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Nancy Biska
Published in Hellenic Communication Service LLC
As part of a series of features examining Greek language education in the USA, we present excerpts from a discussion between Gerasimos Arsenis and Nancy Biska. Mr. Arsenis, former Minister of Education in Greece, is now a member of parliament. He is affiliated with the governing PASOK party. Nancy Biska has served as managing editor and journalist for leading Greek national and international newspapers and magazines.
Over the past fifteen years, Ms. Biska has held the position of Producer for the BBC Greek service, and has produced and hosted broadcasts for an independent Greek television network in New York. Ms. Biska, who has received numerous awards for her contributions to Greek culture, is President of the Democracy Foundation. The interview, originally conducted in Greek, has been translated by Nina Gatzoulis.
By Nancy Biska, Translation by Nina Gatzoulis, Published on Hellenic Communication Service LLC
The first American public school where the Greek language is taught systematically has become reality!
The “Athenian Academy,” operating in Florida, has completed a year of successful academic work. It is the omogeneia’s reward for so many efforts for the perpetuation of our culture. It also embodies our hopes for preserving the Greek language worldwide.
Bio-Environment: A New Renaissance in Business
In co-operation with the Italian Chamber of Commerce, Athens Holiday Inn, January 19, 2000
Environmental concerns are defining the way businesses deliver value to their stakeholders and are shaping competition for the years to come. Profit is gradually becoming synonymous with environmental protection, and initiatives which acknowledge this interdependence will have a lead in the global market. These were the main points stressed at the Biopolitics International business conference that convened on January 19, at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Athens, with the participation of experts in legislation, marine protection, clean energy sources, finance and management.
