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Conventions: Jan 20, 2009

India Rubber Expo

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 23, 2009,
Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

INDIA RUBBER EXPO will be the showpiece for Indian Rubber Industry to interact with global players. The boom in economy, particularly automobile industry has propelled India as a significant source for rubber products and a huge market for the global vendors. A Conference and a Buyer-Seller Meet are other highlights of this event.

SEMINAR HIGHLIGHTS: Shifting trends in Asian rubber markets; China, Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and India. New developments in polymer additives, machinery processing in the rubber industry. Automobile production and markets in Asian countries with emphasis on tyres and auto components. Treading blocks in Asia, ASEAN, SAARC and their impact in rubber industry. Natural Rubber scenario. Doing business with Asian countries.

SEMICON Korea 2008

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 22, 2009,
Convention & Exhibition Center (COEX) Seoul, South Korea

Employee Benefits Focus Day 2009

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 20, 2009,
Hyatt Regency Birmingham Birmingham, England United Kingdom

Employee Benefits 2009 focuses upon the strategies of benefits and rewards to motivate, retain and to engage fully with employees. This focus day investigates the current challenges faced by Reward and Benefits Managers and HR Directors when implementing and communicating successful plans and schemes.

The summit showcases Europe’s leading benefit experts debating the latest ideas, issues and innovations. Learn from and benchmark with peers while sharing knowledge and exchanging experiences.

The Employee Benefits 2009 Focus Day topics include:

* Controlling staff requirements and keeping staff motivated
* Increasing the take-up of benefits through education
* Promoting wellbeing at work to increase productivity, reduce absenteeism and improve moral
* Winning strategies to improve employee engagement
* Executing new flexible benefits and incentives

Gartner Business Intelligence Summit 2009

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 22, 2009,
World Forum The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

Better decisions, faster. That was the most important reason cited for investing in BI in the Gartner "User Wants and Needs" surveys conducted around the world earlier this year. Our annual CIO Survey showed that Business Intelligence applications remain the highest technology priority for CIOs today.

Yet the biggest problem IT still faces is how to make BI more pervasive and to increase adoption among business users. This shows that investments in BI are not reaching key business users and helping them better measure and manage their performance.

The past year has seen significant changes in the BI market, with BI pure-play vendors acquiring technology and analytic application vendors while the mega-vendors have been increasing their footprint across the whole BI and performance management spectrum. So while CIOs are struggling to deploy BI to a wider business audience, the never-ending round of acquisitions threatens to disrupt their carefully planned BI strategy.

Meanwhile, the convergence of structured and unstructured data, the introduction of search technology, the delivery of BI "as a service", data-warehouse appliances, open-source technology and new 64-bit architectures are all impacting today's BI environments.

To help you successfully navigate your way through these challenges, the Gartner Business Intelligence Summit 2008, now in its ninth year, delivers a wide range of analyst presentations, case studies, panels and guru keynotes. Furthermore, you will have the chance to network with and share the collective experience of delegates from all over Europe. It is with great pleasure therefore that we invite you to participate in this flagship event.

Global City 2009

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 21, 2009,
Emirates Palace Hotel Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Global City is the only international forum where public and private leaders exchange best practices and share sustainable urban strategies. This unique networking platform, dedicated to mayors, urban planners, decision-makers and leaders, will be held in Abu Dhabi in January 2009 – for the first time in the Middle East.

Gulf Building Materials and Technology Congress

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 21, 2009,
Dubai United Arab Emirates

The Gulf Building Materials & Technology Congress is bringing together 150 senior executives from construction companies and architecture firms to meet with international suppliers.

One of the main attractions of the event will be the educational conference featuring construction industry experts who will discuss various issues concerning building materials.

This must-attend event also provides exclusive networking opportunities for all leading industry players who want to expand their business and their knowledge.

CBS 2009 - Sports Construction Fair

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 23, 2009,
Poznan International Fair, Poznan, Poland

SPORTS CONSTRUCTION CENTRE (CBS) is a joint undertaking of the Polish Sports Infrastructure Club (PKIS) and the Poznań International Fair (MTP). We would like to invite you to participate in the fourth edition of CBS, which will be held as part of BUDMA on 20-23 January 2009.

At the stands of the SPORTS CONSTRUCTION CENTRE, the latest products as well as material, technology and construction-related solutions will be showcased by manufacturers and distributors from the sports and recreation construction sector, along with manufacturers of materials, technologies, fixtures and fittings for sports, recreation, tourism, wellness and spa facilities.

SPORTS CONSTRUCTION CENTRE is not only an exposition of companies operating in the market for constructing, modernising and furnishing sports and recreation facilities. It also offers a content-rich programme of events comprising seminars, consultancy and experts' advice, presentations and the exhibition entitled "Builders of Polish Sports".

CBS scope:

• sports halls and gyms
• stadiums and sports fields
• swimming pools and aqua parks
• sports surfaces
• tennis courts
• golf
• fitness and leisure
• wellness and spa
• winter sports infrastructure
• playgrounds and recreation areas
• sports equipment
• fixtures and fittings for sports facilities
• lighting and amplification systems for sports facilities
• security of sports facilities, access control systems
• specialist construction materials and systems
• design, financing, construction and operation of sports facilities

budma 2009 - International Construction Fair

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 23, 2009,
Poznan International Fair, Poznan, Poland

On 20 - 23 January 2009 next edition of BUDMA International Construction Fair will be held in Poznań. We would like to invite you to participate in this event that belongs to the leading business meetings of the construction industry in this part of Europe.

The last edition of BUDMA attracted almost 65,000 guests from 29 countries. On an exhibition area of 47,433 m2 they had an opportunity to see the latest offers from nearly 1,600 Polish and international exhibitors. What emphasised a professional character of this fair, most visitors were people responsible for making key investment decisions.

Inspired by nature - the motto of BUDMA 2009 is consistent with one of the prevailing trends in the construction sector. Environmental themes will be reflected in the programme of events (currently under development) traditionally referring to the most topical industry-related issues.

Fibrosis

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 25, 2009,
Keystone Resort Keystone, Colorado United States

Fibrosis is a major cause of morbidity worldwide, can affect nearly all tissues, and is a dominant feature of diseases ranging from pulmonary fibrosis to glomerulosclerosis and cancer. Current treatments targeting the inflammatory cascade are ineffective in fibrosis. On-going research focuses on the role of innate immunity, and intrinsic mesenchymal cell alterations, plasticity, and progenitor cell differentiation in the pathogenesis. Experimental models, genetics and functional genomics have uncovered novel aspects of fibrosis, and innovative therapies are entering clinical trials. However, consensus on robust outcome measures or appropriate biomarkers for evaluating therapeutic effectiveness is lacking. This meeting brings together academic clinicians, researchers and pharmaceutical industry representatives from a variety of fields (1) to identify themes shared among the different fibrosing disorders, (2) to delineate promising novel molecular and cellular targets and treatment strategies, and (3) to discuss outcome measures and biomarkers for clinical trials. Opportunities for interdisciplinary interactions will be further enhanced by the concurrent meeting “Allergy and Asthma”, which will share a session with this meeting.

Allergy and Asthma

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 25, 2009,
Keystone Resort Keystone, Colorado United States

Allergic diseases, including asthma, affect up to one third of individuals in the developed world at some time in their lifetime, causing severe loss in the quality of life and a significant healthcare burden. Current treatments are predominantly palliative and there remains an unmet need for improved and novel treatments that provide long-term relief from disease symptoms. At this meeting, clinicians and scientists from both academic and pharmaceutical research environments will discuss: (1) risk factors for disease; (2) innate mechanisms and structural cells involved in the initiation, development and manifestations of disease; (3) effector and regulatory immune mechanisms involved in the allergic process; (4) the relationship between inflammation and structural remodeling in asthma; (5) the improvement of conventional treatments; and (6) novel emerging therapeutic strategies for the control of allergic and asthmatic disease. Opportunities for interdisciplinary interactions will be further enhanced by the concurrent meeting “Fibrosis”, which will share a session with this meeting.

Type 2 Diabetes and Insulin Resistance

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 25, 2009,
Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, Alberta Canada

The current rise in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome is believed to be a result of increasingly sedentary lifestyles combined with ready access to energy rich food sources in genetically susceptible individuals leading to insulin resistance. Studies of insulin signaling and its interactions with nutrient and hormonal pathways are central to our understanding of insulin resistance and the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. In recent years several areas have become the main focus of interest: the role of lipid and lipid metabolites in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance in muscle and liver; the role of mitochondrial function and biogenesis in the oxidative capacity of muscle and the relation to insulin resistance and susceptibility to the metabolic syndrome; the mechanisms of inflammation-induced insulin resistance; the role of adipocytes and their production of adipocytokines; as well as the mechanistic integration of b-cell failure and insulin resistance. The conference will bring together leaders in the academic and pharmaceutical communities to present the latest developments in these areas of research.

Obesity: Novel Aspects of the Regulation of Body Weight

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 25, 2009,
Fairmont Banff Springs Banff, Alberta Canada

Obesity remains among the most daunting health problems facing the developed world. Despite the rising prevalence of obesity, the biological systems that serve to match caloric intake to caloric expenditure are robust and make permanent weight loss difficult to achieve. Current research points to a multitude of factors that contribute to this regulation. Identifying the processes that are most amenable for therapeutic intervention is a crucial research goal. To that end, this conference will focus on the latest work identifying novel genes, hormones and signaling cascades that regulate energy balance. The program will also emphasize a wide range of new strategies for using this new information to produce safe and effective therapies to prevent or treat obesity.

11th Australasian Computing Education Conference 2009

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 23, 2009,
Wellington, New Zealand

The Eleventh Australasian Computing Education Conference is a conference on research and innovations in computing education in its various aspects, at all levels and in all contexts. ACE2009 is the only Australasian conference devoted entirely to education in computer science, information systems, software engineering and information technology.

3rd Annual Stem Cells World Congress

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 22, 2009,
Wyndham Hotel Palm Springs, California United States

Agenda Topics

* New Advances in Tissue Engineering
* New Horizons in Regenerative Medicine: Where will the Field be in 20 Years?
* Regulatory Issues Related to Stem Cell Therapies
* Stem Cells as Fundamental Tools for Drug Discovery and Disease-Related Research
* Therapeutic Advances Using Adult Somatic Stem Cells
* Therapeutic Potential of Pluripotent Human Embryonic and Reprogrammed Somatic Stem Cells

7th International Conference on Composite Science and Technology

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 22, 2009,
American University of Sharjah Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Prospective authors are invited to submit abstracts on topics related to, but not limited to, the following topics:

* Mechanics of composites
* Ceramic composites
* Infrastructural use of composites
* Polymers and polymer composites
* Metal-matrix composites
* Nondestructive evaluation & characterization of composites
* Composite manufacturing
* Fracture and fatigue of composites
* Smart materials & structures
* Numerical & mathematical modeling of composites
* Nano-composites

4th Annual Marketing & Sales in Generics

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 21, 2009,
Hotel Palace, Prague, Czech Republic

What marketing & sales strategies are successful generics companies using? Are you able to achieve differentiation in the market?

Strengthen your competitive position by capturing the opportunities in mature and emerging generics markets. Profit from the patent expiries. Improve your segmentation techniques.

To succeed in global markets, generic players must excel in understanding the changing regulatory & pricing environment.

We bring you experts from the generics industry to benchmark their direct experiences with marketing, sales & distribution models. Join us at the pre-conference workshop on sales incentives systems & practice how to motivate your sales force to great performance.

Rewarding Healthy Behaviors 2009

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 22, 2009,
Hilton San Diego Resort, San Diego, California United States

As healthcare transitions from disease treatment to disease prevention, health plans, employers and healthcare providers are giving greater credence than ever before to the clinical, financial and human capital value of health promotion, wellness and preventive health management.

Therefore it’s vital that all payers of health benefits, whether a health plan or a self-insured employers, drive healthy behavior change and promote healthy and active lifestyles within their respective populations.

This conference which blazed new trails into this subject in 2005 will once again bring together the leaders in health promotion to shine the bright light on the proven successes of health plans and employers that have improved the health of their populations by integrating wellness incentives, value-based benefit design and healthcare delivery into their organizations.

Earth Explorer User Consultation Meeting

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 21, 2009,
Belém Cultural Centre Lisbon Portugal

Since the Call for Ideas for the next Earth Explorer Core Missions in 2005 ESA has been working on the next generation of candidate missions and is currently evaluating six Earth Explorer Core Mission concepts.

As a critical input to the decision making process which will lead to a recommendation from the Earth Science Advisory Committee to the Agency on what mission candidates to select for feasibility studies, the scientific community is invited to attend the Earth Explorer User Consultation Meeting.

ADME PK/TK and Drug Metabolism in Drug Discovery and Development

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 21, 2009,
Sheraton Brussels Hotel, Brussles, Belgium

This course is specifically designed for personnel in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and contract research organizations (CROs) who need to understand the requirements for ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination), pharmacokinetics/toxicokinetics (PK/TK) and drug metabolism (DM) experiments during the drug discovery and development processes.

Participants should have some knowledge of these processes and desire to learn more about how ADME, PK/TK, and DM studies are designed, conducted, and interpreted in order the characterize the fate of a drug candidate. Nonclinical and clinical scientists, managers, and project team leaders at pharmaceutical companies and related industries will gain a detailed understanding of the types of ADME, PK/TK, and DM research studies conducted to support submissions to regulatory authorities.

The content of this course will assist pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and CRO researchers and managers in understanding the requirements for a well-designed and successful ADME, PK/TK, and DM program that is conducted within a drug development logic plan and in compliance ICH guidelines. The various types of ADME, PK/TK, and DM studies, which include in vitro metabolism and delivery, animal and human pharmacokinetics, protein binding, mass balance, tissue distribution, metabolite isolation and identification, and toxicokinetic support, will be discussed. Study designs and potential results, with possible interpretations, from each of the study types will be presented. The generation study reports and summaries, both of which are to be included in submissions to regulatory authorities, for completed research experiments will be delineated.

8th Annual Conference on Nordic Card Markets

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 21, 2009,
Sheraton Stockholm Hotel and Towers

As the flagship cards event for the Nordic region, SMi's 8th annual Nordic Card Markets conference is shaping up to be the most compelling yet. With the rate of change across Europe in the cards and payments market gathering momentum this conference will both build upon the subjects discussed in January 2008 and move onto the new hot issues facing investors, including developments in mobile payment services, NFC and RFID, contactless card trials and smart cards for travel. Crucially this event will delve deeper into the ongoing SEPA and PSD debate analysing the impact and structure of SEPA which SMi touched upon last January when the first tranfers began.

With the usual line-up of high quality expert speakers always attracted to this event SMi's 'Nordic Card Markets' conference is ideally placed to provide a timely update and analysis of current developments in the cards market across the Nordic region.

The conference programme for 2009 will discuss innovative payment techniques, smart cards and the surrounding technology, the latest in mobile and NFC and the most recent contactless rollouts across the Nordics. With over 140 attendees in 2008 this remains the leading cards and payments conference dedicated to the Nordic region and will provide an unmissable networking opportunity with key decision makers and industry leaders.

Nuclear New Build

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 21, 2009,
Grange City Hotel London, England, United Kingdom

This conference will provide you with the latest updates on legal and regulatory issues affecting the nuclear industry, a chance to network with the key players in the sector and the opportunity to hear the thoughts of an unrivalled expert faculty.

European Human Capital Management Focus Day

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 20, 2009,
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Key Focus Areas:

• Business Transformation
Learn how HCM helps you to create an agile competitive global workforce.

• Workforce Management
Utilise workforce analytics and HCM solutions to maximise business performance

• Measurement
Identify, measure and manage hidden HCM talent

• HR Strategy
Improve HR processes and reduce HR cost

• Learning and development
Use HCM to inspire, coach and develop people

• Knowledge and collaboration
Manage knowledge in the organization and use it effectively

Military Aerospace Testing & Evalatuation

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 21, 2009,
The Grosvenor, London, England, United Kingdom

Military Aerospace Test and Evaluation brings together and international leaders and renowned experts from the test and evaluation community. The speaker panel is made up of those who are directing the T&E community as it aims to overcoming increasingly important challenges including:

• Improvements and efforts to streamline T&E processes. Time out of service and delays in delivery to the front line are critical areas for work for the Test and Evaluation community. Concerted efforts are taking place internationally and the Military Aerospace Test and Evaluation is the forum to evaluate the best of these.
• Next generation aircraft T&E. Developments to allow for testing on 5th generation fighter aircraft and UAVs are increasingly forcing the T&E community to invest in their facilities and advance T&E processes.
• Improve working relationships between all stakeholders. Military Aerospace Test and Evaluation will highlight leading examples of co-ordination through the test team to ensure all necessary groups are equally involved and contributing effectively to the testing process.

Capturing Opportunities in Canadian Shale Gas

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 21, 2009,
Delta Bow Valley Hotel Calgary, Alberta Canada

On behalf of The Canadian Institute we invite you to attend the 5th annual Capturing Opportunities in Canadian Shale Gas conference. Every year this event attracts North America’s leading producers, service companies, regulators and investors to discuss Canada’s shale gas potential and has become the premier event of its kind.

It has been a year of unprecedented land sale activity. New discoveries in emerging basins, innovations in techniques and technologies and bringing shale gas ever closer to full scale production and commercial success. It is through tireless innovations in the field and through gatherings like these that the solutions to technical challenges and best practices for production are being realized and shared among your colleagues, competitors and peers.

Economic Aspects of production sharing contracts, Dubai

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 22, 2009,
Dubai Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Explore & analyse the financial structure of upstream production sharing contracts. This course explores the structure and mechanisms of production sharing contracts (PSC's) for upstream oil and gas projects. Studying the underlying processes and commercial drivers, participants will examine case studies to illustrate the economic structureof these complex agreements.

This course brings the theory to life, allowing course attendees to build and interpret their own PSC model based on a real life example.

The World in 2009 Executive Forum

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 20, 2009,
The Madinat Jumeirah Dubai, United Arab Emirates

With the world’s financial markets in crisis, a new US administration and the prospect of an economic downturn, what are the economic predictions for the coming year and how will this affect your business?

Building on The Economist’s annual publication, The World in 2009 Executive Forum brings together innovative thinkers from business, finance and politics. Together, they will debate the key trends set to dominate the world in 2009.

EC Medical Devices Vigilance System and Post Marketing Surveillance

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 21, 2009,
The Cavendish Hotel London, England, United Kingdom

While the pre-market approval process has been delegated by most of the Competent Authorities to the private sector, Competent Authorities have kept the responsibility for the surveillance of their market. Because of this situation there is transfer of resource and energy to the monitoring of markets including the Vigilance System within each Member State. The evaluation of incidents notified by the manufacturers and users represents a key source of information for Authorities. Combined with sophisticated exchange of information between EU Member States, and also with other countries like USA, Japan, Canada or Australia, this provides a unique insight into the performance of devices in the post production phase.

Full compliance with the Vigilance requirements laid down in Article 10 of Directive 93/42/EC is justified by the manufacturers’ legal obligations, risks associated to litigation and increasing scrutiny of Member States, but mainly by the ultimate objective of providing safe devices to patients. It is essential that manufacturers ensure compliance with these requirements.

This conference provides a unique opportunity to meet Competent Authorities, Notified Body representatives, manufacturers and a lawyer in this key area to understand and discuss the regulatory ad legal requirements with respect to Post Marketing Surveillance including Vigilance.

Equality & diversity: a clean bill of health

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 20, 2009,
Victoria Park Plaza London, England, United Kingdom

This one day national conference and exhibition, now in its fourth year, will help healthcare organisations to look back at their record on equality and diversity, learn lessons from the past and look forward to how they can build on this work for the future.

Addiction and Spirituality

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 20, 2009,
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center Jefferson House, Ypsilanti, Michigan United States 48197

"Addiction and Spirituality" will be presented by Ed Conlin, BSEd, CAC-2; addiction counselor, Jefferson House. This program will describe how spirituality relates to recovery from chemical dependency, explore personal spiritual needs and life choices, and discuss the Twelve Steps as a spiritual program which can benefit anyone (recovering or not). This workshop is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a FREE, annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency, recovery, family and related issues; and to dispel the myths, misinformation, secrecy, shame and stigma that prevent chemically dependent individuals and their families from getting help and getting well. Registration is not required. 1.5 hours of free C.E. approved by MCBAP (Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals) is offered for each workshop. A certificate to document attendance is provided on request. The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services.

British Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology Annual Meeting

Jan 20, 2009 - Jan 20, 2009,
Nuffield Hall, RCOG London, England, United Kingdom