Sentences with phrase «informal opportunities for networking»

Work closely with Harvard faculty and other experienced presidents from a range of institutions during classroom sessions, small group discussion, consultancies, and informal opportunities for networking and conversation among colleagues and subject matter experts.

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Abby Ziff, co-founder of Beauteeze.com, a New York - based spa and salon appointment - scheduling site, has worked at Wix since last January and likes the opportunity for informal networking with graphic designers and app developers.

When you identify the informal networks that exist within your company, more often than not the leaders of these informal groups are the ones who are actively looking for opportunities to Step Up.

By attracting the world's best speakers, providing extended question and answer sessions and opportunities for informal networking, the Fund's annual conferences enabled participants to contribute and to place food security issues into a context relevant to their lives and work.

The advantage of these informal gatherings is the opportunity for attendees to network with one another and with the corporate representatives.

There were also several opportunities for networking and informal communication between the recipients, members of AAAS board and other invited participants.

They reported, «Furthermore, endorsement of faculty advisor or other mentor influence, and family or peer influence, were surprisingly rare across groups, suggesting that formal and informal support networks could provide a missed opportunity to provide support for trainees who want to stay in faculty career paths.»

Additionally, through Roundtable meetings and informal networking opportunities, the roundtable has opened new communication channels between sectors, for example the Australian Research Council funded Project Young People, Technology, and Wellbeing Research Facility led by the University of Western Sydney and the recently established Cooperative Research Centre for Young People, Technology and Wellbeing.

As with previous years, October 2015 included an array of rich opportunities for informal professional development, both for educators with established professional learning networks (PLNs) and for those just getting started.

Some of the excitement around social networks grows out of a belief that the informal and voluntary connections and interactions among people provide a particularly powerful and motivating opportunity for learning.

«This year the festivals are even bigger and better than before with plenty of opportunity for informal networking and fun for all attendees.»

Elrick is part of an informal network of scientists who monitor coal mining throughout the United States and the world for opportunities to study new strata as they are exposed.

Linda Hayman, a corporate partner at Skadden came up with an idea with her partner Kayalyn Marafioti: a pilot project, «Back to Business Law,» to provide seminars and informal networking opportunities for lawyers who have left active practice but are still interested in corporate law.

Among other things, the projects will «give nonpracticing attorneys a way to keep abreast of major legal developments and to give them opportunities for informal networking.»

Good advice for any networking opportunity, formal or informal.

It was designed to first and foremost provide an opportunity for our members to deploy their networking skills in an informal setting.

Whilst informal networking is easier to fit in to your schedule, professional networking may be necessary for finding new opportunities.

Ample international networking opportunities, including a drinks reception at the end of on day 1, will create many chances for informal discussions and for delegates to get to know one another in the fabulous surroundings of BMA House.

Given that data shows many programs are not currently operating at high quality, it is critically important that quality improvement supports are available to help programs increase and then maintain quality.63 Quality improvement supports can take many forms — including formal training opportunities, mentor programs, coaching, communities of practice, and informal networks of support — and can be accessed through state or national technical assistance providers or by local networks.64 Most states have a QRIS, which can be a mechanism for directing quality improvement supports.

It is hoped this will evolve into further informal support networks developing and opportunities for the families to remain connected.

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