Sentences with phrase «society organizations said»

Initially drafted in 2003 with the support and input of NGOs, the bill had been changed so much by the time it first arrived in parliament in 2010 that 73 leading civil - society organizations said it would «open the door for irreversible destructions [of] the country's nature» by allowing land uses such as mining, urbanization, tourism facilities, dam construction, and other forms of energy development to have priority over protection.

Not exact matches

«I'm not exaggerating when I say AVs will have as big an impact on our cities and society as the arrival of the first cars over 100 years ago,» says Barrie Kirk, head of the Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence (CAVCOE), which is striving to build an ecosystem of organizations to supply the market's needs.

«Social entrepreneurs are people who look at society and see the big problems and see innovative solutions that are permanent and can change the fabric of society,» says Dr. Lyndon Haviland, interim CEO for Darkness to Light, a non-profit organization tasked with preventing the sexual abuse of children.

Playing to your strengths — or your unique «superpower» — energizes you, says Matthew Thomas, co-founder and executive director of InterSector, a leadership organization promoting collaboration among business, government and nonprofit sectors to solve society's challenges.

Billionaire investor George Soros has transferred «the bulk of his wealth» to the Open Society Foundations, the nonprofit organization said.

As Satya Nadella said, we are pursuing AI so that we can empower every person and every organization with tools they can use to go solve the most pressing challenges of our society and our economy.

Still, in 2015, National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) President Jack Mozloom said that the federation's members «are strongly opposed» to a paid - leave mandate, and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), a membership organization for individual HR professionals, has taken a public position supporting only voluntarily provided paid - leave programs.

Newspapers «provide the glue that holds together communities — while anybody can publish anything online, it's important to have an organization in our society where editors can vet and use their judgment to ensure accuracy,» he said.

Some 75 % say they feel businesses are focused on their own agendas rather than improving society, while only 28 % say they feel their current organization is making full use of their skills.

Okay, what if someone who heads up a skeptics society, or the president of an atheist organization said that they wanted to try theism?

Specifically, Kristol says, «the major Jewish organizations proceed from the correct proposition that legally and constitutionally we are not a Christian nation, to the absurd proposition that we are in no sense at all a Christian society.»

The individual in a human society in process of collective organization has not the right to remain inactive, that is to say, not to seek to develop himself to his fullest extent: because upon his individual perfection depends the perfection of all his fellows.

Using the bank account he controlled for the Magen Israel Society charitable organization, Kassin accepted checks, deducted a 10 % commission and then issued the difference to other organizations, authorities said.

What does it say about our ideals when our society spends a fortune to provide a financial organization with accommodations befitting a god?

however this statement actually weakens the «controversial» aspect that He pointed to the Ku Klux Klan, which decades ago was «a functioning, dominant political force in American society which identified (itself) as a Christian organization, carrying out «God's work,» branding the flaming cross as (its) symbol,» he said.

He pointed to the Ku Klux Klan, which decades ago was «a functioning, dominant political force in American society which identified (itself) as a Christian organization, carrying out «God's work,» branding the flaming cross as (its) symbol,» he said.

«By choosing for CO2 neutrality, a company or organization chooses to take responsibility for the true impact of its CO2 emissions instead of shifting it to society,» the organization says.

Russell Johnson, an ecologist and member of the northwest suburban chapter of the National Audubon Society, said his organization understands the opponents» concerns about the property but supports the concept of restoring the land to a native prairie habitat.

Harris said the Park District mailed nearly 200 questionnaires regarding possible renovations to residents and organizations such as Glenbard West High School, the historical society and the League of Women Voters.

The app, which government said cost the country $ 2.5 million, has been criticized by some experts in the technology space, as well as some civil society organizations.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced a five - pronged package in January that included these reforms as part of his 2018 State of the State agenda, and the organizations were led to believe they would be part of the state's finalized budget after months of discussions with elected officials, a spokesman for the Legal Aid Society said.

The Governor said it is a widely acknowledged fact that all modern and civilized societies thrive on the quality of laws which regulate and guide the actions of government, organizations, individuals and institutions, and that the dynamics of law relative to time and circumstances however demands that such laws are revisited periodically to ensure their relevance and effectiveness.

The organization said, «the sole objective of the House of Representatives is to weaken and delegitimize the work of independent and credible civil society.

On Monday afternoon, the city's two most venerable planning organizations — the Regional Plan Association and the Municipal Art Society — said in a joint statement that Cuomo's plans «won't go far enough.»

«With the obvious decision of the House not to roughen the feather in their criminal enterprise, we hereby call on members of the civil society organizations to commence the demand for holistic reform in the management of the National Assembly funds», the statement said.

The organization has six major concerns about the move, says society treasurer Dr. Richard Beers.

He said: «the Commission has continued to maintain and expand sustained engagements with stakeholders in the electoral process, through regular meetings with political parties, civil society organizations, security agencies, the media, marginalized groups such as women, youths and persons with special needs, as well as development partners».

Scientific societies such as AAAS, the world's largest general scientific organization, provides scientists resources for communicating with lawmakers and the public and getting involved in policy, Holt said, pointing to the AAAS» Science & Technology Policy Fellowships, the Science & Technology Policy Leadership Seminar and the programs held by the Center for Public Engagement with Science and Technology.

Scientific organizations, such as AAAS, continue to work to define and establish pathways to ensure the public shares in the advances and benefits of science, and that the scientific community, itself, wields its knowledge for the benefit of society, Wyndham said.

Numerous organizations, including Amnesty International and the American Chemical Society, are also calling for the release of the chemist, and the U.S. government has said he is a political prisoner.

In a letter to Mick Mulvaney, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, the heads of AAAS, the nation's leading societies and higher education organizations highlighted the vital role of scientifically accurate information in government documents and communications, saying restrictions on the use of words threatens the integrity of scientific advice.

Greater emphasis is also being put on transferable skills that serve not only academic scholars but also professionals who «may have research careers in other parts of society,» says David Crosier, education system analyst at Eurydice, the E.U. organization that provides information on European education systems and policies.

Passenger drone makers are «obviously still in the incubation stages of technology development and improving the basics,» says Mike Hirschberg, executive director of the American Helicopter Society International, an organization for engineers and scientists that promotes VTOL technology.

«Now that we have identified this as an issue, we need to work with community organizations and correctional systems to prevent inappropriate incarceration of females with traumatic brain injury and to provide treatment so they have a better chance when they return to society,» said Dr. Geoff Fernie, institute director, research, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute.

«Our findings highlight the importance of economic opportunity for the next generation and suggest there are proactive actions we could take as a society to help decrease the frequency of gun violence,» said Pah, clinical assistant professor of management and organizations at the Kellogg School of Management.

It uses some of the same long - term data as the climate change report and as a «collective statement of both governmental and non-governmental organizations... [it] presents a more accurate picture» of where birds stand, says Mark Eaton, a conservation scientist for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) in Sandy, U.K.

«The program is supported by a broad partnership — a global healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline, the world's largest multidisciplinary science society, community - based organizations like libraries and Boys & Girls Clubs, and the K - 12 educators who deliver the curriculum,» said Betty Calinger, AAAS Education and Human Resources project director.

Ted Gansler, director of medical content at the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, says that in the past seven years, his organization has received thousands of e-mails and phone calls in response to this chain letter.

The Obama administration has made assurances that the U.S. will make a strong push toward renewable energy sources, but the country is likely 50 years away from shedding its reliance on oil, says Drew Michel, chairman of the ROV executive committee for the Marine Technology Society (MTS), a Columbia, Md., organization that advocates for ocean engineering technology.

The restoration is «a good opening salvo that many in the planetary community support,» says Jim Bell, president of the Planetary Society, an advocacy organization based in Pasadena, California, and a planetary scientist at Arizona State University, Tempe.

«One of our vice presidents of research does not have a Ph.D.» Similarly at Abbott, both B.S. and M.S. scientists are members of the company's scientific honorary society, «which is recognized as the very top tier of scientists in the organization,» Summers says.

«The ultimate goal is the protection of human health,» says James Popp, a toxicology consultant and former president of the Society of Toxicology (SOT), the field's main professional organization in North America.

Although the Royal Society doesn't have any say in who gets those visas, Nurse says the organization has concerns and will be «monitoring» the situation to make sure talented young scientists aren't turned away from the United Kingdom.

I hope to see other societies and organizations rise up and join us in this effort and look forward to seeing the progress we make over the next few years,» Schneider said.

In 2007, the American Physical Society, the country's largest organization of physicists, adopted a strong statement on climate change that said «The evidence is incontrovertible: Global warming is occurring.»

«They're the experts who can decipher the cancer risks,» she said, pointing to accredited organizations such as the National Society for Genetic Counselors.

«This is a transformative moment that is going to catapult Brown and our brain science institute,» says Lipscombe, who is president - elect of the Society for Neuroscience, the field's international professional organization.

He said the declarations by Parliamentarians, the private sector and the civil society organizations would enhance action, for instance, on early warning systems for drought, land rights and investment.

«What virtually every major science organization is warning us about is worrisome,» said Marshall Shepherd, a past - president of the American Meteorological Society and professor of atmospheric science at the University of Georgia.

The Planetary Society is the only organization now that does optical searches, so we have a telescope that looks, if you will, for laser signals from other civilizations, and you might say that sounds crazy.