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Conventions: Jan 11, 2009

Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) US 2009

Jan 11, 2009 - Jan 14, 2009,
The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, California United States

The Strategic Materials Conference will start immediately following ISS. It is the only annual forum that gathers the global materials supplier and device communities together to discuss common strategic issues and business concerns, obtain the latest hot market trends and forecasts, and have opportunities for face-to-face collaboration. Topics zero in on key issues within the semiconductor materials markets and are driven by incisive perspectives from top-level industry speakers, expert analysts and seasoned academia.

12th Market Research 2009 ***now integrated in Competitive Intelligence 2009

Jan 11, 2009 - Jan 15, 2009,
United States

Marketing Research 2009 - now in its twelth year – dives deep into how marketing research can drive front-end innovation and turn customer insights into true growth opportunity. It is where you need to be to get new energy and fresh ideas. It’s the only place to be to network with and learn from other seasoned marketing research executives. It delivers strategies and methodologies for the kind of marketing research that can drive real value in the organization. And it provides best practices for managing a world-class MR operation. Network with other MR professionals in candid discussions, benefit from their combined experiences and wisdom, validate your own strategies and walk away with renewed energy, inspiration and commitment.

New in 2009! Tracks dedicated to the unique concerns of B2B ; B2B2C; and B2C:

Track 1: Business-to-Business Marketing Research (B2B and B2B2C)
Track 2: Business-to-Consumer Marketing Research (B2C)
Track 3: B2B and B2C Marketing Research Strategy and Best Practices

PepTalk: The Definitive Protein-Focused Event

Jan 11, 2009 - Jan 16, 2009,
Hotel Del Coronado San Diego, California United States

PEPTALK: The Definitive Protein-Focused Event is once again bringing together life science leaders from around the world to discuss the latest developments and successful strategies for pumping up the biopharm pipeline. PepTalk’s warm and welcoming atmosphere enhances the first-rate selection of in-depth presentations and abundant networking.

Whether your interest lies in early discovery or downstream development, PEPTALK is a “must attend event” to determine the future direction of your work and further your research objectives.

PEPTALK 2009 is comprised of four themes covering early stage discovery and downstream developments. Choose a single conference or register for a multi package and choose the sessions you want to attend.

14th International Conference on Computer Methods in Materials Science (KomPlasTech 2009)

Jan 11, 2009 - Jan 14, 2009,
Hotel Motyl Krynica-Zdrój, Poland

The first national conference in the series on Computer Methods in Metals Technology (KomPlasTech) was held in 1993 in Krakow, Poland. 15 conferences in this series have been organized since then. Since the beginning of the 21st century the intention of the organizers was to extend the scope to all materials and to make the conference international by inviting the scientists from all over the word. Thus, several papers dealing with non-metalic materials were submitted and the name of the Conference was changed to Computer Methods in Materials Technology. The first international KomPlasTech Conference was organized in Zakopane in 2007.

There is an increasing necessity to solve complex problems in numerical modelling of materials processing. Several new techniques dedicated to description of materials behaviour have been developed. Application of the multiscale analysis to joint modelling of phenomena occurring in different scales (macro, mezo, micro and nano) became effective. Thus, the objectives of the KomPlasTech conference are to get together scientists and researchers working in the fields of computer methods and materials science and to enable exchange of information between those two groups.

The Many Faces of Ubiquitin

Jan 11, 2009 - Jan 16, 2009,
Copper Mountain Resort Copper Mountain,, Colorado United States

The ubiquitin (Ub) pathway controls many biological processes and determines how cells respond to growth factors, stress and genetic damage, controlling nearly every facet of a cell’s life and death. The covalent attachment of Ub to proteins can alter their localization, activities, and ultimate fate. One of the most intriguing features of the ubiquitin pathway is its emerging involvement in functions not directly related to protein degradation. In addition, some half-dozen related ubiquitin-like (Ubl) proteins, such as SUMO, are also revealing themselves as regulators of numerous cellular pathways. The existence of this vast and dynamic array of Ub and Ubl signals raises the central question of how specificity is achieved during conjugation, recognition, and signal transduction. Indeed, the molecular requirements for generating and recognizing various Ub signals are poorly understood and form a central unresolved issue in the field. This meeting will focus attention on the biology associated with Ub/Ubl-mediated signal transduction, including its role in human disease and cancer. The goal of this meeting is to gather a diverse array of scientists, not just “ubiquitinologists”, but also biologists whose work has been touched in some way by ubiquitin or ubiquitin-like pathways. By bringing together scientists from different backgrounds who work on a wide range of systems that are regulated by Ub and Ubl conjugation, this meeting will create a fertile ground for exchange of ideas on non-conventional functions for Ub and Ubl proteins in signal transduction.

Mobilizing Cellular Immunity for Cancer Therapy

Jan 11, 2009 - Jan 16, 2009,
Snowbird Resort Snowbird, Utah United States

Studies demonstrating the role of the immune system in the development and/or prevention of cancer, and elucidating the obstacles limiting an effective immune response to progressing tumors, have suggested strategies for manipulating the immune system to promote eradication of established tumors. This meeting will bring together investigators probing innate and adaptive immune systems, as well as regulatory pathways, to provide a context for developing effective tumor immunotherapies. The major objectives will be as follows: (1) explore the dual roles that components of the immune system can play early in developing malignancies, leading to protection or tumor promotion; (2) examine the mechanisms by which immune responses can be subverted by the malignant process; (3) describe the rationale for and potential benefit of immunotherapeutic strategies currently being explored for modulating adaptive immunity to achieve therapeutic anti-tumor responses; and (4) discuss the rationale for concurrently employing multiple immunosupportive modalities to enhance immunotherapeutic strategies.

Plant Sensing, Response and Adaptation to the Environment

Jan 11, 2009 - Jan 16, 2009,
Big Sky Resort Big Sky, Montana United States

Understanding plant environmental responses requires not only considering the structural biology and molecular mechanisms of signal transduction from photoreceptor proteins, but also ecological and evolutionary genetic approaches to adaptation. Progress is being made in how circadian clocks are used to integrate daily light and temperature changes into seasonal information to control daily as well as seasonal reproductive growth. However integrating these multidisciplinary approaches into a community effort remains a challenge. Often the photoreceptor biochemist is not aware of approaches that use sequence diversity to capture population information, and vice versa. There is also a separation in the field between those studying different sensory pathways: e.g. light, temperature and pathogen presence. This meeting aims to bring these scientists together by transcending biochemistry and population genetics approaches to understanding plant sensing and environmental adaptation. The meeting will promote interaction between these fields and advance our understanding through collaborations.

Offshore Arabia 2009

Jan 11, 2009 - Jan 13, 2009,
Dubai Convention and Exhibition Centre Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Offshore Arabia as an international conference and exhibition is going beyond the boundaries and creating the opportunities for challenging and enhancing the potentials of the future for the oil and gas industry, global market and the planet's environment. The energy sector at large has many challenges and with these challenges comes the opportunities, we aim to share the knowledge and build the momentum forward towards a secured global energy supply and at the same time drive environmental awareness and manage the challenges of climate change.

RNA Editing

Jan 11, 2009 - Jan 16, 2009,
Hotel Galvez Galveston, Texas United States

The 2009 Gordon Research Conference on RNA Editing brings together scientists interested on RNA and DNA editing, as well as a large contingent of scientists working on DNA and RNA modification. This conference has been held for over 10 years and is the only regularly scheduled meeting devoted to these topics. The goal of the conference is to foster the exchange of ideas among individuals working on different types of nucleic acid editing and modification who are at the forefront of this exciting, fast-moving and diverse field with the hope of promoting new insights and deeper understanding of editing and modification mechanisms.

Editing is found in all organisms, including bacteria, protozoans, plants, yeast, flies and mammals. Mechanistically, there are many diverse types of editing that alter the sequence of RNA or DNA. In the case of modifications, their variety and extent are quite astonishing, with almost 100 different nucleosides reported in all types of nucleic acids. Both Editing and Modification influence many vital processes including genetic imprinting, splicing, protein synthesis, immunoglobulin class switch recombination, somatic hypermutation, cancer virus replication and control of miRNA. It is now clear that scientists investigating these diverse processes face many of the same theoretical and technical challenges. Thus, there is an ever-increasing need for cross-fertilization between these fields. The GRC on RNA Editing represents a unique opportunity for members of these fields to interact at a single conference that is at the cutting edge of science.

Macromolecular Materials

Jan 11, 2009 - Jan 16, 2009,
Four Points Sheraton / Holiday Inn Express Ventura, California United States

The Macromolecular Materials Gordon Research Conference (formerly named Polymers West) is known for being an interdisciplinary, synergistic meeting, and the January 2009 edition will keep with past tradition and combine new, exciting aspects of polymer chemistry, physics and engineering from academia, industry and national labs. Topics to be explored include charged polymers (experimental self-assembly, theory of polyelectrolytes, and the use of charged polymers for DNA/RNA delivery), complex micelle/nanostructure assembly, polymer nanoparticles (synthesis, physics, and use of), biocompatible/bioinspired polymers, hyaluronic acid for biomedical applications, and thin film patterning with polymers. Importantly, the GRC format provides three important ingredients that provide attendees with new collaborations and new ideas: 1) all speakers provide in-depth talks containing significant new, unpublished data, 2) time is provided for significant discussion after each and every talk, and 3) the entire afternoon is for excursions with colleagues and further discussion.

Hydrocarbon Resources

Jan 11, 2009 - Jan 16, 2009,
Ventura Beach Marriott Ventura, California United States

The 2009 Gordon Research Conference on Hydrocarbon Resources will provide an international forum for scientists from academia, industry, national laboratories, and other research institutions to focus on forefront, unpublished research issues across this field. Presentations by world leading researchers will address current challenges in the characterization, conversion, and utilization of hydrocarbon resources - including innovative catalysts for hydrocarbon processing and heteroatom removal, heavy oil chemistry, conversion of coal to gas and liquids, conversion of biomass, novel carbon materials, fresh analytical approaches for the characterization of complex energy resources, and computational chemistry for insight into hydrocarbon reactions and catalyst design. Attendees are strongly encouraged to present posters on their own work to stimulate additional discussion and debate. The meeting provides an excellent opportunity for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to present their work and interact with leaders in their field. The informal setting of the conference, excellent presentations and posters, and ample discussion time makes this a top conference. We look forward to seeing you there!

Hedge Funds Exchange

Jan 11, 2009 - Jan 13, 2009,
Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Miami, Florida United States

Leaders in the hedge fund industry are in an environment of unprecedented uncertainty. With unpredictable change in the regulation and compliance standards, a volatile stock market and the need to diversify portfolios, executives are looking to benchmark with the best in the industry and maintain their competitive edge against other financial institutions. As a leader of your organization, you are taking responsibility to learn about other investment options and creating a portfolio that will have longevity and increase returns for 2009. Attend the Hedge Funds Exchange to discuss with your colleagues some of the strategies and techniques that the leading funds are employing to remain competitive and effectively deal with a new impending regulatory and compliance regime

36th Conference on the Physics and Chemistry of Surfaces and Interfaces (PCSI-36)

Jan 11, 2009 - Jan 15, 2009,
Hotel Mar Monte Santa Barbara, California United States

The annual PCSI conference is devoted to achieving a fundamental understanding of the physical, chemical, biological, structural, optical, magnetic and electrical properties of surfaces and interfaces. These studies include characterization of growth processes, interfacial phenomena, transport and the structure and influence of defects. Generous amounts of discussion time will be included in the program in order to emphasize the workshop character and to stimulate the exchange of new ideas.

CHI’S PepTalkl

Jan 11, 2009 - Jan 16, 2009,
Hotel Del Coronado San Diego, California United States

PEPTALK: The Definitive Protein-Focused Event is once again bringing together life science leaders from around the world to discuss the latest developments and successful strategies for pumping up the biopharm pipeline. PepTalk’s warm and welcoming atmosphere enhances the first-rate selection of in-depth presentations and abundant networking.

PEPTALK offers a strong scientific program with over 120 presentations, extensive networking opportunities, poster sessions presenting the latest research, and dedicated exhibit hall hours with over 40 exhibitors showcasing cutting-edge technologies and services.

Whether your interest lies in early discovery or downstream development, PEPTALK is a “must attend event” to determine the future direction of your work and further your research objectives.

PEPTALK 2009 is comprised of four themes covering early stage discovery and downstream developments. Choose a single conference or register for a multi package and choose the sessions you want to attend.

Flora Egypt 2009

Jan 11, 2009 - Jan 14, 2009,
General Organization for International Exhibitions and Fair Ground, Hall 15 Cairo, Egypt

FLORA EGYPT 2009 offers growers and exporters, flower traders, breeders, technical suppliers and service providers the opportunity to show their newest products available for export as well as the latest technology applied in the world of floriculture industry.

Shari'ah Banking & Finance Masterclass, Abu Dhabi

Jan 11, 2009 - Jan 15, 2009,
Abu Dhabi Hotel, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

The changes in Islamic finance have been tremendous since its initial inception in the 1970s. The growth over recent years has opened doors to large numbers of banks and financial institutions globally. This has led to the market becoming extremely sophisticated as well asincreasingly competitive.

It is therefore vital that one should be aware of the rules and regulations surrounding Islamic banking & finance. This highly intensive course aims to provide a thorough understanding of the legal and regulatory issues of Islamic banking & finance and to keep you updated and fully informed of the latest developments.

IDIS 2009 - International Property Development & Investment Show

Jan 11, 2009 - Jan 13, 2009,
The Prince Sultan's Grand Hall, Al Faisaliah Hotel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

IDIS 2009 is the largest property show ever come to Riyadh featuring exciting new properties from the kingdom of Saudi Arabi, the Middle East and the rest of the world

With the resurgence of interest in real estate from GCC based investors, we are delighted to be launching the International Property Development and Investment Show – IDIS – which will be the first major international property exhibition to be held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the Prince Sultan’s Grand Hall,
Al Faisaliah Hotel.

16th Annual Competitive Intelligence 2009

Jan 11, 2009 - Jan 14, 2009,
InterContinental New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana United States

New in 2009! You asked, we delivered: Four dedicated tracks focus on Driving Strategic Direction and Decision- Making; Competitive Intelligence in Action; Marketing Research and Intelligence in Action; and Building and Cultivating World Class Capabilities. 20 Interactive Sessions and Concurrent Workshops give you new ideas, processes, tools, best practices, contacts, and inspiration. This is an opportunity like no other. It is the only place to be to network and learn from other seasoned practitioners with cross-industry perspectives in incredibly candid discussions. Join us to hone your skill in delivering the kind of competitive and market intelligence that will make a true difference in corporate direction and executive decision-making.

5th EGU Alexander von Humboldt International Conference

Jan 11, 2009 - Jan 16, 2009,
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa

To understand the processes that have shaped Africa as a habitable part of the planet and how these may change in the future,, and to inform earth systems science in support of addressing the main challenges to Africa’s development

This conference will be of special interest to all scientists, reporters and decision makers in business and government focused on interdisciplinary research relating to climate change and adaption strategies. Strong participation of African postgraduate students is particularly encouraged.

The principle focus of the conference will be on Earth Systems Science and how this may help better understand climate changes, past, present and future, especially in Africa. It is the aim of this conference to bring together international and African researchers from diverse specializations, and encourage presentation of new scientific data and analyses covering both local and global views.

A number of well-respected invited experts will provide backdrops to outstanding scientific challenges

The outcome of the conference will be a contribution to the agenda for addressing global climate change challenges with African-based science and policy actions.