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Conventions: Sep 24, 2008

Finn Build-Helsinki International Building Fair

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 27, 2008,
Helsinki Fair Centre, Helsinki, Etelä-Suomen lääni, Finland

Finn Build-Helsinki International Building Fair, is the most significant building fair in Finland. Exhibit Latest Technology in Building Construction Including all of its Supporing Industries. Participants will also receive country market briefings from Finland.Profile for exhibit include Security - Risk Management, Building & Construction, Building Machinery and many more.

The Sustainable City 2008: 5th International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
Skiathos Palace Hotel, Skiathos Greece

Fifth International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability. The conference aims to address the many inter-related aspects of the urban environment from transport and mobility to social exclusion and crime prevention. It is hoped that the meeting will build on the contributions made in previous conferences, which successfully managed to provide an international view of the problems facing modern cities and their solutions.

27th Annual Congress of the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia (ESRA 2008)

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 27, 2008,
Centro Congressi, Magazzini del Cotone Genova,, Liguria Italy

ESRA GOALS

• To associate and affiliate into one organization all anaesthesiologists and other physicians and scientists who are engaged in, or interested in, the techniques of regional anaesthesia for surgery, obstetrics, pediatrics and pain control.
• To encourage specialisation and research in these areas.
• To promote and sponsor courses and hands-on workshops.
• To encourage the teaching of regional anaesthetic procedures in anaesthesiology training programmes.
• To develop and further the knowledge of safe techniques for providing surgical and obstetrical anaesthesia with local anaesthetic agents and for producing diagnostic and therapeutic blocks with local and lytic agents for the management of pain.

5th International Symposium on Neural Network (ISNN 2008)

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 28, 2008,
Lake View Hotel, Haidian, Beijing (munic.) China

Interested Topics
Computational neuroscience, connectionist theory and cognitive science, mathematical modeling of neural systems, neurodynamic analysis, neurodynamic optimization and adaptive dynamic programming, embedded neural systems, probabilistic and information-theoretic methods, principal and independent component analysis, hybrid intelligent systems, supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning, brain imaging and neural information processing, neuroinformatics and bioinformatics, support vector machines and kernel methods, autonomous mental development, data mining, pattern recognition, time series analysis, image and signal processing, robotic and control applications, telecommunications, transportation systems, intrusion detection and fault diagnosis, hardware implementation, real-world applications.

The 24th International Mineral Processing Congress

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 28, 2008,
Beijing International Convention Center No. 8 Beichendong Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, Beijing (munic.) China

Nowadays the global mining industry is experiencing a booming period while the price of metal commodities soars in a way surprising everyone around the sector. How long will it last and which direction will it go, many people are wondering on the prospect of the industry. Here comes the BEIJING IMPC 2008, the best opportunity for your coming to China, one of the major drivers of the world economy, to explore the answer to these questions.

For Beijing, 2008 is the year of Olympics, and IMPC 24th will also be the Olympics of mineral processing, in which there is more communication than competition. Just like the Beijing Olympic Games, we are sparing no effort to make BEIJING IMPC an ever best IMPC. For everyone in this field, it is such a great event being just "too Good to Miss."

6th World Stroke Congress

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 27, 2008,
Reed Messe Wien GmbH , Vienna Austria

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Stroke has become a major challenge for health policy and for medicine and is now the second most common cause of death world-wide. A continuing rise of incidence rates in Asia and other regions of the world has made stroke a global problem that can only be tackled with a global strategy.

We believe that the proportions of this new and old epidemic must be made visible and that solutions to reduce this burden must be developed with scientific methods. This congress gives the opportunity to present such solutions and to discuss their scientific merits and impact. Thus, this congress has a focus on future and global perspectives towards this challenge.

Scientific sessions will cover all aspects of stroke, including basic research, clinical applications, recovery and rehabilitation. We welcome all medical doctors and other professionals from all over the world to join this discussion and become part of a world-wide network of collaboration against stroke.

We take great pride in the fact that the 6th World Stroke Congress will take place in Vienna and we make ourselves gladly available to ensure a successful meeting for all participants.

We therefore welcome you to Vienna, the city of music and traditional hospitality with its world-famous
culture and grand historical sites.

Yours sincerely,
Michael Brainin
Congress Chair

Geoffrey A. Donnan
WSO President

34th Annual Conference Of The Transcultural Nursing Society

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 27, 2008,
Minneapolis Marriott City Center Hotel Minneapolis, Minnesota United States

In a rapidly changing world, this theme is timely for all aspects of nursing scholarship including education, practice, and research. Nurses and healthcare professionals from around the globe will have the opportunity to engage in dialogue, learning and discovery. This conference will attract 200 to 300 participants and will include presentations on transcultural research, practice, and education.

This is an exciting opportunity to get to know the culturally diverse communities of the Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN area. We need your support to make this event the best we can offer. We are seeking donations from educational and health care organizations that promote, value and support cultural competency within their health care environment. Sponsorships can be tailored to meet your needs and may include an exhibitor table and a half page sponsorship acknowledgment in the conference Book of Abstracts. In addition, we would like to invite you and members of your organization to join us in the celebration of nurses who provide care for persons of diverse cultural backgrounds throughout the world.

ExpoRecicla: International Exhibition for Industrial Recovery and Recycling, Waste Management and Waste-to-Value Systems.

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
Zaragoza Fair Congress Centre, Zaragoza, Aragon Spain

ExpoRecicla has been designed to make concrete solutions available and create business opportunities in these fields, and that is what sets it apart from other, more general environmental events.

Four great forces:

• The European Union Directives and government regulations

• The growing awareness of the need to protect the environment

• Technological innovation for waste treatment

• The new “rules of the game” in the economy of recovering

are reshaping the challenges and prospects of industrial recovery and recycling, waste management and waste-to-value processes.

2nd US Carbon Finance Forum

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 25, 2008,
Metropolitan Club, New York, New York United States

Global carbon trading exceeded $30bn in 2006 and the trend is set to continue for 2007. If a federal trading scheme is adopted in the US, the resulting market could dwarf this figure within a few years. Opportunities for investors and traders will be immense, whilst at the same time, the risks faced by industrial companies demand an immediate response.

The US Carbon Finance Forum will bring together investors with industry and government to tackle the crucial issues now facing the US.

Key conference topics:

• How will a federal program intertwine with regional schemes?
• What will be the scope of market oversight – and by whom?
• What initiatives are already being taken by industry and investors, and how are they positioning themselves towards future trading?
• Beyond Kyoto: What are the current opportunities for investment in global carbon markets and how can their potential be realized?

Asiamold 2008

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
Guangzhou International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Guangzhou, Guangdong China

Benefit from the combined forces of the fair organisers DEMAT GmbH and Guangzhou Guangya Messe Frankfurt Co. The emerged communication platform offers companies the opportunity to socialise international with clients and suppliers along the process chain of product development.

In China, particularly in the province of Guangdong whose capitol is Guangzhou, there is a strong demand for tools and molds. There is also an enormous demand for Design, Engineering, CAD/CAM, visualisation and simulation service which makes this fair particularly interesting for European businesses.

Assays & Cellular Targets (ACT 2008)

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
Marriot San Diego Hotel & Marina San Diego, California United States

ACT 2007 delivered an exciting and well received conference with approximately 250 attendees from the world's top pharmaceutical companies, organizations and academic institutions. Numerous networking connections were made, knowledge was shared and forward-thinking discussions occurred...and there is no doubt ACT 2008 will continue where we left off in 2007.

ACT 2008 will bring together the best and brightest academic experts and leading scientific industry decision makers to cover the latest and most promising discoveries surrounding GPCR, Protein Kinase, and Ion Channel drug targets, along with advances in Assay & Screening.

Asia LNG Summit 2008

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 25, 2008,
Kempinski Hotel Shenzhen, Guangdong China

As one of the using form of nature gas, LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) is earning more and more favors in international energy market. There will be more than 100 billion US dollars to be invested in global LNG development in next decade, which makes LNG investment as one of the investing trends in the world. Global LNG market has been rising at an average annual rate of 7.5%. The growth has occurred mainly in the Asia Pacific region, which accounts for two thirds of world LNG imports.

Asia LNG Summit forges a face-to-face international conversation platform unceasingly for industry elitist. This conference offers critical insights into the Asia-Pacific LNG demand, the global LNG production & supply capability, gas pricing and risk management, innovation & Hi-Tech, supply chain management, gas infrastructure financing as well as LNG shipping, etc. It acts as an excellent platform for global communication and networking.

Fair of Industrial Measuring Technology (CONTROL-TECH)

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
Kielce Trade Fair, 1Zakładowa Str Kielce, Poland

Over 800 m of exhibition space was used by 164 companies from 18 countries (Austria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA). The three-day exhibition attracted almost 3,000 visitors.

The range of exhibited products and services encompassed measuring apparatus and systems, electrical parameter measuring instruments, laser interferometry, diagnostic devices, active and passive control devices, mechanical metrology auxiliary equipment, measurement of mechanical parameters. As usual, the CONTROL-TECH fair attracted attention of those operating in many other sectors of industry.

CONTROL-TECH State-of-the-art measuring technologies and methods are used in practically all industries. As compared with the previous edition of CONTROL-TECH, a 15% increase in the size of rented exhibition space has been recorded, which testifies to this fair becoming increasingly popular. The same as in previous years, the CONTROL-TECH fair was accompanied by scientific conferences.

14th International Fair of Technologies for Foundry (METAL)

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
Kielce Trade Fair, 1Zakładowa Str Kielce, Poland

The METAL fair is the largest fair event in Poland devoted to the founding industry and one of the leading events of this kind in Europe.

Our exhibitors:

• 345 companies from 25 countries, over half of them foreign companies or their trade representatives in Poland
• 3.500 sqm net of exhibition space rented
• over 100 machines and appliances used in founding displayed on the stands
• over 90% of last year's exhibitors have confirmed that they will be taking part in the next fair

Visitors and guests at the fair:

• over 2.700 registered specialists or industry journalists from 20 countries,
• amongst foreign guests the most numerous were from the Ukraine, Russia, the Czech Republic and Germany
• over 90% of the visitors were the directors of foundries, or heads of production, marketing and project offices,
• every year we host delegations of company directors, including from Byelorussia, the Ukraine and Russia.

Welding Exhibition (WELDING)

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
Kielce Trade Fair, 1Zakładowa Str Kielce, Poland

The 2nd edition of the Welding Exhibition SPAWALNICTWO was held at Kielce Trade Fairs on 26-28 September 2007. It was organized in co-operation with the Institute of Welding in Gliwice and the Polish Welding Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw. An exhibition space of 1,340 square metres was used by 52 companies. The range of exhibited products and services encompassed state-of-the-art welding equipment, technologies, materials and accessories; software applied in welding processes, robots, automatons, technological lines, technical gases. There were also services offered by welding companies, as well as by welding institutions, institutes, associations, research and development centres. In addition, the Exhibition was accompanied by demonstrations of modern welding techniques, scientific conferences and seminars.

The WELDING Exhibition was held simultaneously with trade fairs dedicated to related industries: the International Fair of Technologies for Foundry METAL and the Exhibition of Technologies, Processing and Application of Non-ferrous Metals NONFERMET.

7th Exhibition of Technology, Processing and Application of Non-ferrous Metals

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
Kielce Trade Fair, 1Zakładowa Str Kielce, Poland

The NONFERMET Fair is the one and only fair held in Poland exclusively devoted to the non-ferrous metals manufacturing industry.

The exhibitors: companies employing and developing new technology will show the latest ranges of their machines and equipment for use in non-ferrous founding, raw materials and component for metallurgical processes as well as die/pressure castings from aluminium and zinc.
The most sizable representation of exhibitors is made up the aluminium processing sector.

Scope of trades and allied services:

1. Mining of non-ferrous metal ores
2. Non ferrous metals: aluminium, zinc, lead, tin, copper and other
3. Alloys of non-ferrous metals
4. Castings made in iron, steel and non-ferrous metals
5. Melting of alloys, furnaces and charge materials
6. Machines and equipment, melting of non-ferrous metals
7. Rolled, extruded and drawn products from copper, aluminium, zinc, lead and their alloys
8. Use of non-ferrous metals and their alloys
9. Noble metals
10. Measurement technique and non-destructive testing of metals
11. Computeraided design of castings and foundry processes
12. Scrap-metal and waste material of non-ferrous metals
13. Organisations, institutions, fairs and branch magazines
14. Equipment and materials for cleaning, welding and finishing (the surface) of castings
15. Tools
16. Industrial safety, protective clothing, overalls and equipment, etc
17. Others:
- auxiliary materials for foundry practice, foundry ceramics
- refractory materials for foundry practice
- used die casting maschines
- aluminium extrusion equipment

Fifth International Symposium on Neural Networks

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 28, 2008,
The Lake View Hotel, Haidian District, Beijing, Beijing (munic.) China

Upon numerous requests for postponing the deadlines of paper submissions and special session proposals, we extended deadlines to:

Special session proposal submission: March 30, 2008
Paper submission: April 15, 2008

Other deadlines remain unchanged as before.

Following the successes of previous events, the fifth International Symposium on Neural Networks (ISNN2008) will be held in Beijing, which has been the capital of China for about five hundred years, and is now one of the largest international cities in the world. Nowadays, as the cultural, educational and high-tech centre of the nation, Beijing possesses many world-class conference facilities, communication infrastructures, and hotels, and has successfully hosted many important international conferences. In addition, Beijing is an ideal place for sightseeing. Its rich culture and historical attractions such as the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, and the Temple of Heaven will provide participants with unique portunities for social activities. Besides, the 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing during Aug. 8-24 and the Paralympic Games will be held during Sept. 6-17. You are cordially invited to witness these great feasts. We will organize participants to visit the Olympic venues during or after the Symposium.

2nd Metabolic Diseases Conference

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 25, 2008,
Copthorne Tara Hotel, London, England, United Kingdom

Metabolic diseases affect millions of sufferers worldwide and are having an increasingly negative impact upon the health of our society as a whole. Diabetes affects approximately 246 million people worldwide and is increasing; the IDF predicts 380 million diabetics by 2025. The Global Diabetes drug treatment market was valued at over $21 billion in 2006 and the market is still expanding rapidly due to the high prevalence of diabetes and lifestyle changes. According to recent figures, type II diabetes affects more than 90% of diabetic people whilst those meeting the criteria set for obesity reaches 300 million respectively.

The SMi Group would like to announce its 2nd Metabolic Diseases Conference designed specifically to uncover the latest market trends, challenges and emerging therapies.

Take a closer look at key disease specific drugs on track towards regulatory approval and market release. Learn how to overcome challenges in developing novel metabolic therapies and discover what is really expected in a new product application and how to achieve it.

Key Advances in Vasculitis

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 24, 2008,
The Royal Society of Medicine, London, England, United Kingdom

The various Vasculitis syndromes are of great general interest because of their multisystem distribution and wide ranging clinical manifestations. This meeting will review the clinical spectrum of Vasculitis in general, and cover advances in basic pathophysiolical mechanisms. Focused presentations will include talks on the effects of Vasculitis in the lung, kidney, skin, eye and nervous system. The meeting will cover advances in the diagnostic imaging of Vasculitis and will foster discussion on established treatments and future therapeutic directions.

Fi Asia: Food Ingredients

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
Queen Sirikit Convention Center, Bangkok Thailand

INTRODUCE YOUR COMPANY’S PRODUCTS TO THE ASIAN FOOD MARKET!

If you’re in the food ingredients business, exhibiting at Fi Asia 2008 will open up a huge range of opportunities for you. Throughout South East Asia tastes are changing and the demand for a wider variety of foodstuffs is growing as never before. With a big shift from fresh foods to processed foods, convenience products and nutraceuticals, companies that can provide the necessary ingredients can expect to attract a lot of attention.

The 3rd Annual Medical Documentation and Coding Conference

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 25, 2008,
Las Vegas, Nevada United States

Preventing lost revenue is a matter of survival for hospitals. In fact, physicians have more to lose than just time. When physicians appropriately document their patients' severity of illness, their profile is more accurate and both the hospital and the physician are correctly paid for their services.

Hospitals currently face more stringent requirements than ever before in order to obtain 100% reimbursement. To get complete reimbursement, doctors must capture more specific medical data including documenting for severity of illnesses under MS-DRG regulations. Doctors and hospital staff across the nation say they are struggling to grasp the new MS-DRG regulations and manage the increasing amounts of documentation required.

In response, hospitals say they are trying to implement process improvement initiatives for documentation and coding compliance that ensures proper reimbursement. When documentation is incomplete or inappropriate, hospital staff wastes time, energy and money to obtain the missing information. Physician queries ensue and claims remain in A/R too long -- or are denied, resulting in lost revenue.

Temperature Controlled Pharmaceutical Distribution

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 25, 2008,
Hotel Okura, Amsterdam, Noord Holland Netherlands

Informa Life Sciences Temperature Controlled Pharmaceutical Distribition will return for 2008 with a brand new agenda and speaker line up.

The meeting represents one of the premier global cold chain management conferences and sets the forum for strong networking and the sharing of best practices.

Extension and understanding of the Software & Systems Risk Management Plan with ISO 14971

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 24, 2008,
2600 E. Bayshore Road Palo Alto, CA Palo Alto, California United States 94303

Risk Management plans are generally written in a unilateral understanding. When one focuses on drug and device as a combination, risk management plans almost always forget to include the flexibility provided by the system environment in risk mitigation. For instance, from the software perspective, procedural risk mitigations can be ongoing code reviews. From the hardware perspective, the device could be fail-safe and have a delayed start to enable the initial protocols to be exercised. The drug environment calls for a more rigorous risk management plan which can be easily adapted in the device world. Nevertheless, it is essential to consider the device world failure modes in a pragmatic fashion to determine how the risks are mitigated.

This presentation will provide an understanding of the devices and drug risk management plan and its application in risk mitigation. Appropriate examples will be provided that will suggest how risks can be mitigated and what practical approaches need to be considered to assure integrity in the risk management plan.

IRSE ASPECT 2008 Conference - Automation Signalling Performance Equipment Contrl Telecommunications

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, England, United Kingdom

ASPECT 2008 is an international conference organised by the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers: the Worlds leading professional body for railway signalling, communications and systems such as train control engineering. The ASPECT conferences have met with great success in past years and are thoroughly enjoyed by delegates for the quality of presentations, scope of international coverage and extensive networking opportunities. ASPECT has something for everyone directly or indirectly related to railway signalling, telecommunications and systems, including: engineers, operators, managers, directors, suppliers, contract managers etc.

8th Annual Georgia Life Sciences Summit

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 24, 2008,
Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta, Georgia United States

Please join us at the for the southeast region’s largest life science meeting, the 8th Annual Georgia Life Sciences Summit, scheduled for September 24, 2008, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

We are particularly pleased that the 2008 Georgia Life Sciences Summit will feature a slate of regionally, nationally and internationally recognized leaders in science, business development, finance, public policy, and state and federal government - and provide a key networking forum for Georgia’s life sciences community.

In recognition of our State’s key assets, the Summit’s theme is Molecules, Materials & Minds ~ Building Georgia’s INNOVATION Economy and will showcase the most advanced life science research and product development in biomedicine, agriculture, food nutrition and bioenergy.

4th Annual Chief Recruitment & Professional Development Officers Forum

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 25, 2008,
Harvard Club of New York City New York, New York United States

Law firm culture is changing. Today’s most valuable attorneys and clients make their decisions based on factors such as quality of life, quality of work, law firm culture, cost and service. In order to obtain and retain the most prized clients, law firms must compete to recruit and retain the best attorneys in the industry. ALM has designed a program that addresses today’s key recruiting and professional development challenges:

* Who is your candidate?
* What do they seek from a law firm?
* What are their career goals?
* Do they really want to make partner?
* What diversity program works?
* What are successful law firms doing?
* How is the changing economy affecting your hiring and recruitment?

Sustainable City and Creativity: Promoting Creative Urban Initiatives

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
Aula Magna Storica Naples, Campania Italy

The aim of the Meeting is to analyze in depth principles and practices of the creative city for the formulation of policy lessons and recommendations able to contribute to the building of a creative city.
In particular, it will be focused on the following issues:
1. what is a creative city; how the creative city actually works, which are the key features and the critical elements conditioning creativity; how ideas turn into urban innovations; the drivers stimulating a city to innovate, the barriers and the constraints;
2. which are the benefits of the creative city in terms of competitiveness, environment, welfare, social stability, quality of life, vitality;
3. which are the key assets, infrastructures and tools required to promote creative processes in cities towards competitive, sustainable and cohesive places, and how public policy can influence the creative city.
The Scientific Committee - composed by Sir Peter Hall, Tuzin Baycan Levent, Roberto Camagni , Giuliana Di Fiore, Francesco Forte, Luigi Fusco Girard, Klaus Kunzmann, Peter Nijkamp, John Rees, Pierluigi Sacco and Roger Stough - has been involved in order to identify the Meeting themes/contents

Call for Papers: The Scientific Committee invites researchers and practitioners from all over the world to submit abstracts of papers for oral or poster presentations at the meeting.
Your abstract should be about 30 - 60 lines in English, and should also indicate information on all authors of the paper, i.e. the title, affiliation, full address, phone, e-mail address and the interested Session.
The number of Sessions to be activated will be defined according to the selected papers.
The papers should present theoretical approach (full research paper with innovative results) and/or practical experiences with ex post evaluation and lessons learned and/or preliminary ideas with work in progress.
Each submitted paper will be reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee (SC). The SC will decide about the acceptance for presentation in one of the parallel sessions or for the poster session.
The papers to be presented and then published in a proceeding volume will be selected.

ICFM 2008 - International Conference on Fluid Mechanics

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
Heidelberg, Baden Wurttemberg Germany

The International Conference on Fluid Mechanics (ICFM 2008) is the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of theoretical, experimental, and applied Fluid Mechanics. ICFM 2008 will bring together leading researchers and scientists in Fluid Mechanics from around the world. Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics
Flow instability and Turbulence
Aerodynamics and Gas Dynamics
Hydrodynamics
Industrial and Environmental Fluid Mechanics
Biofluid Mechanics
Geophysical Fluid Mechanics
Plasma and Magneto-Hydrodynamics
Multiphase Flows, Non-Newtonian Flows and Flows in Porous Media
Flow of Reacting Fluid
Microscale Flows

Web site: www.waset.org/icfm08

Advanced Pharmacovigilance 2008

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 24, 2008,
The Rembrandt Hotel, London, England, United Kingdom

This course has been designed for persons with at least 2 years worth of knowledge in Drug Safety. It will provide a very comprehensive and yet practical assessment of the main Regulations required to produce a compliant reporting Company. The group interactive sessions will highlight everyday situations that are going to be requiring thought and application of the legislation in order to generate the necessary compliance that will satisfy regulatory inspections. As well as expanding your global safety knowledge, this course will enable you to enhance your team’s capabilities and compliance in terms of both the regulations and your Company’s expectations. This will provide you with an excellent platform to build and maintain a quality Pharmacovigilance Department/Organisation ready for any Pharmacovigilance Inspection.

AACDS 2008 - International Conference on Applied Analysis and Complex Dynamical Systems

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
Heidelberg, Baden Wurttemberg Germany

Call for Papers

The Fifth International Conference on Applied Analysis and Complex Dynamical Systems (AACDS 2008) is the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of theoretical, experimental, and applied Applied Analysis and Complex Dynamical Systems. AACDS 2008 will bring together leading researchers and scientists in Applied Analysis and Complex Dynamical Systems from around the world. Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

Analysis of Inverse Problems
Application of stochastic differential equations to system reliability analysis
Applied analysis
Chaotic fluid motion and its relation to mixing process
Chaotic motion and deformation of vortices due to their interactions
Complex Computing Systems Analysis
Complex Dynamics
Complex dynamics in coupled-oscillator systems
Complex systems in biology, sociology and global environment
Complex Systems Synthesis
Complexity
Computational algorithms
Computational mathematics and physics
Computer simulation of many-particle systems
For a more comprehensive list of topics

Integrative Data Analysis

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 25, 2008,
Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, Rhode Island United States

Genomic research has become a discipline to be integrated with clinical medicine. Currently, genomic technologies allow for the simultaneous quantification of gene activity in tissues/cells from patients. Will these genomic technologies make it possible to develop personalized medicine leading to a more accurate diagnosis and prognosis for every patient and subsequently a tailored treatment strategy? With the addition and linkage of clinical parameters disparate data points are created. All agree data integration is crucial. Join innovators from technological platform development, biostatistical analysis, biological, pharmaceutical, and clinical research as they share their experiences and insights for Integrative Data Analysis: Is Personalized Medicine at Hand?

ICAC 2008 - International Conference on Applied Chemistry

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
Heidelberg, Baden Wurttemberg Germany

The International Conference on Applied Chemistry (ICAC 2008) is the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of theoretical, experimental, and applied Applied Chemistry. ICAC 2008 will bring together leading researchers, engineers and scientists in Applied Chemistry from around the world. Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

Chemical, Environmental, and Process Engineering
Environmental engineering and sustainable development
Process design and optimization
Product innovation, development and economics
Process intensification
Nanotechnology
New materials & structured products
Intelligent polymers
Green organic synthesis routes
Process integration
Environmental engineering & management
Sustainable & clean technologies
SCF as solvent substitutes

Call for Papers

Biotechnology for Non Biotechnologists

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
The Cavendish, London, England, United Kingdom

The purpose of this training course is to provide Non-Biotechnologists with the basic theory to understand Principles, Techniques and the Potentials of Biotechnology.

Biotechnology combines disciplines such as Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Microbiology, Chemical Engineering and Computing. This rapidly advancing science offers new and exciting opportunities to mankind, especially in the fight against disease.

ICAP 2008 - International Conference on Applied Physics

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
Heidelberg, Baden Wurttemberg Germany

The International Conference on Applied Physics (ICAP 2008) is the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of theoretical, experimental, and applied Applied Physics. ICAP 2008 will bring together leading engineers and scientists in Applied Physics from around the world. Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

Advances in Instrumentation and Techniques
Applications of Microscopy in the Physical Sciences
Applied Materials Science & Engineering
Applied Non-linear Physics
Applied Optics, Non-linear optics, Laser Physics, Ultrafast phenomena, Lasers application to Medicine, Chemistry
Applied Solid State Physics/Chemistry and Materials Science and Technology Advanced Materials
Astrophysics
Biomaterials Science and Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering, Medical/Biological Physics, Health Physics, Biomechanics
Biophysics, Bio (electro) magnetism, Biophysical Chemistry
Complex systems
Computational Physics, Non-linear Physics
Condensed Matter Physics

Call for Papers

Successful Medical Writing

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
Prague Marriott Hotel Prague Czech Republic

This well-known and successful course combines lectures with practical exercises to provide a thorough introduction to the basics of medical writing that goes beyond the usual ‘overview’ courses. It will provide in-depth training in general writing and data presentation skills, and specifically in the kind of documents most frequently encountered in clinical research.

Participants will learn both the theoretical and practical aspects of writing for regulatory authorities as well as the sensible use of international guidelines, standards and useful writing tips. Many illustrative examples will be used, drawn from the seminar leaders’ wide experience of the pharmaceutical industry.

ICTE 2008 - International Conference on Thermal Engineering

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
Heidelberg, Baden Wurttemberg Germany

The International Conference on Thermal Engineering (ICTE 2008) is the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of theoretical, experimental, and applied Thermal Engineering. ICTE 2008 will bring together leading engineers and scientists in Thermal Engineering from around the world. Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

Aerospace Heat Transfer
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Biofuels and Internal Combustion Engines
Biological Heat Transfer
Bio-Thermal Fluid Science and Engineering
Boundary Layer and Free Surface Flows
Combustion and Reacting Flows
Computational Heat Transfer
Double Diffusive Convection
Energy Conversion and Clean Energy Technology

Call for papers

Computational Disease Modeling

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
Barcelona Spain

Quantitative modeling has recently become crucial in understanding biology. The idea of the proposed workshop is to bring the two traditions of detailed (systems biology) versus abstract (physics) modeling approaches together with selected experimentalists/clinical scientists. Our specific aim is to address how human diseases can and should be modeled given the current and future state of knowledge and data.

Mirror Neurons And Social Cognition

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 25, 2008,
Turin, Piemonte Italy

The workshop aims to develop some key topics of neuroscience related to social cognition (mindreading nature and implications, role played by emotions and empathy, human cognition peculiarities) and their implications on ethic in the light of newest on "mirror neurons" and their multiple functions.

Particularities Of Childbearing Determinants In East-European Countries After The Political Turnover

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 28, 2008,
Cluj-Napoca Romania

Starting with early 1990s, demographic changes have accelerated in all former socialist countries. The developments in fertility and family behaviors are very similar in manifestations with those in the western European countries; however the mechanisms behind them could be quite different. We are interested in discovering what these particularities are. Attention will be given to the impact of education, employment, family-policies, gender and intergenerational relationships, on family formation and childbearing, as key-factors for the future population development in this part of Europe.

CEPE Annual Conference & General Assembly 2008

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
Grand Hotel Esplanade, Berlin, Berlin Germany

During this year's CEPE Annual Conference and General Assembly, Germany's capital Berlin will turn into the metropolis of the European Coatings Industry. What can CEPE do for you? As your supranational coatings association we will provide you with custom-tailored information on how your company can tap its own and the markets' hidden resources.

China Brew & China Beverage 2008

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 27, 2008,
China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, Beijing (munic.) China

Approved by Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce, two show organizers jointly hold the biggest and most influential brew and beverage processing technology exhibition in Asia. Created by Business & Industrial Trade Fairs Ltd in 1986, CHINA BREW & CHINA BEVERAGE has become a periodical event since 1995 and developed as the most successful exhibition for the beer and beverage industries. LIQUITEK is a tailor-made international and professional packaging trade event targeting the highly penetrative and fast-developing liquid food market. The last event took place in Shanghai in 2007 and has become one of the most rapid-growing shows with a growth rate of 114% by exhibitor numbers in China..

Products and Services

Machinery and Installations ,Operation Equipment ,Measurement and Control Technology, Energy Management, Catering Equipment, Beer and Beverages ,Disinfection Equipment ,Laboratory Equipment, Labelling and Packaging ,Materials and Aids Industrial Safety, Recycling and Environmental Protection ,Raw Materials and Additives

Viscom Europe

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris, Ile de France France

Viscom brings together in one place all the technological innovations of large format digital printing, screen or textile communication, signage, signs and all the products and functions linked to visual communication.

Aimed at professionals of the image, as much designers as operational producers and also procurement executives, the event allows them to find- in one place- the new materials, techniques and manufacturer/distributors of the international market….

IPC Midwest Conference & Exhibition

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 25, 2008,
Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center Schaumburg, Illinois United States

IPC brings the best of the industry to you in a show where everything is focused on you. Keep up with global changes in technology, standards and customer expectations. If you’re involved in printed boards or electronic assemblies in the Midwest, you have only one place to go.

• Save Time! See the new technologies, processes and suppliers in one visit to one convenient place. Save days of travel for supplier evaluations.
• Meet the Leaders! Expand your industry network by meeting the technical experts creating IPC standards and technical programs.
• Train the Team! 21 half-day courses taught by industry experts provide cost- and time-effective solutions to the obstacles you’re facing.
• Keep Up! Get solutions at the technical conference featuring competitively selected original papers and BEST of IPC APEX EXPO™ highlights.
• Be the Answer! Contribute to the industry standards your customers, competitors and suppliers rely on. ONLY at IPC!

Building Teamwork and Commitment

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 24, 2008,
Continuing Education and Conference Center St. Paul, Minnesota United States

Successful managers and supervisors use proven team-building techniques to turn groups of individuals with diverse interests and skills into cohesive, high-performing teams. You can use these same techniques to build and manage your own winning team and work groups. Focusing on team member satisfaction and commitment, you learn specific approaches to align personal and organizational goals, encourage a shared sense of purpose, and help everyone recognize their importance to the team. You'll also use the Personal Profile System (co-developed by the instructor) to better understand your own behavioral and communication style as well as those of your team members to help you develop more productive team interaction.

2008 Southeastern Conference for Public Administration (SECOPA 2008)

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 27, 2008,
International Plaza Resort & Spa Orlando, Florida United States

Come and spend some time with your colleagues, brush up on the latest in cutting-edge research, and share your success stories with others in the field. After hours, Orlando has so much to offer beyond our great weather. The conference is just a short drive to various Walt Disney World Parks, Universal Studios, Sea World and Discovery Cove, Kennedy Space Center and some of the most pristine beaches on the east coast.

Demystifying Procurement Summit 2008

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 25, 2008,
Dockside, Cockle Bay Wharf, Darling Park Sydney Sydney, New South Wales Australia

In a climate where the importance of capturing best value for every dollar spent in public and private procurement has never been higher, this Summit has been developed to enable procurement professionals from all levels of government and industry to discuss, share thoughts and experiences on what is best practice.

This programme identifies the wide-ranging challenges unique to the procurement professionals as they try to deliver value within an ever tightening framework and rigid processes.

The Conference has been developed as a two day event with a Masterclass as part of the programme and will provide an excellent networking opportunity.

How to Win Tenders Summit Sydney 2008

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 25, 2008,
Dockside, Cockle Bay Wharf, Darling Park Sydney Sydney, New South Wales Australia

This summit has been specially designed to help you win more business.

We have assembled over a dozen tendering experts who have agreed to share their knowledge and experience as they deliver a combination of high-level presentations, case studies and a Practical Masterclass.

You should attend if … you want to make sure your team is ready to respond to that next crucial tender.

ICSWE 2008 - International Conference on Semantic Web Engineering

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
Heidelberg, Baden Wurttemberg Germany

Call for Papers

The International Conference on Semantic Web Engineering (ICSWE 2008) is the premier forum for the presentation of technological advances and research results in the fields of theoretical, experimental, and applied Semantic Web Engineering. The conference will bring together leading researchers, scientists and engineers in the domain of interest from around the world. Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

Semantic Computing Technologies
Ontology Engineering
Semantic Modeling
Knowledge Engineering
Natural language understanding and processing
Understanding and processing of texts and multimedia contents
Content-based retrieval of texts, images, videos and voices
Voice recognition
Semantic web search
Semantic web services
Semantic annotation of multimedia contents
Natural language driven computing
Multimedia driven computing

ICSWE Call for Papers

2008 International Conference on Public Administration (ICPA)

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 26, 2008,
Radisson University Hotel, Minneapolis,, Minnesota United States

ASPA, the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (USETC), and University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs (UMN) are sponsoring the 2008 International Conference on Public Administration (ICPA). The conference will be held at the University of Minnesota on September 24-26, 2008.

The conference theme, Building Bridges to the Future: Leadership and Collaboration in Public Administration focuses on creating stable bridges to the future to ensure that issues and challenges such as privatization and information communication are turned into opportunities, not obstacles.

Now in its fourth year, the International Conference on Public Administration seeks to bring academics, practitioners and business leaders together to discuss issues of leadership in this era of globalization. What emerging public issues and challenges should we focus on to ensure that sound, principled governance worldwide moves forward, not backward, in the twenty-first century? This is especially the case with leadership and collaboration in public administration. New styles, strategies, and approaches to leadership are necessary as public organizations function more like networks than hierarchies in a shared-power world.

Preparing for a U.S. FDA Audit

Sep 24, 2008 - Sep 24, 2008,
Training 2600 E. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 Palo Alto, California United States 94303

How to create and blend the Risk Management File findings into the company's internal and external audit plans?

Structured, defined and tested CGMP systems are the start in successfully passing the "real thing". Increasingly such systems are to be risk-based, as stated by the US FDA and the EU. So, where does a company look to ensure their compliance is structured and prioritized by risk? How to create and blend the Risk Management File findings into the company's internal and external audit plans? How is it established, maintained, formally updated, and documented? Learn from others mistakes - current FDA 483 observations. The receptionist - an auditor's first company contact. Strategic perception. Arrangements for and facilitation of the outside audit. Training personnel on how to be "audited". Close outs "musts". Where and how to draw the "line in the sand". Responses - how, what, frequency. Avoiding Warning Letters.