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Conventions: Apr 27, 2009

12th World Congress on Public Health

Apr 27, 2009 - May 1, 2009,
Istanbul Turkey

As the organizing committee, founded in 1993, the Turkish Public Health Association (TPHA) is a volunteer, non-profit and an international nongovernmental organization bringing health workers throughout Turkey together for professional exchange, collaboration and action. We are delighted and honoured to invite you to attend the World Federation of Public Health Association 2009 Congress in Istanbul/Turkey.

In global health policies the importance Civil Society Organizations is increasing with an incredible pace and influence and are having profound impacts on health. People, as part of the civil society, form the core of health systems. They use health services, contribute finances, are care givers and have a role in developing health policies and in shaping health systems. One of the most significant developments in the recent past has been the 1978 Alma Ata declaration, which is considered a landmark for recognising people’s participation in health systems as central to Primary Health Care and for recognising the role that organised social action plays in securing health gains.

Gartner Compliance & Risk Management Summit (Chicago)

Apr 27, 2009 - Apr 29, 2009,
Sheraton Chicago Chicago, Illinois United States

Don't get blindsided by the unexpected. Take a proactive stance to the unique compliance and risk challenges your enterprise potentially faces with the Gartner Compliance & Risk Management Summit.

The comprehensive Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) agenda focuses on the tools, technologies, strategies and tactics needed to improve governance, assess risk and ensure compliance within your organization.

The result: a proactive approach that enables top-line growth and allows you to rein in complex issues and costs surrounding governance, regulations, risks, performance, sourcing, security, access and vendor selection.

In two and a half days you'll get the knowledge necessary to:

* Create value from both compliance and risk initiatives, rather than simply incurring costs
* Build the best governance structure for your organization...one that effectively uses IT in staying compliant, mitigating risk and capitalizing on opportunity
* Know which tools and which vendors can be both effective and economical and mitigate continuity risk
* And more....

Gartner Business Continuity Management Summit (Chicago)

Apr 27, 2009 - Apr 29, 2009,
Sheraton Chicago Chicago, Illinois United States

Don't get blindsided by the unexpected. Take a proactive stance to the unique compliance and risk challenges your enterprise potentially faces with the Gartner Compliance & Risk Management Summit.

The comprehensive Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) agenda focuses on the tools, technologies, strategies and tactics needed to improve governance, assess risk and ensure compliance within your organization.

The result: a proactive approach that enables top-line growth and allows you to rein in complex issues and costs surrounding governance, regulations, risks, performance, sourcing, security, access and vendor selection.

In two and a half days you'll get the knowledge necessary to:

* Create value from both compliance and risk initiatives, rather than simply incurring costs
* Build the best governance structure for your organization...one that effectively uses IT in staying compliant, mitigating risk and capitalizing on opportunity
* Know which tools and which vendors can be both effective and economical and mitigate continuity risk
* And more....

Stetson/NASPA Certificate Program in Student Affairs Law and Policy

Apr 27, 2009 - Jul 31, 2009,
Online/ Tampa, Florida United States

A 40-hour intensive Certificate Program in Student Affairs Law and Policy combining both state-of-the-art distance-education technology and live, residentially based instruction at Stetson University College of Law in Tampa, Florida.

On today’s increasingly complex campuses, it is vital that university administrators appreciate and understand the myriad legal and regulatory issues that impact their work. We anticipate that a wide variety of student-affairs professionals — ranging from entry-level to senior professionals — will benefit from this program. The program is designed to provide student-affairs professionals with a foundation to identify legal issues that impact their work and a structure to work with others on and off campus to resolve legal and law-related issues. Although we will address various “hot topics,” our philosophy is to cover core legal concepts that will help participants work through recurring issues.

6th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations

Apr 27, 2009 - Apr 29, 2009,
The Orleans, 4500 W. Tropican Las Vegas, Nevada United States 89103

The International Conference on Information Technology- New Generations (ITNG) is an annual event focusing on state of the art technologies pertaining to digital information and communications. The applications of advanced information technology to such domains as astronomy, biology, education, geosciences, security and health care are among topics of relevance to ITNG. High Performance Computing, Computer Architectures, and Innovative methods of Computing are examples of the related topics. Visionary ideas, theoretical and experimental results, as well as prototypes, designs, and tools that help the information readily flow to the user are of special interest. The conference features keynote speakers, the best student award, a technical open panel, and workshops/ exhibits from industry, government and academia.

15th European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Apr 27, 2009 - Apr 29, 2009,
Paris France

The 15th European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery will be held in Paris, a beautiful international meeting place. In recent years the search for extra reserves from existing fields has intensified significantly. The two main drivers are the need for extra oil in the medium and long term and the increasing oil price, which makes it possible to apply more costly recovery techniques. Therefore, there has been an increased level of activity since the previous meeting in Cairo in April 2007, with more complex Enhanced Oil Recovery technologies being tested and applied. The European Symposium is an ideal place to share and learn what oil nd service companies have done and are planning to do. Due to the urgency there is not much room for long-term testing and collaboration on technical innovations can be the key to success. Technical presentations may also be a source of inspiration in meeting your individual challenges. The European Symposium has established itself over the past 30 years as a meeting where such inspiration can be found for both seasoned specialists and young professionals.

7th Annual Bio-it World Conference & Expo 09

Apr 27, 2009 - Apr 29, 2009,
Boston, Massachusetts United States

2008 Bio-IT World Conference:

The Sixth Annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo took place April 28-30, 2008 at the World Trade Center in Boston, Massachusetts, and was a resounding success.

Over 1,500 attendees from 23 countries participated during the course of the event. The event featured five concurrent tracks with over 100 technology and scientific presentations.

The keynote presentations delivered by John Reynders, Ph.D., CIO, Johnson & Johnson, Pharma R&D; Joshua Boger, Ph.D., founder, president and CEO, Vertex Pharmaceuticals; and Linda Avey, co-founder, 23andMe drew rave reviews with many remarking that the event was an excellent learning experience.

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Clinical Investigator Symposium

Apr 27, 2009 - Apr 27, 2009,
7 World Trade Center 250 Greenwich St, 40th FL New York, New York United States 10007

his one-day symposium will commemorate the 10th year of the Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award. We will feature distinguished awardees and alumni of the program, who will speak about their groundbreaking discoveries in the area of translational cancer research.

In addition, the schedule will include Keynote speaker Robert A. Weinberg, PhD, of the Whitehead Institute and MIT. Dr. Weinberg is a pioneer in cancer research, most widely known for his discovery of the first human oncogene (Ras). The day will culminate with a panel discussion entitled "Moving from Discovery through Development – The Evolving Relationship between Academia and Industry."

Join us for this excellent opportunity to learn about the latest advances by the brightest young physician-scientists in cancer research.

12th International Conference on Business Information Systems (BIS 2009)

Apr 27, 2009 - Apr 29, 2009,
Poznan University of Economics al. Niepodleglosci 10 Poznan, Poznanskie Poland 60-697

About BIS

The BIS conference is by now a well-respected event joining international researchers to discuss the wide range of the development, implementation, application and improvement of business applications and systems. It is addressed to the scientific community, people involved in the development of business computer applications, consultants helping to properly implement computer technology and applications in the industry.

Topics of the Conference

Topics are restricted by the theme of the conference as defined above and they include:

Business process management

- semantic business process management
- adaptive and dynamic processes
- supply chain processes
- ERP implementations
- integration of data and processes
- collaborative BPM

Ontologies

- creation, learning, population, evolution and evaluation of
ontologies
- ontologies for enterprise content management
- natural language processing and cognitive science
- semantic integration of heterogeneous semi-structured
information sources
- interoperability of heterogeneous information systems
- business models for Web information integration and
aggregation

Contexts

- location-aware and geography-centric information systems
- wireless and mobile applications
- multi-agent distributed systems
- semantic web personalization
- ambient computing

36th International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF 2009)

Apr 27, 2009 - May 1, 2009,
Town and Country Hotel San Diego, California United States

The ICMCTF is internationally recognized as a vibrant technical conference that integrates fundamental and applied research focused on thin film deposition, characterization, and advanced surface modification techniques. ICMCTF is the premier international meeting in the field promoting global exchange of information among scientists, technologists, and manufacturers. The conference draws more than 800 attendees each year with multiple oral technical sessions and a well attended poster session which is a major component of the technical program.

The conference is organized in different technical symposia to address experimental, theoretical, and manufacturing issues associated with development of new coating materials and processes, dynamics of film growth, development of functional coatings, and evolving approaches to scale-up for commercial applications. The eight concurrent symposia A through H on vacuum processing techniques address the topics described by the symposium titles below. There will be special topical symposia .

Organic Photovoltaics 2009

Apr 27, 2009 - Apr 29, 2009,
Doubletree Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States

Now in its third year, Organic Photovoltaics 2009 set for April 2009 in Philadelphia, PA, US is the industry’s only conference dedicated exclusively to the applications, technological developments and markets for organic photovoltaics (OPV).

The opportunity for organic photovoltaic (OPV) technologies is tremendous. Emerging in the past decade, OPV is still an extremely young field compared to the traditional silicon-based PV technologies that currently dominate over 90% of the PV market. As efficiencies and lifetimes improve, OPV promises an alternative to traditional PV that diversifies the market and bypasses issues of silicon supply as the PV industry is just beginning to see the end of a shortage that has plagued the market in recent years. OPV technologies are low cost, light weight and flexible. These characteristics enable new and different niche applications and make organic solar cells increasingly attractive for some existing PV applications.

At Organic Photovoltaics 2009, attendees will meet and network with important players, key innovators and decision makers from the technical and business sides of the PV, OPV and organic and printed electronics industries.

With individual presentations from leading companies, panel discussions, pre-conference seminars and numerous networking functions, this important technical and business conference is a must attend event for anyone interested in the advancement of organic photovoltaics!

IEEE International Conference on RFID (IEEE RFID 2009)

Apr 27, 2009 - Apr 28, 2009,
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Orlando, Florida United States

The 2009 International IEEE Conference on RFID addresses key topics and issues related to RF-based identification and communication systems, and will feature keynotes, presentations on technology advances and panel discussions on pressing topics. IEEE RFID 2009 is the third annual conference that brings together researchers and practitioners from both academia and industry to share research results and knowledge in the areas of RFID technologies, their supporting large-scale distributed information systems and their applications.

International Symposium on VLSI Technology, Systems, and Applications (VLSI-TSA 2009)

Apr 27, 2009 - Apr 29, 2009,
Ambassador Hotel Hsinchu, Taiwan

The conference is proud to create an annual platform for technical exchanges by experts from all over the world on the advancements in semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing.

International Symposium on VLSI Design, Automation and Test (VLSI-DAT 2009)

Apr 27, 2009 - Apr 30, 2009,
Ambassador Hotel Hsinchu, Taiwan

VLSI-DAT provides a forum for presenting new innovations and achievements related to VLSI design, automation, and test.

1st IAA Planetary Defense Conference

Apr 27, 2009 - Apr 30, 2009,
Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de Granada Granada, Spain

The 2009 conference will bring together worldwide experts to discuss:

* Detecting and tracking asteroids and comets that might be hazardous to our planet,
* Characteristics of these objects,
* Deflecting a threatening object should one be detected,
* The nature of impact disasters, and
* Political, legal and policy issues that must be considered as part of an overall mitigation strategy.

Field Service 2009

Apr 27, 2009 - Apr 30, 2009,
Palm Springs, California United States

At Field Service, You're Able To:

• Stay abreast on the future issues in service that are bound to affect the way your service organization conducts business on a daily basis

• Identify best practices for remote monitoring services no matter how far along your remote monitoring capabilities

• No matter the size of your organization – learn leading strategies for blending your model for a customer-centric experience no matter where your customer sits

• Improve the speed of putting customer enhancements into action and maximize the return on your CRM investment

• Effectively integrate knowledge management, self-service strategies through multiple channels to enable the transformation of your call/support center

2nd Annual Renewable Energy Finance Forum, Latin America (REFF)

Apr 27, 2009 - Apr 28, 2009,
Sofitel Hotel, Rio de Janeiro Brazil

Following the success of the inaugural REFF Latin America, Euromoney Energy Events' 2nd REFF-Latin America will provide delegates with cutting-edge insight into this market as well as unparalleled networking opportunities.

The conference agenda will cover the following topics:

• Wind power, biofuels, hyrdroelectric power, geothermal energy, biomass
• Policy support and market analysis for renewable energy
• Carbon finance and carbon trading
• Investment opportunities and sources of funding for project developers
• Case studies of successful renewable energy projects

2nd Annual Antibody Engineering Asia

Apr 27, 2009 - Apr 30, 2009,
Singapore Singapore

Hear the latest and most cutting-edge scientific research in antibody engineering by speakers from all over the world, from academia institutes and successful commercial corporations. This is a not-to-be missed event if you would like to advance your knowledge and get updates on what your peers are doing in antibody engineering and therapeutics research, benchmark best practices against your own, find out how to make money from this ever-growing business by learning from others success and failure case studies and to prevent and avoid immunogenicity in order to eventually develop your antibody into the next multibillion blockbuster drug.

AAPS Workshop on Utilization of Process Modeling and Advanced Process Control in QbD based Drug Development and Manufacturing

Apr 27, 2009 - Apr 28, 2009,
Sheraton Inner Harbor Baltimore, Maryland United States

This workshop will bring together scientists and engineers who are recognized experts in process modeling and
control with newcomers and regulatory experts in the field to discuss the role of models in QbD based drug development
and manufacture. The workshop will consist of invited talks by experts from the pharmaceutical industry,
academia, and the FDA. There will also be panel discussions, contributed posters, vendor exhibits and significant
time for discussion.

Pharmaceutical Packaging & Labelling Innovations

Apr 27, 2009 - Apr 28, 2009,
Scarsdale Place London, England, United Kingdom

The packaging and labelling of a pharmaceutical product is a vital part of the whole commodity. Appropriate labelling and packaging isn’t just a requirement to meet regulatory standards, but can have a real impact on patient care, product value, and lifecycle management. Packaging and repackaging is also a contentious political issue, with moves towards restrictions on repackaging being considered by the EU, and counterfeiting and traceability a key issue in US politics.

3rd Annual Paragraph IV Disputes

Apr 27, 2009 - Apr 28, 2009,
New York, New York United States

In its third year, ACI's conference on Paragraph IV Disputes is the ONLY event where both brand name and generic companies can come to hear insights from a top-notch faculty on every facet of Paragraph IV litigation, from pre-litigation concerns to the commencement of the suit to final adjudication – and every step in between.

With hundreds of billions of dollars in product sales currently subjected to Paragraph IV litigation, it is imperative that both brand and generic companies, and their counsel, have the offensive moves and defensive plays they respectively need in this high stakes arena of pharmaceutical patent endgame litigation.

Both branded and generic companies need to assess the risks and benefits of Paragraph IV challenges early on and make business decisions about potential litigation strategies accordingly. Evolving obviousness standards and new CAFC cases have only added to already strategically complex and costly litigation. In addition, the FTC's stance on settlements in this area complicates matters even further as settlement options are limited and potentially subject to antitrust liability. Finally, convoluted statutory guidelines on forfeiture and other regulatory provisions may change the way companies approach the litigation overall.]

In this high stakes and ruthless endgame, not a moment can be lost. Featuring preeminent patent litigators and in-house industry experts from both branded and generic companies, along with representatives from the FTC and preeminent judges, you cannot afford to miss this event. Don't delay - this conference does sell out - ensure your seat by reserving your spot now!

12th Advanced Forum on Structuring,Negotiating and Managing Pharma/Biotech Collaborative Agreements

Apr 27, 2009 - Apr 28, 2009,
San Francisco, California United States

With pipelines drying up, patent expirations at an all time high and R&D costs through the roof, the stakes in negotiating and maintaining lucrative licensing and collaborations could not be higher. But as the critical nature of these deals increases, so do the challenges and complexities.

Competition is increasing, laws are changing, and M&A activity is heating up. Further, IP valuation contingencies are arising in the wake of the Supreme Court's MedImmune decision, and parties are seeking greater protection for their IP rights and looking to draft termination provisions that allow both parties to walk away with their assets intact. In addition, selecting the right partners, deal structure and compensation analysis are crucial to the success of the deal, and an assessment of these factors must be done early in the process. Lastly, as biotech/pharma look more and more to collaborate with the government and institutional researchers for a competitive edge, they face a distinct culture clash that leads to wheel-spinning, preventing agreements from being reached.

Unlike any other licensing event, you will not only get the opportunity to network with and learn from a diverse, front-line faculty of experienced in-house counsel, licensing and business development executives from leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies, but you will also receive practical guidance on how to translate new laws and trends into a winning business strategy and overcome challenges and complexities in negotiating and maintaining the best deal available for your company's needs.