Buy Textbooks? Why College Students Should Rent Textbooks Instead

New Website Offers Major Savings on Textbooks for College Students

Tampa, Florida - July 31, 2009 (Buy Textbooks?) — The Cost of Textbooks to the Average College Student Can Add up to 75% the Cost of Tuition. Textbook Prices Have Been Increasing at Twice the Rate of Inflation. A New Solution Offers Textbooks at a Nominal Cost Compared to the Campus Bookstore.

The high prices of college textbooks have become an increasing problem. Students spend an average of $1,000 or more a year on books and supplies, according to The College Board. This is in large part due to the increasing cost of developing the supplemental learning aids that now often come with the books, such as workbooks, CD-ROM’s, etc. It’s time to think “outside the book”. The website www.dontbuytextbooks.net allows students a variety of ways to save money on textbooks.

>From this website, students have several different options to save money. The first option is the purchase of a digital copy, also known as an e-book. An e-book can be downloaded and used on many different mobile devices, and are offered at a fraction of the cost of a hardcopy textbook. The second option is a hardcopy rental. The student will receive a hardcopy via mail and will have the book throughout the entire semester. Once the semester is completed, the book is placed into a prepaid envelope to make returning the books simple and easy.

The goal of the ongoing “Don’t Buy Textbooks” campaign and website is to provide the necessary resources for college students and parents to save 50-85% on college textbooks. If you are a college student or parent frustrated by the high costs of books, you can follow “Don’t Buy Textbooks” news and updates on Twitter @dontbuytxtbooks.

Source: S. Anderson, Campaign Manager,
Marketing@dontbuytextbooks.net
(910)-548-0093

Managing Employee Talent in Outsourcing Focus of the 2009 IAOP Global Human Capital Forum

Leadership Seminar Explores Latest HR Issues in Outsourcing for Companies and Individuals

/EIN News/ POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., July 30, 2009 - The critical issue of managing employee talent in outsourcing will be the focus of the 2009 IAOP Global Human Capital Forum, an in-depth one-day executive seminar for companies and individuals exploring the latest human resources (HR) issues in outsourcing.

Produced by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals(R) (IAOP(R)) as part of its Outsourcing Leadership Series, the event on “Managing the Talent Portfolio of Outsourcing” will take place on Sept. 22, at the Marriott Chicago Downtown.

“In today’s environment, managing an outsourcing talent portfolio has never been more important,” said IAOP Chairman Michael Corbett. “Outsourcing providers and customers alike must have the right mix of employees with the skills, professional expertise and knowledge needed to meet their goals in these changing economic times.”

The seminar is the only one of its kind in the industry with three educational tracks focused on talent management for the organization, individual and through HR outsourcing. Highlights include:

Ø The organization track will examine managing employee talent within and across the global business ecosystem and share lessons from companies who are doing it best.

Ø The track for individuals will explore such impo rtant issues as professional certification, salaries and needed skills to enable workers to effectively compete and advance their careers in outsourcing.

Ø The HR outsourcing segment of the program will discuss how outsourcing can help companies around the world spend more time building and leveraging talent and less time administering HR services.

Among the world-class speakers are: Lori Blackman, president of DNL Global; Julia Santos, Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP), worldwide strategic outsourcing, Johnson & Joh nson Group of Consumer Companies; Mary Finch, executive director, outsourcing HR, Accenture; Chris Disher, COP, president, Chris Disher Associates; John Hindle, vice president, Human Resources Outsourcing Association (HROA); and Cynthia DeFidelto, principal, Towers Perrin.

Speakers also will discuss the results of IAOP’s Outsourcing Professional Salary Survey, the final part of its Outsourcing Career Mapping Initiative, and its new OperatorEvaluator s tandardized Web-based aptitude test to improve workforce productivity in global outsourcing.

For registration information and advance registration benefits, contact the registration desk at +1.845. 452.0600, extension 110, or register online at www.outsourcingprofessional.org.

About IAOP

The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) is the global, standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession. With more than 100,000 members and affiliates worldwide, IAOP helps companies increase their outsourcing success rate, improve their outsourcing ROI, and expand the opportunities for outsourcing across their businesses. To learn more, visit www.outsourcingprofessional.org.

Media Contact:

Kimberly L. Maneeley

+1.845.452.0600 ext.104

kim.maneeley@outsourcingprofessional.org

/EIN News/
July 31, 2009
For Information Contact:
Dr. Luka Powanga
303 888 4731
www.globalcommerceforum.org
Lpowanga@globalcommerceforum.org
The Second Annual International Conference on Energy, Logistics and the Environment
** A two-day conference featuring high caliber worldwide executives from the energy, logistics, real estate, government and not for profit organizations who are driving the new low carbon global economy. Come and learn how they are doing it, pick their brains, and interact with them under a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Even more importantly, learn the techniques and tools that you can immediately use to reduce your organization’s carbon footprint regardless of its size. To cap it all, witness energy efficiency in action; tour the energy facilities for the Mirage and Treasure Island hotels. **
Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas Nevada
October 23 and 24, 2009

Presented by the Global Commerce Forum

www.Globalcommerceforum.org

FOCUS
The conference addresses these and many more questions and topics:
Renewable Energy-European Case Study
Natural gas vehicles, how do they fit in the new energy economy?
How does the old energy economy fit into the new energy economy?
Peak Oil - When, Options, Cost & What’s Next?
Learn about the present and future challenges related to oil prices and how you can position your company to take advantage of the new energy economy.
Cap and Trade Program
Hear about the greenhouse cap and trade program and how your firm will be affected.
What Does Energy Independence Mean?
Different organizations and industries interpret the meaning of energy independence differently.
Diverse Fuel 2020 Strategy: Prospects and Challenges
What are the challenges and prospects for attaining an energy independent economy? Even more importantly, how can you position your company to face or take advantage of the challenges and prospects?
SmartWay and the EPA’s Programs for Carbon Footprint Reduction
Hear the latest about the SmartWay program and learn from case studies how your firm can integrate the SmartWay program in your operations.
Private/Public Sector Collaboration - Panel Discussion
A variety of green energy initiatives have been put in place by individual organizations and government agencies. However most of these initiatives have occurred in silos. Listen to the experts discuss some of the collaborative initiatives and how you can position your company to be part of such collaborative efforts.
How to be Competitive in a Recession
Hear how you can be competitive in these turbulent economic times and learn how you can leverage the economic downturn to position your firm to be more competitive when the economy recovers.
Reducing the Global Supply Chain Carbon Footprint Panel Discussion
Hear how companies are driving sustainability into the global supply chain. The panel will discuss sustainability from the point of view of transportation, industrial facilities & LEED certification, architecture, and material handling systems. Learn what you can to today, even in an existing operation to reduce your carbon footprint.
Clean Coal Technology-At What Cost?
Energy Efficiency Panel Discussion
This panel explores how you can make your operations more energy efficient including commercial and residential buildings.
Renewable Energy Technologies and Gaps-Panel Discussion-Case Studies
Strides have been made in developing and deploying renewable resources such as solar, biomass, geothermal, and wind energy. However renewable energy faces a variety of obstacles to widespread deployment. This panel discusses some of the technologies that are available and the barriers hindering commercial implementations and how you can get around these barriers.
How small companies are saving the world in a small way

SPEAKERS
The following are the confirmed speakers and many more are coming;
Don McClure, Vice President, EnCana Oil and Gas (USA)
Tom Scancke-President and CEO, The Scanke Company
Brian Keane, President, SmartPower
Jim Wright, President, Norwest Engineering
Ron Tan, Global marketing Director, Infernofuel
Helen Anderson, President, Rayvern Lighting Inc
John Leslie, Energy Manager-Mirage and Treasure Island Hotels
Troy Eid, Shareholder, GreenbergTraulig (GT).
John Hanssler, Partner Tatum LLC.
Eric Lewis, President, ONESCSI
William Dean, Director, Expense Reduction Analysts
Joe Kiely, Vice President, Ports-to-plains
Gayla Kraetsch Hartsough, President, KH Consulting Group
Juan Jhuveri, former mayor of Burien City and Certified Sustainable Development Professional (CSDP)
Tim Radbourne, Principal, Radbourne Consulting
Stu Dalheim, Director, Calvert Asset Management Company

For more information and registration,
please visit our website.
www.Globalcommerceforum.org

Bizwiki.com Launch Delivers Wiki-power to Small Businesses

Chicago, Illinois - July 30, 2009 /PRAvenueNW/ — A new website called Bizwiki.com has launched across the USA today, promising to change the way local search works by enabling its users to build up the most detailed and up-to-date index of business in the United States.

In a break with traditional Yellow Pages websites, Bizwiki invites business owners and representatives to get involved in adding and improving their records with everything from contact details to prices and opening hours, completely free of charge.

“We put up an early Alpha-version of Bizwiki.com to test it on the web in December 2008, and already traffic levels have grown to several hundred thousand users per month!,” said Bizwiki co-founder Matt Aird. “There is definitely a strong demand for the sort of information a Web 2.0 business site can deliver, and the increasing amount of users on the site provides a compelling motivation for businesses to get involved in adding and editing their listings.”

“Today’s launch is officially a fully-functional beta, but we already have several hundred thousand pages on the site, with more being added each day. We’ve tried to take ideas and concepts from some of the most successful user-created websites in the world, such as Wikipedia and the Open Directory Project, and improve them to where the ‘anyone can edit’ principles of a wiki can be used in a business-environment. The biggest single difference is probably that our site is built in a consistently structured format, allowing us to rapidly scale-up the amount of information and also give our users an easy way to search the site.”

The Bizwiki difference:

• It’s free - Unlike many established publishers that charge for inclusion, Bizwiki is free to search, free to edit and free for companies to list on.
• It’s editable - The ‘anyone-can-edit’ approach is a challenge to frequently the out of date records of conventional printed Business Directories.
• It’s a wiki - The wiki approach allows far more depth of information about each business to be compiled than anything conventionally available.
• It’s structured - Bizwiki is built using structured data, allowing reusability of information, bulk updates from chambers of commerce or webspiders, and an easy search experience for users.

Bizwiki was built by industry-veterans with years of business directory and meta-search experience behind them, including Keith Hinde, Matt Aird, Craig Sefton and Arthur Jenkins who between them have helped develop directory and search products for Infospace, local directory publisher Thomson Directories, TradePage and Webcrawler.

To try the new Bizwiki site, or even add and edit a business record, visit www.bizwiki.com.

For more information email Matt Aird at info@bizwiki.com or visit www.bizwiki.com

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Matt Aird
info@bizwiki.com
Bizwiki.com - the business wiki

Fotomuse Camera Woes Inspire Appealing New iPhone App

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - July 30, 2009 /PRAvenueNW/ — iPhone enthusiasts know how easy it is to snap a photo with the device, but few would term the resulting picture “fine art” - until now. Thanks to FotoMuse ($2.99 in the Apple App Store), anyone can transform snapshots into artistic renderings in just a few simple steps.

“Like a phoenix out of the ashes, FotoMuse arose from what could have been a disastrous photo shoot,” said photographer and fitness expert Kris Gebhardt, who developed the app in partnership with WebUrban LLC.

When an unexpected camera jam threatened to ruin a photo shoot for his upcoming book, “GEBHARDT - Photography - Paintings - Fitness” (GCI Press, August 2010), Gebhardt thought he was out of options - until his iPhone caught his eye. “I realized that the only camera available was my iPhone, decided I had nothing to lose, and just went for it,” he said.

After adding his signature layers and effects to the photos, Gebhardt was pleasantly surprised. “The pictures came out amazingly good, and inspired me to see just how far the iPhone camera would take me,” he said.

It turns out that it has taken him further than he could have imagined. Gebhardt’s photos attracted WebUrban’s Chief Engineer Rob Newport, who quickly saw the potential for every iPhone user. “We went to work to develop a program that would incorporate Kris’ unique filters, borders, and fine art effects to enable iPhone users to apply Kris’ signature style to their own images.”

The FotoMuse app enables users to import any photo from their iPhone album and transform it into a work of art in under 20 seconds. “People can crop, resize, and mix images with artifacts from old photos, vintage-edged film, and other media,” Gebhardt said. “After adding contrast, selecting a border, and choosing a layer, it’s easy to save the image - without actually changing the original photo.”

Gebhardt is thrilled to share his techniques with amateur photographers and hobbyists. “Everyone should be able to create images that are fueled by fun, passion, and imagination. I’m proud that FotoMuse helps people take their photos to the next level.”

About Kris Gebhardt: A photographer and author of five books, including “OVERHAUL: Reinvent, Remake and Rebuild Yourself” (GCI PRESS ISBN 1-891947-06-0), Kris Gebhardt was recognized by Senator Richard Lugar, and named one of 2003’s “Top 40 Under 40″ business performers by IBJ Magazine. He has coached many high-profile clients, including rock stars, billionaires, supermodels and Fortune 500 CEOs. He also trained the cast of the Tony and Emmy Award-winning Broadway show, “Blast!”

Gebhardt was inspired to create FotoMuse while shooting figure and body photographs of his wife, Angela, for the forthcoming fine art photography book, “GEBHARDT - Photography - Paintings - Fitness” (GCI Press, August 2010).

For an interview or more information, please contact Angela Gebhardt by phone at (317) 696-3796 or by email: gebhardtk@me.com

Dateline: July 30, 2009 … Indianapolis, IN
Contact: Angela Gebhardt
Phone: (317) 696-3796
E-Mail: gebhardtk@me.com
Web Address: http://www.krisgebhardt.com

Conference to Explore Cyber Security

/EIN News/ Los Angeles, July 31, 2009 - The Association of Naval Aviation, in association with Technology Training Corporation, will host a conference on the latest Cyber Security Threats, Initiatives & Opportunities, in Washington, DC, September 23-24, 2009.

The conference brings together senior experts from the Department of Defense, Commerce, Treasury, State, Justice, the legal community, and aerospace and defense industries. They will examine the current status and future directions of potential defense export control reforms and modernization, including key issues associated with end-use, jurisdiction, dual use, and deemed exports. They will also discuss special challenges associated with the control of communications, computers, nuclear, space and other sensitive technologies. In addition, speakers will address best practices in licensing and compliance and provide blueprints for setting up global export control and compliance programs.

Highlights will include presentations by the Mr. Robert Lentz, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Information & Identity Assurance; Mr. Richard Hale, Chief Information Assurance Executive, Defense Information Systems Agency; Mr. Robert Carey, Chief Information Officer, US Navy; Col Steve Hennessy, Commander, 26th Network Operations Group, Lackland AFB; Ms. Marianne Bailey, Director, Unified Cross Domain Management Office; Mr. William Billings, Chief Security Officer, Microsoft Federal; and many others.

WHAT: Cyber Security Conference

WHEN: September 23-24, 2009

WHERE: Sheraton National Hotel Arlington, 900 S. Orme Street, Arlington, VA 22204; 888.627.8210

For more information or to register for the conference, please call Dana Marcus, at (310) 563-1223, or email marcusd@ttcus.com.

To investigate exhibiting or becoming a corporate sponsor call Mr. Marcus Min at (310) 563-1210 or email mmin@ttcus.com.

Conference to Explore Maritime Security & Domain Awareness

/EIN News/ Los Angeles, July 31, 2009 - The Association of Naval Aviation, in association with Technology Training Corporation, will host a conference on the latest Maritime Security & Domain Awareness Threats & Opportunities, in San Diego, CA, September 30th to October 1st, 2009.

The conference brings together senior experts from the Department of Defense, Commerce, Treasury, State, Justice, the legal community, and aerospace and defense industries. They will examine the current status and future directions of potential defense export control reforms and modernization, including key issues associated with end-use, jurisdiction, dual use, and deemed exports. They will also discuss special challenges associated with the control of communications, computers, nuclear, space and other sensitive technologies. In addition, speakers will address best practices in licensing and compliance and provide blueprints for setting up global export control and compliance programs.

Highlights will include presentations by the Rear Admiral Terrence McKnight, Commander, Combined Task Force 151, US Navy 5th Fleet; Rear Admiral Vic See, USN (ret), Senior Vice President, Integrity Applications Inc; Ms. Julia Gourley, US Arctic Official, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, US Department of State; Rear Admiral Christopher Ames USN (ret), Vice President, Business Development, General Atomics; Captain Dane Egli, USCG (ret), Senior Engineer, Integrity Applications, Inc.; Mr. Lennis Fludd, Chief of Staff, Office of Global Maritime Situational Awareness; and many others.

WHAT: Maritime Security & Domain Awareness Conference

WHEN: September 30 - October 1, 2009

WHERE: Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, 1380 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92101; 619.291.2900 / 800.325.3535

For more information or to register for the conference, please call Dana Marcus, at (310) 563-1223, or email marcusd@ttcus.com.

To investigate exhibiting or becoming a corporate sponsor call Mr. Marcus Min at (310) 563-1210 or email mmin@ttcus.com.

IAOP Survey Shows Good Paying Outsourcing Jobs Exist in 95 Percent of Companies

/EIN News/ POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., July 30, 2009 - Outsourcing jobs are widespread and well paying, according to a new Outsourcing Professionals Salary Survey conducted by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals(R) (IAOP(R)) that shows 95 percent of responding companies employ these professionals and compensation for high-level positions is generally in the six-figure range.

Many large organizations operate outsourcing departments with more than 100 employees in this function and compensation for analysts, where most professionals work, starts at about $51,000 annually, shows the report by IAOP’s Advocacy & Outreach Committee.

In conjunction with the Human Capital Institute (HCI), the association conducted a series of surveys from August through October 2008 to understand the number and compensation levels for outsourcing professionals working in organizations as customers, providers and advisors around the world. More than 350 individuals responded.

The report provides valuable new insights on the number of outsourcing professionals, compensation levels by positions and segments, ca reer opportunities, structure of incentive plans and the role of human resources.

The salary report was the final piece of a three-part “Career Mapping for Outsourcing Professionals” initiative that also looked at the skills, jobs and organizational profiles of outsourcing professionals and the companies for which they work.

“The survey data, especially when combined with earlier research by IAOP,

provides the first clear and compelling picture of outsourcing as a new and very important profession,” said IAOP Chairman Michael Corbett.

“Professionals in senior-level positions have responsibility for setting strategic direction and overseeing some of the most important aspects of their company’s operations,” he said. “As individuals advance in this profession, they build a portfolio of experiences and capabilities that mirror those of the best general managers in business today and are being compensated at that level.”

Outsourcing thought leaders involved with the survey will discuss th e findings at the 2009 IAOP Global Human Capital Forum, Sept. 22, at the Marriott Chicago Downtown, in Chicago.

Speaking about the survey will be Lori Blackman, president, DNL Global; Julia Santos, Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP), director, worldwide strategic outsourcing, Johnson & Johnson Group of Consumer Companies; and Kurt Kohorst, COP, vice president, Liberty Mutual Insurance.

To purchase the full Outsourcing Professionals Salary Survey, see IAOP’s online Knowledge Center, Firmbuilder.com.

About the Human Capital Institute
The Human Capital Institute (HCI) is a catalyst for innovative new thinking in talent acquisition, development, deployment and new economy leadership. Through research and collaboration, its global network of more than 150,000 members develops and promotes creativity, best and next practices, and actionable solutions in strategic talent management. www.hci.org

About IAOP

The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) is the global, standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession. With more than 100,000 members and affiliates worldwide, IAOP helps companies increase their outsourcing success rate, improve their outsourcing ROI, and expand the opportunities for outsourcing across their businesses. To learn more, visit www.outsourcingprofessional.org.

Media Contact:

Kimberly L. Maneeley

+1.845.452.0600 ext.104

kim.maneeley@outsourcingprofessional.org

Kamal Thapa Magar and Furba Tenzing Sherpa win first prizes in the ‘Voices of Khumbu’s Children’ interschool art and letter writing competitions

/EIN News/ The winners of the ‘Climate Change: Voices of Khumbu’s Children’ interschool art and letter writing competitions were announced at the Khumjung Festival on19 June in a celebration during which prizes and certificates were awarded. Kamal Thapa Magar a fourth grade student from Khumjung High School, secured the first prize in the interschool art competition, creatively depicting the causes and effects of the climate change being faced by the world in his work. In the letter writing competition, Furba Tenzing Sherpa < http://www.icimod.org/?page=502 >, a tenth grader from Khumjung High School won the first prize. Furba’s letter appeals to the world leaders to help protect the developing world from the effects of climate change.

ICIMOD Electronic Newsletter

ICIMOD’s E-news, June /July 2009, Issue # 30

http://www.icimod.org/enews/index.php

Read My View ‘Bonn Climate Change Talks: Outcomes on REDD’ by Dr Bhaskar Singh Karky, Research Fellow in the Economic Analysis Division of the Sustainable Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction Programme (SLPR), ICIMOD.

Call for Contributions

Mountain Forum Bulletin’s next issue on ‘Payments for Environmental Services’ (PES)

The next issue of the Mountain Forum Bulletin, scheduled to be published in December 2009, will focus on the theme ‘Payments for Environmental Services’ (PES). PES is an emerging approach to environmental management and, potentially, a way to sustain livelihoods in mountain areas. So far, information on PES has largely concentrated on the macroeconomic and theoretical application of PES and has not been mountain-specific. Interested experts affiliated to the Asia-Pacific Mountain Network (Mountain Forum Asia-Pacific community) are welcome to contribute to the Bulletin. For more details, contact Ms Laura Keenan, Information Production & Management, Mountain Forum Secretariat (MFS) at bulletin@mtnforum.org.

Asia Pacific Mountain Courier’s next issue on ‘Mountain Biodiversity’

The second issue of the Asia Pacific Mountain Courier by the Asia-Pacific Mountain Network/ ICIMOD will be on Mountain Biodiversity, scheduled for October 2009. It seeks contributions from its sister networks in Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America, and the Network Secretariat. In particular (i) status and trends of, and threats to mountain biological diversity; and (ii) progress made in the implementation of the programme of work on mountain biological diversity. For more details, contact Tek Jung Mahat, APMN Node Manager at tmahat@icimod.org

Vacancy Announcement

Regional Coordinator - Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation Initiative

Division/Unit: Environmental Change and Ecosystem Services (ECES)

http://www.icimod.org/?page=556

Deadline: 15 August 2009

Publications

Note: All publications can be downloaded from ICIMOD Books-Online www.books.icimod.org

Technical Publications

Mountain Biodiversity and Climate Change (2009)

http://books.icimod.org/index.php/search/publication/613

Labour Migration and Remittances in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region (2009)
http://books.icimod.org/index.php/search/publication/543

A Manual for an Inventory of Greater Himalayan Wetlands
http://books.icimod.org/index.php/search/publication/611

Proceedings of the International Mountain Biodiversity Conference: Kathmandu, 16-18 November 2008 (2009)

http://books.icimod.org/index.php/search/publication/612

General Publications

Annual Report 2008 (2009)
http://books.icimod.org/index.php/search/publication/610

Biodiversity and Climate Change in the Himalayas: Sustainable Mountain Development, No.55 (2009)

http://books.icimod.org/index.php/search/publication/601

Information Sheets

Climate Change in the Himalayas: Information Sheet #3
http://books.icimod.org/index.php/search/publication/608

Articles

The Role of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) Mountain System in the Context of a Changing Climate
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1659/mrd.mp011.

Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts and Regional Cooperation on Water and Hazards in the Himalayan Region http://www.unep.org/environmentalgovernance/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=jvqlGzsaGvM%3D&tabid=604&language=en-US

Forthcoming Events

Note: Participation in ICIMOD events is by invitation only, unless otherwise specified.

3-7 August 2009
Writeshop on Local Adaptation Strategies to Water related Stresses and Hazards in the HKH Region

Kathmandu

Contact: Julie Dekens

24-28 August 2009
Regional Training Workshop on Snow and Glacier Melt Runoff Modelling in the Himalayas

Kathmandu, Nepal

Contact: Arun B. Shrestha

31 August - 3 September 2009

Regional Workshop on Innovative Tools and Experiences in Mountain Ecosystems Management

Kathmandu, Nepal

Contact: Birendra Bajracharya

3 - 6 September 2009

South Asian Youth Summit on Climate Change (SAYSoCC 09)

Kathmandu, Nepal

Contact: Tek Jung Mahat

15-18 September 2009

Regional Project on Shifting Cultivation Inception and Sharing Workshop (IDRC/IFAD)

Kathmandu, Nepal

Contact person: Elisabeth Kerkhoff

17-18 September 2009

Regional Workshop on Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for HKH Rangelands

Kathmandu, Nepal

Contact person: Yan Zhaoli

5-15 October 2009

ICIMOD’s First International Training Course on Participatory Integrated Watershed Management

Godavari, Kathmandu, Nepal

Contact: Keshar Man Sthapit

Press Release Distribution Expanded To Full Online Visibility

Naples, FL July 29, 2009 — Rapid Press Release, a Press Release Distribution Service announced today it has expanded its services to include a full ‘Online Visibility’ package.

The new ‘Online Visibility’ package includes their standard press release distribution of sending press releases directly to the media that writes and talks on the subject matter per each individual press release. Jake Robins, a press release writer and editor for Rapid Press Release says. “Our media release distribution service sends news releases to media outlets, reporters, journalist, editors, online news outlets and B2B trade groups. Robins went on to say, “We personally review each and every release and match it to a tailored audience to have ‘optimal impact’. Our method is the best way to get your news in front of those that review, write and talk about it.”

The highlights of the additional new services are: promoting your website (SEO boost), sending out weekly press releases with tailed keywords and links helps get their clients found when using a search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing. William Schroyer, a press release reviewer and press release distribution manager says, “Our new service helps boost our clients SEO, it also allows then to send a full press release distribution when they have premium news they wish to get out to the media…And for our clients that send more then 8 per year, they will receive a substantial savings off of what we normally charge per press release.”

Schroyer states. “Recently we have hired some local web developers and freelances to take over the ‘day-to-day’ updates of our websites and database operations. This allowed our expert SEO and marketers to now interact more with our clients…The result was; we a added a full website evaluation for clients that purchases our ‘Online Visibility’ package.” The ‘Online Visibility’ plan includes a ‘workup’ on how clients can improve there websites overall performance.

“One of the target ‘new clients’ we are actively pursuing with this plan are ‘Public Relations’ and ‘Marketing’ professionals,” says Schroyer. Schroyer went on to say, “We provide complete anonymity for the PR industry, we maintain 2 separate networks for publishing news online, one is completely visible on our website and one is not. This keeps Rapid Press Release invisible to the ‘end client’.

Details of the Online Visibility Package:

* 52 press release per year (1 per week)
* SEO Optimized
* Half price distribution for premium news releases
* Full website evaluation workup.

For more information contact: Jake or Bill, 1.888.775.1557 or visit:

Online Visibility
( http://www.rapidpressrelease.com/Online+Visibility/ )

Media

New Media - News Content websites for our network of partners are welcome.
If you publish a news website, news blog or maintain a news section on any subject matter, we are open to many types of partnerships.

Our partners are also seeking Op-eds on many subject matters for weekly and monthly publication online.

Please call Bill at 1.888.775.1557 for more information.