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Conventions: Oct 29, 2008

Interschau

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
New Stuttgart Trade Fair Center Stuttgart, Baden Wurttemberg Germany

The International Trade Fair for Leisure Parks, Amusements, Showmen is the new subtitle of interschau. The spectrum of products at interschau is comprehensive and ranges from fairground stalls, sales vehicles, trucks and leisure park facilities to toys and festive articles.

Profile for exhibit include fairground stalls and rides, leisure park facilities, technical equipment, sales vehicles, trucks, investment, event catering, event requisites, toys, entertainment electronics, decorations, festive articles and souvenirs, services etc.

Forgiving and Reconciliation

Oct 29, 2008 - Nov 2, 2008,
Barcelona, Catalonia Spain

2007 Post Conference. . .We had high quality talks and workshops and - pervading everything - we also had this special feeling of fraternity and aliveness as people there were mostly sharing experience and honesty searching for a openness to each other and to light.

Of course this event encouraged us to move on and we are already considering our next EUROTAS Conference, in Barcelona, with the provisional title of “The planet, culture and consciousness – developing humanity in the twenty first century” (from 29 October to 2 November 2008).

Economic Transition and Sustainable Agricultural Development in East Asia 2008

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu China

(1) to adapt higher education in resource and environmental economics to the requirements of the emerging market economy in China and Vietnam, and
(2) to enhance the international orientation of education and research in this field and raise it to international standards. The target groups are young and promising staff members at two leading higher education institutes in this field in South China and Vietnam. Main activities comprise intensive training courses in China and Vietnam, curriculum development and revision, staff training abroad, PhD supervision, short-term research projects, and strengthening international contacts.

ICCIT 2008 - International Conference on Computer and Instructional Technologies

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
Venice, Veneto Italy

The International Conference on Computer and Instructional Technologies (ICCIT 2008) is the premier forum for the presentation of technological advances and research results in the fields of theoretical, experimental, and applied Computer and Instructional Technologies. ICCIT 2008 will bring together leading researchers and scientists in Computer and Instructional Technologies from around the world.

Keep up-to-date on the latest advances in the field
Present your research within a unique forum
Collaborate with experts from around the world
Submitted conference papers will be reviewed by members of the International Scientific Committee
Selected high impact papers will be rapidly processed for publication in related Journals
Accepted papers will also be permanently archived as online proceedings, where they will be available to the international scientific community

Asia Aviation Outlook Summit 2008

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore City, Singapore

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to hear from the CEOs of the Asia Pacific’s aviation industry on what their insightful market forecasts are for the industry. As the region’s aviation industry grows from strength to strength in the face of immense challenges such as the rising cost of oil, and intensified market competition – learn from the leaders what their cutthroat strategies will be in growing their market share.

CEOs from both full-service & low cost airlines, airports and heads of civil aviation authority will be taking the stage in October 2008 to make their bold announcements on what the Asia Pacific aviation market needs to zero in order to continue their meteoric rise.

Mark out the dates 29 – 31 October 2008 now and we’ll see you in Singapore with the rest of the aviation community’s movers and shakers! » Reserve your seat now

Automechanika St. Petersburg

Oct 29, 2008 - Nov 2, 2008,
Lenexpo Exhibition Centre, St. Petersburg, Northwestern Federal District Russia

Product Groups:
Cars, Light Vehicles, Trucks, Buses, Special Purpose Vehicles and Motorbikes Parts & Systems - vehicle parts & components of the drive, chassis, body, electrics, and electronics groups. Systems & modules of the interior, exterior, drive, drive dynamics and electronic control groups
Accessories & Tuning - vehicle accessories, special equipment, tuning, performance systems, design refinement
Repair & Maintenance - equipment for vehicle service and repair, bodywork repair and painting. Garage construction and management
Service Station & Car Wash - service station equipment, care and car wash
IT, Finance & Management - IT products, insurance, finance, leasing, claims management, vehicle inspection services

Education for the Future of Nursing

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 30, 2008,
Hilton Suites Toronto/Markham Conference Centre and Spa, Markham, Ontario Canada

A major paradigm shift in how we prepare and sustain nurses as knowledge professionals is required to build capacity in nursing education within a context that reflects an increasingly diverse student body, a constantly changing society, and an ever widening world view of health and illness. Educators, researchers, practice leaders, and academics need to identify and embrace new ways of being to cope with the challenges of providing quality and meaningful nursing education and professional development to meet the realities of the future. This international conference focused on education for the future of nursing will provide opportunities for discussion, deliberation and sharing of lessons learned and future visions to set the stage for new prototypes of nursing education.

National Healthcare CFO Summit Fall 2008

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, Phoenix, Arizona United States

The National Healthcare CFO Summit provides financial executives with the opportunity to interact with pioneering providers of financial solutions, geared entirely to the needs of the healthcare industry. Over a period of three days, delegates will engage in vibrant benchmarking sessions, interact with nationally recognized thought leaders and maximize returns from the experience.

One of the world's leading business information companies, marcus evans is dedicated to the provision of global business intelligence and information to assist in strategic and effective decision-making. Our aim is to provide first class business information, through a variety of media, which enables clients to sustain a valuable competitive advantage while making a positive contribution to their success.

National Healthcare CIO Summit Fall 2008

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, Phoenix, Arizona United States

The National Healthcare CIO Summit has emerged as "the" platform for bringing leading healthcare IT executives together, in an industry that is being made smaller everydayby the use of technology. The aim is to provide these executives with the opportunity to interact with pioneering providers of technology solutions, geared entirely to the needs of the healthcare industry.

To ensure the success of the National Healthcare CIO Summit, marcus evans is pleased to partner with a limited number of companies offering valuable solutions and expertise. The solution providers are leaders in the provision of services, technology and information to senior healthcare information executives within healthcare networks. They will provide state of the art solutions to forward-thinking corporations interested in staying ahead of the market.

IP Law Review

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 30, 2008,
Westin New York at Times Square, New York, New York United States

As the economy changes, so, too, does the business role of your company’s intellectual property. The rise of judicial activity in the patent area and the unpredictable IP legal landscape have created new challenges for today’s IP Counsel, as well as a company’s ability to compete with business rivals.

ALM has designed a program that provides an update on recent case law, examines how companies have responded, and provides insights into linking IP strategy to corporate strategy at large. Join our expert faculty, led by Co-Chairs Kelly Hunsaker, Principal at Fish & Richardson P.C., and Chip Lutton, Chief Patent Counsel at Apple, Inc., for thoughtful discussions on today’s greatest IP challenges.

Pipework Integrity

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

All process plants are made up of large quantities of pipework used for a variety of purposes and requiring different materials, performance and protection. The integrity of the pipework from its initial design and manufacture and throughout its life is of paramount importance for the safe and effective operation of plant. In addition, a large amount of pipework has already reached the end of its original design life but economic pressures require that the life must be extended.

Legislation in the form of the Pressure Equipment Regulations and the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations are intended to improve pipework integrity and the review of the Pressure Equipment Directive will most likely have an impact on these Regulations. It is important that industry is aware of the impact of changes in legislation, as well as the experience from Risk Based Inspection, and knowledge gained from failures and incidents.

This one day seminar will provide a forum at which these various issues can be presented and discussed. The experiences of operators within the oil/gas, process, power and chemical industries will be presented. The BERR and HSE will provide input on the legislative issues and their implementation.

Languages & the Media

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
Hotel InterContinental Berlin Budapester Str. 2 Berlin, Berlin Germany 10787

Languages & The Media is a bi-annual international conference dedicated to the subject of language transfer in a changing media landscape (Video, DVD, digital TV and cinema). The conference themes include latest developments in dubbing, subtitling, voice-over and translation for the media. Participants will discuss national and international language policies in the media, multilingual access to global media as well as the distribution and quality of content.

The conference is accompanied by an exhibition where vendors and manufacturers of language services and technology products are represented. The conference language is English.

BIO Investor Conference 2008

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California United States

The 5th Annual BIO Investor Forum will showcase to the investor community public and venture-stage growth companies as well as those poised to join the growth “watch list” in the coming year.

* Over 225 public and venture-stage company presentations
* Therapeutic workshops focusing on drug and technology developments
* Business roundtables focusing on the latest market and investment opportunities
* One-on-One investor meetings
* Networking with top industry executives and investors focused exclusively on life sciences

Travel Technology Congress

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 30, 2008,
Dubai United Arab Emirates

Travel Technology Congress is a C-level, strategic executive congress. It acts as an umbrella which brings together corporate buyers, the ultimate decision makers in charge of purchasing business packages and solutions, to meet global travel and tourism industry suppliers in a true business-to-business environment.

Travel Technology Congress facilitates the business process through a professional gathering that enables one-to-one dialogues between corporate buyers and global solution providers.

V Congreso Iberoamericano de Docencia Universitaria

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
Polytechnic University of Valencia Camino Vera s/n Valencia, Valencia Spain 46022

Temas de interés:

- Las coreografías didácticas para el aprendizaje en la Universidad: experiencias e innovaciones.
- Las Tecnología de la Información y de la Comunicación como estrategias para la innovación y la mejora del proceso de aprendizaje-enseñanza.
- El papel de los equipos docentes en el diseño de los proyectos formativos de las titulaciones.
- Estrategias de evaluación y reconocimiento de la calidad de la docencia.
- Cómo enseñar y evaluar competencias.
- La formación integral de los estudiantes universitarios.

Fechas límite Importantes:

- Presentación de Propuestas de simposio autoorganizado: 7 de junio.
- Envío de resumenes: 7 de junio.
- Notificación de la aceptación o rechazo de las propuestas y resúmenes: del 16 al 21 de junio
- Envío de los artículos completos: 30 septiembre
- Inscipción y pago de cuotas: 30 septiembre

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2008 Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness Conference and Exposition

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
Hyatt Regency Chicago 151 East Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois United States 60601

This 10TH Annual Conference provides DOJ, DHS, and DoD the opportunity to highlight the technology and training tools currently available and being developed for the emergency responder community and to elicit responder technology requirements. This three-day Conference will provide a forum for emergency responders to discuss best practices and exchange information.

Expected to draw:

• 1,500 attendees
• 150 exhibits/ demonstrations

This Conference will bring together key leaders and decision makers -- offering responders, business and industry, academia, and Federal, State, tribal, and local stake-holders a unique forum to network, exchange ideas, and collaboratively address critical incident preparedness and technology needs, protocols, and solutions.

ICCM 2008 - International Conference on Computational Mathematics

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
Venice, Venice Italy

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

Algorithm implementation
Algorithms and complexity
Algorithms and Computation for Complex Networks
Animation of geometric algorithms
Applications in molecular biology, bioinformatics, granular mechanics, computational physics, biometrics
Applied computational geometry
Approximation in High Dimensions
Automated reasoning
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Computational Geometry and Bioinformatics
Computational mathematics

ICCM '08 - Call for Papers

ICCG 2008 - International Conference on Computational Geometry

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
Venice, Veneto Italy

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

Algorithm implementation
Animation of geometric algorithms
Applications in molecular biology, bioinformatics, granular mechanics, computational physics, biometrics
Applied computational geometry
Computational Geometry and Bioinformatics
Computational methodology
Computational methods in bioinformatics
Computational methods in manufacturing
Computer graphics and image processing
Computer-aided geometry design
Constructive solid geometry
Data structures (including Voronoi Diagrams and Delaunay triangulations)
Design and analysis of geometric algorithms
Design and analysis of geometric algorithms and data structures
Discrete and combinatorial geometry and topology
Exact computations
Experimental evaluation of geometric algorithms and heuristics
Geographic information systems
Geometric computations in parallel and distributed environments
Geometric data structures for mesh generation
Geometric methods in computer graphics
Interpolation and surface reconstruction
Lower bounds on the computational complexity of geometric problems
Mesh generation
Numerical and algebraic issues arising in implementations
Numerical performance of geometric algorithms
Operations research
Path planning
Pattern recognition
Robotics

Call for Papers

10th Annual Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness Conference and Exposition 2008

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Illinois United States

This 10TH Annual Conference provides DOJ, DHS, and DoD the opportunity to highlight the technology and training tools currently available and being developed for the emergency responder community and to elicit responder technology requirements.

This three-day Conference will provide a forum for emergency responders to discuss best practices and exchange information.

Expected to draw:
· 1,500 attendees
· 150 exhibits/ demonstrations

This Conference will bring together key leaders and decision makers -- offering responders, business and industry, academia, and Federal, State, tribal, and local stake-holders a unique forum to network, exchange ideas, and collaboratively address critical incident preparedness and technology needs, protocols, and solutions.

FPD International 2008

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
Pacifico Yokohama Yokohama, Japan

The seminar programs are decided through discussions at the Seminar Program Committee, featuring the industry’s leading experts and people of academic standing as members, and the editorial team of Nikkei Microdevices. With programs that are of the highest quality in the industry, these seminars help broaden the depth of information that can be found at FPD International and attract a large number of highly qualified visitors to the event.

Bipolar and BiCMOS Process Integration

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 30, 2008,
Doubletree Hotel, San Jose, California United States

Semiconductor and integrated circuit developments continue to proceed at an incredible pace. For example, today’s mixed-signal chips perform a wide range of applications unheard of a few years ago, including wireless applications, high speed communications, and signal processing. These challenges have been accomplished because of the integrated circuit industry’s ability to track something known as Moore’s Law. A corollary to Moore’s Law is that frequencies on mixed-signal devices continue to rise. This has been accomplished by making devices smaller and smaller. The question looming in everyone’s mind is “How far into the future can this continue?” Bipolar and BiCMOS Process Integration is a 2 day course that offers detailed instruction on the physics behind the operation of a modern mixed-signal integrated circuit, and the processing technologies required to make them. We place special emphasis on current issues related to designing and manufacturing the next generation devices. This course is a must for every manager, engineer and technician working in the semiconductor industry, using semiconductor components or supplying tools to the industry.

By focusing on the fundamentals of transistor operation and performance, participants will learn why advances in the industry are occurring along certain lines and not others. Our instructors work hard to explain how semiconductor devices work without delving too heavily into the complex physics and mathematical expressions that normally accompany this discipline.

Interviewing and Selection Processes for Supervisors

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 29, 2008,
Continuing Education and Conference Center St. Paul, Minnesota United States

The success of a company is directly related to the quality of people brought into the organization. HR plays a key role in identifying candidates, but it is ultimately up to the supervisor to make sure the best person for the position is hired. You will learn how to identify the most qualified candidates for your organization, while making sure that you are conducting the interviewing and hiring processes both legally and effectively. We will walk you through each step of the interviewing and hiring process and you'll leave with all of the training and materials you need to successfully interview and hire in the 21st century.

Integrated Systems Management

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 29, 2008,
Continuing Education and Conference Center St. Paul, Minnesota United States

All organizations are made of interrelated and interdependent sub-systems such as employees, teams, departments, divisions, subsidiaries, who all need to work together to achieve organizational goals. The organization also has to interact with various external "systems" such as suppliers, customers, shareholders and government agencies, for example. A manager with a systems view of management will only make decisions after identifying and analyzing how other managers, departments, or customers might be affected by the decisions.

Gartner 11th Annual Future of IT Conference

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
Centro Banamex Mexico City Mexico

The only event in Mexico that offers a concise vision of the most critical IT trends that will affect you and your company over the next five years. An international team of Gartner Analysts will arm you with the latest research, analysis and best practices so that you can tackle the myriad of IT challenges that you face every day.

This year, the event is organized into six tracks with more than 36 content sessions presented by Gartner Analysts, keynote presentations, real-life case studies and provocative panel discussions.

Vending Paris

Oct 29, 2008 - Nov 1, 2008,
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris, Ile de France France

In 2008, the entire away-from-home market will be represented

As the only professional event that caters for the entire nomadic food sector, Vending Paris 2008, the international vending show, supported by NAVSA (the French vending association), is hosting a new segment of the Away-From-Home market: take-away sales. Nomading is the name of this new area, which will be at the heart of Vending Paris from 29 October to 1 November 2008 at Paris Expo –Porte de Versailles- Hall 4.

Products and Services

Products vending machines: • Non-food products vending machines • Machine-product concepts
Food and drinks products: • Beverages • Snacks • Ultra-fresh • Ready-cooked meals
Water coolers
Technologies : • Monetics • Safety • IT • Telephony • Monetics
Cafeteria / OCS (Office Coffee Service)
Equipment for vending machines: • Components • Accessories • Consumables • Maintenance products
Equipment: • Storage and handling • Vehicles and installations • Professional clothing • Casing and decoration
Services : • Insurance • Banks • Training / consultants • Press / publishing • Associations / trade unions
Sustainable development

ISC East : International Security Conference East

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 30, 2008,
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center New York, New York United States

As a Northeast security professional, you need to stay better informed and better equipped than most when it comes to security. And there’s no better event that brings global advances to your marketplace than ISC East 2008. More than 400 leading companies and innovative newcomers with every type of solution for all your security needs including:

Alarms & Monitoring
Biometrics
CCTV
Fire Control

Remote Monitoring
Systems Integration
Wireless Applications
And More...

Plus, in-depth information on technology and trends at the ISC Education program.

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2nd Annual Combat Engineering Conference

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
The Café Royal London, England United Kingdom

Following the success of our inaugural event in 2007, we are pleased to announce that Defence IQ's Combat Engineering conference is back on the 30th and 31st of October 2008.

Our "Combat Engineering" conference in 2007 brought together military and industry delegates to Europe's largest and most diverse forum of its kind.

Over two days 16 expert speakers delivered a first class cross-section of presentations ranging from operational case studies from Afghanistan, Engineer vehicle developments, tactical bridging and military/civil interfaces in Post-Conflict Reconstruction.

7th International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH-2008)

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
Westin Bayshore Resort & Marina Vancouver, British Columbia Canada

The 7th International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH-2008) will be held at the Westin Bayshore in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA. The meeting begins Wednesday, October 29 with engaging pre-conference workshops. We will then welcome you with an opening plenary speaker, reception and poster viewing. The conference will end on Friday, October 31 after an exciting plenary speaker and closing reflections. The conference theme is Knowledge Integration: Successful Interventions in Urban Health and we encourage delegates to move beyond description and to share with us their actions, which have improved health of urban communities. The theme was chosen to showcase action-oriented projects and best practices. There are obviously many lessons for all of us to learn to affect positive change in our communities throughout the world. We have secured highly renowned, international speakers for this meeting and Vancouver offers an incredible setting to understand how the physical and social environment influences health. In addition, Vancouver has pursued innovative policies in North America to address the drug-related harms of addiction and has a long history of community activism that we want to share with you.

2nd GCC Small and Medium Business Conference

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 29, 2008,
Dubai United Arab Emirates

Datamatix is proud to announce the 2nd GCC Small and Medium Business Conference, to be held October 29, 2008 in Dubai UAE. Continuing on the groundwork laid down at the 1st GCC Small and Medium Business Conference, the event aims to highlight the important role of various GCC organizations and government in the sustainable development of the regional SMB sector.

The conference’s objective is to address issues that affect the growth of the SMB sector in the GCC and explore innovative ideas that will help position them in the global arena.

Leaders of various business and government organizations, business owners, entrepreneurs, economists, and stakeholders from the GCC region are expected to attend this event. Speakers and panelists will include leaders and senior-level executives both from both the government and the private sector.

10th ELIA Biennial Conference Gothenburg

Oct 29, 2008 - Nov 1, 2008,
Gothenburg City Centre, Gothenburg Sweden

Each of the previous nine ELIA conferences had a specific title. While the 10th ELIA Conference has no title as such, we have chosen the image of a stuffed polar bear as a visual signifier — not just for the conference itself, but also as a reminder of the more fragile aspects of our world. As a metaphor, it is a potent reminder of our responsibilities and how we need to orient ourselves and our actions toward the future.

In organising the 10th ELIA Conference we are taking the opportunity to reflect on the previous conferences and to identify a few important issues: the continuing concerns that we all have in terms of the future of our arts schools, the things that give us confidence in our work and our successes, and the areas in which we still need to maintain a focus and a sense of commitment to bring about changes and ensure the continued vitality, relevance and significance that arts education plays in our increasingly complex societies.

The content of the conference is conceived as a whole in which the cultural programme, the exhibitions, the symposia, the discipline sessions, the speakers’ contributions and the interactive forum are all interrelated. The focus of the conference and that of its various themes stem from issues that concern us all; the all-encompassing focus will be the future role of higher arts education institutions and the relationship of those institutions with our changing societies. The physical centre of the conference will be a tent, located in the middle of Gothenburg’s main square and surrounded by the city’s art schools and cultural institutions where the conference sessions will be taking place. The tent will have the interactive forum, exhibitions, a stage and screen for presentations and a bar where delegates will have an opportunity for informal networking and relaxation.

Mouse Genetics & Genomics: Development & Disease

Oct 29, 2008 - Nov 2, 2008,
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor, New York United States

The specific goal of this conference is to bring together a diverse group of scientists studying various molecular and genetic aspects of mammalian development. This meeting is intended to provide a format for the exchange of ideas and information, to discuss the latest research findings and technical advances towards the study of mammalian development and disease.

Platts Appalachian Gas

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 30, 2008,
Pittsburgh Marriott City Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States

Hear the Latest on:

• Appalachian gas reserves — Potential for shales
• Economic environment for shale sevelopment
• Regulatory issues — Mineral rights, permitting requirements, data reporting, and water issues
• Challenges in developing reserves — Technical, equipment, and talent
• Market demand — How LDCs and generators view appalachian supply
• Perspectives and activity of producers in the Appalachian basins
• Matching the pipeline infrastructure to Appalachian requirements
• Gathering, processing, and storage — Needs, challenges, and opportunities
• Impact of new production on basis, flows, and prices

International Conference on Metaheuristics and Nature Inspired Computing

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
Le Royal Hammamet Hotel Hammamet, Tunisia

The Conference will be an exchange space thanks to the sessions of the research works presentations and also will integrate tutorials and a vocational training of metaheuristics and nature inspired computing.

Microfinance

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 30, 2008,
Knightbridge Hotel 17 Sloane Street London, England, United Kingdom SW1X 9NU

C5 invites you to Europe’s premier event on Microfinance, designed for microfinance investors, industry experts and all other microfinance stakeholders.

Investments in microfinance are continuing to soar above all predictions at a 25% annual growth rate and total asset value estimated at $33bn, yet important questions are still being raised about how sustainable this asset class is in the long run and whether investors can expect sustained returns? Convergence is occurring between microfinance and mainstream banking as MFIs grow in size and sophistication and commercial banks enter the market. While these trends have boosted the size and quality of the microfinance sector, they bring with them new pressures of competition and higher expectations on fund performance.

Join an unparalleled faculty includingCEOs, Chairpersons, Heads of Global Microfinance Departments and Managing Directors from Deutsche Bank, Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank, Blue Orchard, responsAbility, Grameen Foundation, CGAP, Symbiotics, Microvest, Merrill Lynch, ACCION, IFC, Unitus Investment Group, Standards and Poor’s, Fitch Ratings, LuxFlag, MIX and other industry leaders. This event will not only put current market transactions into context, but also explore the potential business models emerging to ensure sustained growth in the microfinance industry.

2nd Annual Healthcare Operations Management

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 29, 2008,
Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore 239693

Top Reasons to Attend this Forum:

• Are you looking to develop healthcare excellence?

• Do you have the right models and resources to lead theorganization through strategic growth?
• Are you looking to cut the costs of doing business?
• Are you trying to provide the right care, for the right people at the right time?

This Conference is a focused, strategic forum that showcases healthcare leaders embarking upon innovative strategies for tackling today’s most pressing business challenges. It will provide a timely platform for senior level executives to gather and discuss strategies to improve quality and safety, staff relations, operational efficiency, growth and reinvention to enhance the customer’s experience.

Critical issues to be discussed at this conference include:

•Developing patient safety, service quality & accreditation standards
•Defining & leading the organization’s mission & vision for growth & reinvention
•Managed care strategies for managing increasing healthcare costs
•Leveraging off information communication technologies to facilitate operations & clinical improvements in patient care
•Understanding legal standards of care and minimizing the risks of malpractice & unethical behavior
•Managing communication and decision-making in critical situations

ACTE Latin America Education Conference

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 30, 2008,
Four Seasons Hotel Mexico, Mexico City Mexico

In recognition of its tremendous growth in the Latin America region and in celebration of its 20th Anniversary, ACTE is pleased to present the first ACTE Latin America Education Conference in Mexico City.

Innovation has always been driven by thought leaders and fueled by technology, especially in an uncertain economy like the one we all live in today. This conference will present you with the perfect forum to discuss best practices, hear about innovative technology solutions, and learn from experts - both inside and outside the industry - which are all challenging the status quo.

Participate in ACTE's buyer-focused education, collaborate in interactive roundatbles and panel discussions, and network with colleagues.

IADC Contracts & Risk Management Conference

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 30, 2008,
Omni Houston Hotel Westside Houston, Texas United States

IADC will apply for Texas Continuing Legal Education hours with the Texas State Bar Association.

Speakers at this bi-annual conference address pertinent issues on contracts and risk management within the drilling industry, including contract provisions, new contract requirements, insurance costs and indemnification issues, recent court decisions and modern security practices and their impact on contracts.

Legal and Regulatory Issues in Sovereign Wealth Funds ***Event Unavailable***

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel Arlington, Virginia United States

In recent years, Sovereign Wealth Funds have been appearing more and more on the financial landscape, creating issues for domestic investors who are navigating the responsibilities of dealing with other nations when investing. Tonkin’s Legal and Regulatory Issues in Sovereign Wealth Funds will help you to maintain open investment policies without compromising national security interests, understand the latest CFIUS regulations and red flags, enhance profitability with an efficient tax setup of a Sovereign Wealth Fund and much much more.

Environmental Performance: Measuring and Improving Performance of Environmental Programs in Government

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
The Performance Institute, Arlington, Virginia United States

Top Five Reasons to Attend:

• Learn to restructure your environmental budget requests to conform to your organization’s strategic plan
• Enhance your ability to communicate your environmental performance message to stakeholders
• Examine the latest in IT–knowledge management systems to link your data to results
• Develop methods in going green that will work with your agency’s strategic plan
• Learn to create grant proposals to fund environmental programs

Capital Raising Summit: Alternative and Traditional Strategies

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney, New South Wales Australia

In current market raising capital has become more difficult, more expensive, and more time consuming. Even worse, for some companies it has become impossible. It is time to find an ideal solution for this problem, taking into consideration all the options and market situation.

For this reason, the Capital Raising Summit, to be at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney on the 29th – 31st October 2008, brings together Australia’s paramount experts in the corporate finance arena, to detail all current viable and effect capital raising methods for you to overcome obstacles.

This includes;

• Comparing debt to equity capital raising with Scott Hawker, General Manager – Total Capital Solutions, Commonwealth Bank;
• Corporate financing landscape economic outlook with Jeff Oughton, Head of Australian Economics & Industry Analysis - Group Economics, National Australia Bank;
• Private Equity analysis with Justin Gallagher, Director, ANZ Private Equity and John Clare, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Antec

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Contract Law & SLAs for Non-Lawyers, Singapore

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 30, 2008,
Copthorne Kings Hotel, Singapore

Need a quick thumbnail sketch of contract law that’s easy to understand?

Contract Law & SLAs for Non-Lawyers is a practical guide through the essentials of contract law and SLAs. Exploring challenges such as when a contract will be required, when do you have a contract and don’t necessarily know it, what types of contracts exist and the effect of statutes on your contractual arrangements.

This convenient, crash-course seminar is jam-packed with practical clues for the challenges you face daily, answering all of the following and more:

• Do contracts have to be in writing and what obligations can you create through conversation?
• In what circumstances are those standard forms you use worthless?
• What techniques do lawyers use when drafting contractual terms which you can use yourself?
• How are exemption clauses a double-edged sword?
• Why contracts are frequently set aside altogether?
• What should you do or what liability will you suffer if your contract is broken?
• How can you extricate yourself from a commercially unfavourable relationship?

Capital Financing Summit: Alternative and Traditional Strategies

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney, New South Wales Australia

In current market raising capital has become more difficult, more expensive, and more time consuming. Even worse, for some companies it has become impossible. It is time to find an ideal solution for this problem, taking into consideration all the options and market situation.

For this reason, the Capital Raising Summit, to be at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney on the 29th – 31st October 2008, brings together Australia’s paramount experts in the corporate finance arena, to detail all current viable and effect capital raising methods for you to overcome obstacles.

This includes;

• Comparing debt to equity capital raising with Scott Hawker, General Manager

• Total Capital Solutions, Commonwealth Bank;

• Corporate financing landscape economic outlook with Jeff Oughton, Head of Australian Economics & Industry Analysis - Group Economics, National Australia Bank;

Sustainable Energy: New Solutions from Physics and Engineering

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 29, 2008,
Institute of Physics London, England United Kingdom

Many meetings on sustainable energy are organised simply to outline the problems faced by mankind in changing our approach to energy production and conservation so that carbon emission is reduced. This meeting aims to offer a more practical approach where new scientific ventures are beginning to give some solutions to those problems. The meeting is aimed at university and industrial scientists and engineers working in the sustainable energy field. Sustainable energy is one of the main areas identified by research councils for support and the meeting will give an opportunity for academics and industrialists to seek new collaborations for fundamental and applied research in this area. For this reason, speakers will all give a non-specialist level overview of their work and outline areas where further work is urgently required. A long luncheon break, a& Poster display and short 5 minute talks by representatives from energy-based companies will be included in the day’s events.

4th DoD Open Technology Conference

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 29, 2008,
Ronald Reagan Building Washington, Distr. Columbia United States

The 4th DoD Open Technology Conference expands the dialogue between government and industry on the business case, security and real-world military applications for open technology methods and paradigms.

This conference will address many of these critical issues from the perspective of both warfighter benefits and challenges for DoD implementation. Topics include:

* Emerging open source software policy in Government and Industry

* Intellectual property issues

* Improving DoD access to innovation

* Federated - collaborative development environments

* Impacts on acquisition processes

* Potential changes to business models.

HD Expo Burbank 2008

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 30, 2008,
Burbank Marriot, Burbank Airport, Burbank, California United States

HD EXPO produces premiere industry events for the production and content creation communities. As we begin our sixth season, we invite you to experience these incredible opportunities to stay current on advances in your industry through one of our three annual HD EXPOs and conferences, technology workshops and training, and our online resource of education, and streaming content.

Health Emergency Planning

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 29, 2008,
Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London, England, United Kingdom

At the conference you will learn about Emergency Preparedness and Resilience at the Department of Health, how it is implemented at Strategic Health Authority level and how to develop a Business Continuity Plan at a PCT; and from an expert in Hospital Major Incident Planning. The London Ambulance Service and the Metropolitan Police speakers will outline their respective roles in the Strategic Command Arrangements for the NHS during a major incident.

The conference provides a unique opportunity to network, share good practices, and develop the skills needed by healthcare managers across all sectors - public and private - to effectively plan for, and manage, a major incident.

China Traffic Summit

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel, No 61 Dongsanhuan Middle Road Beijing, Beijing (munic.) China 100005

Key Themes:
• Planning & Connectivity
• Investment & Financing
• Legal & Regulatory Issues
• China’s Roads Network
• Integrating Technologies
• The Green Issue

Key Speakers:
• Dr. Sundi Sun, Director – Transportation Planning Department,
Beijing Transportation Research Center, China
• Chen Xiaohong, Chief Transport Planner – Shanghai World Expo
2010, Tongji University, China
• Dr. Li Haifeng, Director, China Academy of Transportation Sciences,
Ministry of Communications, China
• Gavin Kerr, Managing Director, Macquarie Infrastructure
Management (Asia) Pty Limited, Singapore
• Zhang Jianchu, Managing Director, China Road & Bridge Group,
Hong Kong
• Jarl Eliassen, Managing Director, Trafikanten AS; Chairman, UITP
Commission on Information Technology and Innovation, Norway

Specialized Exhibition of Flowers, Ornamental Plants, Garden-equipment and Supplies

Oct 29, 2008 - Nov 2, 2008,
Plovdiv Fairgrounds, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

The Specialized Exhibition of Flowers, Ornamental Plants, Garden Equipment and Supplies provides the exhibitors with the opportunity to showcase their latest achievements among trade visitors and general public interested in gardening.

FLOWER AUTUMN impresses the visitors with rare kinds of plants, pot, ornamental and blossoming flowers, shrubs and seeding, as well as accessories for them. The visitors are given free tips on flower care and what type of seedlings, seeds or bulbs to choose, which are the right soils, fertilizers and substrata.

The comprehensive programme of events accompanying FLOWER AUTUMN provides ideas for original flower decoration for the home or the office.

Structured Product Labeling (SPL)

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 30, 2008,
Sheraton Philadelphia City Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States

The FDA Amendments Act placed into law the requirement for electronic drug establishment registration and drug listing. FDA is adopting the use of extensible markup language (XML) files in a standard SPL format as the standard format for the exchange of drug establishment registration and drug listing information.

KEY TOPICS

· Electronic drug establishment registration and listing SPL

· Data Universal Numbering System (D-U-N-S®)

· Electronic Submissions Gateway (ESG)

· SPL reference documents

· SPL lifecycle management

· Listing data elements/Terminology

· Transitioning from paper to electronic

3rd IEEE European Conference on Smart Sensing and Context (EuroSSC 2008)

Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008,
ETH Zurich Zurich Switzerland

This annual conference explores techniques, algorithms, architectures, protocols, and user aspects, underlying context-aware smart surroundings, and cooperating intelligent objects, and their applications to provide context-aware smart assistance.