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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

Public Release: 15-Oct-2009
First Forerunner DNA -- Prokids Scientific Group Meeting
DNA against traffic in human beings
Granada will host on Oct. 26-27 an international meeting of experts in genetic identification and criminalistics. They will establish protocols to coordinate fight against traffic in human beings. DNA -- Prokids aims at fighting against traffic especially in children.

Contact: Antonio Marín
prokids@ugr.es
34-630-064-328
University of Granada

Public Release: 15-Oct-2009
Undergraduate Research Conference
NIMBioS hosts 200 undergraduates at national research conference
Nearly 200 undergraduates and faculty from more than 40 academic institutions in North America will gather Oct. 23-24 in Knoxville for the first annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Biology and Mathematics sponsored by the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis.

Contact: Catherine Crawley
ccrawley@nimbios.org
865-974-9350
National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS)

Public Release: 14-Oct-2009
Darwin in the 21st Century: Nature, Humanity and God
Reilly Center hosts conference on evolutionary theory
The University of Notre Dame's Reilly Center for Science, Technology and Values, the Pontifical Council for Culture's Science, Theology and the Ontological Quest project in Rome will host a conference titled "Darwin in the 21st Century: Nature, Humanity and God," Nov. 1-3 on the Notre Dame campus.

Contact: Gerald McKenny
574-631-4520
University of Notre Dame

Public Release: 13-Oct-2009
eLearning Webinar on Nanotechnology in Drug Design and Development
Free AAPS webinar will discuss nanotechnology
The purpose of this free webinar is to provide an overview of submicron systems and to discuss the analytical issues nanotechnology presents, as well as the means by which some of these issues can be addressed. Participants will gain understanding of submicron systems and the context in which the technology can be used in the pharmaceutical sciences.

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

Public Release: 12-Oct-2009
Chasing the Atoms in the Global Nitrogen Cycle
Leading biogeochemist to give talk at UC Riverside on global nitrogen cycle
William H. Schlesinger, a leading biogeochemist and the president of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, will give a free, public lecture at the University of California, Riverside on Monday, Oct. 19, that focuses on the global nitrogen cycle. In his lecture, Schlesinger will attempt to estimate the fates of human-derived nitrogen on land. During his visit to UC Riverside, Schlesinger also will discuss the importance of building an ecosystem program on the campus.

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

Public Release: 10-Oct-2009
Lenfest Forage Fish Task Force Meeting
Int'l Fisheries Task Force to meet in Portland, Maine, to develop smart management plans for forage fish
The Lenfest Forage Fish Task Force will meet from October 12-14 in Portland, Maine, to continue developing critical management recommendations for "forage fish," small prey fish like sardines, anchovies and menhaden that are caught by commercial fisheries on a massive scale, almost always without consideration of their essential role in oceanic food webs.

Contact: Kathryn Cervino
kathryn.cervino@stonybrook.edu
347-439-1816
Stony Brook University

Public Release: 9-Oct-2009
NIH Women's Health Public Forum
NIH Women's Health Public Forum and Scientific Workshop in Chicago
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Memorial Hospital will host a public forum and scientific workshop Oct. 14 to 16 to discuss emerging issues of importance for the National Institutes of Health for women's health research in the coming decade.

Contact: Marla Paul
marla-paul@northwestern.edu
312-503-8928
Northwestern University

Public Release: 8-Oct-2009
Symposium on Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine
NHLBI to convene symposium on cardiovascular regenerative medicine
With advancements in the field of stem cell research accelerating, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health will hold its third Symposium on Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine to review the latest findings in the field and examine future directions. The symposium will include a discussion on ways to move promising findings in the laboratory into clinical trials, in hopes of speeding stem cell-related treatments to patients.

Contact: NHLBI Office of Communications
nhlbinews_news@nhlbi.nih.gov
301-496-4236
NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Public Release: 8-Oct-2009
Microbial Communities: Stewards of the Biosphere
Symposium highlights communal living by micro-organisms
The US Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is hosting a special symposium on microbial communities research Friday, Oct. 9, at 11 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. It will be webcast live at http://imse.labworks.org/2009/microbial/october/pasm.htm. PNNL has organized the symposium to launch its new research focus on exploring the ins and outs of microbial communities, known as the Microbial Communities Initiative.

Contact: Mary Beckman
mary.beckman@pnl.gov
509-375-3688
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Public Release: 8-Oct-2009
Agriculture: Africa's Engine for Growth
Agriculture: Africa's 'engine for growth'
This three-day international symposium is designed to bring together scientists from Africa, Europe and the USA to examine how new advances in plant science research and developing technologies can be used to the benefit of African agriculture.

Contact: Sarah Blackford
s.blackford@lancaster.ac.uk
44-777-176-5335
Society for Experimental Biology

Public Release: 8-Oct-2009
The Battle Within: Our Evolutionary Struggle With Cancer
Evolutionary struggle with cancer is focus of public lecture at UC Riverside
Our evolutionary struggle with cancer is the focus of a free, public lecture at the University of California, Riverside. Population geneticist Leonard Nunney will give the hour-long lecture, titled "The Battle Within: Our Evolutionary Struggle With Cancer," at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 15, in the University Theater.

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

Public Release: 8-Oct-2009
Know What You Don't Know: How Great Leaders Prevent Problems Before they Happen
Michael Roberto, renowned management expert, to deliver heath lecture at Stevens, Oct. 21
World-renowned management expert Dr. Michael Roberto will speak at Stevens Institute of Technology this month on the topic of leadership. Roberto is the author of the recent book, "Know What You Don't Know: How Great Leaders Prevent Problems Before they Happen." In his lecture, Roberto will reveal tips from the book and discuss how leaders and aspiring leaders can be more effective by doing one thing -- becoming better problem solvers.

Contact: Patrick A. Berzinski
pberzins@stevens.edu
201-216-5687
Stevens Institute of Technology

Public Release: 8-Oct-2009
NAE's First Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium
NAE's First Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium
Forty-nine of the nation's brightest young engineering researchers and educators have been selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering's first Frontiers of Engineering Education symposium.

Contact: Randy Atkins
atkins@nae.edu
202-334-1508
National Academy of Sciences

Public Release: 7-Oct-2009
Frontiers In Optics 2009
Silicon Valley researchers and companies showcased during OSA 'Frontiers in Optics' Annual Meeting
Innovations from more than 750 scientific, technical and educational presentations will be highlighted during The Optical Society's Annual Meeting, Frontiers in Optics 2009, scheduled for Oct. 11-15 at the Fairmont San Jose Hotel and the Sainte Claire Hotel in San Jose, Calif.

Contact: Colleen Morrison
cmorri@osa.org
703-622-9159
Optical Society of America

Public Release: 7-Oct-2009
Geological Society of America's 2009 Annual Meeting & Exposition
Climate change, planets, earliest life, natural disasters, wine and more in Portland
More than 6,000 geoscientists from around the world will gather at The Geological Society of America's Annual Meeting at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore., USA, on Oct. 18-21, 2009. The scientific program encompasses a wide variety of geoscience and integrative science topics of regional, national, and international interest. Journalists are cordially invited to attend.

Contact: Christa Stratton
cstratton@geosociety.org
303-357-1093
Geological Society of America

Public Release: 7-Oct-2009
Oct. 9 Symposium on International Astronomy
Oct. 9 Symposium on International Astronomy
A National Research Council symposium, Beyond the Decade: The Future of International Astronomy, will be held on Friday, Oct. 9.

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

Public Release: 7-Oct-2009
158th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America
The science of pregnant singers, video game panic attacks, and homeland security in the Hudson River
How does a woman's voice differ from a man's? Can being a good listener help a whale survive? Do babies who briefly hear a foreign language start to babble in that language?

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

Public Release: 7-Oct-2009
Fossil Fuels in the Year 2050
Stevens' Director of Energy Initiatives features in energy thought-leadership event
Stevens Institute of Technology's Paul Winstanley knows a thing or two about the future -- the future of energy, that is. Stevens' newly appointed director of energy initiatives is scheduled to take part in a high-level panel discussion next week about global fuel alternatives in the year 2050.

Contact: Laura C. Perillo
laura.perillo@stevens.edu
201-216-5116
Stevens Institute of Technology

Public Release: 7-Oct-2009
Sun in a Bottle: The Strange History of Fusion Energy
'Sun in a Bottle: The Strange History of Fusion Energy,' Charles Seife, Oct. 28
On Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, 4-5:30 p.m., the Center for Science Writings at Stevens Institute of Technology will present a talk by author and New York University Professor Charles Seife. Titled "Sun in a Bottle: The Strange History of Fusion Energy," the talk will be held on the Stevens campus in the Babbio Center for Technology Management, Room 122, located at River and Sixth Streets in Hoboken, N.J.

Contact: Patrick A. Berzinski
pberzins@stevens.edu
201-216-5687
Stevens Institute of Technology

Public Release: 6-Oct-2009
IOM Annual Meeting
IOM Annual Meeting Oct. 12 features election of members, awards and public symposium
The Institute of Medicine's 39th annual meeting will include the announcement of new members and a public symposium that explores the role of the environment.

Contact: Christine Stencel
news@nas.edu
202-334-2138
National Academy of Sciences

Public Release: 5-Oct-2009
Gulf of Maine Symposium -- Advancing Ecosystem Research for the Future of the Gulf
Gulf of Maine Symposium in Saint Andrews-by-the-Sea, Plenary Sessions held Oct. 6-9, 2009
Two hundred leading marine scientists, managers and policy makers from the US and Canada have come together in Saint Andrews-by-the-Sea to further their collective knowledge about one of world's most productive marine ecosystems, the Gulf of Maine. Plenary sessions for the Gulf of Maine Symposium will be held Oct. 6-9 at the Fairmont Algonquin in St. Andrews to discuss sustainability of the Gulf of Maine ecosystem.

Contact: Susan Ryan
sryan@usm.maine.edu
Census of Marine Life

Public Release: 5-Oct-2009
AERA Brown Lecture in Education Research
University of Arizona scholar to present AERA Brown Lecture in Education Research
Luis C. Moll, a University of Arizona scholar and expert on the connection among culture, psychology and education, will deliver the American Educational Research Association's 6th Annual Brown Lecture in Education Research this month. AERA's Brown Lecture features significant scholarship that advances equality and equity in education.

Contact: Lucy Cunningham
BrownLecture@aera.net
American Educational Research Association

Public Release: 5-Oct-2009
5th EAU South Eastern European Meeting
SEEM anniversary meeting held in Belgrade
On Oct. 9-10, the anniversary South Eastern European Meeting will be held in the Yugoslav Drama Theatre in Belgrade. Professor Michael Marberger, chairman of the Regional Office of the European Association of Urology said: "For the 5th time the SEEM will provide a platform where new experimental and clinical work from the region is presented to an international audience."

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

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