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Conventions: Apr 20, 2008
- GITEX Saudi Arabia 2008
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Apr 20, 2008 - Apr 24, 2008,
Riyadh Exhibition Center, Riyadh, Ar Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaIf you participate in this world-famous exhibition, you’ll find yourself at the heart of not just one country’s dramatically expanding Internet market, bit in the midst of an entire region’s remarkable Internet and IT technology development. Total Internet users in the Middle East are projected to more than triple, to 25 million, by 2008.
In addition to providing a perfect platform for IT technology and computer providers’ latest products and ensuring maximum exposure to the industry’s leading players, as well as to a variety of high-power Saudi public decision-makers, the GITEX exhibition will offer participants the opportunity to benefit from an exciting series of workshops and conferences involving leading IT professionals from across the region and world. - full details
- Pineal Cell Biology
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Apr 20, 2008 - Apr 25, 2008,
Il Ciocco, Lucca (Barga), ItalyA meeting description is currently being developed and will be available by April 2, 2007.
A preliminary program will be available by June 1, 2007. - full details
- Promoting Entrepreneurship by Universities
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Apr 20, 2008 - Apr 22, 2008,
Spa Hotel Aulanko Aulangontie 93 Hämeenlinna, Haeme Finland FI-13210 AulankoThe conference is continuation to the FINPIN Conference held in year 2006, when the first time in polytechnic environment entrepreneurship and business incubating processes were discussed at the national and international level.
The forthcoming conference will focus on how universities will promote entrepreneurship by research and education, promoting activities, and transferring best practices.
The conference will be a meeting forum for teachers, researchers, practitioners, and politicians who are interested in themes and issues concerning entrepreneurship and especially who want to share their knowledge and best practices. - full details
- Building Futures Gulf by BATIMAT
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Apr 20, 2008 - Apr 23, 2008,
Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesBulding Futures Gulf by BATIMAT: Four specialized exhibitions on the theme of High Performance Buildings in th Middle East.
Stucture Gulf: this show will be dedicated to stuctural solutions and products such as roofing, insulation, waterproofing, frameworks and concrete solutions.
Envelope Gulf: this show will be dedicated to cladding and joinery system.
HVAC Gulf: Heating, Ventilation, and Air Air Conditioning, this show will focus on the thermal comfort solutions
Intelligent Building Gulf: this will be dedicated to intelligent living solutions including security systems, climate control systems, electrical, lighting and networks solutions. - full details
- International Conference on African Culture and Development
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Apr 20, 2008 - Apr 24, 2008,
Accra, Greater Accra Ghanahe first International Conference on African Cultural and Development will be held on the 20th- 24th April 2008, at Accra.
The Conference seeks to draw global attention to African Arts, traditional and social institutions and how its potential can be harnessed for the development of the African continent and the world as a whole. The conference aims to bring together scholars from a broad range of disciplines spanning, Developments Studies , African Culture, Social Sciences and Humanities as well as representatives of African Traditional Institutions, Non-Governmental organizations and Government Agencies to discuss a variety of topics related to culture and national development
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- Money Smart Week Chicago 2008
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Apr 20, 2008 - Apr 26, 2008,
Chicago, Illinois United StatesAttendance from the 311 courses held around the greater Chicagoland area came to 9,850, with more than half participating in youth programs. For the third consecutive year, responses to survey questions about program quality and effectiveness were overwhelmingly positive. Word of mouth, partner organizations and street-level marketing were once again listed as the main ways participants heard about Money Smart Week.
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- 2008 AAPG Annual Convention & Exhibition
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Apr 20, 2008 - Apr 23, 2008,
San Antonio, Texas United StatesThe AAPG 2008 Annual Convention offers opportunities to enhance your career, support your profession, network with leaders in the industry, and contribute to the geoscience community.
The 2008 Technical Committee has developed a robust program that addresses major technical and practical issues involving unconventional plays, including shale gas, oil shale and coalbed methane, that are currently both challenging industry and energizing academic research. - full details
- Effective Buyer
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Apr 20, 2008 - Apr 24, 2008,
Al Murooj Rotana Hotel & Suites, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesEvent Overview
By Attending This Informative Seminar You Will Learn:•How procurement must operate to deliver significant benefit to your business
• The full range of procurement activities needed
• How and why procurement should align itself with the business
• Strategic sourcing as the engine for the creation of benefits
• The differences between well-planned procurement and unplanned procurement – developing a commodity strategy
• The importance of managing suppliers’ prices
• Techniques to improve supplier performance
• How to develop and implement a procurement strategy
• The framework for actively marketing the procurement function
• Best practice for managing contracts and agreements
• The most effective approaches to measuring procurement and supplier performance - full details
- SPIE High-Power Laser Ablation 2008
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Apr 20, 2008 - Apr 24, 2008,
Sagebrush Inn & Conference Center Taos, New Mexico United StatesHigh-Power Laser Ablation provides the perfect environment to enhance your professional value. Experience a rich marketplace of ideas, an audience of technical experts, and dynamic professional networking opportunities.
Topics include:
• Fundamental Theory
• Simulations
• Femtosecond and Attosecond Effects
• Near-field Effects
• Nanoengineering
• Biomedical Applications
• EUV Lithography
• Laser Ablation Propulsion
• High-Power Laser Advances - full details
- Securitisation World MENA 2008
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Apr 20, 2008 - Apr 23, 2008,
Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesTimes are changing rapidly across the Gulf capital markets. With the UAE and Qatar setting the pace for developing international financial centres the seeds for developing a healthy and stable securitisation market across the region have firmly been planted.
The real estate boom and the rise in Gulf loans are providing ideal assets with which to securitise debt making this a golden opportunity. According to the Dubai International Financial Centre, the debt market has the potential to be worth up to US$250 billion in two to three years, from about US$2.5 billion to date.
If you’re interested in tapping into this resource and understanding how securitisation could help your company’s financing structure then Securitisation World MENA 2008 is the perfect forum for you. - full details
- BioSysBio 2008
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Apr 20, 2008 - Apr 22, 2008,
Imperial College, London, England, United KingdomWelcome to the IET BioSysBio Event 2008 which brings together the best young researchers working in Synthetic Biology, Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, providing a platform to hear and discuss the most recent scientific advances and applications in these fascinating fields.
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- World Adhewive Conference & Expo 2008
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Apr 20, 2008 - Apr 23, 2008,
Intercontinental Hotel, Miami, Florida United StatesNetwork with global industry leaders including delegates from FEICA (Europe), ASMAC (Canada), ANIQ (Mexico), ARAC [the Asian Regional Adhesives Council, a federation of the China (CNAIA), Japan (JAIA), Taiwan (TSRAIA), and South Korea (KSAIC) associations], and other international organizations. Access the official list of Co-Organizer Associations.
Attend educational sessions addressing the latest trends in technology, business and management issues, regional market updates and end-use market perspectives.
Experience one of the world's largest adhesive and sealant industry expositions, featuring raw material and equipment suppliers, industry consultants and many other exhibitors.
Enjoy numerous networking functions, exciting area attractions and tours. - full details
- 25th Annual Obstetric Nursing
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Apr 20, 2008 - Apr 23, 2008,
Las Vegas Hilton, 3000 Paradise Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada United StatesConstant technical advances and rising costs of health care have made a significant impact on the professional practice of OB nurses and have increased the clinical demands for better nursing care at a reasonable cost.” Sound familiar? This sentence was written 25 years ago on this page of the brochure, describing the issues faced by OB nurses in 1984. That statement is even more true today! Can you relate to these challenges in your daily practice?
* Caring for women whose pregnancies are complicated by compounding medical conditions such as cardiac disease, hypertension, infection or diabetes.
* Anticipating the unexpected emergency which puts mother and baby at significant risk and requires expert skill to assure the best possible outcome.
* Staying current with research, technology and best practices, constantly re-evaluating your practice based on the evidence.
* Practicing under the cloud of medical-legal liability as you try to manage your risk in high-risk situations.
* Finding balance in your work life as you deal with diminishing resources, safety and staffing issues, changes in protocols and increasingly complex technology.
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