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TNS -- Conferences Newsletter for Thursday July 13, 2023 ( 8 items )  

Announcing the CAS Actuary of the Future Speaker Series (July 25)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 12 (TNSconf) -- The Casualty Actuarial Society issued the following news: The CAS Strategic Plan's Envisioned Future foresees that: CAS members are sought after globally for their insights and ability to apply analytics to solve insurance and risk management problems. The CAS Actuary of the Future Speaker Series features CAS members who represent that future - actuaries who have solved big problems faced by their employers or principals by thinking boldly and creativ  more

GCSAA Launches Women's Leadership Academy to Break Barriers, Build Networks for Women (Nov. 7-9)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 12 (TNSconf) -- The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) announced today the debut of the Women's Leadership Academy Nov. 7-9 in Lawrence, Kan., home of GCSAA headquarters. The event is focused on providing women in the turfgrass industry with education, mentoring and networking enabling participants to unleash their potential, empower their fu  more

International Conference Shares Latest Research on African Americans and Alzheimer's Disease
NEWARK, New Jersey, July 12 (TNSconf)(TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Nearly 200 people converged at Rutgers-Newark recently to examine African Americans' heightened risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease - as well as the obstacles faced by researchers. The daylong conference, "Risk and Resilience to Alzheimer's Disease in African Americans," was hosted by the University's Aging & Brain Health Alliance. Participants heard from researchers from six states and one forei  more

NCPA Announces Keynote Speakers for Annual Convention (Oct. 14-17)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 13 (TNSconf) -- The National Community Pharmacists Association issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: The National Community Pharmacists Association is pleased to announce the keynote speakers for its 2023 Annual Convention, set for Oct. 14-17 in Orlando. NCPA's Annual Convention is the premier national business show for independent pharmacists and their teams, featuring peer-to-peer business education, all the CEs they need, endless networking opportunit  more

U.S. Department of Transportation Free Public Webinar: Intersection Safety Challenge - From Conceptualization to Initial Testing (July 27)
WASHINGTON, July 12 (TNSconf) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will host a webinar on July 27 to discuss the Intersection Safety Challenge, which launched on April 25, 2023. This webinar will share engagement opportunities to support U.S. DOT's goal of moving intersection safety systems from conceptualization  more

World Council of Churches: Middle East Parliamentarian Warns Young Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Peacemakers of Social Media Hazards
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 13 (TNSconf) -- The World Council of Churches issued the following news release: Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, a member of the UAE Federal National Council for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and chairman of the Defense Affairs, Interior & Foreign Affairs Committee at the Council, was a keynote speaker at the Emerging Peacemakers Forum, held 5-14 July at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey. "One of the areas that I work on is countering extremist narra  more

World Council of Churches: Muslim Council of Elders Says Peacemakers Conference to Empower Young People
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 13 (TNSconf) -- The World Council of Churches issued the following news release: Judge Mohamed Abdelsalam affirmed that the forum, one of the initiatives of the Muslim Council of Elders, aims to "create a small space for young people to talk and speak up and then for the older ones, the leaders, to listen." Abdelsalam is secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Elders, co-president of Religions for Peace, and a judge at the Egyptian Council of State. On arrival at   more

World's Longest-Running Electric Aircraft Symposium Features Advanced Air Mobility Interagency Working Group (July 22-23)
FAIRFAX, Virginia, July 13 (TNSconf) -- The Vertical Flight Society issued the following news release: More than 40 of the world's leading electric aircraft developers and technology experts will be speaking at the 17th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS), hosted by the Vertical Flight Society (VFS). The event will once again be held online and in person in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on July 22-23, 2023 -- the weekend prior to the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture 2023. EAS is t  more