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Conventions: Jul 22, 2008

Queensland Mining & Engineering Exhibition

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Mackay Showgrounds, Milton Avenue, Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Queensland Mining & Engineering Exhibition is one of the world's largest exhibitions of products and services for the mining and related engineering industries. It is acknowledged as a world leader in providing innovative products and technical solutions to both the domestic and international minerals industries.

3rd International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 25, 2008,
Monash University Centre, Prato, Tuscany Italy

In 2008, this annual Conference is to be held at the Monash University Centre, Prato, Tuscany, Italy from 22 to 25 July 2008. The Conference will address interdisciplinary practices across the social sciences, and between the social sciences and the natural sciences, applied sciences and the professions.

Main speakers will include some of the world’s leading thinkers in the social sciences, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations. by practitioners, teachers and researchers. All are encouraged to register and attend this significant and timely Conference. A range of accommodation options is also available.

2008 International Conference on Networking, Internet and Mobile Communications (NIMC 2008)

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom

As the fundamental infrastructure to the information age, networking and communications have remained one of the most vibrant areas of stimulating technology development. We have been about to see the tomorrow’s picture of networking and communications, that is, convergence of diversified networks, integration of IP based core network and flexible robust wireless access, self-organization and self-management, on-demand service oriented architectures, to just mention a few striking characteristics.

Topics of particular interest include (but not limited to) the followings.
(1) High Performance Autonomous Networking

- active/programmable networks
- adaptive networking
- all IP networks
- complex network and resource management
- distributed network management
- high performance networking systems
- intelligent networks
- internetworking architectures
- multimedia networks

Additional Topics. . .

Frontiers in Immunology Research 2008 International Conference (FIRN 2008)

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 26, 2008,
Hotel Croce di Malta, Via della Scala, Florence, Italy

The Frontiers in Immunology Research Network (FIRN) invites you to participate in its 2008 Conference to be held in Florence, Italy, at the Hotel Croce di Malta, July 22-26. The conference welcomes researchers from academia, corporations, governments and other organizations.

The program will consist of:

- invited speakers;
- small concurrent presentation sessions;
- poster sessions;
- roundtable thematic discussion sessions with moderator (put together by conference organizers); and
- occasional workshops.

The 3rd Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on The Road to Interoperability

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 23, 2008,
Renaissance Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts United States

The 3rd Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on The Road to Interoperability assembles the industry’s foremost industry practitioners and thought leaders who will address best practices in the implementation of innovative information technology strategies and solutions to improve the state of the healthcare system, to transform operations and enhance safety and quality, in an effort to meet the federally-mandated 2014 goal for nationwide health record portability and health data exchange.

International Powered Lift Conference 2008

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Hamilton Place, London, England, United Kingdom

The International Powered Lift Conference (IPLC) is the premier event for engineers, technologists and managers to discuss the latest developments in Vertical and/or Short Take-Off and Landing (V/STOL) aircraft research, concepts, and programmes. It is the only event focused on the technologies, promise and progress of powered lift systems, with applications ranging from jet-lift aircraft to runway-independent aircraft to advanced rotorcraft.

IPLC 2008 is co-sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the American Helicopter Society (AHS), the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), and SAE Aerospace. IPLC 2008 will be hosted by the RAeS as a three day conference in London, in the week following the Farnborough International Airshow.

MCCSIS 2008- IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 27, 2008,
Amsterdam, Netherlands

The IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (MCCSIS 2008) aims to address two main subjects: Computer Science and Information Systems. The multi conference has different conferences according to several themes.

Design, Analysis and Tools for Integrated Circuits and Systems (DATICS 2008)

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Heraklion, Crete Island, Greece

Aims and Scope

The main target of the Special Session: DATICS 2008 of the WSEAS CSCC multi-conference (http://www.wseas.org/conferences/2008/greece/icc/) is to bring together software/hardware engineering researchers, computer scientists, practitioners and people from industry to exchange theories, ideas, techniques and experiences related to all areas of design, analysis and tools for integrated circuits (e.g. digital, analog and mixed-signal circuits) and systems (e.g. real-time, hybrid and embedded systems). The special session also focuses on the field of formal methods and low power design methodologies for integrated circuits.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

* digital, analog, mixed-signal designs and test
* RF design and test
* design-for-testability and built-in self test methodologies
* reconfigurable system design
* high-level synthesis
* EDA tools for design, testing and verification
* low power design methodologies
* network and system on-a-chip
* application-specific SoCs
* specification languages: SystemC, SystemVerilog and UML
* all areas of modelling, simulation and verification
* formal methods and formalisms (e.g. process algebras, petri-nets, automaton theory and BDDs)
* real-time, hybrid and embedded systems
* software engineering (including real-time Java, real-time UML and performance metrics)

IIFET 2008 Vietnam: International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 25, 2008,
Nha Trang University Nha Trang Vietnam

The International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET) and Nha Trang University (NTU) of Vietnam invite you to join us for our Fourteenth Biennial Conference, to be held in Nha Trang, Vietnam, July 22-25, 2008.

IIFET, the only global professional organization devoted to improving the understanding of all aspects of fisheries and aquaculture economics and seafood trade, welcomes participation in its conferences by academics, fisheries managers, seafood industry, international organizations and national government representatives. Presentations will range from the theoretical to the applied, and may be policy, seafood industry, aquaculture, or development-related. Perspectives from all of the world’s major fishing regions will be represented.

6th Australian Energy & Utility Summit '08

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 23, 2008,
Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre Sydney, New South Wales Australia

Over 150 utility industry experts came together and created a conference that debated real industry issues and delivered real decision makers in one central location. The recent NSW government announcement recommending the privatisation of three state owned energy retailers in NSW and divestment of some long-term leases of generation businesses sets the scene for an action packed 2008 conference

Now into its 6th successful year, the Australian Energy & Utility Summit 2008 will focus on the key topical issues facing the energy supply, transmission and distribution sectors. Including government policy and regulation, generation, production, transmission, distribution, retail, privatisation and sustainable energy issues.

IADIS International Conference Intelligent Systems and Agents 2008

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Amsterdam, Noord Holland Netherlands

The IADIS Intelligent Systems and Agents conference addresses in detail two main aspects: intelligent systems and agents. The conference has the intention to provide a contribution to academics and practitioners. So, both fundamental and applied research are considered relevant.

IADIS International Conference Wireless Applications and Computing 2008

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Amsterdam, Noord Holland Netherlands

The IADIS Wireless Applications and Computing 2008 conference addresses several themes related to theory and practice within wireless networks, computing and
application related areas.
Enormous developments in wireless technologies made in recent years enabled both researchers and industry to create new, innovative wireless and mobile application and
services, protocols, middleware platforms and application frameworks. Corresponding research is related to all communication layers, but also includes application-related topics, theoretical results and non-technical issues. Main topics have been identified.
However, innovative contributions that don’t fit into these areas will also be considered since they might be of benefit to conference attendees.

IADIS International Conference e-Learning 2008

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 25, 2008,
Amsterdam, Noord Holland Netherlands

The IADIS e-Learning 2008 conference aims to address the main issues of concern within e-Learning. This conference covers both technical as well as the non-technical aspects of e-Learning.
The conference accepts submissions in the following seven main areas: Organisational Strategy and Management Issues; Technological Issues; e-Learning Curriculum Development Issues; Instructional Design Issues; e-Learning Delivery Issues; e-Learning Research Methods and Approaches; e-Skills and Information Literacy for Learning.

IADIS International Conference Telecommunications, Networks and Systems 2008

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Amsterdam, Noord Holland Netherlands

IADIS Telecommunications, Networks and Systems 2008 conference covers theory, design and application of computer and telecommunication networks and systems. During recent years there has been an impressive increase in the use of networked applications and networks are now key resources in any information system configuration. Wireless and fixed-line networks complemented by a growing range of mobile devices are having a significant impact on the way we run our lives and our businesses.

IADIS International Conference ICT, Society and Human Beings 2008

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Amsterdam, Noord Holland Netherlands

The effects of ICT on humans comes in focus in the conference but also the interaction between ICT – Individual – Society. Interaction and Effects - both are important.
Changes in behaviour, perspectives, values, competencies, human and psychological aspects, feelings are all of interest. Computer Science and IT related disciplines work
more and more together with various behavioural sciences: Cognitive effects and changes, Motivational and emotional changes, Organisational and institutional changes, Societal
changes, Value changes and new lifestyles, experiences from Child psychology and Development psychology.

In general all types of research strategies are encouraged and especially cross disciplinary and multidisciplinary studies. Case studies, broader empirical field studies,
theoretical analyses, cross cultural studies, scenarios, ethnographic studies, epistemological analyses.

IADIS International Conference Visual Communication 2008

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Amsterdam, Noord Holland Netherlands

The IADIS Visual Communication (VC) 2008 conference aims to address the main issues on Visual Communication, Photography and Technology.

IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2008

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 27, 2008,
Amsterdam, Noord Holland Netherlands

The IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (MCCSIS 2008) aims to address two main subjects: Computer Science and Information Systems. The multi conference has different conferences according to several themes.

SANSFIRE 2008

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 31, 2009,
Wardman Park Marriott Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road, NW Washington, Distr. Columbia United States 20008

The attackers have changed the rules again — using old tools in new ways, and new tools for which your defenses have to be re-tuned and updated. Incident handlers and experts from the SANS Internet Storm Center are coming together this summer to present briefings on the most important of the new attack techniques. Please join this team for SANSFIRE 2008 in Washington, DC, July 23-31. You'll also find over forty of SANS top-rated courses: from penetration testing to hacker exploits to security management, wireless, forensics, secure coding, and more.

The Internet Storm Center knows about more than the vulnerabilities. Because the Infosec community shares an unprecedented amount of information with the Internet Storm Center, evening talks at SANSFIRE 2008 will provide extraordinary insights into actual attacks that have taken place. These special presentations are free to everyone who attends one of the courses at SANSFIRE 2008. You'll learn about current threats — and, how the Internet Storm Center can help you in your fight against these threats.

The Internet Storm Center's success is largely because the defensive Infosec community shares information to make our world better. Nothing fosters information sharing and trust building better than face-to-face meetings like SANSFIRE 2008. Again, several of our incident handlers will be present at this event, giving you unprecedented opportunities to get to know these fantastic people.

COPASI User Workshop 2008 @VBI

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia United States

The user workshop will provide hands on experience with COPASI's main capabilities. During the 3 day course the participant will learn how to create models within COPASI and how to use COPASI's powerful simulation and analysis features.

The introduction of COPASI's feature will be done with known existing models such as the Circadian Clock or Calcium Oscillation. We will use real experimental data from our lab to analyze and fit enzyme kinetic models. Some of the features highlighted during this use case based approach will be:

* Stochastic Simulation
* Sensitivities
* Scans
* Optimization
* Reports
* Plotting
* Histograms
* Batch Processing

Clinical Trials Management for Hospitals & Institutional Sites

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 23, 2008,
Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza Chicago, Illinois United States

This conference provides you 100% case-study driven strategies and best practices to gain a competitive advantage in the complex playing field of clinical research. World Research Group’s Clinical Trial Management for Hospital & Institutional Sites, to be held in Chicago on July 22-23, 2008, equips you with the specific operational, financial and compliance tools you need to overcome the unique challenges posed by this marketplace.

FIMA: Entity Data Management 2008

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 23, 2008,
Bridgewaters, The South Street Seaport, New York, New York United States

Benefits of FIMA: Entity Data Management 2008:

* Understand the new interpretations of rules and regulations and how they apply to your client and counterparty data initiative
* Develop data quality strategies to make the client experience efficient and effective
* Understand your organizations financial, regulatory, and reputational risk exposure due to poor data quality
* Transform your client and counterparty data into interlinked, enterprise wide, data assets

11th International Latex Conference

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 23, 2008,
Holiday Inn Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio United States

The only North American conference where the latex industry can discover how new technology can increase productivity.

The 11th annual International Latex Conference will help industry professionals broaden their focus in all areas of responsibility in regard to processing with synthetic and natural latex. Presentations will focus on 4 distinct areas related to the synthetic and natural latex industries:

1. Polymers - Synthetic or Natural Latex

2. Materials and Compounding - Ingredients, formulation development or compounding procedures and techniques

3. Manufacturing and Applications - Producing products from latex, the use of products made from latex, or the manufacture of products with latex as a component

4. Business Issues - Marketing, distribution, regulation, pricing, product safety and future developments

Pipelines 2008

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 27, 2008,
Omni Hotel at CNN Center Atlanta, Georgia United States

* Maximizing the Performance of Steel Pipe Assets & Water (PCA)
* Maximizing the Performance of Steel Pipe Assets & Maximizing the Performance of Concrete Pressure Pipe Assets
* Pipeline Risk Management & Maximizing the Performance of Concrete Pressure Pipe Assets
* Pipeline Risk Management & Water (PGA)

Public Infrastructure Management (Webinar)

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 22, 2008,
United States

On August 1, 2007, the I-35 Bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi river at the height of rush hour traffic. The calamity killed thirteen people and injured over a hundred others. In addition to the human toll, the accident increased transportation congestion throughout the city and will cost approximately $234 million dollars to replace the bridge span.

In order to assist you in avoiding a similar accident, the Performance Institute is proud to present this timely audio conference on Public Infrastructure Management. This timely audio conference will focus on providing you with the tools to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate the latest tools and strategies for effective infrastructure management.

Expo Comm Wireless Japan 2008

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo Japan

EXPO COMM WIRELESS JAPAN is the only event in Japan held annually which is specialized in Wireless & Mobile networks, Personal Area Networks, Internet ITS, Home networks, and other wireless technologies for Japan's advanced mobile society. This Exhibition and Conference is the only event that brings buyers and sellers together at the hub of Japan's wireless market, attracting over 34,000 industry professionals and 190 exhibitors.

The exhibition consists of two parts: the exhibition for corporate users and the exhibition for information equipment and service developers.

The exhibition for corporate users displays the latest solutions that support improved business efficiency and management abilities. The exhibition for information equipment and service developers presents the latest technologies that support wireless and network development.

Defending Your Brand through Search Engine Optimization

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 22, 2008,
United States

Connected users shape your brand. People will respond when they don’t like something. The proliferation of digital technology has brought branding into uncharted territory. Advertisers and agencies are hanging onto old concepts and are slow to reinvent themselves in this new landscape. In this hour we will discuss how to protect your brand’s reputation through search optimization, the new rules of engaging with the media in the digital world and specific approaches for managing a brand’s reputation online.

Key learning points:
•How bad is it? Promoting a brand in today’s fragmented media environment is difficult enough. But defending a brand in the chaotic world of Web 2.0 is a challenge on an entirely different level.
•Search marketing and public relations must merge. News engines are just as important to journalists as they are to consumers.
•Learn tips for knocking negative listings off the first three pages of search query results and maintaining control over your brand’s reputation.

Design for Manufacture

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 23, 2008,
Electropac Co., Inc Manchester, New Hampshire United States

Designing printed boards is more difficult today than ever before. Printed board designers are faced with continuing design issues of surface mount vs. through hole technology, what materials to use, board size and layer count, how to incorporate electrical testing, what new specifications are being used in the design process and many others. The IPC Design for Manufacture (DfM) workshop will acquaint designers with increasingly sophisticated PCB fabrication technologies. The course will address trade-offs for designs that have both through hole and surface mount components; the differences between rigid and flexible printed boards; and the tolerance characteristics that make sense using the capabilities of today’s manufacturing equipment.

Hosted by Electropac Co, this intensive workshop will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 22-23, 2008, at the company's facility in Manchester, N.H. IPC is grateful to Electropac Co. for allowing IPC to present this workshop on-site. Attendees will have a unique opportunity to obtain first-hand information on design issues that affect manufacturing, from information provided during the workshop and the panel discussion at the conclusion of the workshop.

3rd Annual Aviation Safety And Security Africa 2008

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 25, 2008,
Gallagher Estate, Midrand Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa

African countries grappling with aircraft safety complaince and lax aviation rules are banding together to improve air safety. As global hunger for African petroleum, natural resources and cheap labour boosts demand for air travel to and around the continent, the need for solutions is more urgent. Much of the problem is oversight. Many African countries barely regulate their skies and planes. But even those trying to make flying safer face huge obstacles. It is for this reason that IQPC brings to you the 3rd Annual Aviation Safety And Security Africa Conference 2008.

This event will see the gathering of stakeholders from the aviation authorities, various African airlines, security professionals and public sector who have a vested interest in wanting to alleviate the aviation challenges facing the African continent. This event will address the issues on how to eradicate corruption, minimise risk and change global perceptions during three days of incisive learning and debate.

12th WSEAS International Conference on Circuits

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Heraklion, Crete Island, Greece

In 2006, the CSCC Multiconference received 1302 papers and approved 623 papers which was the maximum number of papers in its brilliant history. In 2007, the organizers did not give extension in the deadline and the accepted papers were approximately 550.

12th WSEAS International Conference on Systems

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Heraklion, Crete Island, Greece

In 2006, the CSCC Multiconference received 1302 papers and approved 623 papers which was the maximum number of papers in its brilliant history. In 2007, the organizers did not give extension in the deadline and the accepted papers were approximately 550.

5th WSEAS / IASME International Conference on Engineering Education (EE 2008)

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Heraklion, Crete Island Greece

The ENGINEERING EDUCATION is part of the CSCC Multiconference. In 2006, the CSCC Multiconference received 1302 papers and approved 623 papers which was the maximum number of papers in its brilliant history. In 2007, the organizers did not give extension in the deadline and the accepted papers were approximately 550.

Engineering Mechanics, Structures, Engineering Geology (EMESEG 2008)

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Heraklion, Crete Island Greece

Urban Planning and Transportation

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Heraklion, Crete Island Greece

Cultural Heritage and Tourism (CUHT 2008)

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Heraklion, Crete Island Greece

*The exploitation of the most recent historical cultural heritage for tourism development. The case of preserved buildings and grounds in Greece.

*The role of music festivals in creating community

*Signs of Cultural Heritage Regarding Architecture in Greece & Turkey

Computer Technology Expo

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Atlantic City Convention Center Atlantic City, New Jersey United States

Computer Technology Expo is a first of its kind in the trade show industry. Founded on the premise that the trade shows we at CTX have attended in the past just weren't doing for the Technology Industry what we thought they should be doing, CTX has decided to reshape, reconfigure and redesign our show to make Computer Technology Expo 2008 the premiere show in the industry.

For Administrative and Executives:

•Find new solutiongs for infrastructure
•Integrate new hardware and software solutions to increase efficiency and productivity
•Protect your date with new security solutions
•Learn what to do with old equipment after you replace it.

Product Profile

• Hardware
• Software
• Network Security
• Mobile Technology
• Telecommunications
• E-Scrap
• E-Asset Management

Dissecting The Private Placement Memorandum Workshop

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 22, 2008,
The Yale Club 50 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, New York United States

Opportunities in Investing in an Option Strategy: In balancing risk and leveraging returns, some investors my wish to invest in alternative investments that do not use equity instruments as their primary underlying asset. One alterntive strategy is to write options as the principal source of income, the economic of such a strategy will be the focus of this session; Commodities and Hard Assets as the Focus of a Fund session will explore the economics of such investing, along with the accounting and registration aspects of Hedge funds investing in commodities; Investing in Infrastructure Funds--funds focused on infrastructure investng are growing in importance. Learn about the issues connected to such investng and the types of funds that are being structured in the U.S.

Special Offer:
You can register for one or more workshops. Register for all four workshops and receive a discount of $185.

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13th International Conference on High Pressure Semiconductor Physics (HPSP-13)

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 25, 2008,
Hotel Luzeiros Fortaleza, Ceara Brazil

The Thirteenth International Conference on High Pressure Semiconductor Physics (HPSP-13) is a satellite meeting of the International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS29) to be held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) during the following week. Its aim is to bring together scientists and engineers who use high pressure and other forms of high stress in the study of semiconductors to present and discuss their latest results in this field. The HPSP-13 conference will review, electronic, transport, spin-dependent, optical, structural, and vibration properties of semiconductors with emphasis in the latest advances and developments in the field.

4th International Conference on Self-organization and Adaptation of Computing and Communications (SACC 2008)

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom

Today's IT systems with its ever-growing communication infrastructures and computing applications are becoming more and more large in scale, which results in exponential complexity in their engineering, operation, and maintenance. Conventional paradigms for run-time deployment, management, maintenance, and evolution are particularly challenged in tackling these immense complexities. Recently, it has widely been recognized that self-organization and self-management/regulation offer the most promising approach to addressing such challenges. Consequently, a number of autonomic/adaptive computing initiatives have been launched by major IT companies, like IBM, HP, and others

Call for Papers

The 4th International Workshop on Agent -Oriented Software Development Methodology

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom

With the rapid development of Internet and Web into a computational platform for information systems and the emergent of mobile computing facilities, software systems are becoming more and more complicated and dynamic everyday. The powerful infrastructures and platforms on which software systems operates on offer opportunities as well as impose challenges to efficient development of software systems with powerful functionality, great flexibility and high quality. Agent-orientation has been regarded as a promising approach to meet such challenges in the development of software systems that deal with dynamic environments such as the Internet and to take the advantages of such powerful platforms. Recent years have seen a rapid growth of research in agent oriented methodologies. A number of different approaches to agent-oriented software development have been proposed and advanced in the past years. Following the previous editions, AOSDM 2008 aims to attract participants from communities of agent-oriented software development and methodologies. It will provide researchers and practitioners with a forum to discuss results and exchange ideas and visions. It will be held in Glasgow , UK , 21-24 July 2008 as a part of the 2008 Systemics and Informatics World Congress (SIWN 2008).

2008 Sinoeuropean Engineering Research Forum (SERF 2008)

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom

2008 Sinoeuropean Engineering Research Forum (SERF 2008) aims to provide a distinctive world-class premier forum for active researchers, engineers, professionals and academics from all disciplines of engineering to get together, to share state-of-the-art research achievements and practical experiences, to exchange in-depth findings and innovative ideas, and in particular to harness the greatest challenges and think seriously into the future.

Researchers, engineers, professionals and academics all over the world are cordially welcomed to contribute towards and participate in the Forum. The program of the Forum will comprise technical presentations, keynote talks and panel discussions on a selection of topics of high-level scientific importance and significant societal impacts.

2008 International Conference on Industrial Informatics and Systems Engineering (IISE 2008)

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom

Systems in industries tend to be large-scale and computer- and network-based. The behaviors of industrial systems become increasingly complex. Systems Engineering viewpoints and methodologies are desperately needed to tackle issues, for example, intricate relationships between systems and their environments, emergent interactions among system components, couplings between systems software and hardware infrastructures, and so forth. In order to address these challenges, possessing huge amount of static knowledge is not enough in real-world environments, but more important is how to embody knowledge within the environments which are dynamic. Accordingly, systems evaluations have to include new criteria, for example, robustness, evolvability, dependability, engineerability, etc.

Topics of particular interest include (but not limited to) the followings.

(1) Systems Methodology

- component-based system design
- computer-based systems architectures
- computer-based systems infrastructure (tools, environments)
- design evolution
- distributed systems design
- hardware/software co-design, co-testing
- integration engineering
- lifecycle processes and process evolution
- model-based system development
- modeling and analysis of computer-based systems

Additional Topics

2nd International Conference on Complex Distributed Systems (CODS 2008)

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom

One of the most distinguishing requirements upon Information and Communication Technologies is today's ever-changing, highly open dynamic environments in which large-scale ICT systems are placed to operate. Challenges for ICT systems engineering immediately arise including, e.g., systems scalability, systems ultra-dependability, systems convergence against uncertainty and emergence, and so forth. In recent years, emergence, adaptation, self-organization, self-management, etc. have received extensive interests in both academics and industries of software, computing and communications.

Topics of particular interest include (but not limited to) the followings.

(1) Autonomic Networking and the Internet

- intelligent networks control/management
- next generation internet

(2) Wireless Networks and Mobile Communications

- 4G mobile communications and beyond
- wireless ad hoc/sensor networks

(3) Distributed Collaborative Systems

- collaborative computing
- distributed computing
- distributed data storage
- distributed multimedia systems
- distributed resource management
- distributed workflow management
- high performance computing

Other Topics

2008 International Conference on Bioinformatics, Systems Biology and Artificial Life (BSBAL 2008)

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom

Systems Biology is concerned with the systemic study of complex interactions in biological systems and provides a quantitative systemic approach to understanding complex biological phenomena. On the other hand, Artificial Life aims at the study of all phenomena characteristic of natural living systems, through methodologies of synthesis implemented in computational, robotic or other artificial architectures. Needless to say, the ultimate goal for the understanding and modeling of biological systems is at the synthesis and simulation of biological behaviors and functions, across which bioinformatics plays an important underpinning role. Recent progresses in bioinformatics, systems biology and artificial life are extraordinarily exciting and are calling for much broader and further deep-stretching interdisciplinary research and collaboration.

Topics of particular interest include (but not limited to) the followings.

(1) Modeling, Simulation and Analysis

- analysis/interpretation of biological mechanisms/phenomena
- computational anatomy
- computational molecular biology
- computational systems biology
- computational transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics
- gene identification, regulation and expression
- genotype - phenotype linkage
- identification of gene regulatory networks

Addtional Topics

2008 Systemics and Informatics World Congress (SIWN 2008)

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom

The 2008 SIWN Congress aims to provide a distinctive premier international forum for active researchers, developers, professionals and academics from different domains and with diversified backgrounds to get together, to share state-of-the-art research achievements and practical experiences, to exchange in-depth findings and innovative ideas, and in particular to harness the greatest challenges and think seriously into the future.

SIWN 2008 comprises an exciting spectrum of highly stimulating thematic Conferences.

• 2nd International Conference on Adaptive Business Systems (ABS 2008)

• 2008 International Conference on Bioinformatics, Systems Biology and Artificial Life (BSBAL 2008)

• 2nd International Conference on Complex Distributed Systems (CODS 2008)

• 2008 International Conference on Industrial Informatics and Systems Engineering (IISE 2008)

• 2008 International Conference on Networking, Internet and Mobile Communications (NIMC 2008)

• 4th International Conference on Self-organization and Adaptation of Computing and Communications (SACC 2008)

• The 4th International Workshop on Agent-Oriented Software Development Methodology

• 2008 Sinoeuropean Engineering Research Forum (SERF 2008)

2nd International Conference on Adaptive Business Systems (ABS 2008)

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 24, 2008,
Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom

nformation Technologies in their most broadened senses have been profoundly changing the ways, the processes and the philosophies of businesses. Business systems in every perspective, management, workflow, information, infrastructure, etc. are evolving themselves towards being autonomic, adaptive, self-managing, self-organizing, and so forth.

Topics of particular interest include (but not limited to) the followings.

(1) Enterprise information / management systems

- business process integration
- business process management
- enterprise resource planning
- enterprise workflow management
- inventory / warehouse management
- management information systems
- manufacturing resource planning
- material requirement planning
- product data management
- product life cycle management
- production and operation management
- production planning and control
- total quality management

Additional Topics

9th Tetrahedron Symposium

Jul 22, 2008 - Jul 25, 2008,
Claremont Resort & Spa Berkeley, California United States

The program will provide a comprehensive review of the state of current research and, more importantly, the challenges to future discovery.

Coverage includes:

* Organic Synthesis
* Bioorganic Chemistry
* Medicinal Chemistry
* Computational Chemistry
* Molecular Recognition
* Organic Chemistry of Materials