under the auspices of with the help, support, or protection of.

☞ Auspice (since the late 18th century almost always used in the plural) comes from the Latin word auspicium, which means the act of divination carried out by an auspex in ancient Rome. The auspex observed the flight of birds in order to foretell future events. If the omens were favourable he was seen as the protector of the particular enterprise foretold.