Summit increasingly significant in global affairs, experts say

Edit China Daily 28 Apr 2016
First action plan for 2030 sustainability to be rolled out ... "It is hoped that the G20 global trade growth strategy will be formulated and the G20 cooperation framework on trade areas is expected to be built, in order to address the trade and financing issues of developing countries and small and medium enterprises," Gao said at a meeting on the sidelines of Boao Asia Forum on March 24 ... zhangyunbi@chinadaily.com.cn....

FOURTH HIGH LEVEL FORUM ON UN GLOBAL GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (Government of the Republic of Fiji)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Apr 2016
The Fourth High Level Forum on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management (UN GGIM) was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 20 - 22 April, 2016. The forum was hosted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in collaboration with the government of Ethiopia with the theme of 'Good Land Governance for the 2030 Agenda' ... The forum was opened by H.E....

Tourism Australia boss to speak at Bond Business Leaders Forum (Bond University)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Apr 2016
The man in charge of selling Australia to the world - Tourism Australia managing director John O'Sullivan - will lead the first Bond Business Leaders Forum for 2016 on May 19 at Bond University ... 'His presentation at the first Bond Business Leaders Forum of the year will be a valuable opportunity for business heavyweights from across Queensland to come together to hear from one of Australia's top executives.'....

This week: Open forums with candidates for dean of the University Honors College (University of Alaska Anchorage)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Apr 2016
Public open forums have been scheduled where each candidate will deliver a brief presentation on 'Trends in Honors and Implementation at UAA.' ... Please attend the forums to meet the candidates in person ... http.//greenandgold.uaa.alaska.edu/blog/42577/week-open-forums-candidates-dean-university-honors-college/?a....

SSA employees protests against pending salaries

Edit Kashmir Observer 28 Apr 2016
Police on Wednesday foiled the protest march of All Jammu and Kashmir Sarva Shikhsha Abhiyaan Employees Forum (AJKSSAEF) and detained scores of employees after they tried to move towards commercial hub Lal Chowk.The SSA ......

Filipino firebrand Rodrigo Duterte jokes about penis, lashes Australia again

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 28 Apr 2016
Turning up in a sports shirt and corduroy jeans at a business forum in Manila, Mr Duterte,71, criticised Australia over its policy to remain neutral in the Philippines' bitter row with China over Beijing's build-up of islands in the disputed flashpoint waters of the South China Sea ... At the business forum he defended his history of womanising, which included keeping two mistresses at cheap boarding houses. ....

ACWA Spring Conference in Monterey Draws Water Innovators May 3-6 (Association of California Water Agencies)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Apr 2016
It's Go Time' - to explore an array of panel discussions, forums, presentations and keynote addresses ... A Wednesday, May 4, Statewide Issue Forum titled 'Go Time for the Delta Fix?' where Mark Cowin, director of the California Department of Water Resources, and others will discuss how 2016 is viewed as a critical year to move the California WaterFix project to the next level....

Kobe Steel to Create Joint Venture with Swedish Firm Specializing in Radioactive Waste Treatment (JAIF - Japan Atomic Industrial Forum Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Apr 2016
(Source. JAIF - Japan Atomic Industrial Forum Inc). 28 April, 2016. Noriyuki Ishii. On April 25, Japan's Kobe Steel, Ltd. announced that it had agreed with Sweden's Studsvik AB-specialists in treating radioactive waste-to establish a joint venture in the field ... JAIF - Japan Atomic Industrial Forum Inc. issued this content on 28 April 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein ... Original Document....

Japan’s NRA to Form Study Team to Improve Inspection System Based on Points Noted by IRRS (JAIF - Japan Atomic Industrial Forum Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Apr 2016
(Source. JAIF - Japan Atomic Industrial Forum Inc). 28 April, 2016. Noriyuki Ishii ... IRRS mission teams implement comprehensive reviews on a wide range of issues, including systems and the organization of nuclear regulation. Japan, as an IAEA member nation, requested the mission, which met with relevant organizations and visited nuclear installations from January 11 through 22 of this year ... JAIF - Japan Atomic Industrial Forum Inc ... (noodl....

Curt Schilling says ESPN is biased against political conservatives

Edit Yahoo Daily News 28 Apr 2016
In a one-hour guest appearance on SiriusXM Satellite Radio’s “Breitbart News Patriot Forum,” the former pitcher-turned-analyst flatly accused the sports network of being biased against political conservatives and having inconsistent standards when it comes to reprimanding on-air talent.  ... waiting for the right forum before really letting loose....

violent extremism 'affront' to UN principles, Global Forum told in opening session

Edit Topix 28 Apr 2016
New York, Apr 27 ... The Alliance is the soft power tool established to contribute to a more peaceful world by countering radicalization and polarization, by encouraging greater intercultural understanding and engaging in projects and programs that advance these goals, said UNAOC High Representative Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser during the opening session of its 7th Global Forum in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku ... ....

Employers seek answers for cost of prescriptions

Edit Topix 28 Apr 2016
Consider it a sign of employers' determination to rein in prescription drug benefit costs that a featured speaker at a Pittsburgh Business Group on Health forum on Tuesday was the head of a Cayman Islands hospital ... ....

K-12 as an election issue

Edit Topix 28 Apr 2016
LAST week, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV was the keynote speaker in a forum on Higher Education issues at the Carlos Hilado Memorial State College in Talisay City. Trillanes, a vice presidential candidate in the May 9 elections, repeated his opposition to the implementation of Republic Act 10533 which adds a further two years to high school education ... ....
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