Nat. Council of State Boards Nursing
CHICAGO, IL (ots) - The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) met August 5-8, in Alexandria, Virginia, to consider key organizational business. Donna Dorsey, NCSBN President and Executive Director of the Maryland Board of Nursing, presided at the meeting in which 55 of the 61 member boards participated. Significant actions included: - Election of new NCSBN area directors and ...
Frankfurt Main, Germany (ots) - In conjunction with its planned expansion of Frankfurt Airport, Fraport AG (FSE: FRA) Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide will reforest a total of 310 hectares of land at several locations in the state of Hesse, Germany. Overall, Fraport AG will invest some EUR 100 million in ...
Geneva (ots) - Over 100 representatives of fourteen countries, non-governmental and international organizations concluded a day and a half of frank and open discussions in Geneva on Friday, June 27, concerning the destruction of chemical weapons in Russia. Sponsored by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign ...
St. Gallen (ots) - Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, is the recipient of the 2003 Max Schmidheiny Foundation Freedom Prize. At the 33rd ISC-Symposium, an audience of more than 800 guests from all over the world were gathered in the great hall of the University of St. Gallen to hear Prof. Dr. Peter Gomez, President of the University and the new Chairman of the Max Schmidheiny Foundation, praise the ...
Wädenswil (ots) - NATO and US Navy are violating international laws with their low frequency sonar tests in the oceans. This is the conclusion of the Swiss expert on Sea Law Alexander von Ziegler in a report for the ASMS, a Swiss NGO for whale and dolphin conservation. Noise can kill cetaceans and other creatures in the oceans. The consequences of continual exposure to military noises are disastrous. Noise ...
NEW YORK, NY (ots) - NewspaperDirect (www.newspaperdirect.com), a technology company specializing in the digital delivery and printing of travel editions of newspapers from around the world, is now distributing newspapers to Qatar Airways at Doha International Airport. The initiative is being implemented ...
ST. LOUIS, MO (ots) - The World Agricultural Forum (WAF), a non-profit organization that provides the only neutral and inclusive forum for global dialogue on critical issues involving food, fuel, health and fiber, attracted nearly 300 leading authorities from around the world for its 2003 World Congress meeting in St. Louis, to discuss hot issues with other key ...
ST. LOUIS, MO (ots) - The World Agricultural Forum (WAF), a non-profit organization serving as the only neutral forum for global dialogue on critical issues involving food, fuel, water, health and fiber, will convene several hundred world leaders from developing and developed countries at the 2003 World Congress ...
FEDE - Fédération Européenne des Ecoles
Lyon (ots) - Over 500,000 students were represented this weekend in Lyon by the Fédération Européenne des Ecoles (FEDE) which was holding its General Assembly and celebrating its 40th anniversary. Thanks to its consultative status as an NGO, the FEDE - whose members are a total of more than 1,500 schools in 15 ...
Vienna (ots) - Alongside the official Vienna UN Drug Policy Conference, civil society experts will debate moving beyond the failed UN "War on Drugs" When the ministerial segment of the Vienna UN Drug Policy Conference opens today to review the past failures of its "War on Drugs", representatives of European civil society will meet next door to discuss more effective ways to tackle the drug problem in the future. Although worldwide drug production and ...
new ordinance concerning the prevention of money laundering (MLO SFBC) - Swiss Bankers Associations (SBA) new due diligence agreement (CDB03) Zurich (ots) - The Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) has issued the sixth version of the Due Diligence Agreement (CDB 03), and the Swiss Federal Banking Commission has launched a new Ordinance concerning the prevention of Money Laundering (MLO SFBC). Both will take effect on July ...
Copenhagen, Denmark (ots) - Netlogger Cyber Threat Management (CTM) Introduces New Network Attack-Detection, Attack-Management and Repair Functions for High- Speed Networks The Netlogger CTM enables detection of known and unknown types of network attacks, using known detection methods and propriety Unispeed network monitoring algorithms. A demonstration of the new tool will be given at the upcoming CeBIT 2003 show ...
Frankfurt, Germany (ots) - A Premier Location: Frankfurt Airport Serves As Your Gateway to Global Business AIRRAIL center frankfurt: One of Europe's Biggest and Most Innovative Real Estate Developments Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide - the owner and manager of Frankfurt Airport (FRA) - ...
OAQ - Organ für Akkreditierung und
Bern (ots) - The Centre of Accreditation and Quality Assurance of the Swiss Universities (OAQ) has developed national "Guidelines for Academic Accreditation in Switzerland" at the request of the Swiss University Conference (CUS). This is the first time that a procedure has been available in Switzerland for ascertaining whether university institutions or the study programmes that they offer meet minimum quality ...
San Diego, CA (ots) - The IPv6 Forum has announced that the next North American Global IPv6 Summit will be held June 23-27, 2003, in San Diego, CA, at the San Diego Hilton. This technology deployment summit will focus on progress and initiatives for initial deployment of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), ...
First Coordination meeting on oral health and systemic health - december 5 & 6 2002 - Geneva Switzerland Osaka (ots) - The 600 million* people worldwide who suffer from severe periodontal (gum) disease should act to prevent and treat their disease, thereby reducing the risk or consequences of ...
London (ots) - Avis, the leading car rental company in Europe, today releases the latest statistics for European transport usage during the second quarter of 2002. The report tracks total passenger numbers travelling by plane, train, car and ferry within Europe's five largest countries - Germany, UK, France, Spain and Italy. KEY PAN-EUROPEAN FINDINGS - The total number of journeys made continues to rise ...
Periodontal Medicine: Health Policy Implications - Organised by the Sunstar Foundation for Oral Health Promotion Geneva (ots) - On December 5 & 6, 2002, the Sunstar Foundation for Oral Health Promotion will convene the first Coordination Meeting on Oral Health and Systemic Health in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting will bring together leading medical experts and experts in the field of oral health, the World ...
Where to now - the Caribbean! Wädenswil/Santiago, Chile (ots) - As the 12th meeting of the Parties of the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species draws to a close today, one thing that has stood out is that the voting patterns of the East Caribbean island states of Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Dominica and Grenada remain closely linked to those of Japan. The self ...
Exchange for Nature: Africa and the Caribbean Youth Programme launched at the UN CITES 12th Conference of the Parties Wädenswil/Santiago, Chile (ots) - The "exchange for nature" programme designed to unite youth from around the world who are working for a better environment and the survival of the planet"s rich biodiversity was launched in Santiago during the CITES 12th meeting of the parties with sponsorship from ...
Crèche for the children of employees of Orange Lausanne (ots) - Having managed the project to set up a crèche for the children of employees in Lausanne, Orange Communications SA opened its doors on 19th August to take in some 44 small children. To celebrate the event and to see the place for themselves, the canton and municipal authorities, as well as the parents and children, have been invited this Saturday 9th ...
London (ots) - This week's issue of TIME (Europe edition) features an investigation into the tragic events surrounding Moscow's theater siege. As early as Day One of the siege, diggers had been tunneling underneath the theater TIME Moscow bureau chief Paul Quinn-Judge reports. Spetsnaz or special commando troops, of the elite Alfa and Vympel anti-terror units of the Federal Security Bureau's military arm, manned ...
The Business Humanitarian Forum
Geneva (ots) - Under the aegis of The Business Humanitarian Forum, representatives from businesses, United Nations system agencies, and foundations gathered this afternoon for a workshop entitled "Combating the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Africa: Mother to Child Transmission Prevention". The participants discussed ...
Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt
Osnabrueck, Germany (ots) - DBU honours international commitment and development of biological products - Awarding ceremony on 27 October in Magdeburg The new prizewinners of the German Environmental Award have been nominated. Presented by Federal President Johannes Rau the Executive Director of the ...
Frankfurt, Germany (ots) - From next January, the European Union requires all European airports - including Frankfurt Airport - to screen all hold baggage before loading, as part of tighter security. This requires installation of additional baggage X-ray machines and may result in longer waiting times. As of January 1, 2003, passengers are, therefore, ...
Nat. Council of State Boards Nursing
CHICAGO, IL (ots) - The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) (www.ncsbn.org) recently approved a recommendation from its Examination Committee to proceed with negotiations for a contract amendment with its test service vendor (Pearson, plc.) for purposes of international administration of the NCLEX(R) examinations. At its 2002 Delegate Assembly (held ...
Berne (ots) - Three years after its initial launch, swissinfo's website (http://www.swissinfo.org) is getting a new look. The updated design will make swissinfo/Swiss Radio International's online platform even more user friendly. www.swissinfo.org provides online information and services, designed especially for the Swiss abroad. In addition, the multimedia section is now available in nine languages, including English. Launched in 1999, www.swissinfo.org is a Swiss ...
Cary (ots) - Partnership Will Enable Retailers To Reduce Inventory, Improve Customer Service And Streamline The Creation Of A Global Supplier/Trading Partner Network BridgePoint, Inc. (www.bridge-point.com), the leading provider of global, multimode supply chain visibility announced today that it has been ...
Frankfurt, Germany (ots) - New Line Provides Fast Link Between Rhine-Ruhr and Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Regions With the inauguration of more InterCity Express (ICE) train services and a new high-speed rail line to Germany's most populated region, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) continues to strengthen its ...
Heerbrugg (ots) -In the Rhine Valley of Switzerland, there momentarily blooms the largest flower word in the world. Violet-blue Phacelia plants form the 235 metre-long word RHEINHOF with letters reaching 40 metres in size in a grain field. In addition, corn plants have also been planted and their growth already shows an even larger recognisable number 25. This represents the 25-year celebration of the existence of both ...