Dear Colleagues

It is a pleasure for me, as Vice Rector for LLL and academic affairs, on behalf of Pascal Olivard, Rector of the University of Brest, to welcome you in our city, in the framework of the 10^th PASCAL Iinternational Observatory Conference.

The President is today in Rennes, mobilised by questions somewhere inline with some of our subjects, as he is working for the European University of Brittany, a cluster of 23 higher Education institutions of Brittany created in 2007. Currently, our Rector is also the President of this cluster and I’m in charge of a mission for the development of LLL for this regional organisation.

He is so sorry not being present for this opening session but he sends a warm message of encouragement for your work and he will participate later as he will come back.

The University of Brest, with its particular situation in the French (and even European) geography, is proud to host this international conference and is specifically interested in this kind of conference which contributes to the necessary networking between organisations coming not only from different countries but also from different activities, but all concerned by the social responsibility, economic contribution and cultural engagement of higher Education institutions, and specifically Universities.

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