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Conventions: May 16, 2008

2008 International Symposium on Saber-Toothed Mammals

May 16, 2008 - May 18, 2008,
Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho United States

This meeting is still in the early planning stages, as advertised by flyers at the 2006 SVP meetings. The organizers (Bill Akersten and Lars Werdelin) are currently working on firming up details for the symposium. Please note that dates may be subject to change, as planning proceeds. Oral presentations, poster presentations, and an edited volume are all planned at present.

More details will be posted soon.

War, Empire and Slavery c. 1790-1820 Conference

May 16, 2008 - May 18, 2008,
University of York, York, England, United Kingdom

These wars saw the fatal weakening of the Dutch and the Spanish, and eventually the French empires, yet the continuing expansion of the British, Russian and North American empires. The impact of the warfare of the period can only be fully understood if this global dimension is given full weight, and if the experience of these wars is placed in the context of the parallel developments taking place in the political, military and economic systems of Asia and Africa, in the Mogul, Persian, Ottoman and other empires.

Economic Incentives: Do They Work in Education? Insights and Findings from Behavioral Research

May 16, 2008 - May 17, 2008,
Munich, Bayern Germany

Building on the success of a previous joint conference whose proceedings are just published by MIT Press, the scientific organizers, Paul E. Peterson (Harvard) and Ludger Woessmann (Munich), hope to again bring scholarly perspectives together from both sides of the Atlantic. Jean-Jacques Rousseau once claimed that the best education was one that the child discerned for himself. The tutor was to “do nothing and let nothing be done” so that the child would be free to learn whatever he needed to know without external pressure. When it comes to learning, incentives – whether cash or compli¬ments – had perverse consequences. Was Rousseau correct? Do incentives operate differently in education than in other sectors of society? What kinds of incentives prompt learning? Which ones deter it? Do students respond to economic rewards? Do teachers respond to material rewards for meritorious accomplishments? Or do they regard them as demeaning? Are extrinsic incentives preferable to intrinsic ones, monetary incentives to non-monetary ones? If schools face competition for students, do they become more efficient? Answers to many education policy issues – merit pay, graduation requirements, social promotion policies, school choice options, school accountability provisions, and many others – depend on how incentives work in education.

War, Empire and Slavery c. 1790-1820

May 16, 2008 - May 18, 2008,
University of York, York, England United Kingdom

The revolutionary and Napoleonic wars are frequently interpreted as a European phenomenon, intertwined with political and cultural nation-building across Europe. Yet they could also be called the first world war, as one which touched every continent of the globe. This conference aims to attract scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds as well as those with specialised knowledge of different geographical areas. Charting the experiences of the men and women engaged in the conflicts requires not only discussion of the conventional sources of military and political history, but critical examination of personal and autobiographical writings and their cultural and imaginative contexts.

India International Sign Show 2008 (IISS'08)

May 16, 2008 - May 18, 2008,
Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon. Western Express Highway, Goregaon. Mumbai., Maharashtra. India 400065

INDIA INTERNATIONAL SIGN SHOW, which premiered at Koramangala Indoor Stadium Bangalore in November 2001, has achieved the numero uno status among Sign Shows in the region for the signage, POP, screen/digital printing technology, electronic & other contemporary display media.Being the 13th presentation of the series, IISS'08 Mumbai has special significance.

Gender and Modernity in Central Europe

May 16, 2008 - May 18, 2008,
University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario Canada

Since the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy’s dissolution in 1918, its memory and legacy have been, by turns, suppressed, contested, and continuously re-evaluated in the countries emerging in its wake. The fall of Communism in 1989,followed by the gradual integration of the region into the European Union has prompted a resurgence of interest in the Monarchy’s impact on the political, social, and cultural fabric of the countries of Central and East-Central Europe. It has also led to the rediscovery – and in many cases restoration – of its rich heritage of urban and cultural modernization and the rebuilding of the once-existing ties between institutions, communities and individuals across borders, a process sometimes coloured by nostalgia or tainted by resurgent nationalisms and political considerations. This conference aims to make a contribution to the field of Habsburg studies by exploring the complex connections between modernity and gender while also raising awareness of the field’s importance in Canada.

World Bulgarian Convention-Expo 2008

May 16, 2008 - May 18, 2008,
Salt Lake City, Utah United States

In 2008 will be organized for the first time a World Bulgarian Convention upon the initiative of the International Institute of Anthropology, Salt Lake City, Utah and the 21st Bulgaria Century, Chicago, Illinois, USA, in collaboration with organizations and individuals all over the world. The World Bulgarian Convention will be held on 16, 17 and 18 May 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the world capital of genealogy.

ORASI Congress

May 16, 2008 - May 17, 2008,
Hotel Tuela, Porto Portugal

Organizing and Scientific Committee has the pleasure to anounce the I ORASI Congress, which theme will be about Building Better Families. The thematics that are important in our society will be discussed, according to the following topics:
1- Resilience and Vulnerabilities of emotions
2- The impact of Adverse childhood experiences in adulthood
3- Attachment and development
4- Drug abuse and family
5- Maltreatment prevention and intervention
6- Health care and family
7- Parents, Education and Development
8- Difficult Children

We have invited national and international well known keynote in order to help us understand how can we build and improve our families. We also give the opportunity to poster presentations and communications. Please check the organization entity Skyros.

7th Baltic Stratigraphic Conference

May 16, 2008 - May 18, 2008,
Tallinn, Harju, Estonia

The 7th Baltic Stratigraphic Conference will take place on May 16–18, 2008 in Tallinn, jointly organized by the Institute of Geology at Tallinn University of Technology; Institute of Geology, University of Tartu; and the Geological Survey of Estonia.

The 7th Baltic Stratigraphic Conference is an International Year of Planet Earth event aiming to contribute to two of its scientific topics: Earth & Life – the origins of diversity and Climate Change – the 'stone tape'. Moreover, the 7th Baltic Stratigraphic Conference has a special session of the IGCP Project 503: Ordovician Palaeogeography and Palaeoclimate.

All contributions related to geology and stratigraphy of the Baltic region are most welcome. Depending on the interest and number of papers, different sessions will be organized. The topics of primary interest include, but are not limited to:

* Regional stratigraphical schemes, correlation and stratotypes
* Regional aspects of the international timescale
* Biostratigraphy and paleontology
* Biodiversification
* Sequence stratigraphy
* Quantitative stratigraphy
* Quaternary geology
* Ordovician paleogeography and paleoclimate (IGCP 503 session)

Performing Tangier 2008 - 4th International Conference

May 16, 2008 - May 19, 2008,
Chellah Hotel, Tangier Morocco

The fourth international Tangier conference will focus on the city as a site of transcultural encounters in art, literature, music, and politics in all periods up through the present and projecting into the future. We especially invite papers and panels to investigate the dynamics of the city’s cultural, spatial, and performative interactions, past, present, and future, including issues of change, confrontation, and alterity.

We also invite a continuation of panels and discussions begun in previous conferences—following the methods and techniques of Juan Goytisolo as well as Andrew Hussey’s creative deconstruction of the urban morphology of Paris—of how Tangier might be re-invented as one of the World capitals of the twenty-first century.

In broad historical terms we invite continuing evaluation of specific writers and artists who have come to or out of Tangier, from Tahar Ben Jelloun, Mohamed Choukri, Mohammed Azeddine Tazi, Ahmed Beroho, Souad Bahechar, Moumen Smihi, Farida Benlyazid, Anouar Majid, Jillali Farhati, Zobeir Ben Bouchta, to Mohammed Mrabet and including the oral tradition some of whose storytellers and artists who were translated by Paul Bowles, as well as modernist painters like Matisse, existentialist writers such as Bowles, dramatists of various stripes such as Jean Genet and the brilliant minimalist Samuel Beckett, “Beats” such as Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsburg, and others, as well as more general movements associated with the various African, Andalusian or Islamic influences on western music in general and more particularly on American jazz and blues like the outstanding collaborations of Dar Gnawa in Tangier with Jazz legend Randy Weston. Our perspectives and horizons are all-inclusive.

Practical SOA: Insurance (Co-Located with ACORD/LOMA 2008)

May 16, 2008 - May 16, 2008,
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, 3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada United States

Want to know the latest on SOA adoption in the insurance industry? Want to step beyond simply implementing Services to making SOA a loosely-coupled reality? Want to learn from industry practitioners on the best ways to guarantee SOA success?
Attend ZapThink's Practical SOA for Insurance. The best of the best in the world of SOA take you through concepts, business issues, approaches, and technology to make SOA work within your organization. We don't focus on the hype and the folks who have products to push, but on the “brass tacks” of making SOA work for you.

2nd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (iCBBE2008)

May 16, 2008 - May 18, 2008,
Guangdong Hotel, Shanghai, Shanghai (munic.) China

The 2nd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (iCBBE2008) will be held from May 16th to 18th, 2008 in Shanghai, China. iCBBE2008 will bring together top researchers from Asian Pacific areas, North America, Europe and around the world to exchange research results and address open issues in all aspects of bioinformatics and biomedical engineering.

Infection prevention in hospitals

May 16, 2008 - May 16, 2008,
BioPark Hertfordshire, Broadwater Road Welwyn Garden City, England, United Kingdom

Nosocomial infections or hospital/healthcare acquired infections are often acquired as a result of treatment in hospital or a healthcare unit. The most common nosocomial infection is MRSA, which often makes an appearance on headline news.

HCAI have a huge impact and concern to the healthcare service and patients. The emergence of multi-drug resistant infections presents an increasing global threat for successful treatment of patients and prevention of cross infections in the hospital environment and other healthcare establishments as well as in the community.

The main cause of the problem has been linked to the inappropriate usage and over subscribing of antibiotics which has led to the need for increased education of both the public and professionals on the correct use of antibiotics as well as stringent infection control measures to reduce the transmission of infections.

The Department of Health has set out a strategy called “Towards cleaner hospitals and lower rates of infection programme” to improve hospital cleanliness and tackle healthcare associated infections. Key elements include empowering patients and the public, the matron's charter, independent inspection and learning from the best.

In this forum infection prevention, control and research into this within hospitals will be discussed. Dr Raj Pnaiser BSc (Hons) FIBMS PhD (Meeting Chair)

The deadline for abstract submissions is February 10th 2008
Abstract guidelines can be found at http://www.euroscicon.com/absguidlines.html

The deadline for early registration is February 20th 2008

Building Defects and Maintenance Planning 2008

May 16, 2008 - May 16, 2008,
JW Marriott Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Building maintenance can be broadly as the application of scientific principles to the care and preservation of building assets. Building maintenance is therefore concerned with the technical requirements of investigating and diagnosing faults to assess condition; with the organizational needs to specify, select, implement and supervise remedial works and with the management operations to plan, preventive and corrective programmes.

14th Annual Hunter Mental Health Conference

May 16, 2008 - May 16, 2008,
Noahs on the Beach, Newcastle, New South Wales Australia

The Greater Western Sydney Sub Branch of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses is holding its fourth Annual Conference, which will aim to address the complexity of care issues for patients living with a mental illness and co-morbid conditions. Clinicians will learn a variety of challenges in the course of treatment.

Presentations will address the theme in relation to research, innovative practice, leadership, health promotion, disease prevention, education and multidisciplinary approaches to care. This Conference will be of interest to all mental health professionals, consumers, non-government organisations, carers and other service providers working in the mental health field. It will also benefit those working in Drug & Alcohol, Aged Care, Forensic, Accident & Emergency, Perinatal and Women's Health.

The SCOPE Course - Skin Curriculum Overview for Physician Extenders

May 16, 2008 - May 18, 2008,
Grand Hyatt Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia United States

SCOPE (Skin Curriculum Overview for Physician Extenders) is an integrated continuing medical education course developed to fulfill a growing educational need among dermatology physician assistants and nurse practitioners. The educational goal of the program is to provide a comprehensive medical and surgical dermatology curriculum in a relaxed meeting environment intended to maximize educational and social interactions between the faculty and the physician extender. Utilizing a highly interactive teaching format comprising case-study based lectures and question-and-answer sessions, it is expected that attendees will learn practical and important information that will assist them in the care of their patients.

Russia Business Roundtable - Tokyo

May 16, 2008 - May 16, 2008,
Tokyo Japan

How times have changed. A decade ago it was emerging market turmoil which threatened the major economies—now it is emerging markets riding to the rescue as sub-prime woes threaten Europe and North America. On a business level, sluggish major markets are being eclipsed by opportunities in emerging economies such as Russia.

This is particularly true for Japanese companies. With growth prospects at home looking uninspiring, Japanese companies are realizing that long-term success will need to be earned abroad. Globalisation is increasing the pressure on Japan to optimise production, supply-chain and R&D capabilities in order to avoid being squeezed between new lower-cost competitors and the owners of intellectual property for product design and development. Tapping the potential of emerging markets such as Russia will be key for Japanese companies to thrive amid the ever intensifying global competition.

Dallas Bead Renaissance Show

May 16, 2008 - May 18, 2008,
Grapevine Convention Center 1209 S. Main St. Grapevine, Texas United States 76051

The Bead Renaissance show is a shopping experience for anyone who wishes to explore their creative side. Shop for finished jewelry and jewelry findings.

The 9th annual Grapevine show features vendors selling beads of vintage Lucite, silver and gold, semi precious and precious stone, crystal, and glass lampwork artists

22nd Annual Conference on Audiovisual Law

May 16, 2008 - May 16, 2008,
Palais des Festivals et des Congrès de Cannes, Cannes, Provence Cote dAzur France

This conference is a must for anyone involved in the film industry who wishes to keep up to date with the latest business, legal and technical knowledge regarding right clearances.

Getting a film ‘cleared' may seem a titanic task. This has however become a necessary step to ensure protection when the financial and legal liability of audiovisual professionals is involved. The rise of the internet and VoD has meant that rights clearance has turned into an expensive and complex process for the film industry. When the price of non-compliance may prove to be non-distribution, all the stakeholders, insurers, programmers, distributors, film-makers and co-producers agree that rights clearance must be a priority.

The Many Facets of Back Pain

May 16, 2008 - May 16, 2008,
University of Ulster Jordanstown Campus, Belfast, Ireland, United Kingdom

The aim of this conference is to inform those attending of the key issues in the diagnosis and management of back pain. This is set in a multidisciplinary context representing the diverse environments in which back pain presents.

The objectives of the conference are:

1. To explore the future management of LBP in primary care and highlight the use of 'flags' as guides to management

2. To contrast the management of back pain from a rheumatological and orthopaedic perspective.

3. To describe the most recent advances in the imaging of back pain and to discuss the use of Kyphoplasty & Vertebroplasty in the management of osteoporotic back pain.

4. To examine the complex management of chronic back pain including interventional techniques, acupuncture and psychological strategies.

EQUITANA Open Air: The Festival of Equestrian Sports

May 16, 2008 - May 18, 2008,
Neuss Race-course, Neuss, Nordrhein Westfalen Germany

The EQUITANA Open Air is a festival for the family and a fun-fest for the friends of equestrian sports packed with information and entertainment. Horses and riders show their abilities in a lot of riding competitions over a wide range of riding disciplines.

Products and Services
Feed, caring and medical products, trailers / HGV, stables, equine sports and training, breeding, riding equipment and clothing, tourism, media, insurance, media, services, art

Cervical Spine Stabilization

May 16, 2008 - May 17, 2008,
Burr Ridge Chicago, Illinois United States

Cervical Spine Stabilization is a two-day workshop that explores the latest minimally and maximally invasive surgical techniques for treating anterior and posterior cervical spine disorders.

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
* Complete a decompression of the cervical spine, including a dissection of the
vertebral artery.
* Recognize and treat complications such as airway obstruction, dural tear, esophageal laceration, and recurrent and superior laryngeal nerve injury.Recognize potential complications associated with each procedure.

1st International Workshop on Haemophilus Influenzae and Moraxella Catarrhalis (HinMax 2008)

May 16, 2008 - May 17, 2008,
Beurs World Trade Center Rotterdam Rotterdam Netherlands

It is with great pleasure that the organizing committee invites you to attend the very First International Workshop on Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis (HinMax 2008). This workshop is to take place on the 16th and 17th of May 2008, in the city of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The workshop will provide an excellent opportunity for scientists to exchange ideas, establish collaborations, and present the results of their research with respect to these significant bacterial pathogens. The conference will consist of an initial plenary session (including invited speakers) on the 16th, followed by two parallel sessions on the 17th, with the main topics to be covered including; clinical infection and antibiotic resistance, vaccines and immune response, virulence and biofilms, physiology and metabolism, and genomics and proteomics. Both oral and poster presentations will be on offer.

Variations To Marketing Authorisations

May 16, 2008 - May 16, 2008,
Cavendish Hotel, London, England, United Kingdom

An introduction to the EC system for variations with practical advice on the preparation and submission of variation applications using the various European procedures. Including: Regulations of the European Commission and procedures in practice; pharmaceutical variations; Clinical Variations

Patent Practice in China

May 16, 2008 - May 16, 2008,
Rembrandt Hotel, London, England, United Kingdom

This seminar will provide delegates with overall information about Chinese patent practice, while especially pointing out the important features characteristic to Chinese patent law and practice as compared with European and US patent practices. The programme examines routes of application, patentability, claim drafting, infringement, enforcement and litigation, and will also examine recent developments and changes in Chinese patent law and practice.

Pharmacovigilance for Support Staff

May 16, 2008 - May 16, 2008,
Rembrandt Hotel, London, England, United Kingdom

This course aims to provide an overview of teh pharmacovigilance process for support staff who work directly or indirectly in this area. This invaluable course will provide a step by step overview of the processess involved, and will discuss the roles and responsibilities involved as well as explaining key terminology.

ESF-EMBO Symposium (B Cells 2008:Complexity,Integration and Translation)

May 16, 2008 - May 21, 2008,
Hotel Eden Roc Sant Feliu de Guixols Spain

B CELLS 2008: COMPLEXITY, INTEGRATION and TRANSLATION considers B cells in all their colours. Knowledge of B-cell behaviour is a central Public Health issue; not least in relation to vaccines and therapy. B cells also contribute to autoimmune disease while B-cell tumors constitute the majority of haematological cancers. This meeting will encapsulate the very latest advances in our understanding of B-cell physiology and pathobiology. The highly integrated, interdisciplinary approach will ensure a broad-ranging, cutting-edge symposium.

Cryopreservation Of Ovarian Tissue In Cancer Patients, Farm Animals And Endangered Species

May 16, 2008 - May 17, 2008,
Heidelberg Germany

Fertility preservation in women and cancer patients and preservation of gametes of farm animals or endangered wildlife species are topics of increasing scientific and public interest. Both topics involve cryopreservation of ovarian tissue, followed by tissue re- or xenotransplantation or/and by production of mature oocytes in vitro. As these techniques are highly complex, their efficacy is still very limited. Substantial progress in this field will depend on the successful and not yet performed integration of the different involved researchers from all areas of human reproductive medicine, veterinary medicine and biology.