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Join us with Achievers of Ports/Terminals Excellence at 2020 GPF Awards, Dubai, UAE, 26 Feb 2020.

Come Join us with Achievers of Ports/Terminals Excellence at 2020 Global Ports Forum Awards, Dubai UAE, 26 Feb 2020.     Dear Industry Colleagues, In continuation of our commitment of improving global ports and furthering the interests of ports globally through collaborations among members of the port ecosystem, we are pleased to announce that Nominations are Now open for the 2020 Global Ports Forum Awards. These Awards will coincide with the Global Ports Forum Dubai to be held on 26-27 February, 2020, and will be given out during The Global Ports Forum Awards 2020 Dinner, to be held in Dubai, UAE, on 26 February 2020 evening. We are pleased to inform that the 2017, 2018 & 2019 GPF awards dinner was very well attended and a number of awards winners in presence of excellent participation received their awards from H. E. Mr. Mohammed Sharaf, Assistant Foreign Minister for Economics and Trade of UAE & former Group CEO, Dubai Ports World (2005-Jan 2016). Please find attached some of the media coverage and press release about the 2017, 2018 & 2019 events from a number of international publications and trade journals. The 2017, 2018 & 2019 Global Ports Forum Awards in the news: globalportsforum.com/news-2/ Photos of the 2017, 2018 & 2019 Global Ports Forum Awards Events: m.facebook.com/pg/The-Global-Ports-Forum-1592509770984865/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1896971990538640 www.facebook.com/pg/The-Global-Ports-Forum-1592509770984865/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2081861948716309 www.facebook.com/pg/The-Global-Ports-Forum-1592509770984865/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2315523845350117 The 2020 Global Port Forum Awards will recognise the most valuable contribution made by professionals in different areas of Ports and Terminals Industry and acknowledge their roles and achievements in the following categories: Bunkering Port Infrastructure of The Year Bulk Commodities Port / Terminal of The Year Bulk Grain Port / Terminal of The Year Bulk Logistics Port / Terminal of The Year Dry Bulk Port / Terminal of The Year Liquid Bulk Port / Terminal of The Year Most Efficient Oil/Gas Terminal of The Year Global Container Terminal Operator of The Year Cruise Terminal Operator of The Year Best Turnaround Cruise Port/Terminal Operations of the Year Ferry Terminal Operator of The Year Integrated Port Logistics Hub of The Year Integrated Port/Terminal Logistics Operator of the Year Green Port / Terminal of The Year Multi-Purpose Port / Terminal of The Year Maritime Services Provider of The Year Excellence in Ports and Terminals Training / Education   Port / Terminal InterModal Solutions Provider of The Year Port / Terminal Services Provider of The Year Oil / Gas Storage Tank Port / Terminal of The Year Port/Terminal Innovation of the Year (Infrastructure) Port/Terminal Innovation of the Year (Smart Port) Port/Terminal Innovation of the Year (Technology) Port/Terminal Innovation of the Year (Handling Equipment) Port/Terminal Innovation of the Year (Software & Operating System) Port/Terminal Innovation of the Year (Solutions) Port/Terminal Innovation of the Year (Digital) Port / Terminal Concession / Deal of The Year Port / Terminal of The Year – All Africa Port / Terminal of The Year – North Africa Port / Terminal of The Year – West Africa Port / Terminal of The Year – East Africa Port / Terminal of The Year – Southern Africa Port / Terminal of The Year – Australia / New Zealand Port / Terminal of The Year – China Port / Terminal of The Year – North Europe Port / Terminal of The Year – South Europe Port / Terminal of The Year – Western Europe Port / Terminal of The Year – Middle East Port / Terminal of The Year – North America Port / Terminal of The Year – Central America and Caribbean Port / Terminal of The Year – South America Port / Terminal of The Year – North East Asia Port / Terminal of The Year – South East Asia Port / Terminal of The Year – Indian Sub Continent Best Transhipment Hub Port / Terminal of The Year Inland Port / Terminal of The Year Most Improved Port / Terminal of The Year Emerging Lead Port/Terminal of the Year Outstanding Port/Terminal Design of The Year Best Port Agency of the Year Process Compliant Port / Terminal of The Year Safe and Secure Port / Terminal of The Year Customers Value Creator Port / Terminal of The Year CSR Pursuer Port / Terminal of The Year Most Improved Port/Terminal Facilities of the Year  People Developer Port / Terminal of The Year Port Infrastructure Development of the Year Ro-Ro Port / Terminal of The Year Port / Terminal CEO of The year Port / Terminal Visionary of The Year Life Time Achievement in Port / Terminal Industry Newsmaker of The Year in Port / Terminal Industry Port Authority of The Year Port Public Partner of The Year Port / Terminal Professional of The Year Outstanding Port Manager of The Year Port Risk Manager of the Year Port / Terminal Builder of The Year Port / Terminal Woman of The Year Most Inspiring Woman in Port/Terminal Industry Port/Terminal Financier of The Year Port/Terminal Consultant of the Year Hall of Fame   2020 Global Ports Forum Award Categories Details: globalportsforum.com/2020-gpf-awards-dubai-26-feb-20/global-ports-forum-award-categories-details/ Award winners will be finalised by a jury comprising of Global Ports Customers & Senior Port Experts from the Global Ports Council through a transparent well defined process and applying common criteria in each category of the awards. In the meantime, we look forward and welcome nominations for the 2020 Awards by 20 July 2019 covering the following: Provide us details of your organization / concerned personnel who are competent to stake a claim to one or more awards among the above listed categories. Please send a brief note describing justification for your claim to the relevant award, based on these the jury will finalize the list of award winners. Short listed nominees will be announced well in advance and their presence is desirable at the 2020 Global Ports Awards Dinner event. Guests can look forward to an evening for networking among senior professionals of Ports / Terminal and supporting industries in a relaxed environment along with enjoying the achievement awards. Dress Code: Formal suits / National dress for Gentlemen, Gowns / Cocktail Dresses for Ladies. The Global Ports Forum will continue to strive and provide a common platform for the professionals of Ports and Terminals industry. Ticket costs: On or Before 1 Oct 2019: The ‘Early Bird’ Ticket Rate is USD$499 – Save USD$100!  From 2 Oct 2019: The Regular Ticket Rate is USD$599   Note:  Ticket for Dinner does not include the cost of accommodation and travel to the event. To register, please submit the following details to thomasng@globalportsforum.com:Name:Position:Organisation:Address:Tel:Fax:Email:What Best Describes Your Industry Sector?:Billing information: For cheque payments: To be made payable to ‘Global Ports Forum Pte. Ltd.’ Please do not send post-dated cheque. For telegraphic transfers: Account Name:             Global Ports Forum Pte. Ltd.,  Account No. :                695 477 141 001.Beneficiary Bank:          Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited, Singapore. (Swift: OCBCSGSG),                                    Address : 65 Chulia Street #01-00, OCBC Centre, Singapore 049513. Please supply confirmation via email of the TT from your bank. Transmitting bank charges must be paid by sender. Please quote both delegate and company name as reference. Kindly note that as we are providing a special rate for ‘early bird’ sign up, we will need to receive your company payment by 1 Oct 2019 to enjoy the discount. We are indeed pleased to share selected details of  our 25 executive workshops, 6 executive programs, 5 Forums and 3 Awards Dinners that we had recently organized, being uploaded onto our website:- globalportsforum.com/past-events/ Details of GPF forthcoming executive workshops/forums are available on our website at below link: globalportsforum.com/forthcoming-gpf-executive-programmes/ We look forward to your active participation and valued contributions for success at your Awards Dinner.   Best regards Thomas Ng Chairman The Global Ports Forum GLOBAL PORTS FORUM PTE. LTD. 10 Anson Road #27-15 International Plaza Singapore 079903 Website: www.globalportsforum.com/ Mobile: +65 9684 3289 DID:    +65 65197662 Fax:    +65 6725 8438 Email:  thomasng@globalportsforum.com Terms & Conditions:No delegate registration will be accepted without completing registration details and full payment.Upon receipt of your registration details and full payment, further programme information will be emailed to you including your proforma invoice and, if required, a letter of invitation for entry visa application.Delegates will not be admitted unless payment has been received in Full.Flights, Airport Transfers and Accommodation are not included in your delegate registration fee.No cancellation is allowed, but a replacement with another participant is allowed.This programme is subject to change without notice, E&O.E.

Small Business Planning Workshops

During this pandemic many people lost their prize possession in their business. In addition, many are struggling even now to stay afloat. Trying to pull together what happens next has been the biggest issue in having a business. If you're a business owner NOW is the time to pull out your contingency plan and start putting it to work! What NO PLAN? Maybe you need to get a plan in order to get back up in the fight. This program is designed to help regroup and figure out how to get back on track as a business owner so you can rebuild your business again. Thinking about starting a business? Then you want to take this business workshop as well. It will give you the foundation needed in preparing to set up shop in business. Sign up today and get started on becoming a successful business owner. These workshops give you assessments of you and your business and then slowly takes you through 17 modules that will help you build a well-rounded business. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/122426582203

Food Truck Frenzy

We will have a variety of food trucks all with delicious food, many different unique crafters, many direct sale companies & many awesome small businesses! We will also have bounce houses, activities, face painting, pony rides, a raffle, 200 FREE swag bags for the first 200 guests & much more! If interested in being a vendor, food truck or sponsor please email me at: jocelynschaeffer0720@gmail.com

DevOps Practitioner 2 Days Training in Seoul

Course Description: This 2-day course builds upon the DevOps fundamentals. The key focus of DevOps Practitioner is on the four skill areas that have been defined by DASA and are required for successful DevOps results. The course helps you know why the four skills: courage, teambuilding, leadership, and continuous improvement, are the necessary skills for a DevOps environment.DevOps Practitioner is designed to provide the core education necessary to put DevOps into practice. With the help of DevOps theory, pragmatic examples and exercises, and interactive group discussions and role plays, the course will help you understand how to apply the necessary skills to practice DevOps. Target Audience: Individuals involved in IT development, IT operations, or IT Service Management Individuals whose role are affected by DevOps and continuous delivery, such as: DevOps Engineers Product Owners Integration Specialists Operations Managers Incident and Change Managers System Administrators Network Administrators Business Managers Automation Architects Enterprise Architects Learning Objectives: At the end of this course, you will be able to: Explain the importance of DevOps culture and the aspects that can influence it. Explain why courage, teambuilding, leadership, and continuous improvement are required in a DevOps environment. Explain why courage is essential to enable trust, honesty, and experimentation. Identify and evaluate different types of behavior in a DevOps environment. Recognize the signals indicating impediments and/or team dysfunctions. Describe how to form good DevOps teams and assess their maturity. List the effects of happiness and motivation on team performance. Identify how leaders encourage feedback and transparency. Discuss the factors that leaders can influence to build trust. Explain how and why leaders promote a “Safe to fail” environment. Analyze value streams to improve throughput and flow. Facilitate the tools for continuous improvement: structured problem-solving workshops, Story Mapping sessions, and retrospectives. Prerequisites: Required: DASA DevOps Fundamentals Certificate Recommended: Basic familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Lean, and ITSM principles Course Materials: Students will receive a course manual with presentation slides and reference materials. Examination: Delivery Online or Paper-based Format Closed Book (Participants can bring scratch paper) Proctoring Web proctored/In-class proctored Duration 45 minutes (Additional 15 minutes for non-native English speaker) # of Questions 12 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) Pass Grade 60% (36 points out of 60 to be earned) Exam Prerequisites Participants have to hold the DASA DevOps Fundamentals certification in order to take DASA DevOps Practitioner exam. It is recommended that the participant has completed the DASA DevOps Practitioner training. Exam Planning Exams can be taken on the last day of the course or later. Technical Requirements: For eBooks: Internet for downloading the eBook Laptop, tablet, Smartphone, eReader (No Kindle) Adobe DRM supported software (e.g. Digital Editions, Bluefire Reader) eBook download and activation instructions Agenda: Course Introduction Let’s Get to Know Each Other Course Overview Course Objectives Course Agenda Course Book Group Discussions Exam Teambuilding Design Teams: Introduction to a DevOps Team Characteristics of a DevOps Team Boundaries for a DevOps Team Build Teams: Creating High Performance Teams Feedback: Giving and Taking Shared Responsibility and Accountability Governance: Governance on Three Levels Governance Within a Team Governance Between Teams Governance Between Organizations Scaling External Suppliers DevOps Leadership Build Culture: Create the Right Environment Change the Habitual Behavior Fail Fast to Improve Maintain the Agile Soil Create Purpose: Know the Importance of Storytelling Define the Purpose of Having a Purpose Relate Alignment with Autonomy Be a Servant Leader: Give Control to the Team Inspire and Support the Team Make Your Own Leadership Manifesto Focus on Success: Customer Value and Team Success Measure and Steer Value Courage Build Courage: Importance of Courage Out of Your Comfort Zone Resilience Courage in Relationship with Leadership and Feedback Courage at the Team Level Dealing with Failure Think Different: Think Different on a Day-to-day Basis During Standups Standup from Hell 10th Man Rule Think Different in an Organized Way Open Allocation Time Guilds Value - Customer Centric Action Different Aspects of Value: Customer Value The Different ‘Voices’ Stakeholder Management: Know Your Stakeholders Categorize the Stakeholders Combining Lean Startup and DevOps: The Lean Startup Process The Lean Startup Versus Chaos Combining the Lean Startup and DevOps The Power of Story Mapping: Product/Service Development Approaches Need for Story Mapping Creating Story Maps Continuous Improvement Build Flow: Build Optimal Flow Multitasking and One Piece Flow Little’s Law and Optimization of Process Lead Time Valualize Flow Flow and Resource Utilization Types of Continuous Improvement: Kaizen Radical Change Continuous Improvement Tools: Kaizen Event Value Stream Mapping Visual Management Retrospective Daily Standup Five Times ‘Why’ Exam Preparation Guide

Preparing For Great Sleep for You and Your Baby (NORTHWESTERN)

Dr. Daniel Weissbluth has been helping families with their children's sleep ever since becoming a pediatrician. He is the coauthor of "Sleep Consult" with his father, Dr. Marc Weissbluth and he consults families from all over the world on this topic.  His colleague, Dr. Priya, will teach expectant parents how to lay the groundwork for creating healthy sleep habits starting from the moment the infant arrives at home. We will review, how to prepare the nursery, safe sleep environment, the newborn’s sleep “landscape”, and debunk popular parenting myths. This class is intended for pregnant women. Because space is limited, please obtain one ticket for each expectant parent. FOR A COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF ALL WEISSBLUTH PEDIATRICS FREE CLASSES & EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT: www.weissbluthpediatrics.com/events 

Washington Wizards vs. New York Knicks

Cash, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Will Call tickets can be picked up anytime the Box Office is open, thru event start time. Customers must present the actual credit card used to place the order and a valid photo ID. General Information... 202-628-3200 Accessible Seating Only.. 202-661-5065 Box office is open on non-event days from 12pm-4pm (Monday-Friday); closed on non-event Saturdays and Sundays Box office is open on non-event days from 12pm-4pm (Monday-Friday); closed on non-event Saturdays and Sundays *Hours subject to change To better accommodate your needs, Capital One Arena has requested that all accessible seating ticket accommodations be solicited only through their representatives. Please contact a Capital One Arena representative for further help with your ticket purchase.* Advance ticket purchase may be required. * Box office information is subject to change.

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Bridge Street Toastmasters - Wynyard & Circular Quay Professionals

Bridge Street Toastmasters meet every 1st/3rd/5th Wednesday at 12.30-1.30pm in the Sydney CBD. Our mission is to help people develop strong communication and leadership skills. Please sign up so we can add you to the guest list, else building security will not let you through! Also if you are more than 10 minutes late, there likely won't be around to let you in. We are a dynamic, fun group of professionals from Standards Australia, Arab Bank and other companies in the nearby area. We are conveniently located at the ASX building on Bridge Street, in the heart of the financial district and just a short walk from Wynyard and Circular Quay stations. Please check venue before turning up, as it may change due to unforseen circumstances. If you're looking to improve your public speaking skills, come along to one of our meetings and see if it's for you. We run through a rapid-fire one hour agenda every meeting including: Prepared speeches by our members 'Table Topics' - an opportunity to practise impromptu speaking skills by getting up and talking about a mystery topic without any prior preparation. 'Evaluations' - positive feedback with recommendations to help you improve your skills. Note: This club was named 'AS 86278 (Toast)' from March 2014 to November 2018.

ICMET 2020: 14. International Conference on Modern Educational Technologies

The International Research Conference Aims and Objectives

The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations. With its high quality, it provides an exceptional value for students, academics and industry researchers.

ICMET 2020: 14. International Conference on Modern Educational Technologies aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Modern Educational Technologies. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Modern Educational Technologies

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Minnesota Wild

412-642-1800 During the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey season, the DICK'S Sporting Goods Box Office at PPG Paints Arena will be open: Monday – Friday, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Saturday, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Sundays that are event days will vary based on the event time but opening hours will always be 10:00 AM with the Box Office remaining open up through the start of the event.