Meetings

A person's sex can be a defining factor in how well--or how poorly--they respond to disease, therapy and recovery. Experts at the forefront of sex-specific research will convene next week at the sixth APS conference on sex differences in cardiovascular and renal physiology. The Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Diseases: Sex-Specific Implications for Physiology conference will be held September 30-October 3 in Knoxville, Tenn.

The American Society of Agronomy and Crop Science Society will hold their annual meeting Nov. 4-7, 2018, in Baltimore, MD. The theme of the meeting is 'Enhancing Productivity in a Changing Climate.' The Canadian Society of Agronomy is also collaborating.

Cleveland Clinic's Medical Innovation Summit will bring together more than 100 speakers and leaders from more than 500 organizations and 20 countries to downtown Cleveland on Oct. 22 to 24, 2018, focusing on the theme of Disruption: Reimaging Healthcare.

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) is proud to partner with the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (ESNM) for the 8th annual Gut Microbiota for Health (GMFH) World Summit. This preeminent meeting on the gut microbiota will take place March 23 & 24, 2019, in Miami, Florida.

In its role as German National Academy of Sciences, the Leopoldina has been advising politicians and society on key future issues for ten years. In this anniversary year, the Leopoldina Annual Assembly, which started today, is therefore set to focus on science-based policy advice over the course of two days.

The scientific program schedule is online and searchable now for the Geological Society of America's Annual Meeting & Exposition to be held at the Indiana Convention Center (ICC) in Indianapolis, Indiana, November 4-7, 2018. Indianapolis is situated near the margin of Pleistocene glaciation, and is a prime venue for exploring the geology of the Midwest.

Lighthouse Guild will present the 2018 Alfred W. Bressler Vision Science Symposium and The Pisart Seminar at The University Club of New York on October 6, 2018, from 8:30am - 3pm. Topics include: genetics/personalized medicine specific to African-Americans with glaucoma, using "big data" to enhance patient eye care, genetic diseases and gene therapy of the retina, and the status and future of artificial intelligence in glaucoma.

The Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (ACM SIGCHI) will present RecSys 2018, the most important annual conference for the presentation and discussion of recommender systems research in Vancouver, Canada from October 2-7. RecSys will bring together the main international research groups working in recommender systems, along with many of the world's leading e-commerce and media companies.

The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is participating in the Madrid European Researchers' Night 2018 with a gathering of academics, artists, scientists and technologists to discuss the relationship between gender and technology in an event that will take place on the afternoon of Friday the September 28 at the Madrid-Puerta de Toledo campus.

The Research Unit on Ancient Hebrew and Epigraphy at the Faculty of Protestant Theology at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany will hold the 13th Mainz International Colloquium on Ancient Hebrew (MICAH) from 2nd November to 4th November 2018. Academics from around the world are invited to come together and use this forum to discuss new findings and the current status of research relating to the ancient Hebrew language, northwest semitic epigraphy, and related subjects.

Leading researchers in emergency medicine will present nearly 500 studies during the Research Forum at ACEP18-Scientific Assembly, the annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) at the San Diego Convention Center from Oct. 1-3, 2018. The Research Forum takes place on October 1st from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ; October 2nd from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM; and on October 3rd from 9:00 AM-4:00 PM in Rooms 23A, 24A, 25A, 32A and 32B.

Over 800 delegates from 46 countries will attend the 8th annual European Society for Swallowing Disorders (ESSD) Congress taking place in Dublin next week to hear about new developments in swallowing disorder research. At the congress, international swallowing and voice experts will share their research into the prevention and management of swallowing problems, also known as dysphagia. During the weeklong event, there will be a strong emphasis on facilitating collaborations between leading scientists, clinicians and researchers in swallowing disorders.

Recipients of the 2018 Fields Medal and Nevanlinna Prize recognized this past August will soon make their way to Heidelberg. They will be joined by their fellow laureates of mathematics and computer science, including the 2017 ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient who was honored earlier this year. This September 23-28, 33 laureates will spend a week networking and in scientific exchange with 200 highly talented young researchers at the 6th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF).

The ECNP congress, Europe's premier scientific meeting for disease-oriented brain research, will take place in Barcelona from 6th-9th October. The congress will attract around 5000 neuroscientists, psychiatrists, neurologists and psychologists from around the world.

The laureates that participate in the annual Heidelberg Laureate Forum are the undisputed main attraction, especially for the young researchers who have been mentored by their groundbreaking work. Whether they have received the Abel Prize, ACM A.M. Turing Award, ACM Prize in Computing, Fields Medal or the Nevanlinna Prize, the laureates are renowned in the worlds of mathematics and computer science.

Gender and technology. These are two of the concepts around which the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) coordinates the R+D+I informative activities as part of the Madrid European Researchers' Night 2018 which will be held on Friday, Sept. 29.

The 15th Annual International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference at The University of Toledo will host almost 90 presentations from researchers, advocates and survivors over the course of two days.

More than 3,000 bone scientists will come together for the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 2018 Annual Meeting in Montréal Sept. 28-Oct. 1, the premier scientific meeting in the world on bone, mineral and musculoskeletal science, to present their latest research and collaborate on new opportunities to increase the testing, diagnosis and treatment options for osteoporosis and other bone diseases.

Agroforestry: strengthening links between science, society and public policy. This is the topic for the 4th World Congress on Agroforestry, which is being held in Europe for the first time. Researchers, decision-makers, students, politicians, NGOs, farmers, and others... some 1500 participants are expected at this international event co-organized by CIRAD, from 20 to 22 May 2019 in Montpellier (France).

More than 3,000 bone scientists will come together for the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 2018 Annual Meeting in Montréal, Sept. 28 - Oct. 1, 2018, the premier scientific meeting in the world on bone, mineral and musculoskeletal science, to present their latest research and collaborate on new opportunities to increase the testing, diagnosis and treatment options for osteoporosis and other bone diseases.

Experts from the world of wombats will gather for a three-day conference, titled Wombats Through Time and Space, at the University of Adelaide to discuss one of Australia's most famous cultural icons.

Zoobiquity Colorado will take place Oct. 5 and 6. This national meeting, focusing on regenerative medicine advances, is built on a One Health concept designed to bring together leading clinicians and scientists in human and veterinary medicine.

The laureates that participate in the annual Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) are the undisputed main attraction, especially for the young researchers who have been mentored by their groundbreaking work. Whether they have received the Abel Prize, ACM A.M. Turing Award, ACM Prize in Computing, Fields Medal or the Nevanlinna Prize, the laureates are renowned in the worlds of mathematics and computer science.

Nagoya University's Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM) will be holding "The 6th International Symposium on Transformative Bio-Molecules (ISTbM-6)" on October 4-5, 2018 at the Noyori Conference Hall in Nagoya University, Japan.

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) is hosting a virtual conference exploring the power and applications of optogenetics and drawing together leading researchers in the field to examine how this technology is revolutionizing neuroscience. The virtual conference will be held Thursday, September 20, 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. EDT.