Hi Thank you John. I agree, that the wording of this message and the generic nature of the email address do give cause for concern, and so I would caution against anyone clicking on the links within the message.. Mr Rojas; if this is a genuine message to our list, please could you come back to us to confirm this; and please accept my apologies for doubting it. I hope you understand our caution at receiving a message from a generic-looking email address. Many thanks Bryan Bryan Matthews List Owner Institute for Transport Studies University of Leeds -----Original Message----- From: Universities Transport Study Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dr John C Bullas Sent: 15 June 2018 10:39 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [UTSG] Interested in becoming a world expert within our Mandala community ? Anyone independently confirm the legitimacy of this organisation Since it does not offer me a share of £10,000,000 from an inheritance from a dead relative I am minded to assume this however the use of a gmail address strongly suggests a phishing attempt Kind regards Dr John C Bullas Southampton UK On 15 June 2018 at 08:31, contact.sdmi.edu <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Collegue, > Hope this mail will find you in good health and spirit!! > > I am from Sustainable Development Management Institute (SDMI), a > non-profit corporation, located very near Paris. SDMI’s experience > clarifies the need to distribute expertise in the domain of > environmental sustainability to a wide range of individuals requiring > this knowledge to be effective in their jobs. > > > > SDMI took the initiative with its Mandala platform to address this need. > > *MANDALA® Vision*: > > The vision of a long term sustainable earth for billions of people is > multi-fold and can only be realised with the contribution of millions > of creative scientists, engineers and civilians of good-will. > > The purpose of MANDALA® is to be the knowledge accelerator stimulating > progress between the innovative scientists and engineers on the one > hand, and all other actors such as decisions-makers, politicians, > projects leaders and artisans on the other hand. > > > > *MANDALA® Mission:* > > As an accelerator of knowledge and stimulator of progress, MANDALA® > aspires > : > > – To network the best minds and experts across the world, producing > up-to-date actionable insights, methods, recommendations and advice > for its clients, i.e. leaders, decision makers and professionals that > implement solutions that contribute to a long term sustainable world. > > – To ensure that the production of insights, methods, recommendations > and advice happens according to the scientific methods of research and > independently of commercial interests. > > – To ensure that the artefacts for the leaders, decision makers and > professionals are easily accessible, readable and implementable. The > artefacts come in different formats, such as internet-accessible > documents, presentations, workshops and face-to-face or > videoconference meetings between experts and clients. > > – To expand the domains of expertise. > > If you are interested tofind out more then contact me : > > Mail : [log in to unmask] > > Skype ID : bala.annamalai > > I eagerly look forward to hearing from you! > Regards / Bien à Vous > --------------------- > Mr Robert ROJAS > Director of International Partnership and Development *Sustainable > Development Management Institute *(SDMI) > 73 rue Léon Bourgeois > 91120 Palaiseau > T: +33 6 15 13 75 04 > w <http://www.ifmedu.fr/>ww.sdmi-edu.fr > [log in to unmask] > --------------------- > "*You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as > you self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as > old as your despair*" ― *Samuel Ullman* "*Our task is to educate > their (our students) whole being so they can face the future. 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