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Medicare Supplement Insurance Pricing Resource Unveiled by Association
The American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance has launched an online resource designed to help consumers find the best Medicare insurance prices. "The price for Medicare Supplement insurance varies by where you live and the difference can be quite substantial," shares Jesse... - July 11, 2020 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance
Key Topics Announced for the 21st Annual Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling Conference
SMi Group Reports: The most crucial topics within the Military Airlift and AAR community will be discussed at this year’s conference in Seville, Spain, this December - July 11, 2020 - SAE Media Group
Mom Creates Phonics Program During Quarantine to Help Students Who Fell Behind in Lockdown
Colorful story books in rhyme allow parents to teach their children by simply reading a book. Geared toward visual learners, author and illustrator Jolie Canoli finished the phonics series during lockdown. Canoli believes the books can help children who have fallen behind from COVID-19 quarantine closures. - July 10, 2020 - Jolie Canoli
Milpitas Christian School Wins “Best in Silicon Valley” Award
Voters in Silicon Valley, including San Jose, Milpitas, and the East Bay, have selected Milpitas Christian School's Resource Center for the second year in a row. MCS serves K-8th students at their Birchwood campus in North San Jose, California. - July 10, 2020 - Milpitas Christian School
George Mason University Foundation Appoints New Board Members
The George Mason University Foundation announced the appointment of eight new members to its volunteer Board of Trustees, who began their terms effective July 1, 2020. Each of the new trustees is a highly regarded business and community leader. “We are honored to have these outstanding... - July 10, 2020 - George Mason University
MiNa Therapeutics Ltd. to Present Keynote at Oligonucleotide Therapeutics and Delivery
SMi reports: SMi are pleased to inform you that Matthew Catley from MiNa Therapeutics Ltd has confirmed his position as speaker. - July 10, 2020 - SAE Media Group
The Coming Depopulation of Public Schools to Begin This Fall
As schools announce reopening plans, parents begin to question whether public schooling is for them anymore. Gone are the days of strategically moving to a prestigious neighborhood to secure a coveted school with quality education and a wide array of opportunities. Regardless of a family’s... - July 09, 2020 - The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
The Citizen Science Lab Launches Cyber Summer Camps for Youth Eager to Learn STEM in Pittsburgh
Dr. Andre Samuel makes the exclusivity of science accessible to children & teens in the community. - July 09, 2020 - The Citizen Science Lab
Featured Speakers for 2nd Annual Wearable Injectors and Connected Devices Conference 2020
SMi Reports: Featured Speakers listed for SMi Group’s 2nd annual Wearable Injectors and Connected Devices Conference taking place in October. - July 09, 2020 - SAE Media Group
NextGen Communications Agree to a Long-Term Education and Development Plan with CNet Training
NextGen have committed to a two-year technical development plan with CNet Training. - July 09, 2020 - CNet Training
CS Odessa Released New Project Management Solution for ConceptDraw OFFICE
The new addition to ConceptDraw Solutions extends the Project Management area with a powerful Agile Kanban methodology tool. - July 09, 2020 - Computer System Odessa
Peter London Global Dance Company Celebrates 10th Anniversary and Welcomes Kal Gajraj as Executive Director
Miami’s leading multicultural, contemporary dance ensemble, the Peter London Global Dance Company (PLGDC) is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year and has named Kal Gajraj as its first Executive Director. Mr. Gajraj comes to PLGDC after serving as the Chief Marketing Officer of the... - July 08, 2020 - Peter London Global Dance Company
Green Up The Planet Launches to Help Underfunded Schools Teach Students About the Environment
Nonprofit strives to help students in at-risk schools learn more about the environment. - July 08, 2020 - Green Up The Planet
New Creative Toolbox Sumo Launches; Ready to Take on Leading Creative Cloud Suite with Collaborative Community Feature
Digital creative toolbox Sumo launches this week Tuesday, positioned to take on the leading creative cloud suite and update archaic education systems worldwide, expecting rapid growth following this global D2C launch. - July 08, 2020 - Sumo Apps Ltd.
Healiant Training Solutions Partners with HARTMANN USA to Provide Advanced Wound Care Certification for Commercial Team
Medical Device Leader Makes Commitment to Provide Best-in-Class Services in the Wound Care Space by Certifying Entire Commercial Team. - July 08, 2020 - Healiant Training Solutions
Reaching Out and Empowering: How Reach Out Together and Unsugarcoated Media Are Partners for Mental Health Awareness
A Toronto-based non-profit and a Los Angeles-based non-profit have once again partnered for a first-of-its-kind event to overcome barriers to discussions and treatment of mental illness. Canadian non-profit Reach Out Together’s upcoming 2020 World Reach Out Together Day will feature the... - July 08, 2020 - Reach Out Together
Arts As Healing Foundation Hosts First Public Art Classes
Six-week interactive Zoom course to benefit nonprofit's programs and services. - July 08, 2020 - Arts As Healing Foundation
Elwyn Names New Chief Operating Officer
Elwyn has promoted Len Kirby to Chief Operating Officer of the national human services organization. Kirby most recently served as Senior Vice President of Elwyn’s Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Division. - July 08, 2020 - Elwyn
RPAS Updates from Hellenic Ministry of National Defense at UAV Technology
SMi reports: Lieutenant Colonel Nikolaos Oikonomakis to share RPAS updates at UAV Technology conference. - July 08, 2020 - SAE Media Group
NABCEP Solar Education Conference Moves to Virtual Learning Platform
The 2020 NABCEP Continuing Education Conference will be moving to an online learning management software (LMS) platform. The 2020 NABCEP CE Conference will be hosted from September 9th to September 24th, and all of the webinars and content will be available on the LMS platform after the conference ends. - July 07, 2020 - North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners
New Book, "Bombshell in the Barrio" Reveals How Educators Defeated the FBI, DOJ, the Texas Education Agency, and El Paso's Oligarcy
This new book by Parrhesia Press examines the experience of five El Paso educators who refused to admit to crimes they didn't commit. It documents the terrorist tactics they endured from the FBI, DOJ, corrupt politicians, and a media that refused to question the authorities' side of the story, even as the case unraveled. Finally, it corrects the official narrative and demonstrates how their miraculous victory ultimately exposes the facts behind the fiction. - July 06, 2020 - Parrhesia Press
Lockheed Martin and BMT to Sponsor Defence Safety Conference 2020
SMi Reports: Lockheed Martin and BMT have joined BAE Systems, Babcock and more in the sponsor line-up for Defence Safety 2020. - July 06, 2020 - SAE Media Group
New Children’s Series Revolutionizes Reading with Letters That Look Like Their Sounds. Successful Self-Published Wisconsin Author to Release Visual Reading Program.
Colorful icons teach children phonics with humor and rhyme. Geared toward visual learners, author and illustrator Jolie Canoli was inspired to write the series after teaching her own children to read. A 2-book and playing cards kindergarten set on vowels and consonants that uses icons as letters will debut this fall. - July 06, 2020 - Jolie Canoli
Young Entrepreneurs Club Unveils Plans to Celebrate Youth Empowerment in July
New Business Skills Consultations Connect Young People with Business Experts - July 06, 2020 - AlignAcademy.com
Award-Winning Artist Debuts at Attleboro Arts Museum
Abstract artist selected for participation in Attleboro Arts Museum's online exhibition, showcasing his signature thickly-textured and layered marking. In newer work displayed at Attleboro's online show, Alexander Morris displays his trademark resonance and artistic intensity to east-coast art community. - July 05, 2020 - Alexander Morris Art
UK MoD & US Space Force Amongst Speaker Line-Up for SMi’s 22nd Annual Global MilSatCom
SMi Group Reports: The 22nd Annual Global MilSatCom Conference and Exhibition will once again host a varied speaker line-up of military, government and industry experts from across the globe. - July 05, 2020 - SAE Media Group
California League of Schools Welcomes First Female, Hispanic Executive Director
California League of Schools (CLS) announced Cathy Perry has been named executive director of the nonprofit organization effective July 1, 2020, marking the first time the organization’s board has selected a leader who is female and Mexican-American. Cathy has been a member of the CLS staff... - July 03, 2020 - California League of Schools
New Study by American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance Examines Pennsylvania Medicare Insurance Rates
The 2020 Medicare Insurance Price Index reports prices for Pennsylvania seniors residing in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Allentown. Prices vary significantly reports AAMSI. - July 03, 2020 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance
The Eisner Science Fiction and Fantasy Chronicles Offers Insight Into Human Nature
In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, “I began to wonder what might happen if there was an existential crisis on Earth,” says author Donald A. Eisner. "I began to write a series of Science Fiction short stories." The Eisner Science Fiction and Fantasy Chronicles by... - July 02, 2020 - Eisner Institute for Professional Studies
Launching ChildSafeguarding.com
Today they are proud to announce the launch of ChildSafeguarding.com, a new initiative in global child protection training. The 60-90 minute online course, with trackable certification, trains security guards, cleaners, bus drivers, parent volunteers, and others on key Child Protection information, such as expectations of adult behavior, signs of abuse, and how to report concerns. - July 02, 2020 - ChildSafeguarding.com
Junior Achievement of North Florida Welcomes New Board Chair
Mary Ann Callahan took over as chair on July 1. - July 02, 2020 - Junior Achievement of North Florida
Developing Custom Syringes for Highly Viscous Formulations to be Discussed at the Pre-Filled Syringes San Francisco Conference
SMi Reports: "Developing custom syringes for highly viscous formulations" one of the many topics to be presented at the inaugural Pre-filled Syringes San Francisco Conference on September 14 and 15. - July 02, 2020 - SAE Media Group
Reach Out Together Globally: A Canadian Non-Profit’s International Impact
From an event in India to a global virtual summit, Reach Out Together calls on entrepreneurs and community leaders to close gaps in mental health awareness and services. - July 01, 2020 - Reach Out Together
Introducing the Second Iteration of IPEVO’s Most Popular Document Camera - VZ-R
IPEVO has just released the second iteration of their most popular document camera - VZ-R. - July 01, 2020 - IPEVO
"What do Black Holes Eat for Dinner?" Fun and Fact-Filled Space Book for Middle Grade Readers
"What Do Black Holes Eat for Dinner?" by Dr. Grant Tremblay and Katie Coppens. The book is written for the curious middle grade reader and is brimming with lighthearted astronomy trivia. - July 01, 2020 - Tumblehome Books
Enago Joins Hindawi’s Programme to Offer a Wide Range of New Author Services Agreements to Help Authors Make the Most of Their Research
Hindawi authors will get direct access to Enago’s editing and translation services. - July 01, 2020 - Crimson Interactive
Vocabulary Quest Wins Prestigious International Parent and Teacher Choice Award from HowtoLearn.com
Vocabulary Quest, the company that inspires a fun and game-based way for students to learn advanced vocabulary, is the winner of the prestigious summer 2020, Gold Medal Parent and Teacher Choice Award from HowtoLearn.com Their vocabulary software, which allows students, ages 10 and up, to... - June 30, 2020 - HowtoLearn.com
AlignAcademy.com Reinvents Youth Empowerment with Business Education Program
Young Entrepreneurs Club's program eliminates the frustration of failed start-up dreams. - June 30, 2020 - AlignAcademy.com
Arlington Council of PTAs Names New Leadership, Including Army Veteran
The Arlington Council of PTAs (Parent Teacher Associations) has announced the board of directors for the 2020-21 year led by President Jeannie Deakyne. Deakyne, a former United States Army officer, is the first military veteran to lead the organization as president in its 66 year history. - June 29, 2020 - Arlington Council of PTAs
Local Author Shares Little-Known Tale of Michigan Teen Titanic Survivor Ruth Becker in "The Stars in April"
Fact-Based Historical Fiction on Teen Titanic Survivor Ruth Becker, "The Stars in April" Releases Worldwide in Spring 2021. - June 29, 2020 - Childress Ink
Nealberg Launches Consulting Services for Florida Professional Organizations Transitioning to an Online Format During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Virtual meetings have been around for more than a decade. Nealberg notes that many professional organizations have waited until the current pandemic to transition from an in person format to online events. Some have difficulties achieving that goal mostly because of economical and regulatory considerations. - June 29, 2020 - Nealberg Consulting Group
Ed Tech Startup Seeks to Defy Information Inequality
Muckrakermedia.org is a platform for educational content provided by a range of nontraditional mediums. - June 29, 2020 - Muckraker Media
Fortum Oslo Varme to Present Klemetsrud Case Study at Energy from Waste 2020
SMi Group’s Energy from Waste conference will feature a presentation on the waste-to-energy plant at Klemetsrud from Fortum Oslo Varme’s director of CO2 capture and storage. - June 29, 2020 - SAE Media Group
The Slovak Armed Forces to Present at Helicopter Technology CEE Conference
SMi Reports: Slovak Armed Forces provides further briefings on the acquisition of UH-60 Black hawk helicopters at Helicopter Technology Central and Eastern Europe, this September. - June 29, 2020 - SAE Media Group
Tumblehome Books Presents the Tales that Asteroid Tails Tell on World Asteroid Day - June 30th
Celebrate World Asteroid Day on June 30 - June 28, 2020 - Tumblehome Books
Charlie Bewley, iPOP Alum, Co-Stars in New Film "Sister of the Groom"
iPOP Alumni Charlie Bewley co-stars alongside Alicia Silverstone in Sister of the Groom. The feature was acquired by Saban Films this month. - June 28, 2020 - iPOP! LA
iPOP Alum Garrett Hedlund’s Film “Dirt Music” Arrives on VOD
iPOP Alumni, Garrett Hedlund’s latest film “Dirt Music” finally hits VOD June 17 after debuting at last year’s TIFF. - June 28, 2020 - iPOP! LA
Registration is Now Open for the 21st Annual Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling Conference
SMi Group Reports: The agenda has been released for this year’s Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling Conference, taking place in Seville, Spain, this December. - June 28, 2020 - SAE Media Group
Registration Opens for SMi’s 4th Annual Ophthalmic Drugs Conference
SMi reports: Registration is now open for the 4th annual Ophthalmic Drugs Conference, taking place in London on the 23rd-24th November 2020. - June 27, 2020 - SAE Media Group
CareerSprints Launches a Free Agile and Scrum Exam for Agile Enthusiasts
CareerSprints.com, the professional training provider renowned for its Learn-by-doing Scrum Master and Scrum Product Owner course has launched a free Scrum and Agile certification exam called the Foundational Certification in Agile Scrum (FCAS™). - June 27, 2020 - Career Sprints