[E&E seminars] HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco - Antarctica 2009: A Continent in a State of Alert

[Jameson Twomey]

Antarctica 2009: A Continent in a State of Alert

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco

Tuesday, April 13th

4:00 PM

10-250 (77 Massachusetts Avenue)

His Serene Highness, Prince Albert II of Monaco, will be featuring his  
film, Antarctica 2009: A Continent in a State of Alert, and will be  
providing remarks about his 17-day trek to meet researchers and to  
learn about the scientific projects being conducted in Antarctica. His  
journey was facilitated in response to an invitation by the scientific  
community to ‘bring Antarctic Science to the public eye’, according to  
Jose Retamales, Director of the Chilean Polar Institute. A panel  
discussion and question and answer session will follow.

About the Speaker

H.S.H. Prince Albert has travelled all over the world including visits  
to France, Italy, the United States, Russia, Great Britain, Germany,  
Japan, and China. In these countries he was received by the principal  
heads of State and political and economic leaders. At the same time,  
he receives credentials from over fifty countries which now maintain  
diplomatic relations with the Principality. Since May 1993, the Prince  
has led the Mon egasque delegation to the General Assembly of the  
United Nations. Since the opening of the 48th Session in September  
1993 in New York, His Highness has regularly taken the floor on behalf  
of the Principality of Monaco.

At the 36th Plenary Assembly of the Mediterra nean Science Commission  
(CIESM) held in the Principality from September 2001, represen tatives  
of the member states unanimously elected Monaco to head the  
Commission. The Prince, Head of the Monegasque delegation, chairs this  
Commission. Created at the begin ning of the century on the initiative  
of Prince Albert I, the CIESM is an intergovernmental body with 23  
member states, 20 of which are located along the Mediterranean coast.  
Its objectives are to promote multilateral interna tional research and  
facilitate the exchange of information, in particular between  
countries on the north and south sides of the Mediterra nean Sea. The  
CIESM cooperates with 500 specialised institutes. In October 2004, the  
Prince presided over the delegation of Monaco in Strasbourg for the  
official ceremony of acces sion of the Principality to the Council of  
Europe as the 46th member state of that organization.

  H.S.H. Prince Albert II has proved to be particularly concerned with  
the Principality’s economic development in a spirit of ethics and  
transparency. He is committed to a policy of developing facilities and  
conducting major works, enabling in particular the construction of a  
new hospital (the Princess Grace General Hospital), the creation of  
community facilities (hotel school, new secondary school) on  
“abandoned” railway tracks and the launch of many operations,  
accommodating social housing and offices.

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