Convocation General Assembly

Our next Ordinary General Assembly will be held, as decided at the last General Assembly, 
on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at 10:00 AM at the Maison des Associations, 14 avenue René Boylesve, 
Paris 16th arrondissement. 
This GA will be followed by lunch at the Wine Museum on Saturday and dinner on Saturday evening at
 the restaurant "La Bonne Franquette" in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.
The Board will meet the day before, on Friday morning, February 6, and the Jury for our first
 "FICB Bottle Tournament of the year" will meet on Friday afternoon at the Wine Museum. 
Initial details of our meetings are provided in the attached document.
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