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Conventions: Jul 03, 2008

The 1st World Congress on Controversies in Cardiology (C-Care)

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 6, 2008,
Intercontinental Hotel, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

The 1st World Congress on Controversies in Cardiovascular Diseases (C-Care) is intended as an exclusive forum for international experts to share and compare experiences, in order to outline the right treatment for patients. A congress focusing on controversies is new concept. It is designed primarily to enable an effective debate about unresolved issues, resulting in agreed-upon answers supported by evidence-based medicine and expert opinion.

Participants will have the advantage of discussing and debating these unresolved issues with leading world experts. The Congress aims at reaching the best answers currently possible and providing the clinician with reliable, up-to-date scientific solutions, based on the best existing evidence.

10th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women, Mundos de Mujeres / Women´s Worlds 2008 (MMWW08)

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 9, 2008,
University Complutense of Madrid (UCM-Main Campus at Moncloa), Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Mundos de Mujeres / Women´s Worlds 2008 is open to proposals in ALL fields and themes related to women and gender in contemporary societies as well as historically. However, we have established some thematic guidelines to facilitate classification of proposals for the congress final program. We are placing a special emphasis on two central themes: violence and migrations but these themes are by no means the only ones to be addressed. MMWW08 organizers will like to receive a wide variety of proposals in ALL fields of knowledge and working areas.

MMWW08 will be the ground for a deep and constructive analysis and an optimistic outlook at all the issues that affect women and feminist enterprises today.

21st ISPRS Congress

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 11, 2008,
Beijing International Convention Center Beijing, Beijing (munic.) China

The quadrennial ISPRS Congress is one of the most important events in the community of photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences. The Chinese Society of Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography will host the 2008 ISPRS Congress. “Silk Road for Information from Imagery” is the theme of the Congress.

The scientific program of the Congress will comprise keynote and plenary sessions featuring distinguished scholars, parallel oral and poster sessions presenting the latest developments in a broad range of topics, a user forum showing successful solutions and new requirements from the community of users, and a commercial exhibition demonstrating state-of-the-art equipment and services. The Congress will be the culmination of four years’ work of many researchers, scientists, practitioners and administrators working in the fields covered by ISPRS.

1st World Congress on Controversies in Cardiovascular Disease

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 6, 2008,
Intercontinental Hotel Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

The 1st World Congress on Controversies in Cardiovascular Diseases (C-Care) is intended as an exclusive forum for international experts to share and compare experiences, in order to outline the right treatment for patients. A congress focusing on controversies is a new concept. It is designed primarily to enable an effective debate about unresolved issues, resulting in agreed-upon answers supported by evidence-based medicine and expert opinion.

1st World Congress on Controversies in Cardiovascular Disease (C-Care)

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 6, 2008,
InterContinental Berlin Budapester Strasse 2, Berlin, Berlin Germany 10787

The 1st World Congress on Controversies in Cardiovascular Diseases (C-Care) is intended as an exclusive forum for international experts to share and compare experiences, in order to outline the right treatment for patients. A congress focusing on controversies is a new concept. It is designed primarily to enable an effective debate about unresolved issues, resulting in agreed-upon answers supported by evidence-based medicine and expert opinion.

Participants will have the advantage of discussing and debating these unresolved issues with leading world experts. The Congress aims at reaching the best answers currently possible and providing the clinician with reliable, up-to-date scientific solutions, based on the best existing evidence.

Westercon 61

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 6, 2008,
JW Marriott, 221 N Rampart Blvd Las Vegas, Nevada United States 89145

A convention by fans for fans in the most fantastic city in America.

Who are fans? Fans are the people who were shunned in high school because they read too much, people who consider their role playing games more real than real life, people who took the cancellation of Star Trek/Babylon 5/Firefly/as a personal affront, people who would consider spending half their life savings to view earth from space to be well worth the price, people who think about life as we know it, people who think about life as we don't know it, people who actually take the time to think, people who are not afraid to meet others who are as fanatic as themselves. Scary, isn't it?

And Las Vegas? The city of Las Vegas is perhaps the most science fictional city on the planet and none can deny its promise of fantasy.

It's a gathering. It's a celebration. Be there. Be part of us.

2nd International Conference on Software Engineering Approaches For Offshore and Outsourced Development

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 4, 2008,
ETH, Zurich, Switzerland

A profound transformation is affecting the world of software engineering: a massive transfer of development activities from the US and Europe to developing countries. The technical implications are considerable (see an overview article here), but have not been examined yet in any systematic fashion.

The aim of SEAFOOD is to examine offshore and outsourced development from a technical software engineering perspective.

Women's Worlds Congress 2008

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 9, 2008,
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Madrid Spain

Women's Worlds is the most important academic congress on gender and Women's Studies and feminist social movements. It is a major international event with a main goal: to continue the fight against social injustice and gender inequalities. Feminist researchers, specialists, activists and internationally known public figures will use this opportunity to reflect on important contemporary issues that affect women in specific ways. The University Complutense of Madrid was elected in Seoul (WW05) to be the home for the 2008 congress edition. Thus, the UCM at Madrid, Spain, will welcome thousands of people from around the Globe and from more than a hundred countries.

Tyndale, More and their circles

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 6, 2008,
Liverpool Hope University Liverpool, England United Kingdom

This will be an interdisciplinary conference which will bring together scholars interested in the religious history and literature of the Tudor period.

Principal Speakers

Prof. Brian Cummings (University of Sussex)
‘The Letter Killeth’: More, Tyndale and the Unwritten Verities

Prof. Eamon Duffy (University of Cambridge)
More's ‘Dialogue Concerning Heresies’

Rev. Dr Ralph S. Werrell (University of Birmingham)
Tyndale Versus More: The Theological Conflict

World Dog Show 2008 and World Championship in Obedience

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 6, 2008,
Stockholm International Fairs, vägen 1, Älvsjö, Stockholm Sweden

Svenska Kennelklubben welcomes everyone to the World Dog Show 2008 at Stockholm International Fairs on 3 - 6 July. Under the banner ”The dogs of the world meet in Stockholm”, we will make this one of the foremost canine events of the decade in Sweden and the world.

History in Practice:- 25th Annual Conference of the SAHANZ

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 6, 2008,
Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria Australia

Founded in 1984 at a meeting in Adelaide, South Australia, the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ) was conceived from the start as a forum for the open discussion of the architectural history and historiography of the region, and as a setting from which to reflect on the status of the architecture, landscape, and cities of Australia and New Zealand in the wider world. While SAHANZ has grown in size and presence, and despite changes taking place in the discipline both locally and internationally, these principles remained constant. In 2008, SAHANZ will hold its 25th annual meeting in the regional city of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, marking a milestone both in the history of the Society and in the organised development of the region’s historiography.

ESMO Conference Lugano (ECLU 2008)

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 6, 2008,
Palazzo dei Congressi Lugano, Lugano Switzerland

The format of the Conference will remain largely unchanged with world-renowned experts giving presentations on the most common tumor types in the popular topical 'Highlights' sessions and in educational sessions addressing focal issues such as cancer and pregnancy, HPV vaccines,
cancer stem cells and biomarkers.

Bearing in mind the needs of young oncologists, two Masterclass sessions, designed by the ESMO Young Oncologist Committee, will address the practical needs of YO discussing the benefits of Translational Research Unit visits and how to effectively use the internet for daily clinical practice.

Oxford Dysfluency Conference 08

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 6, 2008,
St Catherine's College, Oxford University Oxford, England United Kingdom

The organisers invite you to participate in the Eighth Oxford Dysfluency Conference, which will take place at St. Catherine’s College, Oxford. For many years this has been the only international conference on dysfluency in the U.K. It provides an ideal opportunity to meet with people from all over the world who share an interest in Dysfluency. We have had delegates from many countries, including France, Germany, Holland, Poland, Denmark, Belgium, Israel, Eire, Croatia, Japan, Bulgaria, Sweden, the USA, Norway, Russia and of course the U.K.

Second International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection 2008

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 6, 2008,
University of Crete, Rethymno, Crete, Greece

Submission of proposals
Prospective participants are encouraged to submit proposals for papers, symposia, workshops, and poster presentations on any aspect of interpersonal acceptance-rejection. Relevant topics include:

* Parental acceptance-rejection and parenting education
* Psychological and emotional maltreatment
* Clinical and developmental implications of interpersonal acceptance-rejection
* Peer acceptance-rejection
* Educational implications of teacher, peer, and parental acceptance-rejection
* Acceptance-rejection of children with special needs
* Victimization and bullying in school age children
* Acceptance-rejection in intimate adult relationships
* Acceptance-rejection in the context of adult offspring’s caregiving of ageing parents
* Methodological issues in the study of interpersonal acceptance-rejection
* Resilience promotion within school settings
* Psychotherapy and psychoeducational interventions
* And many others

15th International Presentation of Machinery, Tools & Equipment, Materials, Supplies and Accessories for Garment and Textile Industries

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 6, 2008,
Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Center, Bangkok Thailand

The event features the following profiles:

Garment Machinery & Accessories
*accessory fastening technology & equipment * Apparel equipment parts & components * cutting room technology & equipment * Design, production & IT system * E. Management * Garment accessories * Information services * . . .

*Design, production & IT system * Distribution & logistic system, equipment & service * Dystuffs & Chemical Products * Finishing Technology & equipment * Knitting & hosiery technology & machinery. . .

Supporting Equipment and Software Systems for Textile and Garment Industries
*Pneumatic equipment and air conditioning * Antistatic equipment * Lubricating equipment * Software for knowledge. .

IBC's 17th Annual Taxation of Collective Investment Schemes

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 3, 2008,
Grange City Hotel London, England, United Kingdom

IBC's 17th Annual Conference is the ONLY EVENT featuring both IMA and HM TREASURY and is the longest running and best attended event devoted to tax issues for funds.

This year's technical content includes:

1) Onshore/Offshore Funds:

*Update from the IMA
*UK Funds Tax Developments
*Funds of Alternative Investment Funds (FAIFs)
*Offshore Fund Developments
*Distribution of Funds in Europe

2) Panel Debate: Should UK Funds be Tax Exempt?

3) Key VAT Update: The Future of the Fund Management Exemption

4) Derivative Techniques in Fund Management Mandates

*Debate: Trading vs. Investing
*Discuss: Common & Controversial Derivative Investment Strategies

5) Property Investment Funds & PAIFs

Regulatory Affairs Strategies

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 4, 2008,
Regus Victoria, London, England, United Kingdom

This interactive 2-day course will provide delegates with practical information on effective drug registration processes, best practices for integrating regulatory requirements from early stages of development, advice on how to develop RA project teams and strategies that work for both the pharmaceutical companies and the regulators. knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry gained from first-hand experience.

Tax Aspects of Mergers & Acquisitions 2008

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 3, 2008,
The Hatton, London, England, United Kingdom

IBC’s Tax Aspects of Mergers & Acquisitions conference is dedicated to providing a comprehensive update on the latest tax and legislation to impact upon M&A transactions. This year’s event will again feature an impressive line-up of senior tax experts as well as an array of new and timely topics, all of which are sure to be essential to you, whether you are in practice, or in-house.

User Testing of Pils

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 3, 2008,
The Rembrandt Hotel, London, England, United Kingdom

Why do we need readability testing? Are you confident your PIL will receive regulatory approval? It is now mandatory to test all patient information leaflets through “consultations with target patient groups” to comply with EU Pharma regulations. The aim is to improve the effectiveness of Patient Information Leaflets and make them more user-friendly. The UK approach to this process is firmly through the application of User Testing and this seminar will feature a presentation from the MHRA and contributions from 2 researchers from the University of Leeds with extensive expertise in consumer medicines information and of conducting readability testing of PILs. The seminar aims to describe what User Testing means and how it can be tackled by the pharmaceutical industry?

Intellectual Property Conference 2008

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 4, 2008,
Institue of Directors, London, England, United Kingdom

This event, chaired by Tibor Gold, will be split in to two distinct parts. Day one (3rd July) will be dedicated to Patents, featuring speakers from the European Commission, The European Patent Office and International private practice firms.

Day two (4th) will focus on trademarks and other forms of IP featuring speakers from OHIM, the Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group and International private practice firms. Delegates can choose to attend both days or just one.

There will also be a conference dinner in the evening of Thursday 3rd July, with a chance to chat informally with speakers and other delegates at the conference.

Tyndale, More and their circles: Persecution and martyrdom under the Tudors

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 6, 2008,
Liverpool Hope University Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

The conference will be an international, interdisciplinary gathering of those interested in the history, religion and literature of the Tudor period. Although there is a focus on the lives, works and reputations of William Tyndale and Thomas More, there will be speakers on other topics related to persecution during the sixteenth-century in Britain and Ireland, including papers dealing with Erasmus, Anne Askew, Nicholas Ridley, John Fisher, Thomas Stapleton and Richard Hunne.

ExChanges

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 5, 2008,
CRASSH Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Taking Rome as the pivotal point of enquiries, and covering a period of a thousand years, the conference proposes to explore the theme of cultural transmission across time (from ancient Rome to 'medieval' Rome) and/or space (from Rome to its 'neighbours' - Anglo-Saxon England, Carolingian Francia, Byzantium, Southern and Northern Italy, Gothic 'Europe' - and back to Rome itself).

The title, 'Ex Changes', aims to convey the reciprocity and mutual enrichment that derive from the transmission/reception of ideas and the processes of assimilation and transformation that secure and bring about cultural changes.

The interdisciplinary conference aims to centre on culture in its widest sense (including the legacy of Antiquity and the Classical Tradition, religious and political thought, liturgy and music, literacy, art and architecture), and will explore how a wide range of cultural 'exports' developed a new independent life, which - in due course - was able in its turn to be influential in Rome itself. Themes to be discussed include, inter alia:

*Imitation and recreation of Rome
*Cultural transmission from the past to the present in Rome itself (i.e. from ancient Rome to medieval Rome)
*Mechanisms that initiate and facilitate exchanges
*Responses to cultural change and innovations (including resistance, misunderstanding, emulation)
*Re-transmission of ideas

Synthesis - 2008

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 6, 2008,
Exibition Ground Bhubaneswar, Orissa India

Synthesis - 2008 is the second mega trade fair held by THE DREAM MERCHANT, with the able support of the business community in Bhubaneswar. The variable entertainment filled moments which this event boasts of through different highlights like cultural shows, dances, fashion shows, live talent contests, celebrity visits backed by high decibel electrifying performances by Disco Jockeys, coupled with other entertainment bonanza's, visual delights, shopping fantasy and fun.

Natural Genetic Engineering and Natural Genome Editing

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 6, 2008,
Conference Centre St. Virgil, Salzburg Austria

To know the “molecular syntax” (Manfred Eigen) of the genetic sequences of organisms doesn’t mean to know all “multiple protein meanings” (Gil Ast) that derive from a great variety of higher-order regulatory functions hidden in the non-protein-coding DNA. The network of higher-order regulatory functions and its important role to the key processes in DNA replication and recombination is now being recognized as a complex hierarchical pattern. This includes also the highly dynamic patterns of genome formatting as prerequisite to the great variety of epigenetic processes as demonstrated by Randy Jirtle at the Biosemiotic Congress 2006 in Salzburg. The whole toolbox of “natural genetic engineering” (James Shapiro) apparently involves complex interactional networks of text-editing competences. Interestingly, recent research on the important roles of viruses in the evolution of life (Luis Villarreal) has now provided strong evidence that all key features of natural genetic engineering have been derived through different life-strategies of viruses throughout the history of evolution.

This symposium assembles experts from different fields to discuss a new understanding of code- generating and genome-formatting factors based on the knowledge of key features of natural genetic engineering and on the evolutionary role of viruses. This should lead to new insights in evolution, development, health and disease and yield an appropriate framework to examine key processes of natural-genome-editing in general and in detail.

British Sociological Association Theory Study Group Conference

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 4, 2008,
Birkbeck Institute for Social Research London, England, United Kingdom

This conference is timed to coincide with the fortieth anniversary of May 1968. It seeks to provide a forum for reflecting back on the events of that time as well as thinking about their implications for current and future endeavours – theoretical and political. Alongside plenary events with keynote speakers and roundtables, there will also be a number of parallel paper sessions. We would welcome ideas for roundtables and papers on the following streams:

* The Legacy of 1968: Sociological and Theoretical Considerations
* Social Movements: Theory and Practice
* Global Considerations
* Feminism and Women’s Movements
* Questioning Science and Expertise
* Civil Rights Movements in the US
* Empire, Decolonization, Postcolonial Others
* Transforming Sexualities: Gay Liberation and Beyond
* Poetry, Art, and Performance
* Critical Theory and Protest
* The Situationists and Subversion
* The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of Marxism
* Structuralism, Post-structuralism, Politics
* Black Power and Pan-Africanism
* Student Politics and the Politics of Education
* The Post-68 Subject: Personhood and Self
* Poster Presentations
* Open stream

Control or Care of the Self : Sociology of the Subject in the 21st Century

Jul 3, 2008 - Jul 5, 2008,
University of Hamburg Hamburg Germany

The beginning of the twenty-first century is characterized by fundamental social changes: in addition to demographic changes and to the globalization of economic flows the transformation of an industrial-Fordist society to a non-industrial service society is worth mentioning. For more than twenty years, these major trends and their inherent chances and risks have been of the topic of vivid discussions in all the social sciences.

Implications of these developments are also reflected in the challenge of the traditional, hegemonic and rational understanding of subjectivity. Against the background of these great social changes, several factors also indicate that the forms of self-regulation or self-governance are being transformed too.

The aim of the conference is to develop further perspectives of transdiciplinary research about the individual. Referring to the work of Norbert Elias and Michel Foucault the conference will therefore address theoretical and empirical implications and consequences of this transformation in particular in the areas of Work, Body, Desire, Time and Space.