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Conventions: Dec 07, 2008

World Indigenous Education Conference

Dec 7, 2008 - Dec 11, 2008,
Olympic Park, Melbourne, Victoria Australia

The Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated (VAEAI) is the successful bidder to host the World Indigenous Peoples Conference: Education 2008. This international conference, held every 3 years, provides a forum for Indigenous people around the world to come together to share and learn from their experiences and promote best practice in Indigenous education policies, programs and practice but also to honour and celebrate their cultures and traditions.

World Indigenous Peoples Conference: Education 2008

Dec 7, 2008 - Dec 11, 2008,
Melbourne, Victoria Australia

The purpose of WIPCE 2008 is to provide a forum for the world's Indigenous people to come together and share and learn from their experiences and promote best practice in Indigenous education policies, programs and practice.

With 4000 delegates expected from all over the globe, the event will also be a celebration of our diverse cultures and traditions.

2008 World Indigenous Education Conference

Dec 7, 2008 - Dec 11, 2008,
Melbourne and Olympic Park, Melbourne, Victoria Australia

This is an important event for all Indigenous Australians and educators as it will provide us with a unique opportunity to showcase initiatives and programs from across the breadth of this continent now called Australia which have a positive impact on the educational outcomes and lives of Indigenous people. Attendees will also be able to learn about strategies and practices that have been successful for Indigenous people in a vast array of other countries. And of course, a forum like this will enable us, as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders across all of Australia, to celebrate our culture and identity with each other and our friends and colleagues from overseas

World Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Education 2008

Dec 7, 2008 - Dec 11, 2008,
Olympic Parks, Melbourne, Victoria Australia

The conference provides a forum for Indigenous people around the world to come together not only to share and learn from their experiences and promote best practice in Indigenous education policies, programs and practice but also to honour and celebrate their cultures and traditions.

World Indigenous Education Conference

Dec 7, 2008 - Dec 11, 2008,
Olympic Park, Melbourne, Victoria Australia

This international conference, held every 3 years, provides a forum for Indigenous people around the world to come together not only to share and learn from their experiences and promote best practice in Indigenous education policies, programs and practice but also to honour and celebrate their cultures and traditions.

Expecting up to 4000 delegates the WIPC.E: 2008 will be held at the Melbourne and Olympic Parks from 7 th to 11 th December. Cultural events associated with the Conference will be held at the Sydney Myer Music Bowl and sites of cultural significance to Indigenous people across Melbourne .

Corporate Counsel Exchange

Dec 7, 2008 - Dec 9, 2008,
The Broadmoor Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Building on the success of our Sold Out Corporate Counsel Exchange in February, 2008, the Corporate Counsel Exchange at the Broadmoor will enable leading General Counsel
from across the country to assess practical strategies and solutions that will help rein in legal spend and improve departmental efficiencies while providing sound guidance
to the business in these times of economic uncertainty.
This unique event presents an unrivalled opportunity for law firms and solution providers to spend concentrated time with senior corporate legal decision makers in a private and structured setting.

Invited delegates will include GC, AGCs and VPs Legal from companies across North America. Our February event drew senior delegates from companies such as: State
Farm Insurance, Wellpoint Inc., Wells Fargo & Company, Unitied Technologies, Honeywell International, 3M Company, Halliburton Company, Xerox Corporation, HD Supply Inc., ConAgra, and Tyco Electronics.

Don’t miss the opportunity to contribute your thought leadership and showcase your expertise at one of the most privileged events for General Counsel in 2008!

Innovations in Cardiovascular Interventions (ICI 2008)

Dec 7, 2008 - Dec 9, 2008,
Hotel David InterContinental, Tel Aviv, Israel

The program will highlight numerous hot topics including new devices for trancatheter therapeutics, drug eluting stents, novel molecular therapeutics, vascular molecular biology, restenosis solutions, adjunctive drug therapy, carotid and valvular interventions, heart failure interventions and navigational and guidance percutaneous technologies.

Included will be emerging technology sessions, industry-academia discussions, and a review of the regulatory aspects of new devices. Thematic live case demonstrations and clinical overviews on specific topics with an emphasis on future perspectives will be presented by leading international experts.

Annual Meeting of the America Society for Matrix Biology (ASMB) 2008

Dec 7, 2008 - Dec 10, 2008,
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, California United States

The American Society for Matrix Biology (ASMB) was founded in 2000 to promote and develop studies in the field of matrix biology and to publicize research. This discipline includes the structure and function of components of the extracellular matrix (ECM), the interactions of these components with cells, the consequences of these interactions for intracellular signaling mechanisms and gene expression, the orderly progression of these processes during embryonic and post-natal development, and the disruption of these processes in hereditary and acquired diseases of animals and humans. The field of matrix biology is also relevant to many clinical disciplines including cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, genetics, hepatology, immunology, nephrology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, otolaryngology, pulmonology, rheumatology, and surgery, and to areas of bioengineering that are concerned with implanted or extracorporeal biomedical devices.

The purpose of the ASMB 2008 meeting is to:

* introduce new technologies for advancing the field of matrix biology
* utilize a format that maximizes the exposure of new ideas and young scientists
* focus on new extracellular matrix research directions

4th IEEE International Conference on e-Science

Dec 7, 2008 - Dec 12, 2008,
University Place Conference Center & Hotel, Indianapolis, Indiana United States

Scientific research is increasingly carried out by communities of researchers that span disciplines, laboratories, organizations, and national boundaries.

The e-Science 2008 Conference is designed to bring together leading international and interdisciplinary research communities, developers, and users of e-Science applications and enabling IT technologies. The conference serves as a forum to present the results of the latest research and product/tool developments and to highlight related activities from around the world.

Microsoft eScience Workshop at Indiana University

Dec 7, 2008 - Dec 9, 2008,
University Place Conference Center & Hotel, Indianapolis, Indiana United States

The use of computers creates many challenges as it expands the realm of the possible in scientific research, and many of these challenges are common to researchers in different areas. The insights gained in one area may catalyze change and accelerate discovery in many others.

The goal of this cross-disciplinary workshop is to bring together scientists from different research disciplines to share their research and experiences of how computing is shaping their work and to provide new insights into facilitating scientific discovery. The focus will be on discussion of the computing technologies that enable scalable solutions to scientific grand challenges.

The Microsoft eScience Workshop at IUPUI will invite contributions from any area of eScience including:

* Computational enablement of scientific research in life sciences, biomedical computing, environment, energy, and other areas of scientific grand challenges
* Knowledge discovery and merging datasets
* Large-scale science data analysis, mining, and visualization
* High performance computing in science
* Dissemination of scientific literature/results, the curation of data, and the sharing/finding of research
* Scientific sensors and data gathering tools and technologies
* Collaboration and workflow tools and technologies

3rd GCC Airlines Conference

Dec 7, 2008 - Dec 8, 2008,
Al Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai United Arab Emirates

The GCC airline industry continues to grow and expand in the face of immense challenges such as rising operational costs, security concerns, and increasing competition. And the large influx of tourists, rising expatriate population, airport expansion projects, and regional liberalization ensure room for many new market entrants in the coming years. The aim of this year’s GCC Airline Conference is to help stakeholders explore the potential opportunities in the growing market and to discuss the present and future challenges facing GCC Airlines.

The conference serves as a platform for the region’s airline industry leaders and stakeholders to discuss and address key issues, create strategies, exchange best practices, and forge business relationships with other international and regional aviation leaders.

NASPA/Stetson Student Affairs Law and Policy Conference

Dec 7, 2008 - Dec 9, 2008,
JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa at Summerlin Las Vegas, Nevada United States

2nd Annual Strategic Sourcing of Information Technology and Business Processes

Dec 7, 2008 - Dec 10, 2008,
Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort, Golf Club and Spa Marco island, Florida United States

Driving real business value to your organization by smart sourcing IT and business processes requires a strong grip on key make-or-break factors. The complexities of global sourcing are increasing as it becomes a strategic initiative in driving innovation and growth. IT is also a significant factor in the success of business process outsourcing as well. The ability to mitigate risk and create a true partnership with your sourcing partner is at the heart of success. Frost & Sullivan’s Strategic Sourcing of IT and Business Processes 2008 Executive MindXchange is where you need to be to ramp up your global sourcing strategy. It is value-packed with extraordinary networking opportunities with colleagues facing the same challenges you face. You will learn best practices, next practices and real world experience from a roster of contemporary thoughtleaders. Fifteen interactive sessions enable you to actively engage in extraordinary, candid discussion with your peers, and tailor the content to your specific needs.

2008 eScience - 4th IEEE International Conference on e-Science

Dec 7, 2008 - Dec 12, 2008,
University Place Conference Center & Hotel, Indianapolis, Indiana United States

Scientific research is increasingly carried out by communities of researchers that span disciplines, laboratories, organizations, and national boundaries.

These activities involve geographically distributed and heterogeneous resources such as computational systems, scientific instruments, databases, sensors, software components, networks, and people. Such large-scale and enhanced scientific endeavors, popularly known as e-Science, are carried out via collaborations on a global scale. By enabling an Internet-based utility computing infrastructure, grid computing makes e-Science possible.

The e-Science 2008 conference is designed to bring together leading international and interdisciplinary research communities, developers, and users of e-Science applications and enabling IT technologies. The conference serves as a forum to present the results of the latest research and product/tool developments and to highlight related activities from around the world.

Joint Congress of the European and International Societies for Sexual Medicine

Dec 7, 2008 - Dec 11, 2008,
Brussels Expo Brussels, Belgium

We anticipate that this will be the largest meeting ever to have occurred in the history of sexual medicine. The Scientific Committee of the meeting is preparing a program which will reflect the depth, breadth and diversity of sexual medicine with an emphasis on the newest and most innovative developments in this .field. As sexual medicine evolves and expands, it discovers new horizons which interface with other healthcare subspecialties, such as HIV medicine, endocrinology, oncology, cardiovascular medicine and the neurosciences. These areas of new activity in sexual medicine will also be explored in several sessions during the meeting.

26th IRA Southeast Regional Conference

Dec 7, 2008 - Dec 10, 2008,
Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, Tennessee United States

The 26th IRA Southeast Regional Conference will be held December 7 - 10, 2008, in Nashville, Tennessee and the local committee is anticipating nearly 1,200 attendees. The exhibits will open for 2 full days Thursday, October 9 and Friday, October 10.

38th Annual Conference Mississippi Reading Association

Dec 7, 2008 - Dec 10, 2008,
Beau Rivage Resort & Casino Biloxi, Mississippi United States

The 2008 Mississippi Reading conference promises to be a powerful experience for everyone who attends. The vision for this year’s conference is to challenge teachers to dig deeper into their lives and the lives of their students, and use the knowledge gained to improve. Every person has a story to tell. This year’s theme “What’s Your Story? Live It, Write, It, Read It” revolves around using your story and that of your students to increase depth of knowledge. We all know that experiences make the best stories. Think about the best story teller you know. I had a friend in high school that could make a trip to the store to get a gallon of milk sound like an adventure! I’d be willing to bet that you can remember some people like that as well. Children learn to write by writing about their experiences. Recalling experiences connects them to prior knowledge, which also helps them to build context. Experience is the best way to connect students to prior knowledge.