"Suicide and Recovery from Addiction" will be presented on Tuesday November 30, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm; by Michelle Rose Armstrong , MA, LLP, and Michael B. Murphy, MA, LMSW (Members of Washtenaw Alive, a suicide prevention community collaboration.) This program will teach participants to be alert to the signs of suicidal thinking among individuals in recovery. It will help participants to recognize the signs of suicidal thinking, learn how to reach out and offer support, know how to reach out and ask for help when suicidal thoughts are present, and be aware of local and national suicide prevention…

With the continued demands of expeditionary warfare and humanitarian assistance, the ability to move men and materiel, both strategically and within theatre, has never been quite so in demand. It is crucial then that both military and industry react to the changing requirements of military airlifters, ensuring that they have the aircraft and equipment they need for now and the future. Air Forces across the world are looking at ways to enhance their reactions to the weighty demands placed, whether it is through the purchase of new aircraft or refits of old, through the purchase of equipment and upgrades, or…

Defence-IQ is delighted to announce our inaugural Future Mortar Systems conference taking place in London on November 29th - November 30th this year. As a sister event to our industry leading Future Artillery conference series, Future Mortar Systems 2010 is designed to offer a unique and incisive guide to how Infantry’s globally are operating Mortars as a key part of a ground force’s indirect fire support, as well as how technological innovations are driving the future direction of Mortar capability and employment. Why launch Future Mortar Systems now? * Urgent Operational Requirements in Afghanistan have highlighted the current need for…

The goal of the conference is to create a world-class gathering of researchers from academia and industry, practitioners, business leaders, intellectual property experts and venture capitalists, providing a launch pad for new innovative business and technology

Call for Applications Understanding Multiculturalism “Exploring the Promotion and Protection of Cultural Diversity” (Berlin, 29th November – 3rd December 2010) The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy is pleased to announce it is currently accepting applications to the forthcoming December Session of the ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy, taking place in Berlin this December. Participants will take part in a 5-day program of lectures, seminars, and workshops lead by experts from politics, diplomacy, civil society, and academia. A range of cultural and social activities will complement the academic components and allow the group to expand their personal networks and experience Berlin’s rich…

This high-level strategic summit is where the most senior Iraqi federal and provincial government officials, and Iraq’s development partners will gather to meet housing development service providers and suppliers, and discuss strategies and opportunities for growth in the booming Iraqi housing development market.

Check-in Asia is the passenger and baggage processing forum for airlines, airports and other travel industry stakeholders across the Asia Pacific region to debate how airport facilities should be developed to accommodate new check-in process and technology to improving the whole passenger experience. Check in Asia technology conference will be covering industry technologies such as CUPPS, Mobile Phone Check-in, Web-based Check-in, Biometric Check-in, passenger bag drop and NFC (Near Field Communications), etc.

The International Conference on Social Robotics is a conference for scientists, researchers, and practitioners to report and discuss the latest progress of their forefront research and findings in social robotics, as well as interactions with human beings and integration into our society. The inaugural conference was held in Incheon, Korea under the FIRA Robo- World Congress 2009; and this year, the beautiful city garden of Singapore is proud to be the host for ICSR 2010. The conference welcomes original, peer reviewed papers and contributions describing technically rigorous scientific and philosophical advances in social robots, and their interactions and communications with…

This GCP compliance in Clinical Trials training aims to provide an overview of the parameters critical in ensuring GCP compliance and in doing this, will translate GCP in a more practical, applied sense. Areas Covered in the Seminar: Importance of Good Clinical Practice. Key areas of deficiencies in Clinical trials. Common findings in audits and inspections. Definition of ranking of findings: minor-major-critical. Definition of Adverse and Serious adverse events. ICH guidelines on the Informed consent process. Management of investigational drug. Investigator site file and essential documents. Source data. Site and people management. Who Will Benefit: This webinar will provide valuable…

"The Doctor's Opinion on Alcoholism" will be presented on Tuesday November 23, 2010, from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm; by Dr. Herbert Malinoff, MD; Addictionologist . This program will describe a physician's view of alcoholism, as presented in the literature of Alcoholics Anonymous and updated with the modern neurobiology of addictive illness. It will include a discussion of Dr. Silkworth's explanation of alcoholism as a twofold disease affecting mind and body, how Dr. Silkworth's opinion relates to the modern neurobiology of addictive illness, identification of therapy for alcoholism as promoted by Alcoholics Anonymous, and the relationship of this therapy to…

This Clinical trial training will review the current status of Clinical Trials activities in Latin America, the factors that make this region such an attractive one and some best practices to ensure a successful implementation of clinical trials. Areas Covered in the Seminar: Overview of the Latin American region. Clinical Trials Activitiy in the Latin American countries. What explains the growth and success of the Region. Regulatory overview of the major contributing countries. Main Challenges in the conduct of Clinical Trials in Latin America. Keys to success in the conduct of Clinical Trials in Latin America. Who Will Benefit: This…

LIHE'10 Africa is an invitation to a unique and collaborative symposium. LIHE '10 Africa brings together 25 international scholars for an inspiring and productive symposium in the South African wine region of Stellenbosch. From April to November 2010, participants write chapters for an international anthology on "POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION. FORM AND FUNCTION". Accepted authors meet from November 21 to November 25, 2010 to review, edit and finalize their chapters for the anthology. All participants are guaranteed international publication. LIHE has specialized in creating symposiums that rethink the original academic format, centered around collaborative and integrative knowledge creation. LIHE'10 Africa is the…

Please submit papers or prearranged panels to the Quran and Biblical Literature Section at the Society of Biblical Literature's annual meeting (November 20-23 Atlanta, GA). The Call for Papers is as follows: Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, critical approaches to the study/analysis of the Qur'an (from both Muslim and non-Muslim perspectives), pedagogy (the Qur'an in the classroom); comparative hermeneutics (ancient, medieval, or contemporary); interfaith dialog; sectarian polemics; gender/sexuality in comparative perspective; Qur'an in the context of late antiquity. Both prearranged panels and individual submissions are welcome. The deadline for submissions is March 1.

Whether you are a CMIO, hospital executive or clinical practitioner, join us for a one-day workout meeting on the role of the Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) in achieving Meaningful Use and maximizing the economic and patient care benefits of the HITECH Act. Geared for busy healthcare C-Suite professionals, this summit will help you define the essential roles and tasks of a successful EMR implementation, understand the role of the CMIO, build cohesion among your management team, and implement practical steps to maximize the full value of your substantial health IT investment.

iqnite conferences proudly announce the first conference in South Africa taking place on 18 November 2010 at the Hilton Sandton Hotel in Johannesburg. iqnite is the leading series of software quality management and testing conferences. Every year since 1996, the event has showcased the latest trends and best practices through keynote speeches by prominent speakers, project reports, tutorials and workshops. iqnite has succeeded in establishing its reputation as both a traditional conference and a lively marketplace where ideas and information are exchanged. Among other things, this is made possible by the trade exhibition held with every iqnite conference. Originally established…

RCA is a popular topic and many companies realize its importance in correcting problems. However, there is still much confusion and many problems continue to recur. This webinar will use thoughtful discussion, humorous analogies and case studies to distinguish between the true root cause and other common imposters. Emphasis will be placed on realizing system interactions and cultural environment that often lies at the root of the problem and prevents true root cause analysis. Areas Covered in the Session: * How the organizational environment encourages problems * Role of Management and system interactions in causing problems * Use of quality…

This Webinar will discuss the modalities of proper investigations for environmental excursions and how to find the root cause and take appropriate preventive actions. Areas Covered in the Seminar: Why investigate environmental excursions. Identifying an excursion - now what do I do? Compling all necessary information. Analzying information (including trend analysis). Driving to root cause. Defining appropriate corrective actions. Evaluating effectiveness of corrective actions. Who Will Benefit: This webinar will provide valuable assistance to regulated manufacturing and laboratories that support microbial testing. Microbiologists Quality Control personnel Environmental Monitoring personnel Quality Assurance

This session will include the requirements for defining, documenting, and implementing a complaint-handling system, including the requirements for complaint review, investigation, and corrective action, as well as the ISO-specific implications. This session will discuss the best way to document customer feedback, what constitutes a complaint, and what do with "non-complaint" feedback. Also contained will be a suggested method on including complaint trending into your firm's CAPA program. Additionally, the application of risk management to a complaint handling system will be reviewed, and a specific risk management system explained. Why Should You Attend: Negative customer feedback about a medical device's performance…

An overview of the drug development process, reviewing key deliverables for each stage of the development path with a special focus on managing the development process when using external resources such as Contract Manufactures, Contract Testing Labs and Contract Research Organizations. In today's fast-paced, highly regulated and risk-aversive environment, functional groups can no longer work in isolation, but must collaborate extensively to design, develop, manufacture, test, validate and commercialize new drugs. Successful commercialization depends on effective processes to bring both the drug supply manufacturing processes and controls as well as the associated data and knowledge to the levels required for…

Rethinking Virtual World and Cyber-circulation in the Middle East and Beyond Invited Session/Middle East Section/American Anthropological Association (AAA) New Orleans, LA. November 17-21, 2010 The literature dealing with changes in traditional communications caused by the rapid use of cyber-circulation or e-communication in the Middle East is scant. Different forms of cyber-circulation, including Internet, SMS (Short Message Services), e-mail, and face book as used in institutional and socio-cultural contexts are discussed. Cultural relativity is the key not only to understand the various ways of information circulation and communication but also to comprehend peoples’ views of the cyber-circulation, online communication or Internet.…