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Dear all,

It is a great pleasure to see our 100th post and more than 9,000 accesses in 2008! It is the evidence this blog is an effective tool of communication and information sharing.

So feel free to send through anything that you would like your colleagues to know. This blog is yours!

Warm regards,

Roberta

General Meeting: Alumni participation

Dear Crossways alumni,

I believe you have been receiving emails regarding first Crossways General Meeting. It will take place in St Andrews from Friday, 27 November to Sunday, 28 November 2008. Even if you are not going, we would very much like your contribution. There are several ways to participate "remotely":

1) As alumnus, your opinions and suggestions regarding the programme are extremely valuable because you have been through the whole Crossways experience. You could then write the your opinion regarding the Crossways experience and suggestions on how to improve it. We will use it in our discussions (anonymously, if you like).

2) There is also a *very* nice way to participate, which involves a bit more work. You could send us a short video (5-6 minutes):

* introducing yourself (name, nationality, what was your mobility track, etc)

* sharing with us your "post-Crossways" experience. Did you find a job? How easily? Did you apply for PhDs? Any tips?

* a short message for us, current students =)

Of course this is just a suggestion and you can add anything else! The video would have to be posted to me on a CD, which is a bit of a hassle, but definitely worth it! 

3) Another alternative is to write instead of a recording it, in which case we would hang it on a panel "Alumni experience" .

It would be so great to be able to count with your help, so please let me know if you are up for it!

And keep an eye on our blog (http://heterologies-perpi.blogspot.com/). Updates on the event will be posted there.

I will be looking forward to hearing from you all.

Warm regards,

Roberta Gregoli

General: 1st Conference call

I am happy to say that our first conference was a success! The participants were: Anna, Brendon, Jutta and Paul. 

Among other things we discussed:

• Life in Perpignan (thanks, Brendon, for the valuable tips!)

- Transportation: the cheapest way to get to Perpignan and around 

- French and Schengen visa

- Places to visit around Perpi

- Canigou residence and accommodation in general

• Accommodation in St Andrews: Albany Park (thanks, Paul!);
• Bank-related problems and solutions 
• Mundus meetings and conferences (I hope it happens, Anna :)
• GM in St Andrews: ideas on the organisation and schedule.

It was such a nice experience that we decided to make these virtual gatherings more often. So the next phone conference is on Wednesday, 12 November at 7pm. For the next meeting, we decided to have an agenda. So you can feel free to start emailing me topics for discussion.

Thanks a lot for all participants' involvement! And all the other are equally welcome to the next one.