Conventions: Jun 18, 2009
- Romantic Disorder: Predisciplinarity and the Divisions of Knowledge 1750-1850
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Jun 18, 2009 - Jun 20, 2009,
Birkbeck, University of London London, England United KingdomThis conference explores the fluid and unfamiliar contours of predisciplinarity/adisciplinarity in an expansive Romantic Century, 1750-1850. We envision this conference as an opportunity to defamiliarize foundational moments, master narratives, and key figures of the Romantic century, by opening them up to predisciplinary and eccentric objects, encounters, and texts.
Modern disciplines like geology, history, and anthropology often trace their origins to Romantic-era developments. “Literature,” as a distinct category of expressive writing also emerged in conjunction with other disciplines, a synthetic dialogue that would later be characterized as a contentious division between “two cultures.” So too do sites such as the gallery, the museum, and the academy emerge around this time as new forms of sociability, as attempts to display unruly arrays of pictures and other eccentric specimens. What can Romantic-era aesthetic practices contribute to our understandings of the rise of disciplinarity in the nineteenth century? How can the increasing professionalization and isolation of practices like botany, literary criticism, geology, art and theatre reviews, and collecting illuminate the unruly dynamism of aesthetic forms, both verbal and visual? How do the spaces (whether institutional, geographic, or social) of predisciplinary encounters and formations help shape disciplinary discourses, and how do subjects with varying degrees of agency participate in these discourses? Reading against the grain of the “rise of disciplinarity”, and trying to undo its teleological short circuits, this conference seeks to engage imaginatively with the possibilities of predisciplinarity. - full details
- The history of men and masculinities
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Jun 18, 2009 - Jun 20, 2009,
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lettres et sciences humaines Lyon, Rhone Alpes FranceThis conference is both transperiodic and international. Its aim is to create a context for comparative perspectives drawing together scholars who have pursued the theme of masculinity in relative isolation. This is an inaugural conference which we hope will be followed by more specialised conferences on narrower periods and themes. Its contributions and conclusions will be presented in the form of an edited history of men and masculinities. The proceedings will be grouped in five themes: Men, masculinities, virilities; Words, concepts, usages; Signs and markers; Proving and Testing masculinity; and Hierarchies of men and masculinities.
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- 15th International Congress on Photobiology
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Jun 18, 2009 - Jun 23, 2009,
Congress Center Düsseldorf, Nordrhein Westfalen GermanySpecific and rather small meetings for special subjects are held frequently to exchange new results and to disseminate the new knowledge among the researchers in those fields. On the other hand, the International Congress of Photobiology covers a very wide range of topics of photobiology, from basic science to practical application sciences involving all kind of organisms. You can learn about interdisciplinary research and meet new colleagues from different fields. These new friends will stimulate new collaborations and may even lead to new concepts in photobiology.
Topics in Photobiology
• UV-B Stress and its Signaling in Plants • Regulation of Photosynthesis • Light Reactions in Photosynthesis
• Phytochrome • Cryptochrome • Photochemistry of flavin photoreceptors • Phototropin – Structure, Function, and Signaling • Light induced proton pumps
• Bioluminescence • Photobiology of Circadian Rhythms
• Photoperiodism and Rhythm in Plants • Photomovement and Phototaxis • UV and Ecosystems
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- June Hong Kong Jewellery & Watch Fair
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Jun 18, 2009 - Jun 21, 2009,
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, ChinaCelebrating its 22nd anniversary, the June Hong Kong Jewellery & Watch Fair, Asia's biggest mid-year jewellery event, will be taking place in Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre from 18 to 21 June 2009.
Steady growth Bullet 2 Testament to success
Take advantage of CMP Asia's powerful database of buyers and intensive global promotion in key trade shows and publications, the Fair drew over 16,900 keen buyers from over 100 countries and regions in 2008. The promising buyers attendance supports the continued growth of the June Fair. - full details
- Asia's Fashion Jewellery & Accessories Fair - June
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Jun 18, 2009 - Jun 21, 2009,
Asia World Expo, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, ChinaAsia's Fashion Jewellery & Accessories Fair (AFJ) is the only international trade event dedicated to fashion jewellery and accessories industry in Asia. The Fair has received enormous support from exhibitors and visitors, and had been expanding in size since its inception in 1998.
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- 3rd International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications (SENSORCOMM 2009)
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Jun 18, 2009 - Jun 23, 2009,
Athens, GreeceThe SENSORCOMM 2009 (The Third International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications) is a multi-track event covering related topics on theory and practice on wired and wireless sensors and sensor networks.
Sensors and sensor networks have become a highly active research area because of their potential of providing diverse services to broad range of applications, not only on science and engineering, but equally importantly on issues related to critical infrastructure protection and security, health care, the environment, energy, food safety, and the potential impact on the quality of all areas of life.
As a multi-track event, SENSORCOMM 2009 will serve as a forum for researchers from the academia and the industry, professionals, standard developers, policy makers and practitioners to exchange ideas. The topics could be on techniques and applications, best practices, awareness and experiences as well as future trends and needs (both in research and practices) related to all aspects of information security, security systems and technologies. - full details
- ASEAN Rubber Conference 2009
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Jun 18, 2009 - Jun 20, 2009,
Don Chan Palace, Unit 6 Piawat Village, Sisatanak District Vientiane Laos 1000ASEAN Rubber Conference is ASEAN’s premier rubber summit meant for a global audience and is dedicated to high level discussions of the market determining forces and development in the industry throughout the region and the world.
This conference supports the growth of the rubber industry by delivering objective and accurate information to conference delegates and provides an excellent opportunity for everyone in the rubber community to discuss commercial prospects and opportunities and have a better idea on the market pricing of rubber.
Benefits to Attending ASEAN Rubber Conference:
• Unrivalled access to a target audience of producers, manufacturers, vendors and brokers.
• A flagship conference to exchange ideas with the industry experts while being updated on the latest developments in the industry and outlooks on supply/demand and prices.
• A unique opportunity to gain first-hand insight on the development of rubber planting, processing, research, quality of outputs and rubber applications.
• A platform for networking and establishing contacts for future business collaborations.
• Explore new investment opportunities in rubber cultivation, processing, manufacturing, supply of equipment and services.
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- Wildfire Management Conference 2009
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Jun 18, 2009 - Jun 20, 2009,
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre Sydney, New South Wales AustraliaEach year wildland fires strike on nearly every continent, and each year they are becoming increasingly more devastating. But each year valuable lessons are learned by • firefighters about better ways to manage them.
Sydney, while one of the world's most beautiful cities, is also in the heart one of the world’s most wildland fire prone areas That is why we are very pleased to invite you to join us here, in June next year, for International Wildfire Management Conference Australia, 2009.
This conference is jointly sponsored by the NSW Rural Fire Service, the Rural Fire Service Association in association with the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC).
The conference will present three main streams:
• Technology and Research
• A Safer Community
• Challenges We Face
These streams will cover a range of topics, with key presentations by fire personnel, land managers, environmental experts, educators and government and community representatives that have extensive experience in combating wildland fires, and protecting communities from their impacts. - full details
- HLAA Convention 2009
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Jun 18, 2009 - Jun 21, 2009,
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Tennessee United StatesThe Hearing Loss Association of Americas convention is an interactive and accessible event for people affected by hearing loss as well as family members and professionals. Highlights include educational workshops, a research symposium (the Deafness Research Foundation will arrange and sponsor the symposium on the latest developments in hair cell regeneration), an Exhibit Hall with an array of technology, services and information for people with hearing loss, and of course, the chance to make new friends. Vint Cerf, Ph.D., vice president and chief Internet evangelist for Google, and widely known as known as the Father of the Internet, will deliver the Keynote Speech at the Opening Session. The HLAA Convention 2009 will be held June 18-21, 2009 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
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- Clean Show 2009 - World Eucational Congress for Laundering and Dry Cleaning
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Jun 18, 2009 - Jun 21, 2009,
Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana United StatesClean Show attendees can see live demonstrations and compare virtually all the industry has to offer at the world’s largest exposition of textile-care equipment, products, and services.
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