Millennium Institute (Washington)

	Millennium Institute (Washington) Millennium Institute may refer to: * Millennium Institute (Hungarian Think Tank), a culturally oriented policy-advising group * Instituto Millenium, a Brazilian think tank * Millennium Institute (Auckland), where Peter Winter was Head Coach of Athletics * Millennium Institute (Washington), headed by Hans Rudolf Herren Hans Rudolf Herren (born 30 November 1947 in Mühleberg, Switzerland) is a Swiss entomologist, farmer and development specialist. He was the first Swiss to receive the 1995 World Food Prize and the 2013 Right Livelihood Award for leading a major ... * Institutes established under the Millennium Science Initiative in Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Millennium Institute (Hungarian Think Tank) The Millennium Institute (Millennium Intézet) is a Hungarian think tank. It is known for its series of lectures, Várostudás Kollégiuma (College for the Knowledge on the City), which is about urban planning Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, ... and development. References External linksMillennium InstituteCollege for the Knowledge on the City Think tanks based in Hungary [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Instituto Millenium The Instituto Millenium (Millennium Institute), also known by the acronym Imil (or IMIL), is a Brazilian " advocacy think tank" based in Rio de Janeiro. It was created in 2005 by the economist Patrícia Carlos de Andrade and the Philosophy professor Denis Rosenfield, to disseminate a world view based on economic liberalism (or " modern right"). According to Observatório da Imprensa, it has the support of large corporations and media groups, with the aim of influencing the Brazilian society through the diffusion of ideas of its representatives, experts and columnists. History The Instituto Millenium (Imil) was founded in 2005 as "Instituto de Estudos da Realidade Nacional" (''Institute for the Study of National Reality''). In 2009, Imil became a ''Civil Society Organization of Public Interest'' (OSCIP), the equivalent of a U.S. non-profit organization 501(c)(3). Activities Imil discloses its world view through "seminars, conferences and meetings around the country, contact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Millennium Institute (Auckland) Millennium Institute may refer to: * Millennium Institute (Hungarian Think Tank), a culturally oriented policy-advising group * Instituto Millenium, a Brazilian think tank * Millennium Institute (Auckland), where Peter Winter was Head Coach of Athletics * Millennium Institute (Washington), headed by Hans Rudolf Herren * Institutes established under the Millennium Science Initiative The Millennium Science Initiative, a project of The World Bank and the Science Initiative Group, is an international initiative to build capacity in science and technology in the developing world. Inaugurated in Chile in 1998, the Millennium Scienc ... in Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Peter Winter (athlete) Peter John Winter (born 17 January 1971 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a retired male decathlete from Australia. He first represented Australia at the World Junior Championships in 1990. He further represented at the World Student Games in 1993. He was a Commonwealth Games silver medallist in 1994 in Victoria, Canada and first broke the Australian Record with 8074 points at that competition. He broke this record again whilst qualifying for the 1996 Summer Olympics with 8084 points after taking a year off due to an operation for a knee problem. He then competed at the 1996 Olympics in the decathlon, only to record 3 no jumps in the long jump. Attended Melbourne High School 1985–1988. Attended Victoria University 1990-1992 completing a Bachelor of Applied Science with a triple major in Physical Education, Sports Psychology and Sports Marketing. He then declined entry into a PhD program for Sports Psychology preferring instead to enter a combined LLB/BA program at Monash University. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Millennium Institute (Washington) Millennium Institute may refer to: * Millennium Institute (Hungarian Think Tank), a culturally oriented policy-advising group * Instituto Millenium, a Brazilian think tank * Millennium Institute (Auckland), where Peter Winter was Head Coach of Athletics * Millennium Institute (Washington), headed by Hans Rudolf Herren Hans Rudolf Herren (born 30 November 1947 in Mühleberg, Switzerland) is a Swiss entomologist, farmer and development specialist. He was the first Swiss to receive the 1995 World Food Prize and the 2013 Right Livelihood Award for leading a major ... * Institutes established under the Millennium Science Initiative in Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Hans Rudolf Herren Hans Rudolf Herren (born 30 November 1947 in Mühleberg, Switzerland) is a Swiss entomologist, farmer and development specialist. He was the first Swiss to receive the 1995 World Food Prize and the 2013 Right Livelihood Award for leading a major biological pest management campaign in Africa, successfully fighting the cassava mealybug and averting a major food crisis that could have claimed an estimated 20 million lives. Herren is the president and CEO of the Washington-based Millennium Institute and co-founder and president of the Swiss foundation Biovision. He co-chaired the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) published 2008, and was Director General of International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (''icipe'') in Nairobi, Kenya from 1994 to 2005. He was involved in the preparations of the United Nations' Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development with Biovision Foundation and Millennium Institute. Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]