Meetings

Renowned scientists will address topics as databases, machine learning, high-performance computing and image processing.

This Sept. 22-27, recipients of the Abel Prize, ACM A.M. Turing Award, ACM Prize in Computing, Fields Medal, and the Nevanlinna Prize are invited to gather in Heidelberg to meet with 200 young researchers from all over the world at the 7th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF). Journalists from all over the world are encouraged to cover the event and take advantage of the opportunity to interact with the preeminent researchers of mathematics and computer science.

A new session organized by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York tackles the issue of diversity and representation in philosophy departments across the country.

12-14 May in Lisbon, Portugal: Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse imaging data allows early recognition of heart disease, saving patients' time, money and, most importantly, lives. Find out how at ICNC 2019, the International Conference on Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT (ICNC) - co-organised by the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC), the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM).

The Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting is the premier North American scholarly child health meeting.

Renowned scientists and practitioners will address key topics in nutrition at Nutrition 2019, the flagship meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, held June 8-11, 2019 at the Baltimore Convention Center.

The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) and its associated Center for the Dynamics of Social Complexity (DySoC) seek to analyze and compare various approaches to this issue -- which some have called an epidemic and a public health crisis -- to build a mathematical basis for analysis of the many factors that contribute to gun violence. This is the first scientific meeting in the US to focus on mathematical approaches to analyzing gun violence.

The next Canadian Neuroscience Meeting will take place May 22 - 25, 2019 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel.

Researchers from 22 countries will present plenary lectures and nearly 400 abstracts top international research in neuromodulation therapies. New lines of inquiry will be presented about potentially aiding stroke recovery, heart failure, depression, paralysis, cognitive or memory issues, addiction, obesity, and anorexia.

Three internationally significant presentations at the World Congress of Nephrology today (April 15) will reveal new and highly relevant clinical data that may alter the treatment of kidney disease globally. The sessions (from 8:30 to 10:30 AEST time, Melbourne) will be live streamed by the International Society of Nephrology. To date more than 1000 people have registered to hear the results live streamed globally.

TO BE LIVE STREAMED - Three internationally significant presentations at the World Congress of Nephrology today (April 15, 2019) will reveal new and highly relevant clinical data that may alter the treatment of kidney disease globally. The sessions (from 8:30 to 10:30 AEST time, Melbourne) will be live streamed by the International Society of Nephrology.

Members of AChemS (https://www.achems.org) will present the latest research on taste, smell and related issues (see program at https://achems.org/2019/program.php). The four-day meeting includes scientists from all around the world, and will feature: ten symposia (including clinical and industry symposia), five poster sessions, three oral sessions, a plenary lecture, a workshop on measuring human olfaction, and a journal club.

Tohoku University will host the first International forum on next-generation synchrotron radiation on April 22.

Environmental scientists, educators, and policy makers are gathering in the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky this August 11th through 16th, 2019, for the 104th Annual Meeting of the ESA, co-hosted with the USSEE.

Across South East Asia and Oceania, it's estimated that up to ten million people die every year from kidney disease. Experts in kidney health from this region and around the world will meet at the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) Global Kidney Policy Forum in Melbourne on 12 April 2019 to discuss the challenges in the region.

Media registration for the American College of Cardiology's Latin America Conference 2019 is open! The ACC Latin America Conference 2019 will take place July 25 - 27, 2019, in Cartagena, Colombia, at the Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias. Eligible members of the media who register gain access to all the live science presented at the meeting as well as embargoed materials and interviews with top presenters and cardiology leaders.

David Gems to present at the 6th Aging Research for Drug Discovery Forum in Basel

The MDI Biological Laboratory and the University of New England are bringing Maine researchers together to discuss how they can identify solutions to the opioid epidemic in Maine. In a first step toward this goal, the institution will hold a panel discussion on the opioid crisis at the upcoming 46th Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium, a statewide gathering at which students and scientists have the opportunity to network, collaborate, exchange ideas and share research results.

May 2 to 4, 2019 in Venice, Italy: Novel studies from around the world showing cutting-edge clinical use of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) will be presented at EuroCMR 2019, a meeting of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), a branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). This annual gathering will be held May 2 to 4 at the Palazzo del Cinema in Venice, Italy.

Southwest Research Institute and ROS-Industrial developed a solution that enables industrial robots to scan and manipulate metallic objects that had previously been too 'shiny' for machine vision to process.

Strengthening the links between science, society and public policies... this is the objective of the 4th World Congress on Agroforestry (Agroforestry 2019), under the high patronage of Mr Emmanuel MACRON, President of the French Republic, to be held at the Le Corum conference centre in Montpellier from 20 to 22 May 2019.

Should I cut down on carbs? Find out at EuroHeartCare 2019. It's just one of many topics covered during the inaugural annual scientific congress of the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions, a branch of the European Society of Cardiology.

Moscow has been selected as the venue for the International Collegiate Programming Contest in June 2020. ICPC is the oldest and most prestigious competitive programming event worldwide. Next year's finals will be organized by the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology with the support of RDI Creative.

Lehigh University's Institute for Data, Intelligent Systems, and Computation (I-DISC) will host 'Foundational & Applied Data Science for Molecular and Material Science & Engineering,' May 22-24, in Bethlehem, Pa. The workshop, the first in a series of events funded by an NSF TRIPODS-X grant, will bring together computer scientists, applied mathematicians, material scientists, chemists, biologists, and chemical, industrial, and bioengineers. Attendees will focus on recent developments and application of data science algorithms and tools in this field.