Calendar.2006 April 18-20 April, Tue-Thu. National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Symposium 2006: Research Makes A Difference. Washington, DC. Information: Sidney C. Soderholm, NORA Coordinator, NIOSH/OD, Room 733G, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201 USA, 202-205-9235, fax: 202-260-4464, e-mail: noracoordinator@cdc.gov, Internet: http://www.cdc.gov/ niosh/nora/symp06/default.html 19-20 April, Wed-Thu. CleanMed 2006. Seattle, Washington. Information: Peter Diamond, CleanMed, Co-Coordinator, 41 Oakview Terrace, Boston, MA 02130 USA, 617-524-6018, fax: 617-524-7021, e-mail: PDiamond@CleanMed.org, Internet: http://www.clean med.org/2006/home.html 19-23 April, Wed-Sun. 10th Biennial Symposium on Minorities, the Medically Underserved and Cancer. Washington, DC. Information: 10th Biennial Symposium, Baylor College of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine is a private medical school located in Houston, Texas, USA on the grounds of the Texas Medical Center. It has been consistently rated the top medical school in Texas and among the best in the United States. , 6655 Travis, Suite 322, Houston, TX 77030-1312 USA, 713-798-5383 or toll-free: 1-877-243-6642, fax: 713-798-6222, e-mail: symposium@iccnetwork.org, Internet: http://www. iccnetwork.org/symposium/ 20-21 April, Thu-Fri. The 17th Global Warming International Conference and Expo (GW17). Miami, Florida. information: Sinyan Shen, GWIC GWIC Ground Water Information Center (Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Butte, Montana) GWIC Global Warming International Center , PO Box 50303, Palo Alto, CA 94303-0303 USA, 630-910-1551, fax: 630-910-1561, e-mail: syshen@walla wal·la n. Variant of wallah. .com, Internet: http://globalwarming.net/index.php?option=com_front page&Itemid=1 23-28 April, Sun-Fri. Biology of Spirochetes. Barga, Italy. Information: David A. Haake, Medical Infectious Diseases, VA Greater LA Healthcare (111F), Box 951691, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1691 USA, 310-268-3814, fax: 310-268-4928, e-mail: dhaake@ucla.edu, Internet: http://www.grc.uri.edu/programs/2006/ spiro.htm 24-25 April, Mon-Tues. Overcoming Obstacles to Effective Research Design in Nanotoxicology. Cambridge, Massachusetts. Information: TFI TFI Tobacco Free Initiative (World Health Organization) TFI The Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) TFI The Fertilizer Institute TFI Technology Futures, Inc. Learning, One Research Drive, Suite 400A, PO Box 5195, Westborough, MA 01581 USA, 1-800-390-4085, fax: 508-616-5522, e-mail: information@tfilearning.com, Internet: http://www.tfilearning.com/tfi/c/portal_public/ layout?p_l_id=27.48 26-30 April, Wed-Sun. Gene Expression and Signaling in the Immune System immune system Cells, cell products, organs, and structures of the body involved in the detection and destruction of foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. Immunity is based on the system's ability to launch a defense against such invaders. . Cold Spring Harbor, New York
Cold Spring Harbor is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 4,975. . Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory  The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory , Meetings and Courses Program, PO Box 100, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724-2213 USA, 516-367-8346, fax: 516-367-8845, e-mail: meetings@cshl.edu, Internet: http:// meetings.cshl.edu/meetings/immune06.shtml 27-29 April, Thu-Sat. American Academy of Environmental Medicine 2006 Instructional Courses, Part III--The Diagnosis and Treatment of Chemical Sensitivity. Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City is the largest city in the state of Missouri. It encompasses parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest in Missouri, which includes counties in both Missouri and Kansas. . Information: American Academy of Environmental Medicine, 7701 East Kellogg, Suite 625, Wichita, KS 67207 USA, 316-684-5500, fax: 316-684-5709, e-mail: administrator@aaem.com, Internet: http://www.aaem.com/Instructional_courses.htm 28-30 April, Fri-Sun. The First East Asia Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. Taipei, Taiwan. Information: Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, National Cheng Kung University National Cheng Kung University (Traditional Chinese: 國立成功大學; Simplified Chinese: 国立成功大学 , 138 Sheng-Li Road, Tainan 70428, Taiwan, fax: +886-6-2752484 (c/o How-Ran Guo), e-mail: isee2006eac@yahoo.com, Internet: http://www.isee-eac.tw/ 29 April, Sat. American Academy of Environmental Medicine 2006 Instructional Courses--Pearls to Easily Recognize and Treat Environmental Illness in All Age Groups. Kansas City, Missouri. Information: American Academy of Environmental Medicine, 7701 East Kellogg, Suite 625, Wichita, KS 67207 USA, 316-684-5500, fax: 316-684-5709, e-mail: administrator@aaem.com, Internet: http://www.aaem.com/Instructional_courses.htm May l-3 May, Mon-Wed. RNAi-2006 Boston Meeting--RNA Interference: Biochemical Genetics to Drugs and Therapeutics. Waltham, Massachusetts. Information: GeneExpression Systems, Inc., PO Box 540170, Waltham, MA 02454 USA, 781-891-8181, fax: 781-8918234, e-mail: genexpsys@expressgenes.com, Internet: http://www.expressgenes.com/rnai-2006-main.htm 3-4 May, Wed-Thu. Joint U.S.-Mexico Workshop on Childhood Obesity Prevention. Cuernavaca, Mexico. Information: Institute of Medicine, 500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001 USA, 202-334-2352, fax: 202-334-1412, e-mail: iomwww@nas.edu, Internet: http:// www.iom.edu/project.asp?id=30678 6-9 May, Sat-Tue. European Human Genetics Conference 2006. Amsterdam, the Netherlands. information: European Society of Human Genetics, c/o Vienna Medical Academy, Alserstrasse 4, 1090 Vienna, Austria, +43 1 405 13 83 20, fax: +43 1 405 13 83 23, e-mail: office@eshg.org, Internet: http://www.eshg.org/ eshg2006/ 6-10 May, Sat-Wed. 5th Annual Meeting of the Complex Trait Consortium. Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill is a town in North Carolina and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), the oldest state-supported university in the United States. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 48,715. As of 2004 its estimated population was 52,440. . Information: John E. French, NIEHS NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH, DHHS) , NIH "Not invented here." See digispeak. NIH - The United States National Institutes of Health. , PO Box 12233, MD F-05, Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , NC 27709 USA, 919-541-2569, Fax: 919-541-1460, e-mail: french@niehs.nih.gov, or David Threadgill, Department of Genetics, UNC-CH UNC-CH University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill , CB 7264, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA, 919-843-6472, fax: 919-843-4682, Internet: http://www.complextrait.org/meetings/main.php 7-10 May, Sun-Wed. 2006 American Occupational Health Conference. Los Angeles, California. Information: ACOEM ACOEM American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine , 25 Northwest Point Boulevard, Suite 700, Elk Grove Village Elk Grove Village, village (1990 pop. 33,429), Cook and Du Page counties, NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1956. With a population of c.100 at the time of its establishment on open farmland, the village has grown dramatically and steadily, largely because of its , IL 60007-1030 USA, 847-818-1800, fax: 847-818-9266, Internet: http://www.acoem.org/ education/conference.asp?EVENT_ID=287 7-11 May, Sun-Thu. 16th SETAC SETAC Society of Environmental Toxicology And Chemistry SETAC Systems Engineering & Technical Assistance Contract SETAC Shipboard Electronic Thermoacoustic Chiller SETAC Shipboard Electronics Thermo-Acoustic Cooler SETAC Shipboard Electronics Thermoacoustic Chiller Europe Annual Meeting. The Hague, the Netherlands. Information: Congress Secretariat: SETAC Europe, Avenue de la Toison d'Or 67, B-1060 Brussels, Belgium, +32 2 772 72 81, fax: +32 2 770 53 86, e-mail: setac@setaceu.org, Internet: http://www.setaceumeeting.org/thehague/ 7-11 May, Sun-Thu. Joint Meetings: Emerging Genomic Biomarkers--Impact on Drug Discovery and Clinical Practice and the Molecular and Integrative Basis for Toxic Responses. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Information: Keystone Symposia, 221 Summit Place #272, Drawer 1630, Silverthorne, CO 80498 USA, 800-2530685 or 970-262-1230, fax: 970-262-1525, e-mail: info@ keystonesymposia.org, Internet: http://www.keystone symposia.org/Meetings/viewMeetings.cfm?Meeting ID=770&subTab=program; http://www.keystone symposia.org/Meetings/ViewMeetings.cfm?Meeting ID=769 9-11 May, Tue-Thu. 2006 Symposium on Air Quality Measurement Methods and Technology. Durham, North Carolina Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham CountyGR6 and is the fourth-largest city in the state by population. . Information: Amy Klaus, Programs Associate, Air and Waste Management Association, One Gateway Center, 3rd Floor, 420 Fort Duquesne Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1435 USA, 412-232-3444, ext. 3119, e-mail: aklaus@awma.org, Internet: http://www.awma.org/events/confs/Measurements/2006/ default.asp 10-12 May, Wed-Fri. 3rd Lipidomics Meeting--From Lipid Analysis to Genetic Disorders. Marseille, France. Information: Frederic Carriere, Laboratory of Enzymology en·zy·mol·o·gy n. The branch of science that deals with the biochemical nature and activity of enzymes. enzymology the study of enzymes and enzymatic action. at Interfaces and Physiology of Lipolysis lipolysis /li·pol·y·sis/ (li-pol´i-sis) the splitting up or decomposition of fat.lipolyt´ic li·pol·y·sis n. pl. li·pol·y·ses The hydrolysis of lipids. , UPR UPR Upper UPR University of Puerto Rico UPR Universal Periodic Review (UN Human Rights Council) UPR Unia Polityki Realnej (Polish political party) UPR unfolded protein response 9025 CNRS CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (National Center for Scientific Research, France) CNRS Centro Nacional de Referencia Para El Sida (Argentinean National Reference Center for Aids) , 31 chemin Joseph Aiguier, 13402 Marseille cedex 20, France, +33-4-9116-4134, fax: +33-4-9171-5758, e-mail: carriere@ibsm.cnrs-mrs.fr, Internet: http://www. gerli.com/marseille03.htm 10-14 May, Wed-Sun. American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has over 160,000 members at all degree-levels and in Meeting and Exposition: The Biology of Genomes. Cold Spring Harbor, New York. Information: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Meeting and Courses Program, PO Box 100, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724-2213 USA, 516-367-8346, fax: 516-367-8845, e-mail: meetings@cshhedu, Internet: http:// meetings.cshl.edu/meetings/genome06.shtml 13-16 May, Sat-Tue. VENT 2006: 8th International Conference--Practical Application of Ventilation for Emission and Exposure Control. Chicago, Illinois. Information: Scott Earnest, NIOSH/DART, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS R5, Cincinnati, OH 45226 USA, 513-841-4539, fax: 513-841-4506, e-mail: gse0@cdc.gov; or Larry Reed, NIOSH/DSHEFS, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS R12, Cincinnati, OH 45226 USA, 513-841-4366, e-mail: ler3@cdc.gov, Internet: http://www.aiha.org/aihce06/vent2006.htm 16-18 May, Tue-Thu. The 5th Annual EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. Science Forum--Your Health, Your Environment, Your Future. Washington, DC. Information: Alina Martin, Science Applications International Corporation, 11251 Roger Bacon Drive, Reston, VA 20190 USA, 703-318-4678, fax: 703-318-4755, e-mail: martinali@saic.com, Internet: http://www.epa.gov/scienceforum 21-26 May, Sun-Fri. 106th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) is a scientific organization, based in the United States although with over 43,000 members throughout the world. It is the largest single life science professional organization and its members include those whose interests encompass basic . Orlando, Florida. Information: American Society for Microbiology, 1752 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 USA, 202-942-9356, fax: 202-942-9340, e-mail: conferences@asmusa.org, Internet: http://www.asm.org/Meetings/index.asp?bid=697 22-24 May, Mon-Wed. Air Pollution 2006--14th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution. Hampshire, England, UK. Information: Rachel Green, Conference Manager, Wessex Institute of Technology The overall aim of Wessex Institute is to develop a series of knowledge transfer mechanisms, particularly directed towards the exchange of information between academics and professional users within industry. , Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AA, 44 (0) 238 029 3223, fax: 44 (0) 238 029 2853, e-mail: rgreen@ wessex.ac.uk, Internet: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2006/air06/index.html 22-24 May, Mon-Wed. Hormonally-Induced Reproductive Tumors: Relevance of Rodent Bioassays Workshop. Raleigh, North Carolina For other uses of this name, see Raleigh. Raleigh (IPA: /ˈrɑli/, ral-ee) is the capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County. . Information: Dr. Paul Foster, NTP (Network Time Protocol) A TCP/IP protocol used to synchronize the real time clock in computers, network devices and other electronic equipment that is time sensitive. It is also used to maintain the correct time in NTP-based wall and desk clocks. Liaison and Scientific Review Office, PO Box 12233, MD A3-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA, 919-541-2513, e-mail: foster2@niehs.nih.gov, Internet: http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ 22-25 May, Mon-Thu. Remediation of Chlorinated chlorinated /chlo·ri·nat·ed/ (klor´i-nat?ed) treated or charged with chlorine. chlorinated charged with chlorine. chlorinated acids some, e.g. and Recalcitrant Compounds: The Fifth International Conference. Monterey, California. Information: Gina Melaragno, 614-424-7866, e-mail: chlorcon@battelle. org, internet: http://www.battelle.org/environment/er/ conferences/chlorcon/default.stm 23-25 May, Tue-Thu. 3rd International Symposium on Contaminated Sediments. Shizuoka, Japan. Information: Symposium Secretary, +81-543-37-0921, fax: +81-543-34-9768, e-mail: kita@scc.u-tokai.ac.jp, Internet: http://www.soildyn.oc.u-tokai.ac.jp/~iscs2006/ 26-28 May, Fri-Sun. Human Enhancement Technologies and Human Rights. Stanford, California. Information: James J. Hughes, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) was founded in 2004 by philosopher Nick Bostrom and bioethicist James Hughes. Incorporated in the United States as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, the IEET is a techno-progressive think tank that seeks to contribute to , Trinity College, Williams 229B, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT 06106 USA, 860-297-2376, e-mail: james.hughes@trincoll.edu, Internet: http:// ieet.org/index.php/IEET/HETHR 29-31 May, Mon-Wed. CleanMed Europe, Stockholm, Sweden. Information: Congrex Sweden AB, Attn: CleanMed Europe, PO Box 5619, SE-114 86 Stockholm, Sweden, +46-8-459 6600, fax: +46-8-661 9125, e-mail: cleanmedeurope@congrex.se, Internet: http://www.cleanmed.org/europe/2006/home.html 31 May-3 June, Wed-Sat. Community-Campus Partnerships for Health 9th Conference--Walking the Talk: Achieving the Promise of Authentic Partnerships. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Information: Anne Moreau, CCPH CCPH Community Campus Partnerships for Health CCPH Chinese Community Partnership for Health CCPH Complement Control Protein Homolog Program Assistant, Institute for Children's Environmental Health, University, of Washington, Box 354809, Seattle, WA 98195-4809 USA, 206-543-8178, e-mail: ccphuw@u.washington.edu, Internet: http://www. depts.washington.edu/ccph/conf-overview.html 31 May-3 June, Wed-Sat. HUGO's 11th Human Genome Meeting. Helsinki, Finland. Information: HUGO Secretariat: 144 Harley Street, London W1G 7LD, UK, +44 (0) 207 935 8085, fax: +44 (0) 207 935 8341, e-mail: hugo@hugo-inrernarionaLorg, Internet: http://hgm2006.hugo-internasional.org/ 31 May-4 June, Wed-Sun. American Society of Gene Therapy American Society of Gene Therapy (ASGT) is a professional non-profit medical and scientific organization dedicated to:
June 2-3 June, Fri-Sat. Vulnerability of the Fetus and Infant to Ambient Pollutants and Reduced Food Intake in Pregnancy. Krakow, Poland. Information: Conference Secretariat: Chair of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 7A Kopernika Street, 31-034 Krakow, Poland, +48 12 423 10 03, fax: +48 12 422 87 95, e-mail: keimz2006@ cm-uj.krakow.pl, Internet: http://www.symposium.pl/ konferencje/epidemiologia/ 4-7 June, Sun-Wed. 4th International DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. Sampling Conference--Genomics and Public Health. Montreal, Canada. Information: Marie-Helene Regnier, Coordinator, CRDP CRDP Centre Régional de Documentation Pédagogique CRDP Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (US Department of Veteran Affairs) CRDP City Region Development Programme (Northern Way, UK) , Faculty of Law, Universite de Montreal, C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre ville, Montreal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada, 514-343-3142, fax: 514-343-2122, e-mail: marie-helene. regnier@umontreal.ca, Internet: http://www.humgen. umontreal.ca/events/dnasampling/ 4-9 June, Sun-Fri. Environmental Endocrine Disruptors Conference, Barga, Italy. Information: Gordon Research Conferences, PO Box 984, West Kingston, RI 02892-0984 USA, 401-783-4011, fax: 401-783-7644, e-mail: grc@grc.org, Internet: http://www.grc.uri.edu/programs/ 2006/envendo.htm 5-7 June, Mon-Wed. Coastal Environment 2006--6th International Conference on Environmental Problems in Coastal Regions Including Oil and Chemical Spill Studies. Rhodes, Greece. Information: Conference Secretariat: Charlotte Bartlett, Coastal Environment 2006, Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AA, 44 (0) 238 029 3223, fax: 44 (0) 238 029 2853, e-mail: cbartlett@wessex.ac.uk 6-7 June, Tue-Wed. Nanotechnology in Food and Agriculture. Washington, DC. Information: Agra Informa, 80 Calverley Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 2UN, UK, +44 (0)20 7017 7500, fax: +44 (0)20 7017 7599, e-mail: marketing@agra-net.com, Internet: http://www.agra-net.com/nanotechfood 6-8 June, Tue-Thu. Geo-Environment and Landscape Evolution 2006, Rhodes, Greece. Information: Katie Banham, Conference Secretariat, Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AA, 44-(0)-238-029-3223, fax: 44-(0)-238-029-2853, e-mail: kbanham@wessex.ac.uk, Internet: http:// www.wessex.ac.ukdconferences/2006/geoenv06/ 7-9 June, Wed-Fri. Debris Flow 2006--1st International Conference on Monitoring, Simulation, Prevention and Remediation of Dense and Debris Flows. Rhodes, Greece. Information: Zoey Bluff Conference Secretariat, Wessex Institute of Technology., Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AA, 44 (0) 238 029 3223, fax: 44 (0) 238 029 2853, e-mail: zbluff@wessex.ac.uk, Internet: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/ conferences/2006/debris06/ 9-11 June, Fri-Sun. BE SAFE--1st National Conference on Precaution. Baltimore, Maryland. Information: Anne Rabe, BE SAFE Coordinator, Center for Health, Environment and Justice, PO Box 6806, Falls Church, VA 22040-6806 USA, 518-732-4538, e-mail: annerabe@ msn.com, Internet: http://www.besafenet.com/ 11-16 June, Sun-Fri. 28th ICOH ICOH International Commission on Occupational Health (Singapore) International Congress on Occupational Health--Renewing a Century of Commitment to Healthy, Safe and Productive Working Life. Milan, Italy. Information: Department of Occupational Health, Via San Bamaba, 8-20122 Milano, +39 02 50320110, fax: +39 02 50320111, e-mail: sabrina. braiati@uniml.it, Internet: http://www.icoh2006.it 11-16 June, Sun-Fri. Molecular and Cellular Bioenergetics bioenergetics, n 1. system in which natural healing is enhanced by creating harmony between the patient's body and the natural environment. 2. . Andover, New Hampshire Andover is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,109 at the 2000 census. Andover includes the villages of Cilleyville, Potter Place, and East Andover, a resort on Highland Lake. . Information: Gordon Research Conferences, PO Box 984, West Kingston, RI 02892-0984 USA, 401-783-4011, fax: 401-783-7644, e-mail: grc@grc.org, Internet: http://www. grc.uri.edu/programs/2005/bioenerg.htm 12-15 June, Mon-Thu. HOLIVAR2006 Open Science Meeting--Natural Climate Variability and Global Warming. London, United Kingdom. Information: Joanne Goetz +33 (0)3 88 76 71 22, fax: +33 (0)3 88 37 05 32, e-mail: jgoetz@esf.org, Internet: http://www. holivar2006.org 15-18 June, Thu-Sun. 12th International Congress on Infectious Diseases. Lisbon, Portugal. Information: International Society for Infectious Diseases, 617-277-0551, fax: 617-731-1541, e-mail: info@isid.org, Internet: http://www.isid.org/12th_icid/ 18-23 June, Sun-Fri. 9th World Congress on Environmental Health. Dublin, Ireland. Information: Environmental Health Officers Association--EHOA Ireland, 39A Main Street, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, +353-1-2761211, fax: +353-1-2764665, e-mail: secretaty@ehoa.ie, Internet: http://www.ifeh2006.org 19-21 June, Mon-Wed. Risk Analysis 2006--Fifth International Conference on Computer Simulation in Risk Analysis and Hazard Mitigation. Malta. Information: Zoey Bluff, Conference Secretariat, Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AA, 44 (0) 238 029 3223, fax: 44 (0) 238 029 2853, e-mail zbluff@wessex.ac.uk, Internet: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2006/risk06/ 20-23 June, Tue-Fri. Air and Waste Management Association's 2006 Annual Conference and Exhibition. New Orleans, Louisiana. Information: Katie Bombico, Annual Conference Technical Programs Coordinator, Air and Waste Management Association, One Gateway Center, 3rd Floor, 420 Fort Duquesne Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1435 USA, 412-232-3444, ext. 3108, fax: 412-232-3450, e-mail: kbombico@awma.org, Internet: http://www.awma.org/ACE2006/ 20-24 June, Tue-Sat. As 2006: Natural Arsenic in Groundwaters of Latin America--Occurrence, Health Impact, Remediation, Management. Mexico City, Mexico. Information: Jochen Bundschuh, e-mail: jochenbundschuh@yahoo.com, Internet: http://www. lwr.kth.se/Personal/personer/bhattacharya_prosun/ As-2006.htm 21-23 June, Wed-Fri. Waste Management 2006. Malta. Information: Conference Secretariat: Katie Banham, Waste Management 2006, Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AA, 44 (0) 238 029 3223, fax: 44 (0) 238 029 2853, e-mail: kbanham@wessex.ac.uk, Internet: http://www. wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2006/waste06/ 24-27 June, Sat-Tue. The Endocrine Society's 88th Annual Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts. Information: The Endocrine Society, 8401 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 900, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 USA, 301-941-0200, fax: 301-941-0259, e-mail: fmoxley@endo-society.org, Internet: http://www.scherago.com/ourclients/ENDO2006Pre Prospectus.pdf 24-29 June, Sat-Thu. 31st FEBS FEBS Federation of European Biochemical Societies Congress--Molecules in Health and Disease. Istanbul, Turkey. Information: FEBS 2006 Congress Secretariat, ODS (Operational Data Store) A database designed for queries on transactional data. An ODS is often an interim or staging area for a data warehouse, but differs in that its contents are updated in the course of business, whereas a data warehouse contains static data. Congress Management Sari Asma Sok, No. 8, 34464 Yenikoy, Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey, +90-212-299-9980, fax: +90-212-299-9977, Internet: http://www.febs2006.org/ 25-28 June, Sun-Wed. 61st Northwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Reno, Nevada. Information: Benjamin T. King, University of Nevada, Reno The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada or UNR) is a university located in Reno, Nevada, USA, and is known for its programs in agricultural research, animal biotechnology, and mining-related engineering and natural sciences. , Department of Chemistry/216, Reno, NV 89557 USA, 775-784-1736, fax: 775-784-6804, e-mail: king@ chem.unr.edu, Internet: http://www.chem.unr.edu/norm06/ 25-28 June, Sun-Wed. NEHA NEHA National Environmental Health Association NEHA National Executive Housekeepers Association NEHA Northern Estates Homeowners Association (Indianapolis, Indiana) 70th Annual Educational Conference. San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. . Information: National Environmental Health Association, 720 S. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 970-S, Denver, CO 80246-1925 USA, 303-756-9090, fax: 303-691-9490, e-mail: staff@neha.org, Internet: http://www.neha.org/AEC/2006/index.html July 2-5 July, Sun-Wed. 14th International Symposium on Infections in the Immunocompromised Host. Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Information: ICHS ICHS International Committee of Historical Sciences ICHS Ilford County High School (London, UK) ICHS Institute of Community Health Sciences (UK) ICHS I Could Have Sworn 14th Symposium, 7024 Palmetto Pines Lane, Land O'Lakes, FL 34637 USA, fax: 813-235-9014, e-mail: elaine@ichs.org, Internet: http://www.ichs.org/crans/14th%20ICHS%20 Symposium.htm 2-6 July, Sun-Thu. 36th Annual Meeting of the European Environmental Mutagen mutagen: see mutation. mutagen Any agent capable of altering a cell's genetic makeup by changing the structure of the hereditary material, DNA. Many forms of electromagnetic radiation (e.g. Society--From Genes to Molecular Epidemiology. Prague, Czech Republic. Information: EEMS See EMS. 2006 Secretariat: CZECH-IN, Prague Congress Centre, 5. kvetna 65, CZ-140 21 Praha 4, Czech Republic, +420-261-174-301, fax: +420-261-174-307, e-mail: info@eems2006.org, Internet: http://www.eems2006.org/ 12-14 July, Wed-Fri. Urban Transport 2006--12th International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century. Prague, Czech Republic. Information: Conference Secretariat: Rachel Green, Urban Transport 2006, Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, S040 7AA, 44 (0) 238 029 3223, fax: 44 (0) 238 029 2853, e-mail: rgreen@wessex.ac.uk, Internet: http://www. wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2006/urban06/ 16-21 July, Sun-Fri. Microbial microbial pertaining to or emanating from a microbe. microbial digestion the breakdown of organic material, especially feedstuffs, by microbial organisms. Toxins and Pathogenicity. Andover, New Hampshire. Information: Gordon Research Conferences, PO Box 984, West Kingston, RI 02892-0984 USA, 401-783-4011, fax: 401-783-7644, e-mail: grc@grc.org, Internet: http://www.grc.uri.edu/programs/ 2006/micrtox.htm 16-21 July, Sun-Fri. Molecular Therapeutics of Cancer, Oxford, UK. Information: Gordon Research Conferences, PO Box 984, West Kingston, RI 02892-0984 USA, 401-783-4011, fax: 401-783-7644, e-mail: grc@grc.org, Internet: http://www.grc.uri.edu/programs/2006/ cancer.htm 17-19 July, Mon-Wed. Indoor Environmental Quality: Problems, Research and Solutions. Durham, North Carolina. Information: Amy Klaus, Programs Associate, Air and Waste Management Association, One Gateway Center, 3rd Floor, 420 Fort Duquesne Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1435 USA, 412-232-3444, ext. 3119, e-mail: aklaus@awma.org, Internet: http://www. awma.org/evenu/confs/Measurements/2006/default.asp 28-30 July, Fri-Sun. WorldFuture 2006: Creating Global Strategies for Humanity's Future. Toronto, Canada. Information: James J. Hughes, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Trinity College, Williams 229B, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT 06106 USA, 860-297-2376, e-mail: james.hughes@ trincoll.edu, Internet: http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/ eventinfo/world_future_2006_july_28_30_toronto/ August 6-9 August, Sun-Wed. International Conference on The Future of Agriculture: Science, Stewardship, and Sustainability, Sacramento, California. Information: Ellen Stauffer, Division of Continuing Education, Kansas State University Kansas State University, main campus at Manhattan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered and opened 1863. There is an additional campus at Salina. Among the university's research facilities are the J. R. , 245 College Court Building, Manhattan, Kansas 66506 USA, 785-532-2562, fax: 785-532-3779, e-mail: ellen@ksu.edu, Internet: http://www.dce.ksu.edu/ dee/conf/ag&environment/ 6-10 August, Sun-Thu. 11th International Congress of Human Genetics The International Congress of Human Genetics is the foremost meeting of the international human genetics community. The first Congress was held in 1956 in Copenhagen, and has met every five years since then. . Brisbane, Australia. Information: ICMS ICMS Imposto Sobre Circulação de Mercadorias e Serviços (Brazilian excise tax) ICMS International Centre for Mathematical Sciences ICMS International Committee for Museum Security ICMS Integrated Customer Management System Pty Ltd, 82 Merlvale Street, South Bank, Queensland South Bank is part of the Brisbane suburb of South Brisbane and is located on the south bank area of the Brisbane River. South Bank is possibly best known for its scenic South Bank Parklands (which were established on the former site of World Expo 88), as well as the 4101, Australia, +61 7 3844 1138, fax: +61 7 3844 0909, e-mail: ichg2006@icms.com.au Internet: http://www. ichg2006.com 6-10 August, Sun-Thu. Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB)is a scientific meeting on the subjects of bioinformatics and computational biology. It has been held annually since the early 1990s. It is one of the largest and most prestigious meetings in these fields. 2006 (ISMB ISMB Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology ISMB International Society for Matrix Biology ISMB Indian Standard Medium weight Beams (construction) 2006)--Annual Meeting of the International Society for Computational Biology. Fortaleza, Brazil. Information: Steven Leard, e-mail: info06@ismbconf.org, Internet: http://www.ismb_2006. cbi.cnptia.embrapa.br/ 6-11 August, Sun-Fri. Eighth International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant. Madison, Wisconsin. Information: Christopher L. Babiarz, Conference Secretariat, Water Science & Engineering Laboratory, University of Wisconsin-Madison “University of Wisconsin” redirects here. For other uses, see University of Wisconsin (disambiguation). A public, land-grant institution, UW-Madison offers a wide spectrum of liberal arts studies, professional programs, and student activities. , 660 North Park Street, Madison, WI 53706 USA, 608-265-5085, fax: 608-262-0454, e-mail: babiarz@cae.wisc.edu, Internet: http://www. mercury2006.org/ 6-11 August, Sun-Fri. Mutagenesis mutagenesis /mu·ta·gen·e·sis/ (mu?tah-jen´e-sis) 1. the production of change. 2. the induction of genetic mutation. mu·ta·gen·e·sis n. pl. Conference. Newport, Rhode Island Newport is a city in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Providence. It is the home of Naval Station Newport, housing the United States Naval War College, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and a major United States Navy training center. . Information: Gordon Research Conferences, PO Box 984, West Kingston, RI 02892-0984 USA, 401-783-4011, fax: 401-783-7644, e-mail: grc@grc.org, Internet: http://www.grc.uri.edu/programs/ 2006/mutagen.htm 21-24 August, Mon-Thu. ALARPM 7th and PAR 11th World Congress--Participatory Research, Standards and Ethics. Groningen, the Netherlands. Information: Congress Office WCAR WCAR World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Tolerance (United Nations) WCAR Wharton Center for Applied Research 2006, Postbus 70030, NL-9704 AA Groningen, the Netherlands, +31 50 59 52 023, fax: +31 50 59 52 885, e-mail: office@wcar2006.nl, Internet: http://www.wcar2006.nl/ 21-25 August, Mon-Fri. 11th World Congress on Public Health and 8th Brazilian Congress on Collective Health. Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē`  thĭ zhənĕē`r , Brazil. Information: Executive Secretariat: Metodo Eventos, Av. Ataulfo de Paiva, 1251, grupo 410, Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22440-031, (55) (21) 2512-0666, fax: (55) (21) 2274-1941, e-mail: inscicao@saudecoletiva2006.com.br, Internet: http://www.saudecoletiva2006.com.br/ 23-27 August, Wed-Sun. 59th Meeting on Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages. Cold Spring Harbor, New York. Information: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings and Courses Program, PO Box 100, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724-2213 USA, 516-367-8346, fax: 516-367-8845, e-mail: meetings@cshl.edu, Internet: http://www.meetings.cshl.edu/meetings/phage06. shtml 26-30 August, Sat-Wed. Frontiers of Pharmacology and Toxicology. Chicago, Illinois. Information: Society of Toxicology, 1821 Michael Faraday faraday /far·a·day/ (F ) (far´ah-da) the electric charge carried by one mole of electrons or one equivalent weight of ions, equal to 9.649 × 104coulombs. far·a·day n. Drive, Suite 300, Reston, VA 20190 USA, 703-438-3115, fax: 703-438-3113, e-mail: sothq@toxicology.org, Internet: http://www. toxicology.org/Al/MEET/conferences.asp#annual 28-31 August, Mon-Thu. 6th "Mega" Symposium on Air Pollutant Controls for Power Plants. Baltimore, Maryland. Information: Amy Klaus, Technical Program Coordinator, One Gateway Center, 3rd Floor, 420 Fort Duquesne Boulevard, 412-232-3444, ext. 3119, fax: 412-232-3450, e-mail: aklaus@awma.org, Internet: http://www.megasymposium.org/ 30 August-3 September, Wed-Sun. Mouse Molecular Genetics. Cold Spring Harbor, New York. Information: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory., Meeting and Courses Program, PO Box 100, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724-2213 USA, 516-367-8346, fax: 516-367-8845, e-mail: meetings@cshl.edu, Internet: http:// meetings.cshl.edu/meetings/mouse06.shtml September 2-6 September, Sat-Wed. Joint Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology and of the International Society for Exposure Analysis--Science, Population Diversity, Caution and Precaution. Paris, France. Information: Adrienne Pittman, Agence Francaise de Seurite Sanitaire Environnementale (AFSSE AFSSE Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire Environnementale (Maisons Alfort, France) ), Paris, France, +33 (0) 1 56 29 56 40, fax: +33 (0) 1 43 96 37 67, e-mail: adrienne.pittman@afsse.ff, Internet: http://www.paris2006.afsse.fr 4-6 September, Mon-Wed. Water Pollution 2006--8th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Water Pollution. Bologna, Italy. Information: Zoey Bluff Conference Secretariat, Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, Asburst, Southampton, SO40 7AA, 44 (0) 238 029 3223, fax: 44 (0) 238 029 2853, e-mail: zbluff@wessex.ac.uk, Internet: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2006/water06/ index.html 10-14 September, Sun-Thu. American Chemical Society 232nd National Meeting and Exposition. San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] . Information: American Chemical Society, 1155 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington DC 20036 USA, 202-872-6264, fax: 202-872-6128, e-mail: natlmtgs@acs.org, Internet: http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acs display.html?DOC=meetings\sanfrancisco2006\home.html 10-15 September, Sun-Fri. 7th International Aerosol Conference. Saint Paul, Minnesota
AAAR And As A Result AAAR Abbreviated Aviation Accident Report AAAR Aircraft Accounting Audit Report (US Navy) Executive Office, 15000 Commerce Parkway, Suite C, Mr. Laurel, NJ 08054 USA, 856-439-9080, fax: 856-439-0525, e-mail: info@AAAR.org, Internet: http:// www.aaar.org/IAC2006/ 11-13 September, Mon-Wed. Environmental Toxicology 2006--First International Conference on Environmental Toxicology. Mykonos, Greece. Information: Conference Secretariat: Charlotte Bartlett, Environmental Toxicology 2006, Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AA, 44 (0) 238 029 3223, fax: 44 (0) 238 029 2853, e-mail: cbartlett@wessex.ac.uk, Internet: http://www.wessex.ac. uk/conferences/2006/toxic06/ 11-13 September, Mon-Wed. ISEqH Fourth International Conference--Creating Healthy Societies through Inclusion and Equity. Adelaide, Australia. Information: International Society for Equity in Health, 263 McCaul Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, Canada, M5T 1W7, +1-416-978-3763, fax: +1-416-946-3147, e-mail: iseqh.info@utoronto.ca, Internet: http://www.iseqh.org/ 12-14 September, Tue-Thu. CDC's 2006 National Health Promotion Conference--Innovations in Health Promotion: New Avenues for Collaboration. Atlanta, Georgia. Information: Conference Manager, 2006 National Health Promotion Center Inquiries, 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS K-40, Atlanta, GA 30341 USA, 770-488-6509, e-mail: chronicconf@cdc.gov, Internet: http://www.cdc.gov/cochp/conference/ 16-20 September, Sat-Wed. Environmental Mutagen Society 2006 Annual Meeting. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Information: Environmental Mutagen Society, 1821 Michael Faraday Drive, Suite 300, Reston, VA 20190 USA, 703-438-8220, fax: 703-438-3113, e-mail: EMSHQ@ems-us.org, Internet: http://www.emsus.org/meetings/annual_meering/index.asp 29 September-2 October, Fri-Mon. From Human Genetic Variations to Prediction of Risks and Responses to Drugs and to the Environment. Fira, Santorini Island, Greece. Information: Conference Secretariat: Brigitte Hiegel, Inserm U.525, Universite Henri Poincare, 30, rue Lionnois, 5400 Nancy France, 33 (0)3 83 68 21 71, fax: 33 (0)3 93 32 13 22, e-mail: Brigitte.Hiegel@cclm.uhpnancy.if, Internet: http://biol.pruspective-conf.u-nancy.fr/ October 8-12 October, Sun-Thu. International Congress of Immunogenomics and Immunomics--A Joint Meeting of the 2nd Basic and Clinical Immunogenomics and 3rd Immunoinformatics (Immunomics) Conferences. Budapest, Hungary. Information: Diamond Congress Ltd, H-1255 Budapest, PO Box 48, +36 1 214 7701, fax: +36 1 201 2680, e-mail: diamond@diamond-congress.hu, Internet: http://www.bcii2006.org/ 16-19 October, Mon-Thu. The 4th International Academic Conference on Environmental and Occupational Medicine. Kun-ming, China. Information: Zu-Wei Gu, Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, 86-21-566336600-137, fax: 86-21-56970644, e-mail: wanghuian2003@hotmail.com, Internet: http:// www.scdc.sh.cn/include/view.asp?id=4101&news=1 |
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