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Conventions: Sep 17, 2008

Occupational Safety & Health Exhibition for Asia (OS+H Asia 2008)

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008,
Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore City, Singapore

OS+H Asia 2008 is again poised as the platform for OSH consultants, product manufacturers and suppliers, facilities and service providers and OSH practitioners to excavate the wealth of opportunities found in the Asian OS+H market.

The ILO estimated as many as 600,000 work-related fatalities annually in Asia (excluding Japan). In industrialized Asian countries, manufacturing and construction industries account for the bulk of the occupational accidents, while a high number of fatalities are reported in mining and transport.

Help improve the Asian system for occupational safety and health, by bringing your products to OS+H Asia 2008!

Semantic E-business and Enterprise Computing (SEEC)

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008,
Cochin, Kerala India

The 1st International Conference on ‘Semantic E-business and enterprise computing’ in Kerala, India, will create an international forum for the evolving field of semantic E-business and enterprise computing.

With the increased size and complexity of e-business applications and products, e-business products are often no longer produced or created by an individual or even a single entrepreneur. Instead, e-business applications and products are now commonly produced by different developers using diverse practices. Therefore the meaning of those applications in e-business are contributed by the organisations and the individuals who are participating in e-business. In order to apply more and more meaning to e-business and enterprise computing and thereby minimising the complexity of e-business and enterprise computing, it is beneficial for those working in the field to standardize e- business applications. By developing e-business and enterprise computing products using semantic techniques, e-business entrepreneurs are finding solutions to these problems and attempting to enhance the meaning of online business and thus reducing the risks of online business, and also reduces the time of enterprise computing applications developments.

GaLaBau

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 20, 2008,
Exhibition Center, Nuremberg, Bavaria Germany

GaLaBau is the meeting point for constructors, engineers, architects, decorators and designers. This is the biggest national display of materials, machinery, raw materials, equipments and technological advances in construction and architecture, interior and exterior decoration, virtual and industrial design.

Manufacturers of Building materials, Construction Machinery and Equipment, Building Material and Accessories, Technical products, IT products and services for the building industry, Maintenance related products & technology will be participating in the exhibition.

Forest Fires 2008

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008,
Toledo Campus of The University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Toledo Spain

International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Forest Fires. This Conference aims to address all aspects of forest fires, from fire propagation in different scenarios to the optimum strategies for fire-fighting. It will also cover issues related to economic, ecological, social and health effects.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING
* Keep up-to-date on the latest advances in the field.
* Present your research within a unique forum.
* Collaborate with experts from around the world.
* Your conference paper will be reviewed by members of the Committee and other colleagues and will be rapidly processed for prompt publication in book form.
* In addition, all papers in the conference book will be permanently archived in the Transactions of the Wessex Institute on our eLibrary site, where they will be available to the international scientific community.

4th Biennial Innovative Foods Centre Conference (FIESTA 2008)

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 18, 2008,
Brisbane, Queensland Australia

The fourth biennial Innovative Foods Centre conference will emphasise the science, applications and benefits of emerging technologies, with a focus on creating market opportunities for a range of value-added food products.

The organising committee is developing a specialised program that highlights the expanding role of emerging technologies global food industry trends such as health and nutrition, safety, quality and functionality as well as featuring aspects of equipment, market opportunities and associated commercialisation case studies.

Managing Water in a Climate Changing World

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 20, 2008,
Portland, Oregon United States

Accelerating changes in the global climate are changing the way water is managed in the American West. Some of the resulting impacts, such as increased crop water demands, are only beginning to be felt, while others, such as earlier melting of mountain snowpacks, are already well advanced. Water managers will increasingly be confronted with decision situations where old rules and old expectations no longer apply, and new design practices, new operating rules, new management practices, and even new legislation altering water management policies and water rights, will be required. This conference is designed to help prepare water managers for these changes.

European Surveyors Congress Strassbourg 2008

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008,
Palais de la Musique et des Congrès Strasbourg, Alsace France

The primary objective of this European Congress is to improve understanding and visibility of the profession of Surveyor in France and throughout Europe among the various European institutions and consumers in the European Union.

By working on the European level, we are seeking to define the scope, space and markets which are those of Licensed Surveyors in France and the other countries of the Union today.

By bringing together all of our European partners in this initiative, we hope to pinpoint orientations and strong points concerning the roles, activities and missions of the Surveyor profession in European society.

8th IAPR International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (DAS 2008)

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008,
Nara Prefectural New Public Hall Nara, Japan

DAS ’08 will be a 100% participation, single-track workshop with guest speakers, oral,poster, and demo sessions, working group discussions, and a banquet. Posters and demos will be introduced in short presentations to encourage the active participation of everyone.
For the working group discussions, participants will be segmented into small groups, each of which will be assigned a topic of discussion. At the end of the workshop, results of the discussions will be summarized. The workshop proceedings published by Springer-Verlag in the
LNCS series will be distributed at the workshop.

21st Annual IEEE International SOCC Conference (SOCC 2008)

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 20, 2008,
Raddison Hotel Newport Beach, California United States

For more than twenty years, IEEE SOC Conference has been providing a premier forum for the ASIC and SoC community for sharing the latest advances in technologies and applications in that area. Founded in 1987 by the IEEE chapter of Rochester, NY, as a local ASIC Seminar, the conference rapidly grew into a well respected international ASIC conference. As ASICs grew in complexity over the years, the IEEE ASIC Conference was one of the first conferences to pick up the trend towards System-on-Chip integration - back in 1999. Since then, the conference - now renamed as IEEE ASIC/SOC and later as IEEE SOCC - has emerged as the premier technical conference focusing specifically on the field of SoC development and related areas.

13th International Congress for Battery Recycling

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008,
Intercontinental Hotel, Dusseldorf, Nordrhein Westfalen Germany

The 13th International Congress for Battery Recycling will be held from 17 – 19 September 2008 in the beautiful Intercontinental Hotel in Düsseldorf.

4th Annual Lean Accounting Summit

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 18, 2008,
Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa Las Vegas, Nevada United States

The 4th Annual Lean Accounting Summit will be held out West for the first time! Join more than
500 top-level executives from across the globe for what has become THE catalyst for change
in progressive, forward-thinking companies like Boeing, LaZBoy, Capital One, Buck Knives, Cummins Inc., Glad Manufacturing, Parker Hannifin, Wahl Clipper, The Wiremold Company, Textron Inc., and hundreds more, large and small, private and public.

Hotels and Money New Europe

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 18, 2008,
Royal Garden Hotel, London, England, United Kingdom

Financing, investing in and developing New Europe’s hotels and resorts.
Hotels & Money New Europe is about financing, investing in, and developing the hotels and resorts of New Europe.

It brings together hotel brands on the one hand together with hotel buyers and investors on the other, together with the developers, financiers and professional services experts that are creating New Europe’s hotels of tomorrow.

They will spend two days examining global trends and local investment opportunities in this sector.

3rd International New Flame-retarding Technology and Flame-retarding Material Industry Exhibition

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008,
Shanghai New International Expo Center, Shanghai, Shanghai (munic.) China

The Third International Flame-retarding Exhibition is undertaken by China Flame Retardant Society together with American Fire Safety Council, European Flame Retardant Association and American Fire Retardant Chemicals Association, which will be hold in Shanghai New International Exhibition Center in September2008. The exhibition will have foreign exhibition regiment to exhibit, show new technology and product.

European BioPharm Scale-Up Congress 2008

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008,
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

The European BioPharm Scale-Up Congress is the leading annual bioprocessing meeting for industry experts. It is the only meeting which dedicates an entire day to both upstream and downstream processing. Taking place in Geneva from 17-19 September 2008, this is a unique and unmissable event.

Although biologics are predicted to be the key industry revenue drivers of the future, there is a constant pressure to meet growing demand by producing higher volumes of quality products and increasing speed to market. Our mix of expert speakers from both the pharmaceutical and biotech sector will share their knowledge on cutting edge manufacturing strategies to enhance bioprocessing.

5th International Council of Nurses International Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nursing Network (INP/APNN) Conference

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 20, 2008,
Toronto, Ontario Canada

This conference will inspire advanced practice nurses around the globe to learn new ways to handle challenges, and will provide an exciting opportunity to network with clinicians, administrators, policy-makers, educators, researchers, students, and interdisciplinary colleagues.

Gartner Portals, Content & Collaboration Summit 2008 - LA

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008,
Los Angeles, California United States

The Gartner Portals, Content & Collaboration Summit is all about working together effectively - among your own employees and with external business partners. Sharing knowledge and improving learning. But setting up the right architecture, investing in the best technologies, mixing new and legacy systems, maintaining control, and meeting new compliance requirements can be difficult undertakings.

Get the unbiased advice and most recent analysis that can help from our industry-leading analyst team. You'll gain knowledge of how the workplace is changing and what solutions leading corporations are using to take advantage of the opportunities these changes offer. Make sure your organization stays a step ahead by making sure you attend this summit.

GreenTech Expo 2008. International Exhibition on Green Manufacturing, Energy Conservation, Pollution & Emission Control and Green Energy.

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008,
Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong China

GreenTech Expo is set to become a working platform for the environmental protection sector—energy conservation and emission reduction in particular—in South China’s highly industrialized Pearl River Delta.

The exhibition will showcase the best in environmental technology and innovation at home and abroad. In addition, the event will give an impetus to the participation of businesses that have demonstrated a commitment to environmental management to share their expertise in green management.

Exhibits include:-
- Energy Conservation & Efficient Products and Solutions
- Emission Reduction Products and Solutions
- Waste(Water, Liquid & Solid) Management and Treatment
- Green Building Technology and Materials
- Green Energy (Solar Thermal, Photo voltaic, wind & Bio-energy)

Infectious Disease 2008 Board Review Course (13th Annual Comprehensive Review for Board Preparation)

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 21, 2008,
The Ritz Carlton, Tysons Corner McLean, Virginia United States

This comprehensive course will cover clinical aspects of diseases likely to be encountered by infectious disease specialists in internal medicine, including clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, epidemiology, host defense mechanisms, and antimicrobial pharmacology. Viruses, parasites, bacteria, mycobacteria, and fungi will be covered. Diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, diseases of travelers, immunocompromised patients, critical care patients, and organ transplant recipients will also be discussed. After completing the course, attendees will be more confident of their ability to perform well on the upcoming Infectious Disease Subspecialty Examination and will have improved their clinical knowledge.

The Intelligent Railway

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008,
University of York, York, England, United Kingdom

The industry needs to optimise their assets and use todays information management solutions to do the hard work for them. By enabling infrastructure and rolling stock to monitor their own systems and report failures, as well as assessing the operating conditions and optimising their performance accordingly, engineers will be able to ensure that managing and maintaining an efficient railway system is achievable.

This seminar explores the Intelligent Railway, using technologies such as asset based fault detection, remote condition monitoring and smart ticketing, to provide an efficient and sustainable mode of transport to meet the demand of tomorrows customers.

19th Annual Coronary Interventions

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008,
Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines San Diego, California United States

Scripps Clinic's Annual Coronary Interventions conference is a stimulating and comprehensive program that features live case demonstrations, lectures and panel discussions that will discuss the state-of-the-art concepts and techniques of interventional cardiology.

4th PorTech Asia 2008

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 18, 2008,
Renaissance Tianjin TEDA Hotel & Convention Centre, Tianjin, Tianjin (munic.) China

PorTech Asia2008 is the leading industry gathering for executives who are interested in Chinese ports and terminals market. 250+ executives in port and related industries will gather in Tianjin September 17-18,2008. More than 40 speakers will lead you a new era to large Chinese ports & terminals market.

The 4th PorTech Asia 2008 is the leading industry gathering for executives who are interested in Chinese ports and terminals market. It will provide critical insights into the industry trends and future market tendency, innovative port technologies, international cooperation, investment trend and preventive counter-measures, and safety and environmental solutions with 250+ decision-makers, world-renowned industry experts from international port authorities, port service providers, hardware and software providers, consulting and investors participated in.

Advances in qPCR

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 18, 2008,
Stockholm Sweden

Welcome to the inaugural Advances in qPCR conference and exhibition, to be held in Stockholm, the hub of the Baltic region.

The conference will be co-located with RNAi Europe, giving an expected attendance of over 500. Registered delegates will have access to both meetings.

Make the most of your trip by attending the co-located training courses.

BIOSPAIN 2008

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008,
Granada Exhibition and Congress Centre Granada, Spain

BIOSPAIN 2008 Is the International Meeting on Biotechnology to be held in Granada from the 17th to the 19th of September.

BIOSPAIN 2008 is a forum for presenting research and technical novelties and services, as well as for analyzing and monitoring Spanish and International Biotechnological Pipelines. BIOSPAIN is supported by academic and professional representatives, by public and private institutions, in collaboration with Spanish and International entities representing all bio-sectors.

BIOSPAIN 2008 gives a platform for you to establish contacts, attract clients, investors and generate synergistic relationships. This will also enable you to obtain access to a growing market, linking you with the latest scientific and business context in Spanish biotechnology. BIOSPAIN provides an ideal business environment through its wide workshops offer.

The China (Shanghai) International Industry Exhibition for New Fireproofing Technology and Material 2008

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 19, 2009,
Shanghai New International Expo Center, No. 2345, Longyang Road Pudong New Area, Shanghai, Shanghai (munic.) China

The China (Shanghai) International Industry Exhibition for New Fireproofing Technology and Material 2008
In order to implement the strict requirement stipulated by the Fire Bureau of Ministry of Public Security of China, all-round pursuance and realization of control to flame-retarding and fire-proofing products as well as implementation of mandatory national standard of “Requirements and Marks on Burning Behavior of Flame-retarding and fire-proofing Products and Subassemblies in Public Place” ( GB20286－2006), enforce to use flame-retarding and fire-proofing products in public place will be further promoted. Since July 1st , 2008, according to the requirement by the Fire Bureau of Ministry of Public Security, any products which fail to meet conditions of “Requirements and Marks on Burning Behavior of Flame-retarding and fire-proofing Products and Subassemblies in Public Place” must be inspected by the fire department, and all the unqualified products after examination shall not be approved. The enforcement of such a requirement will definitely bring a bright prospect to China’s flame-retarding and fire-proofing industry.
Scope of Exhibits:
1. Fireproof materials: fireproof pipes, fireproof wires and cables, fire resistant cable, fire-refractory coating, fire-proof sealing material, fire-proof paint, fire-proof ink, water-base fire retarding treatment agents, fireproof box for cables, clapboard, wire and cable fire-proof covering pipes, fire plate, fire retardant ring for the pipes, fire-proof pillow, fire-proof sealing materials, fireproof suit, fire-proof plus material, and all sorts of fire-proof decorative material; refractory steel, refractory fiber, all sorts of refractory / heat-resistant materials and products and all sorts of fireproof raw materials
2. Fireproof buildings and fittings: fire-proof doors and windows, flame-resistant glass, fire curtain, fire bulkhead, fire-proof rolled steel, fire-proof furnishings, fire-proof wallpaper, fire-proof suspended ceiling, fireproof bridges for cables etc.
3. Fire-protection device: fire damper, smoke evacuation fire damper, fire extinguisher, fireproof exhaust fan etc.; Production equipment for fireproof materials, fireproof devices and safety system etc.; fire inspection instruments, fire alarms and relevant fire protection technologies, management software, books and magazines etc.

Elenex Vietnam 2008:The 2nd International Electrical Installation, Transmission & Distribution and Lighting Technologies, Supplies & Services Exhibition

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008,
Ho Chi Minh City Exhibition & Convetion Centre (HIECC) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Exhibition Profile:
*Bus Bars *Cables, Cable Trays *Cables Management Systems *Connectors/Connecting Systems *Controls / Control Equipment *Electrical Accessories *Distribution Equipment *Metering & Monitoring Equipment *Power Generating Equipment *Relays & Converters *Switchboards/ Switchgears *Terminals *Transformers *Trunking & Trunking Systems *Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems, Wiring Accessories.

Oil and Gas Exchange Houston 2008

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 18, 2008,
Crowne Plaza Houston, Houston, Texas United States

Achieving E&P excellence is a fundamental factor to maximise mature oilfield production and facilitate exploration in deeper and more difficult locations. The Oil & Gas Exchange 2008 provides you with the perfect learning and networking opportunity to realise future decisions through interactive discussion in the unique Exchange format.

Bringing together senior E&P decision makers from across the globe, IQPC’s seventh annual Oil & Gas Exchange will deliver cutting edge technological developments in the industry and best practice methods for effective implementation. Themes to be addressed this year include:
Driving value from the digital oilfield: Take advantage of the technological capacity for real time data through efficiency gains, collaboration and more barrels of oil
Facilitating knowledge exchange: Comprehensive practical analysis of the strategic, business process and technological requirements for providing faster access to information and ensuring higher quality decision making
Asset optimisation through technological and business innovation: Manage huge quantities of data to deliver efficiency gains through improved access, quality and visualisation techniques.

Food & Hotel Thailand 2008

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 20, 2008,
5th Floor Royal Paragon Hall, Exhibition & Convention Center, Bangkok Thailand

Food & Hotel Thailand 2008, incorporation IFHS and Retail Thailand 2008, will once again be held at the Royal Paragon Halls in the heart of Bangkok to follow on from its record breaking success in 2007 when it attracted a total of 19,369 trade visitors from 56 countries.
Food & Hotel Thailand remains the number one event in Asia for the hospitality industry's premium market supply of international food, beverage, equipment and technology.
Make sure you build on your business success by contacting the organiser today.

Compelling Place to Work - BNHRA Legislative Dinner

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 17, 2008,
Buffalo Niagara Marriott Buffalo, New York United States

Baculovirus Technology

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 18, 2008,
Radisson Hotel Boston, Massachusetts United States

The Baculovirus Technology meeting features talks from experts who are achieving breakthroughs and clinical success using the BEVS both for protein production and in development of vaccines.

Along with talks that address basic biological properties, the agenda will feature case studies from industry leaders, and presentations about transduction, optimizing expression, automation, and baculovirus-derived vaccines in clinical trials.

Drug Development China

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 18, 2008,
The Fairmont San Francisco, California United States

Sought by most international pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, China has become a partner of choice MNCs. In order to minimize unnecessary expenses, time and risk involved in R&D, companies have found an effective solution and worthy partner in this low-cost region populated by a highly-skilled drug discovery and development talent pool. In addition, due to its growing west-ern-educated middle class, China presents valuable commercial opportunities for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

However, companies want to be certain their intellectual property and proprietary processes are protected and that the effort of an overseas operation is ultimately worth the effort. For those interested in taking advantage of the recent regulatory improvements, skilled labor, patient population and quality research of the region, there are methods for overcoming the obstacles and leveraging the incredible opportunities offered by China.

Pharma Mini MBA-Autumn School

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008,
The Rembrandt Hotel, London, England, United Kingdom

The course will enable you to

&bull Understand what strategic thinking is and to use strategy tools within Bio/Pharma.

&bull Learn how to solve problems, prioritise solutions, deal with uncertainty and influence stakeholders more effectively

&bull Develop your leadership skills and share best practice with other managers from across the Accelerated Pharmaceutical Industry

&bull Become more effective in coping with change in the Bio/Pharma Industry

&bull Understand the essentials of managing projects in the Bio/Pharma industry

&bull Become more effective in your cross-cultural communication

&bull Explore the benefits and costs of doing an MBA

Potency Testing Explained

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 17, 2008,
The Rembrandt Hotel, London, England, United Kingdom

This course has been designed to offer a practical hands-on workshop to rapidly inform you about the immunological and microbiological issues which are associated with the potency testing of veterinary vaccines.

This is an excellent opportunity to experience a guide through the production of antigens for vaccines and to learn about appropriate in-process tests as well as about the requirements for potency testing of finished batches of product.

By the end of the course you should have a good understanding of many of the terms used in the preparation of veterinary vaccines which will help you to read and prepare dossiers for Marketing Application procedures.

Advances in qPCR Conference and Exhibition

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 18, 2008,
Stockholm International Fairs & Congress Center Stockholm Sweden

Agenda Topics:
- qPCR in Diagnostics
- Detection of Tumour Cells
- microRNA/siRNA Applications
- Epigenetics
- Chip / location analysis
- Single Cell qPCR
- BioStatistics & Bioinformatics
- Assay QC ; sample, reverse transcription

3rd China Advanced Coal Chemical Summit

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 18, 2008,
Holiday Inn Erdos Hotel Erdos, Inner Mongolia China

Pre-event Questionnaire
Upon your confirmation, you have the privilege to communicate with our speakers on your individual questions before they start to prepare their presentations.

Unique Format
Highly interactive panels, productive group discussions and selected keynote speakers bring you the unique format of a problem solving forum.

Exclusive Networking
Network with ultimate decision makers of the industry through carefully designed business and social gatherings. Most importantly, the event is by invitation only and gives absolutely no entry to non-decision makers.

Valuable Contacts
Exclusive acquisition of participants list for your business development

Advanced Case Studies
Most up-to-date case studies will help you better understand issues and problems addressed. Information is carefully prepared in both hard copies and CD-roms

Our research shows that general managers, COOs, chief engineers, strategic planning directors, business development directors and procurement directors from the following state-owned companies:

► Coal
► Coal-to-Liquid
► Gasification
► Liquefaction
► Synthetic Gas
► Chemicals
► Methanol
► Olefins/

are searching for the following solutions:

► Coal Chemical Technology (e.g. CTL, MTO)
► Catalysts
► Industrial Gas
► Gas Separation
► EPC
► Compressors
► Pumps & Valves
► Chemical Logistics
► Testing Companies
► Insurance
► Investment Bankers

Isocyanates

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 17, 2008,
SCI International Headquarters London, England, United Kingdom

Central Asia Mining & Metallurgical Innovation Forum

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008,
Bakshasaray Kazakhstan

Mining & Metallurgical Innovation Forum will be held alongside the MiningWorld Central Asia 2008 and KazMet 2008 Exhibitions in Bakshasaray on 17 September 2008. It is a top-level forum where current trends in Kazakhstan and Central Asian countries mining industry can be discussed. Forum is fully dedicated to the actual problems and topics of the mining industry.

KEY TOPICS:

* Innovation policy in mining and metallurgy industry
* The current state of mining-metallurgy industry in Kazakhstan
* Techniques and technologies for innovative reformations
* Labour and environment protection

Kazakhstan International Heavy Construction & Machinery Exhibition (Kazcomak 2008)

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008,
Atakent International Exhibition Centre Almaty Kazakhstan

Kazcomak is an established event, taking place for the 5th time in 2008. The event has grown by four times since its launch in 2004 and, in 2008, it will utilise a whole pavilion in Atakent Exhibition Centre. This year the focus is on growing of international participation in the event to reflect the demand for foreign machinery and equipment in the region. As a result, the number of international companies represented at the exhibition is expected to grow considerably.

in-cosmetics India - The leading Exhibition & Conference for Personal Care & Homecare Ingredients in India

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 18, 2008,
Bombay Exhibition Center, Mumbai, Maharashtra India

As a centre of excellence for R&D, formulation, science and technology in the region, in-cosmetics India delivers an impressive range of scientific, technical and commercial expertise including a Conference and Innovations Seminars.

The ultimate business & networking platform, in-cosmetics India allows visitors to engage face-to-face with leading but also niche personal care and homecare ingredients suppliers from India and the rest of the world.

MEMS Packaging Course

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have captured the interest of the public with their promise to miniaturize existing systems, making them smaller, less expensive, and more reliable. MEMS devices, also known as Microsystems or Micromachines, are now being used in an increasing number of applications, including air bag sensors, Digital Light Processing™ projectors, and inkjet printers, to name a few. This course focuses on design, operation, packaging, and reliability aspects of MEMS technologies, with a particular emphasis on packaging.

Since MEMS devices have a large surface area to volume ratio, certain surface effects (e.g., electrostatics, liquid wetting) dominate volume effects (e.g., inertia or thermal mass). Finite element analysis (FEA) is an important part of MEMS design and operational simulation. The sensor technology made significant progress due to MEMS. Complexity and performance of advanced MEMS-based sensors are described by different MEMS sensor generations.

High Impact Presentations

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 17, 2008,
Continuing Education and Conference Center Minnesota United States

Powerful speaking and presentation skills are an asset in any organization. This course will prepare you for verbal and visual high impact communication-whether you're speaking to a group, or one-on-one with an employee, a customer, or your boss. You'll learn how to plan a presentation, use supporting materials, and begin and end effectively. You also gain tips for "selling" ideas, personalizing information in your presentation, and projecting believability. The focus is on enhancing your natural speaking style as you improve the content and delivery of your presentations.

Marketing 2.0 and Beyond

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008,
Sydney, New South Wales Australia

The online arena is increasingly being hailed as the future of the marketing profession. Applications such as blogs, wikis, search engines, mobile communications and social networking sites such as facebook are seemingly perfect tools for marketers to use in communicating their organisation’s products and strategies to their target demographic.

However, there is a lack of understanding from senior managers, who see this area as fraught with risk and better handled by those with a focus on the technology behind the applications. Even marketers themselves can fall into this trap, meaning that opportunities are wasted, or worse still, never explored.

Marketers need to ensure that marketing 2.0 is understood and not relegated or consolidated into the technical or web focused departments, but acknowledged as a legitimate part of the marketing function, or the organisation risks their competitors gaining a significant advantage in a highly competitive market.

This two-day conference will identify and explore solutions to the challenges that face marketing professionals in developing a marketing 2.0 strategy and suggest how to:

* Develop a strategy that provides maximum exposure for your organisation
* Explore the opportunities presented by marketing 2.0 platforms
* Optimise your position on search results
* Encourage awareness and appreciation of marketing 2.0 across the organisation
* Integrate and build on initial successes in future marketing campaigns

1st ESF-MedCLIVAR Summer School

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 27, 2008,
Hydrobiological Station and Aquarium of Rhodes, Rhodes Greece

The 1st ESF-MedCLIVAR summer school will educate, through keynote talks, interactive sessions and tutorials on the physical, statistical and modelling aspects of climate variability in the seasonal, long-term scales as well as in extremes.

It will bring together the atmospheric and oceanic components of Mediterranean climate variability providing education across disciplines. The school topics will include:

The global and regional atmospheric mechanisms dominating the Mediterranean Climate

Observed changes in the atmospheric and oceanic circulation
Observed and modelled changes in atmospheric and oceanic parameters and their coupling
Sea level and wind wave changes and their forcing
Atmospheric and oceanic coupling of the Mediterranean Sea with the global atmospheric and oceanic circulation
Changes in the extremes and the seasonality of atmospheric and oceanic parameters
Monitoring and forecast strategies
Climate change policy and management

The School is targeted to active new researchers, Ph.D. students, and recent post-docs. In addition, researchers wishing to train or re-train in the subject of the school are also welcome especially if coming from developing Mediterranean countries not presently having a strong Mediterranean variability research established.

ESRC Development in Economics Conference

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 18, 2008,
University of Sussex Sussex, England, United Kingdom

The UK Economic and Social Research Council is supporting a series of three annual UK-based Development Economics conferences. The first conference will take place at the University of Sussex on 17-18 September 2008.

This will be organised as a relatively small scale conference, based on the presentation of around 12 papers in order to provide opportunity to present and discuss papers in depth.

The first conference will be focused on economic growth in developing countries.

Growth has once again become an important issue of concern in the development agenda, in part reflecting impressive performance of countries such as China, India and Vietnam and the limited, or unsustained, growth experienced by many other developing countries. The conference will consider issues about how to achieve and sustain growth, and its impacts on poverty and various inequalities.

The Australian Human Resources Summit 2008

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 18, 2008,
Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre Sydney, New South Wales Australia

Bringing you the latest industry developments and comprehensive insights from the nation’s leading employers the Australian Human Resources Summit 2008 will prove the catalyst to your professional and practical development. This industry hub profiles and unlocks HR excellence.

Themes:

• Start a conversation – unleashing the benefits of result orientated staff communications
• The view from the Boardroom
• Creating a High Performance Career Management System
• How to gain team belief in your brand
• Is there a key to a successful merger or acquisition from a Human Resources perspective
• Embedding Talent Management across a large and complex organisation
• Development strategies for employees and future leaders
• Building an effective integrated employee performance & recognition system – criteria, considerations & challenges
• Ensuring that Attraction Packages do not exceed what your Organisation can Offer
• Wellness programs as a business strategy
• Managing mental health in the workplace: Risk assessment and strategies to engage a diverse workforce
• Talent strategies for varying generations in the workplace
• Making the step up from HR to CEO - Logical leap or a giant step?
• Practical actions for improved Employee Retention in a competitive labour market
• The Future of the Australian Industrial Relations Landscape – Future challenges and Opportunities for Employers
• The new era of arrangements
• Linking Your Recruitment Program with Your Workforce Planning Needs
• The Recognition of Performance Excellence - An Appreciative Approach to Performance Management
• Unlocking the benefits of broad based employee benefit programs and targeted development opportunities
• Assessing the Psychology Behind Performance Management and Employee Engagement in a Global Corporation

Register for only $1,195 + GST before Friday 1st August 2008 and save $200 on the standard rate.
Register 3 delegates and the 4th attends for free

Biofuels Markets East Africa

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 18, 2008,
Kilimanjaro Hotel Kempinski Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

The inaugural Biofuels Markets East Africa will bring together key players from the region, with particular focus on Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya, with global industry experts.

Biofuels Markets East Africa Conference & Exhibition
This exciting new event will have a case study led agenda of presentations, panels and Q&A, reviewing the current status of the Biofuels market in this region and addressing the expanding opportunities for the production of feedstock and Biofuels for both use in Africa and for export. The event will be preceded by a one day masterclass on Jatropha.

Jatropha Masterclass
With current concerns on feedstock pricing and the market still assessing how production will develop, Jatropha has emerged as an interesting alternative. Many Jatropha developments are already underway in this region and this masterclass will provide a market update and ensure debate and analysis of its potential.

Diplomats, Agents, Adventurers and Spies 1500-1700 - A Conference

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008,
Universityof Kent Kent,, England, United Kingdom

The Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (University of Kent) and the Centre for Editing Lives and Letters (QMUL) are pleased to co-sponsor a 3-day conference to be held at the University of Kent on 17-19th September 2008. We invite speakers from across the disciplines to consider early modern agency and the transfer of knowledge between states, agents, travellers and spies in the period 1500-1700. Whilst recent scholarship in this area has focussed on early modern interactions and questions of policy, polity and politics, the negotiations and encounters of intelligencers, diplomats and spies remain relatively unexplored. Considering the relationship between agents and information we seek to address some of the following questions: how did intelligencers retrieve, transmit, and present information? What was the value of this information and how was it received? How were networks of influence constructed and maintained?

G50 Annual Meeting - Group of Fifty

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 20, 2008,
Washington, Distr. Columbia United States

The Group of Fifty will hold its XV Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. from September 17-21, 2008. Preparations are underway to ensure an outstanding meeting that will consist of G-50's signature ingredients that make our gathering one of the most exceptional regional forums of its kind. This meeting will stand out on account of our 15-year celebration, to be held on the eve of the U.S. presidential election.

Employment Law: Termination 2008 Conference (Minneapolis)

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 17, 2008,
The Hilton Minneapolis, Minnesota United States 55403

The lagging economy has forced many corporations to downsize. The conference I created will give you the most up-to-date information on what you need to know to protect yourself and company from potential lawsuits.

Tonkin’s Employment Law: TERMINATION 2008 is designed to provide important insights and practical guidance on how to protect your organization from legal exposure during an employee reduction situation. Highlighting the up-to-date, must know developments, current laws and top lawsuit prevention practices from leading lawyers throughout the country. You will walk away from this conference with a clear understanding of how your reduction can affect your staff, including grievances that will inevitably crop-up; sure-fire employee communication tips and techniques to implement in various scenarios, which will protect your corporation from legal exposures.

The Global Green Revolution 2008

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 17, 2008,
Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, California United States

New this year: our one-day Global Executive Symposium, THE GLOBAL GREEN REVOLUTION 2008: DRIVING GROWTH THROUGH SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, delivers smart strategies for seizing new opportunities for revenue and customer loyalty in sustainable solutions. The Executive Symposium is capped by a celebration of today's true green technology leaders, cross-industry, at our 2008 Green Excellence Awards Reception and Banquet.

Bunker Fuel Management

Sep 17, 2008 - Sep 18, 2008,
Park Hotel Athens, 10, Alexandras Ave., Athens, Greece

ACI’s premier Bunker Fuel Management event will explore the latest issues concerning bunkering such as high cost, fuel quality, availability and environmental pressures. Shipowners and managers are now seeking the most cost-efficient ways of managing their bunkering activities to ensure competitiveness. This event will provide a platform for shipowners, managers and other stakeholders to share ideas and actively discuss the most topical issues in the management of bunkering fuels.

THE AGENDA
Throughout the 2 days you will have the opportunity to hear from your industry peers and discover the hottest developments in bunker fuel management:

• Understanding the Current Bunker Markets
• Analysing the Latest Risk Management Strategies in Bunker Fuels Procurement
• Best Practices in Managing Fuel Efficiency, Cost and Savings
• Alternative Methods of Reducing Emission
• Alternative Fuels: What are the Viable and Available Options
• Ensuring Cost-Effective Compliance Regulations