Workshop on climate change and salmon production, Vancouver, March 26-27, 1998: technical report

The Workshop on Climate Change and Salmon Production was held in Vancouver, Canada, 26-27 March 1998. The Workshop was organized and sponsored by the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC). Each Party to the Commission designated one scientist to the Workshop Steering Committee. Each member of the Steering Committee chaired one half-day session of the Workshop. All necessary arrangements were made by the NPAFC Secretariat in cooperation with the Steering Committee and the Canadian Party to the Commission. (PDF contains 60 pages) Over 70 scientists, industry representatives and fisheries officials attended the Workshop. There were 20 presentations of scientific papers followed by the discussion sessions. Extended abstracts are included in this Technical Report, which also contains opening address by the Chairman of the Steering Committee and short review of the Workshop by the Coordinator. The material presented in the Technical Report has not been peer reviewed and does not necessarily reflect the views of either the NPAFC or the Parties. The material has been edited by the technical editor for clarity and publication purposes only. Items in this Report should not be cited except as personal communication and with the author's permission

A Socio-Technical Model for Project-Based Executive IT Governance

Effectuating enterprise systems success through project-based, executive IT governance in the form of steering committees is a complex and multi-leveled challenge. Insight into the design of steering committees and what interrelated governance components are required is very limited. We propose a multi-leveled model to design effective steering committees. We develop this theoretical model and surmise that our project-based IT governance model offers more effective control. This proposition was developed using a sequential mixed-methods approach that combines qualitative and quantitative inquiry, and empirical research. We articulate a theoretical model informed by the punctuated socio-technical change model, which synthesizes the dynamic capabilities and other components that influence steering committee performance. We find steering committees can achieve implementation success by balancing dynamic capabilities, structure, processes, and objectives. Contrary to common expectations, we learn that balanced, dynamic and agile steering committees are more effective than those that follow stale, procedural or routine approaches

Informe semestral del Programa de Frijol para la Zona Andina: Enero-Junio 1990

The main administrative activities (changes, meetings, agreements, visits of CIAT staff, evaluating committee of PROFRIZA, and publications) of the Regional Bean Program for the Andean Zone (PROFRIZA) during the 1st semester of 1990 are reported. The most important technical activities regarding technology generation (breeding, agronomy, microbiology, anthropology, and economy) and training (in-service at CIAT-Cali, in-country courses, and workshops) are also detailed, and the activities of the steering committee of the CIAT Bean Program and the 1st meeting of the Grain Legume Program of the Andean Zone (RELEZA) are summarized. (CIAT

COMMUNITY SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT

In November 2000, the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center (PPC) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center on Children, Families and the Law (CCFL) entered into a partnership with the Lincoln/Lancaster County Joint Budget Committee (JBC) and United Way of Lincoln/Lancaster County (UW). The purpose of this University-Community partnership has been to facilitate implementation of the Lincoln/Lancaster County Human Services Three-Year Comprehensive Plan (Plan). It has since become known as C-SIP (the Community Services Implementation Project). PPC and CCFL have been serving in a coordinating and technical assistance role for the overall process including: providing staff support and technical assistance for the Steering Committee, the Advisory Committee, and related subcommittees; providing staff support and technical assistance for six Community Coalitions (with occasional technical assistance provided to the Family Violence Coalition upon request); assisting Coalition Co-Chairs in their facilitation role; developing and maintaining the C-SIP database and website; and, developing the benchmark data infrastructure and data collection process to establish a baseline to compare with future years

A Study Investigating the Process for Designing and Implementing a Technical Academy for Decatur Public Schools

As a result of a study conducted to consider the problems of declining enrollment and buildings in need of repair, Decatur Public Schools identified technical training and strong academics as priorities for its high school students. Following several meetings with parents, staff, and community members, plans were initiated to restructure one of the three high schools into a four-year technical academy. The objective of this paper was to design a process for establishing a technical academy. New design models for high schools were researched and resulted in the identification of design elements, key questions, characteristics, and partners critical to designing the process for establishing a technical academy. The process for designing the technical academy included the identification of several design elements such as (a) learning mission, (b) learning outcomes, (c) curriculum, instruction, and assessment, (d) school organization, (e) partnerships, (f) staffing and staff development, (g) facilities and technology, and (h) finance. Questions were developed for each design element to assist in the process of developing the academy. Characteristics applicable to each design element were included to facilitate the design process. The design elements build sequentially upon each other so the elements should be addressed in the order listed. Implementation of the design process involves establishing a steering committee to guide the process. The steering committee will guide the partners for each design element through the design process and establish a timeline for completion of the work. Partners will use the key questions and characteristics as discussion points for designing the technical academy. The steering committee will use outside experts and focus groups to assist with the process to establish a technical academy. Any school system undergoing this process must take into consideration the design questions and characteristics, while tailoring the final design to its own situation. The research leads to several recommendations. The recommendations include (a) disseminating the design process to the Decatur Public Schools\u27 board of education; (b) pilot testing the design process with a small group, such as a school within a school, before implementing in a larger school environment; and (c) implementing measures to test whether the design process leads to improved outcomes for students. High school restructuring must be dedicated to continuous improvement, not change for the sake of change, but retaining what works and finding better approaches in areas needing improvement

Community Services Implementation Project Year 3 Progress Report and Proposed Project Plan for Year 4

In November 2000, the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center (PPC) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center on Children, Families and the Law (CCFL) entered into a partnership with the Lincoln/Lancaster County Joint Budget Committee (JBC) and United Way of Lincoln/Lancaster County (UW). During Year 2, the Lincoln Community Foundation and Woods Charitable Fund, Inc. joined the partnership. The purpose of this University-Community partnership, the Community Services Implementation Project (C-SIP), has been to facilitate implementation of the Lincoln/Lancaster County Human Services Three-Year Comprehensive Plan (Plan). PPC and CCFL have been serving a coordinating and technical assistance role for the overall process including: providing staff support and technical assistance for the Steering Committee, the Advisory Committee, and related subcommittees; providing staff support and technical assistance for the Community Coalitions; assisting Community Coalition Co-Chairs in their facilitation role; developing and maintaining the C-SIP database and website; and, developing the benchmark data infrastructure and data collection process to establish a baseline to compare with future years

A Case Study of the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library Conscious Editing Steering Committee

The purpose of this study is to examine the Conscious Editing Initiative and Steering Committee at the UNC Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library. The project spurred from efforts in the library’s technical services department to improve inadequate description of materials in finding aids that tended to venerate white supremacists and dehumanize marginalized peoples. The steering committee, while still developing, is broadening and expanding its goals from the original re-description project. By examining the Conscious Editing Initiative and Steering Committee, exploring its development, goals, and current progress, this case study will illuminate a possible solution to addressing problematic archival description. This solution will be revealed through an examination of the literature, interviews with open-ended questions, and materials related to the committee. This study is intended to have an impact on the literature which is slowly developing in this area.Master of Science in Library Scienc

Coming of age - an inclusive design resource comes to fruition

In July 2004, the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) launched a unique tool to aid everyone interested in inclusive design – an informative and user-friendly, accessible website: www.theRSA.org.uk/inclusivedesign. This resource came to fruition following early stages of development undertaken by the i~design project team (Helen Hamlyn Research Centre, Design Council, University of Cambridge and the London Institute) funded by the EPSRC. The RSA then took on and funded the implementation under the aegis of an international steering committee and working with Wire Design on the technical and visual development. This paper will map the painstaking steps that led to the achievement of this resource, making it as accessible, inclusive and usable as possible – always putting the user at the centre of each stage. It will indicate what the Steering Committee aimed to achieve with the resource and what the future plans are for its further development and dissemination. Feedback on the resource is very welcome and delegates to Include are invited to provide this to the RSA

On the Assessment of Fitness to Drive: Steering and Brake Operative Forces

[EN] The Directive (EU) 2015/653 aimed at facilitating that the maximum force that any disabled driver could make on the vehicle's primary controls could be adjusted to their needs. The technical adjustment in the vehicle's design requires a measurement of the operational forces applied by the driver on the steering and brake controls, in order to determine its functional capacity during the execution of driving maneuvers. The objective of this paper is to define the steering and braking operative forces used for driving current market M1 motor vehicles for the ¿fitness to drive assessment of drivers with physical disabilities. A total of 200 trials were performed with 17 different vehicles and 26 drivers. The results obtained help to define a new threshold's criteria for operative forces onto the steering and braking systems for adapting motor vehicles to disabled drivers. The main contribution of this paper consist on a new technical recommendations about the use of code 20.07 -braking- and 40.01 -steering- to be used in the ¿fitness to drive assessment of driver with disabilities according to Directive (EU) 2015/653 requirements.This work involved human subjects or animals in its research. Approval of all ethical and experimental procedures and protocols was granted by the UPV Ethical Committee at a session celebrated on June 18, 2019, under Reference No. P5_18_06_19.Dols Ruiz, JF.; Girbés-Juan, V.; Jiménez, I. (2021). On the Assessment of Fitness to Drive: Steering and Brake Operative Forces. IEEE Access. 9:134682-134694. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3116080134682134694