The ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM) is the premier conference to present research results related to empirical software engineering. These include the discussion of: i) strengths and weaknesses of software engineering technologies and methods from an empirical viewpoint; ii) the design and analysis of empirical studies, ranging from controlled experiments to field studies and from quantitative to qualitative studies; iii) the use of data and measurement to understand, evaluate, and model software engineering phenomena. The symposium encourages the presentation of both novel work and replication studies. ESEM provides a stimulating forum where researchers and practitioners…

Many attendees this year approached us to include new features and new focused discussions at the FPSO congress in 2012. These include a field evaluation focus day to improve your project profitability, more operational case studies to minimize costly breakdowns offshore and a project commissioning briefing to improve the safety and cost efficiency of project operations. We’ll be looking at how we can help the next generations of engineers and commercial managers, and focusing on robust technical case studies that will provide real insight into the challenges of successful FPSO operations. And there will be much more to look out…

ICT start-ups play a critical role in the infocomm ecosystem. They ride the wave of innovation while leveraging on traditional competitive advantages to build new scalable capabilities. Innovation in the Infocomm Technologies have revolutionized the world and provided with a born-global platform that delivers rich information on every imaginable subject and enables the unprecedented integration of social information. Globally, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have had a profound impact on the socio-economic, political, and cultural spheres of nations. The goal of the International Academic Conference on Infocomm Technologies in Competitive Strategies is to provide opportunities for academics, researchers, experienced professionals…

Distribution and concurrency are pervasive in computer science and technology, from the simple PC, already multi-core, all the way up to supercomputing grids, and also graphic cards, PC clusters, distributed databases, and supercomputers. Distributed and parallel computing is also urged by the increasing computational requirements of various applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Parallel Computing Cluster Computing Volunteer Computing Grid and Cloud Computing Multi-core Architectures and Algorithms GPU Programming Web Services and Internet Computing Cooperative and Collaborative Computing Peer-to-peer Computing Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing New Parallel System Concepts and Architectures Distributed Systems Methodology and Networking Software…

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: • Academic Advising and Counseling • Adult Education • Asynchronous Learning • Authoring Tools • Building an Introductory Global Studies Course • Building E-Learning Architectures • Business Education • Casual Factors of Educational Development • Collaborative Learning • Courseware Development • Cross Cultural Aspects of Education • Cross-disciplinary areas of Education • Curriculum, Research and Development • Developing and Organizational e-Learning Strategy • Developing, Integrating, and Delivering E-Learning Solutions • Digital Libraries for E-Learning • Distance Education • Distance Learning • Early Childhood Education • Education Policy and Leadership • Educational…

Organizations are increasingly diverse, throughout the global community of work environments and settings. The theme of the Conference is the complexity of organizational life, given the inevitable need to manage an ever-changing workforce. Papers for this conference can deal with any topic relevant to the management of human resources in an international context. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: • HRM Strategic Challenges • Human Resource Management • Ethics & Social Responsibility in Organization • Team Building • Organizational Communication & Information Management • Managing Productive Work Teams • Best Practices in Human Resource Management • Strategic…

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Political Science Political theory Political philosophy Political systems Policy analysis Policy studies Public policy Public administration Ideology Game theory Political economy Geopolitics and political geography Policy studies and public policy analysis Comparative politics National systems Courts and Judicial Politics Democratic Innovations Green Politics Cross-national political analysis Supranational and intergovernmental politics Political development Foreign policy analysis Analytical Politics Intelligence Governance Peace studies, conflict analysis, international law and politics, public administration and local government studies Political psychology, bureaucratic, administrative and judicial behaviour Legislative processes and public law Political Methodology Interdisciplinary Perspective on Violence…

On behalf of the Organizing Committee and China Agricultural University (CAU), it gives us great pleasure to welcome you to the 4th International Biochar Congress. It will be held in Beijing on 16-20th September, 2012, deliberately a few days after the ISHS meeting in Zheijiang University, Hangzhou. Thus, delegates can conveniently attend both meetings if desired. International research into all aspects of biochar science and technology has grown rapidly over the last decade or so. This meeting will represent this world wide growth in interest and will cover the entire range of current biochar-related research. Scientific sessions will include biochar…

Housing is a system of energy and environment and required to accommodate wants and needs of individuals and society, which are usually considered to be diverse and dynamic. The 'needs' factor often reflects minimum quality of end-user products (i.e. housing) and may embrace 'adequacy' being prescribed in conventional codes, while the 'wants' may be satisfied only if they are defined clearly by stakeholders (e.g. house-users and builder/developers) at the design decision making stage. 'Mass customisation' is an oxymoron or, perhaps, a paradigm case of a systems approach to identifying the aforementioned wants and needs that should be incorporated into the…

EFNS 2012 will cover the latest research, current clinical practices and treatments in neurology.

Telos in Europe: The L'Aquila Conference Conference Theme Recent developments appear to end the "end of history" and foreshadow instead the end of the West. After 1989, many expected a gradual convergence toward Western models of liberal market democracy. But Western responses to 9/11 and the 2007-8 transatlantic "credit crunch" have exposed the limits of U.S. international primacy and accelerated the global shift of power from West to East and North to South-as evinced by the rise of China, India, and other emerging markets. Politically and economically, that shift seems to portend the emergence of a post-American and perhaps even…

This triennial congress is a must for all clinicians and researchers of basic and clinical immunology, and affords many opportunities for networking as well as a rich scientific programme which will explore the very latest developments in the field.

ESRA 2012 is a specialised anaesthesia conference featuring a highly practical scientific programme that will explore the latest clinical evidence and industry updates.

FTD 2012 will cover the latest research, current clinical care practices and treatments for Frontotemporal Dementias.

More than 1,500 scientists and clinicians specialising in regional anaesthesia will attend ESRA 2012. This specialised anaesthesia conference features a highly practical scientific programme that will explore the latest clinical evidence and industry updates.

ALEH2012 will provide attendees with innovative clinical research of the study of liver structure, function, and diseases .It will be a platform for sharing knowledge and information on the treatment of patients with liver illness.

The four conference tracks at this event include; Advances in qPCR, which will showcase new developments in qPCR technology and its wide range of applications. Sessions will focus on improvements to qPCR design, the acquisition of accurate data, and efficient data analysis. There will also be presentations demonstrating the role of qPCR in molecular diagnostics and the detection of tumour cells. RNAi & miRNA track will detail the cutting edge research taking place in the two fields with a particular emphasis on the complex roles microRNA play in cancer and their regulation. The latest developments in both therapeutics and delivery…

The International Spinal Cord Society invites clinicians, researchers, orthopaedic doctors, neurosurgeons, physical therapists and occupational therapists in the fields of rehabilitation and physical medicine to their 2012 meeting.

The International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) invites clinicians, researchers, orthopaedic doctors, neurosurgeons, physical therapists and occupational therapists in the fields of rehabilitation and physical medicine to their 2012 meeting which will take place in London, from 3-5 September, 2012. For the first time in 20 years, ISCoS will return to the UK, where it was established, and we are certain that its’ location at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, located in the heart of London will truly complement this exciting event examining Advances in Spinal Cord Injury Management. Participants are expected from 87 countries worldwide.

ESSSB 2012 is a customized congress that takes an integrated approach to suicide prevention. Professionals in the field will enjoy a program covering the latest perspectives and developments in suicidology.