Remove Agriculture Remove Education Remove Meeting
article thumbnail

Examples of sustainability: How new efforts are shaping the environmental future

IBM Big Data Hub

The United Nations’ Brundtland Commission once defined sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” They may also invest in education, healthcare and other social services in their local communities. What is sustainability?

article thumbnail

IBM and Texas A&M AgriLife provide data, technology and expertise to farmers in need

IBM Big Data Hub

With failed crops, low yields for farmers and diminished grazing for cattle, the Texas Department of Agriculture identified climate change as a potential threat to the state’s food supply. ” That’s where digital agriculture comes in. In Texas, 2022 was one of the driest years on record.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

SAA Austin Recap #2! Acquisitions & Appraisal & Electronic Records Section Joint Section Meeting!

The Schedule

Acquisitions & Appraisal + Electronic Records Section Joint Section Meeting at ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2019 . On August 3, 2019, members of the Acquisitions & Appraisal Section of the Society of American Archivists joined members of the Electronic Records Section for a combined annual meeting. Business Meetings. Presentations.

article thumbnail

INSIGHTS from SENTINEL

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

This transformation from ownership to usership started in software but can be applied to almost every industry, from entertainment and retail to agriculture, energy, construction, trade, and transport. Industries across the board struggle to meet the expectation of usership. solution, access, value, and education.

article thumbnail

Mobile Libraries: Culture on the Go

Unwritten Record

A library is a place that stores information, a place where people from all walks of life have the opportunity to obtain textual and audiovisual material for education, entertainment, and enlightenment. They meet once a week at their library headquarters where saddle-bags are replenished with books for eager mountain folk. Bu, Liping.

article thumbnail

Unwrapping the Archives

The Texas Record

Photographic slides can be found in a variety of records including the Department of Agriculture photograph collection , Current Event Photographic Documentation Program collection , Commission on Environmental Quality photographs , Tourist Development Agency photographs and audiovisual materials. – How heavy does it look?

Archiving 106
article thumbnail

Student Societies of Amherst Academy & Their Questions

Archives Blogs

Taking a look at the minutes, I’ve gotten a feel for what their weekly meetings were like. Of course there were variations, but mostly it went like this: Review what happened at the last meeting. Debate on the question posed at the last meeting. Sapis as he was acting as secretary and scribe for this meeting.