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Conventions: Sep 29, 2008

Polyurethanes 2008 Technical Conference (In partnership with UTECH North America)

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 1, 2008,
Marriott San Antonio Rivercenter Hotel San Antonio, Texas United States

The Polyurethanes 2008 Technical Conference will provide polyurethane leaders and professionals an opportunity to hear about the latest research, technical developments and business issues affecting the global polyurethanes industry.

This year's Technical Conference is designed to provide attendees with an event that concentrates on the world of polyurethanes, a thoroughly comprehensive forum that draws the highest attendance of industry professionals from around the globe.

Polyurethanes 2008 Technical Conference

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 1, 2008,
San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter, San Antonio, Texas United States

The Polyurethanes 2008 Technical Conference will provide polyurethane leaders and professionals an opportunity to hear about the latest research, technical developments and business issues affecting the global polyurethanes industry.

This year's Technical Conference is designed to provide attendees with an event that concentrates on the world of polyurethanes, a thoroughly comprehensive forum that draws the highest attendance of industry professionals from around the globe.

Through individually crafted technical paper presentations, issue sessions and poster sessions, the technical conference examines the current state of the industry from regulatory and environmental issues to advancement in technology and chemistry.

11th IASTED International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technology in Education (CATE 2008)

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 1, 2008,
Aldemar Knossos Royal Village, Greece Greece

CATE 2008 will act as a major forum for the presentation of innovative ideas, approaches, developments, and outcomes of research projects in the area of technology-based education as well as the exchange of information between researchers, faculty, administrators and practitioners. Main groups of conference topics include but are not limited to applications of advanced technology and software-hardware systems for modern teaching and learning, best practices and case studies on innovative technology-based teaching strategies and instructional design approaches, institutional strategies and policies on technology-based education and training, technology-based open and distance education, national and international projects and collaboration, and technology as an enabler of globalization of education.

The IASTED International Conference on Nanotechnology and Applications

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 1, 2008,
Aldemar Knossos Royal Village, Crete, Greece

The IASTED International Conference on Nanotechnology and Applications will focus on all research and application aspects relating to latest developments and discoveries in materials processing, characterization, testing, and evaluation.

The International Association of Science and Technology for Development International Conference on Sensor Networks

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 1, 2008,
Aldemar Knossos Royal Village, Crete Greece

Sensor networks are the focus of a worldwide, multidisciplinary community of scientists and engineers. The possibility of using small and inexpensive sensor nodes to create flexible and robust networks for gathering information is central to this vibrant field. Research is being undertaken to develop new networking methods, efficient power management strategies, and novel sensing and localization technologies. In addition, researchers are working to overcome challenges related to the use of sensor networks in a vast array of application scenarios.

The IASTED International Conference on Sensor Networks (SN 2008) will be a place for these researchers to gather, exchange ideas, and discuss new directions in the area of sensor networks. It will bring together experts in fields such as networking, power management, distributed computation, remote sensing, environmental monitoring, and embedded systems. All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind reviewed by at least two reviewers. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality and contribution.

SN 2008 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

• Computers and Advanced Technology in Education (CATE 2008)
• Nanotechnology and Applications (NANA 2008)

Aqua Vision 2008 - 7th World Business Conference on Aquaculture

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 1, 2008,
Stavanger Forum Conference and Exhibition Centre, Stavanger, Norway

AquaVision is a biennial international aqua business conference, organised to provide a platform for discussion at a strategic level.
The conference theme is "Know the Fundamentals - Create Your Future" and we have planned an attractive programme, both professional and social.

STARWest 2008 Software Testing Analysis & Review

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 3, 2008,
The Disneyland Hotel 1150 Magic Way Anaheim, California United States 92802

Providing the largest and most advanced testing forum, STAR delivers the latest trends, technologies, and strategies in the industry today. Learn about new products, timely issues, and cutting-edge solutions from the best experts in the business. Now in its sixteenth year, STAR gives you the opportunity to network with colleagues, solution providers, and industry experts. Find answers to your questions about test management, automation, SOA testing, model-based testing, and many of the other hot-topics in the industry.

Quebec ICOMOS 2008 - 16th General Assembly and International Scientific Symposium

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 4, 2008,
Québec City Convention Centre Quebec City, Quebec Canada

Participants are invited to submit papers for the symposium. All papers must fall under one of the four sub-themes mentioned above.

Selected papers that cannot be presented orally can be presented in the form of posters (poster session).

For detailed information on the theme of the Scientific Symposium, please click here (.pdf document).

If you wish to submit a paper, please click here to find out about the conditions for submitting papers and to access the application form.

1. Re-thinking the Spirit of Place
2. The Threats to the Spirit of Place
3. Safeguarding the Spirit of Place
4. Transmitting the Spirit of Place

25th Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 2, 2008,
Westin Convention Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States

Throughout the world, coal is a major energy source, providing nearly 25% of the world's primary energy consumption. Although coal's share of total energy use was previously expected to decline in the future, the recent high cost of natural gas and petroleum together with projected increasing demand and decreasing reserves of both have created a heightened interest in the use of coal within the United States. However, to maintain this growth, the industry must be responsive to increasing pressures on environmental emissions and global warming as well as improve its public image.

The Twenty-Fifth Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference focuses on environmental emissions issues and technologies surrounding the continued use of coal and the development of future coal-based energy plants to achieve near-zero emissions of pollutants, reduced costs, and high thermal efficiency while producing a suite of products to meet future energy market requirements.

400 Years of Astronomical Telescopes:A Review of History, Science and Technology

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 2, 2008,
European Space & Technology Centre, Noordwijk, Zuid Holland Netherlands

The meeting will celebrate the 400th anniversary of Hans Lipperhey’s patent application on 25 September 1608 for the “spy glasses”, the optical system that became the basis for optical astronomical telescopes. The meeting will cover the history of the telescope making and usage, key technologies, and political as well as sociological aspects.

The program covers all types of telescopes across (and even beyond) the entire electromagnetic spectrum. The 3.5 day program consists exclusively of review talks given by invited speakers who have been working in or even shaped the field.

Offshore Patrol Vessels 2008

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 2, 2008,
Cotone Congressi Genova, Genoa, Liguria Italy

Offshore Patrol Vessels 2008 will feature an enhanced speaker panel, further international programme updates, future requirements and for the first time interactive discussion sessions allowing you to focus in on your specific area of expertise. Whether it is engines and propulsion systems or radar and weapons systems, this will unrivalled focus in your specific field and allow for more in depth technical discussions.

5th Annual Road Safety Conference

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 1, 2008,
Sandton Sun Hotel, Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa

Save the date now for IQPC’s Annual Southern African Road Safety Conference 2008. This ‘must attend’ event brings together high level road safety professionals from across the board in an effort to find practical measures for improving Engineering, Enforcement, and Education in road safety. Find out how we can preserve lives by joining our experts as they share with you exclusive case studies on the milestones they have achieved to reduce road accident fatalities.

Gartner Annual IT Security Summit

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 1, 2008,
Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, England, United Kingdom

How much of your proprietary information is susceptible to new threats? Are your security policies, practices, and technologies keeping pace with new developments? Is your organization ready for the next wave of challenges and opportunities?

Security professionals from every IT area, industry and sector can't afford to ignore the latest developments and their potential impact. The issues cut across every aspect of business. You need the objective insights you'll get at Gartner IT Security Summit.

Security remains a top concern for CIOs, CTOs, CSOs and other C-level executives, for good reason. The proliferation of wireless devices, e-enabled applications, and advanced global systems puts your data in the hands of more people in more places than ever. Mistakes aren't just costly - they're embarrassing, and often impact brand reputation.

Gartner IT Security Summit will help you build on-target strategies, develop the case for IT security investments, and implement successful solutions to protect your organization today and tomorrow.

Supply Chain Strategies CEE

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 30, 2008,
Warsaw Poland

Supply Chain Strategies CEE offers a unique B2B format adapted to your prospecting strategy. The format of the event is much more exclusive than any other events in the industry, as we are privately inviting up to 100 logistics & supply chain management executives and a limited number of solution providers.

Business Driven

Meet with extensively pre-qualified logistics and supply chain executives in captive one to one business meetings and identify thier needs. Prescheduled business meetings will allow vendors to prepare tailor-made presentations and will save time & money for the corporate buyers because they can source solutions they need in one place.

Cutting-edge Conference Agenda

Learn from the industry experts and use the opportunity to share experiences and insight with other participants at the event.

Unrivalled Networking Opportunites

Develop meaningful business relationships with your peers and identify new business opportunities.

European In-House Counsel 2008

Sep 29, 2008 - Sep 30, 2008,
Hotel Amigo, Brussels, Belgium

The European In-House Counsel conference is the one place where you will learn directly from the senior figures involved in the multitude of pressures that are increasingly becoming part of the in-house legal counsel’s role.

You will discover how to juggle the three streams of responsibility as your role is becoming diversified into:

1. establishing compliance & risk programmes
2. essential corporate secretary duties
3. remaining current on legislative and legal precedents across more than 30 countries

An ever-popular feature at the European In-House Counsel conference is the inclusion of fast-paced roundtable discussions on crucial areas of law, nominated by your peers as the areas of greatest importance.

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Planning and Adjusting Business Strategies

Sep 29, 2008 - Sep 30, 2008,
IMechE, 1 Birdcage Walk, London, England, United Kingdom

This course is an in-depth study of how to identify and decide on strategic destinations for your company in conjunction with formulating effective plans to use new and emerging technologies. It covers use of available resources to formulate action plans, and effective methods to communicate recommendations and action plans. The course analyses system design and life cycle engineering, from factors that influence product creation and cost analysis techniques to the use of simulation models and the application of techniques and comparison of alternative designs. How to establish both outsourcing and partnering relationships is covered. Attendees will understand how to overcome factors that contribute to resistance to changes in their areas of responsibility, and how to implement those changes effectively in both groups and teams.

Rheumatoid Arthritis & Osteoarthritis Clinical Experience Programme

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 1, 2008,
University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

This interactive course provides participants with a comprehensive overview of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) as well as the unique opportunity to discuss the effect of these conditions with patients.

The manifestations and aetiologies of RA and OA and their clinical presentations to healthcare professionals will be reviewed. The organisation of care and key topical issues will be explored along with investigative techniques and diagnosis.

Current pharmacological treatments as well as non-pharmacological options, including surgery, will be addressed. Rapidly evolving developments in the understanding of the pathogenesis of RA and OA and their management will be assessed. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis and its impact will also be discussed.

Throughout the course the lecture sessions will be interspersed with visits to the clinics in small groups, including ‘hands-on’ demonstrations, illustrating the importance of the multidisciplinary care team. The role of the nurse specialist will be explored and visits to the x-ray department and laboratories will serve to integrate theoretical knowledge with clinical application. Open forum sessions will allow opportunities for questions and debate with our experts.

AgriGenomics World Congress

Sep 29, 2008 - Sep 30, 2008,
NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam, Noord Holland Netherlands

Welcome to the inaugural AgriGenomics World Congress, to be held in the colourful city of Amsterdam.

AgriGenomics is the detailed study of the genetic makeup of the plant and how all the genes work together to produce the crop. Recently there has been great interest in genetically engineering plants to optimize yields and their use in biofuels. So, now is a good time for scientists, business people, bio-ethists and patent experts from around the globe to come together and catch up with state of the art practice in this fast expanding field.

Key Opinion Leaders Conference

Sep 29, 2008 - Sep 30, 2008,
Copthorne Tara Hotel, London, England, United Kingdom

For any company attempting to commercialise a drug, healthy relationships with leading physicians in relevant clinical areas can be a real bonus.

But whilst locating and liaising with Key Opinion Leaders is an increasingly necessary part of your marketing strategy, it can be difficult to ensure that interactions both present value for money, and avoid conflicts of interest. And with moves towards regulation of physician-pharmaceutical industry interactions, this is currently a key topic for many in both medical practice and industry.

SMi’s Key Opinion Leaders Conference is one of the first in the EU to look at this fascinating area. With an unparalleled panel of speakers, this conference represents an excellent opportunity to come to terms with the ethical and practical issues surrounding KOLs.

International Commercial Transactions

Sep 29, 2008 - Sep 30, 2008,
Radisson Edwardian Kenilworth, London, England, United Kingdom

Special Offer- book by 16th July 2008 and save £200

This is the Conference that has prepared Over 2000 In-House Counsel, Executives and Their Legal Advisors to Effectively Conduct and Conclude Commercial Transactions Globally!

To successfully compete in today’s international marketplace, senior executives and their legal and strategic advisors must have an excellent grasp of how to negotiate, structure, manage and enforce international business agreements.

This C5 programme will offer strategic insight into negotiating, drafting and structuring successful international commercial transactions and give attendees the opportunity to hear from seasoned practitioners.

Our esteemed speaker faculty will offer expert guidance on the legal and business issues commonly encountered when working on international commercial transactions.

• Get an in-depth understanding of how to manage international transactions
• Get strategic insight into drafting effective cross-border agreements to avoid common pitfalls
• Discuss tax, joint venture, competition and IP issues affecting international commercial agreements
• Ensure that your agreements reflect your business strategy
• Benefit from expert guidance on avoiding and managing disputes
• Ensure that you can identify, manage and turn cultural differences into commercial advantage

3rd International Forum on Securitisation in Russia and CIS

Sep 29, 2008 - Sep 30, 2008,
Sofitel St. James Hotel, London, England, United Kingdom

Building on a huge success of the previous two annual forums, C5 is proud to announce 3rd International Forum on Securitisiation in Russia and CIS in London from 29 to 30 September 2008.

Over 2 days the securitisation industry will meet and discuss the hot topics of the moment, with critical insight from leading RMBS, CMBS, ABS, CDO and project financing experts and regulators. This event represents a unique opportunity for industry professionals, regulators, investors, and issuers to meet with over 200 expected attendees.

We are delighted to announce the expected programme to be more content filled than ever which offers an enormous range of discussions and case studies assessing the impact of the global liquidity crisis on emerging markets. This year's programme is comprised of a wide range of sessions for you to:

• UNDERSTAND who has the appetite for securitisation transactions in the region, what can be done to increase the appetite and WHERE IT ALL WILL END?
• Gain INSIGHT into the most important structures such as SME and corporate receivable securitization, RMBS, CDOs, CCOs, CMBS , warehousing and exotic asset classes
• LEARN the technicalities involved in real deal examples and how those deals are performing in a stressed market environment
• ENSURE regulatory and tax compliance and any additional dimensions when structuring your first or subsequent deal
• COMPREHEND the essential role played by administrators in various types of transactions
• IDENTIFY key risks in structuring a transaction in the region and EVALUATE it against profitability in the light of liquidity crisis
• BROADEN your knowledge on insolvency and enforcement issues
• GAIN better knowledge of funding sources (syndicated loans) alternative to securitization

Vehicle Survivability Summit 2008

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 1, 2008,
Dorint Hotel Sanssouci Berlin, Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany

The Vehicle Survivability Summit 2008 will provide a range of solutions to current threats and risks, ranging from near term technology available for Urgent Operational Requirements to future technologies designed to improve on current vehicle capabilities.

By attending Vehicle Survivability 2008, you will build on your current knowledge base of survivability technology, doctrine and practice. Mixing with peers and technology experts in a series of unique one-to-one meetings and round table discussions, each delegate will be able to outline the risks posed by the following threats;

* Explosively Formed Penetrators
* IEDs
* RPGs
* Small Arms Fire
* Changes to enemy tactics and procedures

Polyutherane 2008 Technical Conference

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 1, 2008,
Marriott San Antonio Rivercenter Hotel San Antonio, Texas United States

Each year, the Center for the Polyurethane Industry issues a Call for Papers and Posters. Our technical conference is being specifically tailored to meet the detailed needs of the manufacturers and processor of polyurethane-based products in all the key industrial sector. The program format selected for this conference will be detailed presentations describing the latest research and technical developments for all important industry sectors. The posters selected for this conference will describe the latest technical development for all important industry sectors.

Aqua Vision2008 - 7th World Business Conference on Aquaculture

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 1, 2008,
Stavanger Forum Conference and Exhibition Centre, Stavanger, Norway

AquaVision 2008 is built on the successes of the former Aqua Vision conferences, held every second year since 1996.

Aqua Vision 2006 was attended by more than 470 delegates from 32 different countries and reported to be the venue of the year in the aquaculture industry.

Aqua Vision 2008 will take place on September 29-October 1, 2008 at the Stavanger Forum Conference and Exhibition Centre in Stavanger, Norway.

The Aqua Vision 2008 World Business Conference on Aquaculture takes a deeper look into the opportunities for aquaculture in the future. Aqua Vision 2008 will bring together executives and professionals, politicians and regulators, investors and customers – including retailers and processors.

It will attract researchers, issue groups, media and other stakeholders from all over the world.
This world aquaculture business forum is the place to network, identify and discuss future challenges, exchange information and ideas, debate and decide.

UBICOMM 2008, The Second International Conference on Mobile Ubiquitous Computing, Systems, Services and Technologies

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 4, 2008,
Camino Vera s/n Valencia, Valencia Spain 46022

Fundamentals

Semantics of ubiquity; Ubiquitous knowledge; Knowledge discovery mechanisms; Profiling ubiquitous environments; Ubiquitous technologies for education, learning, and training

Mobility

Ubiquitous computing; Wearable computing; Mobile computing; Nomadic computing; Mobile commerce; Mobile learning

Information Ubiquity

Ubiquitous information appliances; Information retrieval and filtering; Context awareness; Control of ubiquitous data; Data management and processing; Data replication, migration and dissemination

Ubiquitous Multimedia Systems and Processing

Multimedia content recognition, indexing and search; Mobile graphics, games and entertainment; Ubiquitous multimedia applications and systems; Streaming mobile multimedia; Mobile media management; Multimedia ubiquitous platforms; Multimedia Indexing and Compression; Image and Signal Processing; Virtual reality in ubiquitous systems

Environmental Risk Assessment of Human and Veterinary Medicines 2008

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 2, 2008,
Estrel Convention Center, Berlin, Berlin Germany

Join us for Informa Life Sciences' third annual 'Environmental Risk Assessment of Human and Veterinary Medicines'. This interactive conference offers an unrivalled opportunity for you to meet European Regulators and to learn from experiences of the data submitted.

With a wide selection of up-to-the-minute human pharmaceutical and veterinary medicine case studies from renowned experts from industry and research centres, this meeting will provide practical problem solving strategies for implementing the Environmental Risk Assessment which you cannot afford to miss.

The Second International Conference on Advanced Engineering Computing and Applications in Sciences

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 4, 2008,
Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera S/N Valencia Spain 46022

The goal of the International Conference on Advanced Engineering Computing and Applications in Sciences, ADVCOMP 2008, is to bring together researchers from the academia and practitioners from the industry in order to address fundamentals of advanced scientific computing and specific mechanisms and algorithms for particular sciences. The conference will provide a forum where researchers shall be able to present recent research results and new research problems and directions related to them. The conference seeks contributions presenting novel research in all aspects of new scientific methods for computing and hybrid methods for computing optimization, as well as advanced algorithms and computational procedures, software and hardware solutions dealing with specific domains of science.

Telecoms Market Forecasting

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 2, 2008,
NH Danube City Vienna, Austria

After a highly successful event in 2007, we are delighted to announce Telecoms Market Forecasting 2008. This year's event will bring together leading market forecasting experts from around the world to address the most pressing challenges of market forecasting for the Telecoms Industry.

In the face of consistent growth and evolution in the telecommunications industry, the guarantee of accurate forecasts can provide significant competitive advantages for operators. However with the convergence of networks and technologies, and the constant development of new services and products, forecasting is becoming increasingly challenging.

This four day intensive conference will be packed with case studies, interactive sessions, panel discussions and networking opportunities designed to enable you to learn about the most successful forecasting models including:

○ qualitative and quantitative models
○ statistical models
○ cyclical and seasonal trends
○ survey methods... and more
<+b36c2q46teDo not miss this unique opportunity to learn about forecasting models being used by leading operators throughout the world, as well as to benchmark your own market forecasting strategies.

Converged Messaging Summit

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 2, 2008,
Holiday Inn Munich City Centre, Munich, Bayern Germany

Mobile operator messaging revenues are under threat. Operators are rolling out flat rate data packages to encourage mobile internet usage and uptake, which is in turn enabling the availibility of free, ad-funded online messaging on the mobile handset. The potential for this online model to canibalise operator messaging revenues is clear. However, operators have a far closer relationship with their users compared with their online counterparts, boasting the most important user community bar none – the mobile contacts list.

Operators also own the networks over which messages are transported which can be exploited to enable a far richer communication experience for their users. By enriching the messaging experience through implementation of features such as presence, context, personalisation and links with social networking, operators can drive messaging revenues and usage by delivering an enhanced user experience.

But there are still many pitfalls ahead. Interoperability continues to plague the MMS market, preventing huge growth driven by social networking and user generated content for which MMS is surely the most suitable vehicle; mobile email remains a preserve of the blackberry wielding business market and the slow growth of personal instant messaging has left it vulnerable to attack from free to use online offerings.

Vth International Workshop on Biology and Culture of the Tench (Tinca tinca L.)

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 3, 2008,
Ceresole Alba, Piemonte Italy

Every four years the International Workshop on Biology and Culture of the Tench is organised and this is an unique occasion to gather people working in tench from all over the world. After Czech Republic, Spain, Germany and Poland the Workshop will be held in Italy. The Department of Animal Production of the Agricultural Faculty of Turin University and the Associazione Amici della Tinca di Ceresole d'Alba are in charge of organising the Vth Workshop, to be held in Ceresole d'Alba (40 km from Turin), in September 2008. The latest research findings in tench will be presented in the areas of genetics, reproduction, nutrition, growth and metabolism, physiology, pathology, stocking efficiency and farming, management and economics, welfare and ethology, product quality and processing. Delegates and accompanying people will also enjoy the beautiful Region of Piedmont: Turin which played host to 2006 Winter Olympic Games, the Langhe and Roero beautiful landscapes with hills covered in vineyards, and famous typical wine and food products.

Treasury for Tax People 2008

Sep 29, 2008 - Sep 29, 2008,
ETC Venues, The Hatton, London, England, United Kingdom

Attending the Treasury for Tax People seminarwill help you to learn about:

○ The key issues that matter to treasurers.
○ How to think about derivatives from an economic, tax and financial accounting perspective, and the new tax regime for property derivatives.
○ How International Financial Reporting Standards impact upon the taxation of your treasury operations.
○ When you should securitise, and the tax challenges and opportunities securitisation presents.
○ The tax issues in cash management and cash pooling.
○ The current tax treatment of leasing transactions.
○ Pitfalls arising from the introduction of transfer pricing and thin capitalisation to transactions within the UK.
○ The anti-avoidance rules affecting treasury transactions and in particular the "unallowable purposes" rule.

Biomarker Discovery Summit 2008

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 1, 2008,
Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States

In response to the emerging trends of integration of “omics” approaches and the promise of systems biology, as well as translation from pre-clinical to clinical studies, we are bringing together three established Biomarker meetings under one roof. While emphasizing the integrated approach to biomarker discovery and validation, the Biomarker Discovery Summit 2008 also presents the latest technologies in genomic, proteomic and metabolomic profiling; approaches and case studies to biomarker validation and translation; as well as biomarker applications in drug development, diagnostics, and personalized medicine. Delegates will benefit from the focused coverage of each meeting, as well as learn about the “big picture” in biomarker discovery and implementation across silos from the plenary sessions and expanded trade show.

Event features:

○ Network with 400+ delegates
○ Get access to three established meetings under one roof
○ Choose from a greater selection of pre-conference workshops and tutorials
○ Learn about new tools at the expanded exhibit hall and new technology showcases

2nd Annual Optimising Customer Experience Forum

Sep 29, 2008 - Sep 30, 2008,
Sheraton Roma Hotel & Conference Center, Rome, Lazio Italy

Want Customer Loyalty? Improve Customer Experience First

2nd Annual Optimising Customer Experience will bring you speakers and best practices from the USA, Europe, Asia and Australia. The aim of this event is to bring unique insights and best practices from some of the worlds most advanced customer management practitioners. Get inspiration from the hottest brands and look beyond your industry for best practices on how to design, deliver and measure customer experience.

Discussion will focus on:

○ Culture: Making CEM a change agent in your organisation

○ Process redesign: implementing a customer oriented approach to process re-engineering

○ Experience consistency: How to ensure a truly integrated customer management program across all channels?

○ Business value: Connecting consumers to experiences and shareholder value

○ Loyalty: Loyalty measurement and promoter activation

○ Value for your customers: Targeting the right customers with the right value propositions to drive growth

Innovation Forum

Sep 29, 2008 - Sep 30, 2008,
Marriott London Regents Park, London, England, United Kingdom

A brand new DIA Conference featuring an expert programme committee and speakers from the EMEA, CHMP Working Group, EFPIA, European Commission, EBE, EuropaBio, Eucomed and senior representatives from industry.

The conference will involve all stakeholders including regulators, industry, academia and patient groups.

The conference is organised over two days. The first day will address the progress with the implementation of the Innovative Medicines Initiative and the EMEA initiatives in relation to support innovation including the qualification of biomarkers and new methodologies. The second day will focus on the practical aspects to implement the Regulation on Advanced Therapy.

Digital Asset Preservation: Protecting the Future of Electronic Documents

Sep 29, 2008 - Sep 30, 2008,
Sydney, New South Wales Australia

Organisations are investing increasing amounts of time and resources into digitally preserving information for future reference. However, many do not fully understand the potential risks associated with the long-term preservation and retrieval of digital material, nor how to proactively address these issues now for future risk mitigation.

With the threat of technology obsolescence jeopardising document storage and archiving efforts, organisations need to have an effective strategy in place to protect digital assets. It is crucial to address risk management and disaster recovery concerns and define an approach to managing “born-digital” documents, where no hard copies exist as back-up.

It is crucial to make effective use of classification schemes and metadata when archiving so as to ensure the long term accessibility and authenticity of digital material and to place individual documents in context. It is also necessary to establish policies and processes for file migration and the strategic disposal of documents.

This interactive masterclass will provide key insights on how to:

• Define a strategic approach to the long-term preservation of digital records
• Employ classification schemes and metadata to maintain accessibility and authenticity
• Identify important aspects of legal compliance
• Establish effective disposal policies and processes
• Effectively mitigate risk and tackle the challenges presented by the rate of technology change

MedCLIVAR-ESF Workshop on "Understanding the mechanisms responsible for the changes in the Mediterranean Sea circulation and sea-level trends"

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 1, 2008,
Hydrobiological Station and Aquarium of Rhodes, Rhodes Greece

The workshop will focus on the changing status of the Mediterranean circulation and sea level and their link with climate change. Long term changes as well as abrupt changes will be discussed. The workshop will present the state of the art of the large scale Mediterranean thermohaline circulation and its variability throughout both the instrumental and pre-instrumental record as well as its sea-level changes throughout the same periods.

The workshop is open to:

• Leading scientists
• New and upcoming scientists who have contributed in research on the objectives
• Scientists from North African States with interest in the subject
• PhD and postdoctoral students of topics related to those of the workshop

This workshop will act as a focusing point putting the existing studies in the context of climate variability, will identify the unresolved questions and discuss the strategy that must be followed to resolve them.

The identification of unresolved issues and the development of observational and modelling strategies for their resolution will be the main outcome of the workshop. The presentations of the workshop will be collected into a volume. The synthesis of the workshop will be submitted for publication in an appropriate journal or newsletter. An executive summary and a synthesis of the proposed strategies for monitoring and forecasting will be made available to monitoring programmes active in the Mediterranean.

Carbon Markets India

Sep 29, 2008 - Sep 30, 2008,
Taj President Hotel, Mumbai, Maharashtra India

Now in it's 2nd year, Carbon Markets India will continue to provide an excellent platform for new project hosts to learn about the latest market developments and do business with CER buyers.

The inaugural Carbon Markets India conference was a huge success, bringing together 165 leading Indian industrialists and climate change experts to address the business opportunities for CDM in India.

See Programme and other details

Project Management for Results

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 3, 2008,
The Performance Institute Arlington, Virginia United States

Featuring Best Practice Project Management Methodology Specifically Designed to Help You:

• Acquire the Skills to Define and Plan Major Projects

• Learn to Track and Manage Projects with Greater Accuracy

• Define Project Goals and Successfully Complete Project Requirements

• Implement Strategies to Remain within Project Scope

• Understand How to Manage and Report Project Data and Enhance Performance

• Master the Process of Closing and Executing Projects

• Discover How to Break Down the Project Activities Using a Work Breakdown Structure

European EXPP Summit 2008

Sep 29, 2008 - Sep 30, 2008,
Frankfurt am Main, Hessen Germany

The leading European congress about E-Invoicing and EBPPwill take place in Frankfurt/M., Germany from September 29 to 30, 2008. Companies dealing with E-Invoicing will receive a broad overview and essential know-how for their own E-Invoicing project.

First-rate speakers from Swedbank, Rentokil, Royal Bank of Scotland, Schenker, AOL, Robert Bosch, British Telecom, European Expert Group for Electronic Invoicing and many more will report on their experiences with E-Invoicing and pass on their recipe of success.

Key insights include:

• Market trends and perspectives
• Workflow-based processing of incoming invoices
• Electronic Invoicing initiatives of Spanish Banks
• Value Added E-Services for Shared Services Clients
• E-Invoicing and VAT management
• Workflow-based processing of incoming invoices
• How to break through in B2C E-Billing
• VAT compliance and E-Signatures
• Panel-Discussion: Roll-Out Strategies

Additional, delegates have access to the huge exhibition area where 30 of the leading solution and service providers present state-of-the-art E-Invoicing solutions.

For registration and further information

5th International Symposium on Advanced Gate Stack Technology

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 1, 2008,
Lakeway Resort & Spa Austin, Texas United States

The 5th International Symposium on Advanced Gate Stack Technology is a forum for researchers from semiconductor industry and universities to discuss current technical challenges in advanced gate stack technology through panel discussions, invited and contributed presentations.

This three-day symposium—jointly hosted by SEMATECH, IEEE, and UT Dallas—is intended to build enhanced industry consensus on the strategy towards solutions for high-k/metal gate stack implementation in 32nm technology node and beyond.

XXIV Linear Accelerator Conference

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 3, 2008,
Victoria, British Columbia Canada

The Conference will feature invited talks, posters presentation, industrial exhibits and a special program to promote active participation of the students in a accelerator research.

The 9th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Grid Computing (Grid 2008)

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 1, 2008,
Tsukuba International Congress Center, Epochal Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

The Grid conference series is an annual international meeting that brings together a community of researchers, developers, practitioners, and users involved with Grid technology. The objective of the meeting is to serve as both the premier conference presenting the best Grid research and a forum where new concepts can be introduced and explored.

2008 Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial Conference

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 3, 2008,
Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape town, Western Cape, South Africa

The Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference gathers developers and users of open source geo-spatial software from around the world to discuss new directions, exciting implementations, and growing business opportunities in the field of open source geo-spatial software. FOSS4G is presented annually by the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo).

IBC Training Course: Validation of Analytical Methods

Sep 29, 2008 - Sep 30, 2008,
San Francisco, California United States

This course provides the attendee with a comprehensive discussion of the principles and procedures that are part of a modern analytical quality control strategy for biologicals, including the purpose of the method, key parameters to consider for optimization and robustness as well as detailed descriptions of the validation steps.

Business Process Excellence in Financial Services 2008

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 1, 2008,
Thistle Marble Arch, London, England, United Kingdom

The flagship event for Process Excellence professionals and purely for financial services, the 2008 Business Process Excellence in Financial Services Exchange features an all-new speaker line up, new content and the best opportunity to learn from, meet and exchange ideas with fellow practitioners from leading institutions across Europe.

Key Topics include:

- Understanding how to manage growth and maintain control throughout the credit crunch
- Ensure your Treating Customers Fairly initiatives are on track and assess the impact on your business process
- Align IT with business strategy to deliver increased returns, agility and profit

To register your place or for more information...

Call: +44 (0) 207 368 9300
Email: enquire@iqpc.co.uk

3rd International Conference on the Pragmatic Web

Sep 29, 2008 - Sep 30, 2008,
Uppsala, Uppland Sweden

THE PRAGMATIC WEB CONFERENCE is a unique forum to envision and debate how the emerging social, semantic, multimedia Web mediates the ways in which we construct shared meaning. While there is much research and development into topics relevant to this challenge such as collaboration, usability, knowledge representation, media, and social informatics, the Pragmatic Web conference provides common ground for dialogue at the nexus of these topics.

The Japan Biotech Meeting

Sep 29, 2008 - Sep 30, 2008,
Marunouchi Mitsubishi Building, Tokyo Japan

The 5th Annual Japan Biotech Meeting will be a great opportunity to meet with industry leaders from both sides of the Pacific Ocean. Any company executives, investors, service providers and governmental officials interested in the Global and Asian (with special focus on Japan and China) life sciences industry should consider attending this meeting.

With the reality that Japan and China are important global pharmaceutical R&D and manufacturing center, Burrill & Company and Mitsubishi Corporation are presenting the fifth annual meeting of a well respected series. This series have proven to be one of the most important annual events focused on Global and Asia and it has led to significant strategic partnerships shaping the entire industry. The meetings will continue to serve as a powerful platform to bridge the life sciences industries between Asia and the Western World.

IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing (Cluster 2008)

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 1, 2008,
Tsukuba International Congress Center Tsukuba, Ibaraki Japan

The recent advances in high speed networks and improved microprocessor performance are making clusters or networks of workstations an appealing vehicle for cost effective parallel computing. Clusters built using commodity hardware and software components are playing a major role in redefining the concept of supercomputing, and has now become the mainstream technology for High Performance Computing and Information Technology.

Cluster 2008 is hosted in the high-tech city of Tsukuba. Here you will experience an open forum with fellow cluster researchers, system designers and installers, and users for presenting and discussing new directions, opportunities and ideas that will shape Cluster Computing. Cluster 2008 welcomes paper and poster submissions on innovative work from researchers in academia, industry and government describing original research work in cluster computing.

5th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems (IEEE MASS 08)

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 2, 2008,
Hilton Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia United States

Wireless ad-hoc communication has applications in a variety of environments, such as conferences, hospitals, battlefields and disaster-recovery/rescue operations, and is also being actively investigated as an alternative paradigm for Internet connectivity in both urban and rural areas. Wireless sensor and actuator networks are also being deployed for enhancing industrial control processes and supply-chains, and for various forms of environmental monitoring. The IEEE MASS 2008 aims at addressing advances in research on multi-hop ad-hoc and sensor networks, covering topics ranging from technology issues to applications and test-bed development. Please keep checking this web-space for more information and regular updates about MASS 08.

European Optical Society Annual Meeting 2008

Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 2, 2008,
Paris-Nord Villepinte, Parc d'expositions et Centre de Conventions Paris France

The Scientific EOS Annual Meeting 2008 is the most important event of the EOS. It will be held in Paris, France, from 29 September to 02 October 2008, on the occasion of the OPTO-exhibition 2008 (30 September to 02 October 2008) at Paris-Nord Villepinte, Parc d’expositions et Centre de Conventions. In 2006, the conjunction of these two events proved to be a great success. More than 600 experts in the field of optics and photonics from 32 countries all over the world attended the event which offered six topical meetings as well as a huge poster area to its participants. Due to this great success, the organisers - EOS, SFO (the French Branch of the EOS) and OPTO - decided to hold the EOS Annual Meeting for a second time as an accompanying programme alongside the OPTO exhibition. For 2008 even more attendees are expected to join the event, which will feature seven topical meetings as well as an education workshop.