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Coloniality of Knowledge in Hegemonic Psychology, II: Confronting Professional Discipline
2022-11-16 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | worldwide/virtual
SPSSI is proud to host a webinar series this semester entitled “Decolonial Perspectives on the Psychological Study of Social Issues,” which has been organized by the Readsura Decolonial Editorial Collective. All webinars in this series are free and open to everyone. Please join us for the fourth webinar in this series, on…
Coloniality of Knowledge in Hegemonic Psychology, II: Confronting Professional Discipline
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iBs_7cA5SEe5kvyhu4uzmQ
Convener/Discussant: Shahnaaz Suffla
Presenters:

Stephanie Grant, Stephanie D’Costa, & Kandyce Anderson Amie | Decolonizing school psychology research: A systematic literature review
Hugo Canham | Conundrums in teaching decolonial critical community psychology within the context of neo-liberal market pressures
Jesica Siham Fernández | “And now we resist”: Three testimonios on the importance of decoloniality within psychology

Read more about the webinar series here: spssi.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=2818
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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, please visit facebook.com/NGOCoRIP. For more information on the NGO Committee on Mental Health, please visit ngomentalhealth.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development, please visit ngosocdev.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Education, Learning, and Literacy, please visit facebook.com/NGOCELLatUN. For more information on the NGO Committee on Language and Languages, please email the co-chairs at tonkin@hartford.edu or fmhult@umbc.edu.

Open Forum on CSW67
2022-11-16 09:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | worldwide/virtual
Join the NGO Committee on the Status of Women/NY on Wednesday, November 16, at 9am to learn more about CSW67, coming up in March 2023!
We’ll address the following during the Open Forum:

CSW67 priority and review themes;
Overview of the UN CSW process;
Ways to participate in the NGO CSW67 Forum and the different events that will be happening;
How to promote your work or organization at the Forum.

We’ll also have a Q&A session at the end to answer all of your questions on the CSW67, NGO CSW67 Forum, Parallel Events, Exhibit Booths and Handbook Ads, and our new and improved virtual portal.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkdeqhrDsvEtI166TGPYHdst_AleNqjz8N
Interpretation will be available in English, Spanish, and French.
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CoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on the Status of Women/NY is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise, for more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women/Geneva, please visit ngocsw-geneva.ch. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women/Vienna, please visit ngocswvienna.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights, please email the co-chairs at bknotts@uua.org or bobbinassar@yahoo.com.

World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education: Gender transformative parenting--Why it matters for our future
2022-11-14 17:30 - 18:30 (Asia/Tashkent)
INVITATION
World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education
Gender transformative parenting Why it matters for our future
Monday 14 November 2022
17:30-18:30 Tashkent, Uzbekistan / 12:30-13:30 GMT
Panel Discussion – Live Broadcast
Dear friends,
Join us for the UNESCO World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education, which is just a few days away. We will be in Tashkent for this event with our partner ACEV, supported by other key ECD players, who will help to highlight the transformative power of shared parenting – particularly during the critical early years.
If you can’t be with us in person, you can watch the broadcast in real time on the conference website (starting at 12.30 GMT).
Warm wishes from the MMM Tashkent team.

Eliminating Extreme Poverty and Hunger Amongst Older Persons & People with Disabilities by Implementing a Supplementary Income Program: Evidence from Ethiopia
2022-11-11 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | worldwide/virtual
The NGO Committee on Intergenerational Solidarity (COIGENS) proudly invites you to the first meeting in their new series on Social Trauma and Intergenerational Solutions! This inaugural meeting will focus on:
Eliminating Extreme Poverty and Hunger Amongst Older Persons and People with Disabilities by Implementing a Supplementary Income Program: Evidence from a Program in Lalibela, Ethiopia
To attend this exciting virtual event, please contact COIGENS Program Coordinator Kevin Brabazon at NGOcommittee.COIGENS@gmail.com to receive the Zoom access link, which will be sent out prior to the meeting.
About Nov. 11 Meeting:
This first meeting will focus on the traumas of extreme poverty and hunger and will offer a simple approach to eliminating both traumas. The social protection program that is often found in social security systems (in the USA it is referred to as Supplementary Security Income or SSI). This meeting will introduce you to a demonstration project in Lalibela, Ethiopia that is sponsored by COIGENS. The Mayor of Lalibela will introduce five recipients of the supplementary income part of the Lalibela Project and will interview them to show how their lives have changed since joining the program. This will be a live feed so attendees will be able to ask questions in the last 30 minutes of the program.
In the Lalibela Project, Supplementary Income is provided to eligible participants on a monthly basis. The income is set above the Extreme Poverty level and is intended to show the government and international observers that this “social trauma” could be eliminated on a national level by implementing a 1% income tax.
Program:

Keynote Speech: Dr. Kurt Johnson, Pioneer in the Knowledge Field of Science and Religion Interface, “The Three Generational Family Model at the Interface of Social and Economic Sciences and Religion”

Program Presentation: Abebe Fentaw Sisay, Director of the Lalibela Project, “Honor Your Father and Mother and Love Your Neighbor as Yourself as a Basis for Social Development”

Mayor Tesefa Habte, Mayor of Lablibela, will introduce and interview five of the elders who have been lifted out of extreme poverty by the supplementary income program in the Lalibela Project

Please note: You do not need to be a member of COIGENS to join the Zoom meeting though we are offering free membership extended from December to run through April of next year. Any time you wish to join, let us know and we will add you to the list of members. If you prefer to follow our meetings as a non-member, we welcome that too. We are interested in building a community of common interests in which we can share ideas and shape the way the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be realized. – Dr. Susanne Seperson, Acting Chair, COIGENS; United Nations Representative, Generations United
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CoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on Intergenerational Solidarity is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise, for more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, please visit ngosonffd.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing/NY, please visit ngocoa-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing/Vienna, please visit ngoageingvie.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing/Geneva, please visit ageingcommitteegeneva.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Family/NY, please visit ngofamilyny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Family/Vienna, please visit viennafamilycommittee.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights, please email the co-chairs at bobbinassar@yahoo.com or bknotts@uua.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development, please visit ngosocdev.org.

Three Keys to Successful Advocacy: How to Move, Touch and Inspire Anyone at Anytime
2022-11-10 13:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | worldwide/virtual
Three Keys to Successful Advocacy: How to Move, Touch and Inspire Anyone at Anytime
We are pleased that Adriane Berg, an expert communicator and an Emmy award-winning TV host and podcaster, will join us today. Adriane is communications consultant to many major companies and a member of the NGO Committee on Ageing-NY, Subcommittee on Communications. Erica Dhar, Director, Global Alliances, International Affairs, AARP, will be the respondent, applying Adriane’s presentation to our advocacy work at the NGO CoA.
Be prepared for a lively session on effective advocacy messaging followed by an eye-opening speed coaching session with your fellow attendees.
Programme:

Welcome & Chair’s Update Cynthia Stuen, Chair, NGO Committee on Ageing/NY
Moderator Frances Zainoeddin, Vice Chair, Program Subcommittee Chair
Speaker: Adriane Berg, CEO Generation Bold
Respondent: Erica Dhar, Director, Global Alliances, International Affairs, AARP
Questions and Comments
Closing Remarks

Attendees will discover:

How to create a compelling elevator pitch
How to appeal to multiple audiences at meetings and events
How to create and deliver a compelling call to action
How to tell your advocacy story using the unique “U curve” technique

Join here: us02web.zoom.us/j/81697309330
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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing/NY, please visit ngocoa-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing/Geneva, please visit ageingcommitteegeneva.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Ageing/Vienna, please visit ngoageingvie.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Intergenerational Solidarity, please email the vice chair at susanneseperson@gmail.com.

Financing for Development in a Fractured World
2022-11-09 08:30 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | worldwide/virtual
Join the NGO Committee on Financing for Development for an important look at FfD in a contemporary context, knowing that the repercussions of COVID-19 and climate destruction are here to stay, at least for the foreseeable future.
Date and Time: 8:30 am – 10:00 am EST on November 9, 2022
Please register in advance: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwuduutpjguGtENOtCZCf-EtA7AD0azr_Wu
Objective: The General Assembly will decide during the current session whether it is ready to convoke the fourth Financing for Development (FfD) conference in the next few years. The global economy is in a difficult situation, especially for development, underlining the need for more effective international economic and financial cooperation. While it is not obvious that the international community as a whole is currently ready to effectively address the pending issues, it is time to start to try to build a new global consensus on financing for sustainable development.
The objective of the NGO Committee on FfD in organizing this workshop is to build the capacity of NGOs/CSOs that focus on a range of economic, social, and environmental issues to engage effectively in the FfD processes and to share updates on the current FfD discussions. While the session is geared towards NGOs/CSOs already engaged with UN processes, it is open to anyone interested in gaining an understanding of FfD. Speakers will provide a perspective of the FfD processes, clarify the larger impact of FfD-related decisions on the achievements of the 2030 agenda, and share insights on current developments and areas that require urgent action and strengthened advocacy efforts.
Read the full concept note here!
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CoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on Financing for Development is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise, for more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development/NY, please ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development/Vienna, please visit ngocsdvienna.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, please visit facebook.com/NGOCoRIP.

NGO Committee on Financing for Development regular monthly meeting
2022-11-04 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Hybrid | New York | Virtual, New York, NY, 10017, United States
Join the NGO Committee on Financing for Development for their regular monthly meeting on November 4 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm EST at the Baha’i International Community Office at 866 UN Plaza, with Zoom access capabilities for those who are unable to attend in person. As the conference room can accommodate up to 25 participants, in-person attendance will be on a first come first served basis for those who have registered at this link by 4:00 pm October 31.
To attend virtually, kindly register to receive the Zoom access link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctdu6urD4qGdG5uqTnKvZAqzQHuY_QnaQq

The agenda, minutes of the last meeting, and resource material are being uploaded to the meeting folder here.

Note to members:

Save the Date for upcoming FfD workshop! The Committee’s annual workshop on FfD, titled “Financing for Development Post COVID” will be held on November 9 from 8:30 am – 10:00 am via Zoom. This workshop is being organized by the Executive Committee. Interested participants are encouraged to register here.
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CoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on Financing for Development is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise, for more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development/NY, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development/Vienna, please visit ngocsdvienna.org.

Parents' Role in Fostering the Financial Literacy of Their Children
2022-10-27 13:15 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | worldwide/virtual
The NGO Committee on the Family invites you to join their first fall event of the year, in which attendees will hear from Susan Beacham and a New York banker about educating parents on how to raise financially responsible children.
This event will be held virtually via Zoom. Register here!
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CoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on the Family/NY is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise, for more information on the NGO Committee on the Family/Vienna, please visit viennafamilycommittee.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, please visit ngosonffd.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Education, Learning, and Literacy, please visit facebook.com/NGOCELLatUN. For more information on the NGO Committee on Children’s Rights/NY, please visit childrightsny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development, please visit ngosocdev.org.

Towards Environmental Justice: The Role of the Legally Binding Instrument for Business Accountability in Combatting the Triple Planetary Crisis
2022-10-25 12:45 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | worldwide/virtual
On Oct. 25, please join Franciscans International for this side event during the 8th session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and human rights.
Panelists will discuss specific local cases and recent developments such as the recognition of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment to explore how the current draft text of the legally binding instrument may serve to mitigate the triple planetary crisis and hold corporations accountable.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K0bBCBYjRHylqmFKzQIPDg
Speakers:

Erika Mendes (Justiça Ambiental / Friends of the Earth Mozambique) on gas projects in Cabo Delgado
Viviana Tacha (Centro Sociojurídico para la Defensa Territorial) on the La Colosa Mine in Colombia
Layla Hughes (Lawyer and Consultant) on the impact of oil and gas industries in the United States
Debbie Stothard (ALTSEAN – Burma)
David Boyd, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment

Interpretation available in English, Español, and Português.
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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, please visit ngosonffd.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development/NY, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development/Vienna, please visit ngocsdvienna.org. For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations, please visit rngos.wordpress.com.

SPSSI's 75th Anniversary Celebration
2022-10-20 17:30 - 19:45 (America/New_York) | Church Center for the UN, 777 United Nations Plaza, 2nd Floor, New York, NY, 10017-3521, United States
Program will include remarks from:

Ambassador Maritza Chan, Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations
Mr. Rio Hada, Chief of the Equality, Development, and Rule of Law Section, UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights – NYC
Lily Gray, Senior Liaison Officer, UNESCO
Daniel Seymour, UN Women
Levi Bautista, President, CoNGO
Patrick Sciarratta, President, Global NGO Executive Committee
Houry Geudelekian, NGO Committee on the Status of Women

This is an invitation-only event. If you plan to bring a guest, please ask them to RSVP to this invitation as well so that they will be on the guest list (or RSVP for them separately after you submit your own RSVP).

Please RSVP here by the end of the day on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022.
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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women/NY, please visit ngocsw.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women/Vienna, please visit ngocswvienna.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Status of Women/Geneva, please visit ngocsw-geneva.ch. For more information on the NGO Committee on Education, Learning, and Literacy, please visit facebook.com/NGOCELLatUN. For more information on the NGO Committee on Mental Health, please visit ngomentalhealth.org.

Side Event at the Eleventh Session of the UNTOC Conference of the Parties
2022-10-20 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Vienna)
Eleventh session of the UNTOC Conference of the Parties, 17-21 October 2022
Side event on Thursday October 20, 2022 1-1:45pm CET
Civil society contribution to combating transnational organized crime – In memoriam Ilona Graenitz

Biographies
Liberato Bautista is President of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). He has been serving for the past 25 years as the main representative to the United Nations worldwide for the public policy and social justice agency General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church. Bautista studied political science, history, and international studies at the University of the Philippines in Manila which in 2000 awarded him the “Most Outstanding Alumnus in the Social Sciences.” His doctoral studies at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey focused on religion and social and political ethics. He was awarded the Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, by Union Theological Seminary in the Philippines in 2016. Bautista teaches, writes and lectures extensively in a variety of fields.
Helga Konrad is Executive Director Anti-Trafficking at the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe, in Vienna and Head/ Coordinator of the ‘Regional Implementation Initiative on Preventing and Combating Human Trafficking, working on the issue for more than 20 years at national and international levels in various functions – as expert, manager, parliamentarian and executive politician. In her Capacity as first Special Representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe she has established the ‘Alliance against Trafficking in Person’. She was chair of the EU Stability Pact Task Force on Human Trafficking for Southeastern Europe. In her capacity as Austrian Federal Government Minister for Women she hosted the 1st EU Conference on Trafficking in Women for Sexual Exploitation in 1995. She was head of the Austrian government delegations to the UN World Conference on Women in Beijing/China and the 1st World Congress on Combating Commercial Sexual Exploitation of children in Stockholm/Sweden, 1996.
Jojo Mehta co-founded Stop Ecocide in 2017, alongside barrister and legal pioneer the late Polly Higgins, to support the establishment of ecocide as a crime at the International Criminal Court. As key spokesperson and Executive Director of Stop Ecocide International, Jojo has overseen the remarkable growth of the movement (teams in 15 countries, websites in 9 languages) while coordinating between legal developments, diplomatic traction and public narrative.She is Chair of the charitable Stop Ecocide Foundation and convenor of the Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide chaired by Philippe Sands QC and Dior Fall Sow. Jojo is a graduate of Oxford and London universities and has a background in communications, entrepreneurship and on-the-ground environmental campaigning.
Francesca Rispoli is a member of the national board of Libera NGO and research fellow at the University of Pisa, where she held the Ph.D. in Political Science and the II level Master in Analysis, Prevention and Contrast of Organized Crime and Corruption. She has carried out for Libera several researches on perception of organized crime and corruption, on a national and international basis.Board member, Libera Contro le Mafie
Monica Usai is program coordinator for the Italian network Libera -Contro le Mafie where actually she is the coordinator of African desk, manages several EU projects, international campaigns to advocate in the specific the promotion of peace and social justice towards civic engagement as active tool against criminal violence, above all mafia type organisations. International Program Coordinator, Libera Contro le Mafie
Anna Alvazzi del Frate is the 2019-2023 Chair of the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. She is a Founding Director of Kennis: Knowledge for Safety and Good Governance and Honorary Advisor to the Board of the Organização das Famílias da Ásia e do Pacífico (OFAP). She spent 20 years working for the UN (UNICRI and UNODC), plus nine years at the Small Arms Survey in Geneva. She holds a PhD in criminology and has vast experience in global studies on crime prevention and criminal justice, with a special focus on gender-related matters.
Ingeborg Geyer has been representing ZONTA International at the UN in Vienna since 2010. Over the years she has been active as board member in various functions at the NGO CSW, CSD, Family, the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and is currently chairing the Committee on Sustainable Development. Professionally, Ingeborg has been a lexicographer and linguist at the Austrian Academy of Sciences. She holds a doctor’s degree of the University of Vienna.

Science, Spirituality, Solidarity: Weaving Interconnections for Change
2022-10-20 10:00 - 12:15 (America/New_York) | Hybrid | New York | Virtual, New York, NY, 10017, United States
On Oct. 20, you are invited to join the Temple of Understanding – in collaboration with Marble Collegiate Church – for FORUM2022!
FORUM2022 is a call to action on the global crisis facing humanity and all life on planet Earth. Connecting the variable causes of the climate crisis, our speakers bring together ancient wisdom and modern science to address this time of severe destruction with positive and effective solutions.
Program
Distinguished 19th Generation Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe, Chief Arvol Looking Horse, will open FORUM2022 with traditional Native American Sioux prayers.
“Earth Democracy: Sustainability and Justice” Keynote dialogue between Bill McKibben and Dr. Vandana Shiva will expound upon the era of unrestricted capitalism and inspire us to embrace a moral and spiritual perspective for restoring our bio-system.
Prayers will be offered for the global ecological crisis by several world religious leaders:

The Rev. Sally Bingham, Canon for the Environment for the Diocese of California, or you can use founder and President Emerita, Interfaith Power and Light. (Christian)
Imam Saffet Catovic, Director, Interfaith, Community Alliances, and Government Relations, Islamic Society of North America, Washington, D.C.(Muslim)
Rabbi David Rosen, KSG CBE, International Director of Interreligious Affairs, American Jewish Committee (Jewish)
Pandit Shukla Ji, Hindu Priest, Hindu Samaj Mandir Mahwah, New Jersey (Hindu)

“Sacred Soil & Sacred Forests” panelists examine the relationship between ancient knowledge and current scientific thinking and present practical solutions for the climate crisis. Ray Archuleta, an American soil scientist, is joined by Irish botanist and author Diana Beresford-Kroeger and Patricia Kombo, passionate environmentalist, founder of the PaTree Initiative, and she is a United Nation Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Land Hero, to discuss the crucial importance of healthy soil and vibrant forests for life on our planet, balancing the climate, harnessing water and sustaining food supplies.
A short video will introduce Jerusalem artist Beverly Barkat’s “Earth Poetica,” a phenomenal sculpture constructed from plastic waste collected from around the world, which will be exhibited at New York City’s World Trade Center complex next year.
Panelists on “Caring for our Endangered Oceans and Waterways” analyze the many ways to address the trashing of our oceans, create an international water policy, and tackle ocean warming. Dave Ford, founder of the Ocean Plastics Leadership Network, USA, an activist to industry organization, is joined by David Helvarg, executive director of Blue Frontier, and Dr. Kelsey Leonard, a citizen of the Shinnecock Nation, who is a water scientist, legal scholar, policy expert, writer, and assistant professor, University of Waterloo, Canada.
Co-sponsors
Interfaith Center of New York, Interfaith Power and Light, Islamic Society of North America, Parliament of the World’s Religions, World Interfaith Network
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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, please visit facebook.com/NGOCoRIP. For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, please visit ngosonffd.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development/NY, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development/Vienna, please visit ngocsdvienna.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights, please email the co-chairs at bknotts@uua.org or bobbinassar@yahoo.com.

The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life
2022-10-13 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | worldwide/virtual
Please join Religions for Peace USA for a conversation with Dr. Simran Jeet Singh about his new best seller book which shows how each of us can turn away from fear and uncertainty and move toward renewal and positive change.
This webinar is co-hosted by Sikh Council for Interfaith Relations and Religions for Peace USA.
Join Live via Zoom or Facebook.
Zoom registration is required but complimentary. Please click here to register.
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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, please visit unforb.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values, and Global Concerns/NY, please visit csvgc-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Mental Health, please visit ngomentalhealth.org.

NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief/NY Annual General Meeting
2022-10-12 13:15 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Hybrid | New York | Virtual, New York, NY, 10017, United States
Dear Friends,
The NGO Committee on FoRB (NY) will host its Annual General Meeting at the Baha’i Center (866 United Nations Plaza #120) on Wednesday, October 12, from 1:15 – 2:30pm (EDT). A light lunch will be provided. (For those unable to attend in person, we will have a Zoom option for virtual attendance.)
Annual General Meeting:
The bureau will provide a brief overview of recent developments in the international FoRB space. We will also discuss ideas for upcoming events. We will conclude by holding our biannual bureau elections. Attached please find the proposed slate for the election.
Please RSVP for the Annual General Meeting at info@unforb.org by Monday, October 10, 2022.
A Zoom link will be sent out to those who have RSVP’d for virtual attendance approximately an hour prior to the start of the event.
For more information on the Committee, please visit our website: unforb.org.
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CoNGO Notes: The NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief is a Substantive Committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Likewise, for more information on the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values, and Global Concerns/NY, please visit csvgc-ny.org. For more information on the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations, please visit rngos.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development, please visit ngosocdev.org.

Smart Solutions for Better Business: Is Your Enterprise Future-Ready?
2022-10-04 14:00 - 16:00 (Asia/Taipei) | worldwide/virtual
CACCI is pleased to invite members and friends to join the webinar on “Smart Solutions for Better Business: Is Your Enterprise Future-Ready?” which will be held on October 4, 2022 at 2:00 PM Taipei time (GMT+8).
To register, please visit bit.ly/SmartBizSolutions.
The webinar aims to introduce successful cases of smart solutions in various fields of business. Experts will be invited to present various smart solutions applicable to business and provide the opportunity to discuss potential collaboration among businessmen in the Asia-Pacific region.
The 90-minute session will be moderated by Herman Sameisky, the International Director of Taiwan Smart Solutions Association. Mr. Samiesky is a technical communicator and data analyst who has previously worked for Google and Amazon.
(1) James Chiao, Chairman of the Asian ICT Council at CACCI and the Smart Cities Committee at CIECA-Taiwan; Founding President of Taiwan Smart Solutions Association; and CEO of Smart Cities Consulting, Ltd, Co. will talk about the COVID-19 Pandemic’s impact on and opportunities for businesses. In particular, he will discuss the digital transformation of businesses, how smart solutions can optimize them, and how glocalization is a win-win business model for international partnerships.
The session will then delve into case studies of smart solutions for businesses.
(2) Joni Kuo, Chairman of Softfoundry International Pte Ltd., will introduce FacePro “5G+AR Remote Xpert” Smart Service,” which enables experts to remotely guide on-site personnel with 4K ultra-high-definition video from the first perspective and conduct troubleshooting and maintenance, which not only improves maintenance efficiency and ensures safety, but also results in a sharing of expertise and technology.
(3) Shao-Jen Weng, CEO of Healthcare Systems Consortium (HSC), will focus on how hospitals and health systems are positioning their organizations for the future in a post-pandemic world, and the top 10 healthcare industry trends and innovations that impact healthcare companies worldwide.
(4) Bruce King, Marketing Director of GoodLinker Co., Ltd., will look into the two common barriers manufacturing SMEs face in reaching digital transformation to be smarter and more efficient. He will also tackle the benefits of Industry Internet of Thing (IIoT), and the service model with glocalization eco-system. Examples of different industry application cases will also be presented.
(5) The session will conclude with a Q&A.
Please note that registrants will also receive a link to the webinar’s video and presentation documents after the session.
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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, please visit ngosonffd.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development/Vienna, please visit ngocsdvienna.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development/New York, please visit ngocsd-ny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Social Development, please visit ngosocdev.org.
