The typical amateur astronomer is one who does not depend on the field of astronomy as a primary source of income or support, and does not have a professional degree or advanced academic training in the subject.

ACM and the IEEE Computer Society are the primary US umbrella organizations for academic and scholarly interests in computing.

The Kerckhoff Laboratory of the Biological SciencesThe Institute is organized into six primary academic divisions: Biology, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Engineering and Applied Science, Geological and Planetary Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy.

Golb argues that the primary research on the Qumran documents and ruins ( by Father Roland de Vaux, from the École Biblique et Archéologique de Jérusalem ) lacked scientific method, and drew wrong conclusions that comfortably entered the academic canon.

In many academic libraries, student assistants are used as the primary contact, sometimes at an " information desk.

The Academic Senate is the primary academic body of the university.

This process, called neutron activation, is the primary method used to produce radioactive sources for use in medical, academic, and industrial applications.

Schooling consists of 6 years of primary education followed by a 3-year general or vocational training period and a 3-year academic or vocational program.

* The Richard J. Daley Library, the primary academic library at the University of Illinois at Chicago

By then, the economic pressures of the Depression as well as the in-house pressure to reduce expenditures, and possibly the academic background of the parent body in Oxford, combined to make OUP's primary musical business that of publishing works intended for formal musical education and for music appreciation −− again the influence of broadcast and recording.

Following Jiang Zemin's 1999 ban of Falun Gong, then-Minister of Education Chen Zhili launched an active campaign to promote the Party's line on Falun Gong within all levels of academic institutions, including graduate schools, universities and colleges, middle schools, primary schools, and kindergartens.

Rektor is the title for the highest-ranked administrative and educational leader for an academic institution, such as a primary school, secondary school, private school, high school, college or university.

The International Council for Traditional Music ( founded 1947 ) and the Society for Ethnomusicology ( founded 1958 ) are the primary international academic organizations for the discipline of ethnomusicology.

Thomas Jefferson University is also the primary academic affiliate of the Jefferson Health System.

Dupee, as noted above, characterised James as neurotically withdrawn and fearful, and although Dupee lacked access to primary materials his view has remained persuasive in academic circles, partly because Leon Edel's massive five-volume work, published from 1953 to 1972, seemed to buttress it with extensive documentation.

Johnny Truant serves a dual role, as primary editor of Zampanò ’ s academic study of The Navidson Record and protagonist as revealed through footnotes and appendices.

In a transitional bilingual program, the student's primary language is used as a vehicle to develop literacy skills and acquire academic knowledge.

It is used to develop literacy and academic skills in the primary language

The primary purpose of this ranking is to promote Internet publication, including formal and informal communication, by supporting Open Access initiatives, electronic access to scientific publications and other academic material thus increasing the visibility of universities.

The Senate is the University's primary academic authority, with responsibilities which include the direction and regulation of education and examinations, the award of degrees, and the promotion of research.

The system served students from primary until graduation and was known regionally for an exceptionally strong academic program that produced strong students.

As of the 2010-2011 academic year and in terms of WESTEST 2 math and RLA scores, Clendenin Elementary was ranked 152nd out of 407 primary schools in the state ( up 192 ranks from the prior year, and 10th most-improved in the state ), receiving an average 48. 5 in math and 49. 8 in RLA.

UNSW is well known for its engagement with primary and secondary education, administering several national and international academic competitions for school age children.

To avoid confusion, academic texts may call the primary branch of Chinese Yue, following the Mandarin pinyin spelling, and either restrict " Cantonese " to its common usage as the dialect of Guangzhou, or avoid the term " Cantonese " altogether and distinguish Yue from Canton or Guangzhou dialect.

Negotiations on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol were the primary focus of the conference.

Harding's Secretary of State, Charles E. Hughes, assumed a primary role in the conference and made the pivotal proposal — the U. S was to reduce its number of warships by 30 if Great Britain decommissioned 19, and Japan 17 ships.

However, at a SHAEF press conference on 16 February 1945, two days after the Bombing of Dresden, British Air Commodore Colin McKay Grierson replied to a question by one of the journalists that the primary target of the bombing had been on communications to prevent the Germans from moving military supplies and to stop movement in all directions if possible.

The system made its debut at the NAB conference in 1993, in the booths of the three primary sub-system manufacturers, Avid, Silicon Graphics and Sony.

Due to his numerous contributions to the Veterans Administration, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs ' primary conference room at the headquarters of the Department of Veterans Affairs is named in Bradley's honor.

The conference focused on three primary themes: Christ Magnified, Connected Movements, and Completing the Mission.

* To gain public acceptance a primary point of the conference was the ending of slavery by Black and Islamic powers.

The school's primary corridor on the ground floor is the focal point for the more public spaces, which include the performing arts center, student commons, alumni conference room, cyber cafe, and journalism suite.

The university is currently a provisional member of the NCAA and member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association ( MIAA ) as its primary conference.

Schools are not required to participate in the MPSF competition for each sponsored sport if their primary conference affiliation sponsors a competition in that sport ( e. g. Pac-12 soccer and women's gymnastics ).

Almost all MPSF members have a primary conference affiliation.

One school, Cal State Bakersfield, does not have a primary athletic conference as of the 2012 – 13 season.

In October 2009, Robert McCartney was guest speaker at the Traditional Unionist Voice party conference in Belfast, where he spoke on the situation surrounding the primary school transfer test, brought about by a Sinn Féin Education Minister.

The reason for independent status varies among institutions, but it is frequently because the primary athletic conference to which the institution belongs does not sponsor a particular sport.

There are five religious based centres including the Romanian Seventh-day Adventist Church and convention centre, " Clevedon " camp and conference centre ( Uniting Church ), St Bernadette's Catholic Mass centre ( part of the primary school ) and Vinayagar Hindu Temple.

Credenza desks are often, but not always, part of a matching set which can include pieces such as a primary desk, a conference table, a cabinet for a whiteboard, a book-shelf, filing cabinets, chairs, or other items of furniture which are likely to be found in an office environment.

Though the primary reason for the conference, from the point of view of the colonial government, was the institution of indirect rule, the conference holds a very significant place in the history of Dagbon.

A deal was hoped for as late as May 15, the day Miller was scheduled to hold a press conference Ohio political observers thought he would use to announce his withdrawal, but Miller stayed in the race and the two incumbents faced each other in the Republican primary on June 2, 1992.

During the last few days the representatives of the German Government and His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom have been engaged in conversations, the primary purpose of which has been to prepare the way for the holding of a general conference on the subject of the limitation of naval armaments.

Siena Heights athletic teams are known as the Saints, the university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ( NAIA ), and competes in the Wolverine – Hoosier Athletic Conference ( WHAC ) as its primary conference, women's lacrosse competes in the National Women's Lacrosse League ( NWLL ), while football will join the Mid-States Football Association ( MSFA ) in 2012.

In 1935, extra-political intellectual elites were included in a national conference on Dominion-provincial relations, however the conference's primary purpose was to stop the flow of federal money to provinces, which was not what intellectuals had in mind.

In a press conference on July 9, 2008, the Royals became the primary ECHL affiliate of the Boston Bruins and the secondary ECHL affiliate for the Toronto Maple Leafs for the 2008 – 2009 season.

The Yes Men were not able to complete the conference without being exposed as a hoax, although their message that the United States Chamber of Commerce needs to reevaluate their direction in terms of clean energy was their primary concern and was received.