Events calendar.

July 23-25 Fourth Lean Six Sigma for Pharmaceutical, Biotech, and Medical Device Excellence, Marriott Los Angeles Downtown, Los Angeles, CA More info: [phone] or www.iqpc.com/us/leansix.

SEPTEMBER

September 12-13 Medical Grade Polymers 2007, The Hilton City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. More info: [phone]; [e-mail].

September 14-16 Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) 2007 MedSurg Conference 8, Expo, Hynes Convention Center, Boston,/VIA. More info: [phone]; www.hida.org.

September 18-19 Medical Design 8, Device Expo 2007, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA. More info: [phone]; www.mddexpo.com.

September 23-26 RAPS 2007 Annual Conference & Exhibition, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA. More info: [phone]; www.raps.org.

OCTOBER

October 1-3 AdvaMed 2007: The Medtech Conference, Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, Washington, DC. More info: [phone]; www.advamed2007.com.

October 1-2 Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit, InterContinental Hotel, Cleveland, OH. More info: [phone]; www.clevelandclinic.org.

October 22-24 11th Annual EtQ 2007 Users Conference, Resort at Squaw Creek, Lake Tahoe, CA, More info:. [phone], ext. 43; www.etq.com/conference.

October 29-31 ODT Expo, Grand Wayne Convention Center, Ft. Wayne, IN. More info: [phone]; www.odtexpo.com or e-mail: [e-mail].

October 18-21 Offshore Group's 13th Annual Manufacturing in Mexico Summit, The Camino Real Hotel, Saltillo, Cohuila, Mexico. More info: (520) 88943022, ext. 125; www.offshoreg roup.com.

NOVEMBER

November 8-9 Medical Product Outsourdng Symposium ... Outsourcing Dynamics for Emerging Growth Companies, The Conference Center at Waltham Woods, Waltham, MA. More info: [phone]; www.mposymposium.com or e-mail: [e-mail].

November 14-17 39th Annual/NED/CA International Trade Fair and 16th Annual CompaMED, Dusseldorf Trade Fair Center, Dusseldorf, Germany. More info: Masse Dusseldorf; www2.medica.de.