Among the important
factors that could cause Rio Tinto's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, among
others, levels of actual production during any period, levels of demand and market prices, the ability to produce and transport products profitably, the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on market prices and operating costs, operational problems, political uncertainty and economic conditions in
relevant areas of the world, the actions of competitors, activities by governmental authorities such as
changes in taxation or regulation and such
other risk
factors identified in Rio Tinto's most recent Annual Report on Form 20 - F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the «SEC») or Form 6 - Ks furnished to the SEC.
Although we have no reason to believe that these two variables directly cause
changes in education funding, they may be correlated with
other relevant factors, such as property values or population growth, for which we lack direct information.
This Askwith Forum will consist of a presentation describing some of the ways in which educational assessment must
change if it is to remain
relevant, followed by audience discussion of those and
other factors.
In Diamond's «Collapse», climate
change is one of the five
factors which he says
relevant for collapses of societies, and it is really important in some of the cases he documents and not important in
others.