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I send a mail to everyone who hasn't renewed within a week offering them a discount on renewal and just checking in that everything was to their satisfaction. I've only had one mail back in a year saying, "I didn't renew because your site isn't satisfactory."
I know, people don't always tell the truth but I think the bigger problems are:
1. users moving on to other jobs away from education
2. download-based service means people strip the site dry and this lessens the need for renewal
3. some have said they'll come back in 6 months when there is more new stuff to download
I could increase my level of new materials to reduce the effect of reasons 2 and 3.
What do others do to maximise renewals? I'm painfully aware that every member that doesn't renew is a member I have to find again using Adwords or some other method. If I could get renewals up to a third, I'd be happy. 15% just seems low.
BTW, might be relevant...my fees are $30/$50 for 6/12 months.
One thing I have recently introduced is a "Lifetime Membership" which has had a surprisingly good rate of uptake. It's only double the 12-month rate so it's a great deal and takes the whole question of renewal out of the equation.
best, a.
Regarding the "stripping the site dry" problem, do you contact non-renewing members 6 months or a year later to remind them you're there and that you have a lot of new content? Or would that be seen as spamming? [ETA: andye's suggestion of snail mail reminders might be an idea for this.]
You say you could increase your level of new materials - IMVHO this would be essential to get renewals. Not just more new materials, but also more frequent additions (even if that means slightly decreasing the amount you add each time). They have to be afraid they'll miss something if they don't renew.
[edited by: Beagle at 5:37 pm (utc) on Sep. 27, 2006]
I am seriously looking at auto-renewals but I would want to do it the "right way", as Beagle says, something like opt-in auto-renewals. I use amember and I don't believe that to be a feature.
Mailing a week before renewal is something I can do, even inside amember. I don't feel comfortable with auto-renewals but if done right, it could be my best option.
I don't feel comfortable with auto-renewals but if done right.....
I despise many/most auto-renewals, and especially the way many are handled; certainly any that are rolled over on a 6 or 12 month basis. I do allow, on a case by case basis, selected monthly auto-renewals, provided that I am not gouged for the 'privilege' of renewing monthly; in part, because it is easier for me to auto-renew things that I simply wish to retain each month; plus it's much easier to keep an eye on a monthly renewal and make the decision to let it continue, or to pull the plug. If your customers will go for a monthly renewal, that might be the way to 'do it right'. They constantly have the option of giving your content the thumbs up - or not. Of course, that is the last thing that most 'elective' services want to risk!
I will no longer tolerate an auto renewal on a 6 - 12 term - for anything. Can't remember that last one that I saw that was handled well. Typically, the longer the term, the lower the ethics. If the service is valuable enough to me, I will renew. If not.....
The best yearly account that I subscribe to makes a big, big deal out of how they absolutely will not auto-renew. The login screen has the date of expiration, and I see it at every login. I love this!
The last terrible service that I looked into had only a 12 month option, and automatically cutoff service the moment of cancellation, and it was a whole lot of trouble to drag this out of them.
On the whole, porn services probably come the closest to getting it right, having learned the most from doing things wrong and having a deservedly terrible reputation to overcome. Cancellation processes are typically easy to find, easy to use, and even if the user goes and cancels the service the very next day, they still get the benefit of the full term for which they paid.
Don't take this the wrong way but are your customers just bored with the site after one year? Could it be that they have learnt what they wanted to learn and now see no need to resubscribe?
You need to keep evolving the site. Add new features, new functions, and continually update your existing features to make them more user friendly.
If you do that then when it comes to renewal time there is more desire for the customer to renew.
90%+ of my income comes from automatic renewal subscriptions. I can only imagine how annoying it would be for my customers to have to go through the payment process every single month they remain with my sites. It would absolutely destroy our renewal rates. We also offer a mail in option for customers who aren�t comfortable paying online and the biggest problem with have with them is they get upset when their subscription level drops at the end of the term because they aren�t on auto-renewal.
You claim the main reason you don�t want to use auto-renewal is the chargeback issue. Why would you make it more difficult for your valuable customers to continue paying you just so you could avoid dealing with a few idiots who don�t read directions?
If you want to avoid them, make it clear that your subscriptions automatically renew and give your customers detailed directions on how to cancel them. We use Paypal for most of our subscriptions and between Paypal and our own pages, users are told six times during our subscription process that they will need to cancel their subscription if they don�t want to be billed again.
I will no longer tolerate an auto renewal on a 6 - 12 term - for anything. Can't remember that last one that I saw that was handled well. Typically, the longer the term, the lower the ethics. If the service is valuable enough to me, I will renew. If not.....
Have you heard of this site? [webmasterworld.com ]
The bottom line is asking how to increase online subscription renewal rates without automatic renewals is like asking how to make your car go faster without starting the engine.
Have you heard of this site? [webmasterworld.com...]
Yeah, very low ethics, lol!
Called a "subscription service" and I sell text links and subscribe to several services that way as well.
Can't see the forest through the trees!
I've joined a few subscription sites because there was just one thing that I needed and once that was downloaded I had no need to remain a member.
This is my problem which I alluded to before. Mine is a download-based service. I add new materials all the time but people know they can rip through the site in a few days with a scorched earth download binge...then do the same 6 months later when their membership is a week from ending. What incentive then exists for them to renew?
It is certainly reduced.
There are some very good ideas here, but a key point that has been made that I'd like to stress is start asking for the re-up early. Real early. You should subscribe to something from Rodale Press and then watch how they go after you to re-up. They are recognized as the best in the print world.
It does sound as if you have some content issues that you're ready to address, but it also sounds like the honeymoon with your site lasts several months. That's speaks well of your expertise.
So, as soon as they subscribe-six to eight weeks--have a sale for "select customers only." 20 percent off for one year, or two years for the price of one. (The lifetime membership is too cheap. Kill it.) Make certain you have quick drop-dead date on the offer; make them act NOW. Tell them what is coming up when you mention this that "they will not want to miss."
Overall, take a look at your web site's promotion potential. Are you telling your customers what content is in development? What is coming up soon? Do you have ads on your site? If so, buy some space from yourself. If not, put some promotional ads on the left and right sides of the pages about upcoming attractions.
Do you have a board like this one for members? Ask anyone here, these boards are addictive. Like WW, you could have a free area and a "supporters" area. The free area would be a place attract those on the outside, in.
I would bet that you expect your fine product to speak for itself. Sorry, that will not work. You need to do a little marketing.
Idea for the moment: Spend some time on NYT.com and read how wonderful NYT.com is. They will tell you. Steal their ideas.
When I read that you send an email just three days before the end, I thought that was a short amount of time. Could be there's not time to deal with it right now, or maybe the funds just aren't available until next week.
How about a reminder at 10 days and then another at 3?
Do you track the frequency of their visits? If they only visit once a month, maybe your reminder should go out while your site is still fresh in their minds and send renewal notice even if its like 30 days out.
How about when they are signed in, can they see a date when their subscription will end? Something like a notice that their time is running out.
Just rambling, take my thoughts as a subscriber, not as a webmaster with subscribers.
- TWO pre-expiry mailings, one at two weeks, other at one week. Possibly third at 1 day. Hey, maybe people will renew just to shut me up!
- Header notice will "days to expiry"-type countdown.
A couple of people have alluded to "content issues". I would say it's the one thing I'm really confident about, although I suspect I could add new materials quicker. I have a testimonials page (yeah, I know...cheesy or what!) and every single testimonial on there is authentic.
I can say with some confidence that my offering on the pay site is the best in its niche. I didn't want to launch a pay site until that was the case.
I am currently looking into auto-renewals so we'll see what happens with that.
I'm interested in the suggestion to get rid of the lifetime membership. I've had a good sign up rate to that in the last month since I introduced it. Maybe because it's "too good a deal" I hear you say. Perhaps. I was thinking of raising the price of it.
My thinking was - 85-90% of people aren't renewing because they've downloaded everything there is, I may as well get double the money out of them from the start and offer lifetime membership. If I make it 'five years', it doesn't really change anything. I'm in a business in which most people stay for 1-4 years anyway.
The WSJ.com uses auto-renew, so it's not seen as too slimy anymore. It was interesting when they increased their subscription rate I called to cancel. At the time, I wasn't using it that much. So, I called. They were ready for me, offering me the old rate, which I accepted. I cannot say for certain, but I had the feeling they had my stats in front of them and knew I wasn't a heavy user. That was a win-win. After all, the customer is who determines value.
I personally prefer it this way. I don't want to have to remember or deal with renewing things all the time. If I review recent charges and see something I no longer want, I'll cancel and expect a refund simple as that.
As a provider I only have autorenewed subscriptions - monthly only. Yoou get a constant feedback on how you are doing by the rate of people dropping out or staying.
You tell exactly trhat to your clients and they feel they are in the driver's seat!
As a customer: the services I want I do not want to have to think about all the time and I like them monthly. The yearly discounts are just a way so you forget .. which I hate I wnat to get an email from paypal, when I pay or get paid and only look at the one's that say, cancelled ..


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News from Maro Verger tells us that the school building has survived. Paint was lost from one of the walls and and the water tank for sanitation on the roof was blown away and later recovered. There is no news of fatalities but homes have been destroyed as well as crops and livestock has been lost. It has been devastating. Our prayers and help is certainly needed.
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Exports from Michigan dropped 6.0 percent in June
Indicators that gauge current economic conditions in industrial countries show signs of an end to a short-lived recovery boom, which followed massive government spending and low interest rates. In line with global business trends is an undergoing slowdown in the foreign demand for American goods.
In the second quarter of this year, growth in industrial countries' Gross Domestic Product — the best measure of a county's overall economic well-being — registered an annual rate of 2.8 percent, the same reading as in the first quarter.
Historically, when an economy enters recovery from a deep recession, GDP advances at an accelerating pace, bringing back jobs lost in the business downswing. This has not been the case in the current economic recovery in the industrial countries.
Here at home, economic growth in the second quarter decelerated to an annual rate of 2.4 percent from 3.7 percent in the first quarter and 5 percent in the last quarter of 2009. Foreign demand played an important role in the loss of pace of the U.S. economic rebound, resulting in more job losses like those experienced during the major downturn.
According to the Department of Commerce, which tracks our national accounts, the contribution of merchandise exports to the growth of our GDP declined in the first half of this year from the last quarter of 2009. Growth in goods and services bought by consumers and businesses from around the world registered an annual rate of 10.3 percent in the latest quarter from 11.4 percent in the first quarter and an astounding 24.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009.
At the regional level, the worldwide slowdown in the economic recovery is holding back foreign demand for goods made in Michigan, resulting in a deceleration in the growth of production activities which holds up the creation of new jobs.
In June, Michigan's exporting companies were disappointed with the growth of selling their goods overseas. Following an increase of 0.1 percent in May, exports of goods made-in-Michigan dropped $222.7 million or 6.0 percent.
The latest monthly drop brought state merchandise exports to $3,505.8 million, adjusted for seasonal variation, a statistical technique that smoothes out monthly fluctuations for factors such as the number of working days in a month and thus gives a clear picture of monthly trends similar to the national trade numbers.
Compared with last year, June's reading in state exports indicates that Michigan's exporters posted gains in selling their goods abroad. In June of this year, state companies shipped abroad $1,260.1 million, or 56.1 percent, more goods than in June 2009.
At the national level, exports of goods fell 2.2 percent in June to $105.0 billion from May. The decline in U.S. exports mainly reflected drops in capital goods; industrial supplies and materials; and foods, feeds and beverages, which hit their lowest level since September 2009.
The June snapshot of Michigan's international trade numbers reflect a mix of different developments in the international demand for goods made in Michigan's major exporting industries. Sales abroad of manufactured goods — the foreign engine of state economic development and a key generator of jobs — accounted for 89 percent of all exports in June.
Manufacturer's foreign sales from Michigan companies decreased in June by 3.1 percent from the previous month to $3,119.7 million, adjusted for seasonal variation.
Compared with June of last year, the latest volume of shipments abroad from state factories was $1,204.6 million higher. The industrial mix of state exports of manufactures implies that one in every four local factory jobs in Michigan is tied to exports.
Exports of non-manufactured goods went down 24.3 percent in June to $386.1 million, seasonally adjusted, from May.This group of shipments abroad consists of agricultural goods, mining products and re-exports, which are foreign goods that entered Michigan as imports and are exported in substantially the same condition as when imported.
How did Michigan's companies fare in export growth through the first half of this year, which in turn impacts jobs and overall economic development in the state? Michigan ranked first in export growth among the 50 states during the first six months of the year.
Particularly in comparison with the first six months of 2009, foreign sales from Michigan's companies, seasonally adjusted, increased by an annual rate of 56.8 percent. This compares with a national average of 22.2 percent during the same period.
Looking forward, leading indicators point to a weakening outlook for export growth. According to a recent business survey conducted by the Institute of Supply Management, the nation's supply executives continue to see the short-term prospects for their foreign sales favorably but not as good as in the recent past.
The research institute reported that their export orders index grew in July for the 13th consecutive month. The recent readings indicate that although incoming export orders from foreign buyers continue to grow, the increase in the last two months was at a slower pace than in the first five months of 2010.
In the group of about 400 executives representing the largest U.S. corporations that sell their products overseas, 20 percent reported higher export orders in July from June's levels; 73 percent reported no change in the volume of incoming export orders from the previous month; and only 7 percent reported lower export orders.
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|Landscape of Fall and Winter by Sesshu
|Red Fuji Southern Wind Clear Morning. Part of Part of the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. Artist: Katsushika Hokusai.
|Great Wave off Kanagawa. Artist: Katsushika Hokusai. This is one of this most famous paintings. Current location: Library of Congress.
|Drawing by Miyamoto Musashi, a great Japanese Swordsman (c. 1584 – June 13, 1645)
|Landscape by Miyamoto Musashi
|Landscape by Tenshō Shūbun
|Landscape by Tomioka Tessai
|Two Girls by Suzuki Harunobu
|Statue of Kusunoki Masashige by Kōtarō Takamura
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The City of Wheeling initiated its successful vacant property registration program in 2009 as a forward-thinking way to address the issue of abandoned and blighted buildings. Since an initial registry of nearly 400 properties, they have whittled the list down to 182 properties, highlighting the progress of the program over the first few years.
The City of Fairmont also recently passed an ordinance allowing for the creation of a similar Vacant Property Registration Program. Through an in-person meeting facilitated by the West Virginia Redevelopment Expert Exchange, the Wheeling team met with Fairmont representatives to exchange insights and discuss similarities and differences between the programs.
At the meeting, Nancy Prager, Director of the Wheeling Economic and Community Development Department, represented Wheeling along with Thomas Connelly, Planning Administrator, and Lisa Tappe, who handles the day-to-day operations of Wheeling's Vacant Property Registration program. A fair representation of relevant functions from the host community attended, including the Fairmont Interim City Manager and City Clerk, the City Attorney, Finance Director, City Planner, Code Enforcement Officers, a City Councilman, and the director of Main Street Fairmont.
Catching properties before they become dilapidated is the goal. The Wheeling team stressed that they focus on incentivizing owners to put properties into productive reuse through the fee structure attached to the registration program, focusing on the intention of reuse rather than on collecting money. They cautioned Fairmont's lack of a fee structure as potentially encouraging owners to perpetuate property vacancy with minimal upkeep. Fairmont explained that they intended to paint the new ordinance in a positive light by linking it to a new B&O tax credit which rewards vacant property reuse, rather than to use it punitively.
Although Wheeling's team sat up front as a panel of experts, rather than give a lecture-style presentation, they almost immediately opened the floor to questions after a brief background about their Vacant Property Registration program. The session morphed into a back and forth exchange of questions between the two communities, revealing pointed differences in the wording of the code based on whether it was written under home rule, the nature of the ordinance as a carrot or stick method for affecting change, and what resources are involved in the day-to-day administration of the registration program.
Fairmont representatives asked Wheeling how much paperwork and how many hours are required of the program administrator, discovering that the planning department processes the fees as opposed to the finance department. While Wheeling's Vacant Building Registration form fits concisely on one page to further encourage participation in the program, the registration is still somewhat administratively burdensome. Because of this need, Wheeling appointed Lisa Tappe, who also serves as a code enforcement officer, to handle the day to day administration of the program. It took Wheeling the first two years to work out the bugs.
Fairmont noted that they intend to distribute the responsibility of the new ordinance across different department functions, and after learning about Fairmont's take on the ordinance, Wheeling suggested that it will require a significantly higher workload for code enforcement.
The meeting raised new avenues for both communities to investigate. Fairmont will review specifics of their new ordinance, such as whether code inspections will involve exterior or interior reviews, requiring higher staff levels, and will model letters and registration forms after those that Wheeling openly shared. Wheeling was surprised to discover that Fairmont had a Rental Registration Program in place since the late 1970s, which they have been trying to enact, and were also interested to see how the B&O tax will play out as an incentive to owners to redevelop vacant and/or dilapidated properties.
For more information about using Vacant Property Registrations as a tool to address blight in your community, visit the WVU Land Use Clinic's LEAP toolkit here.
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Classic rocker Bob Seger won't perform Nov. 7 in Idaho after all
The past couple of days have been tragic and difficult for the concert world. Unfortunately, here's a bit of additional depressing news — though certainly nothing in comparison to headlines about the Las Vegas mass murders and the death of Tom Petty.
Classic rocker Bob Seger has postponed his Nov. 7 concert at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa. It would have been Seger's first headlining concert in Idaho — and possibly first concert here, period. (The promoter thinks so. But a couple of readers have told me that Seger opened for Bachman-Turner Overdrive at the Western Idaho Fairgrounds "back in the day" or "in 1976." I've reached out to the Fairgrounds folks about that.)
Seger, 72, has been ordered by his doctor "to attend to an urgent medical issue concerning his vertebrae," according to his website. Consequently, he has postponed his remaining concerts in October and November.
"I'm so disappointed to have to suspend the tour as the band is on a great roll," Seger said. "It's a privilege to play for our amazing fans. Hoping to be back out on the road very soon."
Rescheduled dates will be announced when those are available, according to the website. Tickets for postponed concerts will be honored at the new dates.
Seger, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, is known for hits such as "Turn the Page," "Hollywood Nights," "Night Moves," "We've Got Tonight," "Still the Same," "Against the Wind" and "Like a Rock."
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Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Kure Atoll Wildlife Sanctuary: Habitat Restoration Volunteer
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- Closes
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- Entry level
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Description: The State of Hawai'i's Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) is seeking volunteersfor work at Kure Atoll Wildlife Sanctuary in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Kure Atoll is a part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is located 1,400 miles northwest of O'ahu. Kure Atoll occupies a unique position referred to as the "Darwin Point",which is the northern extent of coral reef development and the atoll is estimated to be 29.8 million years old. Kure is an important breeding site for wildlife, including several rare or endangered species. Eighteen species of seabirdsnest on Kure including Black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) and Christmas shearwaters (Puffinus nativitatus). The endangered Laysan teal(Anas laysanensis) was recently introduced to Kure. There are currently 16 native and 31 non-native plant specieson Kure Atoll's only vegetated island, Green Island. Several plant species are invasive and are being removed to improve seabird nesting habitat. DLNR is committed to eradicating the invasive plant Golden crown-beard (Verbesina encelioides) from the atoll. Invasive plants are a significant management concern because they displace native plant habitat and seabird nesting areas, and may entrap seabirds in a dense vegetative mass. Native plants are an integral resource for seabird nesting habitat and dune stabilization. This position is a unique opportunity to protect and recover seabird habitat while living in a wildlife sanctuary!
Kure Atoll is an extremely remote work location. Transportation to/from Kure Atoll is by ship and is infrequent. The ability to live and work in close quarters with a small group of people for an extended period of time is of the utmost importance.The seasonal field teams consist of 6 to 8 people. Due to limited transportation, there are only 2 field seasons per year(approximately 6 months each). Contact on Kure is limited to text only e-mail (no pictures or attachments) through the field station's satellite phone. There is no internet or cell phone service available.
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**Although the work load is diverse, most of the hours are dedicated to invasive plant removal (75-80%)**
Desired Experience:Invasive species control; Hawaiian plant identification; native plant propagation and out-planting; avian reproductive monitoring; shorebird and/or seabird monitoring and identification; binocular/spotting scope use; data management; familiarity with Excel and ArcGIS; GPS usage. Other useful skills include: carpentry, solar equipment maintenance, small boat experience.
Requirements:Excellent physical and mental health; able to walk 10 miles per day with a 40lb pack over uneven terrain, lift 50 lbs, work for long hours in hot/sunny, rainy/cold conditions, and bend or stoop for long periods of time; must know how to swim; and have 20/20 color vision or correctable lenses. Must be comfortable with herbicide use.
Personnel can expect to work 40+ hrs/wk. Although most weeks are Monday-Friday, work hours are project dependent and may include early mornings, evenings, and weekends. DLNR/DOFAWwillprovidetransportationbetweenHonoluluandKureAtoll.Traveldatesaresubjecttochange.LodgingandfoodwhileonKureandintransitbetween Honolulu and Kureare provided.Mostfieldclothesandgearareprovided.Allothertransportation,housing,andpersonalitems mustbesuppliedbyapplicant. Kure Atoll Conservancy will award $1000 at the end of the field season to help offset these costs.
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If you are already a registered user in MEdIES, please sign in and if you wish to become become a user, click on Register.
Find here a list of all MIO-ECSDE/MEdIES publications relating to ESD. You can download all MEdIES materials in various Mediterranean languages, as well as several guidebooks for teachers. You may also find some proposed educational materials of other than MIO-ECSDE institutions. In this case a link is provided to their respective websites.
There is no doubt that all around the Mediterranean, and beyond, there are many people actively, passionately and imaginatively working in education to facilitate change towards sustainability, may that be in schools, youth groups, local communities, NGOs etc. The documents presented here, are proposed as examples of good practice in ESD in order to inspire and support the work of others. Some come from MEdIES Secretariat, and others from MEdIES members. All MEdIES members are welcome to enrich this catalogue with their implemented practical intervention plans, games and ideas in the field of ESD. And of course all practitioners are welcome to reflect upon, evaluate and share ideas on the methods proposed .
Read here all the MEdIES e-bulletins in English and Greek language. The bulletins are circulated to MEdIES members every three months.
Find here a list of major reference texts since the birth of Environmental Education EE in the 1970s up until the UN Decade on Education for Sustainable Development (DESD 2005-2014) and beyond.
Find here information on trainings, conferences etc. (co)organized by MEdIES secretariat.
Find here events where MEdIES secretariat participated with a presentation or intervention
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The Summer University seeks to provide a high quality education to post graduate students and young scientists from European countries (more specifically from South-eastern Europe-Balkan countries), on Integrated Management practices of Biosphere Reserves and various other categories of protected areas (National Parks, Areas Natura 2000, etc.)
Its main aim is to deepen the understanding of the value of Biosphere Reserves, as "laboratories" and "catalysts" of Sustainable Development. The Summer University specifically aims to highlight the rich natural and cultural diversity and heritage of the island of Samothraki and support the proposal for its inclusion in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme, MAB/UNESCO).
The Summer University provides an intensive, innovative, multidisciplinary and experiential 12-day training. It is the result of the cooperation and synergy among Research Institutions and Networks, Universities, National and Local Authorities, NGOs, as well as key UNESCO branches.
The summer school combines plenary and group work. The trainees will attend a daily 2-hour plenary where the most important issues will be presented in the form of lectures. They will then break out into smaller groups in order to follow, in parallel, the two complementary directions of the Summer University (Course A + B, see title); undertake intensive guided group work and/or research under the guidance of the invited professors and experts. By the end of the Summer University, the participants will have synthesized their work in the form of presentations, including recommendations for the Sustainable Management of Biosphere Reserves, using as a study case the island of Samothraki. In course B, two entire days are to be dedicated to the GWP IWRM Toolbox, and key lessons learned from its application around the world.
Trainees successfully completing the Summer School will be awarded a certificate of attendance, which will provide them with 6 ECTS.
DAILY PROGRAM (COURSE A + B): The daily program (with description of Plenaries and Workshops) can be found here (vers. 06/07)
NEW: PINNED ON A MAP (COURSE A + B): Find in this map the places of interest on the island (hotel, meeting rooms, places we will visit)
READ MORE ON COURSE A: Aquatic & Social Ecology: Theory and Practice
READ MORE ON COURSE B: Integrated Water and Coastal Management - Educational & Participatory Approaches
The island of Samothraki is located 25 nautical miles south of the coastal city of Alexandroupolis, the only place from which to access �the island. There are ferry connecting Alexandroupolis to Samothraki lasts 2 hours and 15'. Usually, there is only one Boat daily, so be alert and be in the Port of Alexandroupolis on time for this one daily ferry. For the ferry schedule visit: http://www.saos.gr. You can reach Alexandroupolis by plane via Athens. Alternatively, you can fly to Thessaloniki or Kavala and continue by bus.
The Course A trainees will be hosted in the Municipal camping (http://www.samothraki.gr/site/municipal-camping/).
The provision for�Course B trainees is to be hosted in a hotel (in shared rooms of 2-3 people). BUT Camp-Lovers (that will happily bring along tent and sleeping bag, etc.), can choose to stay in the Municipal Camping instead (there will be daily bus pick-ups from both points to the meeting venue).
The expected total number of participants in the Summer University is estimated to be 70-75 (Course A ~45 + Course B ~30). Course A trainees are mostly post graduate students. Course B trainees will comprise a mix of:
� Postgraduate students of all relevant disciplines: Natural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences and Management, Education and Humanities (from the partner universities and not only).
� Young scientists working in Management Bodies, mainly of Biosphere Reserves and/or other designated areas, etc.
� Young Scientists from various bodies working on Water Resources Management.
Thanks to the support provided by the sponsors of the Summer University, no inscription fees will be requested.
The organization will cover accommodation in shared rooms, local transportation, half board (breakfast and one meal), an official dinner, a one day scientific boat tour and a two-day trekking tour combined with overnight free camping at the springs of Fonias (Karya), one of the main perennial streams of the island.�
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Church That Refused To Marry Black Couple Releases Apology
(CNN) — After barring a black couple from marrying in its Mississippi facility in late July, the First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs released a statement Sunday apologizing for its actions.
"We, the church, realize that the Hendersons and Wilsons should never have been asked to relocate their wedding. This wrong decision resulted in hurt and sadness for everyone. Both the pastor and those involved in the wedding location being changed have expressed their regrets and sorrow for their actions," the church said.
Te'Andrea and Charles Wilson planned for months to marry at the First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs but were asked at the last minute to move.
Their pastor, Stan Weatherford, made the request on behalf of some congregants who didn't want to see the couple married there, according to CNN affiliate WLBT. He performed the ceremony at a nearby church.
Sunday's statement follows a string of apologies from First Baptist and its congregation for turning away the young couple.
"As a church, we express our apology to Te'Andrea and Charles Wilson for the hurt that was brought to them in the hours preceding their wedding and beyond. We are seeking forgiveness and reconciliation with our Lord Jesus Christ, Te'Andrea and Charles, family and friends of the Hendersons and Wilsons, our church family, and our community for the actions and attitudes that have recently occurred," the statement continued.
Despite the church's recent statements, the Wilsons aren't convinced of the congregations' sincerity, they said, calling the recent release "an insult" and "misleading to the public."
"The pastor has not spoken to us since a couple days after the incident. We have not heard from the pastor or any church official since the incident," Charles Wilson said Sunday.
Jonathan Thompson, the African-American community relations director for the city of Crystal Springs, was one of many community members to organize a unity rally after the incident, aiming to help reunite church members.
"I think this is an opportunity to really get intentional about reconciling," he said, adding that he prayed God would forgive all of them for their sins and that they would be able to find reconciliation.
However, Charles Wilson said, "at the rally, the pastor avoided us. He walked the other way when he saw us walking toward him. It would have been nice to talk to us before issuing a statement."
A spokesman who agreed to be identified only as a "church member" said that the church had attempted to reach out to the couple and that calls were not returned.
The Wilsons had attended the church but were not official members. They would have been the first African-American couple to marry in First Baptist Church's 150-year history, church officials said.
"This had never been done before here, so it was setting a new precedent, and there are those who reacted to that because of that," Weatherford told CNN affiliate WLBT in July.
Many church members were unaware of the decision to refuse to marry the couple and reacted with surprise to the news.
The incident "didn't represent all the people of the church," said Thompson, who visited the church after the incident.
Sunday's statement reaffirmed the church's desire for the inclusion of all people. "We the membership of First Baptist Church Crystal Springs hold the position that we should be open to all people. Our desire is to restore the church to be a spiritual lighthouse in doing the Lord's will in Crystal Springs and in Mississippi."
"I blame the First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs. I blame those members who knew and call themselves Christians and didn't stand up," Charles Wilson told WLBT.
By Jeffrey Elizabeth Copeland – CNN
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Oh dear, oh dearie me. We find ourselves with a politician trying to feed us all porkies again. This time it's Gloria De Piero announcing loudly that the gender pay gap is near 20% (along with the usual this is disgusting, must stop, Labour will do something about it and so on). She's making the same claim that Harriet Harman did a few years ago: and she seems to have forgotten that the UK Statistics Authority said that Mrs. Dromey was in fact a very naughty politician indeed for making the claim in the manner she did. And as Del Piero is making the same claim in the same manner that also makes Ms. Del Piero a very naughty politician indeed. And we tend to think that it's worth calling out politicians when they attempt to mislead us all by being so naughty.
You can see the actual claims being made all laid out in charts here at the Mail. Full time male employees make more than full time female employees. Part time female employees make more than part time male employees. There are many more female part timers than male: and the average part time wage for either gender is lower than the full time wage for either or both.
And what Del Piero has done to get to her 20% or so figure (the actual numbers coming from the correct source, ASHE) is to include the part time and full time female numbers into one, the part time and full time male numbers into one, and then compare the two. This is not acceptable. As Sir Michael Scholar pointed out to Harriet Harman when she did the same those years ago:
GOVERNMENT EQUALITIES OFFICE PRESS RELEASE: 27 APRIL 2009 I am writing to you about the Government Equalities Office (GEO) Press Release on the Equality Bill, issued on 27 April, which states that women are paid on average 23 per cent less per hour than men. GEO's headline estimate of the difference between the earnings of women compared with men (generally referred to as the gender pay gap) is some 10 percentage points higher than the 12.8 per cent figure quoted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Yet both estimates are derived from the same source, the 2008 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE). Such a difference in headline estimates is likely to confuse the general public. The Statistics Authority is concerned that this may undermine public trust in official statistics. I understand that there has been a dialogue between ONS and GEO on the presentation of women's earnings figures in the context of Equality issues and that the National Statistician has agreed to look at the way the gender pay gap is presented in ONS statistical bulletins. Work on this is planned for later this year and will be used to inform the content of ONS's statistical bulletin on the results of the 2009 ASHE, due in November 2009. In the meantime, I enclose a copy of a note that the Statistics Authority will shortly publish on its website. This clarifies why figures as different as 12.8 per cent and 23 per cent have been used and explores different options for presenting the gender pay gap in an impartial and objective way. The note explains that the figure of 23 per cent quoted in the GEO press release relates to the median hourly earnings of all employees (full-time and part-time combined) whereas ONS's figure of 12.8 per cent is based on the difference in the median hourly earnings of full-time employees only. Neither measure is entirely satisfactory as an impartial and objective headline estimate. The former rolls together the quite different levels of hourly earnings for part-time and full-time employees; while the latter excludes the earnings of around one quarter of all employees. These considerations suggest the need for a more extensive set of measures to present the differences between the earnings of men and women. Indeed, it is the Statistics Authority's view that use of the 23% on its own, without qualification, risks giving a misleading quantification of the gender pay gap. I trust that you will find this note of value pending the further work that ONS is planning on this issue later this year.
That does indeed make Ms. Del Piero a very naught politician indeed and as she does the rounds of the talk and news shows to promote this old Labour mistake perhaps someone would like to pick her up on it?
As to the reality of the gender pay gap it's made up of two things. The first is that there really was, historically, direct discrimination against women in education and career opportunities. That is something almost entirely solved for today's younger generation and we see the effects still only in the older age cohorts, in the inequality of wages of people in their 40s and older. There is no such inequality among the young.
The second is that women tend to take career breaks in order to have and to raise their children in a manner that the fathers of those same children do not. We might rail against that sexist notion that this should be so but it's hardly an unusual gender division of labour in a viviparous, mammalian, species.
The part of the gender pay gap that comes from direct discrimination has already been dealt with, the part that comes from how people decide to live their lives and raise their children, well, that will be with us for as long as that's how people decide that they want to live their lives and raise their children.
And adding together part and full time wages to describe the gender pay gap is a naughty thing to do. As the Statistics Authority has already told one Labour politician when they did it.