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Newswise Calendar of Scientific Meetings
September 2008 - October 2009

Last Update: 04-Sep-2008


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SEPTEMBER



-11-

Geriatric Oncology Consortium
Advancing Cancer Care in the Elderly 2008- Taking Aim with Targeted Therapies: Are We Hitting the Right Marks?
9-11-08 to 9-13-08
One Ocean Resort
Atlantic Beach, FL
Robert Hauser; 410-467-3600; info@thegoc.org
Heidi Thomas; 410-467-3600; hthomas@thegoc.org
www.thegoc.org

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Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS)
2008 RAPS Annual Conference & Exhibition
9-14-08 to 9-16-08
Hynes Convention Center
Boston, MA
Anne Agniel; 301 -770 -2920; aagniel@raps.org
www.raps.org

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Society for Biomolecular Sciences
Drug Discovery 2008
9-23-08 to 9-24-08
Bournemouth International Centre (BIC)
Bournemouth, England
Sara Hubbard; 203-743-1336; email@sbsonline.org
www.elrig.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=91&Itemid=48

Society for Biomolecular Sciences
Drug Discovery 2008
9-23-08 to 9-24-08
Bournemouth International Centre
Bournemouth, England
Sara Hubbard; (203) 743 1336; email@sbsonline.org
www.elrig.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=91&Itemid=48


OCTOBER



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FUS (Focused Ultrasound Surgery) Foundation
MRgFUS 2008 Symposium
10-6-08 to 10-7-08
Hilton Mclean, Tysons Corner
Washington, DC
Rolf Taylor; 434 220 4993; rtaylor@fusfoundation.org
www.fusfoundation.org

-13-

IADIS
IADIS International Conference WWW/Internet 2008
10-13-08 to 10-15-08
Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Conference Secretariat; +351 213151244; secretariat@internet.conf.org
www.internet-conf.org/

-15-

Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
68th Annual Meeting
10-15-08 to 10-18-08
Renaissance Cleveland Hotel
Cleveland, OH
Meagan Comerford; 847-480-9095; mcomerford@vertpaleo.org
www.vertpaleo.org

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Optical Society of America (OSA)
Frontiers in Optics
10-17-08 to 10-23-08
Rochester Convention Center
Rochester, NY
Colleen Morrison; 202-416-1437; cmorri@osa.org
www.osa.org/meetings/annual/

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National Institute of Standards and Technology
Accelerating Innovation in 21st Century Biosciences: Identifying the Measurement, Standards, and Technological Challenges
10-19-08 to 10-22-08
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD
Willie May; 301-975-8300; willie.may@nist.gov
Donna Kimball; 301-975-8362; donna.kimball@nist.gov
www.cstl.nist.gov/Biosciences.html

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ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition
10-31-08 to 11-6-08
Sheraton Boston Hotel
Boston, MA
Mel Torre; 212-591-8157; torrem@asme.org
Phyllis Klasky; 212-591-7794; klaskyp@asme.org
www.asmeconferences.org/Congress08/HotelInfo.cfm


NOVEMBER



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American Institute for Cancer Research
The Annual Research Conference on Food, Nutrition and Cancer
11-6-08 to 11-7-08
Capital Hilton Hotel
Washington, DC
Research Department; 202-328-7744; research@aicr.org
202-328-7744; aicrweb@aicr.org
www.aicr.org/conference

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BroadWater
Emerging Techniques & Technologies in Spine Surgery
11-8-08 to 11-9-08
University of Toronto Surgical Skills Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto
Jeremy Longhurst; 630-681-1040; jlonghurst@broad-water.com
Nancy Henkel; nhenkel@broad-water.com
www.broad-water.com

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American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)
2008 Annual Meeting
11-11-08 to 11-15-08
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia, PA
Kristen Long; 301-634-7346; klong@ashg.org
Krista Koziol; 301-634-7300; kkoziol@ashg.org
www.ashg.org/2008meeting/index.shtml

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National Osteoporosis Foundation
Osteoporosis: Improving Clinical Practice
11-14-08 to 11-15-08
The Palmer House Hilton
Chicago, IL
Tracey Pierce; 202-721-6346; notmeetings@nof.org
www.NOF.org/professionals/meetings

National Osteoporosis Foundation
Osteoporosis: Improving Clinical Practice
11-14-08 to 11-15-08
Omni Houston Hotel
Houston, TX
Tracey Pierce; 202-721-6346; nofmeetings@nof.org
www.NOF.org/professionals/meetings

-15-

Society for Neuroscience
Annual Meeting
11-15-08 to 11-19-08
Washington, DC
Joseph Carey; 202-745-5138; joe@sfn.org
www.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=annualMeeting

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Cambridge Healthtech Institute
CHI䴜S IMAGING WEEK
11-17-08 to 11-19-08
Hyatt Regency La Jolla
San Diego, CA
CHI Representative; 781 972 5400; chi@healthtech.com
www.imaging-week.com

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VEITHsymposium
35th Annual VEITHsymposium
11-19-08 to 11-23-08
Hilton New York
New York City, NY
Pauline T. Mayer; 631-979-3780; ptm@ptmhcm.com
www.VEITHpress.org

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Public Health Agency of Canada
8th Canadian Immunization Conference
11-30-08 to 12-3-08
Sheraton Centre Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
Secretariat; 613-238-4870; immunconf@phac-aspc.gc.ca
www.publichealth.gc.ca/immunconf/2008


DECEMBER



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American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Fall Meeting 2008
12-15-08 to 12-19-08
Moscone Convention Center
San Francisco, CA
Peter Weiss; 202-777-7507; pweiss@agu.org
www.agu.org/meetings/fm07/

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JANUARY



-11-

American Metological Society
89th Annual Meeting
1-11-09 to 1-15-09
Phoenix Civic Plaza Convention Center
Phoenix, AZ
Stephanie Kenitzer; (425) 432-2192; kenitzer@ametsoc.org
www.ametsoc.org/MEET/annual/index.html

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BroadWater
The Surgical Management of Spinal Disorders
1-17-09 to 1-20-09
The Pines Lodge
Beaver Creek, CO
Kate Laney; 630-681-1040; klaney@broad-water.com
www.broad-water.com

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AGA Institute
Clinical Congress of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
1-23-09 to 1-25-09
The Venetian Hotel Resort Casino
Las Vegas, NV
Anne Means; 301-941-2618; ameans@gastro.org
www.gastro.org/clinicalcongress


FEBRUARY



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ONE Spine
3rd Annual Controversies in Spine Surgery
2-6-09 to 2-7-09
The Aqua Hotel
Cancun, Mexico
Christy Gill; 630-681-1040; cgill@broad-water.com
www.one-spine.org


MARCH



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The Royal Society
Colloids, Grains and Dense Suspensions: under Flow and under Arrest
3-9-09 to 3-10-09
The Royal Society
London, UK
Miss Harriet Frankland; +44 (0)20 7451 2225; harriet.frankland@royalsociety.org
http://royalsociety.org/event.asp?id=7432&month=3,2009

-14-

IOKSP
2nd International Online Medical Conference (IOMC 2009)
3-14-09 to 3-15-09
Online Conference
Online Conference
Mostafa Nejati; 9124265604; iomc@ioksp.com
Forouzan Bayat Nejad
iomc.ioksp.com/


APRIL



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International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth
Med-e-Tel - The International Educational and Networking Forum for eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT
4-1-09 to 4-3-09
Luxexpo Exhibition and Congress Center
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Frederic Lievens, International Coordinator; +32 2 269 84 56; medetel@skynet.be
www.medetel.lu

-15-

CIRSE Foundation
GEST 2009 Meeting Europe
4-15-09 to 4-18-09
Marriott Hotel Rive Gauche Paris
Paris
Sabine Schuller; 0043 1 904 2003; schuller@esir.org
Daniel Waigl; 0043 1 904 2003; waigl@cirse.org
www.gest2009.eu

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Kenes International
44th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver 䴋 EASL 2009
4-22-09 to 4-26-09
Bella Center
Copenhagen, Denmark
Liraz Bregman; +41 22 908 0488; easl2009@easl.ch
calendar@kenes.com
www.easl.ch/liver-meeting/

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American Overseas Dietetic Association
28th American Overseas Dietetic Associtation Conference
4-23-09 to 4-25-09
Crowne Plaza Mutiara
Kuala Lumpur
Grace Chong; +603 2162 0566; grace@console.com.my
www.EatrightOverseas.org

American Overseas Dietetic Association
28th American Overseas Dietetic Associtation Conference
4-23-09 to 4-25-09
Crowne Plaza Mutiara
Kuala Lumpur
Grace Chong; +603 2162 0566; grace@console.com.my
www.EatrightOverseas.org

American Overseas Dietetic Association
28th American Overseas Dietetic Association Conference
4-23-09 to 4-25-09
Crowne Plaza Mutiara
Kuala Lumpur
Grace Chong; 603 2162 0566; grace@console.com.my
www.eatrightoverseas.org

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American Academy of Neurology
American Academy of Neurology 61st Annual Meeting
4-25-09 to 5-2-09
Washington State Convention and Trade Center
Seattle, WA
Rachel Seroka; (651)695-2738; rseroka@aan.com
Angela Babb; (651)695-2789; ababb@aan.com


JUNE



-9-

Food and Function 2009: International Scientific Conference on Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods
6-9-09 to 6-11-09
Zilina, Slovakia
www.foodandfunction.com/

-11-

Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies
FOCIS 2009
6-11-09 to 6-14-09
San Francisco Marriott
San Francisco, CA
Michelle Reed; 414.359.1670; info@focisnet.org
www.focisnet.org

-21-

National Healthcare Group, Singapore
6th Annual Meeting of Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi 2009 Singapore)
6-21-09 to 6-24-09
Suntec Singapore
Singapore
WONG Mee Peng; +65 6496 6852; mee_peng_wong@nhg.com.sg
www.htai2009.org

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Federation of European Microbiological Societies
3rd Congress of European Microbiologists - FEMS 2009
6-28-09 to 7-2-09
Goteborg Convention Centre, Massans Gata 20, SE-40226
Gothenburg, Sweden
Liraz Bregman; +41 22 908 0488; fems@kenes.com
www.kenes.com/fems-microbiology/

World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry
9th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry
6-28-09 to 7-2-09
Congres des Paris
Paris
Silke Weerts; 0049-40-670 882 0; wfsbp2009@cpo-hanser.de
info@wfsbp.org
www.wfsbp-congress.org

World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry
9th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry
6-28-09 to 7-2-09
Palais des Congr̬s
Paris
Gesche Ohle; 0049-40-670 882 0; wfsbp2009@cpo-hanser.de
www.wfsbp-congress.org


JULY



-8-

International Society for Stem Cell Research
7th ISSCR Annual Meeting
7-8-09 to 7-11-09
Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona (CCIB)
Barcelona
Meagan Comerford; 847-509-1944; isscr@isscr.org
www.isscr.org


AUGUST



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Harvard School of Public Health-CCPE
X2009 - Conference on Exposure Assessment in Epidemiology in a Changing Environment
8-17-09 to 8-20-09
Boston
Boston, MA
www.hsph.harvard.edu/ccpe/emaillist2.html; 617-384-8692; CONTEDU@HSPH.HARVARD.EDU
www.x2009.org/


SEPTEMBER



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Kenes International
13th Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies - EFNS 2009
9-12-09 to 9-15-09
Fortezza da Basso, Firenze Fiera S.p.A., Piazza Adua, 1
Florence
Liraz Bregman; +41-22-9080488; efns09@kenes.com
www.kenes.com/efns2009/


OCTOBER



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Society for Neuroscience
Annual Meeting
10-17-09 to 10-21-09
Chicago, IL
press@sfn.org
www.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=annualMeeting



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