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Conventions: Feb 21, 2008

Evergreen Sportsmen's Show

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 24, 2008,
Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe, Washington United States

The Fifth Annual Evergreen Sportsmen's Show is scheduled for February 21 - 24, 2008 at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe. Still, the only show of its kind in greater Seattle, this year's show promises to thrill outdoor enthusiasts from every standpoint.

Biofach Germany

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 24, 2008,
Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Bavaria Germany

Biofach Germany offers an excellent opportunity to be present in this major market for organic products. Regular, personal meetings between suppliers and customers are the key for business success in Germany. BioFach Germany is the right business platform to deepen existing ties and meet new customers.

Profile for exhibit include Raw materials and semi-prepared products, Vegetable and fruit products, Meat, dairy, and seafood products, Prepared food and convenience products, Frozen food, Health food and delicatessen, Baby food, Beverages, Household utensils, detergents and cleaning agents, Cosmetics and accessories, Body care and hygiene, Cosmetics and make-up, Fragrances and perfumes, Aromatherapy, Remedies (natural remedies, extracts and essences).

Vivaness

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 24, 2008,
Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Bavaria Germany

Vivaness is one of the major exhibitions to promote the affluent and increasingly health and beauty conscious market of Germany. It is the event for spas and wellness centres to promote themselves to the affluent and increasingly health and beauty conscious market.

Vivaness, the Trade Fair for Natural Personal Care and Wellness, starts as an annual independent event parallel to BioFach at the Nuremberg exhibition venue in 2007.

Real Estate Expo-Greece

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 24, 2008,
Expo Athens, Athens, Attica, Greece

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Plastec India 2008

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 24, 2008,
Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

A fair synonymous to world class exhibition and conference--this is what marks the identity of PlasTec India 2008. This international event is your perfect platform to showcase your plastic products and services to prospective buyers from across the world.

The four-day event will showcase the entire spectrum of products, latest trends, technologies, equipments and services related to the plastic industry. PlasTec India 2008 is the 1st International Trade Exhibition to be held in Chennai, to benefit the plastic manufacturing industries in the southern region and potential promoters to set up more new units.

A base for the promotion and launch of new and innovative plastic products and services, PlasTec India 2008 will also disseminate information on the latest development in the field of plastic technology. A two-day conference on the developments of the plastic industry is one of the highlights of the grand fair.

Infocom-Kolkata

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 24, 2008,
Salt Lake Stadium Grounds & Hotel Hyatt Regency, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Infocom is the largest congregation of ICT professionals, buyers-sellers, corporate leaders, academics, visionaries, and policymakers in India. India is witnessing an unprecedented growth in its economy, primarily driven by the fast growing service sectors like Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Characterized by quick transformations in business & consumer technologies, this sector has opened many new opportunities in India and abroad.

Creative Church Conference

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 22, 2008,
2450 Highway 121 North Grapevine, Texas United States 76051

Join Ed Young at an upcoming Creative Church Conference as he shares the life lessons and raw truth you need as pastors and church leaders to realize God-sized dreams for your church. God has infused Fellowship Church with a passion for reaching today's culture in a creative and uncompromising way. The most important part of our conferences doesn't happen at C3. It's about what you take home.

International Conference on Inter-Asian Connections

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 23, 2008,
Dubai City, Dubai Emirate United Arab Emirates

The conference will host multiple workshops showcasing innovative research from across the social sciences and related disciplines, on themes of particular relevance to Asia, reconceptualized as a dynamic and interconnected historical, geographical, and cultural formation stretching from the Middle East through Eurasia and South Asia, to East Asia. This expanded understanding should bring to the fore new and unanticipated research themes and cross-regional/trans-regional connections and formations. The conference theme of "Inter-Asian Connections" is flexible enough to encompass a wide range of projects, from explorations of inter-regional historical and material connections (for instance, trade and migration flows; Asian international relations; the diffusion and exchange of ideas and ideologies), to cross-national and comparative investigations of contemporary political, socio-cultural, and economic processes.

Boat Village

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 24, 2008,
Fiera Milano New Exhibition Complex Milan, Lombardia, Italy

Boat Village is the most important specialised event of its kind. Because we know first-hand the unrelenting hard work, mental dexterity and dedicated team work that went behind this opening race win of the contest.

Integrative Designs for General Education and Assessment

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 23, 2008,
Boston, Massachusetts United States

Integrative Designs for General Education and Assessment will focus on ways that faculty, academic administrators, and student affairs educators can shape higher education’s response to calls for increased accountability while, at the same time, reinvigorating general education.

General education is often described in college publications and in faculty meetings as embodying core academic commitments, as an essential part of every student’s undergraduate education, and as an aid in developing our nation’s leaders, an engaged citizenry, and a productive workforce. In reality, higher education has struggled to live up to these core aspirations.

2008 Mental Health Summer Forum

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 22, 2008,
Powerhouse Museum - Haymarket' Sydney, New South Wales Australia

TheMHS organises major mental health / psychiatric events each year. TheMHS August/September annual conference is an international mental health educational forum, attracting over 1000 mental health clinicians, managers, consumers, carers, families, researchers, educators and policy makers, annually.
The annual conference also includes the presentation of the coveted Mental Health Achievement

2008 TD Ameritrade Spring Regional Conference

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 21, 2008,
Hyatt Regency, Newport Beach, California United States

Global Secure Summit (GSS) 2008

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 24, 2008,
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Vienna Austria

The Global Secure Summit is designed to become a key international forum for shaping practical strategies to meet the shared challenges posed by the worldwide trade in counterfeit and pirated products that threatens economic development, consumers’ health and safety, and erodes brand equity within the consumer packaged goods and pharmaceutical industry.

The principal function of the Global Secure Summit 2008 is to unite developers of security technology & product innovation with the worlds leading consumer products companies to pool their experience in pursuit of their common goals of combating counterfeiting and piracy.

Military Oral History Conference

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 23, 2008,
University of Victoria Victoria, British Columbia, United States

Call for Papers

The History Department is pleased to invite proposals for the University of Victoria Military Oral History Conference to be held in Victoria, BC on 21-23 February 2008. The intention of the conference is to bring together senior undergraduate and graduate students, academics and veterans working in a variety of fields in military history in order to foster discussion in a multi-disciplinary environment. Papers addressing all facets of military history which rely heavily upon oral history will be considered. This includes, but is not limited to, the writing of popular military history, official history, operational history, military families and the home front, First Nations, Military Medicine, records management and archival preservation. Proposals are welcome from all scholars, but senior undergraduate and graduate students are especially encouraged to submit. We also encourage submissions from community scholars, independent scholars, archivists and librarians working in the field.

Integrative Designs for General Education and Assessment

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 23, 2008,
Westin Copley Place, Boston, Massachusetts United States

Integrative Designs for General Education and Assessment will focus on ways that faculty, academic administrators, and student affairs educators can shape higher education’s response to calls for increased accountability while, at the same time, reinvigorating general education.
Drawing from good practices across all sectors in American higher education, this conference will focus on:

* Demonstrating the value of general education as integral to undergraduate education through institutional approaches that meaningfully involve faculty and engage students
* Assessing levels of student learning and their ability to integrate learning across disciplines and throughout the college experience
* Supporting and rewarding the innovative work of faculty, student affairs educators, and academic professionals to articulate and realize the goals of general education
* Creating purposeful pathways that facilitate students’ progress in achieving educational goals from school to college, within an institution’s departments and schools/colleges, and among two- and four-year institutions
* Integrating general education, the majors, the co-curriculum, and effective educational practices to achieve essential learning outcomes as identified in College Learning for the New Global Century

Abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 23, 2008,
The Collge of The Bahamas Nassau, New Providence Bahamas

The College of The Bahamas will host the Conference: Abolition of The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: Telling the Story, February 21-23, 2008 at the Oakes Field Campus, Nassau.

Abstracts of approximately 200 words are invited on the following topics:

* Language and Oppression
* Religion in Slavery: Agent Provocateur or Opiate?
* Slavery and Human Sensibility
* Power and Enslavement
* Kinship across the Diaspora
* Identity: Culture, Race and Gender
* Enslavement and Liberation: Pedagogy
* Liberation: Ideologies, Contexts and Dynamics
* Liberation: Simple Past or Present Continuous?

Please send abstracts as an attached Word file to Jessica Minnis, Chair of the Conference Committee at abolitionconference@cob.edu.bs no later than Friday, August 31, 2007.

Twin Cities Food & Wine Expo

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 24, 2008,
Minneapolis, Minnesota United States

Enjoy a weekend of lip-smacking, glass-clinking, celebrity-watching, swishing, swirling, mouth-watering events! You won’t want to miss the fine wines, specialty beers and delicious gourmet food sampling! Increase your food and wine IQ with help from some of the country’s best chefs, authors and wine professionals. Plus, shop for the latest culinary products, gadgets and more!

6th World Congress on the Aging Male

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 23, 2008,
Tampa Convention Center 333 South Franklin Street Tampa, Florida United States

Dear Friends and Colleagues,
On behalf of the Executive Council of ISSAM, the Faculty and the Organizing Committee, we take great pleasure in welcoming you to the 6th World Congress on The Aging Male.

Despite the enormous medical progress during the past few decades, the last years
of life are still accompanied by increasing ill health and disability. The ability to maintain independent living for as long as possible is a crucial factor of health and aging.

Therefore, the promotion of healthy aging and the prevention of disability in all older people must assume a central role in medical research and medical practice as wellas in the formulation of national health and social policies. Whilst gender specific aging of women and female health in general has been the focus of a coherent medical approach for many years, the healthcare of males in their aging years has tended to be piecemeal and somewhat uncoordinated. Effective programs promoting healthy aging will ensure a more efficient use of health and social services and improve the quality of life in older persons by enabling them to remain independent and productive.

In light of this, public awareness of medical knowledge needs to be increased and basic, clinical, socio-economic and epidemiological research intensified. This will necessitate a quantum leap in multi-disciplinary and internationally coordinated research efforts. Such efforts should be supported by the establishment of new partners between inter-governmental, governmental, industrial and voluntary sectors. All these considerations will be addressed here at The 6th World Congress on The Aging Male.

This Congress will demonstrate that interdisciplinary collaboration is possible, and can unite all the forces in this relatively new discipline. It truly displays our purpose to comprehensively examine the causes and consequences of male aging and its social and medical repercussions, with the goal being to improve the health status and quality of life in men. This meeting will bring together the most recent data presented by prominent scientists, on the many physical, metabolic and psychological
changes experienced by men as they age. We will highlight prostate gland changes,
testosterone metabolism, the metabolic syndrome, cardiological changes, osteoporosis, sexuality, mood and cognitive disorders and more.

Tampa is a part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area, most
commonly referred to as the ”Tampa Bay area”. With a number of exciting attractions and points of interest, Tampa offers many unique cultural, educational, and other
entertaining experiences to residents and visitors alike. Water lovers will enjoy the Busch Gardens & Adventure Island or the Florida Aquarium and sport fans have the opportunity to observe one of their favorite sports, as Tampa is home to several major professional teams including football, hockey, and spring training baseball.

We hope that you enjoy this fulfilling, rewarding and challenging congress and that you will be able to benefit from the open exchange of ideas and presentations of new research findings, while also enjoying the special ambiance of Tampa.

We look forward to welcoming you to Tampa, Florida.

Association for Practical and Professional Ethics 17th Annual Meeting

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 24, 2008,
St. Anthony Hotel San Antonio, Texas United States

The Seventeenth Annual Meeting , open to Association members and nonmembers, welcomes persons from various disciplines and professions for discussion of common concerns in practical and professional ethics. The meeting provides an opportunity to meet practitioners, professionals and scholars who share your interests.

2008 Summer Forum

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 22, 2008,
Powerhouse Museum - Haymarket, Sydney, New South Wales Australia

TheMHS organises major mental health / psychiatric events each year. TheMHS August/September annual conference is an international mental health educational forum, attracting over 1000 mental health clinicians, managers, consumers, carers, families, researchers, educators and policy makers, annually.
The annual conference also includes the presentation of the coveted Mental Health Achievement

Network for Academic Renewal Conference 2008

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 23, 2008,
Boston, Massachusetts United States

Integrative Designs for General Education and Assessment will focus on ways that faculty, academic administrators, and student affairs educators can shape higher education’s response to calls for increased accountability while, at the same time, reinvigorating general education.

General education is often described in college publications and in faculty meetings as embodying core academic commitments, as an essential part of every student’s undergraduate education, and as an aid in developing our nation’s leaders, an engaged citizenry, and a productive workforce. In reality, higher education has struggled to live up to these core aspirations.

Business Roundtable in the Dominican Republic

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 21, 2008,
Hotel Hilton Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional Dominican Republic

The government of President Leonel Fernández has presided over a strong economic recovery and restoration of stability since taking office in 2004. The country has achieved one of the highest growth rates in Latin America in 2005-07 as well as price and exchange-rate stability. The investment climate today is attractive, and foreign direct investment is expected to reach a new record of US$1.4bn this year, encouraged by opportunities in tourism, telecommunications and exports to the US market thanks to the Dominican Republic-Central America Free-Trade Agreement.

Despite these impressive advances, the government still faces significant challenges to improve socio-economic conditions, overcome the energy crisis and strengthen institutions at a time when the entry into force of DR-CAFTA has exerted additional pressures. Progress on all these fronts and the continuity of this government’s priorities will be shaped by the outcome of the presidential elections to be held on May 16th 2008.

Some of the key issues to be discussed at the Business Roundtable are:
# Strengthening the Dominican Republic’s position in the global market
# Regional and global integration: DR-CAFTA and beyond
# Upgrading the country’s infrastructure to meet growing demands
# Developing a modern service-based economy

This high-level, interactive Business Roundtable will offer a unique opportunity for discussion among President Fernández, key cabinet ministers and senior executives from companies interested in consolidating, establishing or expanding their operations in Dominican Republic.

Treating the Multiply-Disordered Suicidal Client 2008

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 22, 2008,
Reading, England United Kingdom

This two day workshop takes a close look at risk factors in repeated suicidal behaviour, and utilises the principles of DBT to develop a structured approach to the management and treatment of that risk.

Security and Defence Futures

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 22, 2008,
Chatham House, London, England, United Kingdom

This annual Defence 2008 conference will explore the extent to which assessments of the future of international and domestic security can or should be used as the basis for policy, doctrine and capability planning. Are we confident enough of the future to be able to plan for it? Or should we adopt a very different paradigm: accept that the future is unknowable and too rapidly evolving to be the basis for planning, and gear ourselves for rapid, ad hoc responses in security and defence?

The conference will discuss security and defence scenarios and futures, examine the robustness of different methodologies and the reliability of different assessments. It will explore and seek to confirm the most effective and durable balance between possibility and practicality - from public policy (international and domestic), to operational planning (armed services, and police, security and emergency services), and research and technology, development and manufacturing.

The 2008 SCIRA Conference

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 23, 2008,
Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina United States

70th Annual International Technology Education Association (ITEA) Conference

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 23, 2008,
Salt Lake City, Utah United States

The conference gives educators an opportunity for better understanding of the constant changes that take place in technology education.

Mergers and Acquisitons in Russia and the CIS

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 22, 2008,
Sofitel St James, London London, London United Kingdom

The 6th Annual M&A Conference will once again bring together the most significant investors, strategic buyers and executives to debate the latest, critical concerns facing the M&A market in Russia and CIS, including:

* The practical impact of the very latest regulatory updates governing M&A
* Russian and CIS M&A markets in the context of the global credit markets crunch
* Cross-border M&A deals and international challenges
* Innovative financing solutions for today’s increasingly sophisticated transactions
* Acquisition as a successful growth strategy
* Alternative financing strategies for M&A deals
* The impact of the growing Russian hedge-fund industry on M&A activity.

Ukraine: Building a Stable Future

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 23, 2008,
Wilton Park, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom

What prospects for political stability in the aftermath of recent elections? What progress on administrative and economic reform? What part can the media and NGOs play? How to develop the private sector, internal and external business links? What role for Ukraine in the region? How to balance relations with the EU and relations with Russia?

Proactive Channeling in Finance 2008

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 22, 2008,
Lisbon, Lisbon (Estoril-Cascais) Portugal

The market with retail banking products has never been more saturated. With new competitors from other industries, banks are finding it more difficult to fulfill their growth objectives, boost sales and control costs at the same time. In the age of web 2.0 and more demanding customers, traditional retail banks must rethink and redesign the ways they are providing services or they will stay behind.

This event will introduce real life case studies from leading banks and non-financial institutions on how to apply proactivity and develop new/alternative channels. Redesigning traditional channels, branch architecture, incorporating direct sales and service and rethinking the distribution model to create new kinds of customer relationships will be the main focus of this event.

Speakers include: ABN Amro, Cetelem, ING, DenizBank, Rabobank, National Bank of Dubai, Banco Santander Totta, Garanti Bank, Deutsche Bank, UniCredit Banca and many others.
This event will bring you:

1. An international line-up of speakers (Europe, Middle East, Russia)
2. 15+ case studies from the most recognized companies
3. First hand information directly from senior practitioners
4. Focused discussions and interactive sessions

Key Topics:

1. Selling online: innovative CRM approach towards alternative distribution channels
2. Navigating customers to channels of choice (theirs and yours)
3. Emotion and mind-set: the key to customer behavior and navigation
4. Proactive SME servicing: Outbound program for SME clients
5. Customer education and response to the use of web 2.0 technologies
6. Transforming branches to advisory centers

10th International Petrochemicals & Gas Conference & Exhibition

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 22, 2008,
Hotel Marriott, Prague, Capital City, Czech Republic

Key Highlights
* Special Presentations by Unipetrol, TVK, Petkim and Sinopec
* Petrochemicals: Success or Survival. An Overview of all Markets
* Investments and Unconventional Drivers; New Feedstocks and Global Warming Concerns
* Latest Issues in Steam Crackers Production and Integration
* Olefin Technology - Refinery Integration
* A Greener Ethylene Business: Latest Innovations
* Development of New Generations of Catalysts Using High
Throughout Experimentation
* Taking Advantage of the Current P-Xylene Market - Petkim Case Study
* Exploring Benzene Production and Latest Technologies
* Latest Advances in MTO and Olefin Cracking Technologies
* Economic LPG Recovery From Stranded Low Pressure Gas
* High Throughput Screening for Gas-to-Liquid Catalyst Research

3rd Annual Energy Efficiency India

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 22, 2008,
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Mumbai, Maharashtra India

The 3rd Annual Energy Efficiency Forum 2008 will once again focus on energy efficiency as a central theme. It would present the industry status, energy consumption trends and energy efficiency improvement possibilities in the power sector, buildings sector and various energy intensive industrial sectors. The forum will be an excellent platform for knowledge sharing amongst government officials, industry representatives, technology suppliers and support institutions on energy efficient technologies and policy frameworks to promote energy conservation.

Participants of this event will gain useful information from the variety of sessions including topics that will clear many doubts on the current changes and emerging technologies in the Indian market. This event will also be focusing on the future directions and energy practises thus providing new ideas to attain sustainable development.

Key benefits of attending this event:

* Ensuring energy efficiency information dissemination to the general public
* Accelerating energy efficiency innovation and stimulate the transfer of energy efficiency technologies into the marketplace
* Creating awareness among organisation to improve their processes, conserve energy, and adhere to environmental norms
* Identifying cost-effective energy conservation
* Promoting the use of alternative energy sources and investing in research and development of advanced technologies for producing conventional energy sources
* Understanding rising energy demand and securing energy supply to sustain economy growth
* Networking opportunities with specialists and catalysing new business opportunities
* Benchmarking the usage of energy efficiency in heavy industries

For more information, delegates registration or event brochure, please contact Ms. Kelly Lee at +603 2723 6798 or KellyL@marcusevanskl.com

International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 23, 2008,
Hilton St. Petersburg, 333 First Street South, St. Petersburg, Florida United States

The International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence (ICADI) will focus on approaches to support people as they age in maintaining independence in daily living at home, at work and in the community.

As people age, independence can be maintained by use of assistive technology, by modifying homes, workplaces and environments and by selecting products that follow universal design principles. As people remain in the workforce into advanced years or return to work, knowledge and technologies are developing to adapt workplaces to meet their needs. Aging in the workplace is a new and significant area of focus for ICADI this year. Livable communities is another new focus, representing a broadening of the concepts of home modification and universal design to address design of communities so they are livable for all people. Mobility is another important component of independence as it relates to walking and wheeling, to driving and to using other methods of transportation. Prevention of injuries is essential to maintaining independence in advanced years. Current and future development in robotics will help and support individuals in everyday tasks; and, advances in telehealth approaches hold promise in monitoring and serving health and independence-related needs.

Effective Project Budgeting, Cost Estimating & Cost Control

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 22, 2008,
Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Discover the Essentials Methodologies and Tools to Manage Project Cost Effectively:

* Applying project cost management as you learn.
* Building your own project budgeting and cost tracking systems during the course.
* Learning to cost justify projects.
* Establishing budgets and manage cash flow by project phases.
* Tracking planned, accrued and actual costs.
* Understanding the issues and methods for obtaining Realistic Cost Estimates.
* Building meaningful cost reports.
* Developing a Cost Control Early Warning Systems for detection of overruns.
* Analyzing actual cost summaries to identify areas for cost control.
* Integrating existing program and project methodologies into the presentation.

Who Should Attend

Managers and executives whose responsibilities include leading or managing project-based assignments, especially the need to effectively implement the projects within the budgeted costs.

Efficiency and Renewable Energy Summit

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 22, 2008,
Orlando, Florida United States

As the future landscape for the energy industry evolves, industry leaders are turning towards efficient and renewable energy as a means for a cleaner source of generation, security of supply and the need to ensure a diverse portfolio of energy sources.

Questions remain on finding the most efficient and economical way to ensuring these cleaner alternatives for energy productions can meet the world’s energy demands. ACI’s Efficiency and Renewable Energy Summit will assemble top executives in the energy and utilities industry who can present their successes in addressing performance and strategies through their own renewable energy projects.

Our prestigious speaking faculty will discuss timely issues such as investing in solar energy, how renewable energy certificates and policies are changing the energy industry, the potential role of biomass energy and a practical approach to wind integration to name a few topics.

METROMEET 2008 - International Conference on Industrial Dimensional Metrology

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 22, 2008,
Palacio de Congresos y de la Música Euskalduna Jauregia Conference Centre and Concert Hall, Bilbao, Basque Country Spain

METROMEET aims to be one of the most important conferences for the Industrial Dimensional Metrology sector in Europe.

It has the objective to provide you with the latest technological advances in the area of Industrial Dimensional Metrology and gives you an opportunity to debate in our forum about metrology and its evolution in this changing industry, taking into account influencing factors like the newest digital and optical developments or international and European norms.

METROMEET will show to the experts of the sector the newest working methods and formulas that improve your industrial process and the productivity of your company

Loan Management and Risk Monitoring

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 21, 2008,
Le Meridien, Singapore City, Singapore

Highlights

* Be aware of the key issues in loan management.
* Discussion on key steps in reviewing a loan.
* Learn how to set up an early warning system.
* Prevent problem loans by being able to recognize early warning signs.
* Recognising and dealing with borrowers who overtrades.
* Ensuring maximum recovery when encountering problem loans.
* Know the key responsibilities of an account manager.

IFMOD & IFTEX Sofia

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 24, 2008,
Inter Expo and Congress Center, Sofia, Bulgaria

The exhibition is aiming at expanding and approving the business contacts between the Bulgarian and Turkish business circles.

Many leading Turkish companies will present their latest models and collections in the following product categories: fabrics, accessories and materials for the tailoring industry, men and women ready-made clothes, sports wear.

Different events and initiatives will be held in the frameworks of the programme of IFMOD & IFTEX – SOFIA 2008. Some of the most famous Bulgarian models will defile on the fashion stage, presenting the latest fashion trends from Turkey.

It is expected the exhibition to be visited by representatives of branch organisations, business circles and many fashion admirers.

32nd National Wild Turkey Federation: nwtf.org

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 24, 2008,
Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia United States

Fun for the entire family-all under one roof!

* Shop for the latest hunting gear at over 545 booths,
* Wild turkey calling and owl hooting championships,
* Live and silent auctions featuring awesome hunting and fishing trips, trucks, boats, furs, NWTF exclusive guns, knives, art and much more,
* Hunting seminars by experts you see on TV,
* White-tailed deer and wild turkey taxidermy displays,
* Custom call making competitions,
* Country music entertainment,
* Patriotic speakers,
* Activities for kids,
* Presentation of NWTF chapter awards,
* Bass Pro Shops King of Bucks Collection,
* Celebrity Autograph signing sessions!

7th Successful, Compliant Investigator-Initiated Trials

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 22, 2008,
Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, Florida United States

ExL now presents its 7th Successful, Compliant Investigator-Initiated Trials Programs on February 21-22, 2008 in Miami, Florida. In addition to fresh topics and new speakers, ExL is proud to host the inaugural 2008 meeting for IISRA, the new IIT association currently being formed by your peers. The association is now getting its initial membership, goals and officers in place to help tackle the IIT challenges shared amongst the industry. ExL is proud to play a supporting role in the genesis of IISRA and to congregate the pharmaceutical community towards accomplishing shared goals for IITs.

Leveraged Finance Asia 2008

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 22, 2008,
Conrad Hotel, Hongkong, Special Administrative Region, China

Compared to US and Europe, Asia seems to be relatively immune to the subprime meltdown. With the recent launch of the largest LBO in China and India's growing volume of M&A activities in the midst of the new market sentiment, what would be the right approach to cope with this rapidly changing market? Will Asian markets be strong enough to weather the storm? Will issuers look to the private instead of the public debt market? What is ahead of Asian LBO market?
Key topics at Leveraged Finance Asia 2008 include:

* Reviewing the global LBO market – why Asia is a different market
* What will fuel the Mezzanine market in Asia?
* Private equity outlook in India and China
* The rise of private placement market in China and India
* What are the attractive structures for investors?
* Credit outlook in Asia

The 10th Annual Structured Trade and Export Finance Americas Conference

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 22, 2008,
The Ritz Carlton Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida United States

For many years now, Latin America and the Caribbean have been experiencing a period of abundant market liquidity and narrowing credit spreads spurred by local capital markets, regional lenders and domestic hedge funds and institutional investors. However, with the 2007 credit crunch still being felt throughout the world, might this picture change? How this will affect trade finance is still to be seen but there is already some evidence of rising margins in trade finance as capital market financing becomes a less attractive option to corporate borrowers. At the same time, the picture of sovereign risk across Latin America has muddied, with major economies moving towards investment grade status whilst as the political risk in some other major commodity producing countries has become more worrisome.

Maymont Fower & Garden Show

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 24, 2008,
Greater Richmond Convention Center Richmond, Virginia United States

The MAC Events Home Show - Richmond, featuring the Maymont Flower & Garden Show, Virginia’s long-standing harbinger of spring, will offer you the latest in horticulture, gardens, seminars and a marketplace filled with goodies that will have you dreaming of spring.

Garden Displays
Our 2008 show theme is "The Entertaining Garden-Party Among the Petals." Any day is a good day for a garden party – from Mother's Day, Memor

New Jersey Boat Show

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 24, 2008,
New Jersey Convention Center, Edison,, New Jersey United States

Over 70 Brands of Boats At The Best Buying Boat Show in NJ!
Let's get ready to rumble at New Jersey's last Boat Show of the winter. Discover boating and fishing in the Garden State with hundreds of the hottest new boats by over 70 of the leading manufacturers will fill the NJ Convention Center in Edison.

Be prepared to accept great buys and huge manufacturer incentives on 2008 fishing and family sport boats.

54th Annual Kansas Sports Boat & Travel Show

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 24, 2008,
Kansas Coliseum, Valley Center,, Kansas United States

For years, The Kansas Sports, Boat & Travel Show has been one of the most popular shows in the Heartland. Whether you enjoy the water, the adventure of riding an ATV, hunting, fishing, camping, or the freedom of traveling in an RV, you’ll love this year’s show!

Shop for bargains on the latest RV models of motorhomes, camping trailers, 5th-wheels and tent trailers. Look for special show pricing on the latest boat models including ski & leisure boats, deck and pontoons, fishing boats, cruisers and Jon boats. Get vacation ideas and affordable travel packages; shop for ATVs, motorcycles, personal watercraft, hunting and fishing tackle & supplies. The variety of products and ideas featured at The Kansas Sports, Boat & Travel Show can’t be beat! You don’t want to miss this one!

This year’s show will feature the World Champion Lumberjills -- women timber sports athletes competing in log rolling, axe throwing, crosscut sawing, hot sawing and underhand chopping. The Jills are led by Survivor: Panama’s Timber Tina Sheer.

19th Annual Las Vegas Sportsmen's Boat, RV & Travel Show

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 24, 2008,
Cahman Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada United States

AGI Events' boat shows allow you to see boats, boats and more boats... Choose from the biggest selection of boats on sale at unbeatable prices. Power boats. Fishing boats. Pontoons. Runabouts. Deck boats. Personal watercraft. You can shop and compare dozens of dealers and hundreds of boats at one time, in one place!

Sealing Adhesive Elastomer (ISGATEC)

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 23, 2008,
Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Bayern Germany

The variety of compounds and systems for the gasket technology makes it difficult for manufacturers and users to select technical and economical ideal solutions.

ISGATEC provides ample opportunity for trade visitors from various industries to boost their knowledge about the whole spectrum of sealing-, adhesive- and elastomer technology and to find optimal solutions for current problems.

The range of exhibits stretches from machines and plants, static and dynamic sealing systems, semi-finished products up to the entire adhesive sector, measuring and testing devices and machines, as well as moulds and tools.

Indiana Motorcycle Exposition

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 24, 2008,
Exposition Hall, Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Indiana United States

When was the last time you felt the wind whipping through your hair? Experienced cruising down the open roads alone? Or even raced fiercely through the spray of waves? If any of these images are tantalizing your senses, don’t miss out on the 17th Annual Indiana Motorcycle Exposition coming to the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana February 21 -24, 2008.

Education & Careers Expo

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 24, 2008,
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, China

Education

* Colleges & Polytechnics
* Universities
* School for Continue Education
* Vocational Training
* Language Schools
* Outside Hong Kong Educational Institutions

Aesopic Voices: Reframing Truth in Twentieth-Century Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fables International Conference

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 23, 2008,
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria Australia

What do artists do when political, social or religious circumstances are hostile to truth and open discussion?

One possibility is for them to seek refuge in the realm of the Aesopic. Aesop (pictured above) is said to have written fables in the sixth Century B.C. to veil his opinions, and writers 26 Centuries later continue to use and develop his method. In symbolic and coded terms, they write fairy tales and fables, and employ myths and elements of folklore. New forms of discourse emerged, where political realities and social truths were referred to in symbolic and coded terms rather than explicitly mentioned, and where, concurrently, these realities and truths were re-framed and re-contextualized. Protest and subversion found a new voice.

The paths to the Aesopic were varied and open. Authors could write new fairy tales and fables, or rewrite old ones; they could retell old folktales or traditional stories and relate them to the present situation; elements of old tales could be merged with modern counterparts in narrative art forms; traditional symbols or figures could feature in otherwise thoroughly contemporary writing, storytelling and artistic practice.

A modern Aesop might look like R.G. Handschuh's man (in the painting on the right) - distressed but colourful, cunning and also very much audible.

We invite papers about this Aesopic form of discourse in the twentieth century all around the world.

The conference will commence on the evening of Wednesday 20 February with a film screening and discussion, following a welcome drink.

The 61st Annual Convention

Feb 21, 2008 - Feb 23, 2008,
Fairmont Dallas Dallas, Texas, United States

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