Conventions: Jul 11, 2008
- The Art of Being Green
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Jul 11, 2008 - Jul 13, 2008,
Lanark Highlands, Ottawa, Ontario CanadaArt of Being Green Slow City
The Slow City will feature a variety of activities including displays by retailers, government departments, food vendors, non-profit organizations and artisans, as well as performances by acoustic performers and storytellers. The layout will create more space for children’s programs, creating an even more family oriented event.
The Slow City meets the goals of the AOBG by: - full details
- Gynecologic Laparoscopy - Vancouver
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Jul 11, 2008 - Jul 12, 2008,
Hyatt Regency Vancouver 655 Burrard Street Vancouver, British Columbia CanadaHands-On Training in Laparoscopic Suturing, Use of Energy Sources, Dissectional Anatomy, Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Myomectomy
This workshop begins with a discussion of laparoscopic instrumentation, suturing techniques, and energy sources. Pelvic trainers will be used extensively to demonstrate and practice laparoscopic instrumentation and suturing. A hands-on experience with energy sources will allow participants to compare various modalities. Using unembalmed female cadavers to create a realistic surgical setting, the second day provides a hands-on review of female pelvic anatomy and the principles of dissection. Techniques of laparoscopic hysterectomy will be presented in the optional hands-on cadaver session at the end of Day 2. - full details
- Contemporary Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain - Canada
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Jul 11, 2008 - Jul 12, 2008,
655 Burrard St. Vancouver, British Columbia CanadaThis educational activity is intended for gynecologists, urologists, family physicians and other practitioners with an interest in managing their female patients with chronic pelvic pain.
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- U.S. And European Strategies for Drafting and Prosecuting Patents in the Mechanical and Electrical Technologies
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Jul 11, 2008 - Jul 11, 2008,
The Rembrandt Hotel, London, England, United KingdomThis seminar will provide practical guidance to those who draft patent specifications in the engineering, electronic and telecommunications disciplines having regard to recent US, EPO Appeal Board and UK decisions. Amongst the critical issues to be considered is avoidance of Markman claim construction issues in the US whilst supporting problem/solution analysis in the EPO. A practical exercise will be included to bring out the case-law points considered.
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- 2008 National UNITY Conference- United National Indian Tribal Youth
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Jul 11, 2008 - Jul 15, 2008,
Grand Sierra Resort Hotel, 2500 East 2nd Street Reno, Nevada United States 89502Challenging Messages, Teambuilding Exercises, Cultural Exchange, Workshops, Fitness and Recreational Activities, Health Fair, Education/Career Air, Banquet, Dance, Commitment Ceremony
UNITY Youth Led Initiatives: Celebrate Native Health – Robert Woods Foundation, National Initiative to Strengthen Native Families- Administration for Native Americans
GRAND SIERRA RESORT
THE FABULOUS RESORT HAS GREAT FACILITIESS, 50 LANE BOWLING ALLEY, MINIATURE GOLF, LASER TAG, VIDEO ARCADE
Exhibitor, Speaking & Workshop Opportunities: Topics – Healthy Lifestyles, Education, Career, Family Relationships, Cultural Preservation, Environmental Awareness, Youth Leadership, Community Service and Commitment.
FOR REGISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATION DETAILS, VISIT WWW.UNITYINC.ORG OR CALL THE UNITY OFFICE (405) 236-2800
United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY) recently celebrated 32 years of advocacy and providing leadership and personal development to American Indian and Alaska Native youth.
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- Cambridge International Chronicles Symposium
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Jul 11, 2008 - Jul 13, 2008,
University of Cambridge Cambridge, England United KingdomChronicles are a fertile area of academic research focusing on a genre of historical literature written mainly in a time before departments of English and History had yet come into existence. The Cambridge International Chronicle Symposium is an interdisciplinary conference organized to promote research and to strengthen the network of chronicle studies worldwide. The aim of the Cambridge ICS is to allow scholars from various departments of learning and critical approaches to meet, present new research, demonstrate new critical approaches and discuss prospects for ongoing, collective research between scholars and academic institutions.
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- Britain’s Wars of Religion 2008
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Jul 11, 2008 - Jul 12, 2008,
Wilberforce Institute,University of Hull Hull, England, United KingdomIn a lecture delivered to the Royal Historical Society in December 1983, John Morrill concluded with the observation that ‘The English civil war was not the first European revolution: it was the last of the wars of religion’. Coming as it did during the seed time of ‘revisionism’, Morrill’s interpretation placed ideology back among the causes of what he now calls the war of the three kingdoms. While some scholars were initially critical of Morrill’s suggestion that religion alone had the power to shape perceptions of misrule, more recently the link between religion and political conflict has gained wide currency. However, the argument takes a number of forms, some emphasising sovereignty, others ecclesiology, and still others the radicalising effects of Protestantism. Not only has Morrill’s concept of a ‘war of religion’ come to influence the way in which historians approach the breakdown of the 1640s, but it has also shaped discussions of the Elizabethan ecclesiastical polity on one hand, and the fractious religious culture of the Restoration on the other. It is now clear that this concluding remark was one of profound insight and importance to the early modern period, and Morrill himself has, since 1983, offered a number of elaborations on the central theme. Over two days, a distinguished group of scholars from the UK, Europe, and North America will convene to examine the religious aspects of British politics in the seventeenth century.
This symposium aims to recognise the importance of Morrill’s interpretation, and to move it forward with reference to scholarship on political and religious thought that has emerged since 1983. While it will be partly concerned with the period of the 1640s, it also aims to draw out elements of the links and tensions between politics and religion that define the long seventeenth century. Central to the symposium will be a critical engagement with Morrill’s original argument: in what ways is it still persuasive, and in what areas might it be revised? - full details
- eXample Consulting's Six Sigma Greenbelt workshop
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Jul 11, 2008 - Jul 13, 2008,
Hotel 12th Avenue 12th Main road, Indiranagar Bangalore, Karnataka India 560008eXample Consulting Group is conducting an immensely practical SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT CERTIFICATION weekend public workshop at BANGALORE, India on 11, 12 and 13th JULY 2008 (Fri to Sun).
SIX SIGMA FOCUS
Six Sigma enables organizations to drive business growth and profitability with breakthrough performance improvements in customer satisfaction, operations, quality and service excellence, time to market, asset and resource productivity and business cost structure. It enables professionals to acquire structured performance improvement competencies and realize accelerated career growth prospects in India and globally.
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- ASGA's Student Government Advisors Conference
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Jul 11, 2008 - Jul 13, 2008,
Florida International University Biscayne Bay Miami, Florida United StatesCome to Miami Beach for the Advisors Conference
Enjoy a sunny weekend in Miami Beach with other like-minded professionals who understand the importance of maximizing the productivity of their Student Governments.
ASGA's 2008 Advisors Conference will be held in Miami Beach, Florida on the campus of Florida International University/Biscayne Bay and is co-hosted by the Student Government Council and the Office of Campus Life.
This conference on Friday and Saturday, July 11-13, 2008 will help you learn how to assist your students in creating an effective and influential Student Government for your institution.
Here are some of the important subjects you can expect to learn about at this great event in Miami Beach:
• Learn how to recruit new members for your SG
• Learn how to retain members
• Find out how to get publicity for your SG's activities, programs, and events
• Master parliamentary procedure so you can serve as a resource to your students and make your SG meetings more efficient
• Discuss and examine the true role of an SG advisor
• Dissect the critical element of expectations; what yours should be, how much time you should commit, and how to balance those with the expectations of your students
• Learn how the American Student Government Association can be a resource to you and your students - full details
- Neurosurgical Nurses Professional Development Scholarship Committee Annual One Day Conference
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Jul 11, 2008 - Jul 11, 2008,
Australian National Maritime Museum Sydney, New South Wales AustraliaThis one day conference being held by the NNPDSC will present an update on international and local trends in neurosurgery.
Attendance at this conference is essential to keep abreast of current knowledge in this area for anyone involved in neurological or neurosurgical nursing, as well as those in medical and allied health services.The meeting will also provide an excellent opportunity to network with colleagues and learn from others working in the field. - full details
- The 2008 Society of Indexers Conference (SI)
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Jul 11, 2008 - Jul 13, 2008,
West Down Centre, University of Winchester, Winchester, England, United KingdomThe Conference will comprise sessions that are directly related to the practical skills of indexing and to employment as a freelance indexer. In addition, there will be seminars aimed specifically at trainees and new indexers. A choice of 4 SI workshops will also be available during the afternoon of Saturday 12 July.
The Annual General Meeting of the Society will take place during the weekend and there will be plenty of time for networking and socialising with colleagues and new acquaintances. - full details
- GSLSM Summer Research Symposium
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Jul 11, 2008 - Jul 11, 2008,
Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus London, England United KingdomThe GSLSM annual research symposium features research student poster presentations, followed by a guest lecture and reception.
Many groups of organisms are obviously difficult to classify. These would include things such as sponges, nematodes, and algae, as well as all the unicellular groups. However, for many other taxa, such as vertebrates and most land plants, it was expected that careful study of morphology should be adequate to construct natural classifications. When DNA studies then proceeded to alter plant classifications, it was first questioned if there was a conflict between morphology and molecules. It subsequently became clear that similar patterns were present in both types of data; the discrepancies between the DNA trees and previous ideas about classification had more to do with the underlying methods than the data themselves. It is also clear that although angiosperms are relatively morphology-rich, they were also poorly understood before the advent of DNA phylogenetics. Orchids, in particular, have been subject to major changes in our ideas about their relationships, their place of evolution and when they evolved. - full details