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Public Release: 27-Oct-2009
Geothermal Energy Utilization Associated with Oil and Gas Development
SMU geothermal conference
SMU's Geothermal Lab will host a two-day conference explaining how to produce geothermal energy from the nuisance waste water produced by most oil and gas wells.

Contact: Kim Cobb
214-768-7654
Southern Methodist University

Public Release: 27-Oct-2009
America's Energy Future: Challenges and Opportunities
Symposium on America's Energy Future Nov. 2
America has the potential to solve its energy crisis over the next decade, but doing so will require immediate investment in clean energy technologies, according to a National Resource Council report on America's energy challenges. The report will be the topic of a symposium to be held from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in the May Auditorium in Simon Hall on the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis.

Contact: Diana Lutz
dlutz@wustl.edu
314-935-5272
Washington University in St. Louis

Public Release: 27-Oct-2009
Does the Final Frontier Have a Future? Debating America’s Next Steps in Human Space Flight
Aerospace industry leaders to debate America's next steps in space
Aerospace industry leaders will meet Nov. 2 to debate the future of America's space programs in light of the recent findings by the Augustine Commission.

Contact: Duane Hyland
duaneh@aiaa.org
703-264-7558
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Public Release: 27-Oct-2009
World Congress on Osteoporosis 2010 -- IOFWCO-ECCEO10
Invitation to attend the World Congress on Osteoporosis 2010 (IOF WCO-ECCEO10)
Springtime in Tuscany! Come to Florence to hear the world's key opinion leaders in osteoporosis talk about the field's "hot topics" and join in clinically-oriented "meet-the-expert" sessions, limited in size for maximum interaction between experts and participants. IOF WCO -- ECCEO10 is a joint congress of the International Osteoporosis Foundation and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis.

Contact: L.Misteli
info@iofbonehealth.org
International Osteoporosis Foundation

Public Release: 23-Oct-2009
Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference
Conference outlines suborbital research opportunities
Researchers and educators whose research projects would benefit from a new generation of suborbital space vehicles can learn about this new opportunity at the Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference.

Contact: Joe Fohn
jfohn@swri.org
210-522-4630
Southwest Research Institute

Public Release: 23-Oct-2009
Born to Run: Evolution of Hyperactivity in Mice
Evolution of hyperactivity is focus of free public lecture at UC Riverside
Hyperactivity, the state of too much muscle activity, is the focus of a free public lecture at the University of California, Riverside, next week. Biologist Theodore Garland will give the hour-long lecture, titled "Born to Run: Evolution of Hyperactivity in Mice," at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 29, in the University Theatre on campus. Doors open at 6 p.m. Seating is open.

Contact: Iqbal Pittalwala
iqbal@ucr.edu
951-827-6050
University of California - Riverside

Public Release: 23-Oct-2009
How Technology Is Changing the Practice of Architecture
How technology is changing the practice of architecture will be forum subject
NJIT's College of Architecture and Design will host a public forum on the changing status of technology in architectural practice and the emerging potential for the role of architecture in the design of the built environment. The NJ Chapter of the American Institute of Architects will sponsor the free event, open to the public, set for Oct. 28, 2009, 1:15-7 p.m.

Contact: Sheryl Weinstein
sheryl.m.weinstein@njit.edu
973-596-3436
New Jersey Institute of Technology

Public Release: 22-Oct-2009
2nd Annual Biology Summit
Oct. 26 public symposium on life sciences
The National Research Council's Board on Life Sciences will hold a public symposium to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

Contact: Sara Frueh
news@nas.edu
202-334-2138
National Academy of Sciences

Public Release: 22-Oct-2009
How-To of Using Electric Power from Space
How-to of using electric power from space will highlight talk at NJIT
Imagine beaming electric power from space as a viable solar energy option. Engineer and researcher Martin Hoffert, will discuss this theory further in a free lecture, open to the public, on Nov. 4, 2009, at NJIT, 3-4:30 p.m., in the NJIT Campus Center Ballroom. The NJIT Campus Center is located at Central Ave. and Summit St. Parking is available on the street.

Contact: Sheryl Weinstein
sheryl.m.weinstein@njit.edu
973-596-3436
New Jersey Institute of Technology

Public Release: 22-Oct-2009
19th IOF Advanced Training Course on Osteoporosis
Register now for the 19th IOF Advanced Training Course on Osteoporosis in Lyon, France
The International Osteoporosis Foundation invites you to attend its popular IOF Advanced Training Course on Osteoporosis, scheduled for Feb. 2-4, 2010, in Lyon, France.

Contact: N. Akhmisse
ltc2010@iofbonehealth.org
41-229-940-100
International Osteoporosis Foundation

Public Release: 21-Oct-2009
158th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America
Your brain on music
Everyone listens to music at least now and then. For many of us, music is a casual experience, a moment's entertainment. But for those who practiced in a school orchestra or who play a musical instrument professionally, the musical experience can be something more.

Contact: Devin Powell
dpowell@aip.org
301-209-3099
American Institute of Physics

Public Release: 21-Oct-2009
Webinar on Use of PKPD Modeling for Starting Dose Selection in First-in-Human Trials of Biologics
Free AAPS webinar to explore use of PKPD modeling
AAPS is pleased to present the complimentary eLearning webinar on Use of PKPD Modeling for Starting Dose Selection in First-in-Human Trials of Biologics. This module is organized by the AAPS Clinical Pharmacology and Translational Research Section. This webinar will be conducted by Balaji Agoram, Ph.D.

Contact: Joseph Catapano
catapanoj@aaps.org
703-248-4772
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists

Public Release: 21-Oct-2009
Transgenic Mouse Models in Drug Metabolism and Transport
Free AAPS webinar: Transgenic mouse models in drug metabolism and transport
AAPS is pleased to present the complimentary eLearning webinar on Transgenic Mouse Models in Drug Metabolism and Transport (Session II). This module is organized by the AAPS Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Drug Metabolism Section. This webinar will be conducted by Xinxin Ding, Ph.D.

Contact: Joseph Catapano
catapanoj@aaps.org
703-248-4772
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists

Public Release: 20-Oct-2009
Pathways to Industrialization in the 21st Century: New Challenges and Emerging Paradigms
Is industrialization still the best path to development?
With more than one billion people in poverty, many argue there is an acute need for industrial development and the quality jobs, diversified economies, education, training and innovation that go with it. But is industrialization still possible given the global economic crisis, environmental and other constraints? A UN workshop on world industrialization will take place Oct. 22-23 at UNU-MERIT, Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Contact: Lina Sonne
sonne@merit.unu.edu
31-433-884-457
United Nations University

Public Release: 20-Oct-2009
STEM Enterprise: Measures for Innovation and Competitiveness
Former presidential science adviser to speak on STEM R&D funding and job growth, innovation
Dr. John Marburger, who served as science adviser to former President George W. Bush, will discuss the relationship between money spent on research and development in the STEM enterprise and job growth and innovation during his keynote address at George Washington University on Wednesday.

Contact: Chris McManes
c.mcmanes@ieee.org
202-530-8356
IEEE-USA

Public Release: 20-Oct-2009
Annual Meeting of the Council for Social Work Education
Improving schools for disabled students is NJIT researcher's mission
NJIT Research Architect B. Lynn Hutchings believes that by making a few practical, effective and relatively inexpensive changes to school buildings, they can become better environments for students with severe physical, intellectual and sensory disabilities.

Contact: Sheryl Weinstein
sheryl.m.weinstein@njit.edu
973-596-3436
New Jersey Institute of Technology

Public Release: 20-Oct-2009
Renal Week 2009
Press alert for American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition
During ASN's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition, the Society will present research on the latest issues and scientific breakthroughs in nephrology.

Contact: Shari Leventhal
sleventhal@asn-online.org
202-558-8423
American Society of Nephrology

Public Release: 20-Oct-2009
2009 Deep Ocean Odyssey
2009 Deep Ocean Odyssey
Seven-hundred students will hear the latest deep sea discoveries of MAR-ECO, a field project of the Census of Marine Life in Kristiansand, Norway. The event will be webcast live.

Contact: Jo Hoyer
jo.hoyer@bm.uib.no
475-558-9150
Census of Marine Life

Public Release: 19-Oct-2009
62nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America
GSA showcases groundbreaking aging research slated for Atlanta meeting
America’s foremost authorities on aging will share the latest information on "death panels," anti-aging medicine, health care reform, and other current topics at the Gerontological Society of America's upcoming 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting. This four day event -- the country's largest interdisciplinary conference in the field of aging -- will take place from Nov. 18 to 22 in Atlanta, Ga. Media representatives can register free of charge.

Contact: Todd Kluss
tkluss@geron.org
202-587-2839
The Gerontological Society of America

Public Release: 19-Oct-2009
The Ethics of Climate Change: Intergenerational Justice and the Global Challenge
UD to host conference on 'Ethics of Climate Change'
The University of Delaware will host a conference on "The Ethics of Climate Change: Intergenerational Justice and the Global Challenge" Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31, at the Clayton Hall Conference Center on the University's Newark, Delaware campus.

Contact: Katie Ginder-Vogel
katiegv@udel.edu
302-831-6163
University of Delaware

Public Release: 19-Oct-2009
Utah Symposium in Science and Literature: Mathematics, Language and Imagination
Forms of Imagination: University of Utah Symposium in Science and Literature Nov. 5-7
The University of Utah will hold its fifth Utah Symposium in Science and Literature during Nov. 5-7. It will feature a poet, a composer and a mathematician discussing how their thinking is influenced by the different media they use to express their imaginations.

Contact: Valoree Dowell
v.dowell@ucomm.utah.edu
801-585-6861
University of Utah

Public Release: 17-Oct-2009
Integrated Radioactive Waste Management in Future Fuel Cycles
Integrated Radioactive Waste Management in Future Fuel Cycles
This is an international conference on waste management issues derived from work in the Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative Integrated Waste Management Strategy. This conference is a synthesis of waste management issues identified over the last several years, observations from the industry strategy and knowledge of how principal investigators develop R&D.

Contact: Kathy Chan
kathy@engconfintl.org
212-514-6760
Engineering Conferences International

Public Release: 15-Oct-2009
ACS Small & Medium Business Webinar
Media, small businesses invited to ACS Webinar on impact of chemical industry trends on jobs
News media and scientists interested in finance, entrepreneurships and the chemical sciences are invited to an ACS Small & Medium Business Webinar Thursday, Oct. 22, 2-3 p.m. ET, on how chemical industry trends impact jobs and businesses.

Contact: Michael Bernstein
m_bernstein@acs.org
202-872-6042
American Chemical Society

Public Release: 15-Oct-2009
EAU 9th Central European Meeting
Ljubljana center of Europe during EAU 9th Central European meeting
Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital, is hosting the EAU 9th Central European Meeting, which will be held on Oct. 23-24. Professor Ciril Oblak is chairman of the meeting. "These meetings help to make the differences between Western European and Central European countries in terms of urological treatments smaller," he says. The Cankarjev dom Cultural and Congress Centre is this year's CEM venue.

Contact: Lindy Brouwer
l.brouwer@uroweb.org
European Association of Urology

Public Release: 15-Oct-2009
AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference: Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics
AACR, NCI and EORTC to host molecular targets and cancer therapeutics conference
The AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics is the location to hear about late-breaking data on emerging cancer therapies. This year's conference brings together delegates from all over the world to discuss innovation in drug development, target selection and the impact of new discoveries in molecular and cell biology.

Contact: Natalie Poole
natalie.poole@aacr.org
267-646-0619
American Association for Cancer Research

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