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March 14, 2012 | 
Author CIGI Founding Member of Council of Councils, Linking World’s Major Foreign Policy Institutes
Waterloo, Ont. (PRWEB) March 14, 2012
The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is proud to announce its membership in the inaugural Council of Councils.
Launched these days in Washington, D.C., by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) , the Council of Councils is an international initiative to connect major foreign policy institutes from about the world in a widespread conversation on issues of global governance and multilateral cooperation. The mission of the Council of Councils is to locate typical ground on shared threats, build help for innovative concepts, and inject remedies into the public debate and policymaking processes of member countries.
The founding membership of the Council of Councils consists of top institutions from nineteen countries, roughly tracking the composition of the Group of Twenty (G20). The network will facilitate candid, not-for-attribution dialogue and consensus creating among influential opinion leaders from established and emerging nations. CIGI is the Council of Councils’ sole Canadian member organization.
CFR will convene the inaugural Council of Councils conference on March 1213 in Washington, D.C. Participants will tackle four main themes at this first gathering:
the general state of international governance and multilateral cooperation
the status of the nuclear nonproliferation regime (with a concentrate on Iran)
the U.S. dollar’s future as the world’s reserve currency
the criteria for humanitarian intervention, in the wake of regime alter in Libya and the ongoing crisis in Syria
Transcripts from two on-the-record sessions of the conference, featuring President of the World Bank Robert B. Zoellick and Undersecretary of State Robert D. Hormats, will be offered on CFR.org following the occasion.
In addition to an annual conference, the Council of Councils will give an ongoing exchange for research and policy collaboration amongst its members. CFR and its international partners will experiment with new technology, making use of state-of-the-art videoconferencing, wikis, and mobile platforms to collectively communicate and respond to breaking crises. The group will also take into account lengthy-term structural reforms that would enhance the international governance capacity of major international institutions.
To see the complete list of founding Council of Councils member organizations, visit http://www.cfr.org/projects/world/council-of-councils/pr1592?cid=nlc-news_release-news_release-link4-20120312
“Innovative governance approaches to global challenges underlie CIGI’s mission,” said CIGI Executive Director Thomas A. Bernes. “The new Council of Councils is a further step in working with our global partners to search out the very best policy assistance and amplify its delivery to policy makers.”
CFR President Richard N. Haass stated, “The defining foreign policy challenges of the twenty-very first century are global in nature. The Council of Councils draws on the best thinking from around the world to assess emerging threats and opportunities and formulate responses to them.”
The Council of Councils initiative is funded by a generous grant from the Robina Foundation, as element of its ongoing assistance for CFR’s International Institutions and Global Governance plan.
CIGI MEDIA Make contact with:
Declan Kelly, Communications Specialist, CIGI
Tel: 519.885.2444, ext. 356, E-mail: dkelly(at)cigionline(dot)org
CFR MEDIA Make contact with:
Anya Schmemann, Director of Communications, CFR
Tel: 202.509.8419, E mail: aschmemann(at)cfr(dot)org
ABOUT CIGI and CFR:
The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is an independent, non-partisan think tank on international governance. Led by experienced practitioners and distinguished academics, CIGI supports investigation, forms networks, advances policy debate and generates concepts for multilateral governance improvements. Conducting an active agenda of investigation, events and publications, CIGI’s interdisciplinary function includes collaboration with policy, business and academic communities about the world. CIGI was founded in 2001 by Jim Balsillie, then co-CEO of Study In Motion (RIM), and collaborates with and gratefully acknowledges assistance from a quantity of strategic partners, in certain the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario. For far more details, please pay a visit to http://www.cigionline.org.
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, feel tank, and publisher dedicated to getting a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to aid them much better comprehend the globe and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other nations. CFR takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.
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Colorado Installs World’s Highest Zip Line at Royal Gorge Bridge & Park
Canon City, Colorado (PRWEB) February 04, 2012
Rocky Mountain high brings on new meaning for Colorado, Spring 2012, as the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park, Canon City, house to one of the world’s highest suspension bridges, and hosting over 25 million visitors because 1929, installs its newest thrill seeker attraction, the Soaring Eagle Zip Line racing 1,400 feet over granite walls a thousand feet high.
The Soaring Eagle is beneath construction now according to Mike Bandera, Vice-President and Common Manager, and will be prepared for the public as early as the finish of April 2012. “We can hardly wait,” said Bandera. “We identified the excellent thrill ride that enhances the excellent experiences of the Royal Gorge Bridge & Park, and it is household-friendly.”
Sitting on the North side of the Royal Gorge Bridge, The Soaring Eagle Zip Line will be perched on a 1,000 foot granite wall. Two zip lines carrying two riders every single zip 700 feet over canyon walls from 1,000 to 800 feet above the Arkansas River, and then zip back at roughly 35 miles per hour. In contrast to a typical canopy type zip line tour, riders are secured into a “chair” that offers guests freedom of movement for the arms and legs.
“It’s sister attraction, the Royal Rush Skycoaster, has had tremendous achievement at the park and has not only been a excellent organization decision, but an incredibly well-known venue with our guests, and the Soaring Eagle will be just a thrilling and common,” mentioned Bandera. The Royal Rush has proven to be an internationally acclaimed thrill ride. Guests swing out from a 100 foot tower, and over the Royal Gorge, about 1,200 feet below. The Royal Rush and The Soaring Eagle are both additional pay attributes in the park.
Stan Checketts, Soaring Eagle attraction designer, Logan, Utah, has produced numerous rides for the attractions industry safely thrilling more than 1 billion patrons globally. He stated, “the beauty of this ride is the fact that it really is a 1,000 feet up in the air, that in itself provides you a distinct perspective.” Checketts, creator of the Huge Shot on top of the Stratosphere Hotel in Las Vegas, mentioned “it’s the exact same principle as that ride, it is a great ride on the ground, but you put it a thousand feet in the air, and you’ve got a complete new dimension.”
“The gorgeous thing about the Soaring Eagle is you can ride with your date, or your grandchild side by side,” he mentioned. Checketts has installed numerous Soaring Eagles, and this will be the ninth in the world. “There is no doubt in my mind that this is the world’s highest Soaring Eagle!”
The Royal Gorge Bridge & Park is a all-natural attraction recognized for it’s majestic Colorado scenery given that 1929 when Canon City built the world’s highest suspension bridge. The attraction just an hour south of Colorado Springs is a single of the premier attractions in Colorado according to attendance records and longevity. The park also houses a single of the world’s steepest Incline Railways,and one particular of the world’s longest single-span Aerial Tram’s. The park adds a dozen far more rides, shows, and attractions for the tourist season in this mountain setting which begins the last week in April. For much more data go to http://www.royalgorgebridge.com, or call 888-333-5597.
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