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Encyclopedia > Feast
Forum for European-Australian Science and Technology Cooperation
The FEAST logo
Type non-profit organisation
Founded 2002
Location Canberra, Australia
Key people Neil Hamilton (executive director)
Employees 3 full time, plus interns
Website www.feast.org

The Forum for European-Australian Science and Technology Cooperation (FEAST) is a non-government organisation aimed at highlighting and developing collaborative research activities between Europe (European countries and the European Union) and Australia. Its offices are located at The Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. Image File history File links FEAST100. ... A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... This page as shown in the aol 9. ... World map showing Europe Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... The Australian National University (ANU), is a university located in Canberra, the national capital of Australia. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ...


Funding

The major sources of funding for FEAST are the European Commission, through the Sixth Framework Programme, and the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training. Additional resources are also provided by The Australian National University. The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive body of the European Union. ... The Sixth Framework Programme (abbreviated FP6) is the current (2002-2006) Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development set up by the EU in order to fund and promote European research and technological development. ... This article describes the national government of Australia. ... The Department of Education, Science and Training is an Australian government department. ... The Australian National University (ANU), is a university located in Canberra, the national capital of Australia. ...


History

A meeting of the joint Management Committee of the European Union and Australia on Science and Technology Cooperation was held in Brussels in March 2000, within the framework of the 1994 Agreement. One of the decisions made was to begin reflecting upon a target-based approach based on a strategy and common priorities. Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Brussels City Hall Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, pronounced ; French: Bruxelles, pronounced in Belgian French and often by non-Belgian speakers of French; German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium, the...


In this context it was agreed in August 2000 by the diplomatic missions representing members of the European Union in Australia, to embark on an initiative of the French Presidency, to be known as the Forum for European-Australian Science and Technology (FEAST). Presidency of the Council of the European Union refers to the responsibility of presiding over all aspects of the Council of the European Union, when exercised collectively by a government, on a pre-established rota of the member states, of the European Union. ...


This initiative began in early 2002, and the first phase was completed in December 2004. An external review was undertaken [1], recommending expansion of the FEAST concept to other countries, and a continuation of FEAST in Australia.


External links

  • FEAST Official Website
  • FEAST-France subnetwork
  • European South Africa Science and Technology Advancement Programme

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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ecclesiastical Feasts (1638 words)
Feast Days, or Holy Days, are days which are celebrated in commemoration of the sacred mysteries and events recorded in the history of our redemption, in memory of the Virgin Mother of Christ, or of His
feasts of a higher rank are the duplicia majora (introduced by Clement VIII), the duplicia secundae classis and the duplicia primae classis.
feasts has been determined by a decree of the Sacred Congregation of Rites (22 Aug., 1893), and is found in the introduction to the Roman Breviary.
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Among many religions, a feast or festival is a set of celebrations in honour of God or gods.
A feast and a festival are historically interchangeable.
Feast first came into usage as a noun circa 1200, and feast was used as a verb circa 1300.
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