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Conventions: Jan 20, 2009
- India Rubber Expo
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Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 23, 2009,
Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaINDIA RUBBER EXPO will be the showpiece for Indian Rubber Industry to interact with global players. The boom in economy, particularly automobile industry has propelled India as a significant source for rubber products and a huge market for the global vendors. A Conference and a Buyer-Seller Meet are other highlights of this event.
SEMINAR HIGHLIGHTS: Shifting trends in Asian rubber markets; China, Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and India. New developments in polymer additives, machinery processing in the rubber industry. Automobile production and markets in Asian countries with emphasis on tyres and auto components. Treading blocks in Asia, ASEAN, SAARC and their impact in rubber industry. Natural Rubber scenario. Doing business with Asian countries. - full details
- SEMICON Korea 2008
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Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 22, 2009,
Convention & Exhibition Center (COEX) Seoul, South Korea - full details
- Employee Benefits Focus Day 2009
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Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 20, 2009,
Hyatt Regency Birmingham Birmingham, England United KingdomEmployee Benefits 2009 focuses upon the strategies of benefits and rewards to motivate, retain and to engage fully with employees. This focus day investigates the current challenges faced by Reward and Benefits Managers and HR Directors when implementing and communicating successful plans and schemes.
The summit showcases Europe’s leading benefit experts debating the latest ideas, issues and innovations. Learn from and benchmark with peers while sharing knowledge and exchanging experiences.
The Employee Benefits 2009 Focus Day topics include:
* Controlling staff requirements and keeping staff motivated
* Increasing the take-up of benefits through education
* Promoting wellbeing at work to increase productivity, reduce absenteeism and improve moral
* Winning strategies to improve employee engagement
* Executing new flexible benefits and incentives
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- Gartner Business Intelligence Summit 2009
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Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 22, 2009,
World Forum The Hague, South Holland, NetherlandsBetter decisions, faster. That was the most important reason cited for investing in BI in the Gartner "User Wants and Needs" surveys conducted around the world earlier this year. Our annual CIO Survey showed that Business Intelligence applications remain the highest technology priority for CIOs today.
Yet the biggest problem IT still faces is how to make BI more pervasive and to increase adoption among business users. This shows that investments in BI are not reaching key business users and helping them better measure and manage their performance.
The past year has seen significant changes in the BI market, with BI pure-play vendors acquiring technology and analytic application vendors while the mega-vendors have been increasing their footprint across the whole BI and performance management spectrum. So while CIOs are struggling to deploy BI to a wider business audience, the never-ending round of acquisitions threatens to disrupt their carefully planned BI strategy.
Meanwhile, the convergence of structured and unstructured data, the introduction of search technology, the delivery of BI "as a service", data-warehouse appliances, open-source technology and new 64-bit architectures are all impacting today's BI environments.
To help you successfully navigate your way through these challenges, the Gartner Business Intelligence Summit 2008, now in its ninth year, delivers a wide range of analyst presentations, case studies, panels and guru keynotes. Furthermore, you will have the chance to network with and share the collective experience of delegates from all over Europe. It is with great pleasure therefore that we invite you to participate in this flagship event. - full details
- Global City 2009
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Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 21, 2009,
Emirates Palace Hotel Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesGlobal City is the only international forum where public and private leaders exchange best practices and share sustainable urban strategies. This unique networking platform, dedicated to mayors, urban planners, decision-makers and leaders, will be held in Abu Dhabi in January 2009 – for the first time in the Middle East.
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- Gulf Building Materials and Technology Congress
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Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 21, 2009,
Dubai United Arab EmiratesThe Gulf Building Materials & Technology Congress is bringing together 150 senior executives from construction companies and architecture firms to meet with international suppliers.
One of the main attractions of the event will be the educational conference featuring construction industry experts who will discuss various issues concerning building materials.
This must-attend event also provides exclusive networking opportunities for all leading industry players who want to expand their business and their knowledge. - full details
- CBS 2009 - Sports Construction Fair
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Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 23, 2009,
Poznan International Fair, Poznan, PolandSPORTS CONSTRUCTION CENTRE (CBS) is a joint undertaking of the Polish Sports Infrastructure Club (PKIS) and the Poznań International Fair (MTP). We would like to invite you to participate in the fourth edition of CBS, which will be held as part of BUDMA on 20-23 January 2009.
At the stands of the SPORTS CONSTRUCTION CENTRE, the latest products as well as material, technology and construction-related solutions will be showcased by manufacturers and distributors from the sports and recreation construction sector, along with manufacturers of materials, technologies, fixtures and fittings for sports, recreation, tourism, wellness and spa facilities.
SPORTS CONSTRUCTION CENTRE is not only an exposition of companies operating in the market for constructing, modernising and furnishing sports and recreation facilities. It also offers a content-rich programme of events comprising seminars, consultancy and experts' advice, presentations and the exhibition entitled "Builders of Polish Sports".
CBS scope:
• sports halls and gyms
• stadiums and sports fields
• swimming pools and aqua parks
• sports surfaces
• tennis courts
• golf
• fitness and leisure
• wellness and spa
• winter sports infrastructure
• playgrounds and recreation areas
• sports equipment
• fixtures and fittings for sports facilities
• lighting and amplification systems for sports facilities
• security of sports facilities, access control systems
• specialist construction materials and systems
• design, financing, construction and operation of sports facilities
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- budma 2009 - International Construction Fair
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Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 23, 2009,
Poznan International Fair, Poznan, PolandOn 20 - 23 January 2009 next edition of BUDMA International Construction Fair will be held in Poznań. We would like to invite you to participate in this event that belongs to the leading business meetings of the construction industry in this part of Europe.
The last edition of BUDMA attracted almost 65,000 guests from 29 countries. On an exhibition area of 47,433 m2 they had an opportunity to see the latest offers from nearly 1,600 Polish and international exhibitors. What emphasised a professional character of this fair, most visitors were people responsible for making key investment decisions.
Inspired by nature - the motto of BUDMA 2009 is consistent with one of the prevailing trends in the construction sector. Environmental themes will be reflected in the programme of events (currently under development) traditionally referring to the most topical industry-related issues. - full details
- Fibrosis
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Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 25, 2009,
Keystone Resort Keystone, Colorado United StatesFibrosis is a major cause of morbidity worldwide, can affect nearly all tissues, and is a dominant feature of diseases ranging from pulmonary fibrosis to glomerulosclerosis and cancer. Current treatments targeting the inflammatory cascade are ineffective in fibrosis. On-going research focuses on the role of innate immunity, and intrinsic mesenchymal cell alterations, plasticity, and progenitor cell differentiation in the pathogenesis. Experimental models, genetics and functional genomics have uncovered novel aspects of fibrosis, and innovative therapies are entering clinical trials. However, consensus on robust outcome measures or appropriate biomarkers for evaluating therapeutic effectiveness is lacking. This meeting brings together academic clinicians, researchers and pharmaceutical industry representatives from a variety of fields (1) to identify themes shared among the different fibrosing disorders, (2) to delineate promising novel molecular and cellular targets and treatment strategies, and (3) to discuss outcome measures and biomarkers for clinical trials. Opportunities for interdisciplinary interactions will be further enhanced by the concurrent meeting “Allergy and Asthma”, which will share a session with this meeting.
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- Allergy and Asthma
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Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 25, 2009,
Keystone Resort Keystone, Colorado United StatesAllergic diseases, including asthma, affect up to one third of individuals in the developed world at some time in their lifetime, causing severe loss in the quality of life and a significant healthcare burden. Current treatments are predominantly palliative and there remains an unmet need for improved and novel treatments that provide long-term relief from disease symptoms. At this meeting, clinicians and scientists from both academic and pharmaceutical research environments will discuss: (1) risk factors for disease; (2) innate mechanisms and structural cells involved in the initiation, development and manifestations of disease; (3) effector and regulatory immune mechanisms involved in the allergic process; (4) the relationship between inflammation and structural remodeling in asthma; (5) the improvement of conventional treatments; and (6) novel emerging therapeutic strategies for the control of allergic and asthmatic disease. Opportunities for interdisciplinary interactions will be further enhanced by the concurrent meeting “Fibrosis”, which will share a session with this meeting.
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- Type 2 Diabetes and Insulin Resistance
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Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 25, 2009,
Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, Alberta CanadaThe current rise in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome is believed to be a result of increasingly sedentary lifestyles combined with ready access to energy rich food sources in genetically susceptible individuals leading to insulin resistance. Studies of insulin signaling and its interactions with nutrient and hormonal pathways are central to our understanding of insulin resistance and the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. In recent years several areas have become the main focus of interest: the role of lipid and lipid metabolites in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance in muscle and liver; the role of mitochondrial function and biogenesis in the oxidative capacity of muscle and the relation to insulin resistance and susceptibility to the metabolic syndrome; the mechanisms of inflammation-induced insulin resistance; the role of adipocytes and their production of adipocytokines; as well as the mechanistic integration of b-cell failure and insulin resistance. The conference will bring together leaders in the academic and pharmaceutical communities to present the latest developments in these areas of research.
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- Obesity: Novel Aspects of the Regulation of Body Weight
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Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 25, 2009,
Fairmont Banff Springs Banff, Alberta CanadaObesity remains among the most daunting health problems facing the developed world. Despite the rising prevalence of obesity, the biological systems that serve to match caloric intake to caloric expenditure are robust and make permanent weight loss difficult to achieve. Current research points to a multitude of factors that contribute to this regulation. Identifying the processes that are most amenable for therapeutic intervention is a crucial research goal. To that end, this conference will focus on the latest work identifying novel genes, hormones and signaling cascades that regulate energy balance. The program will also emphasize a wide range of new strategies for using this new information to produce safe and effective therapies to prevent or treat obesity.
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