The Buffalo Home and Garden Show at the Buffalo Convention Center, March 5-7 & 12-14, 2010
The Buffalo Home & Garden Show is the place for you to experience what`s new in remodeling, gardening, decorating and anything related to your home & garden. You`ll have the opportunity to meet over 500 experts and experience thousands of products and services.
The 2010 conference is the31st in a series of annual weeklong winter engineering conferences designed for aerospace experts, academia, military personnel, and industry leaders in a stimulating and thought-provoking environment. The Conference promotes interdisciplinary understanding of aerospace systems, their underlying science and technology, and their applications to government and commercial endeavors. Attendees enjoy exceptional access to authors and invited speakers in a unique setting, fertile ground for networking and developing lasting relationships benefiting participants, their organizations, and the engineering, scientific, and aerospace communities far beyond the Conference. Papers are peer reviewed and typically provide the technical depth characteristic of journal articles; CD-ROM Proceedings are distributed at the Conference.
The International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC) is pleased
to announce that its 16th International Conference on Cancer Nursing
(ICCN), the premier international educational opportunity for cancer
nurses, will be held in the vibrant city of Atlanta, Georgia, USA, from
Sunday 7 March - Thursday 11 March 2010.
The theme of the 16th ICCN will be "Enhancing Knowledge, Promoting Quality".
These courses are designed for physicians and allied health personnel.
They will cover the applications of imaging techniques in the diagnosis
of diseases of the brain, spine, musculoskeletal system and body.
Lectures will emphasize image interpretation, differential diagnosis, a
review of disease processes and new imaging techniques. Some
interventional techniques will also be addressed.
At the conclusion of each course the participants should be able to:
Describe
the applications of modern MRI imaging to solving clinical questions in
the work-up of patients with many central nervous system,
musculoskeletal, spine and abdominal-pelvic diseases
Assess both the advantages and limitations of these techniques
Be aware of alternative imaging choices
Develop differential diagnoses based on magnetic resonance imaging and disease
Demonstrate
how to apply modern imaging to the performance of spine interventional
procedures in radiology practice to alleviate spinal pain, treatment of
osteoporotic and malignant fractures, biopsy, spinal lesions and treat
vascular abnormalities of the spine
As surgery and percutaneous coronary interventions move closer and closer together, the interventionalist of the future will treat the entire arterial tree - coronary, peripheral and cerebral. New techniques and approaches, now being developed in Europe, South America and the Far East, as well as in major American centers, will soon be part of mainstream practice in America. This worldwide cooperation shows that, as in other areas, interventional cardiology has become a global discipline.
The scientific program for the special 25th Anniversary celebration is currently being formulated to include an exceptional historical retrospective, as well as presentations on new, leading-edge techniques and technologies for coronary and endovascular intervention. Check back often for updates on the detailed agenda, which will be posted right here.
SCBT.MR Masters in Body Imaging: "What`s New, What`s Hot, What You May Not Have Known"
This
activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the
Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint-sponsorship of
the American College of Radiology and the SCBT-MR. The American
College of Radiology is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing
medical education for physicians.
Objectives
To provide the most recent updates on applications of MDCT, and MR for evaluation of diseases involving the thorax, GI, GU, Vascular and MSK
To illustrate advanced and emerging applications in patient safety related to radiation dose and contrast media
To provide updates on the use of MDCT and MR for diseases of the heart and vascular system
To provide most recent data state-of-the-art MDCT for colon cancer screening
To provide insight into new/evolving topical areas in Body CT/MR as well as into relevant political developments
To discuss the structure of the major public policy programs in US health care, the challenges and opportunities of the health care reform agenda and the "basics" of health care advocacy. The course is intended as a general overview of major public health care programs and policy similar to what a congressional health staff person may receive. Reference lists and objective sources of policy information will be used throughout. The participants will emerge with a deeper understanding of health policy, opportunities for health care reform, the jurisdiction of relevant congressional and administrative offices, a basic "how-to" of health care advocacy and an extensive bibliography of objective sources of policy research.
Preliminary topics for discussion
1. Overview of Public Health Care Programs: Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP and VA systems 2. Medicare Payment Policies: Outpatient, Hospital, Skilled Nursing Facilities 3. Medicaid and SCHIP: growing numbers and implication for practice in trying economic times 4. Health Care Reform Efforts: Medical Home, Health Information Technology, Universal Converge, Comparative Effectiveness, Quality measurement and reporting 5. Advocacy 101: engaging in the process
Build a Professional Development Plan to Advance Your Career
Identify future opportunities and take ownership of your goals
Utilize Leadership and Team Building Techniques
Establish yourself as an indispensable asset and team player in your organization
Understand How to Manage Conflict and Negotiation
Discover an innovative approach to interacting and communicating with diffi cult people and situations
Conquer Time and Stress Management Issues
Implement techniques to prioritize your workload and time in a chaotic environment
Following this course, the participant should be able to recognize the epidemiology and classify commonly presenting infectious diseases; identify the clinical manifestations, pathogenesis and methods of diagnosing the presenting diseases; and apply the current recommendations of pharmacologic management, referral or follow-up and prevention. This activity is expected to result in increased confidence in making an appropriate diagnosis and providing effective treatment and referral or follow-up care with the overall goal of improving patient outcomes.
The emphasis will be on current guidelines and evidence-based medicine, as indicated within each topic’s specific objectives. Since Infectious Diseases is a specialty field of medicine that affects all areas of Primary Care to include: FM, IM, EM and Pediatrics, this course was designed to cover the spectrum of Infectious Diseases essential to all practicing physicians.
Course 1 Understand Grant Administrative Requirements and Cooperative Agreements
Develop insight into uniform administrative and fi nancial requirements
necessary for grant compliance and learn to efficiently and
effectively manage work processes
Course 2 Cost Principles and Allowability for Grants
Understand the importance of indirect and direct costs and how to use and apply cost principles to your award
Course 3 Audit Requirements for Grants
Cultivate an understanding of audit requirements and how to conduct and prepare for a grant audit
Three Postgraduate Courses, “Protocols in the ICU: Pro/Con Debates,” “Disaster Management,” and “Bridging the Gap between ICU and Rehab,” will be held onWednesday and Thursday afternoons. There will be NO charge for the course or the syllabus; please indicate your preferred session topic when you register.
New this year, the two Firefighter Courses will be offered onWednesday and Thursday morning: “Chemical Retardants” and “Burn Injury Prevention.”
Friday afternoon sessions will include: “Medical Records: A Visionary’s Perspective on Future Technologies” presented by the MAC; “The Burn Survivor’s Perspective” presented by the Aftercare Reintegration Committee (ARC) and “Stem Cell Research” presented by the Research Committee.
The Gartner Portals, Content & Collaboration Summit
is the productivity-minded event focused on finding better ways to
deliver resources, streamline content delivery and storage, and bring
people together for greater efficiency. Topic(s):
Collaboration,
Content Management, Enterprise Content Management, High-Performance
Workplace, Portals and Web Infrastructure, Search and Information
Access, Social Computing and Social Networking, Social Software
The Game Developers Conference® (GDC) is
the world’s largest professionals-only game industry event. Presented
every spring in San Francisco, it is the essential forum for learning,
inspiration, and networking for the creators of computer, console,
handheld, mobile, and online games.
The GDC attracts over 17,000 attendees, and is the primary forum where programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals, business decision-makers
and others involved in the development of interactive games gather to
exchange ideas and shape the future of the industry. The GDC is
produced by the Think Services Game Group , a division of United Business Media .
This market defining conference features over 400 lectures, panels, tutorials and round-table discussions on a comprehensive selection of game development topics taught by leading industry experts. In addition, the GDC expo
showcases all of the most relevant game development tools, platforms
and services helping to drive the industry forward. The conference also
features the twelfth annual Independent Games Festival , where new, unpublished games compete for the attention of the publishing community, and the tenth annual Game Developers Choice Awards , the premier accolades for peer-recognition in the digital games industry.
With all this great participation, and a schedule of programming second to none, we`re confident that attending the 2010 Annual Conference will be the single most important professional development activity you undertake this year. It`s where our industry leaders meet. Register now to secure your place and experience:
A three-day educational program comprehensively designed to provide practical, cost-effective and measurable marketing and business development strategies.
Multiple opportunities to network with the experts and leaders of our industry, and to reunite with old friends and new.
An exhibit hall that showcases the leading industry service providers, and the technologies, services and products they offer.
All that Denver and the Rocky Mountains have to offer. From microbreweries, independent boutiques, galleries, and restaurants, to first class skiing locations.
Following this program, participants should be able to:
Integrate the updates to NCCN Guidelines for acute myeloid
leukemia, breast cancer, cervical cancer, colon cancer, esophageal
cancer, mesothelioma, multiple myeloma, non-small cell lung cancer,
occult primary, and prostate cancer into professional practice
Explain the connection between HPV and the risk of cancer
Discuss new advances in the management of CNS metastases
Describe the treatment strategies for treating young adults with cancer
Discuss decision-making regarding chemotherapy in addition to other disease-directed and palliative therapies at end of life
Explain the management of common adverse experiences related to cancer therapy
Summarize the findings of the NCCN Task Forces: Gastrointestinal
Stromal Tumors, Transfusion and Iron Overload in Myelodysplastic
Syndromes, and Specialty Pharmacy in Oncology and Impact on Patient Care
and Practice
New opportunities to learn and earn CME Credit From Adult Reconstruction: Hip and Sports Injuries to Maintenance of CertificationTM and Retirement Planning, Kappa Delta Award papers, and AAOS/Orthopaedic Research Society combined sessions; we’ve planned an exciting selection of educational opportunities. The traditional Tuesday offerings – such as the Practice Management Symposium and Coding Course for Orthopaedic Residents, the Practice Management Symposium for Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the playground build – will continue. you’ll be able to view the technical exhibits, the posters and scientific exhibits, visit the Resource Center Bookstore and Job Placement Center, and take in the Multimedia Education Center.
The International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) and the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) have combined efforts to assist the clinican and technologist in receiving the most relevant information for clinical practice. This premier event combines the expertise of the two leading bone health organizations into one must-attend meeting.
Topics will include:
Osteoporosis Diagnosis and Risk Assessment
Clinical Considerations: Therapeutics
Comprehensive Approach to Treatment: Education, Nutrition, Exercise
Skeletal Health Across the Lifespan
Hands On DXA Workshop
Missed Opportunities in Osteoporosis Diagnosis and Treatment
Use of Imaging in Clinical Diagnosis Lectures and Debate
You`ll find this Symposium chock-full of what you need to meet the
care needs of patients with diverse pelvic floor disorders, and to
enhance your own professional satisfaction. You`ll see that all the
annual favorites are here, including:
a variety of outstanding clinical workshop choices, where novice and
expert can participate in in-depth learning together;
general sessions highlighting up-to-the-minute, evidence-based care,
and insights into what`s coming next;
a variety of concurrent sessions providing opportunities to target your
choices to explore the care needs of the specific populations you work with most closely; and
special interest group meetings to allow you to network and learn from experts and peers.
Build relationships today to capitalize on tomorrow’s opportunities.
Despite the still-tight credit environment, the lack of development opportunities, the deterioration of occupancies and rents, industry leaders say the future of multifamily housing is brighter than ever. Demographics and demand are on our side. Slowly but surely, the value add and distress funds raised in recent years are being deployed. And when the tidal wave of deal activity returns, the only thing that will matter is the relationships you established while times were tough.
At the 2010 Multifamily Executive Leadership Summit, you will meet and share insights with some of the industry’s brightest. Together, you will discover strategies for capitalizing on the eventual recovery and finding the small opportunities that abound every day. Remember, this is an invitation-only event—and your only chance to enjoy the most exclusive, intimate, and important networking program of the year.
Enjoy a winter weekend with your entire family.
Retreat with other top executives from the leading multifamily real estate companies—along with their families—for two days of skiing, activities, education, and networking.
MalicJewels Jewelry & Gift Show is your one-stop
shop to virtually every type of jewelry imaginable. Exhibitors from all
around the world bring their beautiful and unique merchandise for you
to ‘See, Touch and Feel’. Purchasing jewelry is a tactile experience,
best done in person … not through mail order or the internet. Our shows
offer you the opportunity to see numerous Exhibitors with thousands of
pieces all at one time.
The gem, jewelry and mineral shows are
Retail Only environments, however, Exhibitors and patrons are welcome
to conduct wholesale/trade transactions, while complying with the rules
and regulations for the state they are doing business in.
With
shows in over twenty cities across the country, we are sure you will
find a location near you to enjoy a truly awesome experience. Our staff
are available to assist you every way possible to ensure you have a
positive encounter.
In addition to a huge variety of Exhibitors,
you will enjoy concessions and a lounge. If you have children that are
restless, feel free to bring them to our children’s activity area where
they can color, string beads or watch a video [parental supervision
required].
There will be three days of lectures of expert on demonology, hauntings and spirit rescue. We will have hounted survivors and experts who have bee featured on The Discovery Channel and the Travel Channel. Local historians will tell you chilling tales about Virginia Beach and Richmond.
We will have great party on Friday night and a wonderful list of speakers to learn from. The speakers are ROSEMARY ELLEN GUILEY, JOHN ZAFFIS, BISHOP JAMES LONG, CARMEN REED, MARK NESBITT, STEVEN LACHANCE, BILL BEAN, KELLY WEAVER, WILLIE "WINDWALKER" GIBSON, AL CHEWNING, BELINDA NASH, and PAMELA K KINNEY. accommodations will be at the very historic Cavalier Hotel.
Texas Ghost Show is the FIRST annual paranormal convention in South East Texas. Join guests from Ghost Hunters (Sci-Fi), Monster Quest (History channel), and Coast to Coast AM as they amaze you with their experience.
Our symposium will focus on urologic oncology, urinary stone disease
and innovative minimally invasive surgery advances such as single
incision surgery and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery
(NOTES). The 2010 course will include live surgery feeds from the UC
San Diego Medical Center operating rooms to the conference center where
we will have concurrent faculty critiques and audience discussion. We
will include ample time for audience questions and will include
discussions of challenging clinical scenarios in each section of the
course.
Program Highlights
Live Surgery!
Robotic Radical Prostatectomy
Partial Nephrectomy and Radical Cystectomy
NOTES and Single Incision Laparoscopy
Metabolic Stone Evaluations
Prostate Cancer
Bladder Cancer
Optimizing Ureteroscopy and Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of the course the participants should be able to:
Apply risk assessment methods to newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients and bladder cancer patients
Assist
patients diagnosed with localized prostate, bladder or kidney cancer in
comparing and contrasting their options for treatment
Identify
the appropriate candidates for active surveillance as well as methods
of patient follow-up and indications/contraindications for treatment
Discuss advances in robotic radical prostatectomy and radiation therapy techniques
Discuss advances in the treatment of urinary bladder and kidney cancer
Evaluate
and apply the available chemotherapy and biologic therapy regimens for
patients with high-risk prostate, bladder and kidney cancer
Demonstrate knowledge of the appropriate metabolic evaluation of patients with urinary stone disease
Describe the indications and technical advances in the endoscopic management of urinary stone disease
The One Voice International Educational Conference offers a forum for
an exciting and energizing exchange of ideas on research, best
practices, developments, and visions in the field of ethics and
education and an exploration into practical solutions for nagging
issues. The conference theme, “One Voice,” is based on the philosophy
that educators, not politicians or those who finance them have the
answers to problems that plague educational systems. By uniting
educators and documenting their recommendations and suggested
solutions, and amplifying their united voice, The Institute of
Elemental Ethics and Education is working to facilitate positive
change. You are invited to share your work with your peers, and add
your voice to theirs, and become part of the solution.
7-Night Cruise Conference from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Course Objective: To review the diagnosis and management of dermatological conditions commonly encountered by the Primary Care Physician. To improve the non-dermatologists ability to diagnose, treat and manage the patient with skin related conditions. Preliminary Topics for Activity
Skin Disease and Bio-terrorism Common Skin Infections Benign or Malignant - Recognizing Skin Lesions Practical Office Skin Pearls for Non-Dermatologists Acne and Rosacea for the Primary Care Physician Psychodermatology
*A
Psychiatry Review Course Exclusive*: What better way to
spend a week in March than enjoying a Disney CME cruise? A cruise aboard
a Disney ship is a unique experience unlike any other cruise. Naturally,
Disney is great for children and families, but you might be surprised
to learn that a Disney cruise rivals or surpasses the elegance of the
more `traditional` top-rated cruiselines. Adults and couples, and not
only children, routinely rave about their Disney cruise experience!
The
nautically themed Disney Magic cruiseship evokes the era of grand cruiseliners,
and the experience on board is both fun and elegant. A great deal of
attention has been paid by Disney towards ensuring that all guests can
enjoy the experience they seek. Children can play in their own space
under the supervision of trained counsellors, and have access to unmatched
Disney childrens` programmes; families can spend time together in family
areas; and adults can spend time alone in adult designated areas. The
activities and spaces aboard the ship are designed to facilitate all
these needs, with areas dedicated not only for children, but also adult-only
spaces, including entertainment venues and pools.
There will be approximately
14.5 hours of CME group sessions during
this conference, featuring a mixture of general and specialized topics
in psychiatry, plus an optional additional 8 hours
in our CME To Go program.
the Conference will
explore a diverse range of topics, with an emphasis on practical
applications, including Greenhouse Gas Emissions, the water/energy
nexus, LEED/sustainability, CEQA/NEPA practice, legislative updates,
case law updates, public participation, the latest in computer modeling
and GIS tools, and regulatory permitting.
International commercial arbitration in the Asia-Pacific region is riddled with complex challenges. How does one reconcile the parties’ competing and conflicting views on discovery and evidence? How does one navigate an arbitral proceeding involving multiple parties from a myriad of jurisdictions? How do you level the playing field when the opposing party is a state entity? The global economic crisis looms large over all these questions and is giving rise to an increasing number of high-stakes disputes throughout the region. Join scholars, practitioners and corporate counsel from both sides of the Pacific for a lively discussion of these developments and the issues currently unfolding in the international commercial arbitration community.
By exhibiting at ACC.10, you will have access to the most influential buyers of your products and the leading subscribers to your services. This is your opportunity to have one-on-one conversations with the professionals who will prescribe your medications, purchase your equipment, and utilize your services.
We will be adding and updating content on this Web site, so please check back frequently to learn more about what is being planned for the Exposition and the 59th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology.
A vital part of your ACC education can be found on the ACC.10 Exposition floor. Gain an understanding of the latest advances in pharmaceuticals, imaging, devices and the services that you need to help you provide high quality patient care. The ACC.10 Expo will feature innovative cardiovascular products and services being shown by more than 225 exhibiting companies.
All physicians have that "challenging patient" in their practice - but what does one do? How do we manage their care?
This conference will have an emphasis on practical tips and take home `pearls` with a focus on managment of the challenging patient with Mental Health | Disabilities | Addictions | Medical Legal issues.
Designed for ALL physicians - FP`s and Specialists
There will also be a module on Practice Management for physicians and office staff provided by Practice Solutions.
This symposium is structured to provide a
comprehensive review of clinical MRI. Topics include a mix of basic to
advanced applications including body, vascular and neurological
techniques. Expert faculties share their advice regarding the latest
applications, techniques and protocols that can be used to improve
diagnostic capabilities and expanded clinical applications of MRI.
The IEEE Conference on Computer Communications addresses key topics and issues related to computer communications, with emphasis on traffic management and protocols for both wired and wireless networks. Material is presented a program of technical sessions, tutorials, panel discussions and workshops. The first INFOCOM conference took place in 1982 and has since taken place at many locations around the world - Italy, Japan, Israel, Spain, Brazil, as well as most regions of the US.
Enterprise Data World is the business world’s most
comprehensive vendor-neutral educational event about data and
information management. This year’s program will be bigger than ever
before, with more sessions, more case studies, and more can’t-miss
content. Join us for
in-depth tutorials, hands-on workshops, practical sessions and
insightful keynotes to take you to the forefront of your industry.
This is the high-value, one-stop event for executives learning how to
exploit enterprise data for strategic, financial and operational
success. The conference will draw IT and business professionals
from over 20 countries to be educated about industry innovations and
emerging solutions.
Topics include:
Data Management in the Cloud Open source data management tools Integration issues SOA , Metadata , Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
The SHARE conference offers insight into the business value of IT. Gain direct, one-on-one access to industry leaders and learn firsthand about the latest in business IT trends.
Enterprise Virtualization & Cloud Computing
As companies throughout the world examine the business value of cloud computing, it is important to understand how cloud can lower IT expenses.
Based on a shared infrastructure where pools of resources are linked together, clouds can be delivered in private, public or a hybrid of both to provide the delivery of services. Many organizations today are looking to implement private clouds as a better way to respond to customer needs and manage the delivery of services in a more cost effective manner.
Virtualization is one of the key enabling technologies for the cloud, which can lead corporations and ISVs to:
Foster rapid innovation and decision-making.
Increase agility to respond quickly in today’s highly competitive environment.
Greatly reduce capital expenditures – including data center energy costs – by effectively accessing IT capacity only when needed.
Establish and ensure greater business continuity and disaster recovery strategies.
Reduce the need for IT infrastructure experts so those technical resources can be redirected toward applications that are more focused on the core competencies of the business.
Ensure transparency through Service Level Agreements (SLAs) that protect the customer whether resources are managed by their IT department or managed outside of their firewall in the cloud.
Understanding all facets of this technology reveals a new opportunity for the IT industry to no longer be seen simply as an infrastructure but as a means for better business.
IT & the Bottom Line
To be effective, IT must be aligned and attuned to the service needs and strategies of the core business. IT organizations and departments must be viewed as a partner in planning for business success. In turn, enterprise IT professionals must be able to express how these services directly relate to the business strategies of the company.
IT organizations must continuously deal with competing budget priorities in these difficult economic times and demonstrate their worth by contributing to organizational effectiveness and efficiencies, while realizing cost-savings. Here are some examples:
Increase efficiencies from existing investments
Optimize resource utilization through virtualization
Track and assign costs through asset management
Deliver service while using less power, space and cooling, thus reducing costs
Employ best practices as described by ITIL to ensure delivery of quality service
Eliminate/centralize duplicated IT services across the organization
Respond quickly to changing business needs through rapid provisioning of IT services
Ensure optimum customer satisfaction by provided agreed upon levels of service
Manage resources according to business priorities
Eliminate IT investments that do not deliver business value
There are many more, but the key is to communicate IT initiatives in a way that shows value to the business and to the bottom line. It`s not about the technology or technical excellence; it`s about improved business results.
The 10th Annual Rachmiel Levine Symposium, entitled Advances in Diabetes Biology, Immunology and Cell Therapy, will be held March 14-17, 2010 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. The program will cover topics in islet biology, including beta cell regeneration, and in islet immunology, including new advances in understanding autoimmunity, role of inflammation in the genesis of disease and current and future strategies for immune modulation as treatment modalities. In addition, the meeting will cover topics linking pathophysiology of type 1 and type 2 diabetes and new insight into metabolic effects of bariatric surgery, metabolic changes in pregnancy, and closed loop system development.
The meeting will also highlight the results of recent diabetes clinical trials and conduct technical workshops in islet biology and include a poster session, oral session, debate sessions, and a keynote dinner lectureship.
The Promise of a Whole New Range of Applications, Opportunities and Capabilities
Government and military users across the spectrum of strategic and tactical roles and missions are clamoring for more and better means to collect, analyze, exploit and share full motion video. And while the deployment of a fleet of unmanned systems has led to a significant increase in the amount of video that can be captured, the means to exploit that video for near-real time analysis and dissemination lags behind. Multiple, competing video formats, interoperability challenges with legacy ISR stovepipes, the somewhat limited capabilities of current data tagging and metadata tools, and problems associated with already-strained, bandwidth-constricted ISR networks -- all these issues will need to be dealt with if FMV capabilities are to be fully realized.
This outstanding conference brings together the key players and organizations in the FMV community. They will examine the latest OSD, Service and Intelligence community ISR and FMV needs, initiatives, plans and challenges.
International students play an important part in institutional recruiting strategies because of their contributions to mission, campus diversity, and net tuition revenue. However, as the global community shifts and as certain regional economies shrink and grow, enrollment managers are challenged to find ways to keep their recruitment efforts fruitful, cost effective, and mission-focused.
Join us to explore the core components of a comprehensive international student recruitment strategy including best practices for outreach, communications, onsite travel, use of agents, and assessment techniques. You will also hear about current geo-political and economic trends that affect international recruiting in different sectors.
Become a High-Performing Team Member Improve leadership and teamwork skills by implementing effective project management techniques Identify Tools and Techniques to Help Your Project Teams be Successful Learn powerful communication techniques to increase team productivity and effectiveness Perfect the Art of Decision Making Understand the pros and cons of various decision-making methods and identify the various ways to make a decision as a project manager Effectively Manage Project Change Understand how change impacts organizations both positively and negatively and learn to implement change successfully
Cloud Connect offers a comprehensive conference
for IT, executives and developers. Explore benefits and opportunities
of cloud computing, learn how to develop successful business models and
build relationships, or get in-depth technical information on cloud
development:
The ROI, cost and economics of on-demand computing
Migration strategies to move from on-premise to cloud-based IT
Vertical cloud specialization , tailoring features and architectures to specific applications, industries, and customer ecosystems.
Case studies and lessons learned from those using clouds today
"Infrastructure 2.0" platforms that are the framework for cloud-enabled organizations
Industry standards and formal evolution
"Big picture" futures , such as the impact of clouds on society or the consequences of ubiquitous computing
Management, security, and compliance issues surrounding third-party services and public infrastructure, as well as policies.
Dealing with (and profiting from) "big data" platforms and elasticity that clouds enable
Welcome to the Decade of the Genomics Revolution! Technological
advances are now enabling faster and cheaper mapping of DNA/RNA
allowing genomic comparisons and accelerating genomic discoveries.
Cambridge Healthtech Institute is proud to launch The X GEN Congress
to enable this genomic revolution. This five conference week-long event
will demonstrate the unique cross fertilization of established genomic
technologies with Now-Generation Sequencing and Quantitative PCR along with exciting applications of Copy Number Variation and Epigenetics. In addition, you will learn why data is the driving force that enables discovery at Sequencing Data Storage and Analysis.
Following this course, the participant should be able to develop an approach to the patient with metabolic disorders to arrive at a cost-effective diagnosis; apply a treatment plan that considers lifestyles, medications and specialty referral or monitoring needs; identify patients likely to develop complications and determine the long-term needs as well as resource management. This activity is expected to result in increased confidence in making an appropriate diagnosis and providing effective treatment and referral or follow-up care with the overall goal of improving patient outcomes.
The emphasis will be on current guidelines and evidence-based medicine, as indicated within each topic’s specific objectives. Since Internal Medicine takes a lead role in medicine in general, this course was designed for all practitioners at the level of a practicing physician to provide a review and up-date in their medical knowledge and abilities to diagnose, treat and improve patient care.
For 30 years, The Microcomputers in Education Conference has been a pioneer in providing a forum for discussion among educators, administrators, researchers, instructional designers and technology leaders. Since 1980, MEC has provided a rich and diverse learning experience through workshops, hands-on presentations, and exhibitors showcasing the newest technologies; equipping educators and students, industry leaders and administrators, publishers and product designers with the skills and knowledge they need to become innovators in the classroom, at home, and throughout the community. At MEC, we foster the spirit and determination, the promise and potential, of educators gathering to ‘network’ toward advancing education through technology.
A true researcher is a rebel who challenges complacency. Our conference participants, professors and students, presenting their research over a 4-day span, will be among excellent colleagues at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) which the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has placed within its select category of Research Universities with High Research Activity.
IEEE-TheMeS are one day meetings focusing on a single theme during each meeting. The Theme of the 2010 meeting is "Signal and Information Processing for Social Networks". Topics include behavior modeling and analysis, cognitive learning, security and privacy, cooperative game theory and dynamic coalition formation, collaborative signal processing, and applications.
The 35th International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP) will be held at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel, March 14 - 19, 2010. The ICASSP meeting is the world`s largest and most comprehensive technical conference focused on signal processing and its applications. The conference will feature world-class speakers, tutorials, exhibits, and over 120 lecture and poster sessions on the following topics:
Audio and electroacoustics
Bio imaging and signal processing
Design and implementation of signal processing systems
Image and multidimensional signal processing
Industry technology tracks
Information forensics and security
Machine learning for signal processing
Multimedia signal processing
Sensor array and multichannel systems
Signal processing education
Signal processing for communications
Signal processing theory and methods
Speech processing
Spoken language processing
The web belongs to you. Whether you`re a
developer or designer, or a little bit of both, together we build the
most powerful and innovative websites that the world uses and loves.
Join
us for the Mixing and Mingling of dialogue and education, inspiration
and expertise, connection and a-ha moments as we build The Next Web Now.
Take
your web development and design skills to the next level at MIX10. Now
in its fifth year, the MIX conference is a gathering of designers and
developers who are building the world`s most innovative web sites.
At
MIX, you`ll get in-depth exposure to exciting new Microsoft
technologies, exchange ideas with fellow developers and designers, meet
the industry`s thought leaders and be inspired. MIX10 brings together
the best ideas, sessions, parties and people, and it`s where you`ll
find everything you need to build the next generation of innovative
websites.
Explore the next wave of opportunities
and help redefine the boundaries between content and commerce, PC and
TV, Windows® and the Web
Be inspired by an impressive lineup of UX, design and development sessions
Connect with experts on a wide range of topics for one-on-one guidance and inspiration
Learn about the future of Mobile™, Silverlight™, Internet Explorer®, Expression®, and other web technologies from Microsoft
Network with executives from Microsoft and some of the world’s largest web sites and interactive agencies
Maintaining a ready posture while reducing the logistics footprint
IDGA`s Performance Based Logistics and Readiness Summit 2010 will feature best practices and case studies from those who have successfully implemented PBL across the spectrum of weapons systems, and will provide you with insights into the future of PBL.
By attending, you will engage in thought-provoking sessions covering the key issues ranging from the development of performance metrics within tightly controlled PBL guidelines, through to overcoming challenges in phasing-in PBL on legacy systems – and everything in between.
Discover the latest innovations in:
Developing early life cycle management
Transportation, distribution, and inventory management that works
Participants in the Duke Intraoperative TEE Preceptorship spend one
three-day session in the cardiac operating suites, observing techniques
of intraoperative TEE and interpretation of images. Preceptors will
participate in active discussions with cardiothoracic anesthesia
faculty and fellows, and learn the basic TEE exam. They will also learn
how to troubleshoot difficult cases and enhance their decision-making
skills in the operating room. Cases will be reviewed with fellows and
faculty and images from pathology libraries will be used to augment
the preceptorship experience.
This TEE Preceptorship Course is designed for physicians involved in
perioperative care of patients with cardiovascular disease who desire
to enhance their diagnostic skills with transesophageal
echocardiography. Participating physicians should have a basic
understanding of techniques of echocardiography in practice or through
other instructional courses. Physicians who plan to take the National
Board of Echocardiography examination in perioperative TEE will benefit
from the preceptorship experience.
he SharePointPro 2010 Summit & Expo is THE essential conference for
details on the release of SharePoint 2010 and includes in-depth
technical training on solution development and customization of Windows
SharePoint Services, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and
Microsoft SharePoint 2010.
This conference will feature industry experts discussing development
essentials, customization techniques, developer case studies and
end-to-end solutions that leverage other Microsoft technologies.
The SharePointPro 2010 Summit & Expo provides developers and
administrators what they need to take their SharePoint deployments to
the next level in order to achieve their corporate IT objectives.
Celebrate the upcoming release of Sharepoint 2010 with
members of the teams that built the products.
Find out from industry insiders the best migration path if
your company is considering an upgrade.
Listen to Microsoft discuss the many enhancements and
new features of SharePoint 2010.
Find products and services from our partners in the
Expo Hall that can save money, save time, and help
your business do more.
Book your hotel early and take advantage of GREAT hotel
rates at the world famous Bellagio. Reserve your room at
the Bellagio by the early bird date and get a $100 Bellagio
certificate. (3 night minimum stay)
A strong network of peers is an invaluable resource; build
yours with the unparalleled networking opportunities at the
conference. Come prepared to meet and interact with
people at other companies and take advantage of their
experiences.
Unwind in Vegas and make new friends! You know what
they say about Vegas...
Impress your boss and colleagues. You`ll go back to the
office with practical tips and tricks that will make development,
deployment, and administration of your SharePoint solutions faster and easier.
Enjoy the excitement and luxury of one of Las Vegas`
premiere hotels. Enjoy some of the best dining in the
culinary world, famous Vegas shows, fine shopping, the
famous fountains of the Bellagio, the gallery of fine art,
the World-famous Shadow Creek golf course.
Whether you`re already working with virtualization or the
technology is in your future plans, the VirtualizationPro 2010
Summit & Expo is your destination for learning everything you
need to deploy, configure, secure, optimize, and manage
virtualization technology.
This conference-with a focus on Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware
solutions-will feature independent industry experts (as well as
speakers from Microsoft and VMware) discussing VDI and desktop
virtualization, server virtualization, application virtualization,
virtualized storage, high availability and disaster recovery, and
the dynamic data center.
Amid the worst-ever decline in technology spending, companies still
invested in virtualization-an area poised for further growth as tech
budgets loosen. Roughly 16 percent of data runs through virtualized
machines. Last year, there were 5.8 million virtualized servers;
Gartner predicts that number to rise tenfold by 2012. Keep ahead of the
curve by attending the VirtualizationPro 2010 Summit & Expo
featuring keynote speakers Steve Riley (Virtualization in the Cloud),
Edwin Yuen (Microsoft Virtualization and Management), Jack Lo (VMware
Virtualization) and presentations from virtualization experts such as
Don Jones, Greg Shields, Sean Deuby, Dan Holme, Michael Otey, John
Savill, Michael Noel, Alan Sugano, and more.
Top 10 Reasons to Attend the Virtualization Pro Summit
Learn how to take virtualization technology to the next level
for the benefit of your organization.
Find out from industry insiders the best virtualization
technologies.
Learn the differences between Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware ESX
Server.
Choose from over 24 sessions delivered by industry experts.
Enroll to attend one show and you can cross over to attend
sessions at any of the co-located shows for FREE!
Attend sessions on current technology as well as highlights of
the new stuff.
Extend your professional and social network at our events
outside of the sessions.
Find products and services from our partners in the Expo Hall
that can save money, save time, and help your business do more.
Book your hotel early and take advantage of GREAT hotel rates
at Bellagio Hotel & Casion. Enjoy a 4-star experience at a
2-star price on the Las Vegas Strip!
Enjoy the excitement and luxury of one of Las Vegas` premiere
hotels while you experience one of the best technical conferences
of your career. You know that Las Vegas is famous for some of the
best dining, shows, shopping, and 24/7 buzz of anywhere in the
world.
As
a nation, we are facing unprecedented, sophisticated and persistent
threats to our national critical infrastructure and government
information assets. To address these threats, the public and private
sectors must consider alternative strategies and change the way we do
business with a renewed focus on practical, actionable ways to detect,
prevent, mitigate, and respond to evolving cybercrime and cybersecurity
intrusions.
Join Federal Computer Week and
Juniper Networks for this interactive half-day program and hear from
subject matter experts on initiatives proven to build strong, trusted,
and resilient cybersecurity partnerships. Learn how government,
industry, academic, and international partners are collaborating to
move beyond theory and rhetoric to improve the way we, as a nation,
create cyber policies, implement strategies, and manage operations in
an aggressive, pro-active manner.
Bring your expertise and your questions and plan to learn and discuss:
Initiatives Underway to Foster Public/Private Partnerships for National Cybersecurity
Defending Cyberspace--Keys to Successful Government and Industry Collaboration
The Power of Partnerships to Improve Cyber Policy, Strategy, and Operations
The current threat
landscape demands collaboration of cybertalent from the public and
private sectors. The White House identifies cyberspace protection as a
top national priority, as stated by President Obama. Join your
colleagues and participate in this critical national discussion about
how and why a proactive national cyberdefense program must integrate
public and private sector expertise and ingenuity.
It is the largest gathering of a diverse, multidisciplinary community of professionals from the fields of aging, healthcare and education. Join us to find the answers, the experts, the research, the best practices, and the most comprehensive educational offerings available to professionals. The conference provides attendees with the opportunity to network with new and old friends, gain insight from voices from the front line and find new grassroots and national partners for advocacy.
Attendees come from around the country and abroad to find the answers, the experts, the research, the best practices, and the most comprehensive educational offerings available to professionals. It is the place to be if you want to learn about what’s new, what works, and how you can make it work to respond to the ever-growing demands of serving an aging population. The conference provides attendees with the opportunity to network with new and old friends, gain insight from voices from the front line and find new grassroots and national partners for advocacy.
Military Energy and Alternative Fuels – R&D for Security, Efficiency, and Deployed Mobile Power
The rising cost of military fuels, coupled with the instability of foreign supplier markets, is driving DoD to mandate increased efficiencies in fuel use and to develop alternatives to traditional fossil fuels. National Energy Security has become a prime imperative, impacting not only US and Western economic objectives but also military objectives, strategies, roles and missions.
This outstanding conference brings together the major organizations and key experts who are charged with leading the way for OSD and the Services in getting this critical cost burden under control. The solution will be complex. Much will depend on making future systems, platforms and weapons more fuel efficient. However, DoD is also banking on US technological ingenuity to provide the next generation of alternative fuel solutions. How can your organization get involved?
Last year, DoD networks suffered an onslaught of an estimated 360 million cyber attacks. As cyber attacks on US federal and commercial computer systems increase at alarming rates, the risk for national security to be compromised is also growing. Through cyber espionage and data theft, China acquired Joint Strike Fighter (JSF-35) aircraft plans. On eBay, a hard drive containing US missile defense data was for sale. Both the State of Virginia and the University of California, Berkley suffered network and database breaches to their healthcare IT systems. Critical infrastructure is being hit by an estimated 1000 or more attacks from hackers and malicious code every year. The financial and economic impacts of a one day cyber sabotage to disrupt energy infrastructure and US financial transactions is estimated at over $35 billion USD.
The 2010 national cyber budget will be in the excess of $7 billion USD, but is that enough? Given our ever-increasing reliance on digital connectivity, and with the reality of intensifying cyber threats from states such as China and Russia, it is a national imperative that the US directly engages these threats in order to avert potential catastrophe.
Irregular Warfare — Impact of the New Warfighting Paradigm
DoD Directive 3000.07, released in December 2008, places the mission of irregular warfare on an equal footing with conventional warfare in future military planning. Irregular Warfare objectives are to provide a continuum of strategies, tools, and capabilities for dealing with tomorrow`s complex and increasingly asymmetrical challenges to US military and geo-political interests, including new approaches for dealing with counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency, and the stabilization and reconstruction/rehabilitation of adversary states and entities. Lessons learned from counter-insurgency (COIN), counter-terror, and stability operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, are driving the formulation of new IW policy, which will in turn impact future military strategy, doctrine, operations, procurement/capital investment, and support. How can your organization play a role?
This outstanding conference brings together the key experts and critical organizations who will be shaping the development of irregular warfare. They will examine the latest information on OSD and Service formulation of needs, initiatives, roles and responsibilities for “IW.”
Irregular Warfare — Impact of the New Warfighting Paradigm
Military Data Link Needs, Initiatives and Opportunities
Emerging data link technologies are playing a critical role in overcoming many of the global, joint, network-centric, continuous, and agile communications challenges facing tomorrow’s war fighters. The next-generation of data links is being developed for air combat, weapons integration and time critical targeting, situational awareness, shipboard communications, SATCOM, air picture integration, manned and unmanned aircraft integration, wide-area ISR, and a host of other capabilities.
This outstanding conference brings together the military experts who are defining future data link requirements and the industry leaders who are developing next-generation systems and technologies.
Join Academic Impressions to begin to create a system of intervention strategies for students that increase their success. Participants will examine various types of support institutions can provide at various stages of the student lifecycle. At each stage, student success strategies and practices will be examined through unique frameworks:
The role of the student
The role played by the institution in supporting the student
The role of partnering with the the wider community
At the end of the event, participants will be able to craft a specific plan of action to take back to their institutions and begin to implement immediately.
Windows 7 is
here. Your organization is poised to make the move. But do you have the
tools and knowledge to successfully migrate your XP machines
(maintaining user`s settings and data) as well as deploy Windows 7 to
bare metal (new) machines? Microsoft Desktop Deployment Product
Specialist and Setup and Deployment MVP Rhonda Layfield will walk you
through the process. She will show you how to leverage Microsoft`s free
deployment tools. You`ll walk away from this 2 1/2 day workshop with
the knowledge to be able to choose which deployment tools are right for
you (Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 or Windows Deployment Service or
both) and the skills needed to plan and execute your deployment of the
desktop OS.
Topics covered:
Installation, how it works, network traffic, whether client side agents
are required,
finding your apps-discover what is actually running in your environment
that you don`t even know about, fixing (mitigating) your applications
Looking
Beyond and Challenging Conventional Wisdom - will you hit the reset
button or rewind? CIOs and CFOs will discuss issues circling big
picture strategic plans and the paths of future intent. What your plan
will look like and the how has not only made an impact on your
decisions within the last year, but the last decade.
With the economy still challenging development pros to produce
mission-critical software quickly, the Java community continues to seek
the most effective ways to accelerate the production of software that
can have an immediate impact on an organization’s bottom line.
Infrastructure projects and strategic initiatives such as content
management are out. Far fewer of us are working on packaged apps such
as SAP and Oracle, which are also more strategic in nature. This means
that veteran developers are being taken from known technologies and
thrust into quick-hitting projects that can involve unfamiliar
architectures and technologies, making the need to get up to speed on
these technologies fast.
All this coupled with ongoing change
— especially with the acquisition of Sun by Oracle and SpringSource by
VMware — means that an air of uncertainty is felt over the industry as
a whole. Change can be good but rumors and unanswered questions still
abound. This makes the need for specific, proven advice on exactly what
tools, techniques, and frameworks can truly empower you to build
complex distributed apps quickly a paramount concern. So where can you
turn for help without breaking the bank?
TheServerSide Java
Symposium is guaranteed to give you expert answers from the world’s
most recognized Java pundits in a relaxed, intimate environment packed
with your peers — but where you have plenty of time to interact
face-to-face with all our speakers. You won’t be treated like just
another face in the crowd, mixed in with a bunch of newbies looking for
free vendor trinkets or to get hired by a competitor. Access to our
experts and the ability to interact with those facing the same
challenges that you’re up against (share success stories and lessons
learned!) makes TheServerSide Java Symposium the most effective
resource available today for acquiring the critical skills needed to
complete development jobs on time and under budget. All this while
keeping your skill set — and career — moving forward. We stand by our
commitment to this and to you or your money back. Guaranteed. No
questions asked.
Register now to take part in over 45 sessions across 5 focused tracks:
Frameworks :
Dive deep into the latest features of Spring, Struts, Google Web
Toolkit, Wicket and more frameworks. Evaluate each framework’s sweet
spots according to your unique needs and make an informed decision for
your next project.
Architecture and SOA : Examine
approaches to architecture that perform and scale, including SOA, REST,
JMS and OSGi. Discover proven SOA design strategies, use of ESBs, and
emerging applications of SOA for complex problems, such as event
processing.
Language : Hear
expert recommendations on the use of Java and complimentary languages
in practicle, including Groovy, Scala and JRuby, and new Java language
standards like JavaFX and EJB 3.1.
Tools & Techniques : Dissect
the latest tools to design and build high-quality applications. Take
home tips for building an effective set of tools and using those tools
in the most productive manner possible to create a comprehensive
development and build infrastructure.
NEW! Cloud :
Independent experts reveal innovative application architectures for
development using cloud approaches. Whether you`re already up and
running or just starting to investigate cloud computing, you discover
how to analyze and test applications and application components in the
cloud, development challenges unique to the cloud, and more.
Situating the seminar in the cultural phenomenon he calls the "American Philanthropic Revolution," Jim Langley, vice president of advancement at Georgetown University, explores all phases and aspects of the development process, including:
This is the only conference that allows you to see the complete pricing and reimbursement picture. This annual program gives full coverage of all the new developments from the leading industry experts, including in-house pricing experts and a regular stellar faculty of government enforcers.
Our faculty of experts will provide in-depth analysis of critical issues affecting the pricing sector. Learn how:
Health care reform legislation will impact overall pricing
and how to implement the operational adjustments that will be necessary
AMP will affect rebates and reimbursement
TRICARE sales will be treated for AMP, BP and non-FAMP calculations
Which pricing benchmarks various stakeholders are looking at to take the place of AWP
Government enforcers choose which pricing cases to pursue
An Annual Gathering of Physicians, Dietitians, Nurses and other Healthcare Professionals; Hospital, Insurance, and Other Healthcare Executives; and Healthcare Foodservice Directors and Executive Chefs.
Learning Objectives:
To summarize what we know about opportunities to optimize our diets based on the current state of the science, as well as the current and likely future public health costs of inaction.
To provide sufficient information to intelligently distinguish various popular diets and to advise patients based on the science associated with these diets.
To provide state of the science updates pertaining to dietary fats, carbohydrates, proteins and the foods that support these findings.
To provide pragmatic information enabling conference attendees to thoughtfully advise patients/consumers about healthy menu strategies.
To engage executives from insurance companies, hospitals, educational communities, retirement facilities and the military to discuss successful strategies whereby health-promoting, nutritional options can be made increasingly available to the general public.
To understand American culinary trends, and how to leverage an increasing interest in new flavors and world cuisines on behalf of healthier menu and food choice strategies.
To explore cost issues for healthy food shopping, cooking and eating—and approaches to healthy diets that can be affordable for low income individuals and budget-challenged families.
To learn, through hands-on training, about the preparation of a variety of healthy nutritional options including healthy salads, whole grains, healthy protein entrees, and vegetarian dishes.
To discover strategies for healthy cooking and eating that are easy, fast and efficient.
To review the latest research demonstrating the critical importance of proper exercise and mindfulness with regard to dietary food choices and weight management.
To gain an overview of resources for reference material, newsletters and websites in nutrition, weight-management and healthy cuisine.
IEEE SoutheastCon 2010 is the annual IEEE Region 3 Technical, Professional, and Student Conference. It brings together electrical, computer and other engineering and science professionals, faculty and students to share the latest information through technical sessions, tutorials, and exhibits. Attendance and technical program participation from areas outside IEEE Region 3 are also cordially encouraged and welcomed.
Power and Energy
Computer and Software Engineering
Communications and Networking
Embedded Systems
Control and Automation
Electromagnetics and Microwaves
Nuclear Science and Engineering
Devices and Semiconductors
Robotics and Computer Vision
Optics and Optoelectronics
Nanotechnology and Materials
Bioengineering and Informatics
Signal Processing and Image Processing
Instrumentation, Measurement and Testing
Geoscience and Ocean Technology
Remote Sensing and Sensor Networks
Military and Security Applications
Topics on Sustainability
Application and Interdisciplinary Topics
Education
The Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) is a national clinical research group sponsored by the National Cancer Institute , with the Central Office headquartered at the University of Chicago and Statistical Center located at Duke University .
Founded in 1956, the CALGB brings together clinical oncologists and
laboratory investigators to develop better treatments for cancer. CALGB has grown
exponentially over the years into a national network of 26 university
medical centers, more than 200 community hospitals and more than 3,000
oncology specialists who collaborate in clinical research studies.
These studies aim to reduce morbidity and mortality from cancer, relate
biological characteristics of cancer to clinical outcomes, and develop
new strategies for the early detection and prevention of cancer.
Celebrate IR Innovation:We are all familiar with the tremendous advances in patient care and quality of life that we have, as a group, developed. However, learn the true extent of the impact of SIR’smembers on innovations in the field. An exhaustive patent search of SIR’s current and formermembers has been conducted by searching the United States Patent and Trademark Office database. Our research shows that SIRmembers built this field.We will present this data, and the results will be unveiled and highlighted throughout themeeting.What you learn justmay surprise you.
Demonstrate the Value of IR to Hospital Administrators: We are committed to ensuring that this will be a well-integrated, practicalmeeting with real benefits to your practice.We all agree that educating our administrators on the essential services that we provide is key.With these needs inmind, we have put together a complete one-day programto enlighten and informthemabout our lives, professions, contributions, worth and cost effectiveness. The program, FREE to hospital administrators, will take place on Sunday,March 14. Details are inside this brochure on page 29.
Focus on Science, Quality and Patient Care: As always, the educational opportunities at themeeting aremany, andmost often the hardest part is deciding which sessions to attend. This year’smeeting will focus on the latest technology, proven science and— above all—quality patent care, providing you not only with a vision of IR’s future, but the practical tools and techniques that you can use to improve your practice today.
LearnWith Your Clinical Team: SIR will once again offer two dedicated days of programming for clinical associates, who include physician assistants, nurse practitioners, radiology practitioners assistants and other keymembers of your clinical practice team. To assist with registration fees, SIR is please to announce the “SIRMember Bring an SIR Clinical Associate Member” campaign, which allows SIR Clinical AssociateMembers to register for FREE. See page 27 inside for details.
A Conference for Inventors, Medical Device Companies and Investors
There is enormous potential for technological innovation in gastroenterology. While recent advances in minimally invasive surgery and endoscopic procedures have made inroads to enhanced patient care, there are still many unmet needs to be addressed. The GI tract could also hold the key to future therapies for widespread chronic conditions, such as diabetes and obesity.
This conference will bring together inventors, medical device companies and investors to explore lessons learned from failed but promising GI technologies that did not achieve favorable coverage or reimbursement, identify future opportunities, address what can be done to overcome the barriers to transitioning new concepts into clinical practice, and encourage investment in future technologies.
Conference participants will each play an important role in helping to support and ultimately stimulate innovation that will advance the field of GI and improve patient outcomes
MalicJewels Jewelry & Gift Show is your one-stop
shop to virtually every type of jewelry imaginable. Exhibitors from all
around the world bring their beautiful and unique merchandise for you
to ‘See, Touch and Feel’. Purchasing jewelry is a tactile experience,
best done in person … not through mail order or the internet. Our shows
offer you the opportunity to see numerous Exhibitors with thousands of
pieces all at one time.
The gem, jewelry and mineral shows are
Retail Only environments, however, Exhibitors and patrons are welcome
to conduct wholesale/trade transactions, while complying with the rules
and regulations for the state they are doing business in.
With
shows in over twenty cities across the country, we are sure you will
find a location near you to enjoy a truly awesome experience. Our staff
are available to assist you every way possible to ensure you have a
positive encounter.
In addition to a huge variety of Exhibitors,
you will enjoy concessions and a lounge. If you have children that are
restless, feel free to bring them to our children’s activity area where
they can color, string beads or watch a video [parental supervision
required].
The Denver Home Show is the ONLY place for you to experience what`s new in Home, Remodeling, Home Decor, and More! You`ll have the opportunity to meet more than 500 experts and experience thousands of products and services.
This show offers a unique and broad selection of gardening- and home improvement-related exhibits showcasing ideas to inspire you for Spring and beyond!
Get ideas and investigate new products, gather information and meet the professionals to help you make your next remodeling, renovation, landscaping or decorating project a breeze!
Building a new residence? Learn about the latest building techniques, materials and services that can make the process smoother and less stressful. We’ll give you the tools to make your house a home and your garden or yard the retreat you have always dreamed of.
This course is designed for the practicing plastic surgeon interested in updating their fund of knowledge as well as gaining exposure to new techniques and innovations in the fields of ophthalmic plastic surgery, injectable dermal fillers and aesthetic facial rejuvenation. It is a multi-disciplinary program presented by experienced faculty in the branches of facial rejuvenation, oculoplastic surgery, administration of dermal fillers and body contouring.
This year`s symposium will focus on new developments in the aforementioned branches of our specialty. There will be presentations, panels and ample time for discussion and interaction between the participants and internationally recognized faculty.
The complexities and stresses of the modern workplace create new opportunities for psychiatrists. As consultants or clinicians, psychiatrists address a wide variety of organizational, clinical, and medical-legal problems that arise at work.
MediaMax’s Home-Improvement and Design Expos serve to connect homeowners with your products and services. Te home-improvement, design, and remodeling industries are fourishing, with sales expected to reach $312 billion this year.
Te home-improvement industry expects to see continued growth as baby-boomers mature and the next generation of homeowners enters the market.
A lot of money will be spent on kitchens, bathrooms, home ofces, expanded living spaces, exteriors, and landscaping. Our company focuses on helping you to capture your share of this multi-billion dollar marketplace.
Recently released data from the U.S. Department of Commerce show that retail sales for uilding-material and garden-equipment dealers from April to June 2006 grew 10.6% over the same period in 2005—a rate of growth signifcantly above national retail sales in general (6.7%).
Our home expos consistently attract thousands of attendees eager to learn about your unique products and services. Our extensive research enables us to target high-growth communities (based on the number of building permits issued), delivering to your booth an audience of high-earning professionals.
The purpose of this CME activity is to assess and manage acute and chronic orthopedic conditions with special emphasis on sports-related injuries
Preliminary Objectives for Activity: “At the conclusion of this CME activity, participants shall be able to manage the following clinical conditions arising during athletic participation: • Acromial Clavicular Injuries • Rotator Cuff Injuries • The ACL Injured Knee and the Use of Osteotomy • The Unstable Knee and Arthritis • ACL Injury in the Skeletal Immature • Ankle Pain and Instability • Forefoot Pain • Exertional Compartment Syndrome • Soccer Injuries
Caribbean from Ft. Lauderdale, FL March 20 - 27, 2010
Statement of Purpose: To update practitioners and their office personnel on current diagnosis and management of behavioral conditions and issues in children and adolescents.
The purpose of this activity is to familiarize the participant with issues facing travelers to developing countries; to review the clinical aspects of common tropical diseases seen in travelers and to introduce concepts in Global Health. Objectives: This series of lectures is designed to familiarize participants with issues facing travelers to developing countries, review the clinical aspects of common tropical diseases seen in travelers and to introduce concepts in Global Health. Upon completion of the seminar participants should be able to provide pre-travel evaluation and preparation of a traveler, recognize and manage common diseases acquired by travelers, and identify issues in Global Health. This seminar will be of interest to family practitioners, internists and other physicians and health professionals who provide medical advice and/or health services to travelers.
IEEE VR 2010 is the premier international conference and exhibition in virtual reality. It provides a unique opportunity to interact with leading experts in VR and closely-related fields such as augmented reality, mixed reality and 3D user interfaces. Share your own work and educate yourself through exposure to the research of your peers from around the world.
Conference topics include, but are not limited to:
Immersive gaming
3D interaction for VR
VR systems and toolkits
Augmented and mixed reality
Computer graphics techniques
Advanced display and immersive projection technology
Multi-user and Distributed VR and gaming
Serious Games
Haptics, audio, and other non-visual interfaces
Tracking & Sensing
Modeling and Simulation
User studies and evaluation
Presence and cognition
Applications of AR/MR/VR
As a partner, you’re part of ongoing, breakthrough innovation that
fuels organizations across the globe. The ESRI Worldwide Business
Partner Conference (BPC) is here to help you further grasp how to drive
business with the geographic advantage.
Get updated on trends and how you can leverage our resources.
Connect with people who can help you succeed, from other partners to ESRI staff.
Collect insight from ESRI President Jack Dangermond.
Gain a more competitive edge and improve the health of your company.
Who should attend?
Are
you part of an ESRI Business Partner working to grow your business and
align efforts with ESRI? Profit from the latest in GIS? Explore new
markets? ESRI business partners, alliances, and international
distributors wanting to take their businesses to the next level should
attend.
Note: Your BPC registration includes Tuesday, March 23, of the ESRI Developer Summit , which offers a wealth of knowledge for your technical staff.
Now managed by Urban Expositions, the Boston Gift Show will return March 21-24, 2010 to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center with an expanded product selection, as well as a number of other business building buyer initiatives for New England Retailers.
At Urban, our focus has always been on regional markets. For each of our shows, we work hard to bring the best possible mix of products and services together to create a convenient, relaxed and cost-effective environment that caters to the specialized needs of the respective region`s retailers, sales representatives and manufacturers. You can be assured we will bring this same level of commitment and service to the Boston Gift Show.
Nuclear receptors represent a family
of ligand-regulated transcription factors that play central roles in
development, physiology, and metabolism. Upon binding small lipophilic
hormones and metabolites, such as steroids, fatty acids, and bile
acids, nuclear receptors switch their regulatory status, reprogramming
gene expression in target tissues. Current research is aimed at
defining roles for these receptors in normal development and metabolism
as well as better understanding how nuclear receptor dysfunction
contributes to diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and
neuronal disorders. Nuclear receptors are also a major target for drug
development, with many compounds on the market and several in ongoing
human trials. This meeting will highlight recent breakthroughs in
nuclear receptor research, promote interactions between scientists from
industry and academia, and provide opportunities for senior scientists
to interact with younger researchers and trainees.
Nuclear receptors (NRs) comprise a
large family of ligand-regulated transcription factors that play
critical roles in physiology and disease. Much of the focus has been on
the nuclear actions of NRs, including interactions with coregulators,
modulation of chromatin structure, and regulation of gene expression.
Recent studies, however, have also suggested a role for membrane- or
cytoplasmic-initiated actions of NRs and crosstalk with other cellular
signaling pathways. Current studies are aimed at understanding how the
ligand-dependent molecular actions of NRs, including their subcellular
localization, binding across the genome, and interaction with the
proteome, connect to their roles in physiological and
pathophysiological processes, including hormone-regulated cancers. In
addition, NRs are being explored as targets for drug development, with
many compounds on the market or in ongoing clinical trials. This
meeting will highlight recent breakthroughs in NR research, promote
interactions between scientists from industry and academia, and provide
opportunities for senior scientists to interact with younger
researchers and trainees.
On
behalf of The International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD), we
are pleased to announce that we will be hosting three PDU Fellows
Courses in 2010. These courses are targeted specifically towards
graduating fellows at major academic institutions. They are sponsored
by ISPD and funded through an unrestricted educational grant from
Baxter Healthcare Corporation. Additional funding is provided by other pharmaceutical companies.
These
courses will run approximately 2.5 days beginning on a Sunday
afternoon. Course objectives will cover a wide range of topics
including, but not limited to the following:
Outcomes in PD and clinical considerations for patient selection
Kinetic modeling and prescription management
Fluid management in patients on PD
Reducing and managing infectious & non-infectious complications
Elements of success in a home dialysis program
Fundamentals of Home hemodialysis (at select programs)
Benefits of daily home hemodialysis (at select programs)
Access issues related to PD and (at select programs) home HD
Registration for PD University includes the following for second year/graduating fellows: - Meeting materials and group meals
- Two nights hotel stay at the official meeting hotel
Web. Television. Mobile. Out-of-home. Game platforms. E-Books. These
digital platforms are quickly evolving robust integrated applications
that can deliver a marketing message cohesively onto a dizzying array
of devices to ever-more targeted groups of customers. Breakthrough has become the most important gathering point for
marketers, agencies and publisher/technology partners searching out new
applications and ideas, culminating in three days of collaborative
content, networking and special events.
Summits are FREE to selected/qualifying brand marketing executives and agency
executives, including hotel room, all sessions, materials, receptions/meal
functions and recreation.
Gartner CIO Leadership Forum is an executive-only
program for exploring critical business, technology and leadership
strategies. CIOs will discover how to translate strategic direction
into actionable results, achieve the innovation required for
competitive business advantage, and lead an organization`s
transformation of its IT capabilities. Topic(s):
Business and IT Alignment, CIO and IT Leadership, IT Modernization, IT Strategic Planning, Project Management
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
Utilize advanced MR and CT imaging techniques and protocols to accurately diagnose, stage and manage diseases of the abdomen, including liver, bowel, colon and prostate.
Apply advanced CT techniques to accurately evaluate disorders of the pancreas.
Evaluate indications and implement the current methods and applications for performing cardiac CT in the clinical setting.
Evaluate indications and implement the current methods and applications for performing cardiac MR in the clinical setting.
Optimize scan parameters and employ advanced neuroimaging for brain tumors, stroke and intracranial hemorrhage for improved diagnostic feedback.
Implement current musculoskeletal MRI methods and applications for imaging the hip, elbow, and ankle.
Apply advanced techniques for improved pediatric imaging of the brain, neck, chest and abdomen.
This course is designed for practicing clinical radiologists in academics or private practice. Non-radiologist clinicians who treat neurologic, gastrointestinal, pulmonary or breast diseases may also beneft from being updated on latest imaging developments.
General radiologists must be aware of the changes and developments in all areas of radiology (both MRI and CT) including Abdominal, Thoracic, Neuroradiology, Musculoskeletal and breast Imaging, in order to maintain certifcation and maximize patient care. It is imperative that radiologists stay up-to-date on the latest imaging protocols. This program will address the most up-to-date imaging technologies in the evaluation of the brain/spine, body, breast and musculoskeletal systems, to improve diagnostic acumen and minimize additional testing. Lectures will emphasize image interpretation, diferential diagnosis and pitfalls. Several important topics that will be covered include: Dual Energy MDCT, Mammography, Imaging the Airways, MSk MRI, Imaging of Head and Neck Cancer, Imaging of Seizure Disorders, Lung Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, and evaluation of incidental radiologic fndings. The essentials presented in this program are meant to be integrated into the participants’ practices in an efort to improve their current knowledge, imaging skills and ultimately improve patient care.
Erlang Architects, Programmers, Project Managers, Software and Platform
Innovators and existing Erlang users as well as Erlang newbies and
anyone interested in Erlang are all invited to the 2nd Erlang Factory conference to be held in the San Francisco Bay Area.
At the Erlang Factory there will be over 35 talks in 6 separate
tracks. Delegates can choose which talks they want to attend and move
freely among the following tracks:
Erlang and Test-Driven Development
- this track covers test-driven development ranging from hands-on
practical industrial experience to the latest news from the research
front.
Case Studies
- in this track we get to listen to the experiences of users better
known for their association with other technologies rather than Erlang.
Cool Tools and Gadgets explores the latest tools, academic research projects and library applications for the Erlang Developers and Testers.
Erlang and the VM - in this track, we take a closer look at some of Erlang-based web frameworks and exciting Erlang-based web applications.
Erlang in the Clouds - this track will update you on exciting new developments in the Cloud.
Give me a break - this track lets you widen your horizons and delve into things non-Erlang.
Erlang University:
In addition to the conference, there will be a three day Erlang University , allowing you to learn Erlang from the experts. You can attend the following courses:
Erlang Express taught by O’Reilly Erlang Programming author Simon Thompson
Erlang OTP Express taught by Erlang Solutions’ Training Manager Henry Nystrom
QuickCheck for Erlang developers taught by John Hughes and Thomas Arts of QuviQ
Web Programming with Erlang taught by Kevin Smith from Basho Technologies
How To Engage Your Employees And Citizens By Using The Latest Web 2.0 Technologies To Drive Communication Results
Attend this conference to learn how to capture the power of social media in your organization, along with helpful tools, tips and techniques to get started, including:
Developing a social media (blogging, podcasting, wikis, Twitter, etc.) strategy to drive performance-based communications
Building senior management support for your social media programs
Integrating social media tools into your internal and external communications practices
Creating Web 2.0 policies and guidelines
Communicating more effectively and efficiently through the use of social media (blogs, podcasts, Real Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds, video podcasts, and much more)
Measuring the effectiveness of your social media strategy and determining its value within your organization
Monitoring social media for your organization, whether you are participating or not
Demonstrating the Return on Investment (ROI) of your social media program
Using social media tools within the boundaries of government restrictions and firewalls
Gaining inside knowledge of social media and why it is a crucial addition to your communication arsenal
Maximizing awareness of your agency\`s mission to the public
Learning how to easily communicate to the public through external blogs, podcasts and video podcasting
Assimilating cutting-edge communication techniques and tools presented by your peers who are already using social media
Utilizing social networking tools as sources of information that the public can use and trust
Engaging your employees and the public by connecting them to your organization\`s goals and strategic plan for the future
As Federal and State Regulatory Agencies Ramp Up Enforcement – and the Recession Drives an Increase in Securities Litigation – It’s More Critical Than Ever To Get the Tools You Need to Prevent Problems and Defend Your Client
With stepped-up enforcement and rising private litigation, it’s more likely than ever for a financial institution to be the subject of a regulatory investigation or be named as a defendant in private securities litigation. High-profile investigations, arrest, convictions and stories about sweeping crackdowns are all over the news. Not only is it more likely that your client will become a target – but as well, the area is becoming increasingly complicated as an array of regulatory agencies pile on with new regulations and new enforcement initiatives.
That’s exactly why ACI developed this event – to provide a forum where you can get cutting-edge information directly from top securities industry leaders. Information you need to assess and understand your client’s potential vulnerabilities – so you can take the appropriate steps to protect your client, and defend effectively when your client becomes the target of investigations and litigation.
Attend and get valuable, up-to-the-minute information on:
Special considerations when evaluating facts and assessing client expectations/interests in parallel proceedings
Insider trading enforcement and investigations: how has the Galleon matter changed how the SEC is investigating insider trading?
Trends and enforcement priorities of state regulators: what’s in the sightlines now – and how can counsel best manage varying state requirements?
A look at how new legislation would affect various derivatives products – and what counsel should be aware of
Finding the balance between cooperation with the regulator – and negotiating a more favorable outcome for the company
Responding to requests for information and managing investigations where regulated and unregulated entities work together in the same office
FINRA priorities in the coming year and what counsel should be looking at now to ensure compliance going forward
Build a Successful Performance Management System
Implement an effective performance management system to ensure optimal performance
Develop Measures that Align with Your Strategic Vision and Connect to Organizational Goals
Create a management system that links evaluation, planning and performance to your organization’s mission
Map Existing Activities, Outputs and Outcomes to Improve Results
Improve data collection and quality of performance across the board
Evaluate the Efficiency and Quality of Your Management Capacities
Determine strategies to measure your work and its relevance to your program
PD University for Nurses - a 1-day course open to nephrology nurses.
This continuing nursing education activity has a pending application
for 7.5 CEs by the American Nephrology Nurses` Association (ANNA), an
accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center`s
Commission on Accreditation (ANCCCOA).
The role of microRNA in regulating mammalian development and disease is now well established. miRNAs represent a novel class of targets for therapeutic and diagnostic development, currently not fully exploited by the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s Sixth Annual microRNA in Human Disease and Development meeting is specifically designed to address the role of miRNA in human development and disease, and to explore the impact of this new research for drug and diagnostic development. The meeting will cover progress in identifying human miRNA, technologies used for miRNA profiling, and the latest research in linking miRNA to human disease. Opportunities for using miRNA as diagnostic biomarkers and a novel class of targets for therapeutic development will be explored.
Topics Include:
miRNA identification and profiling approaches (microarrays, PCR, informatics, etc.)
miRNA pathways and mechanisms
miRNA role in development and disease (special focus on cancer)
The TDWI Seminar in Boston offers an in-depth look at data modeling.
Data that is organized and optimally stored in the warehouse needs
thoughtful design to fulfill business needs. Business analysts
taking TDWI Boston Seminar courses will be better prepared to work with
their technical counterparts, and developers taking these courses will
be able to ask the right questions to determine how to design and
implement the best data structures.
Following this course, the participant should be able to identify the etiologies and recognize the clinical presentations of the commonly seen disorders presented; indicate diagnostic tests available and the suggested use for making a diagnosis; implement available treatment options and appropriate long-term care when indicated. This activity is expected to result in increased confidence in making an appropriate diagnosis and providing effective treatment and referral or follow-up care with the overall goal of improving patient outcomes.
When indicated in the specific objectives, emphasis will be on current guidelines and evidence-based medicine with a focus on diagnosis, treatment and when to refer. This course was designed to inter-relate the disorders presented in an effort to help all practitioners at the level of a practicing physician integrate their medical knowledge with other providers and specialists. By doing this, it will provide them with the confidence to appropriately diagnose and refer or effectively treat their patients’ conditions to optimize their care.
Improving Customer Experience and Streamlining Costs by Blended Channel Outreach
If the key to creating a competitive advantage is the overall
customer experience, then what is your organization doing to stay
ahead? In today’s dynamic environment, organizations have to keep up
with the many channels of customer interaction: website, call center,
in-store, etc. Organizations must integrate these mediums of
communication and create a cohesive blended channel outreach and
facilitate a platform for more efficient communication to ensure a
positive customer experience.
The Customer Experience Summit will present an
opportunity to leverage and enhance the mechanisms, tools and metrics
to enhance a company’s cost effectiveness of pursuing customer centric
initiative, accomplish more with fewer resources and formulate ideas on
how to generate a higher level of revenue and customer satisfaction.
The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON) is the largest and most established community of shared services and outsourcing professionals.
We
provide the roof under which key industry experts and organizations
share their experience, knowledge and tools, and your practitioner
peers connect with other all over the world, face to face and online.
SSON
focuses on developing its members through providing training, tools,
and networking opportunities. Our staff works from international
offices in New York, London, Singapore, Sydney, Johannesburg, Berlin
and Dubai to research current trends and developments in shared
services.
SSON’s 14th Annual Shared Services Week
is the largest annual gathering of Shared Services professionals in the
world! This can’t-miss multi-tracked event is designed to provide
executives from start-ups, intermediate and mature shared services with
everything they need to know to bring shared services to the next
level. Featuring outstanding keynotes, an impressive speaker faculty,
workshops, master-classes, site-tours and the shared service excellence
awards, there is little the Shared Services Executive could want
outside of this conference.
Welcome to the Lean Six Sigma for Customer Experience Summit!
Today, when companies are focusing on retaining their existing
customers, Lean Six Sigma professionals are using a number of
techniques, such as DMAIC and DFSS, to ensure that all the processes focused on, are the ones that are most important to the customer. At LSS & Process Improvement for Customer Experience Summit you will learn how to:
Maximize the Effectiveness of VOC Methodologies to Improve Customer-Related Processes
Increase Business Value by Incorporating Customer Feedback into Newly Developed Products and Services
Improve the Performance of Critical Processes by Obtaining a Baseline Measure of Satisfaction Levels
Gain Competitive Advantage by Leveraging Feedback Data
Deploying New Platforms to Increase Warfighter Survivability and Seamless Operations
Today - the current fleet of ISR aircraft is in the highest demand for any airframe platform in history.
These aircraft are of such importance that the insufficient numbers
negatively affects every facet of the battlefield and compromises the
safety of the troops on the ground and inhibits seamless direction and
operations.
The net effect of the presently degraded ISR sensor tasking and command and control network is a reduction in both the `kill-chain,` the time it takes to find, identify, and engage a target,
and the operator workload required to accomplish the task. This has
necessitated the U.S. and NATO commanders in Afghanistan and the
current theater to look for new intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance tools to help secure territory.
Because of the urgency of this issue, Secretary
Gates has instituted a system to deliver Non-traditional means of ISR
in six months or less, most often translates to requirements,
maintenance needs, equipment concepts, and funding!
Tools, Techniques & Technologies for Adding Value & Reducing Costs
In Search of Healthcare HR Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best Run Hospitals & Medical Facilities
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Search of Healthcare HR Excellence? Join us March 22-24th for Lessons
from America’s Best Run Hospitals & Medical Facilities!
The world of healthcare HR is changing more rapidly than most
expected. This conference puts you on the forefront of the change
process with practical solutions to the challenges you are facing right
now.
Why attend:
You`ll get insights into the mechanics of using social
media for recruiting, branding, improving internal productivity and
patient satisfaction
You`ll learn how to design and implement workplace surveys guaranteed to increase employee productivity and satisfaction
How to improve quality of service through simulation based training and other technology-assisted learning programs
You`ll
see how others are becoming true HR change leaders, developing HR
change policies, abandoning obsolete and unproductive activities,
exploiting success, using piloting as a way of introducing change and
initiating continuous & organized improvement
You`ll discover how the best have implemented total rewards strategies incorporating pay-for-performance modeling
And, fundamental to all your HR planning, you`ll find out how other leaders have demonstrated the ROI of their initiatives
International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED), is a premier Design & Design Automation conference, aimed at bridging the gap between and integration of, electronic design tools and processes, integrated circuit technologies, processes & manufacturing, to achieve design quality. ISQED is the pioneer and leading conference dealing with design for manufacturability and quality issues, front to back. The conference provides a forum to present and exchange ideas and to promote the research, development, and application of design techniques & methods, design processes, and EDA design methodologies and tools that address issues which impact the quality of the realization of designs into physical integrated circuits. ISQED emphasizes a holistic approach toward design quality and intends to highlight and accelerate cooperation among the IC Design, EDA, Semiconductor Process Technology and Manufacturing communities.
Known as the most influential engineering management conference anywhere, SEPG
North America has evolved to become the premier learning and networking
event that brings together industry leading organizations who are putting CMMI,
People CMM, TSP, PSP, Agile, Six Sigma, ITIL and ISO standards, and other
process management methods together to perform at a higher level. Join the
global SEPG community in Savannah next year to learn how CMMI-based process
improvement can help you, your team, and your organization improve
performance.
SEPG North America conference, the annual gathering spot for more than 20 years
for software and systems process champions to learn about, network, and build
their skills in process improvement as a means to achieving superior
performance.
EclipseCon is the conference for anyone involved in Eclipse.
As an Eclipse user, EclipseCon is where you will learn about the latest Eclipse products as well as
picking up those valuable how-to tips from the experts and user groups. As an Eclipse
developer, EclipseCon is where you collaborate with your colleages and do that whiteboard planning for
the next generation of APIs and features. As an Eclipse company, EclipseCon is the place to talk
directly to your users and learn how to make the most compelling tools on the planet.
EclipseCon offers dozens of talks on dozens of topics, from 12-minute lightning talks introducing new topics to
three-hour tutorials that take you deep into the technology – all presented by the
Eclipse community . Four days of morning hands-on tutorials,
then technical sessions in the afternoon, followed by stimulating panel discussions.
After the food, drink, and fun of the evening receptions, come to the EclipseCon Unconference – informal gatherings
about ideas you`ve been wanting to share or things you`ve been wanting to know.
This event is your all-access pass to everything spatial. It`s the
best resource for everything about mapping and for anyone using or
noticing the ArcGIS software platform. Attend the summit and learn how
to use GIS technology to build and deploy GIS functionality wherever
it`s needed-in desktops, in mobile devices, and on the Web. Learn what
you need to deliver spatially enhanced applications and increase your
value as a developer.
Get more than 30 hours of job-critical technical training with cutting-edge content.
Gain confidence in what you do, whether it involves ArcGIS, Web mapping, or IT.
Meet with ESRI developers from across the product line.
See the latest in GIS development with in-depth demonstrations by the experts.
Hear imperative information, from best practices and lessons learned to tools and shortcuts.
Collaborate with other developers in groups of any size.
Focus on the technology, from the facts to the buzz.
Who should attend?
Are
you a mapping or spatial application developer? A software architect
interested in ArcGIS? Maybe you don`t use ESRI software currently.
Maybe you live halfway around the world from the California desert. It
doesn`t matter. You`ll benefit greatly.
With millions of dollars at stake and your most prized
technology assets on the table, you cannot afford to make the wrong
move during your next technology licensing deal negotiations
Negotiating and drafting sophisticated agreements that achieve business and technical goals
Focused on providing practical, yet sophisticated solutions to the
difficulties and complexities most often encountered during the life of
a technology license agreement, don’t miss this opportunity to learn
how senior-level counsel, licensing and business executives at - Apple,
Boeing, Cargill, Chevron, Citigroup, General Dynamics, Hitachi, IBM,
EMC, Microsoft, Nokia, Oracle, Pratt & Whitney, Rockwell Collins,
SAP, Siemens and Time – share with you how they structure
their license agreements to minimize risk while also maximizing the
value of the technology being licensed.
Vigorous enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act continues to be a priority for the US Department of Justice and the US Securities and Exchange Commission, across industries and around the globe.
At ACI’s November 2009 conference, Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, DOJ Deputy Chief Mark Mendelsohn and SEC Associate Director Cheryl Scarboro announced the following 2009 FCPA enforcement achievements:
Record number of 130 open FCPA investigations
Focus on criminal prosecution and civil enforcement of individuals
Guilty verdicts in criminal jury trials of former Congressman William Jefferson, American investor Frederic Bourke, and Patricia and Gerald Green
Landmark prosecutions of Siemens and KBR
Increased use of disgorgement of profits
Predictions regarding future enforcement trends include more investigations against companies and individuals, more industry-wide corruption probes, increased cooperation with foreign enforcement authorities, and continued use of compliance monitors.
The increase of FCPA enforcement makes prevention an even higher priority than it may have been in the past. The absence of preventative measure is almost certain to result in substantially increased penalties if an issue arises. This makes an effective anti-corruption compliance program essential for all companies. With record-setting sanctions involving well-known companies, global organizations have to reassess their own anti-corruption measures to prevent lapses that might lead to damaging and costly enforcement actions.
Over the past 20 years, the American Conference Institute has had the pleasure of welcoming the US and international Anti-Corruption community for the largest conference of its kind in the world. ACI’s National Conference on the FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT, back to New York for its 23rd iteration, is the event that corporate counsel, compliance officers, outside counsel and accountants rely on for comprehensive, insightful, and practical guidance on critical FCPA compliance issues. Benefit from the practical perspective of seasoned corporate FCPA compliance executives, get an update on enforcement and policy initiatives from top Government officials and FCPA attorneys, and learn how industry is setting up internal controls to comply in this constantly changing global legal landscape. This year’s agenda includes the latest information on:
Changes you need to make to your compliance program as a result of recent cases against companies and individuals
How government agencies evaluate voluntary disclosures
Deciding whether you`ve investigated "enough": how much is enough in trying to learn the facts?
Risks and concerns when a joint-venture partner is a governmental entity
What your system of fraud risk internal controls needs to accomplish
Assessing the risks faced by particular companies based on geographic scope, business model, business sector and other factors
Communicating with government authorities: balancing cooperation with maintaining an effective defense
Hands-On, Real-World PLC Training using Allen Bradley Equipment. We are able to take you from knowing basic electricity to uploading, downloading, troubleshooting, setting up a new PLC to writing your first program in just 3 days. How? We only teach you what you need to know, no time wasted on theory or rarely used instructions. Plus you learn the "how to" in the most safe, reliable and efficient way to reduce downtime while working with the PLC. Attendees receive extra learning material and software to continue their education.
Attend targeted tracks that provide insight into the topics that are relevant to your agency or business – today. Learn directly from government IT professionals and industry experts
and gain the knowledge, expertise and solutions to best fulfill your
mission!
The FOSE Conference includes:
• Information Management and Data Centers
• Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
• Next Generation Government: Gov 2.0 and Beyond
• Defense Innovations - Presented with: Association for Enterprise Information (AFEI)
• Breakthroughs and Best Practices
• Targeted Tutorials
Explore targeted technology areas, educational theaters, and thousands
of cutting edge products. Plus, network with a wealth of industry
experts.
The FOSE Expo is FREE for government, government contractors and military; and only $50 for others to attend.
Attend
targeted tracks to get the training and skills you need to meet the
many challenges you face as a safety, security or law enforcement
professional. Join
experienced experts ready to share their knowledge and help you advance
to the next level in your career. Engage with your peers and learn
solutions to mitigate today’s security risks.
The Conference includes:
Critical Infrastucture Planning and Protection
Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
Domestic and International Terrorism: Deterrence, Preparation and Response
Law Enforcement Case Studies and Tactics — FREE for all Law Enforcement
Targeted Tutorials including Forensics Fundamentals and Cutting Edge Hacking Techniques
Experience,
first-hand, the newest systems, tools and technologies preventing
future incidents, preparing for and responding to all hazards and
disasters, and ensuring the public safety.
The GovSec/U.S. Law Expo is FREE for government, government contractors and military; and only $50 for others to attend.
PLUS see, touch, and learn first hand abouthundreds of security products and services focused on:
DistribuTECH is the leading automation and
information technology conference and exhibition in the utility
industry; and provides the best resources, tools and networking
opportunities relating to electric utility automation and control
systems, IT, T&D engineering, power and delivery equipment, and
water utility technology.
Utility Products Conference & Expo an event you can`t afford to
miss. Brought to you by Utility Products magazine, this event will be
your resource for product knowledge. Bringing the pages of Utility
Products magazine to life with buyers and sellers of CATV, telecom,
water and power equipment together in one place for a unique product
experience.
Late phase drug development is growing at around 20% annually, exceeding the growth rate of Phase II and III Trials. In excess of $12 billion is currently being spent on Phase IIIb/IV studies as public concerns on the safety of approved drugs prevail together with the need to evaluate real world safety and effectiveness of marketed drugs. More than ever before there is the urgent need to detect, quantify and communicate patient risk with speed and efficiency.
As a result, Health Network Communications is delighted to announce the first ever strategic forum in the US addressing the major challenges in conducting strategic and compliant late stage studies.
At the conclusion of the Biennial Meeting, attendees will be able to:
Discuss cervical cancer and its precursor lesions to include the epidemiology and natural history, screening methods, management and the causal role of HPV (medical knowledge);
Discuss HPV to include the biology, epidemiology, natural history, and immune response of HPV, as well as understand the costs to society and to the individual of HPV infections (medical knowledge);
Better appreciate the usefulness and limitations of colposcopy in the management of lower genital tract disease (medical knowledge);
Tailor guidelines for cervical disease screening and management of cervical abnormalities to women in both the general population and in special circumstances using evidence derived from epidemiology and natural history studies (systems-based practice, practice-based learning, patient outcomes, medical knowledge);
Manage women with lower genital tract disease from special populations, especially adolescent, postmenopausal, and underserved women, with insight into special problems encountered including HPV-related anal disease (medical knowledge, practice-based learning, patient outcomes, systems-based practice);
Apply HPV DNA testing and relevant diagnostic tests to clinical practice in a directed and cost-effective manner (medical knowledge, practice-based learning, patient outcomes, systems-based practice);
Understand the efficacy and limitations of the HPV vaccines and be able to discuss with their colleagues and patients (medical knowledge, interpersonal communications);
Integrate into practice new insights from the latest research on diagnosis and management of lower genital tract disease (medical knowledge, practice-based learning); and,
Discuss and appropriately apply treatment options for lower genital tract disease to include cervical, vaginal, vulvar, and anal intraepithelial neoplasia, genital warts, and other vulvar and vaginal diseases (medical knowledge, practice-based learning, systems-based practice).
The Program Committee has developed an outstanding program that includes plenary and invited sessions presented by a diverse group of world-renowned physicians, scientists, counselors and leaders in their fields. The Annual March of Dimes Clinical Genetics Conference will feature the topic Microcephaly, Megalencephaly and Cortical Dysplasia, and additional educational opportunities will include two pre-conference CME Short Courses, oral platform and poster presentations of selected submitted abstracts, Special Interest Group Forums, a Joint ACMG/SIMD Plenary Session, Industry Supported Symposia, and an extensive exhibit hall featuring Exhibit Theater presentations along with products, services and resources tailored to the needs of genetics professionals.
Cutting-edge science, practical medical and clinical applications, and the latest research presented at the meeting combined with networking opportunities and the southwestern ambiance of Albuquerque, put the ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting on the list of scientific meetings you can’t miss in 2010!
The International Conference on Computers and Their Applications (CATA) provides an international forum for presentation and discussion of research on computers and their applications. The CATA-2010 will feature contributed as well as invited papers concerned with theory, practice and applications.
FDA Boot Camp – New York has been designed to give products or patent litigators, as well as patent prosecutors and life sciences investment and securities experts, a strong working knowledge of core FDA regulatory competencies, including the nuances of the one of the most comprehensive revisions of FDA law in decades, the FDA Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA).
ACI’s National Advanced Forum on Professional Liability Insurance will provide you with the most up-to-date information and analysis on complex professional liability concerns facing all industries.
Topics will include:
How the current credit crisis is shaping the practice and liability
Defending against common policy exclusions
Successfully negotiating E&O policy terms to maximize coverage for high-risk events
The risks facing the private equity, venture capital and hedge fund industry
Handling settlements and attaining favorable numbers for your client
In a new era of heightened scrutiny, there is one place where you can learn how to reduce the risk of massive fines, litigation costs, misconduct charges, guilty pleas, negative publicity and more. Back in its 10th national installment, Fraud & Abuse in the Sale and Marketing of Drugs will provide you with the most-up-to-date insights into how to reshape your compliance programs to reflect changes in enforcement priorities while also developing corporate policies that will protect against future fraud claims.
Never before have pharmaceutical companies been so pressured by issues arising simultaneously on the state, national and international level. At this uniquely trying time, day-to-day activities can become the focus of inquiries by members of Congress, investigations by federal and/or state prosecutors, and whistleblower claims. In addition, companies must keep track of legislative initiatives seeking broader industry disclosures and comply with new reporting requirements.
As such, companies must now focus on revising internal practices to meet the new standards that have been set, taking extra precautions to ensure that they are minimizing the risk of being accused of engaging in activities that constitute off label promotion or violate the False Claims Act or the FCPA.
Featuring a faculty comprised of the most expert in-house and outside counsel speakers in the industry, this conference will provide you with a sophisticated and comprehensive understanding of the most difficult and costly issues facing companies today, along with practical strategies for tackling these challenges.
A recurring highlight of this event is the government enforcement panel where you will hear straight from government enforcers about the most current enforcement priorities, triggers, and targets.
Managing changing market conditions is never easy, but turmoil also
presents unique opportunities to acquire previously unobtainable
targets. However, acquirers must understand today’s credit limitations,
new competition and investment legislation, increasing shareholder
activism and M&A litigation issues.
That is why IQPC is presenting International Mergers & Acquisitions taking place March 24 - 25, 2010,
this event will explore how to identify and assess strategic targets,
evaluate investment opportunities, navigate today’s deal hurdles and
successfully integrate an acquired business to deliver real results and
real value.
In this volatile environment lies great opportunity, you will learn about:
Which countries and sectors offer the greatest opportunities for M&A
Private equity market changes
Innovative financing options for M&A
Acquiring companies in distress in the U.S., Canada and abroad
The Exciting New Opportunities in Canadian M&A
Taking Advantage of the Latest Chinese M&A Activity
The rise in shareholder democracy and “say on pay” provisions
You`ve never seen a training camp like this! Photoshop World is the
ONLY Photoshop and digital photography conference designed to put you
at the top of your game with fast and furious classes from the world`s
leading experts. Photoshop World is where Photoshop users go to learn
hard and play even harder! Get the Latest PSW News and Free NAPP .
Where can you get a first look at tomorrow`s, mind-blowing Photoshop technology? At the Photoshop World Expo!
Browse the latest hardware, software, cameras, printers, and more
from the biggest names in the business for three innovation-filled
days. The Expo Exhibit Hall is where you`ll get face-to-face with the
industry`s leading developers to check out all of the latest plug-ins,
digital cameras, scanners, printers, peripherals, imaging software,
hardware, storage devices, and transport cases.
Along with all the gadgets, goodies, and eye-candy, there are also
bonus classes and workshops held in the Tech Expo theatres that add a
fantastic educational bonus to your Expo experience!
<p><b>Conference Sessions Will Include:</b></p><br>
<ul><li>Strategic Asset Allocation Lessons Learned Over the Past Two Years</li><li>Charting the Road to Recovery and Managing Expectations</li><li>The New Role of Alternative Assets in a Challenging Economic Environment</li><li>The Role of Hedge Funds Going Forward</li><li>The Role of SRI and Green Investments</li><li>Foundations & Endowments Re-Evaluating their Appetite for Risk</li><li>Implementing Liquidity Policies to Hit Benchmarks</li><li>Examining Outsourcing and the Co-Fiduciary Model</li></ul>
<br><p><b>Attend and network with:</b></p><br>
<ul><li>Chief Investment Officers</li><li>Directors of Investments</li><li>Heads of Private Equity</li><li>Hedge Fund Managers</li><li>Directors at Family Offices</li><li>Finance Directors</li><li>Heads of Alternative Investments</li><li>Directors of Fixed Income/Equity</li></ul>
Enhancing your Returns through Strategic Investments in Life
Settlements, Longevity-Linked Assets, Synthetics & Life Settlement
Securitizations
2010 looks to be
eventful for the life settlements market, with product structure
innovations and investment strategies continuing alongside new regulatory pressures, shifting investment dynamics, and increasingly problematic PR.
With over 70% of speakers new for 2010, the 3rd
Life Settlements & Longevity Summit will deliver perspectives and
keynotes from fund managers and investors that you won’t find anywhere
else.
Discussions at the 3rd Life Settlements & Longevity Summit include:
Multi-strategy hedge fund perspectives on accessing the longevity asset class
Transitioning to the tertiary market: Implications for investors, brokers and providers
Browndorf PEM workshop on engineering “fusion” life settlement hybrid products
Accessing the expanding Islamic finance market through Shari’ah-compliant longevity investments
Responding to the twin imperatives of privacy and transparency
Overcoming the challenge of negative PR
Investment best practices for pension funds and institutional investors
arcplanet will provide you with beneficial
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The Forum conference theme, "Vision
and Value in Education Abroad” takes up the central importance of
creating and maintaining a compelling vision for education aboad while
communicating its value. The conference will focus on articulating the
vital nature of education abroad and the many benefits that it brings
to students, organizations, institutions, communities and societies.
This theme is especially important as we address the challenges brought
on by the current global economic crisis, when both the vision and the
value of education abroad may be called into question.
The conference will address how vision and value
shape education abroad in all its contexts. “Vision” encompasses the
mission, goals, curriculum, program designs and models, and how
students, parents, faculty, administrators and education abroad
professionals think about and describe education abroad. Vision refers
to the act of imagination that leads to the creation of education
abroad programs, often involving collaborations between faculty,
program providers, sending and host institutions. Our vision of
education abroad has evolved over time: programs have responded to
developments in technology, communications, travel, economics, politics
and culture, and the way that we describe our programs and their
importance has also changed. A student’s vision is shaped and re-shaped
before, during and after the education abroad experience, and program
providers and home and host institutions envision education abroad in a
wide variety of ways that shape student learning. “Value” refers to the meaning that education abroad has for students,
faculty, institutions, communities and societies. Knowledge of other
cultures and societies, disciplinary learning, intercultural skills,
language skills, personal growth and development, and career
enhancement are but some of the associated values that education abroad
has for students. A characteristic of the value of education abroad is
the way in which it can foster a variety of outcomes, which require
multiple modes of assessment. For organizations and institutions,
assessing and articulating the value of education abroad is a central
challenge, especially during a period when there are questions raised
about the price and cost of higher education.
This two-and-a-half day continuing medical education symposium has been
designed to impact patient care worldwide by fulfilling the educational
need gaps of the physician attendees, incorporating multiple desired
physician attributes. The needs of the attendees are assessed through
an extensive review process of previous course evaluations. The
forthcoming program will represent a worldwide overview of hybrid
approaches to important issues facing practicing physicians who are
involved with the care and treatment of patients with cardiovascular
diseases.
TARGET AUDIENCE
The symposium is designed for
anesthesiologists, cardiac surgeons, cardiologists, family practice
physicians, internists, vascular surgeons, residents, nurse
practicioners, physician assistants, cardiac nurses, and other
healthcare professionals involved in the care and treatment of patients
with cardiovascular diseases.
ACI’s Reducing Legal Costs has been uniquely tailored to provide in-house counsel and legal sourcing managers, as well as private practice attorneys and law firm marketing/business development specialists to work with their clients to reduce costs.
This essential cross-industry benchmarking forum gathers together more
than 30 senior corporate counsel and legal sourcing managers
responsible for cost-reduction success stories, as well as leaders from
law firms who are pioneers in the alternative fee world, to guide those in attendance on the complexities of keeping legal department costs in check.
Now in its third installment, this event also offers unique networking
opportunities with senior practitioners in the field, including in-house counsel across a wide spectrum of companies and industries.
Now in our 11th year, Electronic House Expo is again proud to bring custom electronics integrators what you need most.
There`s no question that you`ve had to change the way you`ve done business over the last couple years, so why wouldn`t we do the same? We dug down to the core of EHX and took its best parts and added so much more: more information, more flexibility, more on the Expo Floor, more growth.
New Ideas to Get Your Business Going
Credible Growth Strategies from CE Pro and CEDIA
Confidence and Know-How to Succeed in New Markets
Tactics and Insight from Integrators Presenting First-Hand Success and Failures
Personal Solutions in One-On-One Q&A Time with Integrators who have Succeeded
The Greatest Return for Your Time from Our Idea-Packed Expo Floor
Tools You Need to Take Action including Market Overviews, Business Strategies, Lessons from Integrators, and CE Pro Experience and Insight
Future of Television is a 2-day executive conference, unlike
any other, that brings together key decision-makers from
cable and broadcast networks, cable and satellite operators,
high-tech, online video creators and distributors, production companies
and advertising to focus on the future of television and
online video.
This three half-day course reviews the
changing concepts in the care of the mature woman.
A series of case-based lectures includes the latest knowledge about the
unique aspects of medical care for the menopausal woman. The emphasis
is on the integration of metabolic, hormonal, and neuropsychologic
aspects of aging. There will be opportunities for discussion with the
audience about these issues and to address specific problems. The
faculty includes thought leaders in the various fields of menopausal
medicine. The conference will take place at the Harbor Beach Marriott
Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A special room rate of $229 has been extended
to Mayo Clinic participants.
North Eastern Paranormal Investigations is proud to announce Phenomenology 102!
This time we are bringing you almost twice as many guests! Event spans FOUR days this time around. March 25th-28th, 2010, and includes a reception meet and greet with the celebrities, all day lectures, and paranormal vendors on Friday and Saturday.
If you missed the first event, DON`T MISS YOUR SECOND CHANCE!
Check back often for updates on investigations, added guests, and more!
The internationally renowned speakers at the 2010 conference will present their latest findings on the assessment and remediation of cognitive and behavioral impairments in pre-school and school-aged children. The speakers will (a) emphasize practical tools that clinicians and educators can use to provide comprehensive assessments and remediation strategies for children with neurocognitive deficits; and (b) highlight the role that Edith’s work played in their particular line of research. This year’s conference will also feature a pre-conference workshop on a new set of assessment tools – the Advanced Clinical Solutions for the WAIS-IV and WMS-IV – which provides new subtests, demographic-corrected norms, and effort measures designed for patients between the ages of 16 and 89. Thus, the preconference workshop on Thursday evening will be in the area of adolescent and adult neuropsychology, and the main conference from Friday to Sunday will be in the area of child neuropsychology. The program is intended for neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists, school psychologists, speech therapists, learning specialists, educators, psychiatrists, neurologists, and other interested health professionals.
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Imminent changes in the biosafety and biosecurity world are driving new plans for more standardized, safer, and higher-security solutions for human and animal pathogen research, vaccine development, and clinical environments. This involves decision-making on technical options, cost models, maintainability issues, construction quality assurance, operating risks, and the outlook for research futures.
At this conference you’ll get details from international industry leaders at the CDC, US Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Univ. of Pittsburgh/Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Dept. of Foreign Affairs-Canada, Pirbright Institute for Animal Health UK, Colorado State University and others on what the new objectives and standards for capacity, safety, security, and cost-controls are, and how to successfully achieve them in designing, constructing, and operating your biocontainment facilities.
Make sure your institution is represented at this conference to stay on top of the new standards, policies, and procedures for the construction and safe operation of biocontainment facilities.
Join colleagues for the ACG/FGS Spring Symposium in beautiful Key
West, Florida. This laid back town is a great location to combine
education and a little R&R. Your mornings will be filled learning
about the latest clinical updates and what is on the horizon that may
impact your practice. Nationally recognized experts will discuss such
topics as esophageal disorders, IBD, management of antiplatelets and
anticoagulants, endoscopic therapy for pancreaticobiliary diseases, new
best strategies for colon cancer screening, new endoscopic techniques
in GI, understanding the value of abdominal imaging in the diagnosis of
patients with GI ailments and more.
Daily sessions wrap up by 1:00 pm giving you the opportunity to explore Key West or just relax on the beach.
MalicJewels Jewelry & Gift Show is your one-stop
shop to virtually every type of jewelry imaginable. Exhibitors from all
around the world bring their beautiful and unique merchandise for you
to ‘See, Touch and Feel’. Purchasing jewelry is a tactile experience,
best done in person … not through mail order or the internet. Our shows
offer you the opportunity to see numerous Exhibitors with thousands of
pieces all at one time.
The gem, jewelry and mineral shows are
Retail Only environments, however, Exhibitors and patrons are welcome
to conduct wholesale/trade transactions, while complying with the rules
and regulations for the state they are doing business in.
With
shows in over twenty cities across the country, we are sure you will
find a location near you to enjoy a truly awesome experience. Our staff
are available to assist you every way possible to ensure you have a
positive encounter.
In addition to a huge variety of Exhibitors,
you will enjoy concessions and a lounge. If you have children that are
restless, feel free to bring them to our children’s activity area where
they can color, string beads or watch a video [parental supervision
required].
This educational activity is designed for medical oncologists,
gastroenterologists, pathologists, radiologists, and other physicians
and healthcare professionals in active clinical practice who are
interested and/or involved in the care of patients with GI cancers.
Objectives
After attending this educational activity, participants should be able to:
Describe recent advances in our understanding of the biology of common GI tumors
Discuss the current and future role of biologic and targeted therapies in managing GI cancers
Review the use of biomarkers in GI malignancies and their applicability to prognosis and treatment
Compare and contrast the various approaches to adjuvant therapy for pancreatic cancer patients following tumor resection
Comment on whether targeted agents have truly altered outcomes for patients with advanced HCC
Explain efforts to raise the current standard of care for patients with resected carcinomas of the gastroesophageal junction
Summarize the roles of surgical resection and systemic chemotherapy in managing patients with recurrent GIST
Review common adverse events of GI cancer treatments and devise appropriate approaches to their management
Integrate conventional and emerging therapeutic options into a higher level of patient care
Dental Reviews is a unique multifaceted
selection of topics integrating medicine and dentistry. Presentations
made by Mayo Clinic faculty along with distinguished visiting faculty
will provide contemporary information and a comprehensive overview on
medical and dental topics of interest to dental staff members.
Brain injury patients will be treated by a variety of health care professionals (physicians, nurses, therapists, etc.) from the time of initial trauma and throughout the rehabilitation process. While comprehensive, multidisciplinary rehabilitation treatment provided by a diverse team of experienced professionals has proven effective in treating brain injury patients; coordination between the various health care providers is often not as integrated as necessary. Team members may not fully understand each other’s role in the rehabilitation process causing communication breakdowns. More than ever, there is a need to share current research, outcomes, and perspectives across medical specialties to continue the quest for quality brain injury treatment and rehabilitation.
The 5th Annual Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference is designed to provide a clear understanding of the need for multidisciplinary strategies in the management of patients with brain injuries. A renowned faculty of interdisciplinary specialists from nationally recognized rehabilitation centers will present the latest in research and outcomes from a variety of medical perspectives. Topics will focus on interventions and management for medical and physical rehabilitation, as well as cognitive, emotional, and social challenges common to brain injury. In addition, a keynote presentation by Lee Woodruff, wife of combat-injured journalist Bob Woodruff, will offer insight into the effects of brain injury and the rehabilitation process on family and social dynamics.
Get up close and personal with improvements and products that can fill your home with good energy. A visit to the Good Energy House will put you in touch with ways to shrink your energy costs and your carbon footprint. From energy-saving lighting to solar power, you`ll find features that can help you live better.
New medications and treatments in hepatology are constantly being tested in clinical trials and are now being rapidly approved by the FDA with entry into the therapy market. At this conference we will be reviewing those new medications and therapies that are available, or will soon be available, and discussing their comparative values. The results of trials using new drugs to treat chronic viral hepatitis B and C, non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases, hepatocellular carcinoma and complications of end-stage liver disease will be reviewed in detail.
New Treatments in Chronic Liver Disease is a comprehensive yet concise program for updating physicians on these and other commonly encountered problems in the treatment of liver diseases.
This is the adventure of a lifetime. An opportunity to do something you`ve never done before. This is your big chance to get out there and see the world. With world-class service, a Royal Caribbean vacation promises to be an experience like no other.
Care of the adult patient in primary care setting.
Stay current on the latest developments on co-morbid conditions and their reciprocal causes and effects, and improve patient care management. Focus on the whole patient rather than treating individual symptoms while improving patient care management. The goal is to focus on the whole patient rather than treating individual symptoms.
We will look at the relationship of obesity and cardiovascular risk factors
Discuss Risk factors and ideal goals.
Discuss the current recommendations for Diabetes Management
Discuss Strategies for Controlling the Metabolic Syndrome
7-Night Southern Caribbean Cruise Conference from Ft. Lauderdale, FL
AMERICAN LAW & JUDICIAL PROCESS
MEDICAL ETHICS & BIOETHICS 1. Bioethics, Professionalism, and Communication 2. Fetal Interests, Abortion and Stem Cell Research 3. End of Life Decisions, Aid in Dying & Assisted Suicide
REGULATION OF MEDICAL PRACTICE 1. HIPAA, EMTALA, and Other Federal Mandates 2. Licensing, Credentialing, Privileging and Impairment Issues 3. Fraud and Abuse AND Criminal Negligence
LAW OF HOSPITALS, NURSES AND MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS 1. Hospital and Nursing Liability 2. Liability of MCOs
MEDICAL LIABILITY & MALPRACTICE MOCK TRIAL 1. Medical Negligence: Causes, Prevention and Defenses 2. Medical Records and Spoliation of Evidence 3. Capacity, Competency, Informed Consent and Informed Refusal 4. Expert Medical Testimony 5. MOCK TRIAL: Liability in Selected Specialties
14 CLE Credits have been applied for with the Florida Bar Association
Mock Trial in Medical Malpractice
The Medical Malpractice Mock Trial is a superb method for educating physicians and nurses about the legal system and prepare them to confront trial proceedings with more objectivity and less fear of the judicial process. Mock trials are staged in Law schools to teach Law students and Attorneys about trial procedure and technique. Mock trials are also effective methods of educating physicians about medical malpractice lawsuits. This medical malpractice trial comprises: 1. A Trial Judge; 2. Plaintiff and defense medical malpractice attorneys; 3. Case presentation; 4. Examination of expert medical witnesses for both sides; and 5. A jury. The mock trial presents to physician attendees different sides of the issue in a legal setting. Presenting both the medical evidence and the final outcome of the lawsuit points out how important the decisions doctors make are, and the ramifications they can have. Following the mock trial, the attendee physicians spend time talking about what they would have done differently during a panel session.
Objectives of the Mock Trial
1. Identify major professional liability risks presented in the mock trial case study. 2. Learn the correlating risk management practices and strategies for minimizing or avoiding those risks in everyday professional practice. 3. Learn the major components of a medical malpractice trial, including the concepts of standard of care and negligence. 4. Participate as the jury in deliberating about the verdict in an obstetrical case which involves injury to the newborn. 5. Learn what actions a defendant-physician can take during litigation to increase the chances of a successful outcome. 6. Become familiar with what acts or omissions of the defendant-physician a plaintiff attorney looks for in a case in order to demonstrate negligence and liability on the part of the defendant-physician. 7. Become familiar with what acts or omissions of the defendant-physician a defense attorney looks for in a case in order to defend against charges of negligence and liability on the part of the defendant-physician. 8. Understand the roles of the defense and plaintiff expert witnesses in medical malpractice litigation. 9. Understand the role of the judge in a medical malpractice trial. The mock trial benefits also include an improvement in writing more complete notes in the medical records, as some day those notes may be projected onto a courtroom big screen.
The intent of this inaugural conference series is to join the medical experts and the technology experts in an effort to develop collaboration. This conference will focus on Personalized medicine from biomarks,DNA sequencing to electronic medical records.
North America`s premier conference for the cement industry, attracting management and technical personnel from cement manufacturing plants and corporate offices from North, Central and South America, Europe and Asia. Includes three days of technical meetings and presentations, three afternoons of exhibits, four evenings of hospitality suites and a plant tour.
Presented by Continuing Education Company for the past 18 years, our
Primary Care Conference Series is designed to update primary care
clinicians in rapidly changing therapeutic areas. The emphasis is on
practical and useful information for clinical practice. This year,
the 4th Annual Primary Care Spring Conference is being held for the
third time at the beautiful Hammock Beach Resort, one of Florida`s
newest premier oceanfront property. A $200 million destination resort,
the resort is situated on 2.4 miles of pristine beach frontage just
south of St. Augustine, America`s oldest city.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
As a result of this conference, participants will be able to:
Discuss the clinical presentation of the common disorders seen in the primary care.
Identify the role of the family physician in the management of these common problems.
Utilize
current advances in the diagnosis and treatment of these common
problems, using whenever possible, and evidence-based approach.
Interact and question nationally acclaimed speakers on a variety of common clinical scenarios from medical practice.
Session 1: March 29 - April 2, 2010
Session 2: April 5 - 9, 2010
This comprehensive course in head and neck imaging is intended to give radiologists an in depth exposure to head and neck anatomy, diagnoses, and differential diagnoses. The sessions include didactic lectures covering all vital anatomic areas of the head and neck, such as special sessions on the temporal bone, skull base, squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract, orbit, the sinonasal region, and pediatric head and neck issues, and interactive case reviews covering unknown head and neck cases correlating with the morning sessions. This time is designed to interactively present the participant with hundreds of individual case examples of head and neck lesions.
At the conclusion of the conference, the participant will be able to:
Understand relevant head and neck anatomy issues.
Provide information on current imaging techniques and choosing the most appropriate studies for imaging the head and neck.
Discuss differential diagnoses of the head and neck based on space specific anatomic issues.
Didactic Sessions, and afternoon interactive case conferences, March 29-April 2, 2010 (course will end at noon on the 2nd.)
Over the course of three days, teams will work together to coordinate and test their readiness to respond to a crisis.
Day 1
Laying the groundwork: This is a chance for all of your team participants to come up-to-speed on the basics of emergency response from a planning, safety, communications, and student-focused perspective.
Day 2
Interactive simulation: The professionally-developed simulation will allow your team members to test different aspects of their response strategies. This all-day simulation, led by expert faculty, will guide your team through several intense decision-making points that will require a cross-campus coordination and perspective.
Day 3
Debrief: The in-depth debrief will focus on ways to improve your crisis response, once your team returns to campus, including re-examining your emergency response and communication plans.
High-performance exists at the intersection of leadership,
communication, management and results. For an organization to achieve
its goals, leaders must motivate, inspire and harness the talents of
its most valuable resource – people. There are innate and intangible
qualities that define leadership, but to achieve excellence, a leader
must constantly develop and evolve. The path to excellence challenges
an individual to develop new skills and methods to inspire a diverse
and ever-changing workforce.
A 21st century leader must move beyond management and utilize innovation for organizational success.
Three courses encompass this training:
Course One: Refining Interpersonal Communication for Management Excellence
Course Two: Engaging Employees for Greater Workforce Productivity and Success
Course Three: Using Innovation and Creativity to Drive Organizational Performance
Following this course, the participant should be able to implement practical & cost effective methods available in making a preliminary diagnosis; employ effective history and physical exam techniques; differentiate when they should treat certain disorders versus when to refer for specialist care. This activity is expected to result in increased confidence in making an appropriate diagnosis and providing effective treatment and referral or follow-up care with the overall goal of improving patient outcomes.
The emphasis will be on current guidelines and evidence-based medicine, as indicated within each topic’s specific objectives, with a focus on diagnosis, treatment and when to refer. Since the specialty of Neurology is one that demands great clinical acumen, this course was designed as a review and update for all practitioners at the level of a practicing physician in an effort to improve their skills in making appropriate clinical decisions and diagnoses without excessive testing.
The broad scope of the primary care physician’s practice incorporates management of acute, undiagnosed illness and complex, multisystem disease, as well as the provision of extensive preventive care and general health promotion. Primary care physicians are most often the first medical practitioner contacted by a patient. Therefore, the daily clinical challenges require a distinct approach and special skills in eliciting concerns, focusing key issues, negotiating plans, and helping solve problems; as well as collaborating actively with referral specialists and coordinating the care given by varied organizations. All this is firmly based in the context of a patient-physician relationship built on mutual trust and knowledge.
With this in mind, this CME conference will educate and promote im¬proved patient outcomes in a broad range of therapeutic areas commonly encountered in the busy primary care practice. In addition to an overview of the history and current science of a variety of specialty areas, content will be presented in a very practical, patient-focused manner relevant to the specific primary care setting and challenges.
The NA Standards Spring 2010 meetings will take place on March 29 through April 1 in the cities of San Jose and Santa Clara, California. This meeting set will host nine committees and over 60 task forces engaged in various standardization activities including:
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The first Web 2.0 innovations helped us make new connections on a
global scale. The rise of location-aware tools, linked with the growing
ubiquity of real-time, social, and mobile, is swinging the pendulum
back to the human and local scale.
Location has permeated our collective wisdom, informing our online
and in-person experiences, our business models, and our ability to
change the world. Location information is a force for both opportunity
and disruption, ready to explode our assumptions about the limits of
the internet operating system.
The dramatic increase in the number of products, companies, and
people affected by the expansion of location technologies has shaped
the 2010 edition of Where 2.0 into three distinct, simultaneous tracks:
Mapping for Everyone
Advanced consumers now expect location to be a requisite feature, helping us to make more informed choices, from a new home purchase
to following our favorite food cart. Some ignore location at their
peril, but savvy companies are already leveraging location information
to engage customers via new mapping data , augmented reality , and relevant data layers . Even Wall Street has started integrating geodata into its business intelligence applications .
Mobile Innovations
It`s
not just consumers who have taken to the increased access to
information on their hand-held devices. Businesses, institutions, and
organizations are all becoming significant players in the mobile arena
along all points of the global-local axis, building multiplatform services on the cheap . Smartphones and other devices equipped with mapping apps are forcing stand-alone navigational devices—and their business model— into obsolescence .
Meanwhile, corporate behemoths are taking the "location is everywhere"
mantra to new heights. Apple, with its recent geo acquisitions and
overtures to Microsoft, is positioned to compete head-on with Google for location domination.
Local and Marketing Opportunities and Models
Mass
consumer adoption of mapping and location-aware technologies has
inspired restaurants and Main Street merchants to use tools like foursquare and Yelp to drive new traffic. Are local search and advertising tools really making money, even in this down economy?
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MalicJewels Jewelry & Gift Show is your one-stop
shop to virtually every type of jewelry imaginable. Exhibitors from all
around the world bring their beautiful and unique merchandise for you
to ‘See, Touch and Feel’. Purchasing jewelry is a tactile experience,
best done in person … not through mail order or the internet. Our shows
offer you the opportunity to see numerous Exhibitors with thousands of
pieces all at one time.
The gem, jewelry and mineral shows are
Retail Only environments, however, Exhibitors and patrons are welcome
to conduct wholesale/trade transactions, while complying with the rules
and regulations for the state they are doing business in.
With
shows in over twenty cities across the country, we are sure you will
find a location near you to enjoy a truly awesome experience. Our staff
are available to assist you every way possible to ensure you have a
positive encounter.
In addition to a huge variety of Exhibitors,
you will enjoy concessions and a lounge. If you have children that are
restless, feel free to bring them to our children’s activity area where
they can color, string beads or watch a video [parental supervision
required].
The purpose of this CME activity is to review the diagnosis and management of medical conditions encountered in the clinical practice.
Preliminary Topics for Activity:
1. Introduction to Evidence Based Medicine (Williams) 2. Contemporary evaluation of the infertile couple (Verkauf) 3. Recent Controversies in Contraception (Williams) 4. Assisted Reproductive Technologies: State of the A.R.T. (Verkauf) 5. Are all Birth Control Pills the Same (Williams) 6. Work, Women, Fertility and Family (Verkauf) 7. Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (Williams) 8. Leiomyomata Uteri (Verkauf) 9. Menopause (2 hours, Williams) 10. Understanding PCOS (Verkauf) 11. Cervical Cancer Screening (Williams) 12. Aging, Androgens, Sexuality and Stuff (Verkauf) 13. ICDs, CPTs, RVUs, Health Insurance and you (Williams)
This course is designed to provide review of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. The course is composed of didactic lectures and interactive case review sessions. The presentations and comprehensive course syllabus are organized into three categories: 1) Vascular Diagnosis, 2) Vascular Interventions, and 3) Non-Vascular Interventions. The presentations will cover patient selection, procedural techniques, anticipated outcomes, potential complications, and post-procedure patient management. The interactive Case Review Sessions will allow course participants to review and assess their skills on illustrative cases.
Changing patterns of medical practice are
placing greater emphasis on ambulatory medicine and primary care
practice, including office-based preventive medicine, reduction of
cardiovascular risk factors, issues in women`s health, management of
chronic disease, application of behavioral medicine skills to
ambulatory medical patients and the rational use of diagnostic tests
and new medications.
Designed for practicing internists, family practitioners,
gynecologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and all other
health professionals interested in providing high quality primary care,
this course will provide opportunities to enhance competence and
improve performance. The course will focus on the skills and strategies
needed in day-to-day office practice. The course will feature in-depth
discussion of challenging cases in preventive medicine, a broad
selection of chronic illnesses, women’s health, and clinical ethics.
This year’s course will also feature a comprehensive mini-course in
management of musculoskeletal complaints and sports injuries.
An audience response system will facilitate discussion of challenging
clinical cases. A complete course syllabus will be provided for all
participants. The course is presented by the UCSF Division of General
Internal Medicine of the Department of Medicine and is sponsored by the
Office of Continuing Medical Education, University of California, San
Francisco.
Following this course, the participant should be able to formulate an appropriate differential diagnosis of the various presenting disorders; apply proper life-stabilizing measures as well as identify the life-threatening emergencies as requiring urgent treatment and /or hospital admission; organize an approach to diagnosis and test ordering and develop a treatment plan based on current evidence as well as providing cost-effective outcomes. This activity is expected to result in increased confidence in making an appropriate diagnosis and providing effective treatment and referral or follow-up care with the overall goal of improving patient outcomes.
The emphasis will be on current guidelines and evidence-based medicine, as indicated within each topic’s specific objectives, with a focus on diagnosis, treatment and when to refer. There is a need to update knowledge in the field of Pediatric Emergency Medicine since it affects not only those in EM but even those practicing in clinical settings such as FP, GP and Pediatricians; therefore, this course was designed as a review and update for all practitioners at the level of a practicing physician.
The continued improvements in our ability to synthesize and fabricate nanostructures over the past decades have fueled tremendous growth in the area of nanoscience and nanoengineering. A variety of well developed ‘top-down’ and ‘bottom-up/self-assembly’ techniques are now available to the researcher to create a wide range of nanoscale materials, with often unique and technologically appealing properties. In many cases, practical applications of nanostructures require the ability to pattern nanoscale electrical contacts and interconnects. Low resistance Ohmic contacts and low RC interconnect delay, for example, are essential for optimum performance of traditional (Si based) nanocircuits. Similar requirements hold true for optoelectronics, energy scavenging, or chem/bio sensor devices based on emerging nanomaterials, such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, and nanowires. Schottky or rectifying contacts form the basis for a range of rf detector/mixer and high current rectifier devices. As device dimensions shrink below 45 nm, and as new materials with novel composition and geometry are explored for `next generation` s applications, the underlying physics of contact and interconnect formation and carrier transport needs to be re-examined. Single wall carbon nanotubes, for example, have a quasi-one-dimensional density of states and a relatively inert surface which results in less Fermi level pinning and a strong dependence of the contact barrier height on the metal workfunction. In addition, to assess the new properties of nanocontacts, a detailed experimental determination of structural and electronic properties of these interfaces is needed, which is often complicated by the buried nature of these interfaces. This workshop will address both theoretical and experimental approaches to understanding formation, carrier transport, reliability, and applications of metal/semiconductor nanocontacts and nanointerconnects.
Specific topics include: contact formation and transport at metal contacts to nanotubes, nanowires, graphene, quantum dots, and other nanomaterials; microstructure and morphology of nanointerfaces; reliability and stability of nanointerconnects and nanocontacts; applications of interconnects and nanocontacts in electronics, photonics, sensors, and energy scavenging; novel and established characterization methods applied to nanocontacts; theory and modeling of contact formation and transport at nanointerfaces; integration issues for practical interconnect and contact/metallization schemes for large arrays of nanostructures.
The theme of the IEEE Systems Conference is Engineering Complex Integrated Systems and Systems-of-systems Implications for Systems Engineering, Systems Integration, and Systems Thinking.
Join top experts from from government agencies, universities, laboratories, and commercial organizations-Share your latest discoveries, build visibility for your work, and get immediate face to-face feedback from recognized leaders in the field.
Papers will be accepted in these areas
Sensing Systems and Platforms IR, Radar, Passive Millimeter-wave, and Terahertz Imaging
Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE)
Cyber Sensing
NEW - Energy Harvesting
Biometric
Laser Sensors and Systems
Nanosensors
Biomimetics
Unmanned, Robotic, and Layered Systems * Displays * Space Technologies and Operations * Sensing and Systems including Fiber Optics
Sensor and Data Analysis Image and Data Processing * Visual Analytics Situation Management * Information Systems and Networks
How To Enhance Transparency And Accountability To Deliver Program Results
Attend this conference to learn how to build a high-performing program to ensure innovative, efficient government, including:
Understanding the inner-workings and best methods for your performance measurement initiatives
Transforming your day-to-day operations to make them more citizen-centered and results-oriented
Cascading measurement processes down throughout all levels of your agency to ensure everyday, bottom-line management
Adopting current performance measurement practices to the new Administration`s Performance Framework
Using social media and Web 2.0 tools for program management Allocating and justifying budget funds by developing mission-aligned business cases
Integrating performance-based budgeting into your organization
Providing transparency and accountability to citizens
Linking reward and recognition programs with organizational performance measures to ensure agency-wide ownership
Fostering mission-focused employee behavior and culture to support the measurement framework
Analyzing, integrating, and evaluating the effects of using performance measures for budgeting, management, and reporting
Presenting performance information to citizens in compelling, useful ways
Improving your quality of work and client satisfaction through performance measures
Utilizing the balanced scorecard to streamline your measurement process
Establishing the keys to a successful performance measurement program - leadership, cooperation between the branches of government, communication across government, and training
Aligning employees and business processes to strategic goals and objectives
Integrating elements of strategy, budget and performance management into one centrally-managed system
Driving change in your organization culture to focus on performance
Adoption of Cloud Computing is accelerating. But what can the Cloud do for your business (CRM,SaaS)?
Cloudforce 2 is your opportunity to meet the salesforce.com
executive team, to network with customers and partners to learn how
they are using Cloud Computing to deliver the business applications
that they need in record time, with breakthrough results.
You`ll also hear more about the future of social-applications and
enterprise collaboration. Come and see our latest innovation,
Salesforce Chatter, and learn why analysts are calling this "Facebook
for the Enterprise".
Is salesforce.com the right technology partner for your business?
How is cloud computing changing the way people think about and pay for business applications?
What areas of your business can benefit from the cloud now?
How are others getting started, what issues are they facing, where are they finding success?
How can you get more value out of your salesforce.com relationship?
How do we shift the skillset and mindset in our business to move to the cloud?
The 2010 MRS (Materials Research Society) Spring Meeting will feature 42 technical symposia
in four topical clusters, an international exhibit highlighting
products and services of interest to the materials community, and much
more.
The scientific sessions will include many new and developing areas of materials research as well as some well-established and popular topics:
Functional Materials includes symposia
with focus on electronic materials and devices, plasmonics, sensing,
semiconductor processing, superconductors and perovskites. Nanomaterials
contains the production and characterization of oxides, nanowires,
particles, sheets, and tubes, along with their applications in
photovoltaic, optical, or electronic devices. Energy Materials
is diverse in symposia dealing with energy production in nuclear
materials, thermoelectrics, fuel cell membranes, and organic and
inorganic photovoltaics. Energy storage in batteries as well as
fundamental energy material issues such as defects and charge transport
in photovoltaic materials, new computational and characterization
approaches will also be covered. Soft/Biomaterials
has a strong emphasis in materials construction via molecular assembly
mechanisms with a variety of molecules (such as peptides, DNA, and
polymers), spanning the nanoscale through the micro- and macroscale,
using a variety of techniques such as evaporative and directive
assembly vs self-assembly, for a variety of technologies such as
biomedicine, energy, and electronics.
Join thousands of colleagues from more than 50 countries at our
industry`s premier event — featuring advanced and emerging technologies
in printed board design and manufacturing, electronics assembly and test.
Discover! Find solutions to your most vexing production challenges. Connect! Meet the experts and build your industry network. Thrive! Bring event information back to work and make a difference in profitability and performance.
Show highlights include:
FREE! More than 300 exhibitors showing equipment, materials and services . There’s no better place to see and compare.
FREE! Industry poster sessions and academic posters and competition — Catch up with the latest research and meet the authors and experts.
Standards development meetings , the best technical conference for our industry in the world , and 39 half-day professional development courses .
FREE! Innovative Technology Center — see the best of new products judged by an expert committee.
Gene expression in eukaryotes is
regulated primarily at the level of transcription. Although much is
known about the basic building blocks required to recruit RNA
polymerase II to a gene promoter and establish a pre-initiation
complex, recent data reveals that a great deal of regulation occurs
during transcription elongation, and involves dynamic interactions
between the transcription machinery and chromatin structure. This
meeting is intended to explore these recently appreciated mechanisms
for gene regulation and to showcase the novel techniques that have
permitted these advances. Of particular interest are the use of
comprehensive, genomic approaches, and their use towards understanding
the different patterns of gene expression in different model systems,
including stem cells and developing tissues, as well as the application
of novel molecular probing and cell imaging techniques to investigate
the global nuclear architecture and its impact on gene expression.
The Cornea Society sponsors the World Cornea Congresses that are held approximately every 5 years and highlight the progress that has been made in both clinical and research endeavors of the international corneal community. This 3-day meeting will include both invited speakers and a call for papers, as well as a poster session each day and an exhibit hall. The most recent meeting, World Cornea Congress V, was held in Washington, DC in 2005 under the leadership of Drs. Edward Holland and Mark Mannis. The WCCV broke attendance records and was one of the largest sub specialty meetings held in 2005.
The Infectious Disease Seminar is designed to provide practical, cutting-edge information to practicing physicians, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals concerning evaluation and management of infectious diseases. Case discussions will be used extensively. Those attending the conference will be able to:
Review the latest medical and pharmaceutical advances in treating infectious diseases, which impact physicians, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals;
Evaluate treatment options for a wide variety of infectious diseases, including the role of newer pharmacological agents on the market.
Learning objectives for each specific topic will be mailed to those who pre-register along with a letter confirming receipt of your registration materials.
The largest assembly of pharmacy and health care professionals dedicated solely to the issues of managed care pharmacy. It will highlight a myriad of activities, initiatives, breakthroughs and partnerships that are shaping the future of managed care pharmacy.
This course has been developed for the beginning/intermediate colposcopist or the clinician needing a refresher course in colposcopy, HPV, and lower genital tract disease. Each day the participants will attend general sessions and concurrent breakout sessions. Participants will participate in hands-on practica using actual equipment and inanimate models and each registered course participant will receive a course syllabus. The Comprehensive Course is the ideal didactic program for any clinician wishing to begin a colposcopy mentorship program.
Gain a competitive advantage when you obtain cutting-edge, high-quality professional medical education from leaders in the field. The annual Concepts in Contemporary Cardiovascular Medicine Symposium brings together authorities who actively participate in clinical trials and conduct a variety of research. Through lectures, debates and live case presentations from the Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute and the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke`s Episcopal Hospital, the symposium will update you on state-of the-art practices and sharpen your knowledge of endovascular therapeutics.
In 2010 the focus turns exclusively to endovascular intervention. From peripheral vascular disease to cerebrovascular disease, the symposium will offer a comprehensive review of what is new by featuring state-of-the-art techniques, approaches and information.
Get the most from your educational investment with these great meeting features:
Live cases featuring procedures by skilled operators and accompanied by commentary from expert panelists
Networking opportunities with international colleagues
Heated debates that stimulate important discussion- no chair throwing allowed!
Course directors and faculty renowned in the field and offering statistics from, insight on and analyses of the latest studies
In-depth, focused sessions that provide meaningful opportunities to increase understanding of clinical issues that impact practice
Lunchtime case reviews of coronary and peripheral interventions with interactive audience discussions
Workshops on evolving interventional technologies
The Concepts in Contemporary Cardiovascular Medicine Symposium is an ideal learning opportunity for cardiologists, cardiac and vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists and cardiac critical care nurses.
Adoption of Cloud Computing is accelerating. But what can the Cloud do for your business (CRM,SaaS)?
Cloudforce 2 is your opportunity to meet the salesforce.com
executive team, to network with customers and partners to learn how
they are using Cloud Computing to deliver the business applications
that they need in record time, with breakthrough results.
You`ll also hear more about the future of social-applications and
enterprise collaboration. Come and see our latest innovation,
Salesforce Chatter, and learn why analysts are calling this "Facebook
for the Enterprise".
Is salesforce.com the right technology partner for your business?
How is cloud computing changing the way people think about and pay for business applications?
What areas of your business can benefit from the cloud now?
How are others getting started, what issues are they facing, where are they finding success?
How can you get more value out of your salesforce.com relationship?
How do we shift the skillset and mindset in our business to move to the cloud?
This symposium will focus on
cardiac MRI from a diagnostic and clinical perspective. Didactic
sessions will include an explanation of appropriate clinical
indications, details on image acquisition, and tips on post-processing
analysis. Numerous case presentations will focus on examples of cardiac
pathology that are readily diagnosed with cardiac MRI. When
appropriate, comparisons will be made with other imaging modalities.
Are you comfortable with trauma cases when you take call? Could your staff or colleagues benefit from more experience to help you address trauma injuries and complex fractures? This course updates you on the current management strategies for complex and multiple trauma injuries. Gain step-by-step technical pearls from recognized trauma experts and learn state-of-the-art pathways for common orthopaedic traumatic injuries. You’ll cover a broad array of topics with a special focus on the contemporary fixation strategies of pediatric fractures, the role of the community surgeon in regional trauma systems, and management of the polytrauma patient prior to transfer to a Level 1 trauma center.
Information warfare and computer security are at the forefront of modern defence Cyber Strategies. Strong strands of research and interest are developing in the area, including the understanding of threats and risks to information systems, the development of a strong security culture, as well as incident detection and post incident investigation in addition to the offensive areas associated with information operations such as perception management and strategic communications. The International Conference on Information Warfare and Security (ICIW) offers an opportunity for academics, practitioners and consultants from the US, North America and elsewhere who are involved in the study, management, development and implementation of systems and concepts related to information warfare or are interested in ways to improve information systems security, to come together and exchange ideas. This conference is continuing to establish itself as a key event for individuals working in the field from around the world.
The graduate students of the Department of Childhood Studies at Rutgers University, Camden invite submissions for papers and poster presentations for their first formal graduate student conference on April 9, 2010. Graduate students from all disciplines who are engaged in research relating to children and childhood are encouraged to submit proposals.
In an attempt to define this emerging and diverse field, the Exploring Childhood Studies conference proposes defining Childhood Studies by "doing" childhood studies; the conference will explore the field by offering explorations within it. We seek papers from all disciplines that keep the child, children, and childhood as their central focus, providing critical thought and insight while locating them in different contexts, fields, and ideologies.
MalicJewels Jewelry & Gift Show is your one-stop
shop to virtually every type of jewelry imaginable. Exhibitors from all
around the world bring their beautiful and unique merchandise for you
to ‘See, Touch and Feel’. Purchasing jewelry is a tactile experience,
best done in person … not through mail order or the internet. Our shows
offer you the opportunity to see numerous Exhibitors with thousands of
pieces all at one time.
The gem, jewelry and mineral shows are
Retail Only environments, however, Exhibitors and patrons are welcome
to conduct wholesale/trade transactions, while complying with the rules
and regulations for the state they are doing business in.
With
shows in over twenty cities across the country, we are sure you will
find a location near you to enjoy a truly awesome experience. Our staff
are available to assist you every way possible to ensure you have a
positive encounter.
In addition to a huge variety of Exhibitors,
you will enjoy concessions and a lounge. If you have children that are
restless, feel free to bring them to our children’s activity area where
they can color, string beads or watch a video [parental supervision
required].
The mission of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery is to advance the art and science of ophthalmic surgery and the knowledge and skills of ophthalmic surgeons. It does so by providing clinical and practice management education and by working with patients, government, and the medical community to promote the delivery of quality eye care.
Ophthalmologists attending the ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery in Boston will have the opportunity to: learn new surgical techniques, strengthen and sharpen surgical skills, receive instruction on clinical issues in anterior segment surgery, hear and assess current clinical research on surgical techniques, instrumentation, and outcomes, view and examine state-of-the-art ophthalmic equipment and supplies and increase practice management knowledge and improve skills.
MediaMax’s Home-Improvement and Design Expos serve to connect homeowners with your products and services. Te home-improvement, design, and remodeling industries are fourishing, with sales expected to reach $312 billion this year.
Te home-improvement industry expects to see continued growth as baby-boomers mature and the next generation of homeowners enters the market.
A lot of money will be spent on kitchens, bathrooms, home ofces, expanded living spaces, exteriors, and landscaping. Our company focuses on helping you to capture your share of this multi-billion dollar marketplace.
Recently released data from the U.S. Department of Commerce show that retail sales for uilding-material and garden-equipment dealers from April to June 2006 grew 10.6% over the same period in 2005—a rate of growth signifcantly above national retail sales in general (6.7%).
Our home expos consistently attract thousands of attendees eager to learn about your unique products and services. Our extensive research enables us to target high-growth communities (based on the number of building permits issued), delivering to your booth an audience of high-earning professionals.
For more than 80 years, there’s been only one global event for people passionate about content.
A place that fosters the convergence of industries the world turns to for information and entertainment.
An essential destination that is synonymous with next-generation technology, education and insight.
A gathering so powerful that it earns the respect of more than 80,000 digital media professionals every year.
From broadcasting to broader-casting®, the NAB Show™ has evolved over the last eight decades to continually lead this ever-changing industry. And while the solutions at your fingertips have changed to keep pace with consumer habits and technologies, your aspirations to produce and deliver memorable content have remained constant. From conception through distribution, the NAB Show proudly serves as the incubator for excellence – helping to breathe life into content everywhere.
As a result of course participant evaluations and community physician annual needs assessment surveys, the need for cutting edge information about vascular lab non-invasive testing has been identified. Vascular lab physicians, technologists, and nurses in northern California need regional educational programs to keep abreast of changes in the field and to meet credentialing requirements. The course is designed to change or improve physician and technologist competence in areas of non-invasive testing as identified in the needs assessments. This year¿s conference will also provide up-to-date information in the areas of physiologic testing, initial diagnosis, endovascular treatment, preoperative assessments, long term surveillance, and vascular lab management topics. The program will also provide technologists with state-of-the art tools to improve vascular lab testing and diagnosis for their patients. Faculty presenting and interacting with participants at this activity have been selected on the basis of their comprehensive clinical experience and academic excellence.
The CIO Summit provides executives with the opportunity to interact with innovative solution providers, with whom they can partner to build innovation in the IT department. During a period of three days, attendees will interact with nationally recognized thought leaders as well as network with peers who are experts in the Information Systems and Technology field, allowing CIOs to walk away from the event with tools and strategies to dramatically catapult the IT Department from a cost center to a revenue driver.
Creating an environment that promotes innovative thinking within the IT department is essential. Virtualization is widespread and is resulting in substantial cost savings and lowering disaster recovery response times. Integrating various systems is always a challenge amongst IT departments, and discovering tools to overcome these challenges is central to the CIOs role. Security remains a special concern as we are faced with an environment where the aggressors have access to more intelligence, with a wider array of tools available. Today’s environment is also set for mergers and acquisitions to become more prevalent. Determining how to allocate the IT budget across these needs is always a challenge as there will be tradeoffs. There will be no tolerance for obsolescence or obscurity.
Autism is a neurodevelopmental
disorder defined by the co-occurrence of a set of characteristic
behavioral features. One of the most common neurodevelopmental
disorders, autism is recognized as heterogeneous in etiology,
phenotype, behavioral trajectory and response to treatment. While the
etiology and specific pathogenetic mechanisms underlying autism are
unknown, those mechanisms which underlie a small subset of
etiologically-defined neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., Fragile X
Syndrome, tuberous sclerosis), that are associated with autism and
autistic behaviors, have been well described. The overarching aim of
this Keystone Symposia meeting will be to take advantage of our
knowledge of etiologic heterogeneity by examining the phenomenology and
pathophysiology of etiologically-defined autistic syndromes, and
contrasting this with what is known about idiopathic autism, in order
to ultimately shape the development of treatment approaches informed by
knowledge of the underlying pathophysiology.
This conference will bring together clinical and basic scientists from
various disciplines to expand on the success of an earlier Keystone
Symposia meeting on this topic by additionally: 1) covering a broader
number of etiologically-defined autistic syndromes; 2) comparing and
contrasting the phenomenology (including physical features, behavior
and neural circuitry) of autistic syndromes, to refine ideas regarding
etiologically-meaningful aspects of the autism phenotype; 3) examining
the role of the environment (epigenetic influences) in contributing to
the etiology and underlying mechanisms of autism (including idiopathic
autism and autistic syndromes), with the aim of elucidating a more
comprehensive understanding of the pathophysiology of autistic
behavior; and 4) examining how gene-by-environment (GxE) factors impact
synaptic function and plasticity that may lie at the heart of autism
syndromes. Goals:
1. Define more precisely the common and unique clinical features of
syndromic and idiopathic autism. The field needs a realistic view of
autism heterogeneity with regard to phenotype expression, longitudinal
course and diversity in response to treatment. What are key differences
in the social and communication domains between individuals with Rett,
Fragile X, Angelman Syndromes compared to idiopathic autisms? To what
extent is the heterogeneity in single gene disorders similar or
different than in idiopathic autisms, for example, in relation to
mental health issues?
2. Provide novel insight into the role of complex genetic mechanisms in
autism. To what extent do we understand how different genetic
etiologies (CNVs, syndromic disorders common variants) contribute to
the autism? Can we better understand the role of specific genetic
modifiers that result in expression of the core clinical and other
symptoms in distinct syndromic and idiopathic autism? 3. Provide a
basic understanding of and define the roles for epigenetics in
understanding the causes of the autism. How are specific gene X
environment interactions relevant to the study of the autisms? How can
studies of cancer and other common diseases inform those working on the
autisms regarding the roles of gene modification in the disorder
process? Are there ways in which clinical and basic studies can
integrate efforts to define epistatic and epigenetic factors in the
autisms?
4. Examine the common cellular mechanisms that underlie the autisms.
Re-examine the disconnection-synapse hypothesis of the autisms through
a new perspective of factors that influence synapse formation and
maturation. Is the synapse most vulnerable in most brain disorders in
general due to the magnitude of the molecular machinery that goes into
making, breaking and stabilizing synapses?
