• The rest of the 2023 plant society shows and sales will be announced on this page as we get the information from the plant societies. (botanicgardens.org)
  • The EESC's Civil Society Days 2023 ended on 3 March with a set of proposals to not only protect but also expand the EU's civic space and ensure younger generations a solid foundation where they can build a vibrant civil society. (europa.eu)
  • Institutions for Open Societies (IOS) proudly presents their Think Paper Series. (uu.nl)
  • Professor Ingrid Robeyns highlights some of the epistemic challenges to doing multi- and interdisciplinary research, and discusses the necessary conditions for conducting high-quality research on institutions for open societies. (uu.nl)
  • The paper is written by researchers connected to the Stream Legitimacy and Institutions , part of strategic theme Institutions for Open Societies: Mark Bovens, Judith van Erp, Elaine Mak, Kees van den Bos, Annelien de Dijn, Dorothea Gädeke, Liesbeth van de Grift and Amy Nivette. (uu.nl)
  • Institutions for Open Societies (IOS), an Utrecht University strategic theme , builds its societal impact on advances in interdisciplinary research. (uu.nl)
  • The fourth edition in our Think Paper series focuses on different types of interdisciplinary research into open societies. (uu.nl)
  • deliberate on the main role of civil society organizations in the SDGs and in addressing the five regional health priorities. (who.int)
  • Janice Pedersen and 4 others are organizing this fundraiser to benefit Aviation Historical Society of Central New York Inc. (gofundme.com)
  • Aaron Underwood (for Long Grove Historical Society) is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Long Grove Historical Society. (gofundme.com)
  • The lessons learnt from the Conference on the Future of Europe took centre stage in the closing workshop, with civil society organisations painting a mixed picture, while representatives of EU institutions stressed that despite undeniable difficulties and limitations, the citizen panels had produced a key deliverable: a set of 49 proposals that would be used as a compass for EU action and also to set a precedent. (europa.eu)
  • Specifically, L5 Society activists campaigned for awareness of the provisions against any form of sovereignty or private property in outer space that would make space colonization impossible and the provisions against any alteration of the environment of any celestial body prohibiting terraforming . (citizendium.org)
  • Policymakers, donors and not least civil society activists themselves will find the volume highly relevant to their work. (lu.se)
  • On 1 February, FRA's Fundamental Rights Platform (FRP) will offer civil society organisations the possibility to connect with FRA experts, policy-makers and international organisations. (europa.eu)
  • They will discuss solutions to the most pressing human rights concerns experienced by civil society across the EU. (europa.eu)
  • It will provide a space to exchange ideas, experiences and promising practices civil society developed during the current pandemic and beyond. (europa.eu)
  • Civil society organisations can direct their messages towards policymakers during a high-level panel debate. (europa.eu)
  • A Belgian television crew was harassed and forced to hand over footage of Tunisian dissidents, while local human rights defenders were roughed up and prevented from organising a meeting with international civil society groups. (wikinews.org)
  • In open letters to key committee leaders in the House and Senate , Refugees International joined more than 25 NGOs to call for a civil society hearing on the crisis in Sudan and for comprehensive U.S. government action on the crisis, including diplomatic pressure, safe corridors for civilians, and accountability mechanisms for justice. (refugeesinternational.org)
  • The civil society will continue to work with Governments to put in place long term deterrent policies to avert such conflict of interests in the future. (who.int)
  • The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is the voice of organised civil society in Europe. (europa.eu)
  • It also organises several annual initiatives and events with a focus on civil society and citizens' participation such as the Civil Society Prize, the Civil Society Days, the Your Europe, Your Say youth plenary and the ECI Day. (europa.eu)
  • The EESC brings together representatives from all areas of organised civil society, who give their independent advice on EU policies and legislation. (europa.eu)
  • Civil society organisations can help democratise the European semester if given a say. (europa.eu)
  • This report is an abridged version of the report on the the Joint WHO and League of Arab States regional consultation to enhance the role of civil society organizations in the health and sustainable development agenda in the Eastern Mediterranean Region held in Cairo in Cairo on 23-24 August 2015. (who.int)
  • The process of shaping the agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are replacing the MDGs has been led by Member States with the involvement of a broad participation of groups and civil society organizations. (who.int)
  • Since 2014, a number of civil society organizations worldwide have been closely involved through consultations and publications of position papers on governance, health, gender, equity and children, among other issues. (who.int)
  • Other stakeholders, including civil society, will have an important role to play. (who.int)
  • Mainstreaming health in the SDGs will require the involvement of civil society organizations to ensure that upstream determinants of ill-health are not ignored. (who.int)
  • The MDGs created opportunities for the involvement and engagement of civil society organizations to ensure that community priority needs were considered in health and political agendas. (who.int)
  • It is important that the SDGs build on the work of civil society organizations and make use of existing platforms and networks. (who.int)
  • Since civil society participated in the development of SDGs at a global level, it is important that civil society organizations play an active role in implementation at country level. (who.int)
  • The Decade provides a platform for strengthening and mobilizing civil society organizations in the Arab region to become effective partners in achieving the SDGs. (who.int)
  • WHO is cooperating with this initiative by helping to identify the specific role that civil society organizations can play in achieving SDG 3 (the health goal). (who.int)
  • The consultation was attended by 20 representatives of civil society organizations from Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia, in addition to regional civil groups and networks, including the Arab Scout Regional Office. (who.int)
  • Civil society organizations have a key role to play in progress on the health-related SDG agenda, including in health literacy, advocacy, social mobilization and service provision, especially in countries in crisis and emergency situations. (who.int)
  • In the Region, civil society organizations vary in number according to country, but are increasing in number and influence. (who.int)
  • Astrid Norén-Nilsson has co-edited a volume on civil society elites in Cambodia and Indonesia with Amalinda Savirani and Anders Uhlin. (lu.se)
  • This innovative volume is the first systematic study of civil society elites in Southeast Asia (and indeed anywhere in the world). (lu.se)
  • Spanning two previously separate areas of research - civil society and elites - it sheds new light on power inequalities within and beyond civil society, identifies different types of elite formation and elite interaction within and beyond civil society, and traces interactions and integration with elite groups from party politics, the state, and the business sector. (lu.se)
  • This tightly edited volume, produced by a research team ranging from senior scholars to promising younger academics, analyses how such processes are influenced by reliance on foreign funding and explores how they play out in two settings - where the political space for civil society is generally shrinking (Cambodia) and where it is relatively expanding (Indonesia). (lu.se)
  • It thus challenges a view of civil society entities as relatively isolated from the state and from political and economic society, revealing power relations that link them. (lu.se)
  • Suggesting a new direction for civil society research, the book will be of great interest to the many researchers working on civil society, elites and contemporary Southeast Asian politics as well as those engaged in other areas of society in Cambodia and Indonesia. (lu.se)
  • Civil Society Elites? (lu.se)
  • Our interest into 'civil society elite' ties into debates on elite reproduction and circulation that lies at the center of elite research. (lu.se)
  • We take stock of these debates and study the vertical mobility of actors in the field of civil society, focusing on why some acquire elite positions and elite status while others do not. (lu.se)
  • We will conduct studies of the recruitment and appointment of presidents and directors into leadership positions in large and powerful civil society organisations. (lu.se)
  • We will also study of civil society prizes across Europe to capture how status and recognition is produced in the field of civil society. (lu.se)
  • It was a similar story for the Kuwait Red Crescent Society volunteer team, who were unaware of the immense challenges ahead. (ifrc.org)
  • Gamma Sigma Epsilon, Catawba College's chemistry honor society, recently initiated new members. (catawba.edu)
  • With its sensors it can see, hear, feel, smell and taste digital information that contributes to a more considerate, efficient, safe and sustainable society. (lu.se)
  • With nanotechnology we have keys to new solutions for a more sustainable society and a healthier planet. (lu.se)
  • There is a new and interesting twist in the saga of this ostensible animal-loving organization, which has historically boasted about its 4-star rating from Charity Navigator: the Humane Society was recently downgraded to 3-stars , and then had its rating totally revoked. (flashreport.org)
  • In order to realize Society 5.0, it will be essential for all stakeholders, including communities, governments, and industries, to build a society of "mutual aid" through the use of digital technology, and to transform and improve conventional corporate activities and services. (ceatec.com)
  • The second volume in the IOS Think Paper series is dedicated to the topic of legitimacy of institutions in open societies. (uu.nl)
  • Researchers Scott Douglas and Beatrice de Graaf from the IOS Platform Security in Open Societies contributed to the paper as key authors as well. (uu.nl)
  • This special volume is dedicated to the open society, one of the core concepts of Utrecht's research expertise IOS. (uu.nl)
  • In 15 Platforms, researchers from various disciplines address key topics that are essential for building or maintaining sustainable and open societies. (uu.nl)
  • Hawkman was hugely important to the Justice Society in the '40s, but he's not exactly a widely-beloved hero in 2019. (syfy.com)
  • Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2019/Programme/Submissions/Wikipedia in Strongly Polarised Societies. (wikimedia.org)
  • L5 News was the newsletter of the L5 Society reporting on space habitat development and related space issues. (citizendium.org)
  • The L5 News was published from September 1975 until April 1987, when the merger with the National Space Institute was completed and the newly formed National Space Society began publication of its own magazine, Ad Astra . (citizendium.org)
  • On February 1, Nene posted an Instagram photo of the couple, with the caption, "You are looking at your newest American Cancer Society Ambassadors. (bravotv.com)
  • the Leakes [American Cancer Society] Let's kill cancer. (bravotv.com)
  • According to the site, purchases benefit the American Cancer Society. (bravotv.com)
  • But the Charity Navigator service continued to give the Humane Society a four-star assessment - until now. (flashreport.org)
  • The Hensons incorporated the L5 Society in August of 1975, and sent its first 4-page newsletter in September to a sign up list from the conference and Dr. O'Neill's mailing list. (citizendium.org)
  • If you are hesitant to donate on-line, donations may be mailed to Aviation Historical Society of CNY, Camillus Municipal Bldg., 4600 West Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY 13219. (gofundme.com)
  • He is also a recipient of the American Society of Transplantation, the StrongTogether PRO Award, and the 2020 recipient of the Paul I. Terasaki Clinical Science Award. (wikipedia.org)
  • The importance of this multidisciplinary approach to nutrition has been reflected in the very first session of the Nordic Nutrition Conference 2020 , where the focus was placed on Food-related behaviours on a changing society . (lu.se)
  • To help offset the additional funds needed to keep the historic bridge, and to materially demonstrate to the Village Board the desire of the community to SAVE THE BRIDGE , the Long Grove Historical Society has established a Covered Bridge Fund. (gofundme.com)
  • In the event that the Village of Long Grove decides not to restore the bridge in a manner which the Historical Society, in its sole discretion, deems consistent with the bridge's current design, scale, and function, then the money raised from Go Fund Me will be used by the Long Grove Historical Society to maintain it's historic properties in Long Grove. (gofundme.com)
  • The 33-year-old Carter was recently named Director of Museum Services and Education for the Oregon Historical Society. (theskanner.com)
  • He will continue to serve in this role until Mar. 4, his first day with the Oregon Historical Society. (theskanner.com)
  • Attendees would be asked about their impressions of the Oregon Historical Society, how they use the tool and what improvements can be made. (theskanner.com)
  • York Street hosts many plant society shows, sales and related events seasonally. (botanicgardens.org)
  • To advance the science of health disparities and advance health equity research, the NIH Common Fund launched the Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS) Program. (nih.gov)
  • The MS Society Tissue Bank has provided tens of thousands of tissue samples to hundreds of MS research projects for more than 20 years. (mssociety.org.uk)
  • The NSLS is the largest leadership honor society in the United States. (csustan.edu)
  • Last night, Sofie gave a popular science lecture to the members of the Royal Physiographic Society in Lund, and was the guest of honor at their subsequent dinner at Grand Hotel! (lu.se)
  • Networks closely with the European Nuclear Society and European Atomic Forum (Foratom). (powerbase.info)
  • He is excited to bring his message of community driven exhibit creation to the society. (theskanner.com)
  • We're the MS Society - a community of people living with MS, scientists, campaigners, volunteers and fundraisers. (mssociety.org.uk)
  • Government has confirmed that co-operative and community benefit societies, in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, are covered by legislation that provides businesses with greater flexibility in how and when they hold their Annual General Meetings (AGMs), or any other General Meetings (GMs) until 30 April 2021. (uk.coop)
  • Following our successful lobbying, these reforms now apply to co-operative and community benefit societies as well as companies. (uk.coop)
  • Registered in England as a registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. (uk.coop)
  • Create walking clubs and work with community groups to introduce healthy menus and cooking methods. (cdc.gov)
  • The notion of elite reproduction is linked to general sociological debates on lifestyles, identity and social status as bases for social domination in society. (lu.se)
  • Vendredi Society creates ultra-fluid digital experiences and brands that make an impact. (awwwards.com)
  • Should society make retiring at a certain age mandatory for elected officials who run the country - like presidents and senators? (theskanner.com)
  • The Tycho Brahe Astronomical Society (Swedish: Astronomiska Sälskapet Tycho Brahe, or ASTB) was founded in 1937 by professor Knut Lundmark of Lund Observatory. (lu.se)
  • A literary and social Society for study of the life and work of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson . (sherlock-holmes.org.uk)
  • Carter emphasizes that he wants to continue the good work the society is doing. (theskanner.com)
  • Find the latest EESC opinions and publications at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/opinions-information-reports/opinions and http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/publications-other-work/publications respectively. (europa.eu)
  • Overseas members of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London have always needed to pay higher subscription rates than UK based members to cover the extra cost of postage and packaging for mailing the Sherlock Holmes Journal outside the UK. (sherlock-holmes.org.uk)
  • The Society is now changing the way it presents its membership prices so that the subscription is the same for UK and non-UK members, but the additional postage and packaging that are associated with overseas membership is now added on as a separate postage cost. (sherlock-holmes.org.uk)
  • Through their philanthropy, members of the Salisbury Society demonstrate a dedication to WPI reminiscent of Stephen Salisbury's passion and dedication. (wpi.edu)
  • In 1986 the Society, which had grown to about 10,000 members, merged with the 25,000 member National Space Institute , founded by famed German rocket engineer and Project Apollo program manager Dr. Wernher von Braun of NASA 's Marshall Space Flight Center to form the present-day National Space Society . (citizendium.org)
  • Faculty members of the society include Drs. James M. Beard, Carol Ann Miderski and Mark S. Sabo, professors of chemistry at Catawba. (catawba.edu)
  • Using elite education institutions like Oxbridge, scholars investigate the norms, attitudes and preferences of elites and as means of social closure for elite groups in society. (lu.se)
  • Technologies and services that will become the new social infrastructure of the Society 5.0 era, as well as the measures taken by companies, organizations, and local governments will be introduced. (ceatec.com)
  • The recip-i-ent may be invit-ed to (1) vis-it and lec-ture to each of the affil-i-at-ed Clubs/Societies with which mutu-al-ly sat-is-fac-to-ry arrange-ments can be made and (2) pre-pare a review paper(s) for pub-li-ca-tion cov-er-ing these lec-tures. (nacatsoc.org)
  • In December 2005, the Society bestowed its "Grande Medaille" honor on the then US Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete Domenici during the European Nuclear conference, the first American to be given the award. (powerbase.info)
  • Lotte pointed to the close link between meal patterns and societal structures and how our eating habits have evolved with our changing society: from pre-industrial to industrial to our current post-industrial era. (lu.se)
  • We have also been trying to get government to legislate to temporarily extend the statutory deadline for societies to file their accounts with the Financial Conduct Authority. (uk.coop)