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Conventions: Aug 03, 2008

SETAC 5th World Congress

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 7, 2008,
Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre Sydney, New South Wales Australia

The 5th SETAC World Congress will be held in Sydney. The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) is an international society of some 5000 members in 53 countries, organised via geographic units in North America, Europe, Asia/Pacific and Latin America. The Society is a nonprofit, worldwide professional society comprised of individuals and institutions engaged in:

* the study, analysis, and solution of environmental problems
* the management and regulation of natural resources
* environmental education
* research and development

SETAC's mission is to support the development of principles and practices for protection, enhancement and management of sustainable environmental quality and ecosystem integrity.

Defects In Semiconductors

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Colby-Sawyer College, New London, New Hampshire United States

Continuing its tradition of excellence, this Gordon Conference will focus on research at the forefront of the field of defects in homogeneous and structured semiconductors. The conference will have a strong emphasis on the control of defects during growth and processing, with an increases emphasis on nanostructures as compared to previous conferences. Electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of bulk, thin film, and nanoscale semiconductors will be discussed in detail. In contrast to many conferences, which tend to focus on specific semiconductors, this conference deals with defects in a broad range of bulk and nanoscale electronic materials. This approach has proved to be extremely fruitful for advancing fundamental understanding in emerging materials such as wide-band-gap semiconductors, doped nanoparticles, and organic semiconductors. Presentations of state-of-the-art theoretical methods will contribute to a fundamental understanding of atomic-scale phenomena. The program consists of about twenty invited talks, with plenty of discussion time, and a number of contributed poster sessions. Because of the large amount of discussion time, the conference provides an ideal forum for dealing with topics that are new and/or controversial.

The title, authors, and a brief abstract of your poster should be sent to the vice-chair Shengbai Zhang by July 13, 2008.

Electron Donor Acceptor Interactions 2008

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island United States

The 2008 Gordon Research Conference on Electron Donor Acceptor Interactions will take place at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island, on August 3-8, 2008. The conference presents and advances the current frontiers in experimental and theoretical studies of Electron Transfer and Transport in Molecular and Nano-scale Systems. The program includes sessions on coupled electron transfers, molecular solar energy conversion, biological and biomimetic systems, spin effects, ultrafast reactions and technical frontiers as well as electron transport in single molecules and devices. The conference features an interactive atmosphere with lively poster sessions. A few posters will be selected for oral presentations.

Newport is a lovely summer resort, famous for its mansions, beaches and boating. Salve Regina University is beautifully located at the cliff walk within walking distance from Narragansett Bay and the city centre.

Endothelial Cell Phenotypes In Health & Disease 2008

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
University of New England, Biddeford, Maine United States

This Gordon Research Conference focuses a cross-disciplinary look at the highly specialized and structurally and functionally heterogeneous vascular endothelium.

The interconnected endothelial network traverses every organ, providing not only a highly interactive fluid phase interface, as a critical component of normal organ physiology, but endothelium also participates in pathological processes of human diseases ranging from cancer and inflammation to diabetes, atherosclerosis and fibrosis.

In the tradition of the two preceeding conferences, this third conference will explore diagnostic and therapeutic hypotheses that can be tested with emerging technologies and therapeutic modalities. Fields ranging from developmental biology, immunology, genomics, proteomics, hematology, oncology, pulmonary cardiology, ophthalmology, dermatology, gastroenterology, neuroscience, nephrology, transplant biology stem cell biology and diabetes will be represented in highly integrative sessions. World leading researchers have been assembled to address topics that include: 1) the mediators of injury, dysfunction and cytoprotection in endothelial pathobiology, 2) the function of endothelium in immune organs, 3) specialization of structure and function in the pulmonary circulation, 4) endothelial progression from progenitors to senescence, 5) endothelial transcriptional networks and epigenetics, 6) imaging the endothelium, 7) the blood brain barrier and 8) renal microvascular function and dysfunction.

Emphasis in discussion periods and in poster discussions will be placed on drawing parallels and contrasting patterns from disparate disciplines, to provide new testable hypotheses.

We anticipate that the conference will serve, as its predecessors have, to catalyze further definition of the future of this rapidly moving integrative field.

Green Chemistry 2008

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Bates College, Lewiston, Maine United States

The primary goal of the conference is to bring together excellent scientists from industry and academia to exchange ideas at the cutting-edge of Green Chemistry. Green chemistry (also environmentally benign or sustainable chemistry) applies innovation to the design and realisation of chemical products and processes that: have a smaller environmental impact with regards to wastes produced in both manufacture and use; are produced in an energy-efficient manner with the least possible intrinsic hazard; and have been designed for inherent safety for human health and the environment. Green chemistry is driving innovation in both academia and industry and has vastly improved competitiveness in some leading industries. It is one of the few areas of chemistry where the drive for novel research solutions in academia is equalled by industry. As such this is also an excellent conference for younger scientists and students as well as more established researchers in the field.

Growth Factors & Signalling 2008

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Magdalen College, Oxford, England United Kingdom

The 2008 conference will feature current research on receptor tyrosine kinases and cancer, TGF-beta, Wnt and Notch signaling in development, G-protein coupled receptor signaling, signaling by integrins, HGF and Met receptors and its role in migration and metastasis, Ras and small G-protein signaling in cytoskeletal signaling and polarity, signaling in innate immunity including TLR, IKK and NF B pathways, control of signaling events by ubiquitination and sumolation, signal integration by scaffolds, phosphatases and macromolecular complexes, and novel systems biology and imaging approaches to study signal transduction events and growth factor responses at the single cell, tissue and organ level.

Mechanisms Of Epilepsy & Neuronal Synchronization

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Colby College, Colby College, Waterville, Maine United States

The main goals of the study of epilepsy are to 1) to understand the underlying injury- or genetic-induced changes in brain function linking a brain perturbation to the subsequent processes that generate an increase in seizure predisposition (epileptogenesis), as well as 2) identify the mechanisms underlying synchronous electrical discharges in neuronal networks (seizure generation).

Both of these processes involve plastic changes in neuron and/or circuit behavior, which is the theme of the 2008 Conference, Neuroplasticity in Epilepsy.

A better understanding of both epileptogenesis and seizure generation are necessary in order to develop more effective and less toxic treatments and cures for epilepsy.

A unique, intellectually challenging aspect of epilepsy research arises from the fact that it encompasses virtually all major levels of biological organization, from genes and ion channels to circuits and behavior.

The major purpose of this Gordon conference is to bring together neurophysiologists, molecular biologists, geneticists, developmental neuroscientists, and neuroanatomists working on basic mechanisms related either directly or indirectly to seizure generation to synthesize current advances and to set the stage for future discoveries.

In addition to our invited speakers at the main meeting, 8 short talks will be selected from submitted abstracts, one to two weeks prior to the start of the meeting

Medicinal Chemistry 2008

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Colby-Sawyer College, New London, New Hampshire United States

The 2008 Medicinal Chemistry Gordon Conference will be held August 3rd through 8th at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire.

Vice-Chair Al Robichaud is putting together the program, which will feature talks on cutting edge applications of medicinal chemistry to drug discovery programs as well as new technology that will play a role in advancing the field.

The 2007 program will give you an idea of the topics typically covered. We encourage attendees to bring poster presentations, this is a great way to introduce your work to colleagues and solicit their feedback. The poster sessions will be organized by Young Shin Cho at Novartis.

The conference scientific sessions will end with a Special Topics Session, comprised of late-breaking results from recent clinical compounds. This session will be organized by Lori Krim Gavrin of Wyeth. Please contact her with any suggested contributions for Special Topics.

Finally, the conference will wrap up on Thursday evening with the traditional lobster dinner and Chair's Talk, which will feature a talk on general aspects of the medicinal chemistry discipline.

Organic Geochemistry 2008

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Holderness School, Holderness, New Hampshire United States

The 2008 conference will highlight the cutting edge in organic geochemistry in both biogeochemical and energy-related scholarship. The meeting will focus on geochemical processes, their associated organic molecular and isotopic signatures and their implications for understanding geologic, biological and energy systems. Topics and speakers will draw from a diversity of research fields, including analytical methods, biogeochemistry, molecular biology, and resource geochemistry. The conference will include the following sessions:

* Biodegradation: Integration of Models and Observations
* On the Leading Edge in Petroleum Geochemistry: Polars and Asphaltenes
* Geochemical Challenges in Energy Alternatives: the Interface of Energy and the Environment
* Looking Out New Analytical Windows
* Frontiers in Developments and Applications of Molecular Proxies
* Molecular and Isotopic Signatures of Microbial Systems
* Novel approaches to Molecular Biogeochemistry: Outside the Box, Out of This World
* Two evening sessions will be devoted to “Hot Topics” with presentations selected from submitted poster abstracts that highlight the cutting edge in energy and biogeochemical organic geochemical research by conference participants.

Plant & Fungal Cytoskeleton 2008

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Il Ciocco, Lucca, Toscana Italy

The cytoskeleton is intricately involved in many aspects of cellular physiology including mitosis, cytokinesis, polarity determination, organelle placement, and directed cell expansion. The Plant and Fungal Cytoskeleton meeting seeks to gain new knowledge from the study and comparison of these branches of the phylogenetic tree. Research on the plant and fungal cytoskeletons has become particularly exciting in recent years. With the explosion in molecular techniques it is possible to clone genes for numerous cytoskeletal proteins and their associated regulatory proteins and motor molecules, and to examine their functions in living cells. There have also been significant innovations in microscopy and cell manipulation procedures and together these methods have revealed exciting new mechanisms. Topics in 2008 to be covered include the functional analysis of mitotic forces and the molecular motors that generate them, elucidation of cell cycle regulation of cytoskeletal organization and dynamics, cytoskeletal protein structure-function relationships, organelle biogenesis and segregation, generation of polarity and cytokinesis, cytoskeletal and membrane interactions, and microtubule organizing centers. In addition, cytoskeletal properties of parasites will be covered to understand the differences in life style required as a parasite.

Reproductive Tract Biology 2008

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Proctor Academy, Andover, New Hampshire United States

A new aspect of this Conference is the inclusion of at least eight open slots for platform presentations of late breaking data (10 min plus 5 min discussion) to be selected from abstracts. If competing abstracts are considered equally novel, preference for oral presentation will be given to trainees and early stage investigators, but investigators at all stages of their career are encouraged to submit abstracts. Due to GRCs policy of open sharing of unpublished data, there will be no publication or citation of abstracts or presentations.

We encourage basic, clinical, and industry scientists at all career stages interested in the subject matter in above program to attend the Reproductive Tract Biology GRC.

Rock Deformation 2008

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Tilton School, Tilton, New Hampshire United States

The GRC on Rock Deformation highlights the latest research in brittle and ductile rock mechanics from experimental, field and theoretical perspectives.

The conference promotes a multi-disciplinary forum for assessing our understanding of rock strength and related physical properties in the Earth.

The theme for the 2008 conference is "Real-time Rheology". Using ever-improving geophysical techniques, our ability to constrain the rheological behavior during earthquakes and post-seismic creep has improved significantly. Such data are used to investigate the frictional behavior of faults, processes responsible for strain localization, the viscosity of the lower crust, and viscous coupling between the crust and mantle. Seismological data also provide information on the rheology of the lower crust and mantle through analysis of seismic attenuation and anisotropy.

Vibrational Spectroscopy 2008

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts United States

The conference focuses on using vibrational spectroscopy to probe structure and dynamics of molecules in gases, liquids, and interfaces. The goal is to bring together a collection of researchers who share common interests and who will gain from discussing work at the forefront of several connected areas. The intent is to emphasize the insights and understanding that studies of vibrations provide about a variety of systems.

The Magical Earth Amazon Adventure

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 17, 2008,
Onanyan Shobo, Iquitos, Loreto Peru

We are delighted to offer you this opportunity to experience authentic Plant Spirit Shamanism and Ceremonies in the hauntingly beautiful Peruvian Rainforest.

This event – offered at the cheapest available price for a retreat of this kind – is focussed on healing and self-exploration through a transformative encounter with the magical powers of Nature and the ancient rituals of the Amazonian plant shaman.

Join Ross Heaven, author of the best-selling Plant Spirit Shamanism: Traditional Techniques for Healing the Soul, and El Mundo Magico, a not-for-profit organisation which exists to support, promote, and preserve traditional Amazonian wisdom, practices, and indigenous skills, at the Onanyan Shobo ("Shaman's House") Retreat Centre. Here, we provide the orientation, conditions, and support for your experience of authentic jungle medicine, through the healing and insights available from the legendary 'vine of souls', and the teachings of Master Shamans.

There will be eight ‘medicine ceremonies’ during our retreat, as well as jungle walks, the opportunity to diet particular plants and absorb their curative powers, seminars on shamanism and plant magic, and work with ayahuasceros and curanderos of the plant tradition. One-to-one consultations and healings can also be arranged for you with our experts.

We provide transportation in Peru to Onanyan Shobo, accommodation and food while there, translation services, ceremonies, shamans, workshops, and 'medicines'. All you need do is be open to this magical event and the changes it might bring to your life.

2008 Joint Statistical Meetings

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 7, 2008,
Denver Convention Center, Denver, Colorado United States

JSM (the Joint Statistical Meetings) is the largest gathering of statisticians held in North America. It is held jointly with the American Statistical Association, the International Biometric Society (ENAR and WNAR), the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and the Statistical Society of Canada. Attended by over 5000 people, activities of the meeting include oral presentations, panel sessions, poster presentations, continuing education courses, exhibit hall (with state-of-the-art statistical products and opportunities), career placement service, society and section business meetings, committee meetings, social activities,and networking opportunities.

World Summit on Exploitative Child Labour

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 5, 2008,
Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns, Queensland Australia

The World Summit will evaluate the progress and achievements made in relation to the eradication of the worst forms of child labour and will explore the challenges ahead in securing rights for children in the 21st century and meeting the UN Millennium Goals by 2015. The summit will focus on the role of the organisations representing employers and workers, non-government organisations as well as governments. There will be four broad themes:

* Economic, Social Cultural and Health issues.
* Legal and Political measures.
* Commercial and Corporate responses.
* Public Awareness and Education initiatives.

IASL 2008 Annual Conference

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 6, 2008,
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California United States

The mission of the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) is to provide an international forum for those people interested in promoting effective school library media programs as viable instruments in the educational process. IASL also provides guidance and advice for the development of school library programs and the school library profession. IASL works in cooperation with other professional associations and agencies.

Membership is worldwide, and includes school librarians, teachers, librarians, library advisers, consultants, educational administrators, and others who are responsible for library and information services in schools. The membership also includes professors and instructors in universities and colleges where there are programmes for school librarians, and students who are undertaking such programmes.

17th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2008)

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Centro Banamex Mexico City, Estado de Mexico, Mexico

AIDS 2008 will provide many opportunities for the presentation of important new scientific research and for productive, structured dialogue on the major challenges facing the global response to AIDS. Conference organizers are developing a wide variety of session types that meet the needs of various participants and support collective efforts to expand delivery of HIV prevention and treatment to communities worldwide. Central to many of these sessions will be the transfer of knowledge and sharing of best practices.

In addition to the conference sessions there are a number of activities, including satellite meetings, exhibitions, the Global Village and the Cultural Programme, that are integral to delegates’ experience at the conference.

20th International Conference on Chemical Education ( ICCE 2008)

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Le Méridien Hotel Pointe Aux Piments Mauritius

The 20th International Conference on Chemical Education (20th ICCE) will be held on August 3-8, in Mauritius. The Organising Committee would like to invite all academicians, science teachers, and researchers to attend this biennial meeting.

The Organising Committee has adopted the theme “Chemistry in the ICT Age” in line with the worldwide trend in Science and Technology development. The program will feature a wide variety of plenary, invited and contributed lectures, as well as poster sessions. This conference will provide a platform for participants to share and discuss new ideas, techniques and strategies for involving students in active learning of Chemistry.

Water Treatment Plant Operators Short Course

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center, Blacksburg, Virginia United States

The overall goal of the program is to develop more qualified operators. Participants learn about water or wastewater treatment and other relevant subject matter---e.g., applied math and chemistry. During this program, the operator is exposed to the basics which s/he must know in order to become licensed and advance through the various levels of licensure. No attempt is made to structure the short school as a direct prep school for licensure, although the benefits to those taking licensure examinations are evident.

Virginia Association for Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences Conference

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 6, 2008,
The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center Roanoke, Virginia United States

The Virginia Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education Services and the Virginia Association for Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences invite you to the annual Professional Development Institute, Reach for the Stars, on Sunday, August 3, 2008 through Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center in Roanoke, Virginia.

This year's institute will feature the areas of study including:

* Culinary Arts
* Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation
* Early Childhood Education
* Fashion and Interior Design
* Family and Human Services
* Consumer and Family Resources
* Middle School
* Human Development
* Family and Interpersonal Relationships
* Nutrition and Wellness
* Textiles, Fashion, and Apparel
* Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America

Join us in the beautiful "STAR City of the South" to learn more about best practices in Family and Consumer Sciences education.

Skretting Australasian Aquaculture 2008

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 6, 2008,
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Brisbane, Queensland Australia

Australasian Aquaculture 2008 is the joint international conference, trade show and series of associated events of the National Aquaculture Council, the Asian Pacific Chapter of the World Aquaculture Council and the Australian Prawn Farmers Association. Skretting and the Fisheries Reseach and Development Corporation are sponsors of Australasian Aquaculture 2008. Australasian Aquaculture 2008 is financially administered by the National Aquaculture Council of Australia (ABN 96 912 231 582).

Advanced Human Resources Management - Istanbul

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 7, 2008,
Ceylan InterContinental Hotel, Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey

* Define human resources and its main functions.
* Define the link between business strategies and Human Resources.
* Learn the reasons behind employee turnover and the main tools and techniques for improving employee job satisfaction and retention.
* Evaluate the results of Training and Development through the use of Key Performance Indicators.
* List the main types of performance management and appraisal rating systems and how and when to use each.
* Explain the current trends in Human Resources and discuss the future of HR professionals in light of these trends.

A bilingual (English/Arabic) consultant facilitates the program.

Leadership & Management: The Professional Supervisor, Arabic

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 7, 2008,
Al Bustan Rotana Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

* Comprehend the scope, nature and responsibility of the supervision/management role and the demands this role places on them.

* Acquire an understanding of their role as leaders/motivators, team builders and good communicators, and how these skills impact effective supervision of their team.

* Practice professional techniques in providing positive discipline and feedback.

* Use different thinking skills and techniques in problem solving and decision making.

Microscopy & Microanalysis 2008 Meeting

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 7, 2008,
Albuquerque Convention Center Albuquerque, New Mexico United States

Welcome to the WWW site for Microscopy & Microanalysis 2008 Conference, which is the Annual Meeting of the Microscopy Society of America and the Microbeam Analysis Society and is this year Co-sponsored by the International Metallographic Society and the International Society of Analytical Cytology.

Simplification of Work Processes and Procedure, KL

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

* Analyze the basic concepts and steps in work simplification.

* Practice the use of flow charts, office layout charts and work distribution charts.

* Simplify complicated procedures as part of a number of case studies.

* Analyze and distribute work allocated to employees in an organizational unit.

* Justify how the simplification of work procedures will increase individual and organizational productivity.

Recruitment, Interviewing and Selection Skills, Istanbul

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 7, 2008,
Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey

* Define recruitment, list its main steps and learn the best methods for attracting qualified candidates.

* Learn the various techniques used for short listing and assessing candidates and the reliability and validity of each.

* Learn the main types of selection interviews and when and how to use each.

* Prepare and conduct a probing interview for any level in the organization and use the data collected from the interview for selection purposes.

Certified Marketing Professional

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 7, 2008,
Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

* Understand the marketing framework of a business organization.

* Focus on best practices, tools and models to implement an effective marketing and sales management system.

* Emphasize planning and executing advanced marketing strategies.

* Develop strategies, initiatives and programs to build and sustain a competitive market advantage.

2nd National Conference of the Men's Advisory Network,Inc.

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 6, 2008,
Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, Western Australia Australia

The MAN 2008 Conference will build on the achievements of the first conference held in 2006 in identifying issues that need to be addressed by governments and other agencies, the community and the many groups working on behalf of men and boys.

The needs of men for specific services in health, parenting, relationships, work-life balance, mental health and so many other areas are not being adequately met. Unlike the hard won service provisions for women, there is no coordinated policy framework for men.

Awareness of the needs of men and boys is low and poorly understood and promotion of the benefits to the broader community is inadequate in helping men lead better lives.

As well as influencing policy and decision makers, the Conference will be an important learning experience for all those who work with men and boys.

It will examine the making of men through all stages from babies to blokes, focusing on what we can do to enrich the journey - and care for those whose path is especially difficult.

9th International Conference on the Structure of Surfaces

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Bahia Othon Palace Hotel Salvador, Bahia Brazil

Scope of Conference

*Quantification of Surface Structure
*Nature and Modelling of Surface Structure
*New Developments in Theory, Experiment and Instrumentation
*Relations between Structure/Bonding at Interfaces and Physical/Chemical Properties
*Novel Applications of Interfacial Structure in Materials Science
*Nanostructures
*Structure of solid/liquid interfaces

APCO International's 74th Annual Conference & Expo

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 7, 2008,
Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, Missouri United States

Wherever you see the APCO Conference logo in green, you will know that we are taking the necessary steps to be environmentally conscious. These steps may seem small, but with your help we can show Kansas City that APCO International cares about the environment in which we live.

4th International Conference on the History of Records and Archives (I-CHORA-4)

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 5, 2008,
University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia Australia

The general theme of this conference explores issues relating to the history of recordkeeping by and about Indigenous peoples, migrant communities, minority communities, forgotten and disappeared communities. This includes historical and contemporary responses by these groups to recordkeeping by dominant communities. This conference also welcomes discussion on the impact and histories of the destruction of archives relating to the above communities and peoples, and the role of records in human rights contexts, including slavery and reconciliation.

We invite submissions of proposals for papers that report on original research into topics and themes that have not been widely discussed in the archival literature. Papers may treat any time period, any format and any national jurisdiction. Topics might include, but are not limited to the following areas:
• Cultural provenance / virtual repatriation

• Collecting against the grain

• Representation and self representation

• Approaches to keeping cultural memory

• Expanding definitions of archives beyond traditional formats (for example Rock art)
List of Topics

7th Joint Meeting of AFERP, ASP, GA, PSE & SIF

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Athenaeum Intercontinental Hotel Athens, Greece

Organizer’s intention is to gather experts and scientists in natural products with pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmetic and agrochemical interest from all over the world and invite them to present their researches and to describe current scientific trends.

Drug discovery from natural sources, new sources of bioactive natural products, cell cycle regulation and natural products, biosynthesis and biomimetic synthesis of natural products, natural products with cosmetic, agrochemical and veterinary interest, bioavailability and quality of herbal drugs, health improvement through dietary phytochemicals, modern approaches to traditional medicines, new trends in extraction, separation and structural elucidation processes will be the main scientific topics, which will be extensively debated upon, while there will be many opportunities provided, during the Congress, for extensive discussions and exchange of knowledge and views.

ISECS 2008 - International Symposium on Electronic Commerce and Security

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 5, 2008,
Guangzhou, Guangdong China

The E-commerce gives work and the life of people to bring the new commerce moment with facilitating , but also is being faced with jumbo challenge. Because an important technology characteristic of E-commerce is using IT's technology to come to transmit and deals with commerce information. Therefore in fact computer network safety is close with commercial affairs business safety, they couldn't be divided, both supplemented and complementing each other. Not having computer network safety as the foundation, commercial affairs business safety is just like the castles in the air. The safety is one of the challenge that E-commerce is facing.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• E-commerce
• Innovative E-business models
• Mobile business
• Business process integration
• Business process re-engineering
• E-marketplace, E-hubs and portals

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MAN 2008: Men's Advisory Network National Conference

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 6, 2008,
Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, Western Australia Australia

The MAN 2008 Conference will build on the achievements of the first conference held in 2006 in identifying issues that need to be addressed by governments and other agencies, the community and the many groups working on behalf of men and boys.

The needs of men for specific services in health, parenting, relationships, work-life balance, mental health and so many other areas are not being adequately met. Unlike the hard won service provisions for women, there is no coordinated policy framework for men.

International Radiation Symposium IRS2008

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Mabu Thermas & Resort, Foz do Iguaci, Brazil

Welcome to the International Radiation Symposium (IRS2008) web site! In the 2008 edition, the symposium will be held at Mabu Thermas & Resort, at Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil from 3 to 8 August 2008. For the first time IRS will take place in a South America.

Foz do Iguaçu city is located at the triple-national border between Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay and is one of the most popular scenic venues in Brazil, with several nature and wildlife features, like Iguassu National Park.

The symposium is organized every four years by the International Radiation Commission (IRC, http://www.irc-iamas.org) which is part of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS, http://www.iamas.org). The goal of the symposium is to provide a venue to present up to date results about the current problems in atmospheric radiation and to encourage the exchange of ideas within the international community.

ICCCN 2008 - 17th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 7, 2008,
Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States

ICCCN is one of the leading international conferences for presenting novel and fundamental advances in the fields of Computer Communications and Networks. It also serves to foster communication among researchers and practitioners working in a wide variety of scientific areas with a common interest in improving communications and networking related techniques.

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The primary focus of the conference is on new and original research results in the areas of design, implementation, and applications of Computer Communications and Networks.

15th International Conference on Superlattices, Nanostructures and Nanodevices (ICSNN2008)

Aug 3, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte Brazil

The International Conference on Superlattices, Nanostructures and Nanodevices is a series of biennial meetings that began in 1984 as a satellite meeting of the main forum in the field, the International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS). In 2008, the Brazilian community will host the first issue in this series to take place in the Southern Hemisphere.