Sentences with phrase «local conferences around»

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The newer Religious Alliance Against Pornography, composed of both liberals and conservatives, sponsored a White House Conference last fall and has begun organizing local groups around the country.

The Independent Democratic Conference, a group of eight state senators elected as Democrats who have lent their support to Senate Republicans, are facing escalating backlash from advocates around the state — some of whom are paying more attention to local politics in the face of a Donald Trump presidency.

At the end of a day filled with cutting edge science the delegates enjoyed a fasinating tour around the Zollverein Unesco World Heritage Site followed by a lovely conference dinner at a local restaurant.

For over two weeks in Lima, WGC and Women's Caucus members participated directly in the negotiations, held press conferences, conducted advocacy trainings, wrote articles, released reports and briefing papers, joined demonstrations and marches and collaborated with dozens of colleagues from around the world who participated through all this action in the COP in Lima or in support activities back home in local communities.

Chances are you will not be reimbursed for expenses you can not defend — for example, expenses for gifts, cab rides around the city, liquor as part of a meal, admissions to local attractions Know in advance what, if any, budget you have to spend on materials at the conference.

In a speech last week in front of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos «issued a challenge» to «align your local classrooms with the rapidly changing economies around them.»

North Carolina legislators, other sheriffs from around the state, local police chiefs, the school superintendent, school board members and more joined Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page for a press conference this afternoon promoting the proposed armed volunteer school resource officer program.

Where once I just knew local Irish developers fairly well, I went to conferences and now am friendly with devs and other games industry personalities all around the world.

As art of the conference activities, CAA promotes local events around our city.

Each cycle focuses on three cities around the world and comprises high - profile public conferences and residency programs that provide in - depth insight into cities through the lens of local experts and initiate new projects designed to tackle key urban issues.

DiCaprio attended and spoke at the Cop21 conference in Paris earlier this month, where he met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and urged local representatives from around the world to act quickly to strike a climate change agreement because the world is «fundamentally running out of time.»

By the end of the year, cities, towns, regions and their networks from around the world had adopted the Bonn - Fiji Commitment at the Climate Summit for Local and Regional Leaders at COP23, the 23rd UN Climate Conference in Bonn, and the One Planet Charter at the One Planet Summit in Paris, held just one month later.

On Day 2, the first full day of the conference, we heard several inspiring stories from leaders who have stepped up to build coalitions around local food, to facilitate local investing opportunities, to create a lifestyle change action guide, and more.

This conference has highlighted just how much local leadership there is on the issue of climate change and how many innovative new projects are going on in cities around the country: Seattle's incentives for greening existing buildings, Los Angeles's million tree initiative, Miami's bus rapid transit program — and the list goes on.

Scott Rothstein, now - accused Ponzi schemer extraordinaire, carted me around town in his Bentley Continental, stopping first at a local elementary school, where we met with Governor Charlie Crist, after he gave a short press conference.

He is also frequently invited to speak at conferences around the country and local bar organizations.

These phones will be available in local stores starting today, with prices starting at Rs 6,399 (or around $ 105), a bit higher than the «under $ 100» promise made at this year's I / O conference.

Reporting on local, collegiate and professional sports, this site is updated around the clock as information breaks, often in the form of press releases from every major professional sports league in America and all the conferences of the NCAA.

After successfully renting out all three beds, and receiving numerous requests for the service in other locations around the world, Gebbia and Chesky began targeting conferences and festivals across America with the aim of getting local's to list their rooms for travellers to book.