Day: 15 March 2018

The 9th Monaco International Meetings and the Mediterranean have just opened at the Oceanographic Museum, in the presence of Prince Albert, Patrice Cellario, Minister of the Interior and many prominent personalities.

Created by Elisabeth Bréaud, President and Director, this year’s theme is “Artists and intellectuals in the Mediterranean, their places, their roles, their challenges.”

In his opening speech, the Sovereign Prince said: “Thanks to these meetings, it will be possible over two days to promote the artistic expression, the heritage, the philosophers, and the writers who were born on the Mediterranean in order to appreciate the impact of the artists who come from it or who speak about it.”

The inaugural lecture was then delivered by Jérôme Clément, former President of the Alliance Française Foundation, former President of ARTE and the National Centre for Cinema and Moving Image.

Prince Albert presented the important RIMM prize to Elias Sanbar, writer and Ambassador of Palestine to UNESCO since 2012.

Intellectuals and creative minds from the shores of the Mediterranean will exchange views over three round tables and try to renew their shared vision.

After the closing of the symposium on Friday, March 16, the screening of the film “Brooks, Meadows and Lovely Faces” will take place at the Théâtre des Variétés at 8:30 pm, in the presence of Egyptian director, Yousry Nasrallah, and in collaboration with the audiovisual archives of Monaco. Open to the public free of charge.

More information: www.rimm-mc.org

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UNESCO’s Director of the Office of Strategic Planning, Jean-Yves Le Saux, and HE Yvette Lambin Berti, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Monaco to UNESCO, signed a renewal of the Framework Cooperation Agreement concerning the four-year programme 2018-2021 at UNESCO’s Paris Headquarters on Wednesday, March 14.

With this signature, the Prince’s Government reaffirmed its commitment to continue its participation in this international specialised institution and its commitment to defend the mandate of UNESCO in order to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

HE Lambin Berti reiterated the Principality’s commitment to the values of UNESCO. On behalf of the Director General, Audrey Azoulay, Mr Le Saux thanked Monaco for its long-term support in helping to make the Organisation’s voice heard.

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The children’s playground at Place des Moulins has recently reopened, after a complete 6-week renovation by the Department of Urban Planning which began on January 15.

The redevelopment of the garden concerns in particular the fencing and gates, for the safety of children, the replacement of games and soft ground, the creation of planter-boxes set up around the trees of the garden, and the replacement of grass by synthetic grass that will prevent children from getting dirty in bad weather.

Particular attention has been paid to the choice of games so that children with reduced mobility or visually impaired can take full advantage of this very popular space.

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Amadeus, the global provider of technology solutions for the travel and tourism industry, is looking to recruit 500 workers to its Nice-Sophia Antipolis site, where the company’s Research & Development centre is situated.

While the group employs 15,000 worldwide, the Nice location was rated “2016 Best Employer” by Capital Magazine, as well as the fifth best technology company to work for in France, above Microsoft and SAP.

“We value the work of our teams and offer them many advantages as well as attractive prospects for growth,” says Magali Viano, Amadeus’ Director of Human Resources.

With 600 million reservations made a year, Amadeus sees 2018 as a pivotal year for the travel industry and new technologies, like blockchain and AI, and is planning to hire accordingly.

Job openings will include full-time positions, internships, and contracts in R&D, digital, marketing and project management for students, recent engineer, business school or university grads, C ++ developers, Java, marketing product managers, Pdef specialists, QA engineers, IT security and DevOps.

Only 20 minutes from Nice airport and in the centre of EU’s leading Technology hub, Amadeus’ campuses in Sophia-Antipolis are home to 3,800 people of some 70 nationalities.

“Our campuses offer an exceptionally multicultural environment where diversity is valued, and where more than. Our approach is agile and flexible, and our success story is based on collaboration and team spirit. Our work environment reflects this mindset and also favours a better work-life balance,” reads the company’s website.

To apply: www.linkedin.com/company/amadeus/jobs

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The Exotic Garden will host a free outdoor concert, Rockbox, on St Patrick’s Day. The event is being organised by the Monaco Town Council in collaboration with Monaco’s Harley Davidson Club, and is part of the Toulouse group’s French tour, which began last month to mark its 10th anniversary.

The band opened for Deep Purple on a tour but also performed on European stages and street concerts. Talent and originality characterise this “school blazer and cap wearing” band, whose lead Richard Rethore sings through a megaphone.

Rockbox offers full covers tunes, and at the base of their repertoire: Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, The Who, David Bowie and other icons of the international rock scene.

Rockbox should light up the public this March 17 at the Jardin Exotique, “an idyllic setting for an exceptional concert,” the Town Hall says.

Free admission on Saturday, March 17, at pm.

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