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The article discusses the Inuit of Canada conference titled From Eskimo to Inuit in 40 Years held in Ottawa, Ontario, in 2011. The event was organized by the Canadian national Inuit organization Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) which celebrated its 40 year anniversary. Several speakers were featured including former ITK president Whit Fraser and William Tagoona from CBC North, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's radio and television in the Canadian Arctic. Inuit history and the future of ITK was discussed.

The author offers update on the 2014 events, which include the Annual Zone Meeting held on September 13, 2014 for the BC Coastal zone. He states that 2014 had 26 successful sanctioned events and several club-only events. He expresses his gratitude to various people including Hartley Hughson, Henry Hajdik, and Paul Bedford.

The article presents a summary of the activities of the International Bobbin and Needle Lace Organisation (OIDFA) from 2010 to 2011. Topics include July 2010 meetings of the Administrative Council to discuss the organization's bylaws, the World Lace Congress held in Kobe, Japan in July 2010, the printing of the organization's bulletin, and modifications to the OIDFA website.

The International Bobbin and Needle Lace Organisation (OIDFA) 2010 General Assembly report is presented. Points raised in the General Assembly's report include an increase in membership, the status of the group's finances, results of the Administrative Council elections in Belgium and Australia, and contest winners. Locations for the 2012 and 2014 conferences are noted.

The article previews the colloquium on musical analysis entitled Altérité et ouverture, which is to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from October 17-19, 2014 and organized by the German music theory society Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie with the partnership of the Institut de musicologie de l'Université and the Haute École de Musique.

The article focuses on "Youth in Action," a congress organized by the Tennis Europe Association in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2014. Topics mentioned include the goal of the project created by Jacques Dupré to train the future professionals of the tennis industry, the presence of Marketing Manager Camille Mauduit to provide information about the management of sporting events, and the ethical aspects of sport.

A calendar is presented of French communication industry events organized in January and February 2014 including an exhibition organized by the Hula-Hoop advertising agency, a conference organized by the periodical, and the general assembly of the Club de la communication association.

The article presents the viewpoints of the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec (FMOQ,) the medical specialists' federation of Quebec, on proposition 52, a bill concerning terminal care and medically assisted suicide in Quebec, as expressed at a meeting held by the Commission de la santée et des services sociaux, the commission on health and social services in Quebec, on September 17, 2013.

The article presents the viewpoints of the Fédération des médecins omnipracticiens du Québec (FMOQ,) the general practitioners' federation of Quebec, on proposition 52, a bill concerning terminal care and medically assisted suicide in Quebec, as expressed at a meeting held by the Commission de la santée et des services sociaux, the commission on health and social services in Quebec, on September 17, 2013.

The article discusses the 25th annual convention of the Réseau québécois de Villes et Villages en santé (RQVVS,) an organization devoted to improving health care in Quebec. Topics include the promotion of sports among young people, the spreading of health education among the elderly, and the suppression of energy drink sales in municipal establishments.

The article offers information on the Huitièmes Rencontres du cuir, a leather conference organized by the Académie du cuir of France that was held at the Conseil national du cuir (Cnc) on June 1, 2018.

The article presents an update to the events leading up to the Organisation Internationale de la Dentelle au Fuseau et à l'Aiguille (OIDFA), or the International Bobbin and Needle Lace Organization, Meetings in Adelaide, Australia in 2014, particularly commenting on lace making and lace makers in Orange, Australia.

The article reports that the Confédération européenne du lin et du chanvre (Celc), which promotes European flax producers and products, will create the international brand European Flax and the collective brand Club Masters of Linen, in order to further its visibility in the textiles market, in parallel to efforts in the Chinese and Japanese linen industries.

The article presents a description of the city of Adelaide, South Australia, which will host the 2014 International Bobbin and Needle Lace Organization/L'Organization Internationale de la Dentelle au Fuseau et à l'Aiguille (OIDFA) Congress. It provides an address from the Congress mascot, Gum Blossom the Koala.

The article discusses prospects for the French textile market approaching the year 2020, with reference to the R3iLab working group for textile development.

The article offers information on meetings organized by the Conseil National du Cuir for leather companies since January 2014 in which they discussed various issues including supply of finished leather and shoes manufacturing in France.

The article reviews the 10th edition of the trade show dedicated to commercial real estate and equipment Salon de l'immobilier et de l'équipement commercial (Siec) held in France from June 18-19, 2014 and organized by the French national council for shopping centers Conseil national des centres commerciaux (Cncc).

The article reports that the French government plans on lowering the budget granted to the Défi, an organization promoting French fashion design, in 2014. Topics mentioned include the meeting organized on October 24, 2013 by the members of the Board of Directors in order to prevent this event, their work on the new budget, and the importance of the organization for the expansion of French fashion abroad.

The article discusses the meeting organized by the Iwto (International Wool Textile Organization). Topics mentioned include the qualities of this fiber, the work of the professionals of the wool industry to promote their products to the young generation, and the role of the Internet in the increase of the sales of wool clothes.

The article focuses on the meeting organized by the professional organization for clothing companies Mode Grand Ouest held in June, 2013 in France during which their future projects in common were discussed.

The article presents a letter from the editor of "OIDFA Bulletin" in which she discusses the state of the International Bobbin and Needle Lace Organization (OIDFA) as of April 2013 including management modifications to the organization and registration information for the 2014 OIDFA Congress.

The article presents a letter from the editor addressing the activities of the International Bobbin and Needle Lace Organization (OIDFA) in 2012, noting the book "De la Dentelle à la psychanalyse," the departure of the OIDFA treasurer Kerstin Eriksson, and the planning of the 2013 OIDFA Congress.

The article announces that Adelaide, Australia has been chosen by the International Bobbin and Needle Lace Organization (OIDFA) to host the biannual OIDFA Congress in 2014, noting the decision to have a koala as the mascot of the conference and providing information on Adelaide.

The article notes the author's participation at a conference of the International Bobbin and Needle Lace Organisation (OIDFA) in Kobe, Japan and that the 2012 conference will be in Caen, France.