Sentences with phrase «members of the task force for»

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), has dismissed eleven members of its task force for failing to appropriately discharge their duties.

Special thanks goes to Stephanie Kimbro and other members of the task force for their assistance.

Not exact matches

Doug Johnson, a vice president of technology policy for the Consumer Technology Association and a member of the registration task force, called the registration fee a «drone tax.»

Yussuff and one of the other task force members, Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan, were at the centre of the effort to secure McKenna's commitment to set up the task force and ensure financial support for laid - off coal miners, after the minister led the formation of the Powering Past Coal Alliance during last year's UN climate change conference in Bonn.

During this year's convention of the National Association of Evangelicals, Blair, an NAE member, launched a group called Evangelicals Concerned, which is described as «an educational task force for ministry with homosexuals and their families and churches.»

Most of its members would be bishops, parish pastors, and seminary faculty, and thus the panel would be better equipped for the task than the task force it would be overseeing.

One aspect of planning is for task force members to consult with others who have attempted similar projects and to read relevant reports and other literature.

To develop the standards, ADPI sends out a «task force» to develop and draft the standards that eventually goes in front of the a board of approximately 50 members for approval.

OTA submitted an application to USDA in May 2016 — after over a year of work on behalf of its members through a Transitional task force — to create the transitional certification program, thereby building the foundation for a potential market for transitional products.

Analysis of Maternal and Fetal Outcomes by Birth Place — Members of the Research and Data task force are making plans for an analysis of maternal and fetal outcomes by birth place in the US, comparing existing MANAStats data on home and birth center births with a matched cohort of low risk women who planned a hospital delivery (total sample size ~ 80,000).

In addition, to provide additional information regarding sleep - environment hazards, a white paper was solicited from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).2 Strength of evidence for recommendations3 was determined by the task force members.

A task force of 14 members — seven appointed by the mayor and seven appointed by the Speaker of the City Council — created the curriculum for citywide safety training.

Tarlow is a member of the Executive Committee of the National Transitional Jobs Network and was recently named Chair of Governor Cuomo's Work for Success Committee, a statewide task force devoted to meeting the employment needs of formerly incarcerated people.

«That's why it was very important for the state to act,» said Poloncarz, a member of a national opioid epidemic task force.

You've got to feel just a bit sorry for the members of County Legislator Ed Romaine's tick task force, which held its first local public hearing in Peconic last week.

Tricia Joyce, a member of the task force, said she remembers that five years ago, city officials said they would take a closer look, and it did lead to opening temporary «incubator» space early for two new Downtown schools, but this was the first time she ever remembered being invited into smaller planning meetings.

As part of a 1996 agreement to stop the importation of trash to the Fresh Kills landfill and close the facility by December 31, 2001, Governor Pataki and Mayor Giuliani appointed a 12 - member joint task force to develop a plan for closing Fresh Kills and recommend alternatives for waste disposal.

Kathryn Wylde, a member of the task force who is president and chief executive officer of the Partnership for New York City, a group of the city's top business leaders, concurred that «the governor has been actively pushing negotiations to move forward the Fix NYC recommendations.»

Citizens Union Executive Director Dick Dadey praised Heastie for increasing the budgets of freshmen members and for forming a task force to look into legislative reforms.

Examples of the early successes of task force members include legally establishing its operating authority and scope of operation in the State Budget, requiring a study of re-use options of the Indian Point property, adding an additional $ 15 million to the State's Power Plant Cessation Mitigation Fund starting in 2020, extending the timeline for payments from that fund, and authorizing the HendrickHudson School District to start a reserve fund to plan for future tax impacts.

At a meeting of the FIFA council in Kolkata, world football's governing body also approved a decision to enhance the bidding regulations for the 2026 World Cup and appointed members of the bid evaluation task force.

We need to have a wide range of programs because our children have a wide range of abilities,» said Ralph Yozzo, Adams» task force appointee and member of the Community Education Council for School District 16.

Sen. Shirley Huntley's office noted in the wake of Cuomo's task force announcement yesterday that the Queens Democrat introduced a bill this past session that would direct OPWDD, OMH and OASAS to establish minimum training requirements for all board members and trustees of nonprofits and facilities subject to the jurisdiction of their offices.

«We're dealing with two days» notice for a task force meeting which has been billed as a way of seeking meaningful input from school board members and others on Common Core concerns,» said Lorraine Deller, executive director of the Nassau - Suffolk School Boards Association.

A spokesman for Councilwoman Margaret Chin, a longtime advocate for Lower Manhattan schools and a member of the group, said she will continue to work with Silver on the task force.

Kathryn Wylde, a member of the task force and president and chief executive of the Partnership for New York City, a business group, said she was told by leaders of both houses as early as February that their members were not ready to pass a congestion zone this year.

Scott Rechler, a member of the governor's task force and the M.T.A. board, said that as much as $ 50 million from the new surcharges could be used to make transit improvements outside Manhattan, and set the stage for passing a congestion zone next year when the legislators are not concerned about getting re-elected.

The task force, a group of principals, parents, community board members, elected officials and Department of Education representatives, has met regularly over the years, advocating for new schools and educational space in the increasingly family - filled lower Manhattan neighborhoods.

Mitchell L. Moss, another member of the task force who is the director of the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management at New York University, said that was «a missed opportunity.»

Blatt was a member of the board's Seward Park Urban Renewal Area (SPURA) task force, which helped shape an unprecedented community - driven development plan for the sprawling Lower East Side lots.

Member of the M / WBE team and State Senator Ruth Hassell - Thompson said, «New York's M / WBE program aims to level the playing field for women and minority - owned businesses, and this task force will help guarantee a more equitable and successful state procurement process.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo (D - Howard Beach), a member of the task force, is co-sponsoring new legislation that would provide relief from property taxes for city homeowners whose properties were badly damaged -LSB-...]

For teaching, your CV should list all courses taught; involvement with graduate students (lab experiences, theses, dissertations — as a committee member and adviser) and noteworthy research accomplishments of undergraduates; supervision of postdoctoral scholars and researchers; curriculum development; advising load and work with student groups, committees, or task forces; teaching and research awards and other major accomplishments.

«For the reduction of heart disease and stroke risk, statins remain the most important drug - based strategy by far because of their demonstrated benefit and their good safety profile,» said Lloyd - Jones, who was a member of the task force that rewrote cholesterol treatment guidelines in 2013 for the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart AssociatiFor the reduction of heart disease and stroke risk, statins remain the most important drug - based strategy by far because of their demonstrated benefit and their good safety profile,» said Lloyd - Jones, who was a member of the task force that rewrote cholesterol treatment guidelines in 2013 for the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Associatifor the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.

AG: It's been an interesting lesson for me, because as a member I contributed ideas, but I've also been called on to just contribute a set of hands, like everybody else on the task force.

Such changes would ideally «require consideration of sea level rise impacts in comprehensive plans for coastal communities,» the 17 - member task force says.

There's no question that «vitamin D and calcium are essential nutrients for a healthy diet,» says task force member Kirsten Bibbins - Domingo, an epidemiologist and biostatistician at the University of California, San Francisco.

ALEC is leading the nationally - coordinated attack on state renewable portfolio standards as part of an ambitious dirty energy agenda for the members of its anti-environmental task force, like Koch Industries, ExxonMobil, Peabody Energy, Duke Energy and other major oil, gas and coal interests.

For our own part, the AAS will create a special task force to expand the AAS Ethics Statement to include procedures to be followed in the event that an AAS member violates any aspect of its provisions.

Besides its recommendation on who should or should not be screened, the task force «is calling for research to find better screening tests and treatments that can help reduce the number of women who die from ovarian cancer,» said task force member Dr. Chien - Wen Tseng.

I, of course, tip my hat to you for your involvement, as well as to Commissioner Cerf, the Governor, and the other members of the task force who served with me.

Saying they support «diversity by choice,» members of a task force led by three local mayors are urging the Wake County, N.C., school district to abandon a student - assignment plan that aims for economic integration and adopt a neighborhood - schools approach instead.

The members of this task force have studied American education for many years.

All are members of the new AACTE task force, which is supported by a grant from the Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform (CEEDAR) Center.

The responses informed conversations among task force members to distill the core themes, debate their implications in light of the latest research, and determine consensus recommendations for priority actions by higher education administrators.

That task force, which includes teachers, principals, lawmakers, and other education stakeholders, has met three times this year so far, and its members have considered a variety of pay - for - performance models.

As a member of the task force, I am excited for the opportunity to join my colleagues in making recommendations to craft a new structure to improve California's education system focused on inclusive education practices, high expectations for students and education leaders, and providing evidence - based instruction and learning supports so that all students have an opportunity to learn the standards in all core subject areas, which will ultimately lead to increased accountability and academic success for all.

The modest website is http://www.cfep.uci.edu/gsa/ — Shelly Beck, mom of Mason L. Jeff Langdon, Director of Curriculum and Instruction K - 8, Oak Hills School Local School District Through a task force comprised of stakeholders (teachers, parents, board members, etc) from the Oak Hills School District, Jeff Langdon and his administrative team researched, organized, and implemented an amazing and innovative way to achieve success for his schools.

«This was a bipartisan issue, with something for everyone,» echoes Deye, another member of the task force.

In 1997, a task force of National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) on technology in teacher education found that college faculty members were not making extensive use of technology in their own research and teaching.