Sentences with phrase «public discussion on»

During the final stages of the project, we will also hold a policy forum to promote academic, professional and public discussion on policy and practice issues arising from the project.

USA About Blog The Islamic Monthly is an independent, U.S. - based publication that fosters public discussion on a range of issues related to the modern world.

Given the lack of public discussion on the discrimination against this human community, it is not surprising that many people may not be familiar with their plight.

Two recent court decisions help to illustrate different views on how adjudicators can engage in their community — both in - person and virtually — and may help to focus a public discussion on reasonable limits to social media... [more]

Two recent court decisions help to illustrate different views on how adjudicators can engage in their community — both in - person and virtually — and may help to focus a public discussion on reasonable limits to social media activity of adjudicators.

If you want to encourage frank, public discussion on the Internet, I am not sure how you get around these two obstacles.

The personal attacks and negative treatment she received in the wake of the trial opened up a much wider public discussion on the role of women in the law and as professionals overall.

There will be a panel in Ottawa early next month entitled Net Neutrality: A Public Discussion on the Future of the Internet in Canada:

«Please join us for a an important public discussion on the future of the Internet in Canada.

Recent arguments dominating the public discussion on climate change seem to have been about the «scientific consensus» achieving certainty, rather than advising caution in the face of doubt.

A survey like ours helps to break down these walls and involve people in public discussion on topics that are of general interest.

The public discussion on climate change has become so polarized that some scientists don't even acknowledge there is a debate.

A related issue is that there has been quite a lot of opposition among climate scientists towards open public discussion on these uncertainties.

With 1000 + articles worldwide, the report made a noteworthy contribution to a global public discussion on peak fossil fuel demand, including an endorsement from Nick Butler at the FT that «it deserves to be read by everyone working in the energy sector, by policy makers and perhaps most urgently by investors».

The public discussion on this issue will be much the poorer for this — both directly because this event is (yet) another reason not to have a serious discussion, but also indirectly because his voice as an advocate of science, once powerful, has now been diminished

(A pre-print of the paper, currently under review and under public discussion on Cryolist, is available here.)

She is part of the curatorial team of the artist initiative, Fall Semester, a platform for public discussion on contemporary society and culture founded in 2013 and based in Miami.

Gloria Romero, the former state senator who authored the California Parent Trigger law is asking LA Unified board president Richard Vladovic to schedule a public discussion on the district's legal opinion that the law does not apply this year.

As charter schools have dominated public discussion on education in the past several years, the debate at times has appeared to be between charter schools for the whole country or no charter schools at all.

«No wonder education officials avoided a public discussion on evaluations when they show all teachers are great despite low student performance,» said StudentsFirstNY Executive Director Jenny Sedlis.

Divestment creates the social and political will to shift public discussion on climate change and raise awareness of the risks that come with a hotter planet, they said.

«Although the share of children in immigrant families did affect the child poverty rate in the analyses, the findings suggest that media coverage and public discussion on the effects of immigration on child poverty do not seem to correspond with the empirical evidence and are likely to overstate the issue.»

The school board will have public discussion on the plan at its meeting on Monday.

After a lengthy public discussion on the merits of cluing the public and press in on what exactly is being investigating and whether individual votes should be made known, the ethics watchdog emerged to say very little.

One day after a testy exchange between U.S. Rep. John Katko and Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, there's a new development: Miner, a Democrat, is inviting Katko, R - Camillus, to join her for a public discussion on the Republicans» health care bill that's being addressed in Congress.

«It is important that we hold a public discussion on this topic with members of the ECFSA Board of Directors, representatives from the budget office, ECMC and Comptroller's Office in order to fully vet this new plan.

Alex said there was public discussion on this matter at Planning Board meetings and we should have attended those.

The rapid increase in public discussion on obesity and changes in consumer expectations have meant that health - related issues are becoming of even more importance to the Australian Beverages Council.

Moreover, Greenawalt is a generous - minded person who understands that it is desirable to conduct public discussion on as ecumenical a basis as possible.

Her impact on the vision, direction and culture of the college has resulted in significant growth and has activated a critical public discussion on the value of college education in Ontario's economic development.

Given the timing of their release, it is difficult to take these alternative budgets as serious contributions to public discussion on the budget.

Although the costs of the various tax expenditures are presented annually by the Department of Finance in the Tax Expenditure Report, there is little public discussion on the cost - effectiveness of these expenditures.

It would have been better if the paper had been released after the Prime Minister's statement in Davos and before budget 2012 to allow for a public discussion on the elderly benefit system, but that was not possible because the paper did not address the issue of the long - term fiscal sustainability of elderly benefits.

Under the new rules, the education department must prepare an impact statement on each proposed closure and hold public discussions on its plans.

The overarching goal of our framework for K - 12 science education is to ensure that by the end of 12th grade, all students have some appreciation of the beauty and wonder of science; possess sufficient knowledge of science and engineering to engage in public discussions on related issues; are careful consumers of scientific and technological information related to their everyday lives; are able to continue to learn about science outside school; and have the skills to enter careers of their choice, including (but not limited to) careers in science, engineering, and technology.

The overarching goal of the Framework for K - 12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (National Research Council, 2012, Summary, para. 2) is to «ensure that by the end of 12th grade all students have some appreciation of the beauty and wonder of science; possess sufficient knowledge of science and engineering to engage in public discussions on related issues; are careful consumers of scientific and technological information related to their everyday lives; are able to continue to learn about science outside school; and have the skills to enter careers of their choice, including (but not limited to) careers in science, engineering, and technology (p. 1).»

'' These hurtful attacks are intended to intimidate scientists, to scare them off and stop them from participating in public discussions on climate change.

Threaded through many of the comments to that post is the perception that women lawyers remain excluded from public discussions on the future of legal practice, whether taking place online or in conference settings.

Not exact matches

Lyft has had talks with investment banks about an initial public offering next year, according to two people briefed on the discussions, the NYT reports.

Business owners can take the chat tool a step further with Google Hangouts on Air, which allows you to host video discussions and broadcast them live to the public.

The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions are not public.

Republican House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady on Wednesday cautioned against the U.S. imposing «indiscriminate» tariffs against China and he encouraged a wider public discussion before the U.S. takes new trade measures.

Thanks to pioneering journalism and stigma - busting public discussion of mental health issues by members of the entrepreneurship community, the toll starting a business can take on your mental health and the seemingly high prevalence of struggles with depression among founders are starting to come out in the open.

As Richard Settersten, author of Not Quite Adults: Why 20 - Somethings Are Choosing a Slower Path to Adulthood, and Why It's Good for Everyone, has said: «the media focuses so much on coddled kids, but there's a huge, invisible class of young people that's just not part of our public discussion and who are really in dire straits.»

«Health overwhelmed what I thought would have been financial problems» in terms of causes of stress, said Robert Blendon, a professor of health policy and political analysis at the Harvard School of Public Health in a livestreamed discussion forum about stress at Harvard on July 9.

Sopko wrote that historically, the number of districts controlled or influenced by the government has been falling since his office began reporting on it, while the number controlled or influenced by the insurgents has been rising — «a fact that should cause even more concern about its disappearance from public disclosure and discussion.»

J&J spokesman Ernie Knewitz told CNBC, «As we have learned through the 2016 election campaign, personal attacks do not serve the interests of the American public or foster a balanced discussion on the substantive issues facing the nation.»

Huffington expressed that a multipronged action plan is underway to rejuvenate the company after allegations clouded its business practices and discussions on internal matters affected its public image.

However, given the ageing of the population and the accompanying pressures on health care costs, it is important that such discussions begin much earlier and involve the public, rather than being held behind closed doors.

The government seems more intent with not providing the public with information, rather than engaging Canadians in discussion on critical policy issues.