Building on the successful “FRiPRES” Birds-of-a-Feather held during iPRES 2024 in Ghent, this session proposes a renewed, community-driven forum for francophone practitioners—this time hosted in Paris as an official iPRES 2025 virtual hub.

The goal is two-fold:

Sustain last year’s momentum. In 2024, French-speaking participants exchanged tools, policies and training needs in their native language. Feedback called for a standing, annual rendez-vous.

Extend access to Wellington. The 12-hour time-zone gap and travel cost put the main conference out of reach for many French speakers. Hosting a synchronous BoF in Paris lets them contribute ideas and questions that can be relayed to Wellington plenaries.