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Conventions: Aug 06, 2008

33rd International Geological Congress

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 14, 2008,
City Centre, Oslo Norway

The scientific programme of the Geoscience World Congress will start and end with plenary sessions and include daily plenary lectures.

The main programme will be dominated by symposia. Field trips will be arranged as pre- and postcongress excursions,
as well as short trips during the congress to nearby localities in the Oslo region. Workshops and Short Courses will be arranged before, during and after the congress. Time and space will be made available to meet the needs for the activities of individual geoscience organisations joining
the programme.

The symposia will be arranged in three categories:

* Topical: interdisciplinary global themes.
* Special: major themes concerning Norden and the Arctic.
* General: the many different disciplines composing Earth Science.

Geoscience World Congress 2008

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 14, 2008,
City Centre, Oslo, Norway

In collaboration with the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) and many other international and national organisations, the National IUGS Committees in the five Nordic Countries (Norden): Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden, hereby invite you to join the 2008 Congress.

33rd International Geological Conference

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 14, 2008,
City Centre, Oslo, Norway

In collaboration with the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) and many other international and national organisations, the National IUGS Committees in the five Nordic Countries (Norden): Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden, hereby invite you to join the 2008 Congress.

33rd International Geological Congress

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 14, 2008,
City Centre, Oslo, Norway

The programme will highlight the global theme ‘Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development’. The scientific programme of the Congress is only in its initial stages of development, and is therefore open for suggestions; we are writing now to solicit interaction and participation.

33rd IGC aims to be the main international forum for exposure of on-going Earth Science research in 2008, as well as being the main international meeting place for geoscientists for that year. Therefore, we hope to avoid collision with other events during the summer of 2008, and welcome integration.

13th International Hibernation Symposium

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 12, 2008,
Swakopmund Hotel. Swakopmund, Namibia

The proposed Sessions will cover all areas associated with controlled hypometabolism, from the molecular to the ecological level. If you have not already done so, you may contact the relevant session organiser below to arrange a presentation. Posters will be welcomed.

Denvention 3: The 66th World Science Fiction Convention

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 10, 2008,
Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado United States

The Worldcon is an eclectic mix of annual meeting, exhibition, awards ceremony, opportunity for making publishing deals, and old home week for science fiction fans and professionals. The Worldcon is an opportunity to share ideas, experience, and the love of the fantastic.

9th IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking, and Parallel/Distributed Computing (SNPD 2008)

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa, Phuket, Thailand

SNPD2008 brings together researchers, scientists, engineers, industry practitioners, and students to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, and research results about all aspects of computer and information science. SNPD2008 aims to facilitate cross-fertilizations among, and is soliciting papers in, the key technology enabling areas, including but not limited to :

Algorithms
Artificial Intelligence
Audio and Video Encoder/Decoder Technology
Collaborative Computing
Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms
Communication Systems and Networks
Component-Based Software Engineering
Cryptography and Network Security
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
E-Commerce and its Applications
Embedded Systems
Image, Speech, and Signal Processing
Information Assurance
Internet Technology and Applications
Mobile/Wireless/Ad-hoc Networks
Natural Language Processing
Operating Systems
Parallel and Distributed Computing
Service-Oriented Computing
Software Specification and Architecture
Software Testing
Visual and Multimedia computing
Voice-over-IP and Security
User-Centered Design Methods
Web-Based Applications

Global Business & Economics Research Conference - Istanbul

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 9, 2008,
Hilton Istanbul, Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey

The Global Business and Economics Research Conference, Istanbul invites you to participate in the conference. The Global Business and Economic Research Conference, Istanbul (GBER) publishes articles of interest to members of the Business Community and will provide leadership in introducing new concepts to its readership. Because business is a diverse field, articles should address questions utilizing a variety of methods and theoretical perspectives. The primary goal of the conference will be to provide opportunities for business related academicians and professionals from various business related fields in a global realm to publish their paper in one source. The Global Business and Economic Research Conference, Istanbul (GBER) will bring together academicians and professionals from all areas related business fields and related fields to interact with members inside and outside their own particular disciplines. The conference will provide opportunities for publishing researcher's paper as well as providing opportunities to view other's work. All the accepted papers will be published in The Business Review, Cambridge. Doctoral students are highly encouraged to submit papers to GBER for competitive review.

2nd International Conference: Third Sector Innovation: Sustainability and Social Impact (TSISSI)

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 6, 2008,
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo Brazil

The WDI and GESC Committee are pleased to invite you to take part in the second international conference “Third Sector Innovation: Sustainability and Social Impact” (2nd TSISSI). The focus this year is to keep raising the profile of the valuable work of social enterprise leaders across Latin America, to share best practices and cases of social innovations in the areas of Social Enterprise (Revenue Generation), HR Management, Empowerment through IT and Partnerships. Sharing those experience will help NGO`s to realize the benefits of integrating some of those innovative ideas not only as a strategy to become more efficient, but also to become sustainable and mainly to enhance their social impact.

The International conference will bring together leaders in the field to provide greater attention, definition and legitimacy to social innovations with the objective of NGO`s in Latin America to achieve sustainability and enhance social impact; to share practical lessons learned and encourage regional exchange of common experience among them and their supporters in Latin America.

GEOBIA 2008

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 7, 2008,
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta Canada

Welcome to the international conference and workshops entitled GEOBIA, 2008 - Pixels, Objects, Intelligence: Geographic Object Based Image Analysis for the 21St Century. GEOBIA 2008 will be held at the University of Calgary (UofC), Alberta, Canada August, 6-7, 2008, with an icebreaker on the evening of August 5, and workshops scheduled for Aug 4-5, and 8-9. The conference program will be based on concurrent oral & poster sessions covering a range of topics from theory and methods to applications. Four invited keynote speakers from government, industry, and academia will further highlight key issues and challenges. GEOBIA, 2008 is co-organized in partnership with the Canadian Space Agency, the ASPRS and the ISPRS. Opportunities for industry booths and displays will be promoted. Conference proceedings will be linked with ISPRS Working Group IV/4 to provide literary/scientific standards and online access. A GEOBIA special issue of Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (PE&RS) will be published in 2009

International Visual Sociology Association Conference (IVSA 2008)

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Buenos Aires Argentina

The International Visual Sociology Association (IVSA) is a nonprofit, democratic, and academically oriented professional organization devoted to the visual study of society, culture, and social relationships. IVSA membership is open to any person regardless of occupation, citizenship, or residence. The organizational membership represents a wide spectrum of disciplines, including sociology, anthropology, education, visual communication, photography, art, journalism, and related fields.

Government Technology World 2008

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Sofitel Gold Coast, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Government Technology World brings more than 30 ICT public sector leaders together over two days, to share their knowledge and expertise on leveraging ICT to deliver new services and improve public sector efficiencies.

Focusing on the strategies and frameworks that leading public sector CIOs employ within their organisation, the conference will provide delegates with a ‘tool-kit’ of new ideas and solutions to analyse and implement within their organisation.

Business Continuity Management 2008

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 6, 2008,
Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

It can take less than 60 seconds for a company’s reputation to be ruined and its business to be crippled. In just one minute a server failure or hacker can knock out vital applications and lead to a catastrophic series of events. This can do untold damage to a company’s reputation, taking months or years to rectify. Some may never open their doors again.

“A Blind date with Disaster, looking beyond The Business Continuity Plan”, looks at areas that many BCM Manager, Directors and professionals give little attention too but pay dearly when disaster strikes. This one day event will provide insights from top analysts and industry partners. For companies that currently have a business continuity plan in place, this seminar will help make sure that your company is taking into account all the considerations that need to be made. This August we invite you to meet six renowned speakers in the field of Business Continuity Management tackle some of these critical issues.

11th International NGCRC Gang Speacialist Training Conference

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 8, 2009,
Westin Michigan Avenue Hotel, Chicago, Illinois United States

The National Gang Crime Research Center (NGCRC) has pioneered the field by first of all being producers of gang knowledge, publishing and disseminating useful information recognized at the highest levels of the social scientific community. Additionally, the NGCRC has a long track record of service (1990 to present) to law enforcement and correctional agencies nationwide in the goal of reducing gang violence. The research and intelligence analysis developed by the NGCRC over the years, and published in its scholarly journal, the Journal of Gang Research (now in its 15th year of publication), is of great practical value for gang investigators in law enforcement and STG coordinators in the field of corrections. Gang investigators at all levels of government, here and abroad, as well as gang/STG experts in corrections who attend the NGCRC training conferences have clearly made their views known that the NGCRC training is the best in regard to offering high quality practical choices. Police and corrections experts teach a variety of courses at the NGCRC training conference.

The NGCRC training conference is specifically designed to �train the trainer�: someone who completes the training will be able to return to their police department or institution equipped to train others. Investigators return with a wealth of printed information, and lots of new �networking contacts�: persons to call upon in the future.

Explore Your Dream Kitchen

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Virginia Tech Campus Blacksburg, Virginia United States

Learn about planning and designing a kitchen that really meets your needs! The Center for Real Life Kitchen Design has six complete kitchens, with a wide variety of designs, products, materials, and technologies. You will explore and experience the Center during this fun and interactive workshop. The workshop instructors are Virginia Tech faculty and experts in the fields of kitchen design, universal design, and home technologies.

All About Food Expo 2008: International Food, Beverage & Technology Exhibition
***Event Postponed***

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Pragati Maidan, Hall 7, New Delhi, Delhi India

All About Food Expo, India’s only holistic food show, covers all aspects of the food and beverage industry, from Farm to Table

India is the seventh largest country in the world. With a GDP (ppp) of US $3.6 trillion, it is one of the 5 largest economies in the world (Source: World Bank)

India is a fast-growing economy with a dynamic and robust financial system. Being a democracy ensures a stable policy environment and its independent institutions guarantee the rule of law.

Due to the opening up of the economy, a large number of foreign companies have entered the country. This liberalization and the new economic policies have created many new opportunities for foreign as well as local investors. India is now among the most favoured destinations for foreign investment.

WOFEX 2008: World Food Expo

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 9, 2008,
World Trade Center, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines

With the remarkable success of WOFEX 2007, World Food Expo continues to be the food and beverage industry’s main source of supply solutions.

The phenomenal rise of the event in terms of exhibitor bookings, visitor traffic and sales generated has reinforced its growing importance in the industry.

WOFEX 2008 will be held from August 6 to 9, 2008 at the World Trade Center, Metro Manila, Philippines and we invite you to be part of our continued growth.

Dubbed as “The Ultimate Food Show Experience”, WOFEX continues to co-locate events that bring together all segments of the food and beverage industry.

As we bring together buyers and sellers, your participation in WOFEX 2008 might as well be the best business decision you will make. Experience why WOFEX is the Philippines’ biggest and most anticipated food show.

Creativity and Innovation

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 6, 2008,
Continuing Education and Conference Center St. Paul, Minnesota United States

Innovation is the lifeblood of most organizations. Managers must ensure that their organizations are equipped with the knowledge, skills, abilities, and organizational support to successfully nurture creativity and innovation. We will cover mindsets, processes, terminology, best practices, formal tools, and organizational and cultural issues that can increase the success rate of developing new-to-the-world products and services. Our goal is to give you a framework to allow you to "systematize" innovation.

Utilizing the CMS Labeler Rebate Data Guide: A Roadmap to Compliant Data Reporting

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 6, 2008,
United States

Leverage Your Webinar Investment by:

• Taking advantage of a rare opportunity to talk to the CMS Operations Team about your data reporting issues
• Receiving a walk-through of the recently released Labeler Rebate Data Guide from CMS Reviewing the recent and upcoming changes to the Drug Data Reporting for Medicaid (DDR) system
• Hearing the state perspective on the impact to states when labelers do not follow the CMS Guide
• Getting your rebate operations questions-from the most basic to the most advanced-answered “live” by our faculty

25th International Conference on Low Temperature Physics

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 13, 2008,
RAI Congress Center, Amsterdam, Noord Holland Netherlands

You are cordially invited to attend the 25th International Conference on Low Temperature Physics (LT25), to be held at the RAI Congress Center in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from Wednesday through Wednesday, August 6 - 13, 2008. We are putting together an exciting and informative program with most prominent plenary and half-plenary speakers who will highlight the latest developments in the broad field of low temperature physics, including quantum gasses, fluids and solids, superconductivity, magnetism, quantum critical phenomena, correlated electron systems, quantum computation, electronic quantum transport, covering theory, experiment and applications. Two public evening lectures will elucidate the impact of cryotechnology on astrophysics, cosmology, and high-energy particle physics.

Australia & New Zealand Joint Scientific Meeting

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 9, 2008,
Christchurch Convention Centre Christchurch, New Zealand

We are delighted to invite you to this unique,first joint meeting our four organization, and hope you agree that the program is interesting, thought provoking and enticing to all our members.

This conference also marks MOGA's 30th birthday,which will be celebrated at our Conference Dinner at the Christchurch Airforce Museum.

The aim of this conference is to encourage us- cancer clinicians and researchers- to think about how we can improve the lives of those affected by cancer- patients,supporters,community,clinicians and researchers- by informing us about how things are changing and getting us to think about how we should respond.

Baker's Fair

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 9, 2008,
World Trade Center, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines

One of the biggest sectors in the food & beverage industry is the bakery sector. In celebration of this growing food segment, the World's Food Expo incorporates BAKER'S FAIR. This co-located event will showcase baked products, confectionaries, ingredients and bakery equipment. Baking demonstrations are being lined-up to provide this growth market up-to-date know how of the latest technologies and techniques.

Taste Expo at WOFEX

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 9, 2008,
World Trade Center, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines

Annually, WOFEX is home to world-class culinary competitions via its co-located event known as TASTE EXPO.

Providing an exciting twist to the exhibition, this year's series of culinary competitions is designed for the practicing professionals. Taste Expo will highlight the culinary skills of the Filipino chefs and big prizes are at stake plus the prestige of being adjudged as the best by some of the most prominent experts in the field.

Food Mach Expo 2008 at WOFEX

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 9, 2008,
World Trade Center, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines

FOODMACH EXPO brings in the various process and manufacturing machinery, providing solutions to the needs of the food & beverage industry. The success of this co-located event is very apparent as the food machinery exhibitors now occupy a majority of the exhibition space in World Trade Center. This is testament to the efficiency of WOFEX as a marketing medium for suppliers to meet up with trade buyers.

The latest technologies in manufacturing, processing, packaging, handling, kitchen equipment and other food service equipment will be on display for both commercial and industrial applications.

World Food Summit 2008 at WOFEX

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 9, 2008,
World Trade Center, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines

WORLD FOOD SUMMIT is a series of seminars and workshops that serves as forum for the dissemination of cutting-edge technologies and industry trends. The summit offers well-conceptualized seminars on different sectors of the F&B industry such as Restaurants, Manufacturing, Supermarket, Bakery, Catering, and others.

New York Structural Biology Discussion Group Summer Session 2008

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 6, 2008,
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor, New York United States

This one-day meeting will also feature posters as well as time for refreshment and social interaction. The meeting will start at 9:45 in the morning and conclude after an evening beach barbeque. Transportation to and from Syosset station will be provided by Cold Spring Harbor.

Genealogy and Local History for All: Services to Multicultural Communities

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 7, 2008,
Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario Canada

Over two days, this conference will explore aspects of genealogical research relating to specific ethnic and cultural communities, such as African-American, First Nations, French-Canadian, Caribbean, Chinese and Continental European.

Many of the topics will cover areas of research that have been difficult to support. As well as popular methods of research, for example, DNA testing will be one of the topics, and as well, how genealogical societies can partner with genealogy librarians.

There will be time to visit and associate with those who are working in the libraries providing services to Genealogists and Historians. Take an opportunity to share with others some of your techniques and successful ventures in servicing our patrons who are interested in genealogy.

Exploring the Reggio Emilia Approach

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 8, 2008,
Bayview Hotel Singapore, 30 Bencoolen Street, Singapore

This workshop is designed to introduce participants to the philosophy and theories behind the Reggio Emilia Approach and how it can be adapted in their setting.

Why is the Reggio Emilia approach important to the field of early childhood education? Newsweek (Hinckle, 1991) hailed the Reggio Emilia approach as one of the best educational programs in the world. As a result of this, many early childhood educators are trying to implement the approach in their own classrooms. If early childhood educators are to adapt and use this highly regarded educational approach, classroom teachers, and pre-service teachers must be taught to understand and develop strategies for adapting the approach into their setting.

Pharmaceutical Sales & Marketing Asia

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 7, 2008,
Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore

Pharmaceutical Sales & Marketing Asia by IBC Life Sciences Asia is scheduled as the key platform in 2008 for pharmaceutical sales & marketing professionals in regional markets!

As part of our Pharma Asia series for the industry, this forum will enable regional pharmaceutical sales & marketing professionals to assess current tactical strategies from different markets and equip themselves with key insights for facing this highly competitive and sophisticated market.

Gain added value with a special one-day symposium on Sales Force Effectiveness strategies to further augment and revitalise your business success!

BLAST 2008. Boolean Algebras, Lattices, Algebraic Logic, Universal Algebra, Set Theory, Set-theoretic Topology and Point-free Topology.

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 10, 2008,
University of Denver, Denver, Colorado United States

BLAST is a new conference focusing on Boolean Algebras, Lattices, Algebraic Logic, Quantum Logic, Universal Algebra, Set Theory, Set-theoretic Topology and Point-free Topology.

The conference is the first in a series that will rotate among universities of the region. (See BLAST Committee below.)

2008 Globe Innovation Convention

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 7, 2008,
EDSA Shangri-La Mandaluyong City, Philippines

This event promises to be an extensive innovation convention including the full range of parties in the telecommunications innovation ecosystem: Globe Telecom, Technology Partners, ISVs / Developer Companies, the Academe, and Freelance Developers.

The Globe Labs Launch covers the following:

1. Launch Globe Labs to the developer community by introducing its program and initiatives
2. Launch two (2) Globe enablers (APIs) that can be used by Globe Labs registered developers to build applications
3. Kick-off the Globe Labs Challenge, a competition to develop applications relevant to the Telco industry
4. Forum Nokia, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems will talk about their latest development tools

We are inviting all Java Developers to participate in the event on Aug. 7. To avail of PinoyJUG slots, we have decided to ask a little of your time to fill in a short survey(only 4 questions plus your info) about PinoyJUG and your company. This will help us reserve you a slot. After you have filled up the survey, we will be sending you the registration code which you can use for the event.

Australian Society of Archivists Annual Conference

Aug 6, 2008 - Aug 9, 2008,
Parmelia Hilton Perth Hotel, Perth, Western Australia Australia

The next ASA annual Conference will take place in Perth, Western Australia, 6-9 August 2008. Perth, the vibrant and booming centre of Australia's largest state, is placed on the banks of the Swan River and close to acres of natural bush land in Kings Park. The Conference theme 'Archives: Discovery and Exploration' expresses the Conference Committee's aim to blend Australasian and international experiences of Archives, and to discover and explore synergies between archives theory and practice. We believe the next ASA will be a memorable event and we very much look forward to seeing you in Perth in August. Professor Karen Anderson and Gerard Foley ASA Conference Perth 2008 Co-Convenors On behalf of the Perth 2008 Conference Committee

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