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Leadership Development Programme (LDP), Pillar 2: People and Organization Management - Opening Event held at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 27 June 2023
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Football programme; East of Scotland Cup Final. 1951
Image courtesy of Tom Reid.
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Design and layout publication artwork for the Everton Football Club Official Matchday Programme. Important aspects are utilizing the branding such as typefaces, colour and style. Content varies from editoral, advertising and marketing.
The Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP) currently includes over 100 Issuing Banks in the EBRD region and more than 800 Confirming Banks worldwide. The event gave EBRD partner banks the opportunity to review and discuss industry challenges, pricing, limits and trade opportunities with key industry specialists, regulators and representatives from the World Trade Organization, the International Chamber of Commerce HQ and local National ICC Committees.
It also featured the highly popular award ceremony for ‘The Most Active EBRD TFP Banks’ and ‘The Best Transaction of 2016’.
Christmas Lights Switch-On at Carlisle City Centre
Organised by Carlisle City Council, this free event will provide a packed family entertainment programme, to suit all ages. The star-studded Carlisle Christmas Lights Switch On stage will be in place in the city centre pedestrianised area, outside the Old Town Hall.
X Factor finalists ‘5 After Midnight’ will headline Carlisle’s Christmas Lights Switch-On event this year.
5 After Midnight rose to fame on The X Factor 2016 where they wowed TV audiences of millions week after week with their slick vocals and high energy dance routines, quickly gaining themselves a loyal fan base. Following the finale of the series, they signed to Syco Music, whose roster includes fellow X Factor alumni including Little Mix, Louis Tomlinson, James Arthur and Ella Henderson. 5 After Midnight are set to release four new tracks as part of a new EP called ‘The Sauce’ as anticipation for their debut album builds.
The 2016 finalists will be joined by other celebrity acts, The Beatbox Collective and Taken.
The Beatbox Collective are the reigning world beatbox champions. Individually they have won almost every beatbox competition in the world... together this vocal group creates a wall of sound.
Dublin's newest up and coming boyband 'Taken' have gone from strength to strength this last year. Made up of Ste Barron, Eoghan Mac Mahon and Richard Power, the band have toured the UK supporting acts including The Vamps and Union J, as well as headlining their own European tour this Autumn with multiple sell out shows in the likes of Newcastle, Glasgow, Dublin and Amsterdam.
Local dance groups and school choirs will join the celebrity acts at this year’s Carlisle Christmas Lights Switch On. There will be a showcase of local community groups and performers - Stevie D’s Faith, The Lakes Choir - Stagecoach Performing Arts; Kira Tickner; Carlisle Dance Academy and Stanwix Primary School.
The afternoon’s entertainment will also include a ‘stars of the future’ line up, including Jack Rose; Nathan Grisdale, Joseph and Thomas Teago.
The Mayor of Carlisle, Cllr Trish Vasey will trigger the lights in the city centre at 17:00. The Christmas Lights Switch-On is part of Carlisle's countdown to Christmas.
Preceded by a few shots taken at the match - A sad day at Upton Park, having watched the actual last ever home game to be played at Upton Park on Sky on 10 May 2016, for us the last home game at Upton Park was against Norwich on 26/Sep/2015.
A good game which resulted in a 2-2 draw, the atmosphere was in the usual tradition of the Boleyn Ground and we face the start of the new season at the Olympic Stadium with some trepidation - large and impressive it may be, but it's leased not owned and the legendary atmosphere may never be the same again...
Photo copyright © R. Chilton
Beyond Nashville, an outragously brilliant concept attempting to bring artists such as Jim White, THe Handsome Family, The Jayhawks , Willard Grant Conspiracy to London in the aftermath of 9/11. Unfortunately some didn't fly at that time, although I was fortunate to see Steve Earle and the Blind Boys of Alabama exactly 12 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The Civil Society Programme took place on Wednesday 11 May and Thursday 12 May and provided an opportunity for dialogue between civil society and EBRD staff, senior management, the President and Board Directors. It was an occasion for civil society stakeholders to learn more about the Bank and discuss issues of interest and concern regarding the EBRDâs policies and investment projects.
The Programme also featured multi-stakeholder roundtable sessions on key strategic themes related to the role of civil society as an important actor in transition and development processes. Special features of the Civil Society Programme 2016 were discussions on:
â¢25 years of Transition - The Role of Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
â¢Engaging civil society to promote transparent procurement
â¢EBRDâs Strategy for the Promotion of Gender Equality (2016-2020): the role of civil society
â¢Inclusion through skills and innovatiom
In addition, a panel organised by the youth organisation AIESEC looked at the role of youth in shaping the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
25 years of Transition: The Role of Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
A fire-side chat with Sergei Guriev, Professor of Economics, Sciences Po (incoming EBRD Chief Economist)
Civil society, operating in the space between public and private sectors, has played an important role in socio-political and economic transition processes around the world, including the EBRDâs traditional countries of operations. In 25 years since the establishment of the EBRD, civil societyâs contribution to transition has varied across the post-communist transition region. In some countries, the work of civil society organisations (CSOs) has contributed to more democratic political systems and more open market based economies as a âreputational actorâ performing a âwatchdogâ function and as a generator of âsocial capitalâ necessary to sustain the change process through the difficult early years. In other countries, the focus of CSOs has been on providing a variety of social services particularly to disadvantaged and vulnerable people negatively affected by the transition process. Many civil society actors have been operating in restrictive regulatory environments, and have relied heavily on international donor funding.
What has been civil societyâs input into promoting good governance, sustainable development and economic inclusion in EBRDâs traditional region over the past few decades? What are the key lessons learned, from both its successes and failures that can be applied to other countries embarking on a transition process? What steps could be taken to increase the role of civil society in promoting positive changes in societies and economies?
The discussion looked back at the key achievements and setbacks of the civil society sector in contributing to transition since the Bankâs establishment. It also reflected upon the challenges ahead for civil society in building well-governed, sustainable and inclusive economies and societies.
The Civil Society Programme took place on Wednesday 11 May and Thursday 12 May and provided an opportunity for dialogue between civil society and EBRD staff, senior management, the President and Board Directors. It was an occasion for civil society stakeholders to learn more about the Bank and discuss issues of interest and concern regarding the EBRD’s policies and investment projects.
The Programme also featured multi-stakeholder roundtable sessions on key strategic themes related to the role of civil society as an important actor in transition and development processes. Special features of the Civil Society Programme 2016 were discussions on:
•25 years of Transition - The Role of Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
•Engaging civil society to promote transparent procurement
•EBRD’s Strategy for the Promotion of Gender Equality (2016-2020): the role of civil society
•Inclusion through skills and innovatiom
In addition, a panel organised by the youth organisation AIESEC looked at the role of youth in shaping the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
25 years of Transition: The Role of Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
A fire-side chat with Sergei Guriev, Professor of Economics, Sciences Po (incoming EBRD Chief Economist)
Civil society, operating in the space between public and private sectors, has played an important role in socio-political and economic transition processes around the world, including the EBRD’s traditional countries of operations. In 25 years since the establishment of the EBRD, civil society’s contribution to transition has varied across the post-communist transition region. In some countries, the work of civil society organisations (CSOs) has contributed to more democratic political systems and more open market based economies as a ‘reputational actor’ performing a ‘watchdog’ function and as a generator of ‘social capital’ necessary to sustain the change process through the difficult early years. In other countries, the focus of CSOs has been on providing a variety of social services particularly to disadvantaged and vulnerable people negatively affected by the transition process. Many civil society actors have been operating in restrictive regulatory environments, and have relied heavily on international donor funding.
What has been civil society’s input into promoting good governance, sustainable development and economic inclusion in EBRD’s traditional region over the past few decades? What are the key lessons learned, from both its successes and failures that can be applied to other countries embarking on a transition process? What steps could be taken to increase the role of civil society in promoting positive changes in societies and economies?
The discussion looked back at the key achievements and setbacks of the civil society sector in contributing to transition since the Bank’s establishment. It also reflected upon the challenges ahead for civil society in building well-governed, sustainable and inclusive economies and societies.
The Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP) currently includes almost 100 Issuing Banks in the EBRD region and more than 800 Confirming Banks worldwide. The event gave EBRD confirming and issuing banks the opportunity to review and discuss industry challenges and opportunities with leading specialists, including International Chamber of Commerce and Chief Economist Office. It also featured 25th anniversary award ceremony which will recognize most active banks in EBRD Countries of Operations.
14:30 – 14:45 Opening and Welcome Speeches
• Alexander Saveliev, Director, Financial Institutions, EBRD
• Rudolf Putz, Head of Trade Facilitation Programme, EBRD
14:50 – 15:30 Panel Discussion: Development of Trade & Trade Finance - SEMED
Moderator: Kamola Makhmudova, Senior Banker, EBRD
• Alexander Plekhanov, Office of the Chief Economist, EBRD
• Hanane El Boury, Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP), the Kingdom of Morocco
• Ahmed Benyahya, BMCE Bank, the Kingdom of Morocco
• Hossam Mustafa Rageh, Commercial International Bank (CIB), the Arab Republic of Egypt
• Anas AlMasri, Bank Al Etihad, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 15:30 –
15:50 – 16:30 Panel Discussion: EBRD’s new Partner Banks
Moderator: Marco Nindl, Principal Banker, EBRD
• Sally Hamdalla, QNB Alahli, the Arab Republic of Egypt
• Malliotis Achilleas, Eurobank Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus
• Vladislav Berezhny, Credit Agricole Bank, Ukraine
• Ahu Heper Dolu, Fibabanka, Republic of Turkey
• Andrew Wood, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, the United Kingdom
16:35 – 17:15 Panel Discussion: Trade Finance Solutions for Imports of Energy Efficient Machinery & Equipment – Gaps and Constraints
Moderator: Terry McCallion, Director, Energy Efficiency and Climate Change, EBRD
• Sergiy Kostogryz, Raiffeisen Bank Aval, Ukraine
• Gagik Sahakyan, Ameriabank, Armenia
• Maria Mogilnaya, Associate Banker, EBRD
• Holger Kautzky, Commerzbank
• Eugenia Zhiglova, KBC Bank
17:35 – 18:10 TFP Annual Awards Ceremony
Hosted by Nick Tesseyman, Managing Director, Financial Institutions, EBRD
Congratulations from Ambassador Chih-Kung Liu, Head of the Taipei Representative Office in the UK
Induction Programme held for Jawaharlal College of Engineering & Technology in the blessed presence:-
Chief Guest - Shri P B Nooh IAS(Sub Collector, Ottapalam)
Trustee - Adv.Dr.P.Krishnadas - Nehru Group of Institutions
Ceo & Secretary - Dr P Krishnakumar - Nehru Group of Institutions
Programme d'orientation 2017-2018 Orientation Programme 2017-2018
CMR/RMC Saint-Jean
19 aou/Aug 2017
CMR2017-069
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Photographie par/ photography by Élof/OCdt Bordeleau
© Sa Majesté la Reine et chef du Canada, représentée par le ministère de la Défense nationale, 2017
© Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Department of National Defence, 2017
The Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP) currently includes over 100 Issuing Banks in the EBRD region and more than 800 Confirming Banks worldwide. The event gave EBRD partner banks the opportunity to review and discuss industry challenges, pricing, limits and trade opportunities with key industry specialists, regulators and representatives from the World Trade Organization, the International Chamber of Commerce HQ and local National ICC Committees.
It also featured the highly popular award ceremony for ‘The Most Active EBRD TFP Banks’ and ‘The Best Transaction of 2016’.
An away programme from Fulham's first season as a rugby league club. Hosts Bramley produced this 20-page issue (20p) in January 1981 for a league game at McLaren Field. The Londoners, who, finishing third, were to secure promotion to Division One at the end of the campaign, won 21-11 in front of 1,750 spectators.
UN-NYG Mentoring Programme Closing Event at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 24 January 2018.
Chirayu Batra - President
Kirsten Virginia Glenn - Communications and Liaison Officer
Amelia Lee Zhi Yi - Mentoring Coordinator
Rong Liu - Intern Coordinator
The UN-NYG Mentoring Programme is a project initiated by the UN-NYG and led by Ms Amelia Lee Zhi Yi, the UN-NYG Mentoring Coordinator. The programme is implemented with support from the IAEA Office of the Deputy Director General, Ms Mary Alice Hayward, Head of the Department of Management.
The key vision of the mentoring programme is to act as a platform for IAEA staff to strengthen their professional skills at the workplace and improve networking capacity through the cultivation of cross departmental and generational relationships.
The goals of the Mentoring Programme are to:
1.Strengthen staff resources through mutual learning experiences for mentors and mentees, to nurture high performance leaders with the capacity to “give back” at the workplace
2.Develop self-sustaining professional relationships between mentors and mentees that narrow the gap between different departments and age groups at the IAEA
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
I recently got the job of scanning a batch of football programmes, magazines and comics for sale on www.ebay.co.uk under the seller name of the_genies_cave. I thought that they might have a wider interest. Further, I discovered a Flickr group dedicated to them!
The Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP) currently includes over 100 Issuing Banks in the EBRD region and more than 800 Confirming Banks worldwide. The event gave EBRD partner banks the opportunity to review and discuss industry challenges, pricing, limits and trade opportunities with key industry specialists, regulators and representatives from the World Trade Organization, the International Chamber of Commerce HQ and local National ICC Committees.
It also featured the highly popular award ceremony for ‘The Most Active EBRD TFP Banks’ and ‘The Best Transaction of 2016’.
59th ABU General Assembly and Associated Meetings 2022
25 November - 30 November 2022
New Delhi, India
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Perched high on a cliff, it's easy to see why the haunting remains of Whitby Abbey were inspiration for Bram Stoker's gothic tale of 'Dracula'. Sink your teeth into years of history, amazing views and a packed events programme, just a short climb away from the picturesque Yorkshire seaside town of Whitby.
The ruins of Whitby Abbey are among the most celebrated sights of North Yorkshire. The first monastery here, founded in about 657, became one of the most important religious centres in the Anglo-Saxon world. In 664 it was the setting for the Synod of Whitby, a landmark in the history of the Church in England. The headland is now dominated by the shell of the 13th-century church of the Benedictine abbey founded after the Norman Conquest.
Recent excavations have shown that the Whitby headland was settled during the late Bronze Age. A round house within a ditched enclosure was found near the cliff edge, and a number of objects dating to this period have been recovered.
The Whitby headland may have been occupied by a Roman signal station in the 3rd century AD, as it is midway between known stations at Goldsborough and Ravenscar, and is in a strategic position at the mouth of the river Esk. If so, the site of the signal station has probably long since fallen into the sea as the cliffs here have eroded steadily.
Anglian Whitby
Following the collapse of Roman rule Britain fragmented into a number of small kingdoms, and by the 7th century Northumbria – roughly covering what is now Northumberland and Yorkshire – was the most powerful of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. In the 7th and 8th centuries the headland at Whitby was occupied by a large Anglian community, together with a celebrated monastery for both monks and nuns. Excavations here have revealed much evidence of Anglian life, including large quantities of pottery, household goods and fine metal objects.
There are two main sources for the history of Streaneshalch (probably meaning ‘Streane’s headland’), as it was then known. These are the Ecclesiastical History of the English People, completed about 731 by the Venerable Bede, a monk from St Paul’s Monastery at Jarrow on the Tyne; and a life of Pope Gregory the Great (d.604), by an anonymous monk of Streaneshalch.
In 627 the Anglian King of Northumbria, Edwin, converted to Christianity and was baptised by the Roman missionary St Paulinus. The monastery at Streaneshalch was founded in about 657 by Hild (614–80), daughter of an Anglian nobleman, with the support of Oswiu (d.670), then ruler of Anglian Northumbria. Streaneshalch seems to have been of particular importance to the Northumbrian royal family, as a number of its members were buried there. It was during Hild’s rule that the layman Cædmon lived at Streaneshalch, the first named poet in the English language
Abandonment and Norman Renewal
The Anglian town and monastery were abandoned at some point in the 9th century. We do not know exactly when or how this happened, but it was probably as a result of raids by Vikings from Denmark, followed by permanent Danish settlement. By the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066 the headland seems to have been abandoned, although there was a substantial town called Whitby down by the harbour.
In about 1078 a monk called Reinfrid founded a new monastic community at Whitby. At a very early stage in its history this community split and the two parts each developed into a fully fledged Benedictine monastery: one on the headland at Whitby and the other at St Mary’s Abbey, York.
The Benedictine monastery initially probably had timber buildings or reused the Anglian ruins on the headland. About 1100 a stone church and conventual buildings were built in the Romanesque style, as well as a large parish church close by.
Monastic Expansion
In the 13th century the monastery church was rebuilt in the Gothic style. This was a massive undertaking, including major landscaping of the whole site, though there is no documentary evidence for it. The first building campaign is dated on stylistic grounds to about 1225–50. The eastern arm, the crossing and transepts, a central tower, and part of the nave were built before funds seem to have run out.
Work appears to have been resumed on the nave in the 14th century, but it was not finished until the 15th century. The only documentary evidence is a grant of permission for a monk of Whitby to embark on a fundraising campaign in 1338, recorded in the Whitby Cartulary (a compilation of the charters by which the monastery had been given property and legal privileges). The remains of the nave have been loosely dated on the basis of architectural style.
There were doubtless extensive monastic buildings south of the abbey church, but they were almost completely demolished after the abbey’s suppression in 1539
The Abbey and the Cholmleys
After the Suppression Sir Richard Cholmley (d.1578) bought the abbey’s buildings and the core of its estates. The Cholmley family adapted part of the abbot's lodgings into a house.
This was only one of the Cholmleys’ residences. Originally from Cheshire, they had already become major landowners in Yorkshire. Sir Hugh Cholmley I (1600–57) played a notable part in the Civil War (1642–51), defending Scarborough Castle for the king before surrendering it in 1645, after which Parliamentarian troops captured and looted the Abbey House at Whitby.
After the war Sir Hugh Cholmley II (1632–89) did much to restore the family estates and added a grand new wing (c 1672), known locally as the Banqueting House, to the Abbey House. He laid out a new entrance courtyard to provide a formal approach and setting.
In the 18th century the Cholmleys moved away, abandoning the Abbey House. The roof of the 1670s wing is said to have been removed after storm damage in the late 18th century.
The 18th and 19th Centuries
The shell of the abbey church was substantially complete until the 18th century (see Description of Whitby Abbey). It was weakened, however, by erosion from wind and rain. The south transept collapsed in 1736, much of the nave in 1763, the central tower in 1830 and the south side of the presbytery in 1839.
From the early 19th century Whitby became a popular seaside resort, with new terraces laid out on the West Cliff. The abbey ruins became a tourist destination, and rising interest in the site was recorded in numerous engravings and paintings. The publication of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula in 1897 gave Whitby a major literary association, ensuring that the sinister count would forever be associated with the town.
Ownership of the abbey ruins passed to the Strickland family, who were descendants of the Cholmleys. About 1880 Charles (later Sir Charles) Strickland added a wing to the surviving part of the Abbey House, to adapt it for occasional use as a holiday residence.
Whitby Abbey in the 20th Century
In 1914 the German High Seas Fleet shelled Whitby and struck the abbey ruins, causing considerable damage to the west front, though this was later repaired. In 1920 the Strickland family handed the abbey over to the Ministry of Works, and over the following decade Sir Charles Peers directed major excavations at the site, uncovering evidence of the Anglian settlement here.
Between 1993 and 2008 English Heritage carried out archaeological excavation and survey work, first in connection with the construction of the visitor centre, and secondly to rescue archaeological remains threatened by the steady erosion of the cliff. These excavations produced important evidence for all periods of the abbey’s history (see Research on Whitby Abbey).
The Young Ambassadors Programme (YAP), under the aegis of Tools for Changemakers, brings together 35 young Europeans who aspire to take an active role in transforming society. A 10-day journey will take the Young Ambassadors through an intensive training programme that will inspire deeper conviction about Europe, equip them with the reflective and practical tools to build sustainable change, and connect them to a supportive network of similarly engaged young people.
www.iofc.ch/experience-caux-forum/main-events/young-ambas...
Photo: Paula Mariane
The Civil Society Programme took place on Wednesday 11 May and Thursday 12 May and provided an opportunity for dialogue between civil society and EBRD staff, senior management, the President and Board Directors. It was an occasion for civil society stakeholders to learn more about the Bank and discuss issues of interest and concern regarding the EBRDâs policies and investment projects.
The Programme also featured multi-stakeholder roundtable sessions on key strategic themes related to the role of civil society as an important actor in transition and development processes. Special features of the Civil Society Programme 2016 were discussions on:
â¢25 years of Transition - The Role of Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
â¢Engaging civil society to promote transparent procurement
â¢EBRDâs Strategy for the Promotion of Gender Equality (2016-2020): the role of civil society
â¢Inclusion through skills and innovatiom
In addition, a panel organised by the youth organisation AIESEC looked at the role of youth in shaping the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
25 years of Transition: The Role of Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
A fire-side chat with Sergei Guriev, Professor of Economics, Sciences Po (incoming EBRD Chief Economist)
Civil society, operating in the space between public and private sectors, has played an important role in socio-political and economic transition processes around the world, including the EBRDâs traditional countries of operations. In 25 years since the establishment of the EBRD, civil societyâs contribution to transition has varied across the post-communist transition region. In some countries, the work of civil society organisations (CSOs) has contributed to more democratic political systems and more open market based economies as a âreputational actorâ performing a âwatchdogâ function and as a generator of âsocial capitalâ necessary to sustain the chan
Supported by the international community, the Somaliland Health Authorities are working towards improving health services for the Somali people - including mothers and their babies. At the moment, maternal mortality rates are still estimated at 1044 per 100,000 live births. "I chose to become a midwife to help my community", says 24-year old Hibo, one of the midwifery students at the Edna Adan Hospital in Hargeisa. "Many women in Somaliland don't know about the good health services that are available to them. I would like to change that to make sure they take the advice we can give them and deliver their babies in a safe environment."
The Civil Society Programme took place on Wednesday 11 May and Thursday 12 May and provided an opportunity for dialogue between civil society and EBRD staff, senior management, the President and Board Directors. It was an occasion for civil society stakeholders to learn more about the Bank and discuss issues of interest and concern regarding the EBRDâs policies and investment projects.
The Programme also featured multi-stakeholder roundtable sessions on key strategic themes related to the role of civil society as an important actor in transition and development processes. Special features of the Civil Society Programme 2016 were discussions on:
â¢25 years of Transition - The Role of Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
â¢Engaging civil society to promote transparent procurement
â¢EBRDâs Strategy for the Promotion of Gender Equality (2016-2020): the role of civil society
â¢Inclusion through skills and innovatiom
In addition, a panel organised by the youth organisation AIESEC looked at the role of youth in shaping the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
25 years of Transition: The Role of Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
A fire-side chat with Sergei Guriev, Professor of Economics, Sciences Po (incoming EBRD Chief Economist)
Civil society, operating in the space between public and private sectors, has played an important role in socio-political and economic transition processes around the world, including the EBRDâs traditional countries of operations. In 25 years since the establishment of the EBRD, civil societyâs contribution to transition has varied across the post-communist transition region. In some countries, the work of civil society organisations (CSOs) has contributed to more democratic political systems and more open market based economies as a âreputational actorâ performing a âwatchdogâ function and as a generator of âsocial capitalâ necessary to sustain the chan
Interesting that as early as 1959 there are two 650cc Triumphs in the sidecar entry - Roy and Stan Price, and Messrs Robins and Dormer. I can remember the Price Brothers and the Rose Brothers dominating the three wheeler class 1960-1962 - because they were the only ones who had large capacity twin cylinder propulsion - others seemed to retain a sentimental attachment to the Ariel motor - because Ariel 'was' the sidecar motor.
The Civil Society Programme took place on Wednesday 11 May and Thursday 12 May and provided an opportunity for dialogue between civil society and EBRD staff, senior management, the President and Board Directors. It was an occasion for civil society stakeholders to learn more about the Bank and discuss issues of interest and concern regarding the EBRDâs policies and investment projects.
The Programme also featured multi-stakeholder roundtable sessions on key strategic themes related to the role of civil society as an important actor in transition and development processes. Special features of the Civil Society Programme 2016 were discussions on:
â¢25 years of Transition - The Role of Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
â¢Engaging civil society to promote transparent procurement
â¢EBRDâs Strategy for the Promotion of Gender Equality (2016-2020): the role of civil society
â¢Inclusion through skills and innovatiom
In addition, a panel organised by the youth organisation AIESEC looked at the role of youth in shaping the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
25 years of Transition: The Role of Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
A fire-side chat with Sergei Guriev, Professor of Economics, Sciences Po (incoming EBRD Chief Economist)
Civil society, operating in the space between public and private sectors, has played an important role in socio-political and economic transition processes around the world, including the EBRDâs traditional countries of operations. In 25 years since the establishment of the EBRD, civil societyâs contribution to transition has varied across the post-communist transition region. In some countries, the work of civil society organisations (CSOs) has contributed to more democratic political systems and more open market based economies as a âreputational actorâ performing a âwatchdogâ function and as a generator of âsocial capitalâ necessary to sustain the chan
Al Ain and Liwa historical date palm oases are part of the agricultural heritage of the country. They constitute as globally significant in-situ repositories of date palm genetic resources, and are home to ancient falaj irrigation systems, which bear testimony to human agricultural and technological ingenuity in hard environmental conditions.
Photo credit must be given: ©Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi
More information:
Al Ain and Liwa Historical Date Palm Oases, United Arab Emirates