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The 2021 virtual CIM convention May 3 @ 8:00 am - May 6 @ 5:00 pm The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) has decided to make its 2021 Convention and Expo a fully online event, to be held May 3-6, 2021. The decision comes as a result of the continuing uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic and CIM prioritizing the health and safety of its delegates. The unique features of a virtual conference provide CIM the opportunity to reach a broad audience without the obstacle...

PHOTO: LILAH SLOANE-BARRETT/AAAS On 15 June, the AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER) program will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a program of speakers and group discussions, covering topics from artificial intelligence to racism. While DoSER (www.aaas.org/DoSER) has had notable successes in building relationships between religious and scientific communities, the anniversary is a prompt to look forward, not back, said the program leaders. At the event, called “Forward T...

Missed your turn? Recalculate your career route By Chris Taylor Reuters Text size Copy shortlink: "Recalculating," as the GPS often tells us when we are driving, may be our best career strategy after a year of uncertainty. R...

SG biotech firm Austrianova secures $100m commitment from GEM Photo: Austrianova April 23, 2021 Biotech company Austrianova has signed an agreement with Luxembourg-based private equity firm GEM Global Yield for a share subscription facility of up to $100 million for a 36-month term following a public listing. The agreement allows Austrianova to draw down funds by issuing shares of common stock to GEM, the company said in a statement.  Austrianova will control the timing and the maximum size o...

The Atlantic People are reevaluating their climate actions, including recycling, what they eat, and caring for plants. April 22, 2021 Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. “Outside, fires raged and seas rose and viruses attacked,” my colleague Megan Garber writes. “Inside, not knowing what else to do, I kept watering all the p...

1st TSC supports Month of the Military Child at Fort Knoxs Kingsolver Elementary School Photo By Staff Sgt. Nahjier Williams | The child of a Soldier assigned to the 1st Theater Sustainment Command stops for a...... read moreread more Photo By Staff Sgt. Nahjier Williams | The child of a Soldier assigned to the 1st Theater Sustainment Command stops for a photo outside Kingsolver Elementary school b...

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Several legal tech stories published on 1 April seemed especially imaginative. While some were real and others turned out to be April Fools, they demonstrate the progress made in legal innovation and that the sector is continually finding new ways of applying technology to legal services, processes and education. Game on Joanna Goodman In a convincing post on LinkedIn, legal tech start-up Office & Dragons announced that it was turning its transaction development platform into a game called Lega...

The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)s annual conference will be held from April 18 to 21 in south Chinas island province of Hainan.   This years annual conference will be mainly held offline with the addition of online features as part of ongoing COVID-19 prevention and control efforts, with over 2,600 people expected to participate in person, making it the worlds first large-scale international conference to be held this year in predominantly offline forms.   Founded in 2001 when Asian countries so...

2021-04-18 09:06:24 GMT2021-04-18 17:06:24(Beijing Time) Xinhua English BOAO, Hainan, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)s annual conference will be held from April 18 to 21 in south Chinas island province of Hainan. This years annual conference will be mainly held offline with the addition of online features as part of ongoing COVID-19 prevention and control efforts, with over 2,600 people expected to participate in person, making it the worlds first large-scale internati...