.facebook.com/groups/658388251676286

FÊTE NATIONALE SUISSE Visionnez ici lallocution de la Présidente de la Confédération Mme Simonetta Sommaruga, à lintention des Suissesses et des Suisses de ...létranger Deutsch : http://streaming.interlake.net//Nationalfeier;2020_Augusta French : http://streaming.interlake.net//Nationalfeier;2020_Augusta Italiano : http://streaming.interlake.net//Nationalfeier;2020_Augusta English : http://streaming.interlake.net//Nationalfeier;2020_Augusta #FeteNationaleSuisse #SwissNationalDay

Hi all, As you all know the first of August is arriving quickly and unfortunately we are not able to host our annual event! But not everything is lost! We have the honor to introduce to you, our very first online national day.... During the day we will host: fun contests, Trivia, discussions, etc To have access to the festivities join our Facebook group where you will be able to see all the information If you haven't joined the group yet, no worries, click on the link below: https://www.facebook.com/groups/658388251676286 We are really excited to "see" you all on Saturday, 1st of August!

CONTEST - Answer the following question and you might win this original illustration by Anna Sommer, renowned Swiss artist. QUESTION: In what year has the date ...of August 1 been declared Swiss National Day? a. 1691 b. 1791 c. 1891 SEND your answer to [email protected] by midnight on July 30, 2020. We will draw the winner among the correct answers. Only she/he will be contacted and will receive their prize by post. Prize can only be posted to an address in Canada. Photo Credit: Anna Sommer CG MTL

Podcast - Interview with Chantal Achermann from Rodgers Paradise Lodge BC Welcome to the fourth edition of the Podcast From the Alps to the Rockies. Today we ...talk to Swiss Abroad Chantal Achermann who owns the Rodgers Paradise Lodge in Northern BC together with her husband Roger. She told us about her search for the perfect lodge, her first winter in the north and her new neighbours - the wolves and bears. Available on Spotify, iTunes and YouTube: https://open.spotify.com/show/7yHDE20UAIfl0l6RmDMH7E https://podcasts.apple.com//from-the-alps-to-/id1520101010 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5I0GGCUnWydgXZf8xqkgKQ Listen to the teaser here

Swiss technology for another world Swiss industry has gained its reputation for precision around the world. Small and medium Swiss enterprises are the backbone... of these innovative technologies and a good example for reaching the next level is Maxon in Sachseln/Canton of Obwalden. It has contributed to four NASA Mars rovers, such as Opportunity or Curiosity, with the controlling technology for the power and steering unit. Photo Credit: https://www.maxongroup.com/

Switzerland and Canada have many shared business connections - Swiss companies opening a branch in Canada, Swiss entrepreneurs starting their own business ...in Canada, and vice versa. The Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Québec, Toronto and Western Canada provide links between the two countries, organize events and provide Swiss Abroad with valuable business opportunities. Québec: http://www.cccsqc.ca/en Toronto: https://www.swissbiz.ca/ Western Canada: https://www.swisscanadianchamber.com/

Hi all! We hope you are all enjoying your summer. We would like to let everyone know that we are taking a summer break with our Swiss Social and will be returning in September!... In the meantime if you'd like to stay in touch, connect, exchange ideas, etc please join us on our private group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/658388251676286 Stay safe, enjoy your summer, and see you all soon

What are your experiences wearing face masks? And when do you wear them? Join the discussion here: http://s.swissin.fo/LuGAlat