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DUBAI, January 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EPFL Middle East recently held the first in a series of workshops on the intelligent governance of large urban systems. The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) workshop provided an overview of the management and governance of transportation systems across the greater Middle East region. In particular, the workshop explored the role ICTs already play and increasingly will play in urban transportation systems with...
MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Philip Morris Limited (PML) today announced that it has filed a High Court challenge against the Australian Government over plain packaging for tobacco products. This is the second legal claim filed by a Philip Morris company against the Government on plain packaging. Commenting on today's announcement, PML spokesperson Chris Argent said: "The Government has passed a law that acquires our valuable brands and intellectual property despite...
The final International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) meeting of 2011 wrapped up in Lausanne with a broad range of decisions being made. (PRWEB) December 09, 2011 The final International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) meeting of 2011 wrapped up in Lausanne with a broad range of decisions being made. It was decided that the text for the Directions Concerning the Election of the IOC President, originally drafted in March 2001, would be updated and modernised to...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today unveiled “Show Your Bestâ€, an integrated communications campaign inviting people around the world to demonstrate their best. (PRWEB) December 02, 2011 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) unveiled “Show Your Bestâ€, an integrated communications campaign inviting people around the world to demonstrate their best. Entrants will be given the chance to be part of a global Olympic TV spot and to win a trip to the...
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, November 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Current Ceo Rudi Pauwels Becomes Executive Chairman Focusing On Scientific And Technology Strategy New Ceo Appointment Strengthens Commercial Focus As Biocartis Prepares For Launch Of Its First Product In 2013 Biocartis, a company developing and commercializing compact molecular diagnostic (MDx) systems designed to drive...
HONG KONG, Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Philip Morris Asia Limited (PMA), Hong Kong, owner of Australian affiliate, Philip Morris Limited (PML), today announced that it has begun legal proceedings against the Australian Government by serving a Notice of Arbitration under Australia's Bilateral Investment Treaty with Hong Kong. The Notice of Arbitration was served on the Government immediately following the passage of plain packaging legislation for tobacco products by the Australian...
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, November 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Funds Will be Used to Commercialize a Fully Automated, Compact Molecular Diagnostics System Designed to Drive the Widespread Adoption of Personalized Medicine and Other Diagnostic Applications Including the Fight Against Infectious Disease Biocartis, a company developing and commercializing compact molecular diagnostic (MDx) systems designed to drive the widespread adoption of...
International sports federations would like to be able to follow the movements of individual athletes more easily during televised matches, even when they're hidden from view. Today, EPFL's Computer Vision Laboratory announces an innovative system that accomplishes this task -- and the implications go far beyond sports. EPFL's Computer Vision Laboratory (CVLab), led by professor Pascal Fua, now has a new tool that makes it possible to follow multiple players at once on a field or court,...
The IOC is pleased to learn that the Executive Committee of the International Mediterranean Games Committee has unanimously called upon all NOC members of its General Assembly to do their utmost to ensure the participation of the NOCs of Israel and Palestine in the next edition of the Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey, in 2013. (PRWEB) October 26, 2011 The IOC is pleased to learn that the Executive Committee of the International Mediterranean Games Committee has unanimously called...
The 5th International Athletes’ Forum gets under way on 8 October in Colorado Springs, with some 100 athletes from five continents taking part in three days of discussions on topics ranging from the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Athlete Career Programme to athletes’ entourage, betting and gambling and anti-doping. (PRWEB) October 07, 2011 The 5th International Athletes’ Forum gets under way on 8 October in Colorado Springs, with some 100 athletes from...
