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CIEE Frederick Douglass Global Fellows Attend Unveiling of Frederick Douglass Statue in Belfast

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2023 cohort of Frederick Douglass Global Fellows were honored guests at the unveiling this week of the Frederick Douglass statue commissioned by the Belfast City Council and the Department for Communities and created by sculptors Alan Beattie Herriot and Hector Guest. Located in Belfast city center, the statue is the first in all of Europe to honor the American abolitionist and statesman Frederick Douglass.

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  • Located in Belfast city center, the statue is the first in all of Europe to honor the American abolitionist and statesman Frederick Douglass.
  • Two Frederick Douglass Global Fellows, Akil Cole from Georgetown University and Florence Onyiuke from University of Pennsylvania, spoke at a panel discussion hosted by the Belfast City Council that took place after the unveiling ceremony.
  • At the unveiling, Belfast Lord Mayor Councillor Ryan Murphy said he was honored to be involved in recognizing Frederick Douglass' impact on Belfast.
  • "The Frederick Douglass Global Fellows are tomorrow's leaders and I'm glad they were here to celebrate the global impact of this historic leader in the campaign for social justice," said James P. Pellow, President and CEO of CIEE.

Linux Foundation Energy Experiences Continued Momentum with New Power Grid Model Project, New Members Ahead of LF Energy Summit

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LF Energy, the open source foundation focused on harnessing the power of collaborative software and hardware technologies to decarbonize our global economies, is announcing recent momentum including two new members; the release of our 25th project, Power Grid Model; and the graduation of two projects to Early Adoption. These announcements demonstrate the growing community commitment to LF Energy and its mission of creating a technology ecosystem to support rapid decarbonization.

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  • In pursuit of that mission, LF Energy is announcing that the Power Grid Model project, which originated at Alliander, has been accepted into the foundation.
  • Attendees at LF Energy Summit can learn more about the project in the " Power Grid Model: A High-Performance Distribution Grid Calculation Library " session from Yu (Tony) Xiang of Alliander.
  • In a further sign of growth of LF Energy, Aspen Technology and chargebyte have both joined LF Energy as General Members.
  • LF Energy Summit Comes to Paris, June 1-2
    LF Energy Summit is coming to Paris June 1-2, 2023, gathering members of the LF Energy community including foundation members, developers, vendors, utility end users and other energy industry stakeholders to learn about LF Energy and its projects.

CIEE Celebrates the 2023 Frederick Douglass Global Fellows

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Friday, March 17, 2023
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SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine, March 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) is pleased to announce the 2023 Frederick Douglass Global Fellows, twelve exceptional student leaders who will participate in a three-continent global journey that will take them to Washington, D.C.; Cape Town, South Africa; and Dublin, Ireland; for a comparative study of social justice leadership.

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  • SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine, March 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) is pleased to announce the 2023 Frederick Douglass Global Fellows , twelve exceptional student leaders who will participate in a three-continent global journey that will take them to Washington, D.C.; Cape Town, South Africa; and Dublin, Ireland; for a comparative study of social justice leadership.
  • The Government of Ireland will co-sponsor the 2023 Frederick Douglass Global Fellows in honor of the meeting between 27-year-old abolitionist Frederick Douglass and the great Irish reformer Daniel O'Connell in Dublin in 1845 – an experience that expanded Douglass' view of social injustice and influenced his style of agitating for positive change through non-violent social and political efforts in the United States.
  • The Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship was launched in 2017 as part of CIEE's commitment to increasing access to study abroad by students in underrepresented groups.
  • To learn more about the Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship, visit ciee.org/FDGF .

CIEE Launches the 2023 Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship

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Thursday, December 1, 2022
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ATLANTA, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) today launched the 2023 Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship at an event in Atlanta hosted by the Consulate General of Ireland in the Southeast USA honoring Nettie Washington Douglass, chairwoman and co-founder of Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives and the great-great-granddaughter of Frederick Douglass.

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  • ATLANTA, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) today launched the 2023 Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship at an event in Atlanta hosted by the Consulate General of Ireland in the Southeast USA honoring Nettie Washington Douglass, chairwoman and co-founder of Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives and the great-great-granddaughter of Frederick Douglass.
  • The Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship was founded in 2017 as part of CIEE's commitment to increasing access to study abroad for students in underrepresented groups.
  • The Government of Ireland will cosponsor the 2023 Frederick Douglass Global Fellows in honor of the historic meeting in 1845 between Frederick Douglass and Irish reformer Daniel O'Connell, and in celebration of Ireland's commitment to social justice and peace building.
  • Frederick Douglass alum Kamayah Scruggs from Spelman Collegeshared what was meaningful to her about her time as a 2022 Frederick Douglass Global Fellow.

Ministers in the 2015 and 2017 Conservative Governments

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Tuesday, November 13, 2018
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018This list notes ministerial office holders in the 2015 and 2017 Conservative Governments.

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  • House of Commons Library

    Current lists of ministers, shadow ministers and opposition spokespeople can be found on theParliament website.

  • David Camerons Administration

    David Cameron announced senior government appointments on 8 May 2015 with junior ministerial appointments over the following days.

  • Some ministers carried on in post from the 2010 Coalition Government therefore their start date pre-date the 2015 General Election.
  • Previous posts held by Conservative Ministers in the 2010 coalition Government can be found in: Ministers in the Coalition Government: 20102015.

Irish Government Supports Second Annual IrelandWeek in Los Angeles

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Thursday, November 1, 2018
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LOS ANGELES and DUBLIN, Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) and additional members of the Irish government, including the Irish Ambassador to the United States and the Irish Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht welcome the successful return of IrelandWeek and IRELANDCON to Los Angeles.

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  • LOS ANGELES and DUBLIN, Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) and additional members of the Irish government, including the Irish Ambassador to the United States and the Irish Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht welcome the successful return of IrelandWeek and IRELANDCON to Los Angeles.
  • IrelandWeek (10/25 -11/3) is supported by the Irish Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the State Agency network.
  • This week, Los Angeles will experience some of the best of Irish art and culture, including music, poetry and film from some of our finest contemporary artists and performers.
  • In October, the Irish Government announced the extension of the Irish tax incentive for the film, television and animation industries.This extension further enhances Ireland'sposition as a prime filming location.

WuXi Biologics to Invest €325 Million to Build Largest Biomanufacturing Facility Using Single-Use Bioreactors in Ireland

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Monday, April 30, 2018
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A total of 48,000 L fed-batch and 6,000 L perfusion bioreactor capacity will be installed, representing the world's largest facility using single-use bioreactors.

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  • A total of 48,000 L fed-batch and 6,000 L perfusion bioreactor capacity will be installed, representing the world's largest facility using single-use bioreactors.
  • The manufacturing project in a 26-hectare campus, the company's first site outside of China, is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland.
  • Speaking at today's announcement in Dundalk, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Prime Minister of Ireland said, "This is the start of something special.
  • This huge 325 million investment is a great vote of confidence in Ireland and reinforces our image as a global centre of excellence in Biologics.