The format worked well, but has waned somewhat as audiences began to expect something more relevant to local society.
It was also easy to notice the contradictions of a conservative local society that coexists, in an uneasy truce, with an unparalleled consumerist drive.
To better insinuate themselves into local society, they adopted Syrian-sounding names.
He taught history at the college and helped establish Falkirk Local History Society in 1981.
In an interview with a local historical society in 1994, Mrs Tillman said her parents had been slaves.
Local Learning Society - where what matters is equality and social justice and people think locally rather than internationally.
Save Lamu , a coalition of local civil society organizations, is taking the government to court over the port project.
As Hameed points out, Asad probably would have been frustrated at this point in his project without the help of a local science society.
The local history society is currently collecting names of servicemen and women who have died in all wars to be included on the memorial.
His latest project, proposed by a local arts society, is a brand new museum near Varnamo, a small town in southern Sweden with 15 churches and no cinema.
Communities and local civil society organizations need to be actively involved in decision-making in order to generate bottom up demand for change and hold governments to account for public investment in water and sanitation.
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He was also a frequent attendee at IEEE Magnetics Society conferences and local Santa Clara Valley IEEE Magnetics Society chapter meetings.
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Robianne is involved with her local American Cancer Society Relay for Life as their advocacy and mission chair.
She developed a passion for acting, as a member of the local amateur dramatic society - skills which would stand her in good stead for her future television career.
Even on Burns Night, getting Americans to eat the most Scottish of meals is no easy task, explains Paisley-born Jim Short, 76, who attends a Burns Supper in LaGrange, Georgia, organised by The Order of the Tartan, a local Scottish heritage society.
Citizenship provides young people with the skills, knowledge and understanding to actively participate in our society at local, national and international levels.
He will also manage Anglo's relations with the South African government, local communities and civil society, which have in the past been prickly.
Bob Jack from the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives said what was needed was a national and local partnership, not an "appointed quango".
There were 1, 360 objections to the Fossway proposal, included those from the Victorian Society, local MP and Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt, writer Ian Rankin and broadcaster Stephen Fry.
They notably met and consulted representatives from the Ministry of Arts and Culture and other governmental agencies, as well as local members of civil society, artists and cultural practitioners.
As a result, Malian civil society and local governments have created an action plan and activities that will lead towards a more transparent policy-making and more equal opportunities for local artists.
Tracy Turner, from the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (Solace), told BBC News ahead of the hearing that the greatest need was for clear, simple information, but she said there was no money in council budgets for this.
Noting that many peacebuilding tasks were mandated to peacebuilding missions, he said they should feed smoothly into broader efforts and place particular attention on strengthening local capacities and civil society, encouraging the participation of women in peace activities, promoting dialogue among stakeholders and helping national authorities protect civilians.
The complexity of the impact of MSNs depends on understanding interdependence across local, national and global society.
The audience included cultural and natural heritage experts, representatives of governments from 60 countries, as well as municipal authorities, local communities, and civil society, totalling some 400 participants.
The Newspaper Society, representing local papers, said the proposals would place "a crippling burden on the UK's 1, 100 local newspapers, inhibiting freedom of speech and the freedom to publish".
Charities, community groups and other good causes will receive grants from the TPO Foundation, an independent charity whose donations will have the ultimate effect of strengthening society and supporting local communities.
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The Newspaper Society, representing local papers, said the proposals agreed by the three parties would place "a crippling burden on the UK's 1, 100 local newspapers, inhibiting freedom of speech and the freedom to publish".
"Local forest communities and civil society groups have so far been completely excluded from the initiative, which is primarily about 'partnerships' between international conservation organisations and international loggers, " said Simon Counsell, director of the Rainforest Foundation.
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