Conference name: 4th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART) Venue: Algarve, Portugal Event Date: 6 - 8 February, 2012 SCOPE The purpose of the 4th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART) is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the theory and applications in these areas. Two simultaneous but strongly related tracks will be held, covering both applications and current research work within the area of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems and Software Platforms, Distributed Problem Solving and Distributed AI in general, including web applications, on one hand, and within the area of non-distributed AI, including…

Conference Name: 1st International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods (ICPRAM) Venue: Algarve, Portugal Event Date: 6-8 February, 2012 SCOPE The International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods would like to become a major point of contact between researchers, engineers and practitioners on the areas of Pattern Recognition, both from theoretical and application perspectives. Contributions describing applications of Pattern Recognition techniques to real-world problems, interdisciplinary research, experimental and/or theoretical studies yielding new insights that advance Pattern Recognition methods are especially encouraged. 1. THEORY AND METHODS 2. APPLICATIONS TRACK 1: THEORY AND METHODS * Exact and Approximate Inference *…

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Special Session name: Agents and Ambient Intelligence - AgAmI 2012 In conjunction with the 4th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - ICAART 2012 Venue: Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal Conference date: 6-8 February, 2012 Chair Paulo Novais University of Minho Portugal Scope Ambient Intelligence (AmI) is a paradigm emerging from Artificial Intelligence, where computers are used as proactive tools assisting people with their day-to-day activities, making life more comfortable. Agents and Multi-Agent Systems represent an alternative that is interesting and stimulating to meet the challenges posed by AmI Environments. Agents have characteristics such as autonomy, reasoning, reactivity, social abilities and…

Special Session: AI Methods for Interdisciplinary Research in Language and Biology - BILC 2012 In conjunction with the 4th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - ICAART 2012 Venue: Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal Conference date: 6-8 February, 2012 Co-chairs Gemma Bel-Enguix GRLMC - Research Group on Mathematical Linguistics, Universitat Rovira i Virgili Spain Maria Dolores Jimé López GRLMC - Research Group on Mathematical Linguistics, Universitat Rovira i Virgili Spain Alfonso Ortega De La Puente Departamento de Ingeniería Informática, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Spain Scope and Topics During the 20th century, biology has become a pilot science, so that many disciplines…

Join us on a journey into the future. Find out from the leading experts at the 3rd Global Toy Conference who your customers of tomorrow are and how you can inspire them to buy your products. An interesting programme is lined up for you with the following blocks: - Tomorrow’s Consumer: What is important for him? How does he behave? - Prospects for the Toy Trade: Where are the Blind Alleys? What are the Chances of Success? - Marketing 3.0: The Major Trends for Brand Building and Brand Care - Toy Safety: The Right Preparation for Coming Developments The Global…

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This 7-hr virtual seminar on Payroll 201 provides high-level training on topics critical to the intermediate payroll professional. It will increase your knowledge of payroll procedures and compliance regulations beyond the mere basic skills. Why You Should Attend: The payroll professional must deal with rules and regulations from the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service and the state equivalent of each of these. When you get beyond the basic rules, the regulations become more complex and demanding. For example, how to withhold social security taxes is basic. But knowing how to handle social security taxes as it pertains to…

ICAISED 2012 is the international Meeting of the advance Information System, E-Education & Development interfaces community and serves as the principal international forum for reporting outstanding research and development on Advance Information System This conference provides opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas and application experiences face to face, to establish business or research relations and to find global partners for future collaboration.

"Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do" is a free, ongoing, two-part series designed to help participants learn to understand, identify and address adolescent alcohol/other drug problems. Part 1 provides information on how to understand and recognize the signs of a teen substance abuse problem and includes a short video. Part 2 provides information on what should and should not be done when a teen substance abuse problem is recognized, and concludes with a short open talk by a young person in recovery. The series is presented on the first (part 1) and second (part 2) Tuesday…

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The Nanotech2012 will focus on the synthesis,characterization,properties and application of nanomaterials in general. Bringing together participants from across the region and around the world,this landmark conference will provide superb opportunity for conversation,collaboration,and networking. In addition to the technical presentations,the conference will provide insight into the latest products and developments from number of companies and organizations. Aside from the opportunities by the conference sessions,participants will also have the chance to experience for visiting of Masjed-Soleyman in winter,because in this season the Masjed-Soleyman weather is brisk and fair as well as temperature during Feb is about 25 °C. The preparation of the…

The Life Sciences Internal Audit Forum will be a two-day, industry focused event, specific to those within Internal Audit, Corporate Audit and Audit Compliance. Why Should You Attend? This conference will bring together the leading senior executives from Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Companies to discuss best practices on conducting internal audits including operations audits, clinical trial audits, third party audits and GRC audits for FCPA, Dodd-Frank and SOX. Attendees will leave the conference with a much stronger understanding of how to approach internal auditing compliance to increase effectiveness while decreasing cost and time. Attending This Event Will Enable You…

Extend your reach: how to improve access to your psychological therapy service Are you up to the challenge of cost-effectively providing quality psychological therapy services that meet the requirements of the second phase of IAPT? We all know that IAPT is evolving towards meeting the needs of a much broader range of service users. But what practical steps can you take towards achieving this? How can you ensure consistently high quality services in the face of funding cuts and an uncertain commissioning environment? And how can you improve partnerships between primary and secondary care and the third sector to offer…

With patient care being their number one objective, no other industry has a more crucial need for top talent and management of that talent than health care. Succeeding in today’s turbulent environment demands a mix of strategic talent management and business know-how. The passing of the health care bill by congress drove long standing issues of staffing shortages, leadership capability and financial stability to the forefront of the health care argument. One of the biggest issues faced by health care organizations was how to staff & pay for patient care. In response to these challenges, the 2012 People in Health…

This 3-hr training will discuss medical device regulations and law in the US, Europe and Canada. It is designed to help the audience with their global compliance and regulatory intelligence, which is necessary to streamline the regulatory process in an organization to achieve sustainability and to remain sustainable and competitive in global markets. This seminar is a “How To Guide” intended to streamline the decision-making process in a systematic manner. Why You Should Attend: The global regulation of medical devices is rapidly evolving, integrating the regulatory systems of the most advanced medical device regulations. To be able to achieve sustainability…

Far from your basic 101 look into export compliance rules and regulations for the Defense Industry, this conference will provide an intensive and in-depth analysis of new regulations resulting from the implementation of the US Export Reform Initiative. Some key topics of discussion include: -Shedding Light on the US Export Control Reform Initiative and the Resulting Impact on the Defense and Aerospace Industry -Analyzing ITAR Part 126.18 and the New Standards for Conducting Due Diligence on Dual and 3rd Country Nationals -Identifying the Impact of the ECR Initiative on Technical Assistance Agreement (TAA) and Manufacturing License Agreement (MLA) Requirements, Submittals,…

The 3rd Annual Utility Customer Experience Management Conference will be a three day, industry focused event, specific to those within Customer Service, Customer Relations, Customer Communications and Credit and Collections. Why Should You Attend? This conference will bring together leading senior executives from Electric, Gas and Water Utilities to discuss best practices from the top utilities known for customer satisfaction. The overall goal of this event is to continue to increase customer satisfaction and enhance the customer service experience while delivering and earning revenues from their services. Attendees Will Leave This Conference with a Better Understanding on: 1. Energy conservation…

InfraNews is pleased to announce that the sixth annual Infrastructure Investors Forum (IIF) Europe will take place at the headquarters of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, in the City of London on Feb. 8, 2012. IIF Europe 2012’s topic will be ‘Prioritising European Infrastructure Investment Opportunities in a Volatile Market Climate’. It will focus on EMEA infrastructure investment opportunities, the types of infrastructure investors most suited to those opportunities (and their investment priorities), and the challenges of investing at a time of growing economic volatility in the Eurozone. It will also cover some of the key issues facing the infrastructure investing industry…