Sentences with phrase «policy at my association»

Promoting the power and consequence of science «is more important than ever right now,» particularly as critics question the role of evidence - based science in policymaking and as Congress considers significant proposed cuts to federal funding for scientific research that drives innovation, said Tobin Smith, vice president of policy at the Association of American Universities, during the March 27 S&T Policy Forum session «Advocating for Science: More Than a One - Day Activity.»

«This truly is an opportune time,» said Sarah Rovito, assistant director of research policy at the Association of Public and Land - Grant Universities, during a panel discussion hosted by AAAS on the enduring importance of highlighting scientific discoveries.

Bienenstock was nominated for the award by Tobin Smith, vice president for policy at the Association of American Universities.

«It's very good news that it's in the bill,» says Tobin Smith, vice president for policy at the Association of American Universities, a coalition of top research universities based in Washington, D.C., about the Research Policy Board that would be set up as part of the 21st Century Cures Act (HR 34).

Kacy Redd Kacy Redd is the director of science and mathematics education policy at the Association of Public and Land - grant Universities (APLU).

Commenting on the investment, Leora Cruddas, director of policy at the Association of School and College Leaders, argued: «We welcome the Mandarin programme because it is an investment in education and in a modern foreign language.

Leora Cruddas, director of policy at the Association of School and College Leaders, welcomed moves to increase the supply of language teachers and offered to work with the government to improve the situation.

Commenting on today's government announcement, Julie McCulloch, interim director of policy at the Association of School and College Leaders, said: «We need a system which better reflects the entirety of their schooling and the vital work in the infant years, and we therefore support a light - touch assessment near the beginning of reception which will provide an earlier starting point for measuring progress and give parents a more complete picture.

Teachers are spending too much time on activities that don t improve their teaching, according to Nansi Ellis, assistant general secretary for policy at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), in her new book Managing Teacher Workload.

Leora Cruddas, director of policy at the Association of School and College Leaders, said: «We welcome the Mandarin programme because it is an investment in education and in a modern foreign language.

Nansi Ellis, assistant general secretary for policy at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), comments on the latest permanent and fixed - period exclusions in England: 2015 to 2016 published by the DfE today.

Nansi Ellis, assistant general secretary of policy at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), says the Government's response to the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) consultation is unacceptably late and woefully inadequate.

Nansi Ellis (pictured left), assistant general secretary for policy at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, said: «Ministers seem to believe that, magically, there will be enough high quality multi-academy trusts (MATs) to support the thousands of schools which they will force to become academies.»

«I used this information to develop a financial policy at my association,» he says.

Not exact matches

Alex Ferguson, vice-president of policy and performance at the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, said industry supports ongoing efforts to reduce methane emissions, but that they will take a lot of hard work to accomplish.

Poloz delivered a lecture at the Canadian Economics Association's annual conference in Ottawa on June 4 that raised important questions about the relationship between monetary and fiscal policy.

«Our biggest concerns are reduced access to advice for the lower end of the investor spectrum and higher costs for individuals,» said Andy Blocker, executive vice president of public policy and advocacy at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA).

Since its inception in 1887, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade has been recognized as Pacific Canada's leading business association, engaging members to positively impact public policy at all levels of government and to succeed and prosper in the global economy.

Since its inception in 1887, The Vancouver Board of Trade has been recognized as Pacific Canada's leading business association, engaging members to positively impact public policy at all three levels of government and to succeed and prosper in the global economy.

Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) notes that the bill protects an estimated «thousands» of solar jobs which have been at risk due to the expiration of targets under the state's current solar policy.

Since its inception in 1887, The Vancouver Board of Trade has been recognized as Pacific Canada's leading business association, engaging members to positively impact public policy at all levels of government and to succeed and prosper in the global economy.

«It's the life - saving mode: Trying to save as many lives as possible,» said Larry Larson, senior policy adviser at the Association of State Floodplain Managers.

«With free - trade agreements, one often sees strong trading relationships will first become even stronger,» says Nevin French, vice-president of policy at the Information Technology Association of Canada.

However, Andy Blocker, executive vice president of policy and advocacy at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, told ThinkAdvisor Friday that the memo «fails to address the potential impact» of DOL's redraft «on everyday investors, which has been our concern all along.»

«We are pleased to see the Obama administration will not cause harm to citizens and states by shutting these businesses down, and hope this will lead to an expansion of sensible policies related to marijuana, such as allowing these businesses access to banking, and taxing them at a fair rate,» said Aaron Smith, executive director of the National Cannabis Industry Association, a Washington, D.C. - based trade group that represents what it says are the thousands of firms involved in marijuana production and sales.

Mr. Slusarchuk is a past TEDx speaker on the topic of capital markets, was a senior advisor at a top tier Canadian brokerage firm, and is a member of multiple mining industry advocacy associations in emerging markets, through which he has regularly advised various governments on the formation of mining policy.

The National Association of Realtors (NAR)'s Danielle Hale, Managing Director of Housing Research, was joined by Alex Nowrasteh, immigration policy analyst at the Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity at the Cato Institute, to share insight on the current and future impact of foreign buyers and immigration on the U.S. housing market.

Mr. Protti is the founding President of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and at that time was a registered lobbyist for the Energy Policy Institute of Canada, an energy industry lobby group.

Urban municipalities conference The Alberta Urban Municipalities Association held their annual general meeting at the end of November where they debated and adopted a series of new policies.

Studies have shown a fairly large percentage of employees are stressed about their financial situation, and worried about not having enough money to retire, said Todd Saulnier, vice-chair of the national policy committee at the Association of Canadian Pension Management (ACPM) in Halifax.

-LRB-...) Mr. Plosser, who spoke as part of a panel discussion held in Philadelphia at the annual American Economic Association, will be a voting member of the monetary policy setting Federal Open Market Committee this year.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

«At the association we try to think ahead and move the industry forward in terms of education, policy, standardization and sustainability.

U.S. communities and states that have implemented alternatives to extended producer responsibility (EPR) policies are achieving high municipal solid waste recycling rates at reasonable costs, while also addressing a wider spectrum of the waste stream than narrowly - focused EPR mandates, according to a new study conducted by consulting firm SAIC for the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA).

The Organic Trade Association's Policy Conference takes place Thursday, May 24, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C..

Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) Executive Vice President of Policy and Strategic Planning Mary Sophos delivered today's keynote address at the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) public meeting on international food safety capacity building as it relates to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

As the largest public policy association for California wine, and the only group representing the industry at the state, federal and international levels, Wine Institute's Officers, Board of Directors and professional staff work to create an environment where the wine community can flourish and contribute in a positive fashion to our nation, state and local communities.

The scope of our public policy and government relations activities includes our participation in trade associations and support of political candidates and campaigns at the local, state and federal levels.

The BA will be implementing a policy requiring all companies who exhibit stainless steel kegs at Craft Brewers Conference & Brew Expo America ® to sign and date a document that certifies that any and all stainless steel beer kegs that are imported into the U.S. and that exhibitors use at any event hosted or sponsored by the Brewers Association, will be properly marked in accordance with CBP's country of origin marking requirements.

In response to an abstract presented today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2011, Dr. Maureen Storey, senior vice president of science policy for the American Beverage Association said:

Jack joins the association following her position as director of regulatory and international affairs at the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), where she was responsible for navigating the intersection of science and policy and the promotion of global harmonization of standards to ensure trade equity for frozen foods.

In addition, the Australian Beverages Council has adopted, as policy, the Australian Association of National Advertisers» (AANA's) voluntary guidelines for advertising directed at children, and is a signatory to the Code of Practice on Nutrient Claims and to all other voluntary advertising industry codes of practice.

Laura Abshire, director, sustainability policy, National Restaurant Association; Andrew Harig, senior director, sustainability, tax and trade, Food Marketing Institute; and Meghan Stasz, senior director, sustainability, Grocery Manufacturers Association, represented industry groups at the staff briefing and co-presented with executives from their member companies to raise awareness of how companies are already successfully implementing food waste reduction strategies and what challenges remain in the supply chain that Congress can help provide relief.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) 2017 Science Forum today began with a look at policy and consumer trends impacting the grocery industry and ways that food, beverage and consumer products companies can address them.

Presenters at the public summit included Nate Lewis, Farm Policy Director for the Organic Trade Association, speaking on how to build organic farmer coalitions and encourage farmers to transition to organic; Dr. Jessica Shade, Director of Science Programs for The Organic Center, presenting the latest research on the benefits of organic; and Monique Marez, who gave an update and analysis of global organic trade and imports.

«Please note that, at its meeting in May 2017, the FIFA Council emphasised that member associations and referees should be ready to adopt a strict policy to deal with incidents of racist nature.»

We discussed the final regulations, and how the new standards differ from current requirements, with moderator Cindy Brooks, Chair of the School Nutrition Association Public Policy & Legislation Committee and guest speakers Sam Kass (White House Assistant Chef, Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives), Dr. Janey Thornton, PhD, SNS (Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services at USDA), and Melissa Rothstein (Deputy Director, Child Nutrition Programs at USDA).

The researchers note that the association found in this study has potentially important implications for future RA disease burden, saying: «Women who took part in this study were born in the 1940s and 1950s, before China's one - child policy was introduced in the late 1970s, and at a time when breastfeeding was more prevalent.

19 June 2017 — WHO has a significant presence at the 31st ICM Congress where over 4000 midwives, policy makers, donors, civil society and government representatives from 116 midwifery associations, representing 102 countries across every continent are gathering in Toronto.

One of the panelists at the SNA's policy session was Craig Burkhardt, a lawyer with the group's new lobbying firm, Barnes and Thornburg (whose clients include the National Rifle Association).