Barnardos welcomed new child protection guidelines released for the Catholic Church in Ireland that aim to set consistent standards across the island.
Barnardos stressed the importance of implementing the guidelines to improve child protection. While guidelines provide moral authority, full implementation
is needed to protect children, as is putting national guidelines on statutory footing to mandate reporting of allegations. Barnardos looks forward to seeing
the guidelines comprehensively implemented but reiterated that protecting children requires legal force.
The Light for Rights campaign is a global advocacy project that aims to raise awareness about human rights and universal access in the response to AIDS. On World AIDS Day, events are held where important buildings and monuments temporarily turn off their lights before restoring them to symbolize "shining a light" on HIV and human rights issues. The campaign provides guidance for organizing local Light for Rights events, including coordinating building lighting, candlelight vigils, or creative arts performances that incorporate lights.
The document outlines and describes various communication tools for email, SMS/text, instant messaging, voice chat, and live chat. It discusses tools like email, web mail, text messaging for updates and comments, instant messaging apps like Zopim and Boldchat, the free voice chat system Gong, and live chat platforms like Twitter and social M. It concludes by discussing the impact of these new communication tools on organizational communication.
How to Sign Up for Various Communication ToolsLearon Dalby
1) The presentation introduces various Google communication tools and how to set them up, including setting up a Google account, homepage, documents, and access to Google Wave.
2) It also discusses how to set up a Facebook page and connect it to NSGIC's page and how to set up a Twitter account to search for people to follow and tweet.
3) The presentation encourages exploring different communication tools and considering how to establish an online presence across multiple platforms using consistent profile details.
This webinar examines your role dealing with the media. Knowing how to respond to tough questions from reporters representing print, broadcast and online media can be a challenge. We will provide you with insight about how the media works, what they want and how to drive home your talking points when answering their questions. By understanding how reporters think and what they are looking for, you can better plan your strategy for responding to their questions while controlling your message.
The document discusses best practices for working with journalists. It notes that media relations is the top responsibility of PR staff and that journalists rely on news releases for 50-60% of their information. There is tension in the relationship as journalists do not fully trust PR people but need them for information. The document outlines areas of friction like hype, sloppy reporting, and advertising influence on content. It provides tips for different types of media interactions like interviews, press conferences, and media tours. Overall, the key is for PR people to save journalists time by providing useful information while educating executives on working with the media.
This document discusses various communication tools that can help make an FBLA chapter more successful. It recommends using Google Drive for file sharing and collaboration, Google Calendar for scheduling events, Twitter for regular updates and engagement, Instagram and Facebook for promotion, Skype for video chatting, and text messaging for reminders and updates. These tools allow for efficient meetings, collaboration on projects, preparation for competitions, and keeping members informed.
BBC editorial-guidelines-whole-documentAvida Virya
This document provides an introduction and overview of the BBC's editorial standards and values. It discusses:
- The BBC's mission as outlined in its Royal Charter to serve all audiences through impartial, high-quality output.
- The BBC's public purposes and its independence from government.
- The BBC's core editorial values of freedom of expression, impartiality, accuracy, protecting the vulnerable, and serving the public interest.
- How the BBC balances its right to free expression with its responsibilities to audiences, and limits to that right imposed by law.
- The BBC's accountability to audiences and regulation by Ofcom to ensure its content meets required standards.
The Light for Rights campaign is a global advocacy project that aims to raise awareness about human rights and universal access in the response to AIDS. On World AIDS Day, events are held where important buildings and monuments temporarily turn off their lights before restoring them to symbolize "shining a light" on HIV and human rights issues. The campaign provides guidance for organizing local Light for Rights events, including coordinating building lighting, candlelight vigils, or creative arts performances that incorporate lights.
The document outlines and describes various communication tools for email, SMS/text, instant messaging, voice chat, and live chat. It discusses tools like email, web mail, text messaging for updates and comments, instant messaging apps like Zopim and Boldchat, the free voice chat system Gong, and live chat platforms like Twitter and social M. It concludes by discussing the impact of these new communication tools on organizational communication.
How to Sign Up for Various Communication ToolsLearon Dalby
1) The presentation introduces various Google communication tools and how to set them up, including setting up a Google account, homepage, documents, and access to Google Wave.
2) It also discusses how to set up a Facebook page and connect it to NSGIC's page and how to set up a Twitter account to search for people to follow and tweet.
3) The presentation encourages exploring different communication tools and considering how to establish an online presence across multiple platforms using consistent profile details.
This webinar examines your role dealing with the media. Knowing how to respond to tough questions from reporters representing print, broadcast and online media can be a challenge. We will provide you with insight about how the media works, what they want and how to drive home your talking points when answering their questions. By understanding how reporters think and what they are looking for, you can better plan your strategy for responding to their questions while controlling your message.
The document discusses best practices for working with journalists. It notes that media relations is the top responsibility of PR staff and that journalists rely on news releases for 50-60% of their information. There is tension in the relationship as journalists do not fully trust PR people but need them for information. The document outlines areas of friction like hype, sloppy reporting, and advertising influence on content. It provides tips for different types of media interactions like interviews, press conferences, and media tours. Overall, the key is for PR people to save journalists time by providing useful information while educating executives on working with the media.
This document discusses various communication tools that can help make an FBLA chapter more successful. It recommends using Google Drive for file sharing and collaboration, Google Calendar for scheduling events, Twitter for regular updates and engagement, Instagram and Facebook for promotion, Skype for video chatting, and text messaging for reminders and updates. These tools allow for efficient meetings, collaboration on projects, preparation for competitions, and keeping members informed.
BBC editorial-guidelines-whole-documentAvida Virya
This document provides an introduction and overview of the BBC's editorial standards and values. It discusses:
- The BBC's mission as outlined in its Royal Charter to serve all audiences through impartial, high-quality output.
- The BBC's public purposes and its independence from government.
- The BBC's core editorial values of freedom of expression, impartiality, accuracy, protecting the vulnerable, and serving the public interest.
- How the BBC balances its right to free expression with its responsibilities to audiences, and limits to that right imposed by law.
- The BBC's accountability to audiences and regulation by Ofcom to ensure its content meets required standards.
The document is an issue of Adjacent Government magazine. It contains several articles on various topics related to science, health, and the environment. The main articles discussed in the summary include pieces on tackling diabetes in Europe, the benefits of eHealth for citizens, challenges and opportunities of digital health technologies, and the economic and social costs of dementia.
The document discusses challenges facing fire departments in conducting public fire safety education and proposes new ways to address these challenges using modern communication tools. It finds that while fire departments value public education, limited resources hamper their efforts. It recommends departments utilize free online education materials and embrace new media like blogs, podcasts, and video to engage wider audiences despite funding shortfalls.
The document summarizes information about the COVID-19 pandemic from various sources such as newspapers, social media platforms, and blogs. It discusses how the pandemic has impacted different countries and some key steps governments have taken in response. It also compares the accuracy of information provided on newspapers, social media, and blogs, concluding that newspapers and blogs generally provide more reliable information than social media.
The document discusses partnerships and networking for Spina Bifida prevention campaigns in Italy. It outlines various prevention initiatives including the National Spina Bifida Week, a COOP campaign, a Prevention Month, and school programs. These involve partnerships between the Italian Spina Bifida Association and other organizations to raise awareness and promote folic acid intake to reduce Spina Bifida occurrences. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of developing partnerships and networks at national and international levels to support large-scale primary prevention efforts.
PAR12-Bermuda Global Socio Economic Development Group Andrew Williams Jr v201...Andrew Networks
The document outlines Project Green Haiti, which aims to rebuild Haiti's devastated economy through a transition to a green economy. Key points include:
- The project would create a network of "Solar Dome Televillages" across Haiti powered by solar energy to provide education and tools to improve lives.
- It seeks to educate and empower the poor and homeless to gain skills enabling high standards of living through renewable energy and digital technologies.
- An early initiative in 1995 introduced solar thermal technology to hospitals in Haiti to sterilize medical instruments. These systems provided off-grid power and remained operational.
- The goal is to transition from fossil fuels to a green economy through renewable resources
v20100112 PARXTC Bermuda Global Socio Economic Development Group Andrew Willi...Andrew Networks
This document outlines a $100 million sustainable socio-economic development project for Bermuda led by the Global Socio Economic Development Group. The project aims to reduce poverty, improve health, education, and the environment through advancing trade, entrepreneurship, gender equity and partnerships. The goals are to reduce poverty, achieve primary education for all, promote gender equity, combat health issues, develop global and local partnerships, and establish standards and share knowledge to strengthen Bermudan communities and society. Background information notes that while issues are well known, actions have not followed recommendations, so the project will apply lessons learned and establish collaboration to deliver sustainable mechanisms and solutions.
Meals on Wheels found it was perceived as too successful and had poor penetration into Millennial audiences. It sought to reinvigorate its brand and drive change across the organisation. Delegates will hear in just 15 minutes the story of how Meals on Wheels rebranded to give an optimistic outlook and put people are the center of its brand strategy. Having changed its messaging from the traditional guilt inducing tone, the voice is now positive and the brand is driving forward, steadily gaining momentum.
This document discusses Rotary's efforts to improve maternal and child health globally. It notes that while child mortality has declined significantly in recent decades, millions of mothers and children still die each year from preventable causes. Immunization has saved millions of lives by protecting against diseases like measles, smallpox, and polio. However, vaccine coverage could still be improved to prevent 1.5 million additional deaths annually. The document encourages Rotarians to support World Immunization Week in promoting vaccines and raising awareness of their impact on public health. It emphasizes that through immunization programs, Rotary is serving humanity by protecting current and future generations.
This document provides an overview of public relations (PR) presented by Hasan Zuberi, CEO of Momentum PR & Corporate Communications. It defines PR, discusses its history, compares it to advertising, outlines common PR tools like press releases and newsletters, and examines major PR outlets including print, broadcast, electronic, and online social media. Statistics are presented showing the large percentage of internet users in Asia and Pakistan's online penetration rates. The presentation concludes with contact information for questions.
This report summarizes the key findings of a survey of over 50,000 people in 26 countries regarding their news consumption habits. It finds that social media has become an increasingly important source of news, with over half of respondents using it for news weekly. Smartphone use for news is up sharply while computer use is down. Most people remain reluctant to pay for online news. Ad-blocking continues to rise and poses challenges for publishers' revenue. Television remains important for older groups but its use is declining overall, particularly among younger people.
This document is the 2016 Digital News Report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. It provides an overview and analysis of digital news consumption based on a survey of over 50,000 people across 26 countries. The report contains sections analyzing news consumption by country, trust in news, how audiences discover news online, and essays on topics like the business challenges facing journalism and the importance of trust. It is the largest ongoing comparative study of digital news consumption in the world.
This document is the 2016 Digital News Report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. It provides an overview and analysis of digital news consumption based on a survey of over 50,000 people across 26 countries. The report contains sections analyzing news consumption by country, trust in news, how audiences discover news online, and essays on topics like the economics of journalism and the importance of trust. It is the largest ongoing comparative study of digital news consumption in the world.
This document summarizes the key findings of the 2016 Reuters Institute Digital News Report, which is based on a survey of over 50,000 people in 26 countries. Some of the main findings are that social media have become a major source of news, with half of respondents using it weekly and 12% saying it is their primary news source. Smartphone use for news is sharply up while computer use is down. Ad-blocking is a major challenge, used by 10-38% of respondents in different countries. Television remains important for older groups but is declining among younger people. Most people remain reluctant to pay for online news.
This year's report reveals new insights about digital news consumption based on a YouGov survey of over 50,000 online news consumers in 26 countries including the US and UK.
This document is the April-June 2015 edition of Public Administration Today, the magazine of the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA). It contains articles on various topics related to public administration, including partnering with government, competitiveness and productivity, international engagement, education, auditing, and more. The editorial notes that the magazine aims to promote IPAA activities and facilitate discussion about public policy and administration in Australia.
Presentation (simon barry & brian harvey) slides Gert Ackermann
The document provides a post-budget analysis from a public finance perspective. It summarizes Ireland's fiscal correction over the past 5 years through 8 budgets and adjustment packages that totaled €27.5 billion in planned impacts. It notes that spending cuts have accounted for 65% of the adjustments to date. While the budgets from 2008-2012 have been progressively reducing incomes for higher earners the most, the 2013 PRSI change is regressive. The fiscal deficit remains above the 3% GDP target but revenues are improving and non-interest spending is down 15% from its 2008 peak. Further adjustments of €5 billion are planned for 2014-2015.
Barnardos welcomed new Catholic Church child protection guidelines but stressed the importance of full implementation. The guidelines have the potential to set consistent standards across Ireland by incorporating Children First. However, guidelines only matter if fully rolled out on the ground. Barnardos will look for comprehensive implementation and wants Children First put on statutory footing to better protect children.
The document is an issue of Adjacent Government magazine. It contains several articles on various topics related to science, health, and the environment. The main articles discussed in the summary include pieces on tackling diabetes in Europe, the benefits of eHealth for citizens, challenges and opportunities of digital health technologies, and the economic and social costs of dementia.
The document discusses challenges facing fire departments in conducting public fire safety education and proposes new ways to address these challenges using modern communication tools. It finds that while fire departments value public education, limited resources hamper their efforts. It recommends departments utilize free online education materials and embrace new media like blogs, podcasts, and video to engage wider audiences despite funding shortfalls.
The document summarizes information about the COVID-19 pandemic from various sources such as newspapers, social media platforms, and blogs. It discusses how the pandemic has impacted different countries and some key steps governments have taken in response. It also compares the accuracy of information provided on newspapers, social media, and blogs, concluding that newspapers and blogs generally provide more reliable information than social media.
The document discusses partnerships and networking for Spina Bifida prevention campaigns in Italy. It outlines various prevention initiatives including the National Spina Bifida Week, a COOP campaign, a Prevention Month, and school programs. These involve partnerships between the Italian Spina Bifida Association and other organizations to raise awareness and promote folic acid intake to reduce Spina Bifida occurrences. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of developing partnerships and networks at national and international levels to support large-scale primary prevention efforts.
PAR12-Bermuda Global Socio Economic Development Group Andrew Williams Jr v201...Andrew Networks
The document outlines Project Green Haiti, which aims to rebuild Haiti's devastated economy through a transition to a green economy. Key points include:
- The project would create a network of "Solar Dome Televillages" across Haiti powered by solar energy to provide education and tools to improve lives.
- It seeks to educate and empower the poor and homeless to gain skills enabling high standards of living through renewable energy and digital technologies.
- An early initiative in 1995 introduced solar thermal technology to hospitals in Haiti to sterilize medical instruments. These systems provided off-grid power and remained operational.
- The goal is to transition from fossil fuels to a green economy through renewable resources
v20100112 PARXTC Bermuda Global Socio Economic Development Group Andrew Willi...Andrew Networks
This document outlines a $100 million sustainable socio-economic development project for Bermuda led by the Global Socio Economic Development Group. The project aims to reduce poverty, improve health, education, and the environment through advancing trade, entrepreneurship, gender equity and partnerships. The goals are to reduce poverty, achieve primary education for all, promote gender equity, combat health issues, develop global and local partnerships, and establish standards and share knowledge to strengthen Bermudan communities and society. Background information notes that while issues are well known, actions have not followed recommendations, so the project will apply lessons learned and establish collaboration to deliver sustainable mechanisms and solutions.
Meals on Wheels found it was perceived as too successful and had poor penetration into Millennial audiences. It sought to reinvigorate its brand and drive change across the organisation. Delegates will hear in just 15 minutes the story of how Meals on Wheels rebranded to give an optimistic outlook and put people are the center of its brand strategy. Having changed its messaging from the traditional guilt inducing tone, the voice is now positive and the brand is driving forward, steadily gaining momentum.
This document discusses Rotary's efforts to improve maternal and child health globally. It notes that while child mortality has declined significantly in recent decades, millions of mothers and children still die each year from preventable causes. Immunization has saved millions of lives by protecting against diseases like measles, smallpox, and polio. However, vaccine coverage could still be improved to prevent 1.5 million additional deaths annually. The document encourages Rotarians to support World Immunization Week in promoting vaccines and raising awareness of their impact on public health. It emphasizes that through immunization programs, Rotary is serving humanity by protecting current and future generations.
This document provides an overview of public relations (PR) presented by Hasan Zuberi, CEO of Momentum PR & Corporate Communications. It defines PR, discusses its history, compares it to advertising, outlines common PR tools like press releases and newsletters, and examines major PR outlets including print, broadcast, electronic, and online social media. Statistics are presented showing the large percentage of internet users in Asia and Pakistan's online penetration rates. The presentation concludes with contact information for questions.
This report summarizes the key findings of a survey of over 50,000 people in 26 countries regarding their news consumption habits. It finds that social media has become an increasingly important source of news, with over half of respondents using it for news weekly. Smartphone use for news is up sharply while computer use is down. Most people remain reluctant to pay for online news. Ad-blocking continues to rise and poses challenges for publishers' revenue. Television remains important for older groups but its use is declining overall, particularly among younger people.
This document is the 2016 Digital News Report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. It provides an overview and analysis of digital news consumption based on a survey of over 50,000 people across 26 countries. The report contains sections analyzing news consumption by country, trust in news, how audiences discover news online, and essays on topics like the business challenges facing journalism and the importance of trust. It is the largest ongoing comparative study of digital news consumption in the world.
This document is the 2016 Digital News Report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. It provides an overview and analysis of digital news consumption based on a survey of over 50,000 people across 26 countries. The report contains sections analyzing news consumption by country, trust in news, how audiences discover news online, and essays on topics like the economics of journalism and the importance of trust. It is the largest ongoing comparative study of digital news consumption in the world.
This document summarizes the key findings of the 2016 Reuters Institute Digital News Report, which is based on a survey of over 50,000 people in 26 countries. Some of the main findings are that social media have become a major source of news, with half of respondents using it weekly and 12% saying it is their primary news source. Smartphone use for news is sharply up while computer use is down. Ad-blocking is a major challenge, used by 10-38% of respondents in different countries. Television remains important for older groups but is declining among younger people. Most people remain reluctant to pay for online news.
This year's report reveals new insights about digital news consumption based on a YouGov survey of over 50,000 online news consumers in 26 countries including the US and UK.
This document is the April-June 2015 edition of Public Administration Today, the magazine of the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA). It contains articles on various topics related to public administration, including partnering with government, competitiveness and productivity, international engagement, education, auditing, and more. The editorial notes that the magazine aims to promote IPAA activities and facilitate discussion about public policy and administration in Australia.
Presentation (simon barry & brian harvey) slides Gert Ackermann
The document provides a post-budget analysis from a public finance perspective. It summarizes Ireland's fiscal correction over the past 5 years through 8 budgets and adjustment packages that totaled €27.5 billion in planned impacts. It notes that spending cuts have accounted for 65% of the adjustments to date. While the budgets from 2008-2012 have been progressively reducing incomes for higher earners the most, the 2013 PRSI change is regressive. The fiscal deficit remains above the 3% GDP target but revenues are improving and non-interest spending is down 15% from its 2008 peak. Further adjustments of €5 billion are planned for 2014-2015.
Barnardos welcomed new Catholic Church child protection guidelines but stressed the importance of full implementation. The guidelines have the potential to set consistent standards across Ireland by incorporating Children First. However, guidelines only matter if fully rolled out on the ground. Barnardos will look for comprehensive implementation and wants Children First put on statutory footing to better protect children.
Naomi Johnson (Vice-Chairperson SECC & Director of FirstpostGert Ackermann
This document summarizes the state of social enterprises in Scotland. It discusses what social enterprises are, their importance to the Scottish economy and communities, and the supportive environment and government policies that have helped them thrive. Key points include that there are over 3,000 social enterprises in Scotland employing 30,000 people and contributing £1.25 billion to the economy. The Scottish government has implemented strategies and action plans since 2007 to promote social enterprises and support their growth.
This document summarizes the context and support for social enterprises in Scotland. It discusses what social enterprises are, their importance to the economy and communities, and how the Scottish government and Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition have worked to create an environment for social enterprises to thrive. Key points of support include dedicated strategies and action plans, procurement policies to open markets, and financial and advisory support. Research indicates there are over 3,000 social enterprises in Scotland employing 30,000 people and contributing £1.25 billion to the economy.
Paul O'Sullivan (CEO, Clann Credo - The Social Investment Fund)Gert Ackermann
This document discusses financing for social enterprises. It outlines that social enterprises can seek financing from private investors, banks, social investors, and philanthropic grants. It specifically discusses Clann Credo, a social investment fund that provides repayable loan financing to social enterprises, community businesses, and charities that have both a social impact and repayment capacity. The loans are repaid and reinvested, and interest covers overhead costs and loan losses. Clann Credo raises capital from private sources like religious congregations and banks to provide this financing to organizations addressing issues like transportation, housing, community services, arts, and sports across a wide range of areas.
George Lee, LEDP (Limerick Enterprise Development Partnership)Gert Ackermann
LEDP was founded in 1999 as a partnership between public and private entities with the vision of redeveloping a former industrial site in Limerick. Over 10 years of operation, LEDP leveraged over €65 million in investment to purchase and redevelop the 16 acre Krups facility site, creating over 600 jobs directly and supporting thousands of additional people through education and training programs located on the site.
The Social Enterprise Task Force (SETF) was established to promote social enterprise in Ireland. Social enterprises are businesses that tackle social, economic, or environmental issues through commercial activities to create social benefits. The SETF recommends establishing a policy framework for social enterprise led by the Department of Enterprise. It also recommends incorporating social enterprise into local development plans, enterprise support programs, and using social clauses in public procurement contracts. The benefits of social enterprise include addressing unemployment, contributing to economic growth, providing cost-effective solutions to social needs, and promoting philosophies of community self-help.
In the realm of cybersecurity, offensive security practices act as a critical shield. By simulating real-world attacks in a controlled environment, these techniques expose vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them. This proactive approach allows manufacturers to identify and fix weaknesses, significantly enhancing system security.
This presentation delves into the development of a system designed to mimic Galileo's Open Service signal using software-defined radio (SDR) technology. We'll begin with a foundational overview of both Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and the intricacies of digital signal processing.
The presentation culminates in a live demonstration. We'll showcase the manipulation of Galileo's Open Service pilot signal, simulating an attack on various software and hardware systems. This practical demonstration serves to highlight the potential consequences of unaddressed vulnerabilities, emphasizing the importance of offensive security practices in safeguarding critical infrastructure.
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
Dandelion Hashtable: beyond billion requests per second on a commodity serverAntonios Katsarakis
This slide deck presents DLHT, a concurrent in-memory hashtable. Despite efforts to optimize hashtables, that go as far as sacrificing core functionality, state-of-the-art designs still incur multiple memory accesses per request and block request processing in three cases. First, most hashtables block while waiting for data to be retrieved from memory. Second, open-addressing designs, which represent the current state-of-the-art, either cannot free index slots on deletes or must block all requests to do so. Third, index resizes block every request until all objects are copied to the new index. Defying folklore wisdom, DLHT forgoes open-addressing and adopts a fully-featured and memory-aware closed-addressing design based on bounded cache-line-chaining. This design offers lock-free index operations and deletes that free slots instantly, (2) completes most requests with a single memory access, (3) utilizes software prefetching to hide memory latencies, and (4) employs a novel non-blocking and parallel resizing. In a commodity server and a memory-resident workload, DLHT surpasses 1.6B requests per second and provides 3.5x (12x) the throughput of the state-of-the-art closed-addressing (open-addressing) resizable hashtable on Gets (Deletes).
Generating privacy-protected synthetic data using Secludy and MilvusZilliz
During this demo, the founders of Secludy will demonstrate how their system utilizes Milvus to store and manipulate embeddings for generating privacy-protected synthetic data. Their approach not only maintains the confidentiality of the original data but also enhances the utility and scalability of LLMs under privacy constraints. Attendees, including machine learning engineers, data scientists, and data managers, will witness first-hand how Secludy's integration with Milvus empowers organizations to harness the power of LLMs securely and efficiently.
Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup SlidesZilliz
Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
Ivanti’s Patch Tuesday breakdown goes beyond patching your applications and brings you the intelligence and guidance needed to prioritize where to focus your attention first. Catch early analysis on our Ivanti blog, then join industry expert Chris Goettl for the Patch Tuesday Webinar Event. There we’ll do a deep dive into each of the bulletins and give guidance on the risks associated with the newly-identified vulnerabilities.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
Next, let's discuss package managers. Package managers play a critical role in the OSS ecosystem. I'll explain how to manage library dependencies in your application.
I'll share insights into how the Ruby and RubyGems core team works to keep our ecosystem safe. By the end of this talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to safeguard your code.
"Choosing proper type of scaling", Olena SyrotaFwdays
Imagine an IoT processing system that is already quite mature and production-ready and for which client coverage is growing and scaling and performance aspects are life and death questions. The system has Redis, MongoDB, and stream processing based on ksqldb. In this talk, firstly, we will analyze scaling approaches and then select the proper ones for our system.
AppSec PNW: Android and iOS Application Security with MobSFAjin Abraham
Mobile Security Framework - MobSF is a free and open source automated mobile application security testing environment designed to help security engineers, researchers, developers, and penetration testers to identify security vulnerabilities, malicious behaviours and privacy concerns in mobile applications using static and dynamic analysis. It supports all the popular mobile application binaries and source code formats built for Android and iOS devices. In addition to automated security assessment, it also offers an interactive testing environment to build and execute scenario based test/fuzz cases against the application.
This talk covers:
Using MobSF for static analysis of mobile applications.
Interactive dynamic security assessment of Android and iOS applications.
Solving Mobile app CTF challenges.
Reverse engineering and runtime analysis of Mobile malware.
How to shift left and integrate MobSF/mobsfscan SAST and DAST in your build pipeline.
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to the 5th Power Grid Model Meet-up, scheduled for 6th June 2024. This event will adopt a hybrid format, allowing participants to join us either through an online Mircosoft Teams session or in person at TU/e located at Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet-up will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a research university specializing in engineering science & technology.
Power Grid Model
The global energy transition is placing new and unprecedented demands on Distribution System Operators (DSOs). Alongside upgrades to grid capacity, processes such as digitization, capacity optimization, and congestion management are becoming vital for delivering reliable services.
Power Grid Model is an open source project from Linux Foundation Energy and provides a calculation engine that is increasingly essential for DSOs. It offers a standards-based foundation enabling real-time power systems analysis, simulations of electrical power grids, and sophisticated what-if analysis. In addition, it enables in-depth studies and analysis of the electrical power grid’s behavior and performance. This comprehensive model incorporates essential factors such as power generation capacity, electrical losses, voltage levels, power flows, and system stability.
Power Grid Model is currently being applied in a wide variety of use cases, including grid planning, expansion, reliability, and congestion studies. It can also help in analyzing the impact of renewable energy integration, assessing the effects of disturbances or faults, and developing strategies for grid control and optimization.
What to expect
For the upcoming meetup we are organizing, we have an exciting lineup of activities planned:
-Insightful presentations covering two practical applications of the Power Grid Model.
-An update on the latest advancements in Power Grid -Model technology during the first and second quarters of 2024.
-An interactive brainstorming session to discuss and propose new feature requests.
-An opportunity to connect with fellow Power Grid Model enthusiasts and users.
Northern Engraving | Nameplate Manufacturing Process - 2024Northern Engraving
Manufacturing custom quality metal nameplates and badges involves several standard operations. Processes include sheet prep, lithography, screening, coating, punch press and inspection. All decoration is completed in the flat sheet with adhesive and tooling operations following. The possibilities for creating unique durable nameplates are endless. How will you create your brand identity? We can help!
"Frontline Battles with DDoS: Best practices and Lessons Learned", Igor IvaniukFwdays
At this talk we will discuss DDoS protection tools and best practices, discuss network architectures and what AWS has to offer. Also, we will look into one of the largest DDoS attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure that happened in February 2022. We'll see, what techniques helped to keep the web resources available for Ukrainians and how AWS improved DDoS protection for all customers based on Ukraine experience
Digital Banking in the Cloud: How Citizens Bank Unlocked Their MainframePrecisely
Inconsistent user experience and siloed data, high costs, and changing customer expectations – Citizens Bank was experiencing these challenges while it was attempting to deliver a superior digital banking experience for its clients. Its core banking applications run on the mainframe and Citizens was using legacy utilities to get the critical mainframe data to feed customer-facing channels, like call centers, web, and mobile. Ultimately, this led to higher operating costs (MIPS), delayed response times, and longer time to market.
Ever-changing customer expectations demand more modern digital experiences, and the bank needed to find a solution that could provide real-time data to its customer channels with low latency and operating costs. Join this session to learn how Citizens is leveraging Precisely to replicate mainframe data to its customer channels and deliver on their “modern digital bank” experiences.
Digital Banking in the Cloud: How Citizens Bank Unlocked Their Mainframe
Media Relations for Charities
1. WORKING WITH THE MEDIA
Media Relations for Non-Profits
Gert Ackermann
2. What is Publicity?
Public Relations (PR) =
media relations/publicity,
promotion, public affairs,
opinion making.
Publicity = earning free
coverage in print & broadcast
media.
3. The 3 Keys to Publicity
1.UNDERSTAND how the
media works
2.THINK like a journalist
3.WRITE like a journalist
8. Newspaper Pecking Order
EDITOR
DEPUTY EDITOR
ASSISTANT EDITOR/S
NEWS EDITOR/S CHIEF-SUB-EDITOR SPECIALISTS
NEW REPORTERS &
SUB-EDITORS Sport Editor
CORRESPONDENTS
Photo Editor
Business Editor
9. A Day In The Newsroom
News Sources News Journalists
News Diary
Leads & Tip-offs Conference Research Stories
Press Releases
Newswires
Stories Commissioned & Produce Copy
Print & Sub Editors News Editor
Distribution Edit & Design Review Copy
11. DEADLINES COMPETITION
INFORMATION
OVERLOAD INTEGRITY
12. What is News?
“When a dog bites a man, that is not
news, because it happens so often. But if a
man bites a dog, that is news.”
-John Bogart (1918)
13. What is News?
“News is an account of event that disrupts the
status quo or have potential to disrupt.”
- Julian Harriss, The Complete Reporter
“Information that binds people together”
- Lynnette Sheridan Burns, Understanding Journalism
“News is what you talk about over a pint”
- Allan Powell, Editor of the Sheffield Telegraph
14. What is Newsworthy?
Scale: something that affects a lot of people, like politics, new laws, natural disasters
Bad News: conflict & tragedy
Disgrace, Sex & Scandal
Surprise & Amazement: novelty & unexpected events
Topics in Vogue: recession, hospital waiting lists etc.
Breakthroughs & Progress: scientific discovery
Celebrity & Power Elites
Seasonal themes
Campaigns (local media)
15. Make You Own News
Reaction/Statement
Survey
Event/Launch
Call to Action
16. Write Like a Journalist
I keep six honest serving men
(They taught me all I know)
Their names are What, Why and When
And How and Where and Who. (How is as taken W)
-Rudyard Kipling
17. The Inverted Pyramid
Most important
who, what, when, where (why)
critical information
Less important
why, how
helpful information & quotes
new paragraph for each point
Least
important
background &
technical
info.
18. The Publicist’s Armoury
1. Media Contact List
2. Boilerplate/Media Kit
3. Press Releases
4. Advisories & Diary Notices
5. Telephone & Email Pitches
6. Photocalls
19. Your Media Contact List
Contact Directories
• Irish Media Contacts
Directory
(www.mediacontacts.ie)
• PRII Media Sourcebook
(www.prii.ie)
Online Lists/Distribution
(www.mediacontact.ie/
mediahq)
20. Segment Your List
National Dailies National Radio Sunday Newspapers Dubin Radio
Dublin Radio
National Dailies
Sunday Papers
National Radio
21. Make Your Boilerplate Sizzle
Boilerplate = text
describing your
organisation that can be
re-used for different
applications.
Who are you? What do
you do? How do you do
it? Links to further
information.
22. About The Wheel
The Wheel is a national representative and support body
for community, voluntary and charity organisations. We
are a representative organisation promoting both our
members’ and the wider sector’s interests. We also provide
a wide range of information and support services, advice
and training to individuals and organisations involved in
community and voluntary activity.
Visit www.wheel.ie.
23. The Media Kit
Backgrounder with historical information
on your organisation
Fact sheet listing specific features,
statistics, or benefits
Biographies of key executives, individuals,
etc.
Past press coverage
Photos or other images (high resolution) of
key executives, logos, products, etc.
Media contact information
26. Immediate release
BARNARDOS CALLS FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH CHILD PROTECTION GUIDELINES
Uniformity of Guidelines has Potential to Set Consistent and
Up-To-Date Standards Of Best Practice
Tuesday 24th February, Dublin - Barnardos, Ireland's leading children's charity, welcomed today's release of the National Board for Safeguarding Children
guidelines "Safeguarding Children: Standards and Guidance Document for the Catholic Church in Ireland".
Barnardos' CEO, Fergus Finlay said: "We welcome these guidelines, which will hopefully bring a new standard to child protection in the Catholic Church in
Ireland. The uniformity of the guidelines and the incorporation of the national policy guidelines Children First has the potential to set consistent and up-to-date
standards of best practice for the Catholic Church across the whole island of Ireland, North and South."
While welcoming the clarity of the standards set down and the auditing measures included in the guidelines, Barnardos stressed the importance of
implementation in any report establishing best practice of child protection.
Mr. Finlay elaborated: "The clear and transparent approach of these new standards and the monitoring and auditing included within the guidelines will
hopefully improve the implementation of the highest level of child protection within the Catholic Church. While guidelines are always useful, it is the on-the-
ground implementation of any such measures that really matters. We have long campaigned for Children First to be put on statutory footing, making it
mandatory to report allegations of abuse and implement full child protection measures. While guidelines can be useful, if they are not rolled out
comprehensively they make little difference to the lives of children potentially at risk of abuse."
Mr. Finlay concluded: "We look forward to seeing the full implementation of these guidelines across the Catholic Church but our primary concern remains the
same. Guidelines can have moral authority, but without the full force of law behind any national system we cannot say that we have done everything in our
power to protect our children."
ENDS
For further information please contact:
Yolanda Kennedy 7080443/ 086 3860638
www.barnardos.ie
About Barnardos
Barnardos supports children whose well-being is under threat, by working with them, their families and communities and by campaigning for the rights of
children. Barnardos was established in Ireland in 1962 and is Ireland's leading independent children's charity.
27. Immediate release
BARNARDOS CALLS FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH CHILD PROTECTION GUIDELINES RELEASE INFO.
Immediate release or embargo info.
Uniformity of Guidelines has Potential to Set Consistent and
Up-To-Date Standards Of Best Practice
Tuesday 24th February, Dublin - Barnardos, Ireland's leading children's charity, welcomed today's release of the National Board for Safeguarding Children
guidelines "Safeguarding Children: Standards and Guidance Document for the Catholic Church in Ireland".
Barnardos' CEO, Fergus Finlay said: "We welcome these guidelines, which will hopefully bring a new standard to child protection in the Catholic Church in
Ireland. The uniformity of the guidelines and the incorporation of the national policy guidelines Children First has the potential to set consistent and up-to-date
standards of best practice for the Catholic Church across the whole island of Ireland, North and South."
While welcoming the clarity of the standards set down and the auditing measures included in the guidelines, Barnardos stressed the importance of
implementation in any report establishing best practice of child protection.
Mr. Finlay elaborated: "The clear and transparent approach of these new standards and the monitoring and auditing included within the guidelines will
hopefully improve the implementation of the highest level of child protection within the Catholic Church. While guidelines are always useful, it is the on-the-
ground implementation of any such measures that really matters. We have long campaigned for Children First to be put on statutory footing, making it
mandatory to report allegations of abuse and implement full child protection measures. While guidelines can be useful, if they are not rolled out
comprehensively they make little difference to the lives of children potentially at risk of abuse."
Mr. Finlay concluded: "We look forward to seeing the full implementation of these guidelines across the Catholic Church but our primary concern remains the
same. Guidelines can have moral authority, but without the full force of law behind any national system we cannot say that we have done everything in our
power to protect our children."
ENDS
For further information please contact:
Yolanda Kennedy 7080443/ 086 3860638
www.barnardos.ie
About Barnardos
Barnardos supports children whose well-being is under threat, by working with them, their families and communities and by campaigning for the rights of
children. Barnardos was established in Ireland in 1962 and is Ireland's leading independent children's charity.
28. Immediate release
BARNARDOS CALLS FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH CHILD PROTECTION GUIDELINES
Uniformity of Guidelines has Potential to Set Consistent and
Up-To-Date Standards Of Best Practice
Tuesday 24th February, Dublin - Barnardos, Ireland's leading children's charity, welcomed today's release of the National Board for Safeguarding Children
guidelines "Safeguarding Children: Standards and Guidance Document for the Catholic Church in Ireland".
Barnardos' CEO, Fergus Finlay said: "We welcome these guidelines, which will hopefully bring a new standard to child protection in the Catholic Church in
Ireland. The uniformity of the guidelines and the incorporation of the national policy guidelines Children First has the potential to set consistent and up-to-date
standards of best practice for the Catholic Church across the whole island of Ireland, North and South."
While welcoming the clarity of the standards set down and the auditing measures included in the guidelines, Barnardos stressed the importance of
implementation in any report establishing best practice of child protection.
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Mr. Finlay elaborated: "The clear and transparent approach of these new standards and the monitoring and auditing included within the guidelines will
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hopefully improve the implementation of the highest level of child protection within the Catholic Church. While guidelines are always useful, it is the on-the-
ground implementation of any such measures that really matters. We have long campaigned for Children First to be put on statutory footing, making it
mandatory to report allegations of abuse and implement full child protection measures. While guidelines can be useful, if they are not rolled out
comprehensively they make little difference to the lives of children potentially at risk of abuse."
Mr. Finlay concluded: "We look forward to seeing the full implementation of these guidelines across the Catholic Church but our primary concern remains the
same. Guidelines can have moral authority, but without the full force of law behind any national system we cannot say that we have done everything in our
power to protect our children."
ENDS
For further information please contact:
Yolanda Kennedy 7080443/ 086 3860638
www.barnardos.ie
About Barnardos
Barnardos supports children whose well-being is under threat, by working with them, their families and communities and by campaigning for the rights of
children. Barnardos was established in Ireland in 1962 and is Ireland's leading independent children's charity.
29. Immediate release
BARNARDOS CALLS FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH CHILD PROTECTION GUIDELINES
Uniformity of Guidelines has Potential to Set Consistent and
Up-To-Date Standards Of Best Practice
Tuesday 24th February, Dublin - Barnardos, Ireland's leading children's charity, welcomed today's release of the National Board for Safeguarding Children
guidelines "Safeguarding Children: Standards and Guidance Document for the Catholic Church in Ireland".
Barnardos' CEO, Fergus Finlay said: "We welcome these guidelines, which will hopefully bring a new standard to child protection in the Catholic Church in
Ireland. The uniformity of the guidelines and the incorporation of the national policy guidelines Children First has the potential to set consistent and up-to-date
standards of best practice for the Catholic Church across the whole island of Ireland, North and South."
While welcoming the clarity of the standards set down and the auditing measures included in the guidelines, Barnardos stressed the importance of
implementation in any report establishing best practice of child protection.
Mr. Finlay elaborated: "The clear and transparent approach of these new standards and the monitoring and auditing included within the guidelines will
hopefully improve the implementation of the highest level of child protection within the Catholic Church. While guidelines are always useful, it is the on-the-
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ground implementation of any such measures that really matters. We have long campaigned for Children First to be put on statutory footing, making it
mandatory to report allegations of abuse and implement full child protection measures. While guidelines can be useful, if they are not rolled out
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comprehensively they make little difference to the lives of children potentially at risk of abuse."
Mr. Finlay concluded: "We look forward to seeing the full implementation of these guidelines across the Catholic Church but our primary concern remains the
same. Guidelines can have moral authority, but without the full force of law behind any national system we cannot say that we have done everything in our
power to protect our children."
ENDS
For further information please contact:
Yolanda Kennedy 7080443/ 086 3860638
www.barnardos.ie
About Barnardos
Barnardos supports children whose well-being is under threat, by working with them, their families and communities and by campaigning for the rights of
children. Barnardos was established in Ireland in 1962 and is Ireland's leading independent children's charity.
30. Immediate release
BARNARDOS CALLS FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH CHILD PROTECTION GUIDELINES
Uniformity of Guidelines has Potential to Set Consistent and
Up-To-Date Standards Of Best Practice
Tuesday 24th February, Dublin - Barnardos, Ireland's leading children's charity, welcomed today's release of the National Board for Safeguarding Children
guidelines "Safeguarding Children: Standards and Guidance Document for the Catholic Church in Ireland".
DATE LINE
Barnardos' CEO, Fergus Finlay said: "We welcome these guidelines, which will hopefully bring a new standard to child protection in the Catholic Church in
Ireland. The uniformity of the guidelines and the incorporation of the national policy guidelines Children First has the potential to set consistent and up-to-date
date of release
standards of best practice for the Catholic Church across the whole island of Ireland, North and South."
While welcoming the clarity of the standards set down and the auditing measures included in the guidelines, Barnardos stressed the importance of
implementation in any report establishing best practice of child protection.
Mr. Finlay elaborated: "The clear and transparent approach of these new standards and the monitoring and auditing included within the guidelines will
hopefully improve the implementation of the highest level of child protection within the Catholic Church. While guidelines are always useful, it is the on-the-
ground implementation of any such measures that really matters. We have long campaigned for Children First to be put on statutory footing, making it
mandatory to report allegations of abuse and implement full child protection measures. While guidelines can be useful, if they are not rolled out
comprehensively they make little difference to the lives of children potentially at risk of abuse."
Mr. Finlay concluded: "We look forward to seeing the full implementation of these guidelines across the Catholic Church but our primary concern remains the
same. Guidelines can have moral authority, but without the full force of law behind any national system we cannot say that we have done everything in our
power to protect our children."
ENDS
For further information please contact:
Yolanda Kennedy 7080443/ 086 3860638
www.barnardos.ie
About Barnardos
Barnardos supports children whose well-being is under threat, by working with them, their families and communities and by campaigning for the rights of
children. Barnardos was established in Ireland in 1962 and is Ireland's leading independent children's charity.
31. Immediate release
BARNARDOS CALLS FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH CHILD PROTECTION GUIDELINES
Uniformity of Guidelines has Potential to Set Consistent and
Up-To-Date Standards Of Best Practice
Tuesday 24th February, Dublin - Barnardos, Ireland's leading children's charity, welcomed today's release of the National Board for Safeguarding Children
guidelines "Safeguarding Children: Standards and Guidance Document for the Catholic Church in Ireland".
PLACE LINE
Barnardos' CEO, Fergus Finlay said: "We welcome these guidelines, which will hopefully bring a new standard to child protection in the Catholic Church in
Ireland. The uniformity of the guidelines and the incorporation of the national policy guidelines Children First has the potential to set consistent and up-to-date
place where release is coming from
standards of best practice for the Catholic Church across the whole island of Ireland, North and South."
While welcoming the clarity of the standards set down and the auditing measures included in the guidelines, Barnardos stressed the importance of
implementation in any report establishing best practice of child protection.
Mr. Finlay elaborated: "The clear and transparent approach of these new standards and the monitoring and auditing included within the guidelines will
hopefully improve the implementation of the highest level of child protection within the Catholic Church. While guidelines are always useful, it is the on-the-
ground implementation of any such measures that really matters. We have long campaigned for Children First to be put on statutory footing, making it
mandatory to report allegations of abuse and implement full child protection measures. While guidelines can be useful, if they are not rolled out
comprehensively they make little difference to the lives of children potentially at risk of abuse."
Mr. Finlay concluded: "We look forward to seeing the full implementation of these guidelines across the Catholic Church but our primary concern remains the
same. Guidelines can have moral authority, but without the full force of law behind any national system we cannot say that we have done everything in our
power to protect our children."
ENDS
For further information please contact:
Yolanda Kennedy 7080443/ 086 3860638
www.barnardos.ie
About Barnardos
Barnardos supports children whose well-being is under threat, by working with them, their families and communities and by campaigning for the rights of
children. Barnardos was established in Ireland in 1962 and is Ireland's leading independent children's charity.
32. Immediate release
BARNARDOS CALLS FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH CHILD PROTECTION GUIDELINES
Uniformity of Guidelines has Potential to Set Consistent and
Up-To-Date Standards Of Best Practice
Tuesday 24th February, Dublin - Barnardos, Ireland's leading children's charity, welcomed today's release of the National Board for Safeguarding Children
guidelines "Safeguarding Children: Standards and Guidance Document for the Catholic Church in Ireland".
Barnardos' CEO, Fergus Finlay said: "We welcome these guidelines, which will hopefully bring a new standard to child protection in the Catholic Church in
Ireland. The uniformity of the guidelines and the incorporation of the national policy guidelines Children First has the potential to set consistent and up-to-date
standards of best practice for the Catholic Church across the whole island of Ireland, North and South."
While welcoming the clarity of the standards set down and the auditing measures included in the guidelines, Barnardos stressed the importance of
implementation in any report establishing best practice of child protection.
Mr. Finlay elaborated: "The clear and transparent approach of these new standards and the monitoring and auditing included within the guidelines will
hopefully improve the implementation of the highest level of child protection within the Catholic Church. While guidelines are always useful, it is the on-the-
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ground implementation of any such measures that really matters. We have long campaigned for Children First to be put on statutory footing, making it
mandatory to report allegations of abuse and implement full child protection measures. While guidelines can be useful, if they are not rolled out
who? what? where? when?
comprehensively they make little difference to the lives of children potentially at risk of abuse."
Mr. Finlay concluded: "We look forward to seeing the full implementation of these guidelines across the Catholic Church but our primary concern remains the
same. Guidelines can have moral authority, but without the full force of law behind any national system we cannot say that we have done everything in our
power to protect our children."
ENDS
For further information please contact:
Yolanda Kennedy 7080443/ 086 3860638
www.barnardos.ie
About Barnardos
Barnardos supports children whose well-being is under threat, by working with them, their families and communities and by campaigning for the rights of
children. Barnardos was established in Ireland in 1962 and is Ireland's leading independent children's charity.
33. Immediate release
BARNARDOS CALLS FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH CHILD PROTECTION GUIDELINES
Uniformity of Guidelines has Potential to Set Consistent and
Up-To-Date Standards Of Best Practice
Tuesday 24th February, Dublin - Barnardos, Ireland's leading children's charity, welcomed today's release of the National Board for Safeguarding Children
guidelines "Safeguarding Children: Standards and Guidance Document for the Catholic Church in Ireland".
Barnardos' CEO, Fergus Finlay said: "We welcome these guidelines, which will hopefully bring a new standard to child protection in the Catholic Church in
Ireland. The uniformity of the guidelines and the incorporation of the national policy guidelines Children First has the potential to set consistent and up-to-date
standards of best practice for the Catholic Church across the whole island of Ireland, North and South."
While welcoming the clarity of the standards set down and the auditing measures included in the guidelines, Barnardos stressed the importance of
implementation in any report establishing best practice of child protection. BODY TEXT
Why? How? Quotes & Background Info
Mr. Finlay elaborated: "The clear and transparent approach of these new standards and the monitoring and auditing included within the guidelines will
hopefully improve the implementation of the highest level of child protection within the Catholic Church. While guidelines are always useful, it is the on-the-
ground implementation of any such measures that really matters. We have long campaigned for Children First to be put on statutory footing, making it
mandatory to report allegations of abuse and implement full child protection measures. While guidelines can be useful, if they are not rolled out
comprehensively they make little difference to the lives of children potentially at risk of abuse."
Mr. Finlay concluded: "We look forward to seeing the full implementation of these guidelines across the Catholic Church but our primary concern remains the
same. Guidelines can have moral authority, but without the full force of law behind any national system we cannot say that we have done everything in our
power to protect our children."
ENDS
For further information please contact:
Yolanda Kennedy 7080443/ 086 3860638
www.barnardos.ie
About Barnardos
Barnardos supports children whose well-being is under threat, by working with them, their families and communities and by campaigning for the rights of
children. Barnardos was established in Ireland in 1962 and is Ireland's leading independent children's charity.
34. Immediate release
BARNARDOS CALLS FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH CHILD PROTECTION GUIDELINES
Uniformity of Guidelines has Potential to Set Consistent and
Up-To-Date Standards Of Best Practice
Tuesday 24th February, Dublin - Barnardos, Ireland's leading children's charity, welcomed today's release of the National Board for Safeguarding Children
guidelines "Safeguarding Children: Standards and Guidance Document for the Catholic Church in Ireland".
Barnardos' CEO, Fergus Finlay said: "We welcome these guidelines, which will hopefully bring a new standard to child protection in the Catholic Church in
Ireland. The uniformity of the guidelines and the incorporation of the national policy guidelines Children First has the potential to set consistent and up-to-date
standards of best practice for the Catholic Church across the whole island of Ireland, North and South."
While welcoming the clarity of the standards set down and the auditing measures included in the guidelines, Barnardos stressed the importance of
implementation in any report establishing best practice of child protection.
Mr. Finlay elaborated: "The clear and transparent approach of these new standards and the monitoring and auditing included within the guidelines will
hopefully improve the implementation of the highest level of child protection within the Catholic Church. While guidelines are always useful, it is the on-the-
ground implementation of any such measures that really matters. We have long campaigned for Children First to be put on statutory footing, making it
mandatory to report allegations of abuse and implement full child protection measures. While guidelines can be useful, if they are not rolled out
comprehensively they make little difference to the lives of children potentially at risk of abuse."
Mr. Finlay concluded: "We look forward to seeing the full implementation of these guidelines across the Catholic Church but our primary concern remains the
same. Guidelines can have moral authority, but without the full force of law behind any national system we cannot say that we have done everything in our
power to protect our children."
ENDS
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ENDS, -ENDS-, ###
For further information please contact:
Yolanda Kennedy 7080443/ 086 3860638
www.barnardos.ie
About Barnardos
Barnardos supports children whose well-being is under threat, by working with them, their families and communities and by campaigning for the rights of
children. Barnardos was established in Ireland in 1962 and is Ireland's leading independent children's charity.
35. Immediate release
BARNARDOS CALLS FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH CHILD PROTECTION GUIDELINES
Uniformity of Guidelines has Potential to Set Consistent and
Up-To-Date Standards Of Best Practice
Tuesday 24th February, Dublin - Barnardos, Ireland's leading children's charity, welcomed today's release of the National Board for Safeguarding Children
guidelines "Safeguarding Children: Standards and Guidance Document for the Catholic Church in Ireland".
Barnardos' CEO, Fergus Finlay said: "We welcome these guidelines, which will hopefully bring a new standard to child protection in the Catholic Church in
Ireland. The uniformity of the guidelines and the incorporation of the national policy guidelines Children First has the potential to set consistent and up-to-date
standards of best practice for the Catholic Church across the whole island of Ireland, North and South."
While welcoming the clarity of the standards set down and the auditing measures included in the guidelines, Barnardos stressed the importance of
implementation in any report establishing best practice of child protection.
Mr. Finlay elaborated: "The clear and transparent approach of these new standards and the monitoring and auditing included within the guidelines will
hopefully improve the implementation of the highest level of child protection within the Catholic Church. While guidelines are always useful, it is the on-the-
ground implementation of any such measures that really matters. We have long campaigned for Children First to be put on statutory footing, making it
mandatory to report allegations of abuse and implement full child protection measures. While guidelines can be useful, if they are not rolled out
comprehensively they make little difference to the lives of children potentially at risk of abuse."
Mr. Finlay concluded: "We look forward to seeing the full implementation of these guidelines across the Catholic Church but our primary concern remains the
same. Guidelines can have moral authority, but without the full force of law behind any national system we cannot say that we have done everything in our
power to protect our children."
ENDS
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Yolanda Kennedy 7080443/ 086 3860638
www.barnardos.ie
About Barnardos
Barnardos supports children whose well-being is under threat, by working with them, their families and communities and by campaigning for the rights of
children. Barnardos was established in Ireland in 1962 and is Ireland's leading independent children's charity.
36. Immediate release
BARNARDOS CALLS FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH CHILD PROTECTION GUIDELINES
Uniformity of Guidelines has Potential to Set Consistent and
Up-To-Date Standards Of Best Practice
Tuesday 24th February, Dublin - Barnardos, Ireland's leading children's charity, welcomed today's release of the National Board for Safeguarding Children
guidelines "Safeguarding Children: Standards and Guidance Document for the Catholic Church in Ireland".
Barnardos' CEO, Fergus Finlay said: "We welcome these guidelines, which will hopefully bring a new standard to child protection in the Catholic Church in
Ireland. The uniformity of the guidelines and the incorporation of the national policy guidelines Children First has the potential to set consistent and up-to-date
standards of best practice for the Catholic Church across the whole island of Ireland, North and South."
While welcoming the clarity of the standards set down and the auditing measures included in the guidelines, Barnardos stressed the importance of
implementation in any report establishing best practice of child protection.
Mr. Finlay elaborated: "The clear and transparent approach of these new standards and the monitoring and auditing included within the guidelines will
hopefully improve the implementation of the highest level of child protection within the Catholic Church. While guidelines are always useful, it is the on-the-
ground implementation of any such measures that really matters. We have long campaigned for Children First to be put on statutory footing, making it
mandatory to report allegations of abuse and implement full child protection measures. While guidelines can be useful, if they are not rolled out
comprehensively they make little difference to the lives of children potentially at risk of abuse."
Mr. Finlay concluded: "We look forward to seeing the full implementation of these guidelines across the Catholic Church but our primary concern remains the
same. Guidelines can have moral authority, but without the full force of law behind any national system we cannot say that we have done everything in our
power to protect our children."
ENDS
NOTE TO EDITOR
For further information please contact:
Yolanda Kennedy 7080443/ 086 3860638
www.barnardos.ie
About Barnardos BOILERPLATE
Barnardos supports children whose well-being is under threat, by working with them, their families and communities and by campaigning for the rights of
children. Barnardos was established in Ireland in 1962 and is Ireland's leading independent children's charity.
37. The Five Deadly Sins
1. Exaggeration
2. Jargon & Acronyms
3. Cliches and Stock Phrases
(e.g.‘groundbreaking’, ‘state-
of-the-art’, ‘revolutionary’
4. Adjectives (outside quotes)
5.Generic & Boring Quotes
39. “This new service will foster a synergistic
environment where clients can leverage
technology to utilize their skills.”
40. “We are very pleased to be
involved in this great initiative.”
41. Killer Quotes
1.Be authentic:
conversational quotes are
more believable
2.Don’t be boring: never use
generic & boring quotes
3.Cut the hype: don’t stuff
your quotes with ballyhoo
4.Avoid those lazy verbs:
‘synergize’, ‘utilize’,
‘leverage’, ‘facilitate’ etc.
42. EXERCISE
Write a caption, sub-caption and lead paragraph for a
press release based on the following information:
•The Dublin Book Festival starts tomorrow
•Over 80 leading authors, poets and journalists will
participate
•It is Ireland’s largest literary event
•It will go on for five days
•Events will take place in Dublin City Hall and other city
centre venues
•The programme includes 40 readings, debates, launches,
workshops and performances
43. DUBLIN PREPARES FOR FIVE-DAY
LITERARY SPECTACLE
Over 80 Writers To Participate In Ireland’s Largest Literary Event
Dublin, 16 November – Over 80 of the country's leading authors, poets and journalists will
be descending on the capital from tomorrow to participate in the fourth Dublin Book
Festival. The five-day festival is Ireland’s largest literary gathering, featuring over 40 readings,
debates, launches, workshops and performances in Dublin City Hall and other venues.
50. Diary Notices/Media
Advisories
NEWS DIARY NOTICE:
What: Innovating For Good, the National Conference for Ireland's Not-for-Profit Sector
When: Thursday, 26 May, 9.30am-4pm
Where: Croke Park Conference Centre, Hogan Mezzanine II
Who: Phil Hogan TD, Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to deliver his first address to the
community and voluntary sector.
Also present:
• 180 representatives from Ireland's leading charities and voluntary groups,
• Sir Stuart Etherington, Chief Executive of the National Council of Voluntary Organisations (England)
• See full list of speakers and the agenda
Announcements:
• Role of the charity sector in public service reform
• The results of the latest survey of Ireland’s not-for-profit sector
Contact: Gert Ackermann, on (01) 454 8727, 086 1769287, gert@wheel.ie
The conference is being organised by The Wheel, the national umbrella body representing 916 community, voluntary
and charitable organisations. www.wheel.ie.
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51.
52. Immediate release
GAY BYRNE CONFIRMED AS FACE OF CAMPAIGN
Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte T.D. today announced Wednesday 24th October, 2012 as the official date of
completion of the digital TV switchover, when the analogue TV network in Ireland will be switched off.
SAORVIEW – Ireland’s new national digital TV network, launched nationally by RTẾ in May this year – will replace the analogue TV network when it is
switched off just over one year from now. Both networks will operate in parallel until then. The analogue TV network will also be turned off in Northern
Ireland on 24th October 2012, Digital UK announced today, in order to make the transition to digital as straightforward as possible for TV viewers and
broadcasters.
Minister Rabbitte said, “The availability of digital television and the switching off of the analogue TV network in a year’s time is a very positive thing for
Ireland and will offer TV viewers a number of additional benefits, such as clearer picture and sound quality, more TV channels, radio channels,
information services and high definition TV. Importantly, digital TV also uses less space in the broadcast spectrum band which means that Ireland will join
many other countries throughout Europe and the rest of the world in freeing up space for other purposes, such as the provision of mobile or broadband
services.“
Anyone who currently relies on an aerial to watch TV - approximately 250,000 households across Ireland - will need to take action before 24th October
2012 to retain access to TV services. TV viewers have a number of options available to them. They can connect to the SAORVIEW service which is a
one-off cost and, like the old TV network, has no subscription fee or recurring charges. In most cases the purchase of a set-top box will enable
connection to SAORVIEW. Details on SAORVIEW are available at www.saorview.ie or LoCall 1890 222 012.
Alternatively, TV viewers can choose to move to a pay-TV service, such as Sky, UPC or a cable or broadband service provider. Those subscribing to a
pay TV service will not be affected by the switching off of the analogue TV network. Information on pay TV service providers is available on the
Department’s website, www.goingdigital.ie.
The Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources is providing guidance to the public though a new website, www.goingdigital.ie, a
LoCall helpline 1890 940 980 and the distribution of 100,000 free information booklets which will be available in post offices and Citizen Information
Centres throughout the country from next week.
Minister Rabbitte said, “It is Important that we help people, particularly the 23% of people still unaware of the Digital TV Switchover, to understand what it
is, its many benefits, when it is happening and where they can go for guidance. Our campaign will focus, in particular, on ensuring that the 250,000
53. NCCER Green HVAC Module Approved to
Maintain LEED Credentials
Four additional NCCER modules have been approved by the USGBC for continuing education hours. With these new course
approvals, NCCER can now help LEED Professionals meet all of the required continuing education hours established by the GBCI.
"NCCER's attainment of continuing education hours for these courses offers credence to the role the HVAC curriculum plays in
training technicians as well as the sustainable operations and maintenance community," said Matthew Todd, HVAC subject matter
expert and LEED AP for Vancuver, Wash. based Entek Corporation.
All four modules come from NCCER's current HVAC curriculum and include: Energy Conservation Equipment, Air Quality Equipment,
Indoor Air Quality, and Alternative Heating and Cooling Equipment.
These modules are readily available individually or as a spiral-bound unit titled Green Topics for HVAC.
For more information on all green updates, visit the online catalog at www.nccer.org. For more information on the LEED credentials,
visit www.usgbc.org.
About NCCER -- NCCER is a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) education foundation created by the construction industry to develop
standardized curriculum with portable credentials and to help address the skilled construction workforce shortage. NCCER is
recognized by the industry as the training, assessment, certification, and career development standard for the construction and
maintenance craft professional. For more information visit www.nccer.org or contact NCCER customer service at 888.622.3720.
54. Success for South Dublin County Council
Co. Dublin, Ireland — 10 Nov. 2011 — South Dublin County Council has won four awards at the prestigious Chambers
Ireland 8th Annual Excellence in Local Government Awards which were held in Dublin last night.
South Dublin County Council was selected for its ongoing efforts to promote its area as a location of choice for
people to live, work, invest and visit. The judges noted the quality of this County’s efforts across a broad range of
categories, including best library service, sustaining the arts, innovation in technology, smarter travel, sports
development and outstanding customer service.
There were seven projects from South Dublin County Council short-listed for the Chambers Ireland Awards in the
following categories:
Smarter Travel-Smarter Travel Adamstown
Best Library Service South Dublin Libraries
Joint Local Authority Initiative-Dublin Mountains Way
Outstanding Customer Service- Camac Valley Caravan Park
Sustaining the Arts- Tallaght Young Filmmakers
Innovation in Technology-SEA Monitoring System
Sports Development- South Dublin Gladiators
South Dublin County Council won four top awards for Tallaght Young Filmmakers, the Dublin Mountains Way, Smarter
Travel Adamstown and Camac Valley Caravan and Camping Park.
The Mayor Caitriona Jones said “I am thrilled to accept these awards on behalf of the elected members and staff of
South Dublin County Council. It is fantastic that South Dublin County Council has been recognised by the business
community for its innovative efforts to enhance the quality of life for all of South Dublin’s residents and businesses”
For further information please contact Communications Office at
E-Mail: communications@sdublincoco.ie
55. November 14, 2011
New Irish Online Skate Shop Launched
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new online
Skate Shop at www.skateshop.ie
Stocking all types of Skating equipment, we are the one
stop shop for all your skateboarding needs this Christmas.
Development by Ireland Web Design
57. Pitching by Phone
Know exactly who to speak to
Time your call, but assume they are
busy
Ask first if they are free to talk
Don’t call to ask if they received press
release or email!
Practice your pitch but don’t read
Give them a story not an advertisement
Everything is on the record
Be prepared for questions/rejections
58. Pitching by Email
Subject line is most important (50
characters or less)
Personalise
Don’t begin with stock phrases (“Hope
you are well?” etc)
Questions are a good way to start
Remember inverted pyramid
Use bullet points
Avoid attachments (link if you must)
End with call to action
70. ! Bernadette Simpson, Keleigh Rocket, Kiaya McGrath, Aoife Tobin and Amy Brady from Presentation Primary school
in Carrig On Suir, Co Tipperary, with a Burmese python from Dave's Jungle, Carlow, at the Waterford Institute of
Technology Science Week.Photograph: Patrick Browne
71. Summary
• What is a photocall
• How to set up a photocall
• How to run a photocall
• What works
72. The Publicist’s
Five Commandments
1. Thou shall consume media
rapaciously
2. Thou shall be a reliable, accurate
and punctual source
3. Thou shall always seek out the
news angle
4. Thou shall not spam or stalk
journalists
5. Thou shall be realistic, but
persistent
73. WORKING WITH THE MEDIA
Media Relations for Charities
gert@wheel.ie