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Climate Action and UNEP-FI are pleased to announce that the Sustainable Investment Forum North America is back for its third edition on the 26th of September 2018 during Climate Week NYC. Building on the success of the 2017 edition, the Forum held in partnership with UNEP-FI will welcome over 300...

CHN’s 2018 Gala will support accelerated outreach to serve New York’s neediest citizens, focusing on bringing added high quality integrated healthcare to undocumented immigrants living in our city. CHN is growing our robust physical and behavioral healthcare by building bridges to help our patients...

Join Women Entrepreneurs NYC (WE NYC) at the launch of WE Legal! WE Legal is a new program offering free 1-on-1 legal consultations for women entrepreneurs, to help you make the right decisions as you start, operate and grow your business. Women entrepreneurs need to protect their business and ide...

ME Group and Open Sky Group are teaming up to host another special event geared towards the growing community of entrepreneurs, artists, creators, and innovators. Our June event had over 200 attendees Our event brings people together to openly discuss and share ideas with like-minded individuals....

The EcoAct Group will soon release The Sustainability Reporting Performance report. The main objective of this report is to identify trends and leadership actions in the companies listed in the stock indexes. We analyze for the first time the Dow Jones 30 index, but also the CAC 40 (France), the FTS...

Join fellow technologists, entrepreneurs, and investors for the NY Enterprise Technology Meetup's (NYETM) September meetup where we're doing a mashup with the #womenterprise Sector Series! The September meetup will be hosted on Wednesday 9/26/18 from 6:00-8:00pm. Fireside Chat with Michael Pryor,...

The Queens Women's Chamber of Commerce (QWCC) is committed to building strategic alliances between women business owners, public and private entities and the community in general. Our goal is to provide resources, workshops and mentoring to help women-owned businesses improve their profitability...

Michael Pernick, Vanessa Aronson, Zachariah Boyer, Hon. Mike Corbett, Hon. Joshua Kravitz, and Kamilla Sjodin (Host Committee in Formation) Cordially Invite You to a Young Professionals Reception In Support Of Kevin Thomas for NY State Senate District 6 Wednesday, September 26,...

All diseases target one brain region more than its neighbors. Why is that? After all, brain regions share the same genes and similar experiences throughout life. Answering this simple question can clarify causes of disease and provide clues for therapies. Answering this question for Alzheimer’s dise...

With many of the nation's most reputable news sources, including the New York Times and the Washington Post being labeled "fake news," it seems part of the US has adopted an adversarial posture toward reporting and facts. How have journalists adapted to these new conditions? Can political speech be...

Emergency and Disaster

GAG BIG MEETINGs occur every two weeks on Thursdays. And we need you! (Yes You!) Seriously, we need you and your GVP activism. We have so many fabulous actions...and plans...and events on the calendar just because our wonderful members decided to attend a Big Meeting and share their ideas. Then...

Presented by NYIT College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, NYIT’s Ninth Annual Cybersecurity Conference brings together cyber experts from academia, business, and government to address: * Cyber Defense Against Attacks–How Industry Is Addressing Evolving Threats * Blockchain and Cyber Vulnera...

You're invited to Like A Boss Girls' upcoming event, "Crushing Q4: Accomplishing Your Goals by Year-End" on Thursday, September 27th in NYC. Crushing Q4 is a fun & interactive evening featuring a panel of experts, networking, stand-up comedy, food & drinks, and of course, giveaways and swag bags....

Agenda: 5:30- 6:15pm Cocktail and networking reception 6:15 - 6:30pm. Introduction, 6:30 - 6:45pm. Investment Panel introductions Investment Panel: Jake Kramer, Venture Partner, NextGen Venture Partners Aran Ron, Partner, FundRX Brian Schuman, Associate, Seed Invest 6:45- 8pm Presen...

Every day, Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières aid workers from around the world provide assistance to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe—treating those most in need regardless of political, religious, or economic interest. Whether an emergency inv...

We will be holding a candlelight vigil in honor of Sally Kabel (Sweet Sally Sunshine) as we light Coney Island gold for Childhood Cancer. Candles will be supplied.

Join Andrew Kirtzman, Kyle Froman and Matthias Hollwich at their cocktail party to benefit Stonewall Community Development Corporation featuring an open bar, light h'ors doeuvres, a great crowd and Broadway stars!

The long-awaited property tax commission that Mayor de Blasio committed to during the 2017 campaign is finally coming to Staten Island. The goal of the commission is to address the inequity in the property tax system that forces low and middle income neighborhoods throughout New York City to subsidi...

The 2008 financial crisis shook to the core not only the global economy, but also prevailing myths about the efficiency, self-government, and nature of markets, the possibility of endless profits and growth, and the inviolability of capitalism. In "The Fall that Wasn’t: a Decade since the Financial...