Conventions: Apr 17, 2008
- Lessac-Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy Training
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Milton J. Dance Head & Neck Rehabilitation Center, Baltimore, Maryland United States - full details
- Festival of Faith & Writing Conference 2008
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 19, 2008,
Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan United States - full details
- 8th Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Stamford Grand Adelaide Hotel & Resort, Adelaide, South Australia AustraliaThe 2008 Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference will be held 17-18 April, 2008, at the Stamford Grand, Adelaide.
For the last 12 years, the QPR conferences have provided an opportunity to discuss policies affecting postgraduate education; to exchange views on current research and good practice in the field; and to link special interest groups of supervisors, students, researchers, administrators and policy makers. - full details
- 14th Annual Beach Jam
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Apr 17, 2008,
Roland E. Powell Convention Center, Ocean City, Maryland United StatesAFPA conferences are the best way to learn the latest research, techniques, and breakthrough performance methods used by top professionals throughout the world. Trainers and Fitness Professionals comment on the top quality, affordability and professionalism of the AFPA Fitness, Trainer, Sports and Mind Body Conferences! Not only are these conferences outstanding educational experiences offering a wide array of topics taught by the internationally recognized presenters and speakers, but they're a great way to network with other fitness professionals for job opportunities and advance your career.
* Fitness education in personal training, nutrition & wellness, group exercise, Pilates, yoga, business and more
* Discover new training products and services
* Earn continuing education credits in one weekend1
* Opportunities for both members and non-members to learn and network with the best in the industry.
* Pre-conference and Certifications offered - full details
- Forever Clean
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 19, 2008,
Cairo International Conference Centre Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt 202Forever Clean
The Cleaning Evolution Exhibition
Forever Clean exhibition will be held on April 17th–19th 2008 at the Cairo International Convention & Exhibition Center (CICC), Cairo – Egypt.
Forever Clean's goal is to revolutionize the cleaning industry in Egypt and turn it for the better by incorporating national and international companies which are specialized in manufacturing cleaning products, equipments as well as the latest innovations.
Forever Clean provides varieties of exhibit spaces and sponsorship packages to enabling household and industrial manufacturers to display their range of products; obtain reliable partners and entice desirable customers.
For more information about the exhibition and to take advantage of the early booking discount please visit our website www.egyptforeverclean.net
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- 2008 Mountain Plains and West Coast Regional Summit
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Hyatt Regency Resort, Lane Tahoe, Nevada United StatesA networking and professional development opportunity for members and state officers in the Mountain Plains and West Coast regions
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- Economic & Business Historical Society Conference 2008
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 19, 2008,
Montgomery, Alabama United States - full details
- Human Capital Metrics
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Westin New York at Times Square New York, New York United StatesThis third edition of the popular Human Capital Metrics program focuses on the future. HR measurement programs have settled into benchmarking daily operations. With the uncertain and volatile marketplace of the 21st Century we need to be able to look and plan ahead. In effect, we have to manage tomorrow, today. An integrated and predictive model of human resource management will be presented. All presenters will focus on forecasting and predictability. Attendees will see a live demonstration of how data mining can be used to guide human capital investment decisions and solve human capital problems. A model of HR intelligence will be described as a base for more effective human capital management. Other topics include leading indicators and measurement of intangibles the keys to future valuation.
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- MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 20, 2008,
Main Street, Fort Worth, Texas United StatesThe MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival (MAIN ST.), Fort Worth's most honored event, celebrates its 23rd year on April 17 - 20, 2008. MAIN ST., presented by Coors Light and produced by Downtown Fort Worth Initiatives, Inc., hosts tens of thousands of people annually during the four-day visual arts, entertainment and cultural event. It showcases a nationally recognized fine art and fine craft juried art fair, live concerts, performance artists and street performers on the streets of downtown Fort Worth, stretching nine blocks on Main Street from the Tarrant County Courthouse to the Fort Worth Convention Center.
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- European Financial Management Symposium on Risk and Asset Management
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 19, 2008,
Edhec, Nice, Provence Cote dAzur FranceThe Symposium will focus on all aspects of risk and asset
management. Topics suitable for the Symposium include, but are not limited to, the following: asset allocation, risk
and performance measurement, alternative investments, risk
management, portfolio optimization. - full details
- 7th Asia/China Petchem Feedstock
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Intercontinental Shanghai Pudong, Pudong, Shanghai (munic.) ChinaConference highlights:
• Conventional feedstock reviews: Naphtha (supply/demand balances, trade flows & pricing trends) & Condensate
• Economics & yield of C4 cracking
• Alternative feedstock: Coal/Methanol and Bio-feedstock
• Market reviews: Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, India
• Feedstock availability from Middle East
• Petchem (including Aromatics) Outlook - full details
- Changing Demographics in Financial Services
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Athens Imperial Hotel, Athens, Attica, GreeceRefining communication and capturing the loyalty of key customer segments: youth, migrants, 50+
The economic impact of demographic changes in world populations is alarming. Retail banks and insurance companies risk eroding their revenues if they do not overhaul their business models. Their service offerings must adapt to changing needs of the key customer segments.
Attend this event to meet your peers, benchmark your segmentation strategy and see what your competition is planning to win the loyalty of these customer segments.
Key Topics:
1. Translating demographic trends into customer communications strategies
2. Linking these shifts with areas of future revenue growth
3. Helping the “Boomer” segment meet their financial services needs
4. Banking to the youth market: How to understand and address the youth lifestyles?
5. Serving aging baby boomers through a channel of their choice
6. Fine tuning your migrants’ market opportunity: How to break barriers for acquisition and serving?
This event will bring you:
1. More interactive sessions and better focused discussions
2. 10+ best in class examples from the most recognized companies
3. International line-up (Western Europe, CEE & ME)
4. First hand information directly from senior practitioners
5. Forecasts and trends overviews - full details
- 5th Scientific & Technical Forum - "How can we reduce time to market and enhance product quality?"
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Hotel Bildungszentrum 21, Missionstrasse 21 Basel, Switzerland CH-4055 BaselFull day presentations of the different aspects by experts in the field including hosted discussion by Prof. Hans Leuenberger. Followed by a networking dinner.
Topics Include
* Faster Time to Market – Role of Connectivity within a Company
* Quality by Design – The Impact of physical-chemical Characteristics of Drug & Excipient
* How to restructure & prepare Manufacturing Networks in Anticipation of new Trends, Technologies and Requirements
* No API, no Studies accelerated CMC Development
* Formulation Computer aided Design
* E-Tools for fast Development, Scale up and virtual Equipment Simulations
* The use of Process Engeneering Tools to speed up Product Development - full details
- Los Angeles- The Problem Student Problem-Solver Workshop
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Doubletree El Segundo 41985 East Grand Ave Los Angeles, California United States 90245Got Problem Kids? Here's your Problem Student Problem-Solver Conference. You name the problems and this workshop delivers hundreds of immediate, problem-stopping answers. You will leave with innovative, more effective strategies for school failure, truancy, dropping out, work refusal, violence, delinquency, bad attitudes, depression and more. College credit and clock hours are available.
Free sample interventions, and free monthly Problem Student Problem-Solver magazine available at our web site, youthchg.com, or via email (dwells@youthchg.com), or call toll-free to 1-800-545-5736. Work-study financial aid is available for all classes. Call for details.
Coming to many cities around the US. Also available on videotape and DVD. Call 1-800-545-5736 for information and a workshop flyer. College credit and clock hours for many disciplines offered for both live and recorded classes. On-site workshops can also be scheduled for your school, agency or conference. This class also makes a terrific fundraiser if you host the event and invite area professionals to attend. Call us at 1-800-545-5736 or visit our web site at youthchg.com for more details. If you have problem kids, we can help. - full details
- 2nd Annual Acquisition and Leveraged Finance in CEE
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Marriott Hotel, Prague, Czech RepublicThe event presents an exclusive opportunity for those who want to learn about the practical aspects of corporate acquisitions and private equity buyouts in CEE and establish relationships with private equity funds, local and international investment banks, investors and intermediaries.
Building on the huge success of last year’s event, the 2nd Annual Acquisition and Leveraged Finance in CEE establishes itself within Euromoney Seminars’ highly successful and prestigious portfolio of Leverage and Structured Finance events, which have welcomed over 2,500 delegates in recent years. - full details
- JH & RE '08: Jordan Hotel & Restaurant Supplies & Catering Equipment Exhibition
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 20, 2008,
Radisson SAS Hotel, Amman, JordanThe tourism sector is considered to be one of the most important sectors in Jordan's economy, constituting 10.5% of GDP in 2005, and grew at a CAGR of 7.9% during 2001 to 2005. Jordan is a destination with many iconic tourist attractions, such as Petra, Wadi Rum, and the Dead Sea. Tourism has been also a major driver of the real estate market in Jordan as well with many projects under construction coming up shortly in the tourism sector. Total tourist arrivals in the Middle East region stood at around 38.4mn in 2005, accounting for 4.8% of the world's total tourist arrivals. Jordan accounted for 7.8% of total tourist arrivals in the Middle East region in 2005, which grew by 4.7% on a year on year basis. All the figures point out that tourism in Jordan has been growing at a steady rate. The total number of tourist arrivals in Jordan grew at a CAGR of 7.5% during the four years from 2002 to 2005. The number of nights occupied grew at CAGR of 16.7% during the same period, while the number of rooms grew at CAGR of 17.6%. Occupancy rates in Jordan's hotels stood at 48% in 2005 up from 32% in 2002.Employment in the tourism sector also grew at a CAGR of 11.3% during the same period indicating the upbeat activity in the sector
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- ECI Annual Conference - European Construction Institute
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Hilton Stucky Hotel, Venice, Veneto ItalyA diverse range of topics will be covered in the conference programme. Presentations on specific major projects will include the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, French Nuclear Power Station Refurbishment and Construction Projects, and the Ormen Lange Gas Processing Field, notably the largest development project ever to be carried out in Norway. There will also be a film simulation and presentation on the Venice “Moses” Storm Protection Project.
The conference will also focus on human resource issues including skill shortages, mobility of labour, recruitment, team dynamics and the application of psychometric analysis in the development of high performing teams. Attendees will be provided with the rare opportunity to hear Professor Meredith Belbin, the world renowned developer of team role theory, undertake a psychometric test and receive a personal (confidential) report summarising their strengths, weaknesses and most effective roles in project teams. A group breakout session is included in the programme in which the conflicting issues of competition or collaboration with competitors are to be examined in the context of a construction market place with diminishing labour resources and skill shortages. - full details
- Welfare to Work Wales 2008 Convention
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Mercure Holland House, Cardiff, Wales, United KingdomWelcome to the first Welsh Welfare to Work Convention. With the support of the Welsh Assembly, Jobcentre Plus Wales and Working links this Convention will cover key themes on :
• Integrating Skills and Employment
• Welsh Assembly Government Employment & Skills agenda
• Regeneration: Deprived Area Fund, City Strategies & Local Employment Partnerships (LEP)
• Commissioning framework
This Convention is essential for key partners in Wales involved in helping people make the transition from benefits to employment, and those working to alleviate poverty in their local communities.
Welfare to Work Wales will bring together policy makers and practitioners from across Wales and beyond to discuss and debate the latest developments in welfare reform, with particular emphasis on the devolved and non-devolved policy areas of skills and employment. - full details
- 2nd Annual Lean and Six Sigma for Medical Devices
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Boston, Massachusetts United StatesLean six sigma and related quality methods boast a well-proven track record for improving productivity and reducing costs in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Medical Device manufacturers are increasingly applying Lean-Six Sigma principles to repetitive tasks, shared resources and logistics with excellent results.
The 2nd Annual Lean Six Sigma for Medical Devices Conference will allow participants to hear case studies from industry leaders who have already implemented, integrated and sustained Lean & Six Sigma programs into their organizations. It will further allow mature Lean Six Sigma practitioners to develop new initiatives while providing those in younger stages with strategies and tactics for overcoming challenges of initial implementation. - full details
- Strategic Contact Center Management 2008
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Berns Conference Stockholm SwedenCustomer Service is moving up the corporate agenda as it is becoming a key strategic resource for customer information and revenue. The need to differentiate your corporation through excellence in customer service has never been greater. This also brings pressure on the top management to ensure world class quality and increased profitability and efficiency.
IQPC is proud to present the second annual Pan-Nordic Event on Boosting Contact Center Performance and Profitability. This event gives you unsurpassed benchmarking and networking opportunities to meet with fellow professionals and benchmark your own strategic Contact Center management efforts. - full details
- Strategic Industrial Waste Management
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Four Points by Sheraton, Shanghai, Shanghai (munic.) Chinan China, the application of integrated environmental management system with the process of clean & efficient manufacturing is emerging rapidly, the focus, however, is increasingly shifting from combating the damage caused by pollution to preventing pollution before or during the production process. The promotion of the waste hierarchy and the implementation of waste minimisation initiatives have urged the EHS Managers & engineers reduce its focus on removing or minimizing the harmful and adverse effects of solid waste by designing safer and improved sanitary collection and disposal practices and increase its focus on designing cyclic collection, recycling and reuse. At the same time, other engineers involved in product design and materials processing will take on greater roles to improve the design of goods and products that have complete life cycles and use materials more efficiently.
Featuring intensive workshop, interactive roundtable debate, case study presentation and profound keynote speech, this two days conference, are meant to convey the best practices on the integrated waste management system with the focus on waste prevention, waste reuse & recycle, energy-to-use, advanced technology and corporate economic value. - full details
- Business Process Outsourcing in the Financial Sector
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
New York, New York United StatesWithin the latest market conditions importance of business process outsourcing is crucial. While there are big outsourcing expectations in 2008, the financial sector requires information and guidance on implementing new strategies and methods to eliminate risk. This highly focused marcus evans conference will bring the market experts to discuss management tactics and strategies. High level speakers will examine the latest market conditions and how to handle with reducing cost and outsourcing strategies.
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- 6th Annual Operational Outages for Power Generation
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Prague, Czech RepublicIn this informative and practical event, marcus evans discusses the variety of proven strategies available to plants and refineries to optimise their equipment and production levels, as well as considering the latest in technological solutions to help automate and streamline your planning and maintenance programmes. This conference presents a unique networking opportunity for anyone involved in any aspect of plant maintenance and performance. You will hear from other operators in your industry addressing problems they have faced and how they tackled them; benchmark your systems with theirs and learn how you can achieve world class status for your outage management.
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- 4th Annual SME Financing In CEE
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Prague, Czech RepublicThis conference is specifically targeted towards:
Heads, Presidents, Managers and Directors of:
Cash Management Strategy / Products
Corporate Cash Management
Transaction Services / Banking / Management
Payments
Commercial Finance / Banking
Corporate Finance / Banking
Treasury Services / Corporate Treasury
Product Development
Sales and Marketing
Relationship / Account Management
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- 3rd Annual Telecoms Branding Excellence
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Vienna, AustriaAs the battle for customers intensifies day by day, every business wants to be the consumer’s first choice. Building and managing the brand can play a significant part in making that happen.
Key topics:
* Find out how to develop a global brand positioning strategy
* Hear best practices in re-branding on the examples of KPN International and VimpelCom
* Discover the background of Nokia’s success in emotional branding
* Learn how to transform and champion your brand as achieved by TNT Express
* Build your brand from the inside out
* See how to boost brand awareness and drive brand loyalty - full details
- Accounting & Finance for Non-Finance Managers and Executives
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
JW Marriott Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaConducted By Distinguished Speaker:
MR. LEE FOK CHONG
RA (M), FCMA, MCIM
- Former Group Financial Controller of Public Listed Company
- More than 20 years experience in Accounting and Financial Management
- A full time trainer cum management consultant - full details
- Social Inclusion: Rhetoric or Reality
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 17, 2008,
Nirimba TAFE, Sydney, New South Wales AustraliaThe new Rudd Government has created a Social Inclusion Board under the portfolio of Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard and headed by Senator Ursula Stephens. Will this new department be a springboard for new energy and focus on the well being of all Australians? Or is it just rhetoric coined to capture public imagination while being a strategy to consolidate power in both levels of the Government?
The objectives of the conference are: to explore Labor’s new policy framework; critique the framework in order to offer insights to participants; and to foster constructive
debate.
Senator Ursula Stephens, Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Volunteer Sector, will be the Keynote speaker for the conference. - full details
- Summit on Medicare Advantage Reimbursement for Hospitals
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Avenue Hotel Chicago, Chicago, Illinois United StatesThe Top Challenges Most Cited By Hospital Executives About Medicare Advantage Reimbursement
* Identifying patient benefits at registration accurately
* Improving communications between the front and back end to ensure smooth workflow and accurate information to optimize reimbursement
* Understanding the legal implications of an ABN for Medicare Advantage patients
* Avoiding penalties inherent with failure to obtain pre-authorization
* Understanding the key differences between the various Medicare Advantage plans and how they affect full and complete reimbursement
* Training key stakeholders (patient access and case management) to get it right the first time to avoid rework and reprocessing
* Ensuring claims meet all requirements prior to submission to avoid unnecessary denials and underpayments
* Reducing A/R days
* Achieving full and accurate reimbursement for outpatient services - full details
- 4th Stem Cells Research and Therapeutics Conference
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Omni Parker House Hotel Boston, Massachusetts United StatesIn its 4th year, the conference will provide cutting-edge information on developments in all areas of stem cell research including the biology, medicine, applications, regulations, and the business of Stem Cells. As alternative sources of human embryonic stem cells emerge, new and exciting federal funding opportunities may arise. The conference will review recent developments in FDA and NIH policies regarding funding for Stem Cell Research. Private funding from the Pharmaceutical Industry will also be addressed. These and other questions will be the highlight of GTCbio`s 2008 Stem Cell Research and Therapeutics conference.
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- Effective Quality Assurance Auditing
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Toronto CanadaA Two Day Comprehensive & Interactive Course, with Workshops and Case Studies On:
* Regulatory expectations for FDA, EU, and ISO requirements
* Requirements for Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech Products
* Audit mechanics
* Implementing surprise audits
* Know what is involved with an effective quality assurance audit
* Types of audits and why they are necessary
* Auditor skills, qualifications, and communication skills
* Implementing a global management strategy
* How to prepare your team for an audit
* Strategic performance of an audit
* How to close-out audits
* Distinguishing Minor and Major Observations – Audit rating
* Reporting findings to management
* Decision making based on audit findings
* Audit follow-ups and CAPA programs
* Implementing effective internal audits - Product, process and system audits
* How to get the best out of audits
* Documentation requirements ; forms, check-lists, reports, etc. . - full details
- European Forum for Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Hilton London Canary Wharf, London, England, United Kingdom* To evaluate the Future Vision for the EU Pharmacovigilance System and the place of the QPPV
* To further explore the impact of Volume 9a one year on
* To understand the challenges of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and CROs
* To advance understanding of the legal aspects of the QPPV
* To build on initiatives from QPPV Forum 07 - full details
- The Emerging Markets Summit, Paris
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 17, 2008,
Cercle De L’Union Interallee, Paris, Ile de France FranceThroughout the Emerging Markets Summit, Paris, we will extract the key strategic lessons of success for multi-national companies, financial institutions and multi-lateral organisations based in France and other parts of Europe.
Economist Intelligence Unit will help you predict the key features of crucial mega-trends which will dominate the global economy and identify which markets will be the winners and losers in the next 5 years. Priority will be given to discussion of concrete operational business issues of best corporate practice and case studies.
Topics to be discussed include:
* Human resources and talent management
* What are the most common mistakes that western companies make in emerging markets?
* Innovation and outsourcing
* Risk management
* Financing and structuring of global projects - full details
- Russian LNG 2008
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Brussels, BelgiumWhile remaining the leading supplier of natural gas to the world markets, development of the Russian natural gas industry is on the verge of a critical transformation. The strategic Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) market is highly lucrative and remains an area with enormous investment potential. In the near future, Russian LNG will emerge as one of the leading energy sources for the North American and Far East markets . Moreover, the industrial and technological base for the production and shipment of LNG within Russia and the CIS presents promising opportunities for investment. Both upstream and downstream parts of the LNG value chain will require advance technologies, expertise and advanced financial know-how.
In addition, Russian LNG has a strategic role in the context of the overall European energy security policy. Russian LNG has the potential to meet the challenges of the ever-growing global energy demands.
C5's conference on Russian LNG will provide you with a unique opportunity to network with the primary players of the Russian LNG market and to learn about the latest developments of leading LNG projects, such as Shtockman, Sakhalin II, and Baltic LNG. This conference will significantly help you to develop commercial strategy and exploit the full potential of this highly lucrative market. - full details
- 2008 Medicare Operations, Bidding and Implementation Conference
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 18, 2008,
Renaissance Harborplace Hotel Baltimore, Maryland United States2nd Annual Medicare Forum Addresses Key MA and Part D
Operational Priorities and Challenges for 2009
AHIP will sponsor a one and a half-day intensive forum for organizations participating under the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Prescription Drug (Part D) programs April 17-18, 2008 at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. The 2008 AHIP Medicare Operations, Bidding and Implementation Conference will feature CMS speakers highlighting important implementation and operational issues that are key to participating effectively in these major programs, including sessions on Special Needs Plans (SNPs) and Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans, and requirements for CY 2009 benefit and bid submissions. - full details
- 18th Annual Symposium of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 20, 2008,
Cleveland, Ohio United StatesThe Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS) is an academic group committed to stimulate academic excellence among its members. The group encourages and supports professional development of black surgical residents and faculty and attempts to recruit the best medical students into surgical careers.
Membership in SBAS is open to any individual who occupies a faculty position in a university department of surgery or its affiliated hospitals, a freestanding surgical residency program, an investigator or teacher in an academic department of surgery or an ACGMe-approved surgery program, or an individual in a surgical specialty such as neurosurgery, orthopedics, urology, otorhinolaryngology, and plastic and reconstructive surgery. - full details
- FAPRONATURA 2009
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 20, 2008,
Club Amigo Hotel Varadero CubaThe Cuban Society of Pharmacology invites you to participate at its II International Symposium about Pharmacology of Natural Products(FAPRONATURA 2009), which will take place on April 17-20, 2009, at the wonderful scenario of the Club Amigo Hotel, Varadero.
Varadero is the most famous Cuban beach and the principal tourist place of sun and beach in this country. The open view, the vegetation, the warm weather, the transparence of its sea, and the white clay, make of Varadero an unforgetable destination.
We invite you to join us at this unique occasion and combine the exciting field of natural products and the pharmacological sciences with the treasures of Cuba and its beaches at the special place: Varadero. - full details
- Controversies and Evidence for Tracheostomies in Critical Care
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 17, 2008,
The Royal Society of Medicine, London, England, United KingdomThis conference aims to look critically at the issues concerning tracheostomy in the setting of critically ill patients, and in particular, to address areas in which there is continuing controversy about best practice.
Following review of basic anatomy and physiology, and the techniques of surgical and percutaneous trachoestomy, there will be consideration of management of the critical airway, and examination of some of the controversies in management. Finally, the problems associated with long term care and removal of tracheostomies will be discussed. Throughout the meeting, there will be an emphasis on an evidence based approach to analysis of the problems discussed. - full details
- BIG+BIH April 2008: Bangkok International Gift Fair 2008 and Bangkok International Houseware Fair 2008
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 22, 2008,
The Challenger Hall, Impact, Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok ThailandExhibitor Profile
1. Gift, Decorative Items and Handicrafts
2. Artificial Flowers/Plants and Potpourri
3. Christmas Decorative Items and Candles
4. Home Textile and Fabric Decorative Items
5. Household Products
6. Toys and Games
7. Stationery
8. Others - full details
- InterCharm Professional : Beauty Fair for Professional Cosmetics & Equipment for Beauty Salons
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 19, 2008,
C Moscow, Central Federal District RussiaThe event brings together manufacturers and distributors of professional skin and body care, equipment for beauty salons, nail studios, hairdressers and other beauty institutions, professional hair and nail care products and accessories, plastic surgery instruments and services, solariums, tanning apparatus, products for SPA salons, aromatherapy, and color cosmetics. In 2007 44890 industry professionals flocked in to get acquainted with the latest products and services of 346 companies, exhibiting on 7945 sqm of net area.
Today, when the situation in the Russian beauty industry is exceptionally favorable for beauty establishments, it’s important to underline the main feature of the show - it is being held at the same time and in the same place together with unique training and educational events, which traditionally represent the market situation in such spheres as salon management, applied aesthetics, aesthetics medicine, nail design and spa. Every year INTERCHARM professional welcomes a striking number of global beauty industry professionals to explore the Russian and global markets for aesthetics, professional cosmetics, new trends in this area together with business ideas, as well as raising the level of their skills through the framework of concurrent programs. - full details
- Chinaplas 2008 - The 22nd International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries
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Apr 17, 2008 - Apr 20, 2008,
Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Pudong, Shanghai (munic.) ChinaChinaplas 2008 will be held at Pudong, Shanghai, PR China
Chinaplas 2008, the 22nd International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries, will rotate back to Shanghai, staging at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Pudong, Shanghai, PR China, from 17 - 20 April, 2008.
After years of rapid development, China has grown into a giant in the plastics industry, ranking first in the world in the production volume of plastics processing machines, second in the production of plastic products, and third in the consumption of plastic resins. Furthermore, with the rapid growth of the automobile manufacturing and transportation industries, rubber consumption in China has taken the first place in the world for four consecutive years. At present, annual plastics consumption in China is over 40 million tons and rubber consumption will reach 3.8 million tons. China is developing into one of the largest markets for plastic and rubber products in the world. - full details