Sentences with phrase «policy engagement on»

This is why forward - looking companies are actively ensuring their policy engagement on key climate issues is aligned, transparent, and consistent.

Activities supported by the Fund include the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition's Student Essay, Poster, and Digital Media Competitions; efforts to promote the integration of human rights into STEM education; technical training of human rights practitioners in innovative applications of science and technology; collaborative partnerships between scientists, engineers and human rights organizations; and policy engagement on issues at the nexus of science and human rights.

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I joined the President's Committee on Manufacturing because engagement with government on economic policy is very important for GE, our employees, and partners.

«In accordance with this commitment, we have intensified our efforts in recent years to address and prevent sexual misconduct on our campus through the creation and expansion of policies and programs and the active engagement of the university community.»

«The big opportunities to improve people's lives will require a different mindset, more perseverance, more partnerships, and more engagement on policy.»

But to attend yesterday's TPP town hall was to witness the remarkable passion and enthusiasm for public engagement on critical public policy issues.

The recipient of the Distinguished Fellowship will make a significant contribution to APF Canada and global development through: policy - focused research, speaking engagements and workshops, published opinion pieces, and networking among experts and specialists on Canada - Asia relations.

Among other matters, the audit committee evaluates the independent auditors» qualifications, independence and performance; determines the engagement of the independent auditors; reviews and approves the scope of the annual audit and the audit fee; discusses with management and the independent auditors the results of the annual audit and the review of our quarterly financial statements; approves the retention of the independent auditors to perform any proposed permissible non-audit services; monitors the rotation of partners of the independent auditors on the company's engagement team as required by law; reviews our critical accounting policies and estimates; oversees our internal audit function and annually reviews the audit committee charter and the committee's performance.

It's based on my experience leading global enterprise social business and digital marketing programs for IBM, where I led my amazing team in establishing the technology giant's social media strategy including employee advocacy, social media listening and monitoring, influencer and brand engagement guidelines, social media governance, policy and measurement standards to a global workforce of over 400,000 employees.

Jacob helps coordinate policy efforts and political advocacy support for Blue Haven and works on select outside projects, including organizing student and youth engagement activities.

ABLAC gathers a C - suite group of business leaders in Asia and Canada to provide a forum for an open and candid dialogue on how Canada can realize the full potential of its business and economic engagement with Asia, as well as providing strategic policy advice informing the development of an Asia Strategy for the Government of Canada.

In this role he advises on bilateral and trilateral issues with the United States and Mexico, manages CEO engagement with India, Japan, Brazil and China and leads the Council's tax policy advisory network.

In this way, the SEC has effectively closed the door on this engagement with its change in policy.

Typically, our engagement meetings focus on our research policies and methodologies and participants» respective views on governance practices.

«Through the UK - Sudan Strategic Dialogue, and our policy of phased engagement, we continue to raise human rights issues with the government of Sudan and make regular representations on freedom of religion or belief, including in relation to reported church demolitions, most recently during the Archbishop of Canterbury's visit to Sudan in July.»

She works on the development of policy strategy through regulatory engagement in the interest of OTA's mission and its members.

If the AAP and the ACOG have both established policy statements on homebirth, is it likely that political engagement in establishing regulations on homebirth will follow?

Hyperactive and multi-lateral engagement have been distinctive features of the Iranian foreign policy, particularly under Ahmadinejad, and, apart from the pro forma considerations on who holds the reign of power in Tehran, one can confidently say that there is a wide consensus (beyond the Majles) on what should be Iran's priorities, e.g. support for a sympathetic government in Damascus.

But these are arguably superficialities to what was, in the final analysis, not a regurgitation of the foreign policy agenda that dominated the Bush - Blair years but a wholly new vision based on engagement both with radical ideologies and wayward nations.

As one analyst put it, «armed groups are very effective at «being» armed groups and rather poor when it comes to the process of engagement» (Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research, Harvard University, 2007).

The Social Liberal Forum contributes to the discourse on public policy within the Liberal Democrats and in the public realm through events, blog posts and opinion articles, engagement with the media and political leaders and through publications.

This press conference will therefore be the first in a series of media engagements to present our policy stance on burning issues relating to the good of the Ashanti Region.

«The level of work and magnitude of investment that we are witnessing here today is a clear demonstration that our policies on economic diversification are attracting the right kind of support and engagement,» he added.

Speaking to Citi Business News in Copenhagen, at a reception by her office to welcome four Ghanaian journalists on a press trip at the invitation of the Danish Government, Her Excellency Mrs. Amerley Ollenu Awua - Asamoa, said Government's policy of diaspora engagement is aimed at attracting Ghana's high quality manpower to help bring home the needed investment to drive the government's industrialization agenda.

Policy: Trump's policies might be described as populist - nationalist; his support of such ideas as a Muslim travel ban, border wall, massive spending on infrastructure, and limited engagement with other countries, is in conflict with traditional GOPE priorities.

During a lengthy conversation with Cohen, on which he based part of his article, I suggested that neither the IPPR nor Fabian Society would have published my recent pamphlet for Policy Exchange which outlined a model for engagement with Muslim groups based on normative British values.

In speaking engagements, and increasingly on television, he prosecuted his strategy to subvert the status quo by donning a suit and, in perfect and impossible - to - argue - against rhetoric, spouted the sort of radical ideology — pointing out the causal chain between U.S. foreign policy and terrorism — that would have landed anyone else in talk - show purgatory.

These include: · Restricting trade hours of on - licence venues to limit the availability of alcohol in the early hours of the morning · Enhancing community involvement, better facilitating the engagement of local residents with licensing systems · Adding / prioritising public health and / or harm minimisation objectives in alcohol legislation · Restricting the sales of high risk products in areas of concern; and · Deprioritising government support for industry voluntary schemes in place of policies supported by evidence.

Committee chairman James Arbuthnot said: «The government should adopt a hard - headed approach to engagement with Russia, based on the reality of Russia's foreign policy rather than abstract and misleading notions of shared values.»

She works most directly with local elected officials in Southern states and leads efforts on recruitment, engagement and policy support of members across the region.

Such efforts to take the public's pulse on geoengineering may be crucial for understanding how to involve citizens in future policy making, says David Goldston, director of government affairs for the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington, D.C. «This is something that is going to require a lot of public engagement before decisions are made,» he says.

Dr. Leshner is the author of a textbook on the relationship between hormones and behavior, and has published over 150 papers for both the scientific and lay communities on the biology of behavior, science and technology policy, science education, and public engagement with science.

Permanent researchers were twice as likely as temporary researchers to have filed a patent, nearly twice as likely to have taken part in public engagement activities, and nearly three times as likely to have had an impact on policy.

In training, we covered a range of topics in the training including quite basic sessions on public engagement and policy work through to discussions about defining the goal and purpose of your activity and the audience you will work with and considering this at the core of any activity you plan.

He researches and writes on student engagement with Science and Mathematics, school - community partnerships and STEM curriculum policy.

If you focus only on district - level work, high - level leaders won't develop a vivid vision of how family engagement policies actually affect families and students.

Program: International Education Policy Major ED Duties: Adviser to the secretary on strategic communications and policy; primary liaison with the White House on agency activities; cochair of the Advisory Council on Dependents Education; partner of Michelle Obama on the Joining Forces project; and aide on communications and engagement planning around the president's early learning initiPolicy Major ED Duties: Adviser to the secretary on strategic communications and policy; primary liaison with the White House on agency activities; cochair of the Advisory Council on Dependents Education; partner of Michelle Obama on the Joining Forces project; and aide on communications and engagement planning around the president's early learning initipolicy; primary liaison with the White House on agency activities; cochair of the Advisory Council on Dependents Education; partner of Michelle Obama on the Joining Forces project; and aide on communications and engagement planning around the president's early learning initiative.

ACT research presented to the House of Lords Committee on Citizenship and Civic engagement on Wednesday 18 October, will show that current policy is creating significant barriers to those who want to train as citizenship specialist teachers, and for existing teachers who want to progress their careers.

Research conducted by ACT, which is set to be presented to the House of Lords Committee on Citizenship and Civic engagement tomorrow, 18 October, is expected to show that current policy is creating «significant barriers» to those who want to train as citizenship specialist teachers, and for existing teachers who want to progress their careers.

Doug is an advisor to the heritage and environmental sectors on strategy, change and public engagement; he also is a public sector commentator / writer and policy maker.

Considering the current state of our democracy (with partisan politics resulting in policy gridlock), it is concerning that the civic mission of public schools is so neglected, particularly given the lack of civic knowledge of our youth (evidenced by their poor performance on the 2010 NAEP in Civics)-- and low civic engagement (for example, just 41.2 percent of youth — voters age 18 - 24 — turned out for the 2012 presidential election).

Unlike more orthodox forms of parent and community engagement, organizing efforts are characterized by a focus on building effective power to influence institutions and policy through leadership development, relationship - building, and critical consciousness.

So, what we did, we interviewed the teachers in this introduced school playground — seeing how they actually felt about the items over that school year; looking at the effects on children's engagement in activities; looking at some of the policies that they introduced and that type of thing.

She is often invited to speak nationally and internationally with recent engagements including: Dyslexia Day on Capitol Hill and testimony at the Aspen Institute's Senior Congressional Education Staff Retreat, «New Directions in Educational Innovation and Implications for Federal Policy.»

Serving classroom teachers and instructional leaders with news, information, opinion, and service journalism, the online Education Week Teacher promotes professional engagement, idea - sharing, and a lively but civil discourse on issues of education policy and teacher practice.

Recent and ongoing projects include a researcher - practitioner partnership focused on familial and school - based relationships that support adolescents» emerging sense of purpose, academic engagement, achievement and post-secondary school transitions; Project Alliance / Projecto Alianzo, a multiethnic study of parental involvement in education during adolescence; and collaboration with a local school district focused on school choice policies to examine equity and access to high quality schools, along with demographic variations in parental priorities and experiences with these policies.

He said: «Becky will bring energy and an outstanding record on engagement with policy and practitioner communities, as well as valuable leadership experience within and beyond academia — all of which will serve the IoE well in the next phase of its development.»

GirlsTech attendees were able to take part in round table discussions, sharing different policies designed to encourage more women to take up STEM subjects and subsequent careers, as well as various presentations on STEM engagement from Gateshead College, Derby College, Chichester College and Exeter College.

Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree, and five to seven years of experience in a related position • Standout samples of video and editing work • Demonstrated experience with a range of digital storytelling and tools, and strong engagement with digital trends • Strong people - management skills, and a knack for developing talent, both in - house and freelance • Experience with a variety of social media platforms for audience development • Experience developing partner relationships for distribution or content creation • Experience in audio / video production / editing a plus • Background in teaching or education policy a plus • Passionate visual journalist with an innovative spirit and a drive to understand and service our audience • Appreciation for EPE's mission in the education community is essential, but a background in education content is not • Experienced leader who can coach a team to excellence and articulate a vision for our visual operations to stakeholders • Strong news judgment, video storytelling, and editing expertise • Experience in social distribution channels and partnerships • Strategic content planning • Flexibility to work on multiple projects at once • Adaptability to change

Michelle also supports the development and implementation of equitable education policies by conducting original research on indicator systems, parent and family engagement, and education organizing.