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Conventions: Jun 19, 2008

ACMEE 2008 - 8th International Machine Tools and Auto Components Exhibition

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 23, 2008,
Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

ACMEE-Industrial Exhibition, One of India's biggest industrial shows - represent interrelated areas of high technology under a single unifying umbrella. The focus is on products, solutions and services in the areas of CNC machine tools, automobiles, mechanical and plant engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, information technology (IT) and software.

CONFERENCES & SEMINARS at ACMEE: Without in-depth information it would be impossible to identify the key trends & adapt to changing market conditions. Some seminars and company presentations are scheduled to take place during ACMEE, for which a theme pavilion is setup. They would provide an excellent opportunity to obtain first-hand information and establish first-class contacts.

Southwest District AAHPERD/Hawaii AHPERD Convention

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 22, 2008,
Waikoloa Beach Marriott Hotel, Waikoloa, Hawaii United States

For More Information Contact:
Co-Convention Managers:
Nalani Pollock – napolloc@ksbe.edu
Jewel Toyama – jtoyama@hanahauoli.org

Program Chair:
Dr. Julienne Maeda – julienne@hawaii.edu

Exhibit Chair:
Shelley Fey – sfey@punahou.edu

Registration Chair:
Bobbie Perry – baperry@ksbe.edu

AT & Aug Com '08": Pursuing New Possibilities

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center Roanoke, Virginia United States

The AT & Aug '08 "Pursuing New Possibilities" Conference should be attended by general and special education teachers, service providers, administrators, parents, and para-professionals who want to learn more about using technology to support students with disabilities.

NHS 2008

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 21, 2008,
Villa Erba Congress Centre Cernobbio, Lombardia Italy

Colleagues and friends from all over the world will meet in Italy to discuss and share ideas, models and results on the most recent research in hearing screening, audiologic and medical diagnosis, intervention for infants and children with hearing loss, as well as models for hearing surveillance and outcomes for infants and children identified early. Both basic scientific advances and clinical studies will be presented.

3rd International Association for Chinese Management Research Conference

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 22, 2008,
Garden Hotel, Guangzhou, Guangdong China

The theme of the conference is "Olympic Spirit in Chinese Management Research", as it will be held the same summer as the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The Olympic movement has brought along not only splendid sporting competitions, but also synergy and solidarity among people from all over the world. The theme provides a broad scope for a variety of research that will contribute to the increasingly important knowledge of organizations and management in the Chinese context.

Creating a New Future for Business

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 22, 2008,
Akademie Schmöckwitz, Berlin, Berlin Germany

Summer Academy “Creating a new future for business“, 19-22 June 2008, Berlin, Germany.

We are looking for innovative papers on a new future for business in the light of immense environmental and social challenges. Papers that offer rigorous research and develop bold thought and new conceptual ideas are particularly welcome. Empirical papers that shed light on the new future for business are also very welcome. Researchers from different theoretical backgrounds and academic disciplines are invited to develop and present their views.

Liquefied Natural Gas North America Summit 2008

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
Hilton Americas Hotel Houston, Texas United States

Join us in Houston for the LNG North America Summit 2008, the ‘must attend’ event for leading LNG operators and solution providers. Industry leaders from across the world will come together to introduce and analyze innovative strategies to streamline the commercial and technical development of the LNG value chain.

Key topics:

* Looking into the global LNG network of exporters & importers
* Discussing steps to commercially develop the North American LNG value chain
* Analyzing the future of the financial LNG market
* Creating innovative strategies to improve liquefaction, shipping, gas quality and regasification methods.
* Implementing new technologies into the LNG value chain
* Addressing safety & security issues for LNG carriers
* Forecasting the environmental impact of LNG

Poverty and Social Protection Conference

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 21, 2008,
First Hotel Bangkok, 2 Petchburi Road Bangkok Thailand

The topic of this Conference is inspired by unequal distribution of resources that causes poverty and vulnerability of people. Vulnerability is a major obstacle to social and economic development. Poor people are especially vulnerable, they have few buffers or resources to cope with hazards or shocks. Yet they are significantly more likely to be affected by ill-health, unemployment, trade shocks, climate change, famine or conflict. Sustainable poverty reduction can only be achieved and managed effectively if vulnerability is better understood.

This Conference aims to identify and develop responses to vulnerability that gives greater agency and voice to the vulnerable and the poor, and engages policymakers and practitioners.

Link.it - fashion trade show

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 22, 2008,
BolognaFiere, Bologna, Emilia Romagna Italy

LINK, where Italy and France meet
This is a “mobile” exhibition between Italy and France which connects Bologna, the city where LINK.it takes place with Paris which hosts LINK.fr and it multiplies by four contacts with Italian and international buyers.

LINK, an intermediate stage between Florence collections presentation and Milan and Paris fashion shows
The first edition of LINK.it will be held from 19 to 22 June 2008 which sets strategically within men’s ready-to-wear presentations and establishes its role of new and attractive intermediate stage between Florence collections presentation and Milan and Paris fashion shows.

Automechanika Canada 2008

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 21, 2008,
Metro Toronto COnvention Centre, Toronto, Ontario Canada

Automechanika Canada
Automechanika, the leading international brand of automotive aftermarket trade shows, will return to Toronto, June 19-21, 2008 at the International Centre for the second edition of Automechanika Canada.

Automechanika Canada is the only industry event in Canada dedicated to all elements of automotive aftermarket including parts, repair, accessories and service.
Join us for three days of unprecedented networking and learning opportunities with all the players in the aftermarket industry.

3rd Accounting and Management Information Systems International Conference (AMIS 2008)

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Romania

The AMIS organizing committee proudly announces the collaboration with the esteemed International Journal of Accounting and Information Management (IJAIM), recently acquired and published by the Emerald Group in the UK. The International Journal of Accounting and Information Management is positioned at the forefront of scholarly research in areas embraced by the broad fields of accounting, finance, information systems and information management.

e-Recruitment Challenge

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
Prague, Czech Republic

Little more than a decade ago, online job searches were primarily the province of a tiny population of hardcore freaks. Today, online recruiting forms one of the central pillars of a smart staffing strategy for firms in every economic sector.

In 2008, online recruitment will no longer be a ‘nice to have’, it will become a necessity.

The companies that will achieve the most success are those that take a holistic approach to developing an e-recruitment strategy and employer branding plan that considers the roles, skills, processes and tools that are needed.

BMJ Masterclass for GPs: Cardiology, Diabetes and CKD

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 19, 2008,
Royal College of Physicians, London, England, United Kingdom

Advance your knowledge further in three of the most rapidly changing and challenging areas of clinical practice: cardiology, diabetes and chronic kidney disease, and gain practical information from experts in one day.

Keep up to date with:

* Heart failure: the essentials of management
* Atrial fibrillation
* Secondary prevention after myocardial infarction (MI)
* Complications of diabetes
* Therapeutic challenges in the management of type 2 diabetes
* Chronic kidney disease: when to refer to the nephrologist.

Australian and New Zealand Critical Criminology Conference

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales Australia

The Crime and Justice Research Network at The University of New South Wales, together with its associated network, the Australian and New Zealand Critical Criminology Network, invites activists, academics, researchers and students to attend and participate in the Australian and New Zealand Critical Criminology Conference.

The conference follows on from the success of the first critical criminology conference held in 2007: the Australasian Teaching Critical Criminology Conference, which was hosted by the University of Sydney Institute of Criminology and the Crime and Justice Research Network. The success of this inaugural conference led to the formation of the Australian and New Zealand Critical Criminology Network and generated the interest in organising a similar conference this year.

The Australian and New Zealand Critical Criminology Conference will not be based on any particular theme, enabling conference participants the opportunity to present work of interest within the broad area of critical criminology.

Energy Efficiency Asia 2008

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
New Otani Chang Fu Gong Hotel Beijing Beijing, Beijing China

Energy Efficiency Asia 2008 is aiming to help industrial companies in Asia-pacific region to find the optimal mode of raising their energy efficiency and enhance their competitive advantage. It is the highest level summit expecting 250+ delegates and more than 30 speakers from energy intensive industries, advanced energy efficiency solution providers and investors both from domestic market and international market. We will also invite some most powerful government officials to introduce the policy, tax encouraging measures and market potential about energy conservation in China. All the participants are the decision makers and the industrial leaders

Virtual Discovery Europe 2008

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
The Hilton Hotel, Amsterdam, Noord Holland Netherlands

Welcome to the second annual Virtual Discovery Europe conference and exhibition, to be held in the colourful city of Amsterdam.
This meeting will focus on computer-aided drug design and screening.

The conference will be co-located with Protein Crystallography Europe. Registered delegates will also have access to this meeting ensuring a very cost-effective trip.

Agenda Topics:

• Virtual Screening
• Computational Chemistry
• Lead Identification and Optimisation
• New Algorithms and Technologies
• Chemoinformatics

Protein Crystallography Europe

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
The Hilton Hotel, Amsterdam, Noord Holland Netherlands

Welcome to the inaugural Protein Crystallography Europe conference and exhibition, to be held in the colourful city of Amsterdam.

The conference will be co-located with Virtual Discovery Europe. Registered delegates will also have access to this meeting ensuring a very cost-effective trip.

Central and Eastern European Power Forum

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
Warsaw, Poland

CEE power sector is undergoing massive transformation. Emergence of common energy market needs effective policies on unbundling and liberalisation, and substantial increase in cross border interconnector capacities. Enormous challenges have to be taken by the power companies and the banking sector to meet growing demand for electric power and replace outdated facilities. The generation mix is set to include more green and low-carbon energy.
Such enormous investment opportunities promise substantial returns.

Building on the success of C5’s Power conference series, it is our pleasure to announce a ground-breaking Central and Eastern European Power Forum.

This high-level event will be a meeting place for the industry’s top managers, most notable investors, leading bankers and regulators. This hands-on practical event will provide you with strategic overview of all the key challenges and opportunities emerging in the CEE power sector.

AT & Aug Com. 08 Conference

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center Roanoke, Virginia United States

AT and Aug Com ’08: Pursuing New Possibilities in Math, Literacy and Communication will provide participants with new and innovative ways to teach those essential skills in numeracy and encourage cultivation in reading skills. A look at what’s out there in augmented communication will be an informative addition for participants.

InterPlas Thailand 2008

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 22, 2008,
Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Center, Bangkok Thailand

InterPlas Thailand 2008 – the 17th edition of Thailand’s Largest Plastics and Rubber Technology Trade Exhibition and Conference, will be held on June 19-22, 2008 at BITEC and co-located with Composites International 2008, InterMold Thailand 2008, Automotive Manufacturing 2008 and Assembly Technology 2008.

InterPlas Thailand 2008 - The Definite Source of Connection For Farther Reach and Networking

* An Integrated Platform of Machinery, Technology, Accessories and Material for Plastics and Rubber manufacturing industries
* Be one of key brands to expand your marketing growth
* Make closer connections with various industrial communities
* Enjoy more of incentive privileges and year-round marketing promotion

2nd Annual Corporate Legal Counsel

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
Mumbai, Maharashtra India

At the India’s 2nd Annual Corporate Legal Counsel Forum, delegates will come away with a wealth of knowledge in advanced scientific pricing methodologies and dealing with present legal challenges that they are currently facing and at the same time exploit the potentials of legal to maximise profit. In addition, delegates will have the opportunity to network and learn with other peers from diverse industries with keen insights and valuable experiences. Government liberalization of laws somehow infuses greater urgencies to congregate legal counsel in various organizations to bring about change in their respective work place. Joining the league of cutting edge in house lawyers and benchmark against best practices from some of the most forward thinking corporate counsel around! This exclusive 2 day professional conference is a must to discover the latest legal strategies, and success stories from major international companies, and experts in implementing scientific law strategies

Featuring outstanding speakers from leading and award winning law firms:
* M.R. Prasanna Group Executive President & General Counsel, Aditya Birla Group
* Pavan Duggal Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Head, Pavan Duggal Asociates
President, Cyberlaws.Net
* Indran Shanmuganathan Partner, Shearn Delamore & Co.

Exclusive presentations by leading practitioners:
* Jason Lee Legal Counsel, Asia South, Sun Microsystems Pte Ltd
* Nandakumar S Legal Counsel-South Asia, GE Healthcare
* M. Dhyan Chinnappa Advocate-India, Solicitor-England & Wales
* Ashish Chandra Legal Counsel & Company Secretary, eBay India Private Limited
* VG Subramaniam Head – Legal, Lanco
* Hemant Batra Vice President, SAARCLAW
Senior Partner, Kaden Boriss Partners,
Chairperson, IICLAM
* Arun Parikh Senior Vice President, Cadila Healthcare Ltd
* Vasanthika Srinath General Manager – Legal, Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company Limited
* Rajbeer Sachdeva Director – Legal Dept, Ranbaxy Laboratories
* Thakurdas Naraindas Advocates & Solicitors, Thakurdas & Co.

International Conference - Infrastructure Projects India 2008

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
Hotel J. W. Marriott Mumbai, Maharashtra India

This event will bring together a diverse group of people from Government Ministries, regulatory boards, banks, engineering & construction firms, consultants, lawyers, design engineers, power plants, electricity generators, and airports. This conference is timely as there are a number of changes taking place, or under consideration with regard to the financing of projects, and there is much to do in terms of infrastructure development if India is to achieve the growth targets that are required to compete on a level playing field.

2nd Annual China Soy & Corn Outlook 2008

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
Swissotel, Beijing, Beijing (munic.) China

China’s insatiable appetite and changing demand for more varied diet, including meats and grains, is significantly lifting consumption of soybeans and corns. From soybean prices reaching 34-year highs, fuelled by aggressive buying from China and growing competition for feed from India & China, the popularity of ethanol for fuel will also drive up corn prices.

Join IBC’s China Soy & Corn Outlook 2008 to gather the latest market updates:
• World corn & soybean consumption markets and demand analysis
• China’s fast growing demands for soy & corn for feed, food and ethanol
• Perspectives from US corn & soy supply and China’s production in 2008
• Global biofuel demand and its influence on China’s soy & corn markets
• Uncertainties and its impact on the market

Regulatory Affairs for Biotechnology

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
Regus Victoria, London, England, United Kingdom

This unique course covers all that the non- specialist needs to know about molecular and cell biology, the science behind biotechnology. Regulatory affairs professionals need to have a greater role at an earlier stage in drug development of biotech products and, therefore, need to be able to speak the same language as their product and process development colleagues. This will reduce the risk of there being gaps in the data submitted at registration, reducing time to market. The course will highlight where these techniques affect the regulatory affairs and quality control sectors.

InterMold Thailand: 16th Trade Exposition for Mold & Die Manufacturing

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 22, 2008,
Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Center, Bangkok Thailand

InterMold Thailand 2008, ASEAN’s Largest Trade Exposition for Mold & Die Manufacturing – 16th Edition, will be held during June 19-22, 2008 at BITEC, Bangkok, co-located with InterPlas Thailand 2008 * Automotive Manufacturing 2008 * Assembly Technology 2008

InterMold Thailand 2008 is the largest resource of innovative technologies and machinery for mold and die manufacturing that offers the must-not-miss opportunities for all global exhibitors and suppliers of molding machine and technology and all visitors from mold and die manufacturing industry to meet and exchange ideas and trade connections.

Products and Services

*Dies, Molds, and Standard Parts, *Mold & Die Processing Machines, *Surface Treatment, *Tools & Measuring, *Materials for Dies and Molds, *CAD / CAM / CAE Systems, *Design Engineering, *Rapid Prototyping, *Foundry

Automotive Electronics

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 22, 2008,
Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Center, Bangkok Thailand

Automotive Manufacturing 2008 will showcase more of new machinery for auto - parts manufacturing from 270 technology providers from many countries. There will be over 100 technical conferences and seminar sessions to update new trends and technologies.

Visitors will benefit from Special Activities such as:

BUILD Market Place, where automotive parts makers will meet buyers. It will be held by BOI.,
Business Matchmaking, pre-appointed meetings between technology providers and potential buyers from selected companies

Assembly Technology - The 9th Internation Automated Manufacturing and Assembly Technology Exhibition and Conference

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 22, 2008,
Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Center, Bangkok Thailand

One-stop for automation excellence!

Known as Thailand’s only trade event dedicated exclusively to automated manufacturing and assembly lines, Assembly Technology serves automation & control engineers, manufacturing managers, system integrators and business owners in Automotive, Electronics and related industries.

Assembly Technology is an ideal platform for you to:

* See latest advances of assembly and manufacturing
* Meet over one hundred of leading suppliers who help you improve engineering processes, increase production uptime, optimize plant operations and lower costs
* Technical conferences formulated by experts provide best practices and automation know-how

Vietnam Energy & Power 2008

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
Hotel Sofitel Plaza Hanoi, 1 Thanh Nien Road Hanoi Vietnam

Vietnam Energy and Power 2008 will convene key government and business leaders in the areas of power generation, electricity transmission and distribution, energy supply, renewable energy production, finance, regulation and investment to address some of these vital questions as well as to discuss critical issues and challenges facing the energy and power industry of the Mekong region. This is a must-attend event for stakeholders currently operating in the region and for those looking at investing and expanding into Vietnam's energy and power sector.

CBI's 4th Annual Commercial Contracts and Chargeback Management for Manufacturers and Wholesalers

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States

Pharmaceutical companies have a tremendous opportunity to do a better job managing their commercial contracts, to maximize revenues on these accounts and to prevent overpayments of chargebacks and incentive rebates.
CBI is proud to announce the 4th Annual Commercial Contract and Chargeback Management Conference – The only conference that convenes manufacturers and wholesalers to improve the chargeback and rebate process. For chargeback or commercial contract executives, this conference provides necessary strategies and helps you make critical contacts within your trading partners. The networking and learning opportunities abound.

You learn:

• Ways to make the process more efficient, more automated, more streamlined
• Processes and technologies that can ensure compliance to contract terms
• How to improve the quality of data flow, data exchange and overall communication with trading partners
• Strategies for validating membership and overseeing terms of contracts
• Latest updates on EDI data transmission and ways to maximize EDI data
• Ways to minimize revenue leakage or overpayments
• Techniques for managing incentive rebates
Register early to take advantage of best pricing and to secure your seat at this event!

6th Annual Product Complaints for Bio/Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, Alexandria, Virginia United States

As the FDA continues to increase their monitoring of adverse events and product complaints, it is even more critical for quality assurance departments to stay current on best practices and benchmark with peers. CBI’s 6th Annual Conference provides the only platform for the quality assurance and quality control professionals to interact and discuss strategies for effective handling, trending and classification of product complaints.

Professionals who have attended this annual event year after year continue to come back and share their experiences. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to network with colleagues and create alliances with counterparts from different organizations to facilitate a more comprehensive complaint handling procedure.

Maximize Your Learning in this Interactive Conference
Format Featuring:
*A Mock Investigation – Walk through a step-by-step process for conducting a complaint investigation
*Two interactive panel discussions on:
*Preparing for FDA audits and investigations
*Effective staffing models for complaints
*Complaint trending and analysis working groups that discuss topics such as:
*What classification system is used for a product complaint?
*Investigating problematic complaints — How many similar complaints are considered a problem? What degree of severity is problematic?
*Documenting and recognizing complaint trends — When is it considered a trend? What are you looking for?

Salvage Law & Practice

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
Lloyd's Maritime Academy Training London, England, United Kingdom

ATTEND THIS COMPREHENSIVE 2-DAY SEMINAR TO:

* Update on the latest trends & developments in salvage law & practice

* Examine the purpose & key provisions of Lloyd's Open Form contracts

* Understand special compensation awards under LOF 2000

* Consideration of alternative salvage contracts

* How to deal with wrecks and sunken property

Featuring:

&bull Popular mock salvage arbitration
&bull Interactive workshop session on assessing the salvage award
&bull Practical case study examples throughout

Global Asset Allocation Summit – Europe

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
Blue Lagoon & Grand Hotel Reykjavik Reykjavík, Iceland

The Global Asset Allocation Summit – Europe will convene institutional investment industry professionals from throughout Europe and North America for practical analysis of the asset allocation process.

This event will analyze the nuances of strategic and tactical asset allocation styles and strategies as well as GTAA approaches. The asset allocation process will also be viewed through the lens of risk management and within the framework of LDI.

Come and join this diverse group of investment professionals from over a dozen countries for engaging discussions on the most critical investment puzzle all investors are faced with.

Impact of the ICHQ9: A Case Study, Filling Operation

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 19, 2008,
United States

Risk assessment approach is becoming more popular in pharmaceutical industry since FDA started talking about:

• The Gold Sheet – May 2000 – Vol. 34, n°5:"Risk management is being explored by FDA as a possible next step in the evolution of pharmaceutical good manufacturing practice."

…"Risk management approach… is under consideration as a mechanism to advance drug GMP compliance”
• FDA Strategic Action Plan – Aug 2003“Use science-based, efficient risk management in all agency regulatory activities, so that the agency’s limited resources can provide the most health promotion and protection at the least cost for the public.”

In line with this strategy, ICH issued in November 2005 ICHQ9, the Quality Risk Assessment Guideline with the purpose to offer a systematic approach to quality risk management and provide principles and examples of tools to be applied for different aspects of pharmaceutical quality.
The purpose of the guideline is not to solve the issues, but provide different tools that can be helpful in solving them. In particular the objective is to identified the right tool (a tool is the suggested technique to approach the risk analysis) for the specific scope (i.e. route cause of an investigation, identification of process critical parameters).
The Risk Assessment approach is a very powerful way to document the rationale associated to the risk exposure evaluation for an aseptic process.
As a case study, we will see how Risk Assessment can be successfully applied in identification of RPI (risk priority index) associated to the aseptic connections executed to assemble a filling line. The filling line investigated in the case study is located in grade A area (ISO5), fills in vial a broad range of sterile products: suspensions, ointment, solution not terminally sterilized (aseptic filling). The line doesn’t have a CIP and SIP system, so the machine set up represented a critical path for product contaminations due to the huge numbers of aseptic connections.

Impact of the California Supreme Court’s Recognition of the “Sophisticated User Defense” on Life Sciences

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 19, 2008,
United States

In Johnson v. American Standard, Inc., 2008 WL 878933 (Cal. Apr. 3, 2008), the California Supreme Court held that a manufacturer is not liable to a sophisticated user of its product for failing to warn of dangers about which the sophisticated user knew or should have known. The Johnson Court’s recognition of the so-called “sophisticated user defense” is a major victory for product manufacturers. Johnson’s impact on the life science industry, however, is not certain. This program will explore Johnson’s potential impact on the life science industry, including possible interplay between the sophisticated user defense and well-established principles of California law, such as the “heeding presumption” and “learned intermediary doctrine.”

Learning Objectives

Overview of Johnson Decision

•Historical Foundation
•Case-Specific Application of Defense
•Rationale Behind Defense
•Unique Aspects of Sophisticated User Defense in California

Impact on Life Sciences

•When is there a Duty to Warn?
•Recognition of Heeding Presumption
•Interplay with Learned Intermediary Doctrine?
•Overwarning Issues

Future Issues

•Relevance of what Manufacturer believed users knew?
•Relevance of Sophisticated Purchaser?
•Does Defense Apply to Instances of Foreseeable Misuse?
•Determining Who Is a “Sophisticated” User

Science And Technology Of Agreement

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 21, 2008,
Barcelona, Spain

The aim of the workshop is to bring together researchers from different disciplines (such as social psychology, sociobiology, social neuroscience, artificial intelligence) who can contribute to a better understanding of agreement in social contexts among multi-agent artificial systems. Presently, there is not a shared and dominant model of agreement as mental attitude, as decision and action, and as a social relationship. A fruitful dialogue and transfer of knowledge among these disciplines is needed for the construction of multi-agent-systems and to use multi-agent-systems to simulate social systems.

Interplay Between Superconductivity And Magnetism At Nanometer Scale

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 22, 2008,
Paestum, Campania Italy

The interplay between magnetism and superconductivity (two antagonistic long range orderings gives rise to phenomena like spatial modulation of the order parameter, pi- junctions, etc that have huge fundamental interest and open the possibility to important applications in the field of spintronics. This workshop will provide an opportunity to together a group of world-leading experts in this field to promote international partnership among different communities through exciting discussion.

Protein Crystallography Europe Conference and Exhibition

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
The Hilton Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands

Agenda Topics:

* Protein Chemistry and Crystallization
* New Laboratory Instrumentation and Techniques
* Advances in Diffraction Techniques and Crystallographic Computing
* New Drug Target Structures and their Analysis

2nd Annual Virtual Discovery Europe Conference and Exhibition

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
The Hilton Hotel, Amsterdam, Noord Holland Netherlands

Agenda Topics:

* Virtual Screening
* Computational Chemistry
* Lead Identification and Optimisation
* New Algorithms and Technologies
* Chemoinformatics

Call for Posters
Deadline: 28 April 2008
You can also present your research on a poster while attending the meeting. Submit an abstract for consideration now!

Global Water Solutions- Sharing Innovation

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
Raunaq Room, HD Chamber of Commerce and Industry , PHD House New Delhi, India

* The need for innovation in the water industry
* Sea water desalination and scope for public use
* Water quality management
* Rainwater harvesting
* Corporate social responsibility in water management
* Solution for availability of potable water in rural areas
* Role of industries in waste water resuse
* Followed by facilitated discussion
* Plenary / Action Planning

The Fundamentals of Weathering II

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 19, 2008,
Chicago, Illinois United States

The Fundamentals of Weathering II is a continuation of the basic, one-day seminar offered at various locations across the United States, Canada and Europe that emphasizes lightfastness and weathering durability testing techniques.

The seminar will examine in more detail how various factors of weathering and climate, such as solar radiation, heat and moisture, may affect materials and how to test the resistance of a formulation or product to them. We will discuss how measuring devices for parameters of weathering function, and identify some of the common errors associated with their use. We will discuss in more detail the way advanced laboratory equipment controls irradiance, humidity, and temperature. Visual and instrumental evaluation methods will be discussed for both appearance and physical attributes. As with the original Fundamentals of Weathering course, special attention is given to the testing techniques of paints and protective coatings, automotive materials, architectural building products, molded plastics, and textile materials.

7th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
Regent’s College London, England United Kingdom

The European Conference of Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies (ECRM 2008) invites researchers, academics and people from business to come together to listen, discuss and present their research, views and knowledge.

This is the 7th year of the conference and it will be held in Regent’s Park, London, UK. London is renowned as one of the most important financial, intellectual, cultural and administrative centres of the world. It is also one of the most important centres for business and management. Consequently it is a hub of commercial and intellectual activity and provides an ideal context for ECRM 2008.

FRO'08-13th India's Biggest Franchise & Retail Show

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
Taj Hotel, Chandigarh, Block No. 9, Sector 17-A, C Chandigarh, Delhi India 160017

FRO'08-13th India's Biggest Franchise & Retail Show would comprise Exposition and Knowledge & Opportunity Seminar on Franchise & Retail. The exposition would have an unmatched opportunity for Franchisors & Retailers to present their company to potential business buyers/Investors . Also, it gives a vast platform to real estate companies and property consultants to showcase their property to retail and franchise companies. Over 50 domestic & international business opportunities would be showcased including Food & Beverages, Training & Education, Hospitality, Service Industry, Retail, Apparel and many more. The two day conference would be broadly categorized into Opportunity & Knowledge Seminars which would bring together both franchise & retail experts to discuss latest trends and developments in Franchise & Retail arena. This program would help to raise awareness of Franchising & Retailing in India to develop individual’s ability to effectively evaluate themselves and comprehend franchise & retail business opportunities.”

Knowledge Management for Indigenous Communities

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
Mercure Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria Australia

Traditional knowledge systems and practices such as storytelling and narrative continue to be used within indigenous cultures in Australia. Indigenous people and communities recognise that the management and transfer of historic knowledge is crucial to the prolonged existence and maintenance of cultural information and wisdom. Storytelling is the oldest form of face to face interpretation, and research shows the value of narrative as an important way to transfer oral knowledge.

However, with the emergence of written media and the modernisation process, storytelling has become less appreciated and regarded as less significant. Australian policies, legislation, and the capacity of knowledge conservation are weakening. The eminent and celebrated indigenous culture is diminishing and it is therefore necessary to realise the importance of capturing, transferring and protecting knowledge assets and indigenous culture.

This two-day masterclass will provide an interactive environment in which to explore critical areas associated with the effective use of knowledge management techniques within the Australian indigenous culture. Effectively engaging indigenous communities, finding functional methods to capture and preserve oral and spiritual knowledge, and exploring narrative techniques and storytelling are key focuses of this event.

You will explore the following critical issues:

* Engaging indigenous communities
* Exploring legal issues: IP, IP sharing and the storage of oral culture
* Protecting indigenous knowledge assets
* Capturing, preserving and archiving indigenous culture
* Implementing effective knowledge transfer initiatives
* Collecting and understanding indigenous stories
* Using stories to evalute intiatives, and design interventions

EQUITIES’ Summer Conference

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 19, 2008,
New York Athletic Club New York, New York United States

Join us on Thursday, June 19, 2008 for EQUITIES’ Summer Conference, to be held at the New York Athletic Club. At this exciting event, a group of promising companies will present their stories to a group of professional brokers, hedge fund managers, portfolio managers, and private investors.

The Body Conference

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
Cardiff University Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

The principal aim of ‘The Body’ conference is to encourage doctoral researchers from across the humanities to consider how the concept of ‘The Body’ may come to bear on their own subjects of research. ‘The Body’ is intended to encompass ideology and society, e.g. the physical body used as an analogy or metaphor for the social body, as well as for a corpus of knowledge, legal person, ‘person’ of the state, the body politic, and the body as a site of contention in sexual politics. This approach allows participation by students from many humanities disciplines and topics, and provides a framework for interdisciplinary cross-fertilisation. Beyond this tangible ‘cross-fertilisation’ a second aim is to foster skills and confidence in presentation and communication among postgraduates.

ACMEE - International Machine Tools and Auto Components Exhibition

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 23, 2008,
Chennai Trade Centre Chennai India

ACMEE 2008 - Auto Components and Machine Tools Engineering Exhibition - sponsored by IndiaMART.com, India's leading B2B marketplace, to be held at Chennai, India during June, 2008 would provide an ideal platform for marketing innovative engineering technologies and products across the globe. ACMEE 2008 (sponsored by IndiaMART.com) would be an excellent forum for edchanging diverse product information, technical details and business contacts, besides market information and outsourcing potentiality. ACMEE 2008 (sponsored by IndiaMART.com) would be a very conspicuous show window for your products and technical and technological solutions and services.

ACMEE 2008 (sponsored by IndiaMART.com), one of India's leading Industrial Shows, showcases innovations in automobile and mechanical engineering industries. The show would be of international standards, with the approval of ITPO, enabling participation from other countries. Imports of exhibits/publicity materials is permitted free under ATA Carnet system. Countries, which are not signatories to ATA Carnet system, can bring their exhibits on production of guarntee from their embassies in India, or production of requisite bank guarntee.

To get the best exposure for your products, technology and services, and gain a great mileage, you have to be there, in the great show of the land - ACMEE 2008 (sponsored by IndiaMART.com), the eight in succession in fourteen years, at Chennai, India.

ACMEE 2008 (sponsored by IndiaMART.com) will feature seminars and presentations by participants and industry leaders are being scheduled. A theme pavilion would be erected specially for this purpose.

Through Life Support and Costing

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
Café Royal London, England United Kingdom

Through Life Support And Costing will provide case studies and method to providing stable, affordable, realistic and agile processes for defence acquisition and equipment support.

* Assess the drive for Through Life Capability Management (TLCM): Understand what has been achieved so far with presentations from the National Audit Office and Cranfield University
* Gain insights into Through Life Support of defence equipment. Understand the importance of planning for full service life span from OCCAR-EA and Boeing.
* Benefit from lessons learned from international drives to improve the procurement process. Hear the successes of other nations including Canadian, American and NATO perspectives
* Discover the latest methods of upskilling people on TLCM: Hear from DEC (AWE) about the Informal Performance Support System (IPSS)

Forbidden Fruit Conference

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 20, 2008,
Floral Hall Southport, England, United Kingdom

The Forbidden Fruit conference will focus on the censorship of print, electronic and other literary and information resources for young people.

It will be an opportunity for practitioners from libraries, information services and education, researchers from a range of disciples, publishers, authors and policymakers from all sectors interested in to meet, network and share experiences.

2008 TAA Conference on Text and Academic Authoring

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 21, 2008,
Harrah’s Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, Nevada United States

Sign up for a 15-minute mentoring session with a veteran author:

Several veteran authors have volunteered to provide free 15-minute mentoring sessions to attendees during the 2008 TAA Conference. All conference registrants will receive an email containing a list of mentors and their available days/times for mentoring. Mentoring must be set up prior to the conference.

Wild West Wealth Business Conference & Expo

Jun 19, 2008 - Jun 22, 2008,
Quality Hotel Airport & Conference Centre Calgary, Alberta Canada

Troy White is the facilitator for the Wild West Wealth Business Conference & Expo. This is the second year Troy has brought to Calgary International and Canadian successful entrepreneurs together to help others.

Troy has been involved in selling and direct marketing for almost 20 years. His works spans involvement with some of the biggest names in marketing around the world as well as effectively helping hundreds of small businesses through his advice and products.

Success for clients is driven by Troy’s ability to clearly articulate complex messages and capabilities into business tactics that work – measured by the actual results they produce.