Day: 8 January 2019

Under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Kamil Art Gallery presents Make It Matter. A retrospective exhibition of Jordan Matter’s art from January 25th to March 8th, 2019.

Jordan Matter, with his 250 million views on all social media platforms and more than 1.8 million followers on Instagram, has seen through his photos gather a whole slice of the population who follows him unconditionally.

Fight Aids Monaco is a Monaco organisation, founded in 2004 by H.S.H. Princess Stephanie.

The vocation of this association is to accompany anyone living with HIV, who suffers from isolation, lack of trust and too often discrimination. They organize all-public information sessions and intervene in schools and universities.

Fight Aids carries out also communication and prevention campaigns on HIV.

Pursuing that spirit, in 2010, H.S.H. Princess Stéphanie created La Maison de Vie (Life House) in Carpentras, which is financed by Fight Aids Monaco.

A unique concept in Europe, it is a non-medical facility that offers people living with HIV one to two weeks of individual accommodation to rest, take time for themselves and regain self-confidence.

Jordan Matter is a portrait and dance photographer, author of the New York Times bestsellers Dancers Among Us and Born To Dance.

His work has created a viral phenomenon attracting over three million followers on social media and the videos of his Youtube series, 10 minute photo challenge have been viewed over 200 million times.

He has presented his work to a wide variety of organisations such as ESPN, the National Arts Club or the School of Visual Arts. Him and his work have been featured on ABC World News, Nightline, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Today, the BBC and in the New York Times, the Huffington Post, O, The Oprah Magazine and newspapers, magazines and exhibitions all over the world.

WHAT IS THE 10 MINUTE PHOTO CHALLENGE?

The idea is to capture the maximum photographies in only 10 minutes of fearless dancers, athletes or circus performers in any insolite places without any previous planning. With his contagious energy Jordan Matter manages to capture the beauty of these amazing moments while letting serendipity unfold throughout the challenge.

A delegation of the National Council, led by President Stéphane VALERI, met on Monday, January 7, Juan Fernando LOPEZ AGUILAR, MEP, Rapporteur for a possible Association Agreement between Monaco and the European Union, to present him the specificities of the Monegasque model. The latter was present in Monaco as part of a study trip to the Principality, on the initiative of the Monaco Mission to the EU in Brussels.

At this meeting, the President of the National Council, after recalling “the unflagging commitment of the Monegasques to the constitutional monarchy”, presented the role of the Assembly within the institutions and in particular “its constitutional prerogative attributing to it, since 2002, the power to ratify international treaties, which applies to this eventual Association Agreement “.

Stéphane VALERI also recalled the specificities of the Principality, which impose the respect of the national priority for the Monegasques, in particular in the matter of housing and employment. In addition, Thomas BREZZO said: “We consider it essential to preserve the criterion of nationality, which allows Monegasques to benefit from exclusive access to certain regulated professions.”

These specificities, recalled the National Councilors, are the very condition of the success of the Monegasque model and are non-negotiable to guarantee its survival.

Dans ce contexte, la question d’un éventuel Accord d’Association est un enjeu majeur pour la Principauté et les Monégasques, minoritaires dans leur propre pays. Une question largement débattue durant la dernière campagne électorale, à l’issue de laquelle les Monégasques ont, très largement, par leur vote, demandé à leurs Elus, d’être vigilants et prudents dans le suivi de la négociation. Le Rapporteur européen en a été informé et en a pris note.

On the occasion of this exchange, President VALERI said: “Today, without a treaty, our model is a success like no other. So there is no urgency. This success must be examined in the light of our specificities. Nationals represent less than a quarter of the population. Without a national priority, the majority of Monegasques could no longer live or work in their own country “.

For all that, Guillaume ROSE reminded: “Monaco is a country extremely open to the world. Let us not forget that 140 nationalities live there and European nationals represent more than 60% of the residents. Similarly, trade is mainly with the countries of the European Union.

The President concluded before the Rapporteur: “At the end of the negotiations, we will examine with pragmatism the advantages for the Principality and the concessions requested in Monaco. Our decision will be dictated only by the sole interest of the country and the Monegasques.”

National elected officials are delighted by the holding of such exchanges, which contribute to a better knowledge of the Monegasque realities by our European interlocutors.

Monaco has been announced as the host destination for the 6th annual luxury incentives and events forum, inVOYAGE, which will come to the Principality 6-9 October 2019.

inVOYAGE partnered with the Monaco Government Tourist & Convention Authority and its local partners to bring its 2019 event to Monaco.

The forum will take place at the 278-room five-star Hotel Hermitage Monte-Carlo and its new One Monte-Carlo conference space. One Monte-Carlo opens in spring 2019 and will offer 10 meeting spaces, each of which will bear the name of an artist who has made a mark on Monaco’s history.

Local hotels and venues showcased during the forum include the re-invented Hotel de Paris Monte-Carlo, the refurbished Columbus Monte-Carlo, and the luxury Hotel Metropole.

inVOYAGE will be working with CMX Event Management to coordinate the event programme.

Richard Joslin, inVOYAGE co-founder and CEO said: “We are absolutely delighted to be bringing inVOYAGE to the Principality of Monaco in 2019…We’re very excited for what’s in store.”

Stephan Degueurce-Roberge, Monaco Tourist Authority Managing Director added: “inVOYAGE is the perfect fit for our destination and together with all our partners we are very excited to welcome this fantastic event in our Principality to showcase the most extensive renovation of the heart of Monte-Carlo with the newly expanded Hotel de Paris and the One Monte-Carlo.”

inVOYAGE 2018, which took place at the Waldorf Astoria in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, was the most successful edition to date, attracting 220 event professionals for two days of one-to-one meetings, networking, education and exclusive experiences.