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The sixth meeting of the parties to ACCOBAMS will take place next week, from November 22 to 25 in Monaco. The objective of this triennial meeting is to adopt measures to improve cetacean knowledge, mitigate the threats of human activities and enhance knowledge and technology. November 24 marks the celebration of the 20th anniversary of ACCOBAMS, which, since its inception, has brought together the great majority of states bordering the zone that stretches from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean and the adjacent Atlantic Zone to the west of the Straits of Gibraltar. It includes the Pelagos Sanctuary for marine mammals in the north-western Mediterranean established by France, Italy and Monaco.
This Intergovernmental Agreement aims to reduce the threats to cetaceans, in particular by improving the state of knowledge of these animals. To this end, the launch of the “ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative” will be announced, a campaign to evaluate cetacean populations and their distribution throughout the Mediterranean and the Black Sea by observers embarked on specially equipped aircraft or on ships.
ACCOBAMS also wishes to encourage the participant countries to implement its “High Quality Whale Watching” label, the only certification guaranteeing respectful observation of whales and dolphins in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. READ MORE:Stelios fundraiser selfie challenge
Justin Highman, Director Monaco Invest – Monaco Economic Board. Photo CleanEquity
CleanEquity Monaco, founded by Mungo Park, Chairman of Innovator Capital, and under the High Patronage of His Serene Highness Prince Albert, will continue its mission to enable and accelerate world-relevant, best in class, disruptive sustainable technology and resource efficiency companies, as the annual event celebrates its tenth anniversary in Monaco on March 9 and 10 next year.
Over the past nine years, Innovator Capital’s CleanEquity unit has reviewed over 5,000 companies in 11 sectors and over 70 sub-sectors. It will source 600 companies for the 2017 event, from which the top 30 will be selected to present at the conference. These companies must meet high standards of management ability and integrity, unique technological differentiation protected by intellectual property and high, global revenue potential.
The invitation-only conference provides an intimate and collegiate setting for inventors and entrepreneurs to share their stories with delegates – key decision makers looking to assist them with reaching their commercial and strategic goals. CleanEquity’s one-to-one meeting team works tirelessly to facilitate introductions and meetings before, during and after the conference. READ MORE:Becoming Clean #10: Ben Cotton READ MORE: Becoming Clean #9: Alexander Schey READ MORE: Becoming Clean #8: Dr. Katsuhiko Hirose
Julien Prévieux's archive of gestures at Villa Paloma
Julien Précieux What Shall We Do Next? (Sequence #3)
At the esoteric end of the art spectrum, Villa Paloma is presenting on Friday, November 18, and Sunday, November 20, between 2 pm to 6 pm “What Shall We Do Next? (Sequence #3),’” a free performance by Julien Prévieux interpreted by Marion Carriau, Sophie Demeyer K Goldstein and Kate Moran.
What Shall We Do Next? (Sequence #3) is a performance that takes as a starting point the proprietary gestures. The artist has devised a choreography by taking gestures patented by companies. A real “archive of gestures to come”, it provides an opportunity for Julien Prévieux to question the ownership of our most banal gestures and how we are constantly changing the repertoire of our bodily techniques. It is a question of showing what our bodily future could be made of, how we will move our hands or our eyes in five or ten years and asks ourselves the question: to whom do we belong?
Born in 1974 in Grenoble, Julien Prévieux lives and works in Paris. An indefatigable explorer and analyst of madness in everyday life, he crosses visual arts, display and experimentation, as well as libraries, new technologies and choreography, Villa Paloma says. In particular, the artist appropriates the very particular language of the companies in order to reveal the strategies, the ins and outs of them. Winner of the Prix Marcel Duchamp 2014, he recently exhibited at the Center Pompidou, RISD Museum of Art, Providence, USA and soon at the University of Toronto Art Center, Canada.
Photo: Eric Salard
In what at first sight appears to be a cashflow exercise, Air France’s low-cost subsidiary, Hop!, is offering one-way tickets to a number of French destinations from Nice for the bargain price of €39 in the early part of next year.
Destinations are: Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Metz-Nancy-Lorraine, Paris-Orly, Strasbourg, Toulouse. Tickets at this special price must be bought before November 21, and are valid for flights between January 2 and April 30, 2017.
Meanwhile the French train operator, SNCF, is offering half-price tickets on TER trains in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region until November 27.
There are no conditions attached concerning age, but travel must take place only on trains due to depart between 10 am to 3 pm, during off peak hours. Tickets under the “Cool Happy Fifty” scheme can be bought online or at stations.
(L-R) Jean-Philippe Muller, Dean of IUM, Stéphane Valeri, Minister of Health and Social Affairs and, Ms Isabelle Bonnal, Director of the Department of Education, Youth and Sport.
Thursday evening, Jean-Philippe Muller, Dean of the International University of Monaco, welcomed Stéphane Valeri, Minister of Health and Social Affairs and Isabelle Bonnal, Director of the Department of Education, Youth and Sport, on behalf of the 2017 class of Bachelor of Finance “Monaco Banking and Financial Services”.
Dr Muller, who has been Dean of IUM since February 2013, thanked the government, the dozen banks, which this year include BNP Paribas, Société General, Union Bancaire Privé, CFM Indosuez, BNP Wealth Management and Barclays, the Monegasque Association of Financial Activities (AMAF) and Pole Emploi for their support and cooperation, citing that this new program, along with IUM’s recently-launched Masters in Yachting, illustrate how the university is developing in harmony with the needs of the Principality.
The 13 students, 9 women and 4 men, will work in a bank as a salaried employee from Monday to Wednesday, and then attend classes at the university the other two days of the week. The course agenda is broken down into three sections: the technical side of the industry such as markets, products and the banking system; the culture of the industry and very high-end customer service; and regulation and etiquette. The last six months of courses will be taught in English.
Two of the female students told Monaco Life that the program interests them because they have a background in banking and wanted to develop their skills in the private banking sector, as they enjoy the customer service.
Candidates for IUM’s Bachelor of Finance “Monaco Banking and Financial Services” undergo a thorough interview with the university before meeting with the bank, who ultimately does the hiring.
A variation of the program was established in 2007 in the Principality jointly by the Directorate of Labour (through the Youth Employment Unit), the Monegasque Association of Financial Activities (AMAF) and the Banking Training Institute (IBF) in Nice. Part of the pedagogical content has been developed by professionals and IUM to meet the demands of Monegasque banking. The current diploma reflects a real need of the job market and is intended primarily for Monegasques, residents of the Principality and neighbouring municipalities.
This revised “100% made in Monaco” program was validated in May 2016 by the Department of Education while the cost of the apprentice training is paid by employers and then reimbursed by the Government of Monaco.
“The banking sector isn’t simple, it’s a discipline,” said Dr Muller as he thanked the students for their commitment to the program. “You are both employees and students, and I hope you realise how lucky you are in this program, because if you do a good job in the sector, the banks will probably accompany you in your path down the road.” READ MORE:University offers Masters in Yachting Article first published November, 4, 2016.
The Guépratte. Photo: netmarine.net
As part of Monaco’s National Day 2016, which falls on Saturday, November 19, the frigate Guépratte of the French Navy is making a stopover in Monaco. A detachment of 16 sailors, including the honour guard on board, will participate in the Taking of Arms and the parade on Saturday.
This 125 metre-long combat vessel is commanded by Captain Claire Pothier. The crew is composed of 15 officers, 85 naval officers and 53 master quarters and sailors. Through its capacity for action and information gathering, it’s able to preserve and enforce France’s interests in maritime areas outside Europe and participate in crisis resolution.
The Guépratte can also be integrated into a naval task force and be called upon to support an intervention force, protect commercial maritime traffic, carry out humanitarian missions or support special operations.
Moored at the Rainier III dock, the frigate will be open to the public on Saturday, November 19 from 8 am to 6 pm (except noon to 1 pm). Five group visits per hour with 10 to 15 people per group, with no need to make a reservation. No bulky bags will be accepted. Article first published November 16, 2016.
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