America.gov Site no longer functional as of March 31, 2011 website to deliver information about ... some languages are still available only on USINFO. The Bureau prides itself on using technology and alliances to improve its effectiveness. The Bureau s products and services including web sites and other internet services, electronic journals, speaker programs, print publications, and CD ROMs uniquely ... policy organizations. It also manages Information Resource Centers overseas and offers reference specialists based in Washington, DC, to answer specialized information queries from abroad. The IIP was created from elements of the U.S. Information Agency when it merged with the Department of State ..., information resource officers, program officers, and translators provide regionally oriented products and services. The Office of Thematic Programs has multifunctional teams organized in one of two ... in support of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs , the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs , and IIP. Screening of speakers The Bureau runs the U.S. Speaker and Specialist ... Information Agency which served a similar role from 1953 to 1999 Notes More to be added references USDOS agencies Category Information Category United States Department of State agencies ... more details
Infobox Political post post United States br Assistant Secretary of State br for InternationalInformationPrograms body insignia insigniasize insigniacaption imagesize 150px image Department of state.svg incumbent Vacant incumbentsince 2008 style residence termlength formation 2008 inaugural No Nominee Ever Confirmed website http www.state.gov r iip index.htm Official Website The Assistant Secretary of State for InternationalInformationPrograms is the head of the Bureau of InternationalInformationPrograms within the United States Department of State . The Assistant Secretary of State for InternationalInformationPrograms reports to the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs . Assistant Secretary of State for InternationalInformationPrograms, 2008 Present class wikitable Name Assumed Office Left Office President of the United States President s served under Michael S. Doran ref Michael S. Doran was nominated by President Bush, but never confirmed by the Senate. ref George W. Bush Notes references External links http www.state.gov r iip index.htm Website of the Bureau of InternationalInformationPrograms Category United States Assistant Secretaries of State ... more details
Soviet InformationBureau lang ru Sovetskoye informatsionnoye byuro , commonly known as Sovinformburo was a leading Soviet news agency in 1941 1961. It was established on June 24, 1941, shortly after the opening of the Eastern Front of World War II by a directive of Sovnarkom and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to bring into the limelight international events, military developments, and day to day life through printed and broadcast media. ref http eng.9may.ru eng inform war m9005510 Sovinformburo during WWII ref File . 8 1945.ogg thumb From the Soviet InformationBureau. May 8, 1945 File . 30 1945.ogg thumb The 2nd Belorussian Front had completed the rout of the Germans of Danzig and March 30, stormed the town and fortress of Gda sk Gdansk Danzig an important port and a first class naval base on the Baltic Germans. 30 March 1945 During the war Sovinformburo directed the activity of the All Slavonic Committee , Anti Fascist Committee of Soviet Women , Anti Fascist Committee of the Soviet Youth , Anti Fascist Committee of Soviet Scientists and the Jewish Anti Fascist Committee JAC . In 1944, a special bureau on propaganda for foreign countries was set up as part of Sovinformburo. ref http www.russianembassy.org RUSSIA mass media.htm Mass Media in Russia ref In 1961 Sovinformburo was transformed into Novosti Press Agency. Today its successor is RIA Novosti . See also Eastern Bloc information dissemination Censorship in the Soviet Union Propaganda in the Soviet Union References div class references small references div Eastern Bloc media Soviet stub Category Soviet media Category Propaganda of the Soviet Union Category 1941 establishments in the Soviet Union Category 1961 disestablishments Category Propaganda organisations Category Eastern Bloc media de Sowjetisches Informationsb ro es Sovinformbur fr Sovinformburo pl Radzieckie Biuro Informacyjne ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The Bureau of Information Resource Management IRM is a component of Department of State s management family of bureaus, which provides the information technology and services the Department needs to successfully carry out its foreign policy mission. IRM is divided into two constituent groups, Operations OPS and Business, Planning, and Customer Service BPC . Among the tasks assigned IRM s branches and divisions are deployment and maintenance of a global network supporting more than 250 overseas diplomatic missions sending nearly six million official messages sometimes called cables in reference to the long employed telegraphic means of transmission . IRM staffers also support desktop users, code software, assure the security of information resources, and develop long term strategic plans for the use of information technologies in the mission of diplomacy. The bureau is headed by the Department of State s Chief Information Officer CIO . 1 USDOS agencies DEFAULTSORT Bureau Of Information Resource Management Category United States Department of State agencies US gov stub Reference 1. http www.state.gov r pa ei rls dos 436.htm ... more details
The Bureau of Military Information BMI was the first formal and organized United States of America American intelligence agency , active during the American Civil War . Predecessors Allan Pinkerton was a Scotland Scottish immigrant who in 1850 opened the Pinkerton National Detective Agency , one of the first Private investigator detective and Security guard private security agencies in the United States. He was contracted by Federal and a number of state and local governments to solve cases such as train robbery train robberies . In early 1861, Pinkerton assumed responsibility for Abraham Lincoln s safety, including gaining wind of an Baltimore Plot alleged assassination attempt . Shortly after the start of the Civil War, Pinkerton was contacted by George B. McClellan a friend and former client to provide intelligence for the Department of the Ohio . Charles Pomeroy Stone , then a colonel , also utilized a number of detectives to report intelligence matters to him. Starting in 1862, General Winfield Scott hired Lafayette C. Baker to provide similar services for him that Pinkerton provided for McClellan. Lincoln also hired William A. Lloyd, a railroad publisher, to infiltrate the Confederate States of America Confederacy and provide reports directly to him at the cost of 200 a month plus expenses. In all cases, the detectives and spies in question were civilians, despite the fact that they reported to military heads and served in wartime Pinkerton, however, created an alias that was a Union Army major . They also reported directly to and were paid at the leisure of their superiors .... Bureau of Military Information On January 26, 1863, Major General Joseph Hooker was given command .... Babcock, a civilian and former employee of Pinkerton. On February 11, 1863, they established the Bureau of Military Information. The BMI utilized around 70 field agents during the war, ten of whom were killed. In addition to field agents, information was gathered through interrogation of prisoners ... more details
Image Rzepecki.jpg thumb 160px right Jan Rzepecki The Bureau of Information and Propaganda of the Headquarters of Armia Krajowa Headquarters of Zwi zek Walki Zbrojnej , later of Armia Krajowa lang pl Biuro Informacji i Propagandy Komendy G wnej Zwi zku Walki Zbrojnej Armii Krajowej in short BIP a conspiracy department created in spring 1940 during the German occupation of Poland , inside the Zwi zek Walki Zbrojnej , then of the Supreme Command of Armia Krajowa as 6th Department . Initially, its commander was major Tadeusz Kruk Strzelecki , then colonel Jan Rzepecki pseudonym Wolski or Prezes . Until the end of 1940 his deputy was Hipolit Niepok lczycki , while since 1944 until January 1945 captain Kazimierz Moczarski . Tasks of BIP included informing of Polish community of activities of the Polish Government in London , documenting activities of Nazi Germany the German occupant , psychological warfare against Nazi propaganda , consolidation of solidarity in the fight for independence of the Polish nation, collecting of information, reports and orders. BIP published Polish underground press underground press , like Biuletyn Informacyjny Information Bulletin , Wiadomo ci Polskie Polish News and Insurekcja Insurrection some of its departments carried secret trainings Department A film in photoreport, direction, operation of megaphones. Among others, cameramen and cutters Antoni Bohdziewicz , Wac aw Ka mierczak , Leonard Zawis awski , Seweryn Kruszy ski , film stage directors Jerzy ... Informacyjny Information Bulletin , Wiadomo ci Polskie Polish News and G os Ojczyzny Voice of the Homeland Bureau of Military History doctor Stanis aw P oski pseudonym S awski Department of Information ... or Borodzicz Sekretary office Zofia Straszewska pseudonym Magdalena Bureau of the Department of Information ... Information Jerzy Olivier Merson pseudonym Wiktor Office R 1 editorial team of Dziennik Radiowy Radio ... Zi ek pseudonym Sawa Section A of Information and Film headed by Stanis aw Olkusznik pseudonym ... more details
Infobox company name International Student Exchange Programs ISEP logo Image Logo ISEP small.png type ... to information about programs based on information supplied by member institutions. Develop and distribute ... US Members http www.isep.org students Directory members outside usa.asp International Members Programs ... subsid homepage http www.isep.org footnotes intl The International Student Exchange Program is an international network which encourages student exchanges all around the world. It was founded ... of the Fulbright Hays Act as the International Student Exchange Program at Georgetown University, ISEP was supported by a grant from the former United States Information Agency USIA until 1996. The first year of exchanges involved Georgetown University and six international universities. However ... over 240 US and international institutions. The loss of funding from the USIA in 1996 led ... December 2008 Basic information ISEP is a member based non profit organization. Therefore, its success ... and diversity in international education. They cooperate as equal partners in a spirit of trust and mutual support to further the internationalization of their campuses and offer high quality programs ... or type of institution. Offer support services and a broad range of academic programs that meet the needs ... international students bring. Benefits for ISEP Members As a Member, ISEP provides many benefits in several functional areas Member Relations, Communication and Information, Placement, Health Insurance ... programs to serve members. Carefully review new member applications. Provide stewardship of resources .... Provide training of new coordinators. Organize ISEP conferences and annual events. Communication and Information ... inquiries in a timely manner. Advise coordinators about programs available, supplementing published information. Placement Review applications in a timely manner and provide information about placement ... towards Outbound Students Be familiar with ISEP programs and services. Guide students through ... more details
Main BBYO Refimprove date November 2007 BBYO InternationalPrograms are a variety of programs held on an annual basis for members of BBYO from all over the world. The programs include leadership, educational .... Programs during the school year International Convention International Convention IC is held every year in February. International, regional and council leaders meet to discuss the goals of the organization, and elect international boards for the next year. A more business oriented portion of the convention ... place before the convention starts. The convention includes programming organized by the international boards and international chairs. Other convention features include a shuk Hebrew for market where .... International Convention concludes with the elections of the new international boards for the following school year. The newly elected officers do not take office, however, until International Execs International Execs the following August. International Execs International Execs is held every .... Additionally, international officers begin and end their terms during this convention. Execs is always held in Washington, DC, home of BBYO s international office. March Of The Living The March Of The Living ... group in the program. Summer programs Chapter Leadership Training Conference Chapter Leadership ... 2,4,& 6 are located at AHA American Hebrew Academy International Leadership Training Conference International ... teens the tools they need to help run the organization back in their home communities. International ... service, kibbutz and exploring Europe. In addition, International Leadership Seminar in Israel ... to International Leadership Training Conference ILTC . Project Impact Project Impact is a 12 day ... most community service programs, Project Impact focuses on how to gain important skills and applying ... counterparts there. Bulgaria has one of the largest BBYO programs outside of North America ... index.php?c 84&kat Summer Progs. 3E 3E BBYO Summer Programs http www.bbyo.org article.php?id 745 BBYO ... more details
API , Academic ProgramsInternational, is an independent study abroad provider based in the US . Its locations include http www.academicintl.com argentina Argentina , Costa Rica , France , Hungary , Ireland , Italy , Mexico , Poland , Qatar , Spain , the United Arab Emirates , and the United Kingdom . API procures housing and educational arrangements as well as excursions in each program. A scholarship of 250 1000 is also provided, the amount being partially based on financial need and partially based on the student s merits essays recommendations . Destinations Argentina Buenos Aires Universidad de Belgrano, Universidad Torcuato di Tella Costa Rica San Joaqu n de Flores Instituto San Joaqu n de Flores San Jos , Costa Rica San Jos Universidad de Costa Rica, International Center for Development Studies France Grenoble Centre Universitaire d Etudes Francaises, Grenoble cole de Management Paris Universit de Paris, Universit de Paris VII Diderot , Universit de Paris IX Dauphine Hungary Budapest Corvinus University of Budapest Ireland Cork city Cork University College Cork, National University of Ireland Dublin Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Maynooth Galway National University of Ireland, Galway Limerick University of Limerick Italy Florence The Lorenzo de Medici School Rome John Cabot University, The Lorenzo de Medici School Syracuse, Italy Syracuse The Mediterranean Center for Arts and Sciences Tuscania The Lorenzo de Medici School Mexico Quer taro Universidad Aut noma de Quer taro Poland Krak w Jagiellonian University of Krak w Qatar Doha Qatar University Spain Barcelona University of Barcelona, University Aut noma of Barcelona, University Pompeu Fabra Bilbao University of the Basque Country, University of Deusto C diz ..., London School of Economics Fees Average tuition costs range from 7500 to 14,000 semester. Year programs can go as high as 25,000. Fees for most programs do not vary with how many credit hours are taken ... more details
iau onlinedatabases systems data ca00.rtf IAU from Canadian Information Centre for International ... and public sector reform, research and information services, advocacy, training programs, and professional development for international educators. ref http www.cbie.ca Canadian Bureau for International ... Bank , the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, the Canadian International Development Agency , foreign governments, international investors and Canadian foundations and corporations. History Although the Canadian Bureau for International Education was incorporated ... Universities Higher education in Canada References reflist Commons DEFAULTSORT Canadian Bureau For International ... Fellowships Programs are available to Canadians for studies and research in an OAS member state The Organization ... Scholarship Program CCVUSP offers selected certificate programs, delivered entirely at a distance .... ref http www.scholarships.gc.ca ref CBIE offers an International Student of the Year Award. CBIE manages a range of awards in partnership with the Canadian International Development Agency CIDA The CBIE ... between the Libyan Ministry of Education and Scientific Research and the Canadian Bureau for International Education, funded by the Libyan Government. It involves approximately 2,000 Libyan ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name United States br Bureau of International Labor Affairs type Bureau ... www.dol.gov ilab footnotes The Bureau of International Labor Affairs ILAB is an operating unit of the United States Department of Labor which manages the Department s international responsibilities. According to its mission statement ILAB conducts research on and formulates international economic, trade ... abroad and in the United States. ref United States. Bureau of International Labor Affairs ILAB . Bureau ... of Labor, 1994. ref The Bureau of International Labor Affairs is located in the Francis Perkins Building ... of Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs Sandra Polaski . History The Bureau of International ... and Toil of Children The Use of Child Labor in American Imports. ref United States. Bureau of International Labor Affairs ILAB . Bureau of International Labor Affairs A Brief Outline of Principal Activities ... of the Bureau of International Labor Affairs. ref https www.dol.gov ILAB regs eo13126 main.htm Accessed ... to combat child labor since 1995. ref name whitehouse.gov On April 10, 2009, the Bureau of International .... Bureau of International Labor Affairs ILAB . Bureau of International Labor Affairs A Brief Outline ... United States Department of Labor Official Website http www.dol.gov ilab Bureau of International Labor Affairs Official Website http www.dol.gov ilab media reports otla Selected Bureau of International ... 08 February 2009. ref chief1 name Sandra Polaski chief1 position Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs chief2 name Carol Pier chief2 position Associate Deputy Undersecretary for International ... international technical assistance in support of U.S. foreign labor policy objectives. ref http ... of United States workers in international affairs and provides advice and statistics on policy decisions which have U.S. labor concerns. The Bureau also represents the United States at trade negotiations and at international bodies like the International Labor Organization ILO , the World ... more details
The Bureau of International Organization Affairs IO is a bureau in the United States Department of State that creates and executes U.S. policy in the United Nations and other international organizations. It is headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs . The IO ... Nations and its affiliated agencies, as well as within certain other international organizations. The Bureau of International Organization Affairs was created in order to strengthen the United States involvement in important international relations. Image Bureau of International Organization Affairs.jpg thumb right 200px Logo of the Bureau of International Organization Affairs History The bureau ..., the State Department, under the specific guidance of the Bureau of International Organization ... the Structure and Functions of the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department, United States Congress, House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The Bureau of International Organization Affairs has grown in size since its feeble beginnings. The Bureau of International Organization Affairs ... ref Presidential Commissions Report on the Bureau of International Organization Affairs Responsibility ... the world. The Presidential Commission Report stated that the Bureau of International Organization ... www.state.gov p lo rls rpt index.htm ref Current Affairs The Bureau of International Organization ... States was a member, and identifying the particular interests of the United States. As a result the Bureau of International Organization Affairs stated that the United State involvement in UNESCO was unnecessary ... States and UNESCO Rethinking the Decision to Withdraw volume 41 issue 1 journal International Journal year 1985 ref The Bureau of International Organization Affairs is responsible for developing the U.S. position on all subjects that come before international bodies, for preparing and laying before ... Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization . The bureau concluded that UNESCO s performance ... more details
File IPB logo svg.svg thumb International Peace Bureau Logo International Peace Bureau IPB Bureauinternational de la paix is the world s oldest international peace federation. It was founded in 1891, and awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1910. IPB was founded under the name Permanent international peace bureauBureauinternational permanent de la paix . From 1912 onward it used the name International Peace Bureau . Between 1946 and 1961, it was known under the name International Liaison Committee of Organizations for Peace ILCOP Comit de liaison international des organisations de paix CLIOP . Presidents Ernst Wolf 1963 1974 Sean MacBride 1974 1985 Bruce Kent 1985 1992 Maj Britt Theorin 1992 2000 Cora Weiss 2000 2006 Tomas Magnusson 2006 present See also Fredrik Bajer Elie Ducommun Charles Albert Gobat Henri La Fontaine References Gobat, Albert, D veloppement du Bureauinternational permanent de la paix. Bern, 1910. Herz, Ulrich, The International Peace Bureau History, Aims, Activities. Geneva, 1969. From Nobel Lectures, Peace 1901 1925, Editor Frederick W. Haberman, Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 1972. External links http www.ipb.org International Peace Bureau homepage Nobel Peace Prize Laureates 1901 1925 Category International organizations Category Nobel Peace Prize laureates Category Organizations awarded Nobel Prizes Category Peace organizations Category 1891 establishments ar be be x old bg ... Fredskontor de BureauInternational Permanent de la Paix es Oficina Internacional por la Paz fr Bureauinternational de la paix ko id Bureauinternational permanent de la paix it Bureauinternational permanent de la paix he hu Nemzetk zi B keiroda nl Internationaal Bureau voor de Vrede ja no Det internasjonale fredsbyr pa pnb ... fi BureauInternational Permanent de la Paix sv International Peace Bureau tt ... more details
The BureauInternational de l Heure BIH or the International Time Bureau , seated at the Paris Observatory , was the internationalbureau responsible for combining different measurements of Universal Time . The bureau also played an important role in the research of time keeping. In 1987 the responsibilities of the bureau were taken over by the InternationalBureau of Weights and Measures BIPM and the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service IERS . History The creation of the BIH was decided upon during the 1912 Conf rence internationale de l heure radiot l graphique . The following year an attempt was made to regulate the international status of the bureau through the creation of an international convention . However, the convention wasn t ratified by its member countries due to the outbreak of World War I . In 1919, after the war, it was decided upon to make the bureau the executive body of the International Commission of Time , one of the commissions of the then newly founded International Astronomical Union IAU . From 1956 until 1987 the BIH was part of the Federation of Astronomical and Geophysical Data Analysis Services FAGS . In 1987 the bureau s tasks of combining different measurements of Universal Time were taken over by the InternationalBureau of Weights and Measures BIPM . Its tasks related to the correction of time with respect to the Astronomical object celestial Frame of reference reference frame and the earth s rotation were taken over by the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service IERS . Sources cite conference first B. last Guinot authorlink title History of the BureauInternational de l Heure booktitle Polar Motion Historical and Scientific problems pages 175 184 year 2000 url http adsabs.harvard.edu abs 2000ASPC..208..175G int org stub Category Time measurement de BureauInternational de l Heure sk Medzin rodn asov stred a sv BIH organisation zh ... more details
The International Broadcasting Bureau IBB is an entity within the Broadcasting Board of Governors BBG , which is a Independent agencies of the United States government U.S. independent agency . The IBB supports the day to day operations of Voice of America VOA and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting Radio y Televisi n Mart Radio and TV Mart . It also provides transmission and technical support for all of the independent non military broadcasting services funded by the BBG . The IBB is located in Washington, D.C. 330 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20237 History On April 30, 1994, President Bill Clinton Clinton signed the International Broadcasting Act Public Law 103 236 . The legislation established the International Broadcasting Bureau IBB within the United States Information Agency USIA , and created a Broadcasting Board of Governors BBG with oversight authority over all non military U.S. government international broadcasting. The Voice of America, the oldest and best known organization ... based in Washington, D.C. Category 1999 establishments in the United States de International Broadcasting Bureau es International Broadcasting Bureau id Biro Penyiaran Internasional pl International Broadcasting Bureau pt International Broadcasting Bureau ... and Technical Services, and a number of support services. Other international broadcasting services ... continue to operate shortwave radio transmitters and antenna farms at one International Broadcasting Bureau Greenville Transmitting Station site in the United States, located near Greenville ... Director of Broadcasting of USIA and Acting Director of VOA. See also International broadcasting Shortwave Radio Canada International Media of the United States References Reflist http www.ibb.gov ... getdoc.cgi?dbname browse usc&docid Cite 22USC6206 United States Code, Tit. 22 Ch. 71 Sec. 6206 International Broadcasting Bureau External links official http www.ibb.gov http www.washingtontechnology.com ... more details
Onesource date November 2008 The International Maritime Bureau is a specialized department of the International Chamber of Commerce . The IMB s responsibilities lie in fighting crimes related to Shipping maritime trade and transportation, particularly Pirate piracy and commercial fraud , and in protecting the crews of ocean going vessels. It publishes a weekly piracy report and maintains a 24 hour piracy reporting centre in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia .The IMB is part of ICC Commercial Crime Services whose other divisions include The Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau, The Financial Investigation Bureau and FraudNet. The bureau, endorsed by the United Nations UN s International Maritime Organization International Maritime Organisation , was founded in 1981. The body has observer status with International Criminal Police Organization Interpol Interpol and a Memorandum of understanding MOU with the World Customs Organization . ref cite news url http www.icc ccs.org imb overview.php title Overview publisher International Maritime Bureau date 2008 05 26 accessdate 2008 05 26 language ref Its present director is Captain Pottengal Mukundan . Notes references External links http www.icc ccs.org imb overview.php International Maritime Bureau website http www.icc ccs.org prc piracyreport.php Weekly Piracy Report Category Maritime organizations int org stub de International Maritime Bureau el ja nl International Maritime Bureau vi Ph ng h ng h i qu c t ... more details
The Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation is a bureau within the United States Department of State responsible for managing a broad range of nonproliferation and counterproliferation functions. The bureau leads U.S. efforts to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction nuclear weapon nuclear , chemical weapons chemical , and biological warfare biological weapons and their nuclear weapons delivery delivery systems . It was created on September 13, 2005 when the Bureau of Arms Control and the Bureau of Nonproliferation were merged together. Stephen G. Rademaker was the first the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation . He had been the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Arms Control, and in February 2005 he was named the head of the Bureau for Nonproliferation pending the two bureaus merger. The previous Acting Assistant ... 2006 09 14 ref The Bureau s role within the Department of State is to spearhead efforts to promote international consensus on WMD proliferation through bilateral and multilateral diplomacy, and to address ... s by improving physical security, using interdiction and International sanctions sanctions , and actively ... of international treaties and arrangements. It seeks to work with international organizations such as the United ... , and the International Atomic Energy Agency to reduce and eliminate threats posed by weapons of mass destruction, and to support foreign partners in their efforts. During its time as an independent Bureau, the Bureau of Arms Control led efforts to negotiate new arms control agreements, such as the May ... Measures in the Organization for Security and Co operation in Europe had been moved from the Bureau of Political Military Affairs to the Bureau of Arms Control. External links http www.state.gov t isn Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation http web.archive.org web 20050305235252 http www.state.gov t ac The Department of State website s section on the Bureau of Arms Control, documented ... more details
The InternationalBureau of Education IBE is a UNESCO center specializing in education, whose goal is to facilitate the provision of quality education throughout the world. History The origin of the IBE was a private organization created in 1925 by some prominent people in Geneva. In 1929 it became an intergovernmental organization , the first such organization in the field of education, and the well known epistemologist Jean Piaget was appointed director. Piaget stayed on as Director until 1969, at which time IBE was integrated into UNESCO. ref cite web url http www.ibe.unesco.org en about the ibe who we are history.html title UNESCO InternationalBureau of Education. Bureauinternational d ducation. Oficina Internacional de Educacion. IBE. BIE. OIE. & 124 UNESCO.org History publisher Ibe.unesco.org date accessdate 2011 02 28 ref ref cite web url http www.ibe.unesco.org fileadmin user upload Publications Institutional Docs Rossello historical note en.pdf title Historical note by Pedro Rossello format PDF date accessdate 2011 02 28 ref External links official http www.ibe.unesco.org en.html References reflist Category UNESCO UN stub ca Oficina internacional d educaci fr Bureauinternational d ducation kk ... more details
Blues BureauInternational is a guitar oriented, blues , blues guitar and blues rock record label. Blues Bureau is a member of Mike Varney s Shrapnel Label Group, which also includes Shrapnel Records , another guitar oriented label which features shred guitar , hard rock , metal and progressive metal , and Tone Center Records , a jazz oriented label featuring fusion guitar as well as a number of jazz tributes. Blues Bureau artists include Rick Derringer , Eric Gales , Marc Ford , Chris Duarte , Leslie West and Pat Travers . The Blues Bureau catalog is a reflection of Mr. Varney s desire to provide a platform for talented young blues guitarists, and to allow established artists to pursue their artistic vision. Notable Releases Allmusic class album id r1821955 pure url yes Eric Gales Relentless allmusic.com Allmusic class album id r1022000 pure url yes Marc Ford Weary and Wired allmusic.com Allmusic class album id r704504 pure url yes Joe Louis Walker New Direction allmusic.com Allmusic class album id r424116 pure url yes Neal Schon Piranha Blues allmusic.com Allmusic class album id r739555 pure url yes Leslie West Got Blooze allmusic.com Allmusic class album id r1086907 pure url yes Chris Duarte Blue Velocity allmusic.com Official Shrapnel Label Group Websites http shrapnelrecords.com The Shrapnel Label Group http myspace.com shrapnelrecordsshreds Shrapnel Records Official MySpace Site Official Blues BureauInternational Records Artist Links http www.marcford.net Marc Ford Official Site http www.rickderringer.com Rick Derringer Official Site http www.myspace.com chrisduartegroup Chris Duarte Group Official Myspace Page http www.ericgales.net Eric Gales Official Site Blues BureauInternational in the media http www.studioexpresso.com profiles mikevarney.htm Producer Profile Mike Varney Category Blues record labels ... more details
The International Agrarian Bureau was founded in 1921 by the Agrarian parties of Bulgaria , Czechoslovakia , Croatia , and Poland growing to 17 political parties in Eastern Europe by 1928. It was sometimes referred to as the first Green International . The Bureau was a key competitor with the Red Peasant International sponsored by the Communist International or Comintern. In 1947, the Bureau assumed the name of the International Peasants Union . Stanis aw Miko ajczyk was the president of the organization at one point. Members International Peasants Union Agrarian Party Yugoslavia Agrarian Party Serbia Bulgarian Agrarian People s Union Bulgaria Croatian Peasant Party Croatia Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union Lithuania National Peasants Party Romania Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party Smallholders Party Hungary See also Red Peasant International Krestintern Sources Allan C. Carlson Carlson, Allan C. Third Ways How Bulgarian Greens, Swedish Housewives, and Beer Swilling Englishmen Created Family Centered Economies and Why They Disappeared . ISI Books 2007 Ralph M. Goldman Goldman, Ralph M. The Future Catches Up Selected Writings of Ralph M. Goldman . iUniverse 2002 , http books.google.pt books?id yJWlDYuoT5sC&pg PA58&dq Green International intitle The intitle Future intitle Catches intitle Up intitle Selected intitle Writings intitle of intitle Ralph intitle M intitle Goldman&lr &as drrb is q&as minm is 0&as miny is &as maxm is 0&as maxy is &as brr 0 v onepage&q Green 20International 20intitle 3AThe 20intitle 3AFuture 20intitle 3ACatches 20intitle 3AUp 20intitle 3ASelected 20intitle 3AWritings 20intitle 3Aof 20intitle 3ARalph 20intitle 3AM 20intitle 3AGoldman&f false pp. 58 59 . Category Political internationals Category Agrarian politics hr Zelena internacionala ... more details
Infobox Company company name International Speakers Bureau company type Private company Private company logo foundation San Angelo, Texas , United States USA 1992 location Dallas, Texas USA key people Michelle Lemmons Poscente , chairman and founder industry Category Talent and literary agencies Talent and literary agencies homepage http www.internationalspeakers.com Official Website International Speakers Bureau is a Dallas, Texas based speakers bureau specializing in motivational speaker s, corporate entertainment and corporate training . History International Speakers Bureau was founded in 1992 by Michelle Lemmons Poscente , who started the business in a spare bedroom in her parent s home eventually landing her first booking of the late Charles Kuralt a few months later. In 1993, Lemmons Poscente moved her offices to Dallas and began to expand the business. The company grew quickly in large part due to Lemmons Poscente s early adoption of the internet. Citation needed date November 2008 In 1997, the company was recognized as one of the Top Female Run Businesses in Texas and also partnered with Yahoo to create Mentorium , an early attempt at interactive online learning. In 2000, the company won the Sprint Nextel Sprint 1 Small Business in America award ref http youtube.com watch?v X82seDtjlnM ref and was recognized by Bank One as one of the top female owned businesses in the United States. Citation needed date November 2008 References references External links http www.internationalspeakers.com Official website Articles http dallas.bizjournals.com dallas stories 1996 09 23 smallb1.html For Michelle Lemmons, everyone s the boss , Dallas Business Journal , 1996 http dallas.bizjournals.com dallas stories 1998 09 28 smallb1.html Booking speakers becomes big business , Dallas ... dallas stories 2001 01 29 smallb3.html Speakers bureau grew by twos , Dallas Business Journal , 2001 http www.conworld.net absolutenm anmviewer.asp?a 163&z 1 International Speakers Bureau ... more details
Infobox organization name InternationalBureau of Weights and Measures br lang fr Bureauinternational des poids et mesures image Metric seal.svg image border size alt caption map msize malt mcaption abbreviation motto formation extinction type status purpose headquarters location region served membership language leader title leader name main organ parent organization affiliations num staff num volunteers ... The bureau. The InternationalBureau of Weights and Measures lang fr Bureauinternational des poids et mesures , is an international standards organization standards organisation , one of three such organisations established to maintain the International System of Units SI under the terms of the Metre ... links Official website http www.bipm.org en home Use dmy dates date May 2011 DEFAULTSORT InternationalBureau Of Weights And Measures Category Standards organizations Category International organizations ... ca Oficina Internacional de Pesos i Mesures cs Mezin rodn ad pro m ry a v hy da BureauInternational ... fa fr Bureauinternational des poids et mesures hi id BureauInternational des Poids et Mesures it Bureauinternational des poids et ... Bureauinternational des poids et mesures ja no Det internasjonale byr for m l og vekt oc ... sr sh Me unarodni biro za te ine i mere fi BureauInternational des ... des poids et mesures CGPM and the International Committee for Weights and Measures lang fr Comit international des poids et mesures CIPM . History The BIPM was created on 20 May 1875, following ... accessdate 2009 04 21 ref It is based at the Pavillon de Breteuil in S vres , France , granted to the Bureau ... part in and organises international comparisons of national measurement standards and performs calibrations ... of the international prototype of the kilogram . ref name IPK cite web title International prototype ... 18 November 2011 ref See also Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements International Organization ... more details
The International Container Bureau lang fr BureauInternational des conteneurs , BIC oversees standards for intermodal container s, commonly referred to as shipping containers . The goal of the organization is to promote cooperations between corporations, government units and independent organizations relating to intermodal freight transport , the process of containerization , and the transport and handling of intermodal container shipping container s. It was originally established in 1933 under the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce , and stopped its operations during World War II , with resumption again in 1948. ref cite news url http nla.gov.au nla.news article16972758 title INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER BUREAU. newspaper Sydney morning herald The Sydney Morning Herald NSW 1842 1954 location NSW date 18 April 1933 accessdate 27 October 2011 page 13 publisher National Library of Australia ref BIC was elected by the International Organization for Standardization ISO in the late 1960s as the single registrar office in charge of the registration and protection of the containers owners and operators s identification code BIC code later standardised as ISO 6346 . This ensures a unique code number for every shipping container in the world, and these must be registered with BIC. The Customs Convention on Containers CCC 1972 in a recent amendment enforced in 2008 also makes reference to the ISO 6346 and code registration with BIC to allow the free circulation of containers worldwide. Its headquarters are located in Paris, France . References reflist External links http www.bic code.org BIC s official website Intermodal containers Category Standards organizations Category Intermodal containers Euro org stub ms Biro Kontena Antarabangsa ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2010 Notability date October 2010 Infobox organization name The Bureau of International Recycling BIR bgcolor fgcolor ff0000 image BIR logo long RGB transparent lowres.png image border size 200 px alt caption map msize malt mcaption abbreviation motto formation 1948 extinction type status International non profit organisation constituted under the laws of Belgium purpose To bring together recycling expertise from across the globe and position the industry as a key pillar of global sustainable growth headquarters location 24 Ave Franklin Roosevelt, 1050 Brussels, Belgium coords region served Global membership Over 700 companies and 40 national associations language leader title Director General leader name Francis J. Veys main organ parent organization affiliations num staff num volunteers budget website www.bir.org remarks The Bureau of International Recycling BIR is a global recycling industry association representing more than 700 companies from the private sector and 40 national trade federation s from 70 different countries. The organisation serves as a platform to promote business relations and recycling among industry and to liaise with policy makers. Mission As part of its mission, BIR tackles the following important and fundamental issues Market promote international trade in an environmentally sound manner in both recycled materials and recycling technology Environment aiming for lower energy consumption, reducing CO2 emissions and preserving ... Founded in 1948, the BIR originally called the BureauInternational de la R cup ration is the oldest international association in the recycling sector. Following the second world war, when primary ... into Eastern Europe, Russia and Asia, eventually changing name to become the Bureau of International ... from the Benelux countries called for the creation of an international organisation to overcome trade ... countries. BIR soon became acknowledged by national and international bodies, as well ... more details
The International African Service Bureau IASB was a Pan Africanism pan African organisation founded in London in 1937 by West Indian s George Padmore , C. L. R. James , T. Ras Makonnen and Sierra Leonian labor activist and agitator I. T. A. Wallace Johnson .Chris Braithwaite, aka Jones, was Secretary of this organisation. ref name SD1973p446 Harvnb Spitzer Denzer 1973 p 446 . ref The bureau intended to address West African problems to the British general public. Similar in design and organization to the West African Youth League , ref Harvnb Padmore 1957 p 147 . ref the IASB also sought to inform the public about the grievances faced by those in West Africa and created a list of desired reforms and freedoms that would help the colonies. The bureau also hoped to encourage new West African trade unions to affiliate themselves with the British labor movement. ref citation last first title International African Services Bureau report for 1937 newspaper date 6 March 1938 . ref To further its interest, it held weekly meetings at Hyde Park, London Hyde Park , where members discussed labor strikes in the Caribbean and Ethiopia . It also supplied speakers to branches of the Labour Party, trade unions and the League of Nations Union and provided questions to be asked in front of Parliament regarding legislation, working conditions and trade union regulations. ref name SD1973p448 Harvnb Spitzer Denzer 1973 p 448 . ref References citation last1 Hooker first1 James title Black Revolutionary George Padmore s Path from Communism to Pan Africanism year 1967 publisher Praeger Publishers location New York City New York isbn oclc 1992688 . citation last Padmore first George author link George Padmore title Pan Africanism or Communism? The Coming Struggle for Africa year 1956 publisher D. Dobson ... I. T. A. Wallace Johnson and the West African Youth League year 1973 journal The International Journal of African Historical Studies volume 6 issue 3 pages 413 452 doi 10.2307 216610 publisher The International ... more details
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