This is the case in Syria, Eritrea, Libya, Iran and Turkmenistan. But there are governments that hold journalists incommunicado in secret locations for months or years on end. In countries such as Mexico and Colombia, missing journalists often covered sensitive subject linked to organized crime or political violence. The perpetrators of disappearances are often unknown. The cases cited in the letter include those of nine journalists who have been missing in Iraq since last year, and 11 Eritrean journalists of whom there has been no news since 2001. Like Canals on Facebook at NYS Canal Corporation.In a letter sent today to the chairs of these two working groups, Ariel Dulitzky and Seong-Phil Hong, Reporters Without Borders secretary Christophe Deloire has asked them to open or re-open investigations into these cases and to initiate the relevant procedures with the countries that are breaking international law in this area. In 2017, New York is celebrating the bicentennial of the start of the Erie Canal’s construction. The canals form the backbone of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and connect hundreds of unique and historic communities. Spanning 524 miles, the waterway links the Hudson River with the Great Lakes, the Finger Lakes and Lake Champlain. New York’s canal system includes four historic canals: the Erie, Champlain, Oswego and Cayuga-Seneca. The judges will recommend two or more winners to receive $250,000 to $1.5 million, depending on the scope of the project.įor more information, visit About the New York State Canal Corporation NYPA and the Canal Corporation will work with teams to identify local partners to advance the finalist projects, such as a municipality-there are 226 towns, villages and cities the canals pass through-or a state or local nonprofit that does canal-related work. Up to eight finalists will be selected and awarded up to $50,000 to further develop their proposal for the final round. Bolster the Canal System’s long-term financial sustainability.Recognize the heritage and historic values of the Canal System.Promote sustainable economic development along the canals.Enhance the Canal System as a tourist destination and recreation asset.The Reimagine the Canals Competition was created to encourage visionary and implementable ideas that will transform how people use and experience the 524-mile state Canal System, which includes the Erie, Champlain, Oswego and Cayuga-Seneca canals. “Entrants should take comfort in knowing the merits of their ideas will be fully evaluated given the wide range of expertise among the judges.” To learn more about the judges, go to “We’ve worked with some of these panelists on other projects and know they are passionate about improving the New York State Canal System,” said Brian U. Darlene Upton, Executive Director at Parks Canada in charge of waterways and parks and historic sites in Ontario.Hugh O’Neill, President of Appleseed, a firm that provides economic research and economic development planning to government, nonprofits and corporations.Holley Leicht, Executive Vice President of Real Estate Development and Planning at Empire State Development. Mia Lehrer, Founder and President of Studio-MLA, a landscape architecture firm.Larrabee, former Director of the Port Commerce Department at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Steve Dunlop, Chief Executive of Scottish Canals.Carol Ash, Chair and Founding Trustee of the Carey Institute for Global Good and a former New York State parks commissioner.The judges for the Reimagine the Canals Competition are: They are eminently qualified to determine which Canal competition entries have the most potential.” “The judges have been visionaries in their own lines of work and stewards of significant projects that have already been built. “The deep well of experience that this panel offers ensures we will identify the highest-quality entries from among the many we expect to have submitted,” said Gil C. WHITE PLAINS-The New York Power Authority and New York State Canal Corporation today announced the panel of landscape architecture, economic development and parks experts who will judge a $2.5 million global competition that seeks the best ideas to transform the state’s Canal System Internationally Recognized Experts in Canals, Hydropower, Landscape Architecture and Economic Development to Decide Upon Recipients for Up to $2.5 Million in Awards NYPA, CANAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCE PANEL OF JUDGES FOR REIMAGINE THE CANALS COMPETITION
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