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Conventions: Oct 08, 2008

Intermot Cologne: 6th International Motorcycle and Scooter Fair

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 12, 2008,
Cologne Exhibition Center, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Intermot Cologne is the International Trade Fair for Motorcycles and Scooters. It features displays of racing motorcycles, together with appearances by the personalities who ride them and trade stands selling motorcycles and related items.

Profile for exhibit include Motorised vehicles, Trailers and sidecars, Components and accessories for motorcycles, Engines and components, Electrical equipment Clothing, motorcyclists' gear, Machines, tools, workshop and shop equipment, Raw materials, semi-finished products, packaging materials, Lubricants, gear-box/transmission oil, care products, Tourism.

2008 Future Financial Management Association International Meeting

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 11, 2008,
Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, Grapevine, Dallas, Texas United States

Application of New Technology in Electrical and Mechanical Systems for the Offshore Energy Industry

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 8, 2008,
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen,, Scotland United Kingdom

With the Offshore Energy Industry expanding and with the current constraints on manpower and resources, engineers employed need to have a good grasp of this latest technology which is recognised now as the way forward to improve performance.

There are examples, within the Offshore Industry, of the application of high calibre advanced technology. This seminar will provide engineers with an insight into the methods being developed to assist the industry to exploit energy reserves in the most difficult and hostile environments on Earth.

15th Annual Africa Upstream 2008

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 10, 2008,
BMW - Imax, Cape town, Western Cape, South Africa

The 15th Annual Africa Upstream 2008 is the world's largest and most significant exploration and development event on Africa for the global oil exploration and gas-LNG industry Calendar, with key African Government decision-makers and senior oil executives present along with senior executive players across the African value chain.

There were 50+ Speakers from the senior executive level of Super-Majors, leading Independents, Governments, and National Oil Companies in 2007. Over 600 Delegates and Exhibitors attended Africa Upstream. Held in Cape Town, where during the Africa Oil Week there were 850+ high-level participants, this is the global event par excellence.

Pacific Graphics 2008

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 10, 2008,
University of Tokyo (Koshiba Hall) Tokyo Japan

The Pacific Conference on Computer Graphics and Applications (Pacific Graphics) is an annual international conference on computer graphics and applications. As the 16th in the highly successful series, Pacific Graphics 2008 will continue to provide a premium forum for researchers, developers, practitioners in the Pacific Rim and around the world to present and discuss new problems, solutions, and technologies in computer graphics and related areas.

International Gas Union Research Conference Paris (IGRC 2008 )

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 10, 2008,
Science Conference Center, Paris, Ile de France France

The conference programme will offer a balance between short, mid and long-term issues, mainly focusing on the relation between gas business and gas research. Workshops and roundtables are planned on major issues and technology topics facing the gas industry, such as CO2 capture and sequestration, safety issues concerning the whole gas chain, methane hydrates, increasing efficiency of depleted and stranded gas fields, gas and renewables, distributed energy generation and the use of information technology to improve the efficiency of the gas chain.
Apart from the workshops, oral and poster sessions on each of the links in the gas chain will be organised: Exploration and Production (including LNG), Storage, Transmission, Distribution and Utilisation.

2008 Annual Conference of the National Council on Economic Education (NCEE), National Association of Economic Educators (NAEE) and the Global Association of Teachers of Economics (GATE)

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 11, 2008,
Beau Rivage Resort & Casino Biloxi, Mississippi United States

The National Council on Economic Education invites you to attend the 2008 Annual Conference of the National Council on Economic Education (NCEE), National Association of Economic Educators (NAEE) and the Global Association of Teachers of Economics (GATE). This year’s conference will be hosted by the Mississippi Council on Economic Education.

Printed Electronics Asia 2008

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 9, 2008,
Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo Japan

East Asia′s largest event dedicated to printed electronics, with emphasis on organic and printed inorganic electronics, draws executive level delegates from East Asia′s biggest printing, materials, packaging and electronics companies.

If you want to learn what is happening on this topic in East Asia and to meet the companies doing ground breaking work and commercialization, this event is unmissable. Hosted by IDTechEx, we also provide tours to key players in Tokyo and facilitate introductions. Our conference program, exhibition, tours and masterclasses give you key insight into activities in East Asia so you can get ahead of your competition.

This exclusive event is open to 100 delegates from European and American companies only, with an unlimited number of Asian companies attending. You get maximum value and the edge over your competitors by obtaining unprecedented access to the latest developments in Asia. For example, more patents are filed in Japan on printed electronics than any other country - learn by whom and meet the companies involved.

RCN Continence Care Forum annual conference and exhibition

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 8, 2008,
York Racecourse, York,

, England, United Kingdom

This conference will examine ways to build on existing strengths, embrace the challenges change brings; and explore innovative ways of creating continence services that are fit for the future. The conference programme will be of interest to all delegates, whether new to continence care or expert practitioners, and will include a selection of masterclass workshops.

Management in Practice - Birmingham

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 8, 2008,
National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Management in Practice Events are dedicated to general practice managers. They are designed to address the ever expanding role and responsibilities of today's primary care general practice manager.

We will be discussing best practice and a wide range of current issues.

Our educational conferences are complemented by an exhibition featuring:

* Key product suppliers
* Educational institutes
* Primary care services providers
* Recruitment specialists

Application of New Technology in Electrical and Mechanical Systems

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 8, 2008,
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

This seminar will provide engineers with an insight into the methods being developed to assist the industry to exploit energy reserves in the most difficult and hostile environments on Earth.

As offshore energy industry is expanding, so is the need for improved technologies. Some industries, such transport and defence, have moved to inclusive systems with automation, broadband communication and remote control.

These advanced techniques appear not to be so widely applied in the offshore energy industry, although there are a few examples of their successful use. With the current constraints on manpower and resources, the application of high-calibre advanced
technology is widely regarded as the best way forward.

6th International Fair of Local Public Transport (TRANSEXPO)

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 10, 2008,
Kielce Trade Fair, 1Zakładowa Str Kielce, Poland

The sixth edition of the International Fair of Local Public Transport TRANSEXPO will be held on 8-10 October 2008.

Last year's edition, the fifth one, attracted 153 exhibitors from 11 countries (Belarus, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Ukraine), taking up an exhibition space of 9,300 square metres. It was accompanied by numerous press conferences, company presentations, a few unveilings of Polish coaches, as well as a technical conference on "Innovative Techniques in Urban Transport Management", which was organized by the Economic Chamber of Urban Transport in Warsaw.

CEE Private Equity Forum

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 10, 2008,
Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London, England, United Kingdom

This exceptional event will feature prominent keynote speakers that will share their experience on how to:

* Get an overview of the private equity industry in CEE
* Learn how to invest in this broadly diversified asset class and achieve optimal returns
* Examine the risks and advancements of private equity investments in the CEE market over the past year
* Find out more about the different investment strategies that other investors have faced while investing in private equity in CEE
* Ensure fair risk/return sharing between GPs and LPs
* Assess the effects of the global credit crunch

Plus don't miss out our optional Extra Day on Nordics & Baltics focusing on core issues influencing the private equity market across this region. This Focus Day will be a unique opportunity to be together with the leading institutional investors, buyout and venture capital firms to discuss new trends and changes on the Nordic & Baltic private equity market.

Decor & Gifts Autumn 2008: 9th International exhibition Decor & Gifts

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 11, 2008,
International Exhibition Center, Kyiv, Ukraine

Decor & Gifts 2008 offers a number of opportunities, which could benefit your company:

* Improve the status and image of your brand in the lucrative Ukrainian market
* Present your products and services to a targeted audience and launch new products
* Find new business partners and generate large numbers of potential customers
* Exchange experiences with other professionals in the market
* Discover new trends and opportunities for developing your company and improving your business processes
* Research the market by speaking directly to clients

Tax Planning for Global Transactions & Financing Structures

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 8, 2008,
ETC Venues, London, England, United Kingdom

This essential tax planning course offers you the unique opportunity to hear leading experts discussing, amongst others, IAS 39 for loan relationships, derivatives, FOREX and hedging activities with a special focus in the tax implications and convergence with UK GAAP.

GridNets 2008: 2nd International Conference on Networks for Grid

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 10, 2008,
Best Western Olympic Hotel, Beijing, Beijing (munic.) China

All accepted papers will be published by Springer in the ICST Lecture Notes (LNICST) series. The proceedings will be published by Springer and will be available both as paper-based copies and via Springerlink.

The GridNets conference series is an annual international meeting that provides a focused and highly interactive forum where researchers and technologists have the opportunity to present and discuss leading research, developments, and future directions in the Grid networking area. The goal of this event is to serve as both the premier conference presenting best Grid Networking research and a forum where new concepts can be introduced and explored.

Grid developers and practitioners are increasingly realising the importance of efficient network support. Entire classes of applications would greatly benefit by a network-aware grid middleware, able to effectively manage the network resource in terms of scheduling, access and use. Conversely, the peculiar requirements of grid applications provide stimulating drivers for new challenging research towards the development of grid-aware networks.

Cooperation between grid middleware and network infrastructure driven by a common control plane is a key factor to effectively empower the global grid platform for the execution of network-intensive applications, requiring massive data transfers, very fast and low-latency connections, and stable and guaranteed transmission rates. Large e-science projects, as well as industrial and engineering applications for data analysis, image processing, multimedia, or visualisation just to name a few are awaiting an efficient grid network support. They would be boosted by a global grid platform enabling end-to-end dynamic bandwidth allocation, broadband and low-latency access, interdomain access control, and other network performance monitoring capabilities.

for more information visit us at GridNEts. . .

Cancer Degradome Symposium

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 9, 2008,
Royal Institute of British Architects, London, England, United Kingdom

There has long been a connection between proteases and cancer biology, since these enzymes can endow tumour cells with the ability to invade and metastasize, or spread through the body. However, we now know that proteases are involved in a host of subtle regulatory mechanisms that determine the extracellular environment, and how cells respond to their environments, and in so doing they can control cancer cell growth and death, the formation of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) that supply the growing tumour with nutrients, and also the ability of the immune system to detect cancers. It is this set of protease genes, together with their natural inhibitors, and the proteins with which they interact, that is called the DEGRADOME. We can only now appreciate that any attempt to understand the relevance of proteases in cancer must consider the extraordinary diversity and versatility of these enzymes in different contexts.

This workshop will combine the findings of the EU Framework 6 Programme on the ‘Cancer Degradome’ with those of other colleagues in the field. The focus will be on extracellular proteinases and their status as markers and therapeutic targets in cancer. The use of novel techniques to study aspects of their in vitro and in vivo functions will be a particular focus.

Accelerating Proof of Concept

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 8, 2008,
Hyatt Harborside Boston, Massachusetts United States

With increasing resource pressure, drug developers need to make more effective and informed go/no-go decisions as early as possible in the drug development process. This allows the best compounds to move ahead with adequate resource support. By doing more of the right experiments, earlier in the pre-clinical discovery and development process, drug developers will face fewer surprises as drugs move into the more expensive later stages of the development process. Biomarkers, FDG-PET Imaging, Gene Expression, Metabolic Screening, Protein Tomography and other advanced tools are increasingly being used for early confirmation of a drug development candidate’s ability to reach a target, confirm bioavailability and impact on a target or pathway, to enable an earlier, more effective, decision making processes. Leading drug discovery and development companies are increasingly reorganizing their drug development process and programs to take advantage of these new tools and techniques to improve drug development pipeline productivity and focus resources on the most promising candidates.

Topics to be covered include:

Building a More Effective Drug Discovery and Development Processes:

* Advanced Proof of Concept Tools and Approaches
* Measuring Targets, Pathways and Impacts
* Case Studies of New Proof-of-Concept Approaches and Programs
* Implementing New Drug Development Process Models

Proof of Concept Tools, Techniques and Technologies:

* Biomarker Applications for Early Stage Drug Development
* FDG-PET Imaging
* Gene Expression Case Studies
* Immunohistochemistry
* Metabolic Screening
* Pharmacodynamic Markers
* Protein Tomography
* Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DCE-MRI)
* Diffusion MRI
* Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS)
* Genetic Profiling to Stratify Patient Populations

Microbiology for the Non Microbiologists

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 9, 2008,
The Rembrandt Hotel, London, England, United Kingdom

Microbiological issues play a key part in the production and control of manufactured items. The object of this seminar is to provide non-microbiologists with an overview of the basic theory and practical relevance of microbiology as it relates to the working environment.

Packaging Technology and Metallurgy Course

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 10, 2008,
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Semitracks, Inc. and SHRDC have put together a course which will provide an overview of the current business climate, anticipated trends and the associated impact on assembly/packaging roadmaps. There will be an in-depth discussion of both high-end CPU roadmaps plus the roadmaps to address the multitude of communications and network devices that are driving the digital revolution. The course will generically address typical assembly flows and cost implications for both wafer fabrication and assembly with special focus on what the low cost alternatives will be in both camps. Based on the technical reliability issues that the packaging roadmaps drive, such as thin film delamination/cracking, bump cracks, via delamination/cracking, thermal interface degradation, heat sink retention, and socketing issues, there will be a review of commonly used failure analysis tools and techniques appropriate to each failure mechanism. Thus, state of the art non-destructive imaging tools of acoustics, x-ray, scanning SQUID microscopy, and terahertz imaging will be reviewed with respect to advantages, limitations and likely evolution to next generation. Other techniques that will be discussed are time domain reflectometry (TDR), adhesion testing, thin film materials characterization and disassembly techniques to allow fault isolation and failure analysis. There will be discussion of the impact of next generation technologies such as Cu, ultra low k dielectrics, 300mm wafer fabrication, wafer scale packaging, embedded passives, chip on board and modular integration. Finally the course will hint at the future which focuses on Nanotechnology, Connectintelligence and the currently ill thought out arena of what packaging/assembly even means for this era of molecular devices. The course will also cover metallurgy of metals such as connectors, sealants, thermal interface materials (TIMs) and shock absorbers. There will be discussion on the metallurgy of solders in the lead free solders, under-bump metallization (UBM), solder joint cracks and ILD damage, metallurgical implications, electromigration comparisons of Al, Cu and solders, tin whiskers in lead free applications, and many more. This course is recommended for engineers and scientists involved in setting the direction for adapting to the rapidly exploding arena of assembly/packaging in the digital revolution. This course will also be especially useful to engineers and scientists actively engaged in performing risk assessments on packaging technologies, performing fault isolation and failure analysis and performing stressing to achieve reliability certification of such technologies.

Diversity and Inclusive Work Environments

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 8, 2008,
Continuing Education and Conference Center St. Paul, Minnesota United States

Capitalize on the talents and contributions of all employees

Each of us brings unique perspectives and talents to our work. With a more diverse workforce than ever before, our workplaces are brimming with new ideas and different ways to do things. By fostering a workplace that recognizes and encourages this diversity, we can position ourselves for incredible success and richer lives. Explore the dimensions of diversity, including and going beyond race and gender, and consider how such a wide range of experiences can affect relationship-building in the workplace.

2nd Annual Global HSE Conference in Chemicals and Petrochemicals

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 10, 2008,
Rome, Lazio Italy

The Texas Refinery accident in February 2008 triggered once again worldwide concern of media and public opinion towards HSE implementation within the Chemical and Petrochemical Industries, thus making companies re-evaluate their processes and implementation of their HSE policies and procedures, increasing the role of HSE at levels never witnessed before. Process Safety, Human Preparedness, Transport Security and Reliability, how to make your Contractors abide by your HSE internal standards, started to come out among other questions while chemical and petrochemical companies are struggling to increase their HSE performance levels. How to tackle these obstacles? How to reach new levels in HSE Performance? How to measure them? These questions and many more will be addressed in this our 2nd Annual Global Edition by a panel of top level experts from some of the most successful companies in HSE implementation.

1st International Congress on Mechanical Metrology

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 10, 2008,
Guanabara Palace Hotel Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Brazil

The mechanical metrology underlies all technical and scientific developments in areas as diverse as metalworking, metallurgy, health care, energy sources, aerospace, nanotechnology, among many others. Many quantities are involved within its scope.

With this in mind, Inmetro and the brazilian metrology community organizes the First Mechanical Metrology Congress (I CIMMEC), expecting to receive in the city of Rio de Janeiro a great and varied contribution from metrology professionals from Brazil and abroad to show their technical works and developed research, through oral and posters presentations, or, as well, to attend this Congress as an opportunity to acquire and update their knowledge in the different thematic areas of the event.

Manufacturers and dealers of measuring equipment and standards, as well as, of auxiliary accessories and of bibliographic material, will have the chance to expose their products and services in stands at the Fair, which will take place along the Congress.

WaterSmart Innovations Conference & Expo 2008

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 10, 2008,
South Point Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, Nevada United States

Welcome to a brave new world of water-efficient practices, policies and products. The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense program and other leading national and international organizations, invites you to join a new wave in water efficiency.

As the largest conference of its kind in the world, the inaugural WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition will be the premiere venue for showcasing new water-efficiency technology to industry and business from around the globe; building and strengthening effective, interdisciplinary relationships and establishing your company as an international leader in innovative water efficiency technology and services.

Defence Exports 2008

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 9, 2008,
Radisson SAS Hotel, Rue du Fossé-aux-Loups 47 Brussels Belgium B-1000

Following on from the success of last year's conference, we are proud to bring you Defence Exports 2008. Bringing together national representatives and senior industry figures, this is the event to attend for the most up-to-date information on national export control regulations, institutional initiatives and industry insights and experiences. Meet your national representatives and ensure your organisation stays ahead of the latest trade compliance challenges and regulations.

Attend the 2008 conference to:

HEAR updates on European export control regulations
ASSESS the latest US ITAR policies and procedures
ANALYSE new EU integtration into European defence trade networks
DISCUSS EU initiatives, including the intracommunity transfer of defence goods and the review of dual-use regulations
SHARE experiences with industry through a series of tailored presentations

Advanced Metallization Conference 2008:18th Asian Session

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 10, 2008,
Sanjo Conferene Hall, The Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo Japan

The conference is organized to stimulate and enhance the research and development of ULSI interconnect technology; and each year since 1989 the conference has been held at about the same time in both Japan and USA, and has showcased remarkable interconnect technology development in Asia. Current active development of Cu multilayer wiring technology is aimed at feature sizes of less than 50nm. Securing good reliability between barrier metal and low k in Low k/Cu wiring schemes has become an important topic. In addition, the application of Cu wiring has been broadened to the memory market and is widely used for Flash and DRAM. Moreover, there is advancement in the introduction of metal deposition for transistor surroundings such as for Silicide and Metal Gate, etc. The progress of miniaturization technology for packaging is rapid, and concepts for integrated wiring technology between Si chips and mounting substrates are requested.

Drug Transport and Delivery: Impact on Drug Discovery and Development

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 10, 2008,
Uppsala Concert & Congress, Uppsala Sweden

Building on the outcomes of previous successful EUFEPS Conferences on drug transporters, compound profiling and lead optimisation, respectively, the scope of this new conference is drug transport and delivery and impact on the whole drug discovery and development process.

It will focus on a number of critical issues in drug discovery and development of both small and large molecules. Special concerns for presentation and discussion during this meeting will be interpretation of data and how they are used to develop new molecular entities; when should certain methods and information be applied; what are the limitations of predictive tools today; and when do they make a difference in discovery and/or development. A particular aim of the conference is to provide a critical review of issues with respect to drug discovery, development and regulatory decision making processes.

The 11th A-IMBN Conference

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 9, 2008,
Coex Convention and Exhibition Center, Seoul, South Korea

We are pleased to invite you to the 11th Asia-Pacific International Molecular Biology Network (A-IMBN) Conference, which will take place in COEX, Seoul, Korea on October 8-9, 2008 in conjunction with the 9th International Congress on Cell Biology.

As the two-day program will cover recent advances in molecular biology, we hope this conference, with your active participation, will create opportunity for future collaboration and accelerate the development of bioscience and biotechnology in the Asia-Pacific region.

Since the organization of the 1st A-IMBN Conference in June 1998 in Seoul, Korea, A-IMBN has come a long way with each annual conference held successfully for a decade with more than 100 participants from the he strategies have been adopted to further nurture and develop the industry.

Boasting 15 participating economies and 300 members, A-IMBN firmly believe information and experience sharing on current and upcoming biotechnology R&D will further promote regional cooperation in biotechnology development.

The World Fruit & Vegetable Show

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 9, 2008,
Excel Exhibition Centre, London, England, United Kingdom

International trade exhibition specifically for fresh and processed fruit and vegetables and fresh flowers. Held in London annually.

• This is a “trade only” exhibition which consists of both individual exhibitors, with their own stands and pavilions made up of groups of companies representing a country, or region.
• With companies from around the globe participating, the variety of products displayed, will be of interest to all trade buyers from within the fresh / dried fruit and vegetable market and within the flower sector, which is also represented.
• Although originally targeted at the UK market, last years visitors came from 34 countries and included buyers and major decision makers from across the sector.
• This year will see the addition of more forums, greater exhibitor support and a strong international marketing campaign, making this a “not to be missed” meeting place for business to business in 2008.

Annual Conference of the Czech Urological Society

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 10, 2008,
Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

You are undoubtedly looking forward to another Annual Conference of the Czech urological society ČSL J.E.Purkyně, to which we have been invited once again by our colleagues in Hradec Králové, where they are celebrating the 80th anniversary of the “new” Hradec Králové hospital.
Urology in Hradec Králové has a long history, with names such as Rokitanský, Bedrna, Šváb,Stefan, Navrátil, Morávek. It also has considerable experience in organizing our annual conferences.
The history, architecture and present development of the city of Hradec Králové, as well as our professional programme, will provide a unique cultural, culinary and social experience for you.This year our conference will be particularly interesting in that the president and the professional guarantor of the conference will be the tandem of Emeritus Associate Professor Morávek and a newly appointed Head of the Urological Department – Associate Professor Fiala and following the conference, the leadership of ČUS will be in hands of its newly elected committee.
It has become an important tradition in the forming of a scientific programme of high quality that as well as ourselves, members of ČUS, the colleagues from Slovakia, the invited officially invited guests from abroad, lecturers from the European school of urology, and also members of the nursing profession will take part.

2nd International Conference on Networks for Grid Applications

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 10, 2008,
Best Western Olympic Hotel, Beijing, Beijing (munic.) China

The GridNets conference series is an annual international meeting that provides a focused and highly interactive forum where researchers and technologists have the opportunity to present and discuss leading research, developments, and future directions in the Grid networking area. The goal of this event is to serve as both the premier conference presenting best Grid Networking research and a forum where new concepts can be introduced and explored.

Regulations for Antimicrobials

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 8, 2008,
Russ Hill Hotel, Nr Lonon Gatwick Airport Surrey, England, United Kingdom RH6 0EL

IntertechPira's Regulations for Antimicrobials, a one day summit will discuss how current innovations in antimicrobials technology and applications aim to meet the lifestyle demands of today’s consumers while at the same time keeping up with worldwide regulations. It is focused at regulatory affairs staff, business leaders and technical teams to assess the implications of current and future regulations on their business as both users and suppliers of antimicrobial products.

BioKorea 2008 Conference & Exhibition

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 10, 2008,
Osong Complex, Osong, South Korea

We delightfylly announce that the 3rd BIO KOREA convention will be held from October 8th to 10th at Osong Bio-Technopolis upon the completion of Osong Complex construction. Osong Bio-Technoplis, located in the nation's idealist zone facilitated with the best bio infrastructure, represents an outpost for korea's bio industry. Our long-term vision is to preempt the future of the 21st century's high-tech. Underneath that, there will be the completion of Bio Technopolis, which will lead to the rapid growth of korean economy and at the same, we will proudly present the grand of BIO KOREA 2008.

BIO KOREA 2008, with the major goal of application on biotechnology in business, will offer a variety of high-level confernece, international exhibition and partnership event and provide an opportunity to find business and technoloty partners. BIO KOREA 2008, held in the center of the world's most dynamic and fast-growing market, is waiting for your participation. Do not miss this great opportunity at BIO KOREA 2008 and join us in.

9th International HL7 Interoperability Conference 2008

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 11, 2008,
Aldemar Knossos Royal Village Hotel Crete, Greece

This year, IHIC will incorporate the "Show me your CDA!" HL7 CDA Interoperability Forum to promote interoperability of HL7 CDA implementations around the world by acknowledging best practice in implementation, sharing tips and tricks in a hands-on session, while at the same time preparing for the next CDA release based on novel and diverse uses of Clinical Document Architecture.

ArtsHealth Symposium #1

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 9, 2008,
Hunter Room - Newcastle City Hall Newcastle, New South Wales Australia

4th Annual Strategic CRM in Telecoms

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 9, 2008,
Barcelona, Catalonia Spain

Building on the enormous success of our last year event with more than 80 participants this 4th Annual Strategic CRM in Telecoms conference will be discussing latest CRM strategies in telecoms. During these three HIGHLY INTERACTIVE days you will be able to share insights and experiences, be part of interactive sessions and examine best CRM practices.

Workshop Guidelines:

• Examining the key differences between Customer Experience and Performance
• Defining CEM, and the basic drivers of customer experience
• Implementing a successful customer experience strategy: tools and processes – the increasing role of customer intelligence
• Customer experience data gathering and management guidelines
• Moving towards customer niches and needs identification
• Using the customer experience to differentiate product and service offerings
• Changing the organization culture to deliver the customer experience
• Implementing customer-focused marketing strategies to launch retention, loyalty, up/cross-sell initiatives

4th Annual Effective HR Management in Telecoms

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 9, 2008,
Vienna, Austria

HR executives have now shifted their focus to take a comprehensive look at the ever-changing role of human resources in the current market place. The human resource function must align itself with the core business goals. You will walk away from 4th Annual HR Conference with updated information you need to create tangible benefits for your company and gain competitive advantage by becoming more productive than your competitors.

We will give you all answers to the relevant hot issues regarding HR in the Telecom industry. Decision makers will show their strategies for winning top employees. Over the course of two days, you will explore these main issues in detailed case studies, interactive panel discussions and networking with High level HR professionals.

Developing and Marketing Telecom Services for Business Customers

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 9, 2008,
Amsterdam, Noord Holland Netherlands

In today's highly competitive business environment, operators cannot afford to lose one single profitable business customer. Their customers need to be connected but providing a “one service fits all” approach is not the most practical when they vary in size, structure, nature of business and needs. The question is not which technology is used, but whether the solution works for them and enables them to communicate effectively for their level of investment.

As today’s technology continues to develop in bringing many new possibilities and methods for providing services to customers, it is now just up to operators to use the available options and offer the right solutions to the market.

This conference will provide the best case studies on how to create the best portfolio of services for your business customers and align yourself with current trends of convergence.

Strategic Marketing and e-Marketing in the Chemical Industry

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 9, 2008,
Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia United States

This event will focus on the best techniques and strategies used in successful marketing and e-marketing. Case study driven presentations and examples drive interaction, networking, and benchmarking among creative chemical marketers. In a highly interactive environment, a select group of delegates will have the opportunity to network, benchmark, and share innovative ideas on how they are driving business results with their marketing movements.

Key Topics:
• Impove ability to utilize Web 2.0, blogging, and social networking for corporate advantage
• Create alignment between marketing strategy and corporate identity
• Focus on methods and approaches for Search Engine Optimization
• Learn how to calculate your e-marketing ROI
• Network with your peers in an exclusive and vibrant setting

11th Annual AAPG/SEG Student Expo

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 9, 2008,
George R. Brown Convention Center Houston, Texas United States

Student Expo is a unique tool for linking geoscience students with industry recruiters. Students benefit by presenting their work, networking, and interviewing with multiple employers while companies enjoy cost-efficient recruiting from a diverse and talented student population.

Activities at the two-day Student Expo include field trips, an open poster session and Icebreaker, followed by a full day of poster presentations and interview. Students submit their resumes and poster abstracts in advance of the meeting, which allows companies to identify candidates with specific skills. There will be an informal reception where poster awards will be presented.

IADC Drilling Africa Conference & Exhibition

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 9, 2008,
Tiara Park Atlantic Lisboa Hotel Lisbon Portugal

The conference will examine activity, markets and potential today and tomorrow of this vital E&P region, with the focus on drilling and completion.

Conference topics will include; Community Development, Security/Stability Management/ Business Development, Regulations and Taxation, Deepwater Technology and Equipment, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act/Ethics.

SECOQC QKD Network Demonstration and Conference

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 10, 2008,
Austrian Research Centers, Vienna Austria

The first live demonstration of a working quantum key distribution (QKD) network will take place in Vienna in the framework of the SECOQC international conference. Seven technologically different QKD-links are deployed on a typical telecom metropolitan area ring network (MAN). They are combined to form a Quantum-Back-Bone network, physically connecting five company sites of SIEMENS Austria. We will present the building blocks that are necessary to bring QKD networks to the market. The interface with existing business applications is demonstrated for voice telephony and video conferencing, secured by keys distributed over the SECOQC Quantum-Back-Bone network.

7th International Symposium on Scanning Probe Microscopy in Life Sciences

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 9, 2008,
Palisadenstrasse 48, Berlin, Berlin Germany

The 7th meeting has been extended to a two-day program to meet the increased demand of the audience and will be held in Berlin as part of the NanoBioVIEWS™ series. It will cover applications of scanning probe microscopy (SPM) to areas including biophysical, biochemical and medical research.

This event is regarded as a leading meeting for the life sciences SPM community. In 2007, more than 100 scientists from around the world met to discuss their research and share knowledge with their peers. Visit also the previous workshop website to get more information, abstracts and impressions of the meetings 2002 to 2007.

1st International Conference on the Evolution and Development of the Universe

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 9, 2008,
École normale supérieure Paris, Ile de France France

Evo Devo Universe is a global scholarly research community exploring and critiquing models, hypotheses, and questions relating to the extent and interaction of evolutionary (or quasi-evolutionary) and developmental (or quasi-developmental) processes in the universe and its subsystems.

We welcome you to join us at our first conference in Paris this Fall, or to participate virtually with an abstract or paper.

Application of Electrical and Mechanical Systems in the Offshore Industry

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 8, 2008,
Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre Aberdeen, Scotland United Kingdom

As the offshore energy industry is expanding, so is the need to improve technologies. Some industries, such as transport and defence, have moved to inclusive systems with automation, broadband communication and control. Although there are a few examples of their use, these advanced techniques are not widely applied in the offshore energy industry.

With the current constraints on manpower and resources, the application of high-calibre advanced technology is widely regarded as the best way to improve performance in exploiting energy reserves in the most difficult and hostile environments on Earth. This seminar will provide the perfect platform for engineers working to provide energy from oil, gas, wind, wave, tide or current to gain a detailed understanding of important developments and new methods from both inside and outside the offshore industry.

3rd IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics 2008

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 10, 2008,
Sofitel Ambassador Hotel Seoul, South Korea

The first IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics was successfully held in Paris, France, in March 2002; it served as an initial focal point for ongoing activities to implement strategies developed there. Along with the second IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in May 2005, the third Conference is dedicated to providing an opportunity to share the scientific accomplishments of participants as well as analyzing international progress in promoting women in physics. ICWIP 2008 will bring the top decision-makers and the practitioners interested in women-in-physics agenda, thereby helping the physics community to promote the women-in-physics activities.

ICWIP 2008 will consist of six plenary talks, workshops, and poster presentations. The plenary talks, delivered by prominent women physicists, will cover recent major achievements in each of six areas of physics research

2008 International CPTED Association (ICA) Conference

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 10, 2008,
Calgary, Alberta Canada

This important event will bring together professionals, practitioners, academics and community members to share, grow and enhance their abilities to create safer communities and more profitable businesses.

24th Annual Blow Molding Conference

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 9, 2008,
Bartlesville Community Center and Chevron-Phillips Technical Center Bartlesville, Oklahoma United States

The conference will feature speakers who cover industry segments in both packaging and industrial applications. From resin developments to machinery innovations to automation, design and safety, no topic will be missed. Attendees to past conferences have expressed great satisfaction regarding the breadth and depth of information they were exposed to during these conferences.

CSP & CPV Investment & Finance Summit (Madrid)

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 9, 2008,
Mirasierra Suites Hotel Madrid Spain

Be part of the CSP & CPV Investment & Finance Summit and learn exactly what it takes to secure the vital funds you need to get your projects off the ground

• Save yourself months of research

• Meet people who can help you achieve your business objectives faster

• Reserve your place at this important business event today

46th Annual Targets, UAVs & Range Operations Symposium & Exhibition

Oct 8, 2008 - Oct 10, 2008,
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center San Antonio, Texas United States