"Speaking on the occasion of which organizations' 50th Anniversary in 1996 did one of it's founders, Dr. Ware say, ""I do get disappointed that so many members spend so much time solving puzzles"" and expressed his desire for the members to be solving the world's problems?"
"Mensa as ""an aristocracy of the intellect"", and was unhappy that a majority of Mensans came from humble homes, while Ware said: ""I do get disappointed that so many members spend so much time solving puzzles."" Mensa's requirement for membership is a score at or above the 98th percentile on certain standardised IQ or other approved intelligence tests, such as the Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales. The minimum accepted score on the Stanford–Binet is 132, while for the Cattell it is 148. Most IQ tests are designed to yield a mean score of 100 with a standard deviation of 15; the 98th-percentile"
"New York to coordinate an effort at the United Nations to achieve a ruling from the International Court of Justice on the illegality of nuclear weapons (achieved in 1996). In 1995 he co-founded the Abolition 2000 Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons – which has grown to include more than 2000 organizations in over 90 countries. He continues to serve on its international Coordinating Committee. Ware also serves on the coordinating board of the Middle Powers Initiative which he helped found in 1998. A key focus for Ware has been the promotion of a nuclear weapons convention – a global"
"that specializes in astroturfing. The organization has been critical of organizations including the Centers for Disease Control, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, The Humane Society of the United States, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. The group that became CORE in 2013 was set up in 1995 by Richard Berman, owner of the public affairs firm Berman and Company, with $600,000 from the Philip Morris tobacco company to fight smoking limitations in restaurants. In 2005, Berman told ""The Washington Post"" that the organization was funded"
"of the International Democrat Union, a working organization of center and center-right parties throughout the world. She was listed by the Union as the party's contact. Ware died of complications of Alzheimer's disease on December 14, 2017, at a hospital in Denver, Colorado. She was 74. Ware was awarded an honorary Doctor of Public Services from Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in 1988 and awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA in 2004. In 2002 and 2003, she was named to ""Sy Snyder's Power 50,"" the PoliticsPA list of politically influential individuals"
"industry from punch-card machines to early computers, and began teaching a class in computing at UCLA; it continued for 12 years. In 1952 he joined the RAND Corporation, where he stayed until 1992. He was an early design engineer on the RAND JOHNNIAC computer. In 1961, he was the founding president of the American Federation of Information Processing Societies, an early technical computing society. Ware predicted that increased reliance on computers would create new privacy issues, and in 1972 he chaired the Department of Health, Education and Welfare's Special Advisory Committee on Automated Personal Data Systems, which developed policy recommendations"
"inspiring spaces around the world. “Underpinning everything we do is the fact that we are a values-led organization,” Chairman Matthew Haworth said. “And things like design, knowledge, and learning are part of that. We believe that our strong principles and culture give us a competitive advantage.” Haworth was founded by Gerrard W. Haworth, who began his career as a high school shop teacher at Holland High School after earning a degree in Industrial Arts at Western Michigan University in 1937 and a master’s degree in Educational Administration in 1940. In 1948, while still a shop teacher, he started a woodworking"
"of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). World Concern is also a founding member of the ONE Campaign. Dr. Wilbert Saunders and pharmacist Jim McCoy founded an organization called Medicine for Missions in 1955 in Seattle. The two shared a concern that surplus medications being thrown away could be used to save lives in underdeveloped countries. They founded Medicines for Missions and began supplying medicines to clinics and hospitals overseas. The organization was renamed World Concern in 1976 after expanding work to include emergency relief in response to famines, hurricanes and earthquakes. Art Beals, a former missionary and pastor,"
"manage our societal systems, emerging technology, AI, and advances in education and neuroscience. Membership in the World Future Society is open to anyone worldwide. The World Future Society was founded in 1966 by Edward Cornish, with the purpose of gathering together brilliant minds to tackle the current challenges affecting the world. By 1970, the organization had 4,000 members representing a variety of different backgrounds and industries, with chapters and committees in 56 cities across the globe. Prominent members and contributors have included Ray Kurzweil, Peter Drucker, Carl Sagan, and Neil deGrasse Tyson. Beginning in 1971, the World Future Society has"
"United Purpose Formerly known as Concern Universal, United Purpose is an international development and emergency relief organization that works in many of the poorest countries of the world to assist in finding local, sustainable solutions to poverty & inequality. Concern Universal was created by Father Raymond Kennedy and a group of volunteers who had been working in developing countries during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The organization's official establishment date is January 1976 and today they host just under 600 employees. Important influences on the founding members were the first-hand experiences of the suffering they saw and social movements"
"served two useful purposes. It had an important educational function, allowing members of the different schools of neuropathology that had sprung up around the country the opportunity to get together to discuss problem cases, and it united those who had a major clinical commitment in neuropathology with those concerned principally with experimental work. Two years later in 1952 the first International Congress of Neuropathology was held in Rome. This was not to everyone’s approval: the neurologist Sir Francis Walshe commented with dismay that separate international meetings for neuropathologists and neurosurgeons tore “the seamless garment of neurology”. In 1962 the Club"
"1967. It was grown steadily over the past few decades and now counts about 3,000 members from the United States and other countries. Since its inception, most of its members have been younger academic surgeons at the assistant professor or associate professor level. The mission of the organization is to promote surgical research investigations through the communication of ideas between surgical residents, surgical fellows, junior surgical faculty and full professors and through awarding surgical research grants. Members and leaders of the association usually maintain active laboratories or academic research programs (e.g. in outcome research) at their institutions. In recent years,"
"charitable work. In the case of Bill and Melinda Gates, the work referenced was that of this foundation. In April 2010, Gates was invited to visit and speak at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he asked the students to take on the hard problems of the world in their futures. He also explained the nature and philosophy of his philanthropic endeavors. In 2010, the foundation's founders started the Commission on Education of Health Professionals for the 21st Century, entitled ""Transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world."" A 2011 survey of grantees found that many believed the"
"the past 60 years. Some of his other popular works include ""The Art of Living"", ""A Guide to Confident Living"", ""The Tough-Minded Optimist"", and ""Inspiring Messages for Daily Living"". In 1947 Peale co-founded (along with educator Kenneth Beebe) The Horatio Alger Association. This organization aims to recognize and honor Americans who have been successful in spite of difficult circumstances. Other organizations founded by Peale include the Peale Center, the Positive Thinking Foundation and Guideposts Publications, all of which aim to promote Peale's theories about positive thinking. Peale was the subject of the 1964 film ""One Man's Way"". Peale was politically"
"health outcomes, they complained to the W.H.O. At one point, an independent committee was formed to review some of the results. His work attracted the attention of Bill Gates, who decided to use the concept of DALYs to help determine priorities and evaluate potential projects in global health. In 2007, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, along with the state of Washington, established IHME and selected Murray as its leader. As head of IHME, Murray greatly expanded on his earlier research, leading an effort by 486 researchers from 302 institutions in 50 countries to produce Global Burden of Disease reports"
"experts from throughout the field of social work and social welfare. Founding members included: John Brekke, PhD (Co-Chair), School of Social Work, University of Southern California; Rowena Fong, EdD (Co-Chair), School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin; Richard Barth, PhD, MSW, School of Social Work, University of Maryland; Claudia Coulton, PhD, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University; Diana DiNitto, PhD, School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin; Marilyn Flynn, PhD, School of Social Work, University of Southern California; J. David Hawkins, PhD, University of Washington; James Lubben, PhD, School of Social"
"Lancelot Ware Lancelot Lionel Ware OBE (5 June 191515 August 2000) was an English barrister and biochemist. He is best known as the co-founder of Mensa, the international society for intellectually gifted people, with the Australian barrister Roland Berrill in 1946. They originally called it the ""High IQ Club"". Lancelot Ware was born in Mitcham, Surrey, the eldest child of Frederick Ware and Eleanor Emslie. He attended Steyning Grammar School and Sutton Grammar School. He then became a Royal Scholar at Imperial College London, reading mathematics, followed by a PhD in biochemistry. In June 1980, at the age of 65,"
"from its outgoing president, David Maxwell. At the time, the grant was the Fannie Mae Foundation’s largest-ever gift. The purpose of the gift was to create a nonprofit organization that would represent, with the Alliance for Healthy Homes (a District of Columbia-based nonprofit organization) and the Enterprise Foundation serving as parent organizations, the first national joint venture between affordable housing and environmental public health advocates. Walter G. ""Nick"" Farr, a vice president with the Enterprise Foundation, was asked to lead the new nonprofit. Joining Farr as the deputy director at the fledgling organization was Dr. David Jacobs, a technical expert"
"World Alliance of YMCAs, Dr. Bob Pierce, founder and president of World Vision (1964 & 66), Astronaut Colonel James Irwin, who spent a few hours on the moon (1985), Dr. John Haggai, founder president of Haggai Institute (1973), Bishop Donald Jacobs, Mennonite church (1974), the Most Revd Dr. Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury (1986), the Most Revd Dr. George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury (1995), Dr. Samuel Kobia, WCC General Secretary (2007), Dr. Paul S. Rees (Ministry statesman), Revd Dr. A. B. Masilamani, Rev. Dr. Samuel Kamaleson (Veterinarian & Evangelist), and a host of others. The 123rd Maramon Convention, was scheduled"
"founded by 11 organizations: Bread for the World, CARE, DATA, International Medical Corps, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Oxfam America, Plan USA, Save the Children U.S., World Concern, and World Vision. The name ONE was inspired by the belief that one voice, coming together with many others — the political left and right, business leaders, activists, faith leaders and students — can change the world for the better. The official launch rally was held on May 16, 2004, at Liberty Mall in Philadelphia, United States. Approximately 2,000 people attended, including Bono, Dikembe Mutombo, Michael W. Smith, Richard Stearns (president of"
"Ware had left Mensa, largely because of his other interests in politics and law. However, after Roland Berrill died in 1961, he was persuaded to rejoin the society. Lancelot Ware Lancelot Lionel Ware OBE (5 June 191515 August 2000) was an English barrister and biochemist. He is best known as the co-founder of Mensa, the international society for intellectually gifted people, with the Australian barrister Roland Berrill in 1946. They originally called it the ""High IQ Club"". Lancelot Ware was born in Mitcham, Surrey, the eldest child of Frederick Ware and Eleanor Emslie. He attended Steyning Grammar School and Sutton"
"Concerned Businessmen's Association of America The Concerned Businessmen's Association of America (CBAA), founded in 1983, is a Scientology-related movement directed at promoting moral education and ""enhanced well-being"". The organization uses L. Ron Hubbard's ""The Way to Happiness"" booklet as part of their Set A Good Example (SAGE) program, which holds children's anti-drug contests, and awards grants to participating schools. ""The Way to Happiness"" presents Scientology's religious concepts in a secular framework. The CBAA licenses the trademarks of the Association for Better Living and Education (ABLE). Their office is located in Reno, Nevada. In 1988, St. Petersburg Times listed them as"
"American Aging Association. The prize for longevity was first won by a research team led by Andrzej Bartke of Southern Illinois University. The prize for rejuvenation first went to Stephen Spindler of the University of California, Riverside. Additionally, in 2009, the first Mprize Lifespan Achievement Award went to Z. Dave Sharp of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio for extending the lifespan of already aged mice using the pharmaceutical rapamycin. On May 30, 2014, at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Aging Association, Methuselah Foundation awarded a $10,000 Mprize to Huber Warner for his founding"
"Association for Research and Enlightenment The Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.), also known as Edgar Cayce's A.R.E., was founded by Edgar Cayce (1877–1945) in 1931 to research and explore subjects such as holistic health, ancient mysteries, personal spirituality, dreams and dream interpretation, intuition, philosophy and reincarnation. A.R.E.'s stated mission is to help people change their lives for the better through the ideas and information found in the Edgar Cayce readings. Its international headquarters is in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with a regional office in Houston, Texas. There are also Edgar Cayce Centers in 37 countries and individual members in more"
"with Dr Mark Churcher and Dr J Challenger being appointed as Secretary and Treasurer respectively. There were 16 founding members including Prof Sir Michael Bond, Dr Mark Mehta, Prof Birkenham, Dr R Maher and Dr Sam Lipton. Other early members included Prof Iggo, Dr J Hannington-Kiss, Dr John Lloyd, Dr Hugh Raftery, Dr Keith Budd and Dr T Hardy. According to Dr William Campbell, the society was established to attempt to prevent the development of persistent pain without the use of opioids. Early members were mostly Anaesthetists but early members also included Physicians such as Dr R Maher who pioneered"
"as its President, the philanthropic organization established by former eBay president Jeff Skoll. In July 2006, he was awarded the TED Prize, granting him $100,000 and 'One Wish to Change the World' which he presented at TED in July 2006. As his prize nominator summed up, ""'Dr. Brilliant' is a name to live up to, and he has."" His one wish that he presented at the conference was, ""To build a powerful new early warning system to protect our world from some of its worst nightmares."" In May 2013, he gave the commencement speech at Harvard School of Public Health,"
"of equals. Roland Berrill, an Australian barrister, and Dr. Lancelot Ware, a British scientist and lawyer, founded Mensa at Lincoln College, in Oxford, England, in 1946. They had the idea of forming a society for very intelligent people, the only qualification for membership being a high IQ. It was to be non-political and free from all other social distinctions (racial, religious, etc.). American Mensa was the second major branch of Mensa. Its success has been linked to the efforts of its early and longstanding organizer, Margot Seitelman. Berrill and Ware were both disappointed with the resulting society. Berrill had intended"
"treating the many urological disorders that compromise the quality of life with aging. The idea of organizing the SBUR was initiated in early 1985 by Dr. Timothy L. Ratliff, then a young urologic researcher, who discussed the idea with Dr. Warren “Skip” Heston and Dr. William Catalona, receiving enthusiastic support from the two senior scientists. The SBUR-organizing meeting was held in 1986 at the AUA Annual Meeting in New York with a group of about 15 scientists attending to finalize the idea of a new society by the name of The Society for Basic Urologic Research. Drs. Evelyn Barrack, Ralph"
"the National Council for Social Service, now NCVO. It did so while also launching a 'manifesto for old age' and establishing itself nationally as a lobbying body as well as an organisation that engaged in service provision and enhancement, training and research. The directors of Age Concern England have included David Hobman, Baroness Greengross, and Gordon Lishman - the current Director General. In 1986 Age Concern established an Institute of Gerontology at King's College London into which it folded its own Age Concern Research Unit. Help the Aged was founded in 1961 by Cecil Jackson-Cole, with the aim to free"
"treaty to prohibit and eliminate nuclear weapons. Ware has been a leader in UN resolutions adopted on this issue, drafting a Model Nuclear Weapons Convention which has been circulated by the UN Secretary-General, and building support for this in parliaments and civil society. In 2010 he founded the Nuclear Abolition Forum, a website and periodical to facilitate dialogue on the process to achieve and sustain a nuclear-weapons-free world. In 2012 he co-founded the Basel Peace Office. Ware is an advocate for the use of legal and political mechanisms to resolve conflicts and prevent war. In 1990 he established the Gulf"
"World Vision United States World Vision United States is a member and founding organization of World Vision International. Founded in the United States in 1950, it is an evangelical relief and development organization whose stated goal is ""to follow our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God."" It is one of the largest relief and development organizations in the USA with a 1.6 billion dollar budget (2007). World Vision was founded in 1950 by Dr. Robert Pierce"
"Lincoln College, Oxford. In 1949, Ware was called to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn and he practised in the Chancery field, specialising in intellectual property, copyright and patent matters. He was also very interested in Conservative politics. He became an Alderman of the London County Council (LCC) in the 1960s. Ware joined the Athenaeum Club in 1983, a London club. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the Institute of Patentees and Inventors, which he chaired for many years. Ware retired from the Bar in 1987. The origins of Mensa were"
"distinction between the preparation of such original research material for the international Communist movement and Ware's involvement a decade later in collecting government documents for the same purposes is a fine one indeed. At year-end 1921, Ware attended the founding convention in New York of the Workers Part of America. He was elected an alternate to the governing Central Executive Committee of that organization. Ware was not typically a member of the Communist Party's top committees; he preferred to work in the agricultural sector rather than to engage in factional party politics. Ware helped come up with the idea of"
"research to benefit their patients. The 50 year history of the society has been recorded verbatim by the WFNS historian. The record shows that despite steady progress and adjustments, at times heated arguments took place at officials meetings, as to goals, direction, finances, membership, etc., and the discussions at times have been rancorous. Nevertheless, the society has grown and continues to grow. World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) was founded in 1955 as a professional, scientific, non governmental organization, comprising the national Associations of five continents in addition to 7 Affiliate Societies, representing some"