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Conventions: Aug 24, 2008

Theory and Applications of Computational Chemistry in 2008 (TACC2008)

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 28, 2008,
Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center, Shanghai, Shanghai (munic.) China

Since the first applications of computer in chemistry in the early 1960's, "computational chemistry" has evolved today to be at the vanguard of most advances in chemistry, material science, physics, geology, biology and medicine. Its impact in chemistry can be noted from the fact that within four decades of its existence, five of the top ten most highly cited publications in 125 years of JACS are related to computational chemistry.

In addition to technical advances in computers and algorithms, the phenomenal impact of computational chemistry is due to the dedicated and sustained efforts of many individuals. In this regard, we felt that it would be befitting to organize a symposium "Theory and Applications of Computational Chemistry" in 2008 gathering a large number of the world'sleading exponents of computational chemistry. This event also follows previous successful TACC conferences, for example, the 2004 TACC conference in Korea.

Drug Carriers In Medicine & Biology 2008

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 29, 2008,
Big Sky Resort, Big Sky, Montana United States

The 2008 meeting will focus on several areas of drug delivery including protein and oligonucleotide/gene delivery, polymers and lipid particles, nano-materials, antibody drug-conjugates and cellular carriers, directed to various targets at multiple levels, as well as multimodal molecular imaging applied to monitoring delivery and therapeutic efficacy. This meeting will also include the approaches of chemical biology and nanotechnology to target and achieve enhanced delivery and therapeutic outcomes.

Neurobiology Of Brain Disorders 2008

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 29, 2008,
Magdalen College, Oxford, England United Kingdom

The goal of the proposed conference is to assemble a group of scientists who will discuss the molecular basis and pathophysiological consequences of brain disorders, especially neurodegenerative diseases, and who will interpret the disease processes in the context of the rapid advances in fundamental neuroscience that are currently being made. In this fashion, the conference is meant to provide a platform for an international interdisciplinary discussion that unites scientists who work on basic molecular and physiological mechanisms of brain function with researchers who study specific disease processes and/or are interested in translational approaches. Specifically, the conference has the following goals:

* To identify commonalities and differences between diverse pathogenetic processes
* To discuss the molecular and physiological components of neural circuits, and to examine changes in the circuits involved in specific brain diseases
* To assess approaches to investigate, understand, and possibly treat neurodegenerative and other neurological and psychiatric diseases

The overall format of the conference will be to interweave presentations of basic neuroscience and of specific diseases in order to foster discussion between these two approaches. This format is prompted by our concern that one of the major current limitations in the overall field of brain disease research is its relative isolation from basic neuroscience. For example, to our knowledge there is no ongoing conference series that provides a venue connecting neurodegenerative disease research to basic neuroscience. Thus we feel that there is a real need for such a meeting.

9th International Congress of Plant Pathology

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 29, 2008,
Lingotto Conference Centre, Turin, Piemonte Italy

Title of the Congress is "Healthy and Safe Food for Everybody."

The keynote themes will be:
* The role of plant pathology in food safety and food security
* Host-pathogen interactions and molecular plant pathology
* Diseases of Mediterranean crops and forests
* Recent developments in disease management
* Knowledge and technology transfer for plant pathology

COM 2008, 47th Conference of Metallurgists

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 28, 2008,
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada

The Organizing Committee, with the advice of its industry representatives, has selected the theme: Sustainable Practices in Metallurgy and Materials: Embracing the Future with the below listed symposia for structuring the technical program of the conference which reflect the main concerns and issues affecting the future of the metallurgical and materials industry. Lectures will be given by internationally recognized leaders in Industry and will address the major topics that impact the future of the sector. Topics will include economic drivers, impacts of industry consolidation, development of new products, technological developments, manpower development, sustainability, trends in operations and productivity, and human health issues.

International Conference on The Theory and Applications of Computational Chemistry

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 28, 2008,
Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center, Shanghai, Shanghai (munic.) China

Since the first applications of computer in chemistry in the early 1960's, "computational chemistry" has evolved today to be at the vanguard of most advances in chemistry, material science, physics, geology, biology and medicine. Its impact in chemistry can be noted from the fact that within four decades of its existence, five of the top ten most highly cited publications in 125 years of JACS are related to computational chemistry. In addition to technical advances in computers and algorithms, the phenomenal impact of computational chemistry is due to the dedicated and sustained efforts of many individuals. In this regard, we felt that it would be befitting to organize a symposium "Theory and Applications of Computational Chemistry" in 2008 gathering a large number of the world's leading exponents of computational chemistry. This event also follows
previous successful TACC conferences, for example, the 2004 TACC conference in Korea.

Following the tradition of TACC conferences we shall invite a significant number of leading scientists to give preliminary talks. There are also many parallel sessions and poster presentations to allow conference participants present their research works.

AILA 2008 — The 15th World Congress of Applied Linguistics

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 29, 2008,
Essen, Nordrhein Westfalen Germany

The German Association of Applied Linguistcs (GAL e.V.) in co-operation with the University Duisburg-Essen and Congress Center Essen (CCE) is proud to host AILA 2008 — The 15th World Congress of Applied Linguistics.

Europe is encouraging multilingualism in order to maintain the multicultural and multilingual identity of our continent. This—together with an ever increasing process of globalization—is a challenge for the field of Applied Linguistics. Consequently, the main theme of AILA 2008

Multilingualism: Challenges and Opportunities

is a very topical one, likely to attract distinguished colleagues as well as delegates from business, politics, and other areas.

It is felt that the Ruhr region with its multicultural roots is particularly suited to host a congress on topics associated with the conference theme.

We look forward to welcoming you in Essen, the administrative and economic heart of the Ruhr Region.

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

15th International Conference on the Origin of Life (Florence ISSOL '08)

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 29, 2008,
Palazzo dei Congressi, Florence, Toscana Italy

Because of the multidisciplinary character, the study of the origin and early evolution of life, the aim of the conference is to discuss and integrate recent discoveries in manifold scientific fields of exo/astrobiology, including interstellar chemistry, comparative planetology, Precambrian paleobiology, chemical evolution and prebiotic chemistry, microbial evolution, genomics, extremophiles, the search for life in the Solar System, as well as historical and educational aspects related to the origin of life.

2008 Engineering, Pulping, Environmental Conference

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 27, 2008,
Doubletree Hotel & Executive Conference Center, Portland, Oregon United States

The 2008 EPE conference is the perfect forum for paper industry professionals both to acquire practical operating insights and to network with industry peers in technical sessions, tutorials, round tables, new technology sessions and workshops. We encourage you to submit abstracts focusing on new developments, information, guidelines, tools and learning opportunities pertaining to some of the industry’s hottest topics.

European Aerosol Conference (EAC2008)

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 29, 2008,
Helexpo International Exhibition & Congress Center Thessaloniki Greece

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to attend the 2008 European Aerosol Conference (EAC2008), to be held in Thessaloniki, Greece, from 24 – 29 August 2008 at the Helexpo International Exhibition & Congress Center of Thessaloniki.

During this important periodic scientific event, about 700 researchers from more than 40 countries, gather to present their work, discuss new discoveries and problems, exchange their views and develop plans for the future of Aerosol Science and Technology. This not only benefits the specialists but it also increases public awareness and knowledge, regarding this multidisciplinary scientific field and its diverse applications to important societal issues involving the environment, health, energy, materials and other facets of our life.

Elevate 2008 - Reaching New Heights in Educational Videoconferencing

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 27, 2008,
Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta Canada

The conference will feature leading-edge keynotes, hands-on workshops, interactive concurrent sessions, live educational demonstrations by IP video-conference, discussions with key industry leaders, and an educational technology exhibit.

6th International Symposium on In Vitro Culture and Horticultural Breeding

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 28, 2008,
The Chifley at Lennons Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

The local conference organising committee takes great pleasure in inviting you to Brisbane, the capital of Australia's sunshine state in Queensland, to take part in the Sixth International Symposium on In Vitro Culture and Horticultural Breeding.

34th Internatonal Conference on Very Large Data Bases (VLDB 2008)

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 30, 2008,
Skycity Convention Center, Auckland, Auckland Region New Zealand

VLDB is a premier annual international forum for database researchers, vendors, practitioners, application developers, and users. VLDB 2008, the 34th conference in the series, will be held in Auckland, New Zealand. The conference will feature research talks, tutorials, demonstrations, and workshops. It will cover current issues in database and information systems research. Databases remain one of the technological cornerstones of emerging applications of the twenty-first century. New Zealand is, like its neighbour Australia, highly active in this area in both research and industry and is supported by strong international links. The VLDB delegates who will convene in downtown Auckland will experience a vibrant metropolitan area with one of the highest living standards in the world, fast-growing business activity in high-tech areas and a very rich international research culture. The affordable price level and the excellent flight connections will make New Zealand an unforgettable VLDB experience - not to mention that all this comes with the great outdoors and the easygoing lifestyle in New Zealand. The University of Auckland is looking forward to your visit.

International Wheat Genetics Symposium

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 29, 2008,
Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane, Queensland Australia

The main themes of the conference will be:

* Exploiting wheat genetic resources
* Chromosome biotechnology
* Genome dynamics
* Coping with wheat in a changing environment - biotic stresses
* Coping with wheat in a changing environment - abiotic stresses
* Coping with wheat in a changing environment - quality issues
* Coping with wheat in a changing environment - varying development
* Breeding for a changing world
* Integration from molecules to function

The Scientific Program will include presentations from plenary and keynote speakers on each of the major themes, free oral and poster papers, a pre-conference field tour and optional pre and post conference workshops.

Successful Fleet and Transport Management

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 28, 2008,
JW Marriott Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

* Apply the procedures and techniques needed for the effective management of a fleet - trucks, cars, buses and material handling equipment.

* Plan and implement effectively all activities related to fleet management and distribution.

* Manage the organization, personnel, and operational requirements for a successful transportation/distribution department.

Public Relations and Media Skills

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 28, 2008,
Semiramis InterContinental Hotel, Cairo, Egypt

* Analyze and assess the latest public relations concepts and strategies in a variety of contexts.

* Appraise certain public relations techniques and approaches appropriately geared to the working environment of Arab institutions.

* Practice key public relations skills relating to verbal and written communication, as well as editorial, layout and production techniques.

Certified Purchasing Professional

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 28, 2008,
Semiramis InterContinental Hotel, Cairo, Egypt

* Learn the important organizational role of the purchasing department.

* Acquire the proper negotiation techniques with suppliers.

* Evaluate the performance of the department at the macro level.

* Know when and how to train the purchasing staff.

* Decidewhen to buy or lease based on key purchasing factors.

Managing your IT Projects Successfully

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 28, 2008,
JW Marriott Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

* Master fundamental project management skills, concepts and techniques.

* Link project goals and objectives to stakeholders needs in a clear and compelling manner.

* Set realistic measurable objectives and estimate project costs and schedules using proven techniques.

* Develop work breakdown structures and establish an effective project control and monitoring process.

60th Annual Conference of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 27, 2008,
Hilton Quebec Hotel, Quebec, Quebec Canada

At the 2008 Institute of Public Administration of Canada Conference, you can:

Share cutting-edge knowledge of public administration issues and practices with among the 600 conference delegates who are expected to attend.

Establish or renew contact with people of influence, decision makers, and experts mainly from Canada and the United States

Honor excellence in public administration

Celebrate key anniversaries

The 2008 Conference will take place in Québec City, a city with exceptional history, charm, and vitality that make it a leading tourist destination.

Honeywell Users Group Pacific

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 27, 2008,
The Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, Western Australia Australia

Honeywell Users Group has an excellent reputation as one of the best user symposiums in Australia. It provides for the exchange of technical information on Honeywell systems and applications, and it is a great opportunity for networking with other users in the region. The main aim of the conference is to ensure that delegates add value to their individual businesses through their participation.

Exchanging ideas and insights with industry peers is invaluable and the symposium provides many different opportunities to enhance your cross-industry learnings. It provides attendees with the opportunity to:

* Learn how peers tackle day-to-day challenges and implement strategies to enhance business results
* Get a glimpse of Honeywell’s technology roadmap and have the opportunity to provide input on the prioritisation of Honeywell’s research and development spending
* Interact with fellow users, Honeywell technology management and developers, as well as marketing, project and service personnel in informal, open sessions
* Evaluate the latest technology by participating in hands-on demonstrations and experiencing real-world, dynamic simulations

KDD 08 - The 14th ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery & Data Mining

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 27, 2008,
Las Vegas, Nevada United States

The annual ACM SIGKDD conference is the premier international forum for data mining researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and government to share their ideas, research results and experiences. KDD-08 will feature keynote presentations, oral paper presentations, poster sessions, workshops, tutorials, panels, exhibits, demonstrations, and the KDD Cup competition.

5th International Workshop on Electronic Crystals

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 30, 2008,
Institut d’Etudes Scientifiques de Cargèse Corsica, France

The series of workshops ECRYS pursue several goals:

* To gather various communities engaged in studies of static and dynamic properties of spontaneous superstructures.

* To present comprehensively the current activity in all types of Electronic Crystals: Charge Density Waves, Spin Density Waves including the Field Induced ones, Wigner Crystals (in semiconductors, at the He surface, in high magnetic field, of colloids); Charge Ordering and Ferroelectricity in organic conductors; Superstructures due to magnetic breakdown of singlet states (FFLO and CDWs); Stripes, Disproportionation, and local effects in doped oxides; Electron Ordering at charged biomolecules and membranes; Junction effects.

* To emphasize the common phenomenology of Electronic Crystals, Vortex Lattices, Domain Walls, friction, etc: sliding versus pinning and glassy behaviour; plasticity and all related nonlinear, nonstationary and inhomogeneous effects; related physics of topological defects: solitons, dislocations, instantons, phase slips, current conversion.

* To review advanced experimental approaches: synchrotron radiation - space resolved and micro diffraction; nanoscale designs by focused ion beams; quantum mesoscopics of the sliding state; tunnelling, optical and ARPES accesses to pseudo- and intra- gap effects and to electronic interactions.

18th World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 28, 2008,
Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois United States

The program offers two parallel streams in obstetrics and gynecology. As well as the traditional state-of-the-art updates and new research presentations, there will be significant opportunity for small group discussions through ‘Meet the Professor’ and Oral Poster sessions. The program also incorporates the popular live scan demonstrations of normal ultrasound findings by leading world experts.

8th International Workshop on Data Mining in Bioinformatics (BIOKDD '08)

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 27, 2008,
Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada United States

Bioinformatics is the science of managing, mining, and interpreting information from biological data. Various genome projects have contributed to an exponential growth in DNA and protein sequence databases. Advances in high-throughput technology such as microarrays and mass spectrometry have further created the fields of functional genomics and proteomics, in which one can monitor quantitatively the presence of multiple genes, proteins, metabolites, and compounds in a given biological state. The ongoing influx of these data, the presence of biological answers to data observed despite noises, and the gap between data collection and knowledge curation have collectively created exciting opportunities for data mining researchers.

Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 27, 2008,
University College Cork, Cork, Munster Ireland

The annual Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference (ABIC) is an essential event for scientists, researchers and other professionals working in the area of agricultural biotechnology. ABIC provides a unique forum where the latest scientific advances in agricultural biotechnology are presented, and where future directions of agricultural biotechnology are highlighted and discussed.

ABIC 2008 will be hosted in University College Cork,Ireland from August 24th to 27th. The primary sponsor for the 2008 conference is Teagasc, the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority. Teagasc provides integrated research, advisory and training services for the agri-food industry in Ireland.

7th International Conference on Nuclear and Radiochemistry

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 29, 2008,
Eötvös Loránd University Budapest Hungary

The series of International Conference on Nuclear and Radiochemistry aims to promote worldwide scientific collaboration among scientists involved in various aspects of nuclear chemistry and radiochemistry. The first conference in the series was held in Lindau, Germany (1984), and subsequently organized in every four years in various parts of Europe, i.e. Brighton, England (1988), Vienna, Austria (1992), St. Malo, France (1996), Pontresina, Switzerland (2000) and Aachen, Germany (2004). Now it is our pleasure to announce the Seventh International Conference on Nuclear and Radiochemistry (NRC-7). The conference will be held in Budapest, Hungary, between 24 August and 29 August 2008. The beautiful capital of Hungary is especially suitable to make the participants feel its friendly atmosphere not only during the sessions but also during the time of relaxation.

Although the conference has a European tradition, contributions and participation from all over the world are welcome.

International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanic (ICTAM),

Aug 24, 2008 - Aug 29, 2008,
Adelaide Convention Centre Adelaide, South Australia Australia

The International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics is an international non-governmental scientific organisation belonging to the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU). It was founded in 1948, with the objectives to form a link between persons and organisations engaged in scientific work in mechanics and related fields, and to promote the development of mechanics, both theoretical and applied, as a scientific discipline.

The International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM) is held every four years. It provides an important means of meeting the objectives of IUTAM through the gathering of the mechanics community. The first ICTAM was held in 1924, in Delft, The Netherlands. A list of past ICTAM Congresses and their locations can be found by following the links to the left.