Sentences with phrase «meetings upon meetings»

Where we once had art, music, creativity, joy, love, learning through play, and autonomy — many of us now have endless testing and data collection, data entry, data analysis, and meetings upon meetings about data.

«But you find that most of the time those are hours you put in for admin tasks, meetings upon meetings, you're putting together evidence to prove that you've done something, that you've achieved something.

«I had meetings upon meetings with the vice principals, but they would say, «This is what we do; we have no money for things like detention or supervision for in - school suspension.»»

Making a case to government officials that oral vaccines are necessary conservation tools took decades of fieldwork, genetic testing and meetings upon meetings.

Not exact matches

I was able to call upon some of their contacts to get some meetings or make some connections.

With many like - minded people in the same room, you are bound to meet someone that will give a little golden nugget that may change everything for you or you may stumble upon a great strategic alliance or a future business partner.

«Solutions» include pre-emptive activities such as building long - term relationships with future founders or mentoring at incubators to meet teams pre-seed, plus getting really good at reference diligence, but we still rely upon accelerating the «would we work well together» discussion during fast - moving investments.

How to Get the Most Out of a Conference: Making the Most of Your Time It's not a good idea to completely book your schedule before you arrive at the conference, deciding upon sessions and scheduling all of your meetings.

In fact, it is the most affluent who are least likely to meet the threshold upon retirement.

Although Russian compliance is below its stated goal — with about 160 thousand barrels per day cut compared to the agreed upon 300 thousand — Novak says that Russia will meet the goal come April.

Patients who had received CTL019 and their families descended upon the panel meeting en masse Wednesday to urge an approval recommendation.

Once all have completed the task, meet and brainstorm to come up with the wording agreed upon by everyone.

Upon discovering in early 2015 that Uber's iOS app was «secretly identifying and tagging iPhones even after its app had been deleted and the devices erased,» Apple CEO Tim Cook met with Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to address the issue.

Even if they don't, though, you're still making the commitment to meet with you dependent upon them getting out of email and looking at their calendar.

«Whatever those two people want to do — may it be to give company at a dinner or end up in bed together — is a private matter and should be agreed upon in the chat before meeting,» Poppenreiter told TechCrunch.

In that note, he summarized the discussion and its conclusions and spelled out any work assignment decided upon in the meeting (including a decision to hold another meeting on the subject or to study an issue).

Conference room booking systems can coordinate between your computer and your phone to remind all your attendees about the meeting and queue up your PowerPoint presentation upon your arrival in the conference room.

Try to get everyone in the habit of taking 15 minutes or so to look back on sales calls or meetings to gauge what went well and what can be improved upon.

Nostalgia for the 1980s and the 1990s has peaked in recent years, as evidenced elsewhere in the fashion world with a denim comeback not to mention listicle upon listicle on BuzzFeed, reboots of countless nineties sitcoms from Boy Meets World to Full House (or original takes on dated themes like Netflix's Stranger Things), or even the release of the Nintendo NES Classic Edition that immediately became The Gift of the 2016 holiday season.

CEO Richard Branson, immediately upon learning of the tragedy, wrote a brief message about his personal grief even as he prepared for an in - person flight to visit the crash site to meet with the people involved.

This is not only normal, it's human, with studies indicating that all people have implicit biases that shape their opinions of people immediately upon meeting them.

Upon meeting in 2009, she and Buffett connected instantly, as he sensed her talent and integrity, and she immediately accepted his offer to join Berkshire - Hathaway (BRK - A).

Potential drawbacks of being a large group: We are subject to the «pay or play» rule — provide coverage that meets the requirements, or pay a penalty — as well as automatic employee enrollment upon hire and at renewal.

On April 29, Bhakta was notified of an «extraordinary board meeting» to be held on Friday, May 6, to discuss and vote upon Bhakta's removal for breach of contract.

Invite all current investors to join this meeting / call, send an agenda in advance, and ensure that any items discussed during the meeting are followed upon in as timely a fashion as possible.

Papadopoulos was arrested on July 27 of this year upon his arrival to Dulles airport in Washington, DC, and met with government agents several times thereafter.

Our board of directors has made these materials available to you on the Internet, or, upon your request, has delivered printed proxy materials to you, in connection with the solicitation of proxies for use at Google's 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (Annual Meeting), which will take place on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., local time, at our headquarters located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043.

Our Board of Directors has made these materials available to you on the Internet, or, upon your request, has delivered printed proxy materials to you, in connection with the solicitation of proxies for use at Alphabet's 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (Annual Meeting), which will take place on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 9:00 a.m., local time, at our headquarters located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043.

«Upon meeting the eligibility requirements, employees receive a matching contribution from Accenture for each dollar they contribute up to six percent of eligible compensation.»

Despite the caveats noted above, we believe that the deficit target for 2012 - 13 will be met, if not improved up upon.

Depending upon the lender, it's possible to borrow to meet working capital needs, ramp up a marketing campaign, fuel a growth projects, or meet other similar business needs.

But face - to - face meetings are crucial in Chinese business culture, where personal bonds and political connections, collectively known as guanxi, are relied upon to avoid and resolve business disputes, sometimes more than the legal system.

Although the Company's performance for 2007 was in the top quartile compared to its Peer Group and met one of the alternative goals under the Performance Policy, the HRC considered in making its incentive award decisions the fact that the Company did not meet its EPS goal of $ 2.49 (2006 EPS, as originally reported) under the Performance Policy and therefore did not improve upon the EPS results of the prior year.

Upon the recommendation of our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, our Board has nominated the persons listed below to serve as directors for the one - year term beginning at our annual meeting on May 19, 2010 or until their successors, if any, are elected or appointed.

THE PROXIES ARE ALSO AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON ALL OTHER MATTERS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING, OR ANY ADJOURNMENT OR POSTPONEMENT THEREOF, UTILIZING THEIR OWN DISCRETION AS SET FORTH IN THE NOTICE OF 2016 ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT.

Depending upon your allocation of stocks to bonds, Betterment adjusts the allocation of each individual ETF to meet the efficient frontier.

Other than the six items of business described in this proxy statement, we are not aware of any other business to be acted upon at the annual meeting.

Each initial grant, annual grant, and lead independent director grant will be granted under our 2015 Plan and vest upon the earlier of the next annual meeting of our stockholders following the grant date or the one - year anniversary of the grant date, subject to the non-employee director's continued service with us through such date.

The rich history of the American South meets the influence of metro Atlanta's global community, offering a variety of shopping, dining, and cultural experiences that draw upon the diverse tastes of those who call this city home.

«So, I've heard you've been breaking some of our rules,» said Cook upon starting the meeting with Kalanick.

Upon the completion of Mr. Breyer's term at the 2013 Annual Shareholders» Meeting, the Board will appoint another Independent Director to serve as presiding director.

The award of RSUs granted upon the closing of this offering and upon the date of each annual meeting of stockholders will fully vest on the anniversary of the grant date, in each case, subject to continued service as a director through the vesting date.

We continue to believe that the deficit target for 2012 - 13 will be met, if not improved up upon.

Depending upon the lender, the creditworthiness of the borrower, the loan purpose, and the loan type, online lenders offer a variety of potential loans to small business owners — short - and long - term loans along with lines of credit to meet a variety of business needs.

Upon the event's closure this afternoon, the communiqué of the First Meeting of Finance Ministers and Presidents of Central Banks of the G20 was made available to press and the public.

Where the third - country problem occurs is when the economy booms, demand soars and American mills can't meet their 70 per cent, agreed - upon share.

Upon an initial consultation, a buyer will determine if the investment meets his qualifications.

Hoon chose to work with NTY after meeting Ron Olson, NTY's cofounder, who'd started the franchisor now known as Winmark, a Plymouth - based company whose franchise brands include resale stores Once Upon a Child, Play It Again Sports and Music Go Round.

Strategic Advisers will oversee BlackRock activities to help ensure your portfolio meets the agreed upon investment guidelines to deliver an appropriate diversified income portfolio for your needs.

To consider and act upon the shareholder proposals described in the Proxy Statement, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting; and