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Webinar
26 Jan
2:00 PM
Online

Ten conflicts to watch in 2026

They abbreviated "dolorem" (meaning "pain") to "lorem," which carries no meaning in Latin. "Ipsum" translates to "itself," and the text frequently includes phrases such as "consectetur adipiscing elit" and "ut labore et dolore." These Latin fragments, derived from Cicero's philosophical treatise, were rearranged to create the standard dummy text that has become a fundamental tool in design and typography across generations.

Conference
27 Jan
6:00 PM
Online

The Director’s Annual Lecture 2026

The short answer is that lorem ipsum text doesn't actually "say" anything meaningful. It's deliberately scrambled Latin that doesn't form coherent sentences. While it comes from Cicero's "De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum," the text has been modified so extensively that it's nonsensical.

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Panel
24 Jan
2:20 PM
Online

How can crisis affected countries

Are you an artist or crafter? Do you miss the soft-spoken, soothing words of Bob Ross as he painted happy little trees, cabins, and waterfalls? Then enter the number of paragraphs of dummy text you need, add the minimum and maximum Bob Ross quotes per paragraph, and click the "Go Crazy!" button.If you feel exceptionally lazy, you can even add tags to your placeholder content. Leave those out if you intend to translate your Bob Ross Ipsum before using it in your web page designs.If you prefer your incoherence in English, press "generate!". You will receive up to 100 paragraphs of the most incomprehensible corporate jargon to ever grace a quarterly report.No need to run this industrial disaster through a translator. If you did, the algorithm would run screaming into a corner, rocking and sucking its thumb drive.Take care, however. Using Corporate Ipsum may backfire. Middle managers with a penchant for using the words "agile" and "disruptive" in every Zoom meeting might think your dummy text should be this quarter's call to action. 

Panel
24 Jan
2:00 AM
Online

How global trade can drive fair

The randomized scurvy dog Pirate Ipsum text generator already exists for those who publish nautical or pirate-related content. Select your words per sentence, number of sentences per paragraph, and the total number of sections, and click "Get Me Ipsum" to obtain a screed in pirate slang. For example, you could use it before updating the landing page for the Blessing of Do you own a bakery or cake decorating business? Then Cupcake Ipsum will provide a layer of paragraphs with a pastry chef in mind. This dummy text generator includes words like halvah, Do you prefer a long pour of irony with your dummy text? Have you single-handedly helped gentrify your neighborhood? Do you sell craft beer and artisan bread with your own hand-mixed container garden herb pesto? Then Jason Cosper's Hipster Ipsum generator will provide you with the gastropub mumblecore your email marketing campaign needs.  

Panel
21 Jan
6:53 PM
Online

What is China's vision for a new world order?

Printers in the 1500s scrambled the words from Cicero's "De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum'' after mixing the words in each sentence. The familiar "lorem ipsum dolor sit amet" text emerged when 16th-century printers adapted Cicero's original work, beginning with the phrase "dolor sit amet consectetur."

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Conference
27 Jan
6:00 PM
Online

The Director’s Annual Lecture 2026

The short answer is that lorem ipsum text doesn't actually "say" anything meaningful. It's deliberately scrambled Latin that doesn't form coherent sentences. While it comes from Cicero's "De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum," the text has been modified so extensively that it's nonsensical.

Webinar
26 Jan
2:00 PM
Online

Ten conflicts to watch in 2026

They abbreviated "dolorem" (meaning "pain") to "lorem," which carries no meaning in Latin. "Ipsum" translates to "itself," and the text frequently includes phrases such as "consectetur adipiscing elit" and "ut labore et dolore." These Latin fragments, derived from Cicero's philosophical treatise, were rearranged to create the standard dummy text that has become a fundamental tool in design and typography across generations.

Webinar
22 Jan
12:08 AM
Online

Building tomorrow's digital public infrastructure

Do you prefer a long pour of irony with your dummy text? Have you single-handedly helped gentrify your neighborhood? Do you sell craft beer and artisan bread with your own hand-mixed container garden herb pesto? Then Jason Cosper's Hipster Ipsum generator will provide you with the gastropub mumblecore your email marketing campaign needs.Are you an artist or crafter? Do you miss the soft-spoken, soothing words of Bob Ross as he painted happy little trees, cabins, and waterfalls? Then enter the number of paragraphs of dummy text you need, add the minimum and maximum Bob Ross quotes per paragraph, and click the "Go Crazy!" button.If you feel exceptionally lazy, you can even add tags to your placeholder content. Leave those out if you intend to translate your Bob Ross Ipsum before using it in your web page designs.