Day: February 2, 2023

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2023 sees Qualifier Events loom for U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 Sri Lanka 

Dubai, February 02, 2023 (PPI-OT):As the sun sets on a thrilling first edition of the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup, cricket fans craving a glimpse at the next generation of superstars can look forward to a busy pathway event schedule as attention now turns towards the next U19 event, the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024, in Sri Lanka.

While Grace Scrivens, Shweta Sehrawat and Maggie Clarke recently made a name for themselves in South Africa at the inaugural ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup, the U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup can also boast top names that have been introduced onto the world stage at the event; notably Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, and the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy winner in the recently announced ICC Awards 2022, Babar Azam.

The 16-team event returns to Sri Lanka for the first time since 2006. 41 matches will take place from January 2024, taking in two round-robin stages – an initial four groups of four teams, and a subsequent Super 6 stage from which the Semi Finalists will be determined.

The hosts are currently one of 11 teams already qualified for the event by virtue of being the best-placed ICC Full Member nations at the previous edition in 2022, with the remaining five nations due to compete for a place throughout a busy 2023 calendar.

Qualification for the final five places began in 2022 with Division Two Qualifiers taking place in the Asia, East-Asia Pacific and Europe regions. This stage helped decide the final teams lined up to battle it out at the Regional Qualifier stage, held in each of the five ICC regions, where the winning country in each will seal a place at the landmark event.

Speaking on the crunch pathway events due to take place before Sri Lanka 2024, ICC Head of Events, Chris Tetley commented, “The success of the recently concluded ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup demonstrates how important these events are for cultivating the next generation of talented cricketers that will take the game to new levels.

“As well as welcoming new competing nations during this pathway, qualification for the 2024 edition has already witnessed the competitive standard of cricket that is evident around the world. I am sure that we will see more thrilling encounters in the coming months and that Sri Lanka 2024 will continue the rich legacy this event has in forging playing opportunities on the global stage for some of the most exciting young talent in the game.”

2023 Regional Qualifier Schedule:

The Asia Regional Qualifier is the first qualification event scheduled for 2023, and will be held in the United Arab Emirates from 24 February and 2 March. Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal and Singapore all join hosts UAE to do battle for a spot at the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024.

The EAP Regional Qualifier will take place in Australia between 12 to 21 June and see seven nations go head-to head. Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, PNG, Samoa and Vanuatu will all be hoping to seal their place in Sri Lanka.

The next event will be the Africa Regional Qualifier, where six more teams will vie for a spot in Sri Lanka. Tanzania will host the event between 23 and 29 July where Division 2 qualifiers Kenya, Nigeria and Sierra Leone will feature together with Namibia, Uganda and Tanzania themselves.

The Europe Regional Qualifier will take place between 6 and 12 August in the Netherlands, where the hosts will welcome Jersey and Scotland, as well as successful qualifiers from the Division 2 stage, Guernsey, Italy and Norway.

Concluding the regional qualification stages, the Americas Regional Qualifier begins in Toronto, Canada, where the hosts will compete alongside Argentina, Bermuda, Suriname and the USA from 11 to 17 August.

ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 Qualification Structure

16 teams will be competing at the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Sri Lanka 2024 over 41 matches. 11 teams have automatically qualified for the event as the best-placed Full Member nations from the previous event in 2022. These are: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe.

The remaining five spots will be determined through regional qualification pathways, with one team from each region securing a place at the event.

Americas and EAP each host one qualifying event in 2023, with the winner of each event sealing a spot at the U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Sri Lanka 2024.

The Africa, Asia and Europe regions each have a two-step qualification structure. These regions hosted Division 2 Qualifiers in 2022 to determine the teams that will compete in the second and final qualifying event, the Regional Qualifier, with events taking place in 2023.

Only the winning teams from the Regional Qualifiers will qualify to compete at the U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Sri Lanka 2024.

For more information, contact:
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Phone: +97-143828800
Fax: +97-143828600
E-mail: enquiry@icc-cricket.com
Website: www.icc-cricket.com

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Acting Chairman of Federal Public Service Commission Major General (Retd) Syed Abid Hasan visited Sindh University Campus Larkana 

Larkana, February 02, 2023 (PPI-OT):According to the statement issued by the PRO of Sindh University Campus Larkana, Atif Rafiq Simu, the FCSS exam was taken from the candidates for various posts by the Federal Public Service Commission in the auditorium hall of Sindh University Campus Larkana. In this regard, Interim Chairman of FCSC Major General (Retd) Syed Abid Hasan reached Sindh University Campus Larkana and visited the examination hall along with Pro Vice Chancellor Dr. Azhar Ali Shah and Assistant Chancellor Larkana Shahida Jamro and also interacted with the students.

On this occasion, Acting Chairman of Federal Public Service Commission Major General (Retd) Syed Abid Hasan said that the FCSS trainings are going on in Larkana, in this regard he came here to review the arrangements and also asked the children. Met and asked about their difficulties regarding the paper. He further said that the environment of Sindh University Campus Larkana is very good, the field of education is very vast and more attention needs to be paid to it, in this regard, good work is being done by the educational institutions. I am very happy to come here, the morale of the candidates was high, they were very hopeful for the results.

For more information, contact:
Director
Centre for Pure and Applied Geology
University of Sindh
University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan
Tel: +92-22-9213167
Cell: +92-300-9375193
E-mail: shsolangi@usindh.edu.pk
Website: www.usindh.edu.pk

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Crescent Model Higher Secondary school students visit UVAS

Lahore, February 02, 2023 (PPI-OT):The students from Crescent Model Higher Secondary School along with their teachers visited the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore. They had an interaction with Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad, in which Prof Nasim briefed them about the university history, academic and research activities and also told them about the flagship programs of the university. Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad added about the UVAS role in development of livestock sector and its clinical services for the treatment of animals.

He spoke about the advisory services of UVAS for the guidance of livestock, poultry and dairy farmers to enhance their profitability. He highlighted the scope of veterinary education, research and other allied sciences professional degree programme. He said our vision of UVAS to produce trained graduate who playing their lead role in the development of livestock sector as trained human resource. Prof Dr Nasim shared awarded 1,370 scholarships during the last year and total amount awarded in these scholarships was over Rs.101.28 million, he added.

The students also asked several questions about the role of UVAS, its services for the welfare of livestock farming community, scholarships and vision. Crescent Model Higher Secondary School teachers and a large number of students from were present on the occasion.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations Officer
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS)
Syed Abdul Qadir Jillani (Out Fall) Road,
Lahore – Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99211374, +92-42-99211449
Email: webmaster@uvas.edu.pk
Website: www.uvas.edu.pk

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Sheep and goat farmers of Quetta trained on ‘Wool Marketing, Cutting and Breed of Wool’ at UVAS 

Lahore, February 02, 2023 (PPI-OT):The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore in collaboration with Livestock and Dairy Development Department Baluchistan and Islamic Relief Fund arranged two-days training on ‘Wool Marketing, Cutting and Breed of Wool’ for sheep and goat farmers of Quetta at UVAS Veterinary Academy.

Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad presided over the concluding session of the training and distributed certificates among participants of training while Additional Director Planning Quetta Balochistan Dr Abdul Jabbar, Director Veterinary Academy Dr Muhammad Ikram and 40 farmers/participants were present.

Speaking on the occasion, Prof Nasim briefed the participants about the current scenario of livestock and livestock products in Pakistan. He also briefed about the flood relief activity of UVAS for Balochistan and apprised the effort of Islamic Relief Fund for the sponsoring such training for capacity building of livestock farmers. The participants of the training also bring the hand made products of wool and displayed at veterinary Academy for the interest of audience, faculty and students. Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad visited and checked the quality and standards of hand made products of wool.

Various aspects have been discussed during two-day training related to wool marketing, breeds of wool in Pakistan, method shearing and processing, feed formulation for wool production in small ruminants, revival of cottage industry, self-employment, value addition with increasing profitability, create awareness of modern techniques and small ruminants herd management etc. Exposure visit to Meat Science and Technology Slaughter House, Meat Shop and Pet Centre of UVAS were also conducted during training.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations Officer
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS)
Syed Abdul Qadir Jillani (Out Fall) Road,
Lahore – Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99211374, +92-42-99211449
Email: webmaster@uvas.edu.pk
Website: www.uvas.edu.pk

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Zoom to Release Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2023

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) today announced it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2023 on Monday, February 27, 2023, after the market closes.

A live Zoom Video Webinar of the event can be accessed at 2:00 pm PT / 5:00 pm ET through Zoom’s investor relations website at https://investors.zoom.us. A replay will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the live event.

About Zoom
Zoom is for you. Zoom is a space where you can connect to others, share ideas, make plans, and build toward a future limited only by your imagination. Our frictionless communications platform is the only one that started with video as its foundation, and we have set the standard for innovation ever since. That is why we are an intuitive, scalable, and secure choice for large enterprises, small businesses, and individuals alike. Founded in 2011, Zoom is publicly traded (NASDAQ:ZM) and headquartered in San Jose, California. Visit zoom.com and follow @zoom.

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CORRECTION: Boyden Appoints Distinguished Talent Solutions Leader Chad Hesters President & CEO

Succession planning for Trina Gordon’s retirement, led by Chairman Craig Stevens, results in marquee hire Chad Hesters

New York, Feb. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Correction:  The original hyperline for “Chad Hesters” was incorrect.  This has been rectified.

Boyden, a premier leadership and talent advisory firm with more than 70 offices in over 45 countries, is delighted to announce the appointment of Chad Hesters as President & CEO, effective immediately. He takes the reins from Trina Gordon, who retires after 12 years as CEO, 3 years as Chair, and 30+ years as a Managing Partner in the firm.

“I am honored to be appointed President & CEO of Boyden,” commented Chad Hesters. “I have long admired Trina Gordon for her leadership and her custodianship of one of the oldest, global heritage brands in our industry. Boyden has a unique, collaborative culture that puts clients at the heart of their business. This collegial community is distinctive and aligns well with my style of engagement in the market. Through a shared vision and strong values, I look forward to enabling excellence for clients and nurturing the firm’s current and aspiring partners”.

Chad Hesters was previously a Managing Partner at Korn Ferry, where he held geographic and business line leadership roles in addition to being a Senior Client Partner in the global industrial practice. He has over 15 years of experience in executive search and organizational consulting, leveraging his global perspectives and expertise to deliver leadership consulting solutions for clients. Prior to executive search, Mr. Hesters held corporate finance roles at Hunt Oil and Shell following his early career as an Intelligence Officer with the US Navy. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University and an MBA from the University of Colorado.

Craig Stevens, Boyden Chair, added, “Our global search for a leader to succeed our highly successful retiring CEO, Trina Gordon, has led us to another global executive, Chad Hesters. He has worked in over 20 countries and brings a comprehensive track record leading a complex leadership advisory business. His hallmark is a keen understanding of strategy while remaining close to clients and their evolving needs.

He continues, “I would like to pay tribute to Trina Gordon for her inspirational, values-driven leadership. As the first female CEO of a global executive search firm, Trina blazed the way for women leaders in our industry. While other professional services firms have taken a top-down corporate approach to strategy, Trina has remained committed to a governing structure of a true partnership, keeping the consultants who serve our clients at the center of our approach to the market. Trina established Boyden’s leadership consulting Centre of Excellence, deepened our sector expertise and delivered innovations to all three lines of business. The board of directors thanks her for her exceptional performance and unwavering dedication to the partnership.”

About Boyden

Boyden is a premier leadership and talent advisory firm with more than 70 offices in over 45 countries. Our global reach enables us to serve client needs anywhere they conduct business. We connect great companies with great leaders through executive search, interim management and leadership consulting solutions. Boyden is ranked amongst the top companies on Forbes’ Americas Best Executive Recruiting Firms for 2021. For further information, visit www.boyden.com.

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