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CForum Citroën Meeting 12 June, 2011

Morten P Ruud, ACI Webmaster — Fri, 27 May 2011 07:16:17 +0000

CForum: The first Citroën forum to respond to the new image of the double chevrons. Created in 2007 by two young automotive designers, excited by innovation and the Citroën brand, CForum is entirely dedicated to the double chevrons. Bolstered by four years of experience, the forum has created a real community of more than 1100 members, devotees or not, old customers or new around one big idea: the Citroën brand. Keen on innovation and on the present style of the brand, CForum seeks, above all, to create human links between the different Citroën communities and to raise brand awareness through its constant innovation and its new language to make the automobile come to life in a different way. In this way, the new DS line of cars allows new customers of the brand to rediscover the rich history of the company. Thus CForum is really looking to the future with an eye on the present to correspond closely to the brand – by highlighting the new image of the brand introduced in 2009; and with a new website in line with the different official Citroën websites. Making its way bit by bit into the new media and the infinite possibility which is the internet and in the sprit of “Creative Technologie”, CForum was recently hired to test consumers’ opinions toward the latest sales software for the brand. Thus CForum has become a recognized forum which has gained the complete confidence of the brand.

As its content grows steadily richer, you will find there the universe of the brand: – Citroën news from around the world, world sales figures; the latest press releases; different scoops, information about upcoming projects, information about the present lineup of cars; information on older Citroën models. Nor will CForum hesitate to widen its scope by forming partnerships with different websites within the Citroën community, even those beyond the borders of France. In addition CForum has informed clubs which make up the Amicale Citroën of our events. Several members of CForum are, moreover, owners of Citroëns both new and old and are members of Citroën collector car clubs. With its site rich in information, photographs, videos and communication support, you will find the different models which make up the heritage of the brand. Our members, from the four corners of the earth, are proud to share their experience on the website of the Citroën models they own, whether it be a 2CV or the future DS5 which is not yet available.

Introduction to the Event

The first Citroën meeting of the Forum
In order to build on our community, and to share a convivial moment over the double chevrons, CForum has decided to organize its first Citroën get together. Fans of the double chevrons will have a the best opportunity to come and share, discover, and exchange ideas in a congenial atmosphere at an event totally devoted to the brand. CForum wishes to include the Citroën brand with this event in order to promote the image of the brand, its models and the latest news (notably the DS lineup) and above all the excitement that the brand brings together.

Date: Sunday June 12 2011.

This rally will take place around a whole day in an idyllic setting of Yvelines at the Chateau Saint-Germain en Laye and its grounds. It won’t be a day like any other and should delight fans and non-fans of the Citroën brand. We are in the process of preparing a rich program of different activities, each one with its own surprises to enrich this day which promises to be unforgettable. Throughout the day, there will be a contest to choose the most beautiful Citroën of the rally, the winner of which will receive a surprise for collectors.

Event link: http://c-forum.forumpro.fr/t2175-evenement-rassemblement-c-forum-dimanche-12-juin

New documents published

Morten P Ruud, ACI Webmaster — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 14:21:33 +0000

EOTY 2011 Presentation at ACI AGM 2011 (M P Ruud)

As announced from the Board during the AGM in Versailles the new Event Of The Year (EOTY) contract and guidelines are now made available for the Delegates through the ACI web site.

The documents are available in the ACI Downloads section

Here you can also find the Minutes from the AGM 2011 published in the February newsletter.

Appointment of new ACI Honorary Member

Morten P Ruud, ACI Webmaster — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 11:16:01 +0000

Stephan Joest (D), Honorary Member

We are pleased to confirm Stephan Joest has accepted the Board’s invitation to become an Honorary Member of the ACI. He joins four existing Honorary Members, Claude Satinet, David Conway, Jean-Francois Ruchaud and Herman Sluiter.

Over the last 20 years Stephan has worked tirelessly to create a visual awareness of the ACI to the Citroen community. He took responsibility for ACI Marketing & Communications during his term of office and amongst other things, singlehanded, created and maintained the ACI website. As a key figure in the German ACI he has also regularly kept all ACI Delegates updated with any matters from this market that might possibly be of interest to those outside Germany.

On behalf of the ACI, the Board thanks Stephan for all he has done to help make the Organisation as strong as it is today. His considerable effort to date will continue to be appreciated – particularly by all who visit the website. Stephan will remain a delegate for Germany and we hope it will not be too long before he once again has time to contribute to the ongoing success of the ACI in his new role as Honorary Member. In the meantime we wish him luck with his work with the German ACI and hope he may now find a little more time to indulge his passion for the Ami 6.

Exhibition: Gabriel Orozco “La DS” in Basel, Paris, London

S. Joest ACI Communications — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:49:59 +0000

Gabriel Orozco is a Mexican artist, called “one of the most influential artists of this decade, and probably the next one too.” Many of Orozco’s works – which are often created specifically for the occasion of an exhibition – have become indisputable classics of 1990s art. Among the works on display is one of Gabriel Orozco’s most famous works, “La DS” (1993), a silver Citroën DS that has been sliced into three pieces lengthwise. The middle section was removed and the two remaining pieces were reassembled as a one seater. The result is an arrow-like car / sculpture, with a width 63.5 cm less than the original.

Gabriel Orozco was born 1962 in Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. He studied at Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas (Mexico City), and at Circulo de Bellas Artes (Madrid). He has participated in the Venice Biennale in 1993, 2003, and 2005, the Whitney Biennial in 1995 and 1997, as well as Documenta X (1997) and Documenta XI (2002).

During these months, an exhibition will tour through Europe, organized by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in collaboration with Kunstmuseum Basel (18 April 2010 – 8 August 2010), Musée national d’art moderne – Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (10 September 2010 – 11 Januar 2011) and Tate Modern, London (19 Januar – 25 April 2011). This exhibition will provide the opportunity for many of these to be seen for the first time from the MoMA New York and combine them with rich selections of work from Orozco’s vast body of smaller objects, paintings, and works on paper.

Some video documentary around Gabriel Orozco can be found here: www.truveo.com

And more pictures over here: yatzer.com

We thank our Dutch ACI colleague Hans Kloos for sharing the info about Gabriel Orozco with us. Share your pictures from the exhibition with us, please!

2CV World Meeting 2011: Salbris awaits the ACI Event Of The Year

S. Joest ACI Communications — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:17:50 +0000

On behalf of the 2CV World Meeting 2011, the event which the Delegates elected to be the ACI Event Of The Year 2011, Xavier Audran and Christian Courte presented to the audience the latest plans and forecasts for *the* event for all 2CV drivers worldwide.

The 19th World Meeting of 2 CV friends will happen from 26 – 31 July 2011 in the heart of France at Salbris. The organizers expect exciting figures: 4000 to 5000 cars, between 8000 to 11000 participants.

The budget and organization complexity most likely beats all events so far – more than 300 volunteers will help the organizers to manage this World Meeting of Deuche lovers!

Read all details here (PDF or PowerPoint presentation from the AGM 2010).

Also watch out latest news on the event website at www.2cvfrance2011.fr, as well as a short movie: