Sentences with phrase «technology policy representative»

Melanie Wyne is senior technology policy representative at the National Association of REALTORS ®.

NAR technology policy representative Melanie Wyne, who also participated in the webcast, said industry groups, including NAR, expect to file a lawsuit blocking the change.

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The Committee on Foreign Investments has nine members, including the secretaries of the treasury, state, defense, homeland security, commerce and energy; the attorney general; and representatives from two White House offices (the United States Trade Representative and the Office of Science and Technology Policy).

There, Representative Michael Burgess (R)» [e] xpress [ed] the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should adopt a national policy for technology to promote consumers» access to financial tools and online commerce to promote economic growth and consumer empowerment.»

The United States» chief trade representative, Robert Lighthizer, who testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday, indicated that the administration was specifically concerned about Chinese policies that compel American companies to share technology when they make investments in China.

U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer also is investigating whether the U.S. should crack down on China's technology transfer and intellectual property policies for unfairly discriminating against U.S. companies.

In a November 8 letter, AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner, expressed «grave concerns regarding the prospect of a 50 percent reduction in the budget of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP),» as proposed by the U.S. House of Representatives.

The signing ceremony followed an inaugural meeting, called the «Mexican Congress on Science - Informed Policy: Enhancing the Science - Policy Interface,» that featured representatives of AAAS; Mexico's Presidential Science Advisory Council; the Office of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Presidency of Mexico; the Scientific and Technological Advisory Forum of Mexico, and the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Latin America's largest research institution.

The agreement stems from a meeting last spring between representatives of Science & Technology Australia and leaders of AAAS in Washington, D.C., where both sides explored pursuing opportunities of shared interests, including cooperative efforts to address international science policy issues.

Robert Walker, the Pennsylvania Republican who chairs the House of Representatives Science Committee, wants to create a Department of Science, merging NASA, the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the US Geological Survey, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and parts of the Department of Energy into a mega cabinet agency.

Yesterday, Representative Lamar Smith (R - TX) described for attendees at the annual Forum on Science and Technology Policy sponsored by AAAS (publisher of ScienceInsider) how he was able to use the art of political compromise to update U.S. patent laws.

In particular, I was a Department of Commerce Science and Technology Fellow, serving as a member of the subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs and as a special director in the Office of Cultural Resources of the National Park Service.

As an initial step towards building science of science policy communities among National Science Foundation Science of Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP) grantees and between these grantees and other science policy researchers, analysts and policy makers in related academic, governmental, scientific and professional organizations, we have organized a one - and - a-half day workshop of awardees under SciSIP's first and second rounds of awards, augmented by a limited number of representatives from NSF, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) and other Washington - based science policy netpolicy communities among National Science Foundation Science of Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP) grantees and between these grantees and other science policy researchers, analysts and policy makers in related academic, governmental, scientific and professional organizations, we have organized a one - and - a-half day workshop of awardees under SciSIP's first and second rounds of awards, augmented by a limited number of representatives from NSF, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) and other Washington - based science policy netPolicy (SciSIP) grantees and between these grantees and other science policy researchers, analysts and policy makers in related academic, governmental, scientific and professional organizations, we have organized a one - and - a-half day workshop of awardees under SciSIP's first and second rounds of awards, augmented by a limited number of representatives from NSF, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) and other Washington - based science policy netpolicy researchers, analysts and policy makers in related academic, governmental, scientific and professional organizations, we have organized a one - and - a-half day workshop of awardees under SciSIP's first and second rounds of awards, augmented by a limited number of representatives from NSF, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) and other Washington - based science policy netpolicy makers in related academic, governmental, scientific and professional organizations, we have organized a one - and - a-half day workshop of awardees under SciSIP's first and second rounds of awards, augmented by a limited number of representatives from NSF, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) and other Washington - based science policy netpolicy networks.

Requested by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the report draws on discussions at a two - day conference last spring that brought together scientists, officials from city and state governments, business leaders and representatives of federal agencies.

► Wednesday, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives rolled out a long - expected and controversial «reauthorization» bill covering NSF, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, research at DOE, and federal science education policy.

Daan du Toit, Minister Counsellor, Senior Science & Technology Representative to the European Union, South African Department of Science & Technology «Mr Gilligan is an experienced science communicator and as a partner we have come to value and appreciate his strategic insights with regard to science and technology policy, extensive knowledge of the European research and innovation landscape including his network of personal relations with influential interlocutors and not least the energy and commitment he has displayed to our partnership initiativTechnology Representative to the European Union, South African Department of Science & Technology «Mr Gilligan is an experienced science communicator and as a partner we have come to value and appreciate his strategic insights with regard to science and technology policy, extensive knowledge of the European research and innovation landscape including his network of personal relations with influential interlocutors and not least the energy and commitment he has displayed to our partnership initiativTechnology «Mr Gilligan is an experienced science communicator and as a partner we have come to value and appreciate his strategic insights with regard to science and technology policy, extensive knowledge of the European research and innovation landscape including his network of personal relations with influential interlocutors and not least the energy and commitment he has displayed to our partnership initiativtechnology policy, extensive knowledge of the European research and innovation landscape including his network of personal relations with influential interlocutors and not least the energy and commitment he has displayed to our partnership initiatives».

The team has representatives from the Wilson Center, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston University and Arizona State University working in disciplines ranging from genome engineering and public health and ecology to risk and policy analysis.

He has served on the IEEE / EMBS Administrative Committee as a European and as a US representative, and he was a member of the IEEE Engineering Research & Development Committee (Technology Policy Council).

I am a Past - President of the Arizona Technology in Education Association (AzTEA), served for five years as AzTEA's Affiliate representative to ISTE and currently serves as the Chair of the Policy and Advocacy Advisor committee.

Using an innovative technique made possible by Internet surveys and geo - coding technology, Martin West and his colleagues at Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance («Grading Schools,» research) were able to match each member of a nationally representative sample of adults to the specific elementary and middle schools that serve his or her neighborhood.

Engage and interact in conversations with over 700 attendees including teachers, students, technology coordinators, staff developers, administrators, policy makers, professors, government and industry representatives, as well as national leaders in educational policy and practice.

Speakers will include representatives from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, California STEM Learning Network, and higher education institutions.

In a discussion led by King's Oleg Pridiuk, formerly a Unity representative, the games middleware trendsetters will tell about their roadmaps, technology and industry challenges and a bit about the fair pricing policy.

They might not know that RCPs are so - called «representative concentration pathways,» that they stand for how we might adopt new policies and technologies to control carbon pollution.

-- Dr. John Holdren, US Director of Science and Technology Policy, testimony before the US House of Representatives, Dec. 2, 2009

In addition to publishing more than one hundred articles on energy policy, Droz has testified before the North Carolina legislature and the U.S. House of Representatives Science & Technology Committee.

On March 31, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science Space and Technology held a hearing on Climate Change: Examining the Processes Used to Create Science and Policy.

UCL Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy Department, previously Special Representative for Climate Change at the UK Foreign Secretary

The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee, a subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), is made up of representatives from 15 federal agencies and chaired by the National Science Foundation.

Speaking on this panel are Georgia Public Policy Foundation's Vice President Benita Dodd; Heartland Institute Research Fellow Bette Grande; North Carolina State Representative Mike Hager (R - Rutherford); and Director of Science and Technology at Energy and Environment Legal Institute Tom Tanton

For technologists and policy makers to work together to assist MPs in developing their own set of bespoke tools and techniques that can aid their functioning as elected representatives, and set out what components such a piece of technology should include.

Both the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, and the European Council, composed of the bloc's heads of state as well as representatives from the Commission, are also moving to establish policies on the technology over the course of this year.

VERIZON, Belton, SC May 2014 — Present Customer Service Representative • Increase customer base by 50 % at the new Verizon store on Denbeck Road by eliciting exceptional customer services to interested inquirers • Introduce an order tracking system that increased efficiency of order delivery by a staggering 88 % • Retain a corporate customer by providing him with colossal discounts and deals, in direct competition with his preferred brand • Lead 12 group product demonstrations, increasing onlookers interest in the company's products and eventually converting a large number of them into business providing customers • Greet customers as they arrive at the Verizon outlet and engage them in conversation to determine their technology needs • Lead customers or direct them to appropriate sections according to their areas of interest within the store • Introduce customers to the store and provide them information on products and product lines • Maintain professional interactions with customers, providing them with product demonstrations and advice • Assist customers in choosing products of their choice and provide them with information on each feature and pricing • Walk customers through the purchasing procedure, facilitating buying, documentation and payment procedures • Accurately document and report sales to the manager and provide customers with warrantee and after sales services information • Ascertain that the store is kept clean, organized and functional at all times, in sync with the company's policies

Advised sales force regarding all aspects of printing and filing requirements., 1998 - 2004 RCI GROUP, INC., New York, NY, Customer Service Representative and Print Production Manager, 1996 - 1998 NEW YORK PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY, New York, NY, Lead Plant Foreman, • Supervised press room staff consisting of 27 union employees., • Negotiated aspects of collective bargaining agreements., • Coordinated daily with plant and operations managers on all production schedules., • Purchased all supplies required to meet project specifications., • Monitored press room personnel to guarantee consistent maintenance of equipment., • Negotiated vendor and supplier contracts., • Developed internal systems and policies to increase productivity, increase profitability, and decrease waste., 1994 - 1996 BOWNE OF NEW YORK, New York, NY, Senior Customer Service Representative, 1987 - 1994 MERRILL CORPORATION, New York, NY, CORPORATE PRINTING COMPANY (acquired by Merrill Corporation in 1993), Senior Customer Service Representative, 1984 - 1987 PANDICK TECHNOLOGIES, New York, NY, Facilities Management Analyst, • Wrote business plan for start - up company that was subsequently sold to Pitney Bowes for $ 100, 000, 000.

Account Representative — Duties & Responsibilities Serve in the US Navy in a variety of leadership positions including recruitment, personnel management, and health services Train and direct personnel ensuring they understand the mission and adhere to company policies and procedures Set and strictly adhere to departmental budgets and timelines Responsible for enlisted and officer recruitment ensuring adequate numbers and excellence in personnel Direct recruitment marketing, applicant interviews and screening, and community presentations Oversee daily office operations ensuring effective, efficient, and professional procedures Manage personnel services including career counseling, human resources, issue resolution, and morale Administer officer reimbursements, leave records, audits, discharges, and information databases Oversee special projects such as volunteer opportunities, deployments, community relations, and academic recommendations Design and implement staff development and recognition programs resulting in enhanced team skill sets and dedication Author and present well researched and written military correspondence, presentations, and other documents Responsible for confidential personnel information, recordkeeping, staff travel and logistics, and information technology Provide skilled dental services including radiology, emergency medical care, and chair - side assisting Oversee operative and oral diagnostic procedures, equipment sterilization, and patient information Develop proficiencies in music theory, arrangements, performances, and training of junior musicians Build and strengthen professional relationships with superiors, peers, and community leaders Consistently broaden skill set through supplementary education in management, finance, and social services Represent the United States Navy with poise, integrity, and positivity

The National Association of REALTORS ® is working with both agencies to formulate the topics that will be covered during the workshop, says Melanie Wyne, NAR's senior policy representative on technology issues.