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Conventions: Feb 16, 2009

The Second Gulf Conference on Environment & Sustainability

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 19, 2009,
Kuwait

Conference Objectives:

Reviewing Progressive status regarding Environmental Issues & Concerns.

Enhancing Joint Cooperation between the Gulf States.

Identifying the Environmental problems in the Gulf Region & Arab States.

Exchanging ideas and knowledge through on going projects & research.

Reviewing all Gulf & Arab States position on Environmental related Conventions & Legislations.

Enhancing Cooperation between government institutes and NGO'S

2009 Engineering Deans Council Public Policy Colloquium (PPC)

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 18, 2009,
The National Academies, Washington, Distr. Columbia United States

The Public Policy Colloquium of the ASEE Engineering Deans Council has a dual role: to strengthen the discussion of engineering education and research issues between the deans of engineering and key public policy makers, and to enable the deans to refine their public policy agenda.

Since we are focusing on activities of the Engineering Deans Council, we ask that you come yourself and do not send your associate dean.

OSSPAC 2009: Open Source Singapore Pacific Asia Conference & Expo

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 18, 2009,
Grand Hyatt Singapore, Singapore

Announcing OSSPAC 2009!

KB Conferences is pleased to announce a ground-breaking Open Source event that will be held in Singapore in February, 2009.

• OSSPAC is the seminal event that will re-energize and reinvigorate the Open Source movement across Singapore and the entire Pacific-Asia region.

• OSSPAC will provide a highly visible forum for open source companies to clearly demonstrate how Open Source solutions are ready for business today!

• OSSPAC finally offers the region’s Open Source community a chance to demonstrate their applications and offerings before the world, dazzling everyone with their bottom line blend of passion and technical brilliance.

11th International Petrochemicals Technology Conference & Exhibition

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 17, 2009,
Royal Garden Hotel, London, England, United Kingdom

Following the success of last year's event in Prague,

EPC is delighted to announce the 11th IPTC, to be held in the vibrant city of London in February 2009, as part of EPC's International Refining and Petrochemicals Week.

Topics will include:

* Outlook for the Worldwide Petrochemical industry
* Markets for Olefins, Polyolefins. Aromatics and Derivatives
* Developments in Olefins Production and Technologies
* Polyolefins Technologies, New Catalyst Developments & Products
* Aromatics & Derivatives, Paraxylene, PVC, PET, Phenol, Cumene
* Focus on Petrochemical Projects, Case Studies
* Gas to Petrochemicals, GTL, Natural Gas
* Reducing CO² Emissions
* Refinery and Petrochemical Integration Opportunities

GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 19, 2009,
Barcelona Spain

The GSMA Mobile World Congress (formerly 3GSM World Congress) combines the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry with a stimulating and insightful congress that brings together prominent leaders and personalities from mobile operators and equipment vendors, as well as Internet and entertainment professionals.

The 2009 Mobile World Congress is expected to attract approximately 60,000 attendees, so don’t miss this unrivalled opportunity to conduct business, discuss the hottest trends in mobile communications, and help define the industry’s path to continued growth.

Leveraged Finance Asia 2009

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 17, 2009,
Happy Valley Racecourse, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, China

While North America and European focused private equity firms shift their strategies from buyout activity to invest in debt, Asia, the region with recorded amount of fund raising, is ready to deploy. Increasingly, global and regional funds and deal makers are focusing on Asia Pacific. On the M&A side, the corporate sponsors in India and China seek for greater funding sources to fulfill their global ambitions. The outbound M&A using leveraged finance has underpinned the growth of LBOs in Asia. As the emerging markets expected to provide lucrative earning to the deal makers, investment banks press on with Asia expansion.

Euromoney Seminars’ LeveragedFinanceAsia conference is now in its third year with 400 plus attendees. The event will be the most exciting industry gathering of private equity firms, corporates, fixed income and mezzanine investors. It is THE annual event for the heads of global and Asian leveraged financiers to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing this market.

Jatropha World Asia 2009

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 17, 2009,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Jatropha Development and Planting experience in China, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and Mekong Region
• Business Model of Commercial Production – from Plantation to Biodiesel Production
• Latest developments in planting materials and breeding
• Showcase of oil extraction and conversion technologies
• Jatropha Oil – Characteristics, Quality, Storage and Shipping

You’ll Network With

• Current & Potential Biofuels Producers
• Power Producers

• Regional Plantation Owners/Investors
• Oilseed processing industry players

• Institutional Investors
• Financiers and venture capitalist, project and finance managers

• Commodity Brokers and Analysts
• Renewable Energy Consultants

• Agrobiotech, Fertilizer & Crop Protection Company Executives

• Biofuels Technology and Equipment Suppliers
• Agricultural Machine Suppliers

• Environmental Engineers
• Energy & Environment Researchers

• Fuel Marketers & Distributors
• Auto-makers, engine and power generating set manufacturers

• Biotechnology Researcher, Agronomist, Geneticist, Crop Scientist

BMH Asia 2009

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 19, 2009,
Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore Singapore

BMH Asia is the first of its kind of event in Asia that brings together professionals from the minerals, metals, mining ,cement, agriculture, fertiliser, chemical industries as well as ports. bulk terminals, coal fired power plants and all other bulk materials handling related companies.

Stem Cells: Drug Discovery and Therapeutics

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 17, 2009,
Crowne Plaza St James London, England, United Kingdom

The development of stem cells for therapeutic purposes, including cell therapy and regenerative medicine, is emerging as a major field of pharmaceutical research. Stem-cell technology is also making inroads in drug discovery. This technology offers great potential for understanding disease mechanisms and identifying targets, and for effective toxicology screening.

This conference addresses both therapeutic and non-therapeutic stem-cell applications. For companies engaged in cell-therapeutics, the technical aspects of achieving stable stem cell populations, as well as product manufacturing challenges and logistics are addressed. Large pharma are increasingly turning to stem cells to identify targets for drug development and for toxicology testing. Also, they are looking to partner with smaller biotech firms to develop commercially viable regenerative medicine products. Networking and presentations by both will foster this relationship.

Experts in stem cell science and applications, as well as policy and bio-business come together to cover the emerging role of stem cells in drug development and therapy. As stem cell science matures, it becomes clear that supply and technology will soon cease to limit product development, and that pharmaceutical companies engaged with stem cells will have a competitive advantage. For those who share this attitude, this is a must-attend event.

OTC Derivatives Operations: Hybrid Products and Life Cycle Processing

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 17, 2009,
London, England, United Kingdom

To ensure we meet your expectations and maximise your return on training investment, we favour a classroom/workshop set up for the delivery of our courses. Please note we have therefore limited number of spaces available and these will be assigned on a first come, first accepted basis. We recommend early booking to avoid disappointment.

3rd Annual Oil and Gas Pipeline Integrity and Maintenance Forum

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 17, 2009,
Amsterdam Netherlands

As energy demands grow at an unpredictable rate and oil and gas reserves move further away from the customer a larger strain is being placed on the pipelines. The growing reliance of Europe’s economies has impacted the integration of oil and gas movements increasing the need for pipeline networks to operate dependably and safely. The need to maintain the integrity of the pipeline is more necessary than ever before.

The tools that you will gain from participating in this conference will help you to maintain a cost-effective and efficient pipeline system as well as gaining an insight into technological developments and new trends within the industry.

SME Insurance Forum

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 17, 2009,
Jakarta, Indonesia

This conference ponders upon the many aspects of SME insurance. It showcases the SME insurance industry within the South East Asian. The conference casts the main players in the industry - the banks, insurance providers, insurance related companies, legislators, various associations and of course, the SMEs themselves. This conference provides a key stepping stone to tap into the large SME insurance industry and to learn how some companies in various countries have done so.. It also incorporates Bancassurance policies and how to improve and extend on them. The conference also has a major focus on how insurance companies can set up a framework to target SMEs, how they can equip their sales force, improve risk management and increase customer loyalty

International Joint Venture and Strategic Alliance

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 17, 2009,
Renaissance Riverside Hotel Saigon Ho Chi Minh Vietnam

The last decade has been a decade of change in how companies manage their resources, obtain funding, and do business. This change has been fueled by: the Internet, innovation, competition, available human resources, market conditions and the capital required to build a business. Strategic alliances have become the vehicle of choice for supporting this change.

The world we live has become more and more flat with the international business cooperation and the “non-frontier” market. This global economy requires companies to do more with less under increased competitive pressure. To keep up, the top managers have decided to turn to strategic alliances and joint ventures that lengthen their global reach, enhance customer value, bridge gaps in their own capabilities and help them gain a competitive commercial edge. It could be also a best way to gain a toehold in an unfamiliar market, mostly in the high developing countries in Asia. During the 21st century, this trend will continue as globalisation and competitive pressure increase

However, strategic alliances and joint ventures present a distinctive set of management challenges. The success rate for joint venture and alliances is critically low: over the years, studies have frequently found that nearly 50%, perhaps even more, of alliances fail to meet expectations. Certain factors reappear time and again in successful collaborative relationship, and more frequently than can be explained by coincidence alone. These factors could be the cultural incompatibility, inflexibility in adapting to changing needs, lack of an effective planning or poor day-to-day management of relationship.

Finance for Legal Professionals 2009

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 17, 2009,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

In the last several years, the legal profession has experienced staggering growth. A steady rise in profits and revenues, expanded headcounts and significant salary increases have provided plenty of job opportunities in a broad range of legal positions.

The legal profession is continually changing and evolving, bringing new challenges and rewards. Legal professionals must be problem-solvers and innovators, willing to assume new responsibilities, tackle new challenges, and navigate an ever-evolving legal system. This dynamic legal landscape makes each day unique and fosters an enjoyable, fulfilling work experience.

To remain competitive and provide a truly top quality service, lawyers serving the international business and finance markets need not only to know the law but also to develop a stronger understanding of their clients' requirements.

The overlap of economics and law is an area where careful deliberation is needed to avoid non legal thinking to penetrate legal analysis.This knowledge is for legal professionals respond to that need and help lawyers to gain a better comprehension of corporate and capital market activity.

Legal professionals are awaiting to learn necessary tools, techniques and terminology to give you a clear understanding of the financial issues that your clients have to face in their daily commercial activity emerge better equipped to access, analyse and understand a company's financial position.

Forecasting & Cost Reduction for Non – Financial Managers

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 17, 2009,
Vietnam

In today's highly pressurized business environment, the key to achieving success is to have a budget and accounting system that supports long-term goals. It is important to link strategy to business activities.

As for that, controlling costs is so much more than cutting costs - the costs should not be incurred in the first place! There will only be proper cost control when managers and engineers live with concept of identifying business risk and likely cost overspend problems before commitment and designing them out of production and projects. The objective of the course is to instill knowledge of exactly what cost means to business and thus how to be most effective in business and to demonstrate that cost management is so much more than cost control and cost cutting. True cost management is about being aware of costs, seeking to reduce them through good design and operation practices and taking continuing action on overspends.

This training is an in-depth and practical two-day course that demystifies financial concepts and provides tools for enhancing effectiveness as a manager who is not left out of the game. Whatever the area of cost management you wish to improve there are techniques backed up with case studies and practical checklists which can be applied immediately back in your company - to improve your cost awareness and management.

Energy Trading and Risk Management

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 17, 2009,
Singapore

This training course will provide insight on strategic trading and effective pricing of energy derivative structures while illustrating best practice of these to mitigate risk. The two day seminar is clearly structured to cover the instruments and market characteristics in-depth, addressing the specifics of modeling energy products and risk management application of these instruments. Risks are defined in the context of energy markets including main approaches to estimating and calculating value-at-risk. The practical case studies will ensure you discuss areas of concern that might arise from your day-to-day work and enable you to put into practice the theory discussed.

Industrial Energy Efficiency Forum

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 17, 2009,
Melbourne, Victoria Australia

Considering the soaring prices of fossil fuels and global warming, maintaining efficiency of energy use in industrial sector has never been more critical. Keeping an energy-intensive plant running at optimal efficiency makes a significant contribution to a company's bottom line and environment.

Industrial Energy Efficiency Forum will diagnose the energy efficiency opportunities in industrial systems with practical case studies of the successful heavy industry players. This forum also aims to discuss on how to achieve the remarkable benefit and long-term savings from the energy conservation strategy and projects by changing the regime in energy management in your facility.

Programme Management: An Approach for Managing Strategic and Complex Projects

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 17, 2009,
Malaysia

Marcus Evans has created this event in response to a need to develop an aptitude to manage complex projects efficiently and economically. Our international course facilitator will provide material that will entitle our participants to 14 PDU points in the most effective approach to accelerate the learning process and keep improving and by doing so elevate themselves as invaluable assets in their organisation.

Optimising your Service Level Agreements

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 17, 2009,
Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa

A Service Level Agreement is:

· An agreement between two entities determining the extent and degree of assistance that will be provided

· An agreement between two parties defining mutual expectations

· A contract between a provider of service and a consumer of service which establishes measurable agreed-to targets of performance

An SLA specifies, in writing, what each party can reasonably expect and what responsibilities each party has in order for the agreement to be binding. By letting others know what to expect, we not only keep their expectations in check but also improve their perception of the service provided to them. By letting them know what we need from them, we can improve the speed and efficiency of our service.

Service level agreements are the core of an outsourcing deal and if properly structured will allow a company to capture the strategic benefits of outsourcing and avoid expensive and time-consuming dispute resolution and litigation. Organisations are often finding that they are losing the strategic benefits of their outsourcing deals due to inadequate or poorly formulated service level agreements.

3rd Business Continuity

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 17, 2009,
Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila Philippines

This conference will focus on the implementation, development, testing and maintenance of business continuity program. There also detailed analysis and steps for managing risks and developing a business continuity strategy, protection and recovery of the key aspects of business such as mission critical business processes, IT system and infrastructure, business resiliency and recovery, simulation testing, audit assessment and etc.

Sales Force Effectiveness Asia

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 17, 2009,
Singapore Singapore

Life Sciences companies in Asia endure to separate themselves as market leaders by developing core competencies that guarantee them enduring competitive advantage. In an industry where businesses strive to distinguish their products and services, the bargaining power of the end consumer is ultimately a powerful deciding factor for commercial success. In this arena of pharmaceutical dominance, research has proven that Sales Force Effectiveness is the tip of the lance for maximum market penetration and securing ideal market share. Within the sphere of the life science industry, an ever flexible and mobile sales strategy has proven to be the core essential in ensuring ultimate sales force performance. Strategy when harnessed along with the finest talent creates a formidable power for market penetration and gaining a stronghold in the highly competitive campaign for pharmaceutical market share. The complexities involved in SFE strategy are numerous, all the way from creating a blueprint for an all round attack plan to field execution methods of seizing physician loyalty.

This conference provides all necessary knowledge tools for ensuring your organisation’s sustainable competitive advantage by developing the sales force as a critical core competency. Latest developments from technology to ethical regulatory requirements and customer centricity is changing the face of sales and marketing approaches while challenges such as staff retention and development has led to best practice human capital management procedures.

The finest industry domain experts are gathering to discuss, compare and evaluate best practice methodologies from esteemed organisations across the Asia Pacific region. Immersive case studies, interactive discussions, solid presentations and creative technology solutions that work best are presented to drive life science Sales Force Effectiveness in a way never done before.

Middle East Alternative Investments Summit 2009

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 18, 2009,
The Ritz-Carlton Doha, Qatar

The Middle East Alternative Investments Summit 2009 will bring together senior-level executives from Europe’s largest organisations with a select and diversified group of leading edge Solution Providers. Do not miss this opportunity to network with your peers and form new alliances. Get a head start on your competition and start building relationships today.

Green Building

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 17, 2009,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

This Conference will focus on developing strategies to effectively planning and implementing cost effective ways to promote greater environmental responsibility building design and architecture, implementing smart policies and practices to capture readily achievable construction options, understanding LEED rating system and project certification, effective project management strategies for green building, new technology for sustainable building and successful case studies of green buildings.

Strategic Fleet & Fuel Management

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 17, 2009,
Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa

Fleet Management is similar to any normal business process. Objectives must be set, resources must be allocated, controls must be instituted and the operation must be managed. Management decisions will affect operations and costs. Operating costs are moving in a consistently upward trend so it is essential to make effective Fleet Management decisions to control an organisation’s fleet costs effectively.

However, organisations are beginning to realise the importance of their fleet purchases and the people who manage them – the fleet managers. Fleet operators and managers need to establish and manage all risks pertaining to their fleets and are under pressure to do so in the most cost-effective manner possible. In addition to these responsibilities, spiralling capital and running costs of vehicle fleets have led to the need for fleet management solutions.

Increasing costs of oil prices and high taxes are burdening the fleet management industry, as fuel is currently the number one driver for economic and environmental reasons as the main focus. Fuel costs have risen to unforeseen ranks. Budgets are being exceeded. Organisations need methods of ensuring decrease of the average fuel consumption as quickly as possible. This is to be done without cutting back on services in order to compensate the substantial and on-going increase in fuel prices.

Management and Leadership Skills for Women

Feb 16, 2009 - Feb 17, 2009,
Nairobi Kenya

Management and leadership principles and procedures to guide women maximise on equal opportunities. Also to help them breakthrough barriers faced in career advancement and how to maintain the achievement.

Though the status of African women both in politics and business has changed drastically since the 1960s, when the white males or males in general dominated management positions, there is still along way to go, however, with different African countries lacking equality in different fields and different areas. Unfortunately many countries still see the female as “inferior”, with some countries even going so far as to reinforce draconian legislation that serves to suppress women. Management and leadership principles and procedures to guide women maximise on equal opportunities. Also to help them breakthrough barriers faced in career advancement and how to maintain the achievement.