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HOST SOCIETY [14 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
Key term(s)
  • The Saguenay - Lac-St-Jean 1983 Jeux Canada Winter Games Society
  • 1983 Canada Winter Games Host Society

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
Key term(s)
  • Société organisatrice des jeux d'hiver du Canada

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Classical Music
  • String Instruments
OBS

The Edmonton Classical Guitar Society is a registered non-profit organization that provides a forum for listening, learning, performing and teaching. [The society arranges] concerts and masterclasses with internationally and nationally acclaimed virtuosi, and host informal events at which society members can play for each other and talk about music.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Musique classique
  • Instruments de musique à cordes
OBS

Société de guitare classique d'Edmonton : traduction littérale fournie à titre d'information seulement.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
OBS

Host Society(HS) : term used by Sport Canada.

OBS

Host Society is found with capitals even though it is used as a generic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
OBS

Pour la majorité des Jeux.

OBS

société hôte (SH) : société d'accueil; société organisatrice; comité organisateur : termes en usage à Sport Canada.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
  • International Relations
  • Special Forces (Military)
CONT

Foreign internal defense involves participation by civilian and military agencies of a government in the actions of another government to free and protect its society from subversion, lawlessness, and insurgency. Special operations forces’ primary contribution in this interagency activity is to organize, train, advise, and assist host nation military and paramilitary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
  • Relations internationales
  • Forces spéciales (Militaire)
DEF

[Défense qui organise, entraîne, conseille et aide] les forces militaires et paramilitaires de pays hôtes pour leur permettre de libérer leur société et de la protéger contre la subversion, le renversement de l'ordre et la sédition.

Spanish

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Record 6 2010-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
OBS

The 1995 Grande Prairie Canada Winter Games Host Society is dedicated to creating a positive climate for an unparalleled celebration of Sport and Culture which will leave the athletes and all those touched by their involvement in the 1995 Canada Games with a legacy rich in memories, new opportunities, and pride as Canadians.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
OBS

La société hôte des Jeux d'hiver du Canada de 1995 s'est engagée à créer une ambiance positive qui permettra aux athlètes et à tous les participants de célébrer le sport et la culture comme jamais auparavant. Des souvenirs inoubliables, de nouveaux défis à relever et un sentiment de fierté à l'égard du Canada, voilà en quoi consistera l'héritage des Jeux [qui se tiendront à Grande Prairie en 1995].

OBS

Traduction proposée par un traducteur, Winnipeg.

Spanish

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Record 7 2010-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
OBS

Renseignement obtenu de la coordonnatrice des langues officielles des Jeux.

Spanish

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Record 8 2008-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Team Sports (General)
OBS

The City of Victoria Commonwealth Games Society was incorporated 11 May 1987. The name was changed by special resolution on 13 December 1988 to the Victoria Commonwealth Games Society(VCGS). Before incorporation the society was known informally as the Victoria Committee to Host the 1994 Commonwealth Games and the Greater Victoria 1994 Commonwealth Games Association. The society was dissolved in 1996.

Key term(s)
  • Victoria Committee to Host the 1994 Commonwealth Games
  • Greater Victoria 1994 Commonwealth Games Association

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Sports d'équipe (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 9 2007-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • History (General)
OBS

Established in 1994 as a charitable organization devoted to popularizing Canadian history, the History Society aims to make Canadians more aware and appreciative of their heritage. Generously supported by the Hudson's Bay Company, the Society host award programs, publications, conferences and more.

Key term(s)
  • CNHS

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Histoire (Généralités)
OBS

La Société d'histoire, fondée en 1994 en tant qu'organisme de bienfaisance dans le but de populariser l'histoire du Canada, s'est donné le mandat de sensibiliser les Canadiens à leur patrimoine. Avec l'aide généreuse de la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson, la Société décerne des prix, produit des publications, organise des conférences et bien plus.

Spanish

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Record 10 2004-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Organizations and Associations (Admin.)
  • Security
  • Weapon Systems
OBS

The Canadian Association for Mine and Explosive Ordnance Security(CAMEO Security) is a non-profit charitable Society headquartered in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, which has as its mission to provide safe, professional, and cost-effective humanitarian land mine clearance and explosive ordnance disposal(EOD) services in war-torn societies. It is capable of deploying worldwide at reasonably short notice to respond to sudden threats to life and limb, and will not only provide initial humanitarian relief but will also organize and sustain the capacity of the host country to conduct its own land mine clearance and explosive ordnance disposal in the longer term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Organismes et associations (Admin.)
  • Sécurité
  • Systèmes d'armes

Spanish

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Record 11 2003-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Sports (General)
OBS

Since 1978, the BC Games Society has been staging the BC Summer and BC Winter Games. These two events are British Columbia's largest multi-disciplinary organized competitions. The Society's mandate is to provide event management services to host committees in the areas of administrative support, games marketing, volunteer management, contract management, and financial administration. The scope of the BC Games was broadened in 1994 with the addition of the BC Seniors Games, the Northern BC Winter Games, and the BC Disability Games.

Key term(s)
  • CGS

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Sports (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 12 2001-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
OBS

Campbellton.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)

Spanish

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Record 13 1996-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)

Spanish

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Record 14 1987-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)

Spanish

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