Team

Bartłomiej Pisulak

CTO&Co-Founder
Department: IT
Country: Poland
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Menno de Block

COO&Co-Founder
Department: GSBC
Country: Netherlands
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Mateusz Stankiewicz

CLO&Co-Founder
Department: LEGAL
Country: Poland
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Antoine Lepretre

CPO&Co-Founder
Department: WEBSITE
Country: France
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Rafał Siepak

CEO&Founder
Department: STRATEGY, SENS24
Country: Poland
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Supporting team and interns

Maciej Karpiński

Designer
Department: WEBSITE
Country: Poland
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Welcome to SENStation

SENStation is an online positive media platform focused on Social Innovation and Social Business start-ups developed by Social Entrepreneurs from around the world.

Together we want to empower people to see opportunities in problems and create the new better world! We invite you to join this rewarding journey!

Recently on SENStation

Haiti Entrepreneurship Hub

April 26, 2013, 3:44 a.m., by Adithya Kumar

We are kicked to be chosen to the Finals of the SENStation 2013! Thanks to all those people who have voted for our project. We are having our first inspiring brainstorming session currently and can't wait to share our ideas with you all!

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Latest project

ConnectED

Created by Alexis Soulopoulos

Illiteracy is one of the single biggest causes of poverty worldwide. The ramifications of language issues and illiteracy can be seen no more clearly then they are in Haiti. This island nation of 10 million is the poorest in Latin America and the Caribbean . With a Gini-Coeffic...

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News from community

Announcing the GSBC finalists!

April 21, 2013, 5:02 p.m., by Menno de Block
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April 11, 2013, 7:33 a.m., by Marek Zamecnik
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How SENStation works?

Connecting multiple stakeholders we create a place where ideas become projects and where projects can achieve social impact!
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Global Social Business Competition

In 2013 again, SENStation invites ambitious students to create their own social business!

Our partners

GSBC: creating and supporting the social businesses of the future

In the Global Social Business Competition, graduate students from around the world are invited to create their own innovative social business: applying a sustainable business model to tackle the world’s most demanding problems.
In an online competitive format, the student teams are supported throughout the development of their projects: with an illustration of some of the world’s most pressing problems, provided by NGO’s; with feedback from experienced social entrepreneurs; with inspiration during the SENS24 conference; with coaching from McKinsey consultants and finally with financial support, decided upon by a world-class jury.

GSBC 2013: how will you Bring SENS to Life?

Whether you are a student looking for a way to change the world for good, an experienced social entrepreneur willing to share your knowledge, a professor who would like to offer students practical experience, or just generally interested in social business: there are endless ways in which you can contribute to the GSBC and Bring SENS to Life!
For more information about the GSBC and how you can join, visit the GSBC section or contact us.

Testimonials


  • Derek van Tilburg, Pay it Forward!

    [The GSBC] brought our group together from all over the world and challenged us to come up with a creative idea in a very short time. They have given us extremely valuable feedback and insights, they have connected us with experts and fundraisers in the social business domain and really supported us in the process.

  • Raffaello Starace, GLOW

    [The GSBC] was extremely empowering as it brought us to realize that tackling issues in society through the set up of a social enterprise is comfortably within our reach. While it is a demanding task filled with difficulties, it can undoubtedly be achieved if there is a strong commitment. It was illuminating to start the project from scratch and to see it gradually take shape into a solid model for a social enterprise.
Participate with your project or help existing one! Know more about the competition

Become our Partner

SENStation bridges corporate, academic and social entrepreneurship worlds. Are you NGO, Corporation, Academic Institution, Investor, Fund, or Social Business willing to develop or source social innovation and create sustainable solutions to real-life world’s problems? SENStation leverages the capabilities and opportunities for each single stakeholder in our alliance to make a world of difference and a difference in the world. How do we want to help you?

6 reasons to be partner of SENStation

Social Network

As the partner you will have unique visibility and access to our network of professional community consisting of experienced social entrepreneurs, motivated students, young professionals, knowledgeable academics and experts, inspiring ambassadors, charismatic mentors and unique social investors.

Advertising

You will be able to advertise your social responsible activities including projects, events, internships as well as your social achievements. Time to inspire others through our integrated Positive News System!

Feedback

We want to bring talent, knowledge and experience from large variety of organizations to help you achieve success and create more social impact. Use SENStation Review System to improve your project!

Mentorship & Recruiting

SENStation is about people, their dreams and passion! Here you will you find an opportunity to share your knowledge, learn from others and create strong relationships!

Events & Real-life cases

We invite you to join the Global Social Business Competition to try challenge yourself to see opportunities in real-life world’s problem. Time to create Social Innovation together!

Investment & Financing Opportunities

Our objective is to Bring SENS to Life! We are developing partnerships with corporations and investors in order to provide them with social investment and donation opportunities and help projects to scale.

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FAQ


1. What is SENStation?

SENStation is an online social media platform inspiring people about social entrepreneurship and positive change. SENStation serves as a place where like-minded people may share their social ideas and develop sustainable business models. We facilitate the exchange of ideas and information, and provide access to feedback and funding from our community and a variety of partners. We want to benefit all our stakeholders in the process, from bringing small entrepreneurial projects to life to help grow social reputation of large organizations

2. How did SENStation begin?

The idea of SENStation evolved from research focusing on self-effciacy and framing effect. Low-confidence people are focusing their attention on uncontrollable situations (threats). High-confidence people are focusing on controllable situations (opportunities). In November 2010, the CEMS Student Board was proposing an idea to create a platform for collaboration for social business ideas which was exactly what SENStation founder had already begun to create. From there, SENStation began to take shape.

3. What are the three values of SENStation?

CONNECT

Where Like Minds Meet to Connect the World

CREATE

What Your Ideas Demand to Become a Social Fortune

EMPOWER

When You Are Confident to Empower Others

4. What are the seven guiding principles of SENStation?


INTEGRAL IDENTITY

Bringing SENS to life means starting from myself. Leaving conditions of history, culture and status to ask what are my real nature, mission and values. Staying strong and integral through always acting the same I will act in front of others. The quality of being whole, undivided and complete.

POSITIVE MINDSET

Bringing SENS to life means staying confident and courageous to share positive mind and love with others. I believe in my skills to see problems as opportunities and create value for people.

EMPOWERING LEADERSHIP

Brining SENS to life means filling my life with the motivation and inspiration to empower people and make a difference in the world.SENStation will help to facilitate others to reach their maximum potential and facilitate a better and more prosperous world. It is about empowering people to start acting on their potential to do good.

INSPIRATION TO ACT

Bringing SENS to life means guiding people into action.We provide the network, the platform and the discussion forum for people to act on their desire to bring about positive social change.

INNOVATION THROUGH TOLLERANCE

Bringing SENS to life means acknowledging that everybody is better than me in something and therefore I can learn from them and help each other.SENStation brings together social entrepreneurs from all different disciplines. In doing so, we aim to be a pool of knowledge and resources that will combine to create a great innovative power.

VALUE DRIVEN SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY:

Bringing SENS to life means having a common goal of providing sustainable value through focusing on future generations.As social entrepreneurs, we believe social business is the most sustainable way towards creating a better future. This is the case because it creates sustainable business solutions that are designed to cure society's ills, and aims to address social, economic as well as environmental aspects of our communities.

FREEDOM:

Bringing SENS to life means making my own independent choice of any social or economic conditions. I will join a community and bring SENS to life only if it makes sense to me.

5. What do I need to join SENStation?

Currently, SENStation is only open to CEMS school students&friends (http://www.cems.org/academic-members/our-members/list/)

- If you are CEMS(www.cems.org) school student or Alumni, to join SENStation you need to register with us. This can be done by going to register and using your school domain.

- If you know anyone with social business ideas you think should join SENStation, but who is not a CEMS student or alumni, please log in and send him an invitation.

- If you are affiliated with one of our partner schools, following the link in a personalised email that may be sent to you

6. How do I invite people to SENStation?

You can invite anybody to SENStation once you are registered and logged into the platform. You can invite up to 10 people by using 'Invite Friend' banner

7. Who can participate in SENStation?

Anyone with an interest in social entrepreneurship can participate in SENStation. You may have a social entrepreneurship idea that you wish to explore and co-create with other people on the site, and/or you may be open to contributing to others' ideas and working with them to make their ideas come to life.

8. How much effort does it take to participate?

The amount of participation you have on the site is completely up to you. Obviously a more active community means that we have the most diverse and interesting ideas resulting from the SENStation experience.


9. I have an idea for business model, what should I do?

Great! Visit our co-creation page and create project. The purpose of this is to give a general overview of your idea and generate interest in it. Then stimulate discussion about your idea by sending positive news updates. You might also post job offers. Before long you'll have a group of people willing to help you along with your idea, with a set of complimentary skills in order to make it happen! They will help you submitting resources, posting feedback, financing, following or joining your idea team.

10. I have no idea, how can I help?

There is no need to have an idea in order to be a valuable member of SENStation. Participation by posting resources, providing feedback and financing is extremely valuable. Remember to post positive words to projects you like. It will motivate team to make the idea even better!

11. When should send Positive News and Positive Words?

You send Positive News to update community about your project or post some positive story.You send Positive Words to provide positive and constructive feedback to team at their project’s page or to users at their station page.

12. Does SENStation sell my information to third parties?

Do not worry, SENStation does not sell your information to third parties.

13. Who ows the concepts developed on SENStation?

The Project belongs solely and entirely to its owner along with all the rights to the Project. For further information please read Terms of Use.

14. I want to suggest something or tell you about something that's not working. How do I do that?

Awesome! Please go to the feedback tab on the side of the website and this will direct you to our feedback mechanism. Alternatively you can email

15. I forgot my password - what now?

No biggie! Follow the prompts underneath the login box "Forgot my password" in order to reset your password.

16. I would like to be involved in the development of this platform. Is there a way I can do so?

Thanks for your interest in being involved! We have a number of internship opportunities available at various times of the year. We will post details about them soon on Job Board.. We are always happy to receive expressions of interest for any skills you may like to contribute to the future development of the platform.

Drop us a line at:

17. How do I report abuse?

We take abuse on the site very seriously. Please report any abuse that you may see on the site by visiting our feedback tab or emailing

18. I'm having difficulties loggin on... what do i do?

Try to log on using Google Chrome. If you are still experiencing difficulties, please send us an email to

19. How do I deactivate my account?

Go to your profile, next click edit details, on the right side of the screen you can see link 'delete profile'

20. My question is not listed above... What do I do to get it answered?

Thanks for getting to the end of the FAQs! Send us an email with your question/s: and we will happily respond as soon as we can.

Terms of Use


§1 The scope and subject of the Regulations
1.Regulations govern the use of the Platform, the rights and obligations of its Users and Administrators as well as other legal matters.
2.The Platform’s services are rendered in accordance with these Regulations.
3.While using the Platform as an unregistered Guest the provisions of the Regulations shall apply accordingly.

§2 Definitions
The words and expressions used in these Regulations have the following meaning, unless not clearly stated otherwise within the provisions of the Regulations:
1) an “Administrator” – a person with permission to modify and develop the Platform,
2) the “Agreement” – the agreement of membership on terms and conditions specified in the Regulations entered into by becoming a Member.
3) “CEMS” - Global Alliance in Management Education, a Platform Partner.
4) the “Company” – SENStation Sp. Z o. o. with its business seat in Mszana Dolna, ul. Zielona 2, 34-730 Mszana Dolna, Poland entered into the register of entrepreneurs of the National Court Register conducted by the district court for Kraków-Śródmieście in Kraków XII Commercial Department of the National Court Register under the KRS no. 0000394563
5) a “Guest” – an unregistered User of the Platform,
6) a “Member” – a registered User of the Platform,
7) a “Platform Partner” – an entity collaborating officially with the Company under the collaboration agreement regarding the Platform,
8) the “Platform” – the internet based social networking site www.senstation.org and all its facilities which are owned by the Company,
9) a “Project” – any project that is launched, created or advertised using the Platform,
10)  a “Project Image” – descriptive information about the Project regarding in particular, but not limited to, its logo, name, owner, collaborators and partners,
11)  the “Regulations” – these terms of use of the Platform,
12)  “social business” and “social entrepreneurship” are used interchangeably in the following document; they refer to a form of business-minded problem solving, which is aimed at solving social problems using business logic and methods,
13)  the “Tools” – certain communication tools available on the Platform that enable its Users to work using the Platform,
14)  a “User” – any person either registered or visiting the Platform.

§3 Platform purpose
1.The Platform is designed to help different groups of people, in particular social entrepreneurs, students, professionals and other individuals and parties interested in social business.
2.A passive User while using the Platform, gains knowledge and inspiration through a positive information transfer and on-site learning about social entrepreneurship.
3.An active User while using the Platform is helped with various collaborative Tools that enable him to launch social business projects.
4.The Platform helps social businesses to give them recognition and connect with possible business partners.
5.The adopted business model of the Company is that of a social business.
6.The Platform is an open place of interaction allowing people to exchange ideas and information regarding social entrepreneurship.
7.The Platform provides a space for developing and discussing social business projects.
8.The Platform is designed to match people and projects as well as to exchange thoughts and ideas on any topics connected with social entrepreneurship.
9.The Regulations have to be interpreted in accordance with the purpose of the Platform.

§4 Users
1.Any person can be a Guest of the Platform and be provided with Platform services within the scope of services rendered by the Platform with limitation to item 2 of this paragraph.
2.Some services are rendered to Members only.
3.Any person can sign up for the Platform and become a Member under the condition that he or she matches the membership criteria as described in § 5.
4.While signing up you agree to adhere to these Regulations and explicitly accept the Platform’s terms of use.
5.Signing up for the Platform can be done by creating an account on the website www.senstation.org and by filling out the application form in the way specified on the site.
6.Providing the data requested in this form is compulsory for becoming a Member and a prospective Member consents to providing it.
7.After the creation of the account a person becomes a Member of the Platform and enters into the Agreement.
8.By filling out the application form a Member states and declares he/she has a legal capacity to act under the applicable law.

§5 Members and types of Membership
1.The purpose of different types of Membership is to provide a broad range of services for people of many professions that may run or help social business.
2.You consign to the fact that any and all data provided by you is true and correct, including your name and age.
3.Providing false information will result in termination of the account and denial of service by the Platform.
4.Providing false information will also lead to an official warning to the inviter, where multiple warnings would result in the termination of the inviter’s membership account.
5.The Platform has several types of Membership including, but not limited to, the following:
a) CEMS Business membership,
b) IT membership,
c) Law membership,
d) Platform Partner membership
These categories may be expanded at any time in the future, without prior notice by the Platform and without any liabilities arising from it on behalf of the Platform.
5. CEMS membership may be used exclusively by CEMS students, employees and alumni.
6. IT membership may be used exclusively by IT students, employees and alumni in particular from Platform Partner universities.
1.Law membership may be used exclusively by law students, employees and alumni in particular from Platform Partner universities.
2.Platform Partners membership may be used exclusively by Platform Partners including in particular NGOs, MNEs, social business pioneers, social entrepreneurs, fund and associations, academics, experts.
3.The types of membership may be divided into certain categories:
a) regular consumer membership,
b) premium consumer membership,
c) regular business membership,
d) premium business membership,
e) media membership.
1.While the Platform expands new types and categories of membership may appear which shall not be considered as an amendment to the Regulations.
2.The Company reserves the right to provide some sections and services of the Platform for certain types or categories of membership.

§6 Using the Platform
1.A User is granting the Company a royalty free, worldwide, non-exclusive license with ability to grant sublicenses for all the data stored on the Platform by him with respect to data protection rules and with reservation to § 7 and § 9 of the Regulations.
2.The licensed mentioned in item 1 shall be granted in the fields of exploitation including distribution on the Internet for the purposes relating to the activities of the Platfrom which covers presenting the Information about a User.
3.Sharing any data on the Platform is done under exclusive responsibility of a User, the Company has no responsibility or liability in relation to any content posted or created by a User.
4.Users are solely responsible and liable for any data shared that violates third parties’ rights.
5.Any tools provided by the Platform must be used in accordance to the Regulations and applicable rules of law only.
6.The Platform provides certain Tools that allow Users to stay active on the Platform.
7.Tools are in particular the following, but are not exhaustively limited to:
a)    messaging,
b)    friending other members,
c)     blogs,
d)    profiles,
e)    project management tools,
f)     discussions,
g)    job board,
h)    groups.
1.The Tools can be used ‘as they are’.
1.Neither the Platform nor the Tools’ producers will accept any liability for usage of the Tools described in this paragraph.
1.Any unlawful behavior while using the Platform will be considered as a breach of the Regulations.
11.  The breaches are considered in particular but not exhaustively limited to:
a)    spamming,
b) advertising without the Company’s prior written consent,
c)     harassing any other Members,
d) putting unlawful content on the Platform, especially violating IP laws as stated in § 12 of the Regulations.
13.  In case the breach occurs the Administrators reserve the rights to react in the specified manner; the consequences of the breach for the User may vary.
14.  In case the breach occurs the Administrators may in particular:
a)    remove the unlawful content,
b) give a Member an official warning,
c) suspend a Member (block the account),
d) terminate the Agreement (remove the account).
§ 7 Projects
1.Any Member can create a Project on the Platform.
2.A Project can be created anytime.
3.A Project creator can choose whether a Project is public or non-public (private).
4.A public Project can be seen by any Member and all the data are shared and available to any Member.
5.A private project can be seen and all the data are shared and available to the Members invited to the collaboration by the creator of the Project only.
6.While working on the Project the Company will not be held responsible for:
a) any data taken away or used from a public Project by other Users,
b) any loss of any data input while working on the Project (creating regular back-up files of the work is strongly advised).
1.The creator of the Project is always regarded by the Company as the Project’s owner, despite any other agreements or arrangements between Users and collaborative partners engaged in the Project.
2.The Company has no rights to the Projects apart from the license granted in § 8 of the Regulations.
3.The Project belongs solely and entirely to its owner along with all the rights to the Project.
4.The owner of the Project is fully responsible for that Project.

§ 8 The use of Project Image
1.The Company can use the Project Image for communication purposes.
2.Projects can be quoted in any press, marketing or advertising materials regarding the Company or the Platform published in the form of internet sites, paper press, tv material, movies, radio programs, music, computer programs, graphics, posters, banners or billboards.
3.By creating a Project its owner grants the Company a royalty free, worldwide, non exclusive license with ability to grant sublicenses for the Project Image, including trademarks and any other intellectual property it may contain within the fields of exploitation specified in section 2 of this paragraph.
4.The Company may advertise itself or the Platform by using a Project Image.
5.The Company may, but does not have to notify the Project owner for specific actions with commercial purposes.
6.The Platform Partners are not allowed to use any Project Image, unless with the consent of the Company or the owner of the Project.

§ 9 Privacy
1.The Platform cares about the privacy of its Users and complies with the applicable data protection rules.
2.The Platform will process data that is necessary to provide the services to its Users.
3.Users provide their personal data voluntarily as described in § 4 of the Regulations.
4.The Platform will do its best to provide high level of safety.
5.Any data stored will be not accessible for any non-Members, with limitation to item 6 of this paragraph.
6.The Platform has the right to remove or modify any stored data if necessary or obliged to do so by the rule of applicable law.
7.No personal data of former Members will be stored on the Platform, unless otherwise agreed upon with the Member. Any data such as posts, comments, articles etc. will be anonymized and may remain stored on the Platform.
8.A Member may change his or her privacy settings and choose whether selected information can be seen by:
a)    any User, or
b)    any Member, or
c)     friends only.
1.Any tag of a Member mentioning his name or any other personal data can be removed by himself.

§ 10 Administrating the Platform; Complaints procedure
1.The Platform is to be administrated by Administrators chosen by the Company.
2.Administrators are to help Users using the Platform.
3.In particular, Administrators have the right to edit or remove any data from the Platform if this data violates any laws, Regulations or is considered by the Administrator as inappropriate.
4.Any User is entitled to report to an Administrator any problems that appear on the Platform as well as to report any data that should be removed by sending email at .
5.Reported problems will be analyzed by the Administrators within a reasonable period of time and necessary actions will be taken as soon as possible.
6.Any User is entitled to file a complaint with the Company by sending an email to the address regarding any problems that appear or may appear on the Platform.
7.Filed complaints will be dealt with and an appropriate action will be taken within a reasonable period of time.

§ 11 Liability
1.The Platform renders its services ‘as it is’.
2.There are no warranties or guarantees, either expressed or implied, that the Platform will be free of any errors, safe and fit for purpose.
3.With respect to item 1 of this paragraph the Company’s liability shall be waived as there is no guarantee granted that the Platform will be working properly at all times.
4.All possible and necessary steps will be taken by the Company in order to minimize the risk of the errors mentioned in item 2 of this paragraph.
5.The liability of the Company for any breaches of law by Users is limited to the loss caused by reported unlawful acts that have not been properly reacted to by the Company within the reasonable period of time.
6.The owner of the Platform is not liable for any loss or harm suffered during its use.
7.All Users release the Company from any claims or remuneration for suffered damages arising from use of the Platform.

§ 12 Intellectual property
1.The Platform respects intellectual property rights, in particular copyrights, patents, designs and trademarks and will not tolerate their violation in any manner.
2.No unlawful data can be shared or uploaded on the Platform. By sharing the Company understands in particular posting links and hyperlinks. In particular, unlawful inlining and framing practices are strictly prohibited.
3.Any reported unlawful activity considered as a breach of the applicable intellectual property laws will be reacted to in accordance with the Regulations.
4.The Company and the Platform are under the intellectual property rights protection in particular through company name registration and Community Trademark registration.
5.The Company will not accept any unlawful behavior regarding the intellectual property rights of the Company or any third parties.

§ 13 Amendments to the Regulations
1.The Regulations can be amended at any time by the Company, if necessary under the applicable law or to provide a higher quality level or broader range of the services rendered by the Platform.
2.In case the Regulations are amended Members will be provided with a notice of the amendment.
3.The amendment of the Regulations shall be objected within 7 days from its notice to Users.
4.If a Member does not wish to accept the amended Regulations she or he will be requested to stop using the Platform and delete his or her account.

§ 14 Termination of the agreement
1.The agreement can be terminated anytime by a Member by deleting his or her account.
2.The agreement can be terminated by the Company in case of a breach of the Regulations by the Member.
3.A member will be notified of the termination of his or her account via email.
4.The Member may appeal within 7 days after receiving the email by responding to the email and presenting his/her view of the case.
5.After the appeal is filed, the Company will review the case again and gives its final decision, which will be noticed to the Member via email by an Administrator.

§ 15 Availability of the Regulations
1.Regulations are available on the Platform at all times.
2.Any User has a right to read the Regulations while being on the Platform.
3.Regulations can be copied and stored by a User for the purpose of the Agreement.

§ 16 Jurisdiction and applicable law
1.Any disputes that may arise under the Agreement and in connection with using the Platform shall be resolved by Polish common courts in Kraków.
2.The Regulations are governed by Polish law.
3.The Regulations shall be interpreted with accordance to Polish law.
4.In any matters not ruled by the Regulations the provisions of Polish law shall apply.
5.Any User shall comply with all applicable laws when using the Platform.
6.The rules of the applicable public law will be always complied with.

§17 Miscellaneous provisions
1.An internet connection and an internet browser are technical requirements necessary to be provided with the services of the Platform.
2.While using the Platform some files may be stored on the computer of a User, cookies in particular, which enable the Platform to provide high standard services.
3.If any provisions of the Regulations shall be found null, void, unenforceable or in any other way legally ineffective, the remaining part of the Regulations shall remain in full force and effect.
4.A User cannot transfer any rights or obligations under the Regulations to any third parties without a prior written consent of the Company.
5.The Company’s rights and obligations under the Regulations can be freely transferred or assigned to any third parties, in particular in connection with a merger, acquisition, sale of assets or by operation of law.