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MARCH

HIMSS 2010 will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA from March 1-4.  The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a comprehensive healthcare-stakeholder membership organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare.   For details, visit http://www.himssconference.org.

INTERPHEX Puerto Rico 2010 will be held at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in Puerto Rico from March 4-5. The conference is the Caribbean’s premier event for Pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical and Medical Device manufacturing, covering the full spectrum of life sciences manufacturing. For details, visit http://www.interphexpuertorico.com.

Electronic Data in Clinical Trials will be held at the Crowne Plaza Philadelphia Downtown in Philadelphia, PA from March 8-9. This year this gathering will be co-located with the Summit for Clinical Ops Executives (SCOPE), a four-day cluster of events taking place March 8-11. CHI’s Electronic Data in Clinical Trials will open with an inclusive short course on ‘Utilization of Electronic Health Record (EHR) Data in Clinical Research’ and will be followed immediately by a one-day seminar eCTD 2010 co-hosted with Bio-IT World and eCliniqua.  For details, visit http://www.healthtech.com.

Bio-Europe Spring 2010 will be held at the Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona (CCIB) in Barcelona, Spain from March 8-10. BIO-Europe Spring is the springtime counterpart to EBD Group’s flagship conference, BIO-Europe, and continues the tradition of providing life science companies with high caliber partnering opportunities.  For details, visit http://www.ebdgroup.com/bes.

The Drug Information Association (DIA) will hold their 22nd Annual DIA Euro Meeting in Monaco from March 8-10. The annual meeting is global in scope, attracting well over 3,000 professionals from over 50 countries. It brings together professionals from the biopharmaceutical industry,contract service organisations, academic research centres, regulatory agencies and health ministries. For details, visit http://www.diahome.org.

The Summit for Clinical Trials Operations Executives (SCOPE) will be held at the Crown Plaza Philadelphia City Center in Philadelphia, PA from March 8-11. The program will offer four conferences and workshops. Each conference will feature best practice case studies relevant to clinical operations experts as well as those new to the field. For details, visit http://www.Clinicalops.com.

Drug Development Latin America will be held at the Crowne Plaza, Philadelphia City Center in Philadelphia, PA from March 10-11. This conference is intended to cover the key issues, opportunities and challenges of clinical research, development, and clinical trials in Latin America. For details, visit http://www.clinicalops.com/lam.

CNS Clinical Trials will be held at BSG House in London, UK from March 15-16. The theme of the conference is optimising development, management and recruitment for clinical trials in CNS. For details, visit http://www.vgpharma.com.

The Moscow International Conference BIOTECHNOLOGY and the 8th International BioTech World 2010 will be held at the House of the Government of Moscow in Moscow, Russia from March 15-17.  For details, visit http://www.mosbiotechworld.ru.

Sequencing Data Analysis and Storage will be held at the Hilton San Diego Resort in San Diego, CA from March 15-17. Now-generation sequencing platforms are capable of generating gigabytes of data in a sequence run leading to terabytes of data in a single experiment. Thus data storage, transfer, and analysis will unquestionably be the rate limiting steps in turning this new sequencing data into knowledge. Sequencing Data Analysis and Storage convenes engineers who are developing the sequencing platforms, biological researchers who are designing and running the experiments, biostatisticians who are analyzing and interpreting the data, and software developers who are managing and storing the data. Each specialty provides unique perspectives and must be integrated into a cohesive, comprehensive team to decipher the sequencing data deluge.  For details, visit http://www.healthtech.com.

SmartLabs 2010 will be held in Brussels, Belgium from March 17-18. SmartLabs brings together senior level professionals from across the pharmaceutical, petrochemical, cosmetic and FMCG industries, as well as selected market-leading solution providers. Representatives from these industries are responsible for informatics and data management initiatives ranging across organisational boundaries and laboratory functions. The SmartLabs exchange format offers invitees the opportunity to attend sessions focussing on research and development, quality, and processing laboratories, and back-end information systems and infrastructure. For details, visit http://www.smartlab.co.uk.

The ACS 239th National Meeting 2010 will be held at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, CA from March 21-25. For details, visit http://www.acs.org.

IVT's Validation Week Europe will be held in Dublin, Ireland from March 22-24.  IVT’s EU validation forum is a three-day conference and exhibition bringing together validation, quality and regulatory representatives who present their experiences in the validation arena including process validation, computer and software validation, method validation, cleaning validation and facility qualification (including equipment).   Participants attend case-study driven workshops on implementation strategies for these specific areas of validation.  For details, visit http://www.ivtevents.com.

Analytica 2010 will be held at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre in Munich, Germany from March 23-26. The conference focuses on innovative and applied product and system solutions for the entire laboratory in science, research and industry. Exhibits cover the entire value-added chain for laboratory technology, analysis and quality control, biotechnology, the life sciences and diagnostics. For details, visit http://www.analytica.de.

The GlobalChem Conference and Expo will be held in Baltimore, Maryland from March 29-31. The Conference provides attendees with information and interaction with experts in areas like the U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), emerging issues and trends in the product stewardship arena and international regulations. For details, visit http://www.globalchem.org.

The 6th Forum on Laboratory Informatics will be held in Philadelphia, PA from March 29-31. The conference addresses best practices in overcoming emerging challenges of both chemistry and biologics data management with effective systems and processes for storage, consolidation and integrations. For details, visit http://www.labinformaticsforum.com.

BioFine Europe 2010 will be held at The Wellcome Trust Conference Centre in Cambridge, UK from March 30-31. This annual networking convention for pharma and biopharma discovery and development professionals comprises the BioFine exhibition and four conference tracks: Biotech - From Candidate to Drug and Biologics, Biotech - From Gene to Product, Synthetic Heterocyclic Chemistry, and New Horizons in Catalysis. For details, visit http://www.sp2.uk.com/biofine/europe

Good Documentation Practices for GMP Operations will be held ni Montreal, Canada from March 30-31. The theme of the venue is "Ensuring Regulatory Compliance
& Best Practices in GMP Operations For Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical
Industries". For details, visit http:// www.ipacanada.com.

APRIL

The International Conference on Education, Training and Informatics, ICETI 2010, jointly with The International Conference on Society and Information Technologies: ICSIT 2010, and The 8th International Conference on Computing, Communications and Control Technologies, CCCT 2010, and The 16th International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis,: ISAS 2010, and The 8th International Conference on Computing, Communications and Control Technologies, CCCT 2010, will be held in Orlando, FL from April 6 -9. For details, visit http://www.2010iiisconferences.org/CCCT.

The International Conference on Engineering and Meta-Engineering: ICEME 2010, will be held in Orlando, FL from April 6-9. For details, visit http://www.2010iiisconferences.org/ICEME.

CISILE 2010, China International Scientific Instrument and Laboratory Equipment Exhibition, will be held at the Beijing Exhibition Centre in Beijing, China from April 8-10.  For detail, visit http://www.eventseye.com/fairs/f-cisile-8795-1.html.

Advances in Synthetic Chemistry will be held in Munich, Germany from April 8-9. The conference will be co-located with ADMET Europe, MedChem Europe and Pharma Outsourcing Congress. Registered delegates will also have access to these meetings ensuring a very cost-effective trip. For details, visit http://www.selectbiosciences.com/conferences/ASC2010.

The SBS 16th Annual Conference & Exhibition 2010 will be held at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, AZ from April 11-15. During this five-day event, scientists, innovators, researchers and industry analysts from around the world will learn about the latest trends and basic and applied research that are transforming the way new pharmaceuticals are developed. Advancing the Science of Drug Discovery will include feature presentations, short courses and workshops emphasizing the growing integration of the biomolecular sciences and their influence on drug research and development. For details, visit http://www.sbsonline.org.

The 63rd China International Medicinal Equipment Fair CMEF 2010 will be held at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center in Shenzhen, China from April 18-21. CMEF is the largest exhibition of medical equipment, related products and services in the Asia-Pacific region. The exhibition widely covers ten thousands of products such as medical imaging, in vitro diagnosis, electronics, optics, first aid, rehabilitation nursing, medical information technology and outsourcing services, and it provides services to the entire medical industry chain from the source to the end of the medical equipment industry. For details, visit http://en.cmef.com.cn.

The 2010 Laboratory Design Conference will be held at the Sheraton Raleigh in Raleigh, North Carolina from April 19-21. The conference offers up-to-the-minute information on sustainability, science/laboratory trends, lab costs, and other hot topics. For details, visit http://www.advantagebusinessmedia.com.

The Bio-IT World Conference & Exposition will be held at the World Trade Center in Boston, MA from April 20-22. The 7 concurrent tracks will address Track 1: IT Infrastructure – Hardware; Track 2: IT Infrastructure – Software; Track 3: Bioinformatics and Next-Gen Data; Track 4: Systems and Predictive Biology; Track 5: Cheminformatics and Computer-Aided Modeling; Track 6: eClinical Trials Technology; and, Track 7: eHealth Solutions. For details, visit http://www.bio-itworldexpo.com.

IVT's 11th Annual Computer and Software Validation will be held in San Diego, CA from April 21-23. This annual event showcases the validation process for computer systems and software. Computer and software validation (CSV) has remained a FDA hot button over the last decade in the GXP environment (manufacturing, laboratory and clinical). The pharmaceutical industry has been awaiting the rewrite of CFR Part 11 for several years, and while many believed it would come in 2009, the re-write release date is yet to be published.  This conference will address the latest developments.  For details, visit http://www.ivtevents.com.

MAY

The 2010 BIO International Convention will be held at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL from May 3-6.  This year's keynote speaker is former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.  For details, visit http://convention.bio.org.

Genomics Automation Congress will be held in Boston, MA from May 6-7. The conference will be co-located with the RNAi & miRNA World Congress and Epigenetics World Congress. Registered delegates will have access to all three meetings ensuring a very cost-effective trip. For details, visit http://www.selectbiosciences.com/conferences/GAC2010.

All About the Cloud: SaaS Summit 2010 will be held at The Westin St. Francis, San Francisco from May 10-12. Presented by OpSource, in partnership with Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), 'All About the Cloud: SaaS Summit 2010' combines OpSource’s SaaS Summit, the largest Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) event in the world, with SIIA OnDemand, the leading industry networking conference, to create the most comprehensive cloud computing event on one stage. For details, visit http://www.opsource.net/saas/summit2010.

The 4th International Industrial Control & Automation Technology Exhibition and Conference, Automation Technology Egypt, will be held at the Cairo International Convention Centre in Cairo, Egypt from May 10-12.  For details, visit http://www.smbegypt.com/automation/introduction.html.

The ISBER 2010 Annual Meeting and Exhibition will be held at the De Doelen Concert and Congress Centre in Rotterdam, The Netherlands from May 11-14. The International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) 2010 Annual Meeting will feature plenary sessions, interactive workshops, commercial workshops, contributed papers, poster sessions, focused round table lunch discussions, and subgroup and working group discussions. Vendors from around the world will demonstrate the latest products, services, and technology in the field of repository and specimen collection. For details, visit http://www.isber.org/mtgs/2010rotterdam/registration.html.

Pharmintech 2010 will be held in Bologna, Italy from May 12-14. Pharmintech 2010 is an international showcase for the processing and packaging technology that serves the pharmaceutical, personal care, nutraceutical, and related industries. For details, visit http://www.pharmintech.it.

The American Association of Bioanalysts AAB 2010 Annual Meeting and Educational Conference / CRB Symposium / NILA Meeting will be held at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from May 13-15.  For details, visit http://www.aab.org.

The 2010 AAPS National Biotechnology Conference will be held at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square in San Francisco, CA from May 16-19.  For details, visit http://www.aapspharmaceutica.com/meetings/index.asp.

The Pharmaceutical Compliance Forum's Fourth International Pharmaceutical Regulatory and Compliance Congress will be held at the Intercontinental Berlin in Berlin, Germany from May 17-19.    For details, visit http://www.InternationalPharmaCongress.com.

The Second Global Helsinki Chemicals Forum (HCF) will be held at the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre in Helsinki, Finnland from May 20-21. The Forum will host national and international authorities, companies and industry associations, international organizations, non-governmental bodies, human interest groups, and academia for an open dialogue to find and contribute to sustainable solutions for environmental problems and consumer concerns. 2010 is a very important year as companies prepare for two big deadlines – the registration of chemicals before December 1, 2010, and the C&L notifications one month later. For details, visit http://www.helsinkichemforum.eu.

The American Society for Microbiology 110th ASM Annual Meeting will be held at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA from May 22-23. The scientific program will feature nearly 300 individual colloquia, symposia, roundtable discussions, award lectures, & poster sessions.  For details, visit http://www.asm.org.

Lab-on-a-Chip European Congress will be held in Dublin, Ireland from May 25-26. For details, visit http://www.selectbiosciences.com.

JUNE

The 34th International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography (ISCC), RIVA2010, will be held at the Congress Centre in Riva del Garda, Italy, from June 1-4. The meeting focuses on pressure and electrodriven microcolumn separations and related techniques. For details, visit http://www.ric.eu/riva/index.php.

The 8th International Exhibition-Congress on Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, AchemAsia 2010, will be held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from June 1-4.  For details, visit http://www.achemasia.de.

BIOTECH CHINA 2010 will be held in Shanghai, People's Republic of China from June 2-4.   For details, visit http://www.biotechnica.de/41196.

World Pharmaceutical Congress will be held at the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center in Philadelphia, PA from June 5-17. For details, visit http://www.worldpharmacongress.com.

The 35th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Technique, HPLC2010, will be held at the Hynes Convention Center and Sheraton Boston Hotel in Boston, MA from June 19-24. The HPLC conference has grown over the years to become the largest meeting in the world dedicated to liquid phase separation science. This international meeting series is multi-disciplinary in nature and brings together many of the world's leading authorities to address the practical and economical issues and challenges related to all aspects of liquid phase separation science techniques. For details, visit http://www.hplc2010.org.

The 35th FEBS Congress will be held in Goteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden from June 26-July 1.  The theme of the conference is Molecules of Life.  The conference is jointly organized for the first time by two FEBS Constituent Societies, the Swedish Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Norwegian Biochemical Society. FEBS Congresses are showcases of the advances in the molecular bio and medical sciences.  For details, visit http://www.febs2010.org.

The 14th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, WMSCI 2010, will be held in Orlando, FL from June 29-July 2. For details, visit http://www.2010iiisconferences.org/WMSCI.

The 3rd International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technological Innovation: IMETI 2010 will be held in Orlando, FL from June 29-July 2. For details, visit http://www.2010iiisconferences.org/IMETI.

Asia's largest Bio event, the 9th International BIO Forum & Bio Expo Japan, will be held at the Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo Japan from June 30-July 2.  For details visit http://www.bio-expo.jp/english/index.phtml.

JULY

The AgriGenomics World Congress will be held in Brussels, Belgium from July 8-9. AgriGenomics is the detailed study of the genetic makeup of plants and how all the genes work together to produce the crop. Recently there has been great interest in genetically engineering plants to optimize yields and their use in bio-fuels. There is also focus on the alteration of certain genes to increase plant resistance towards disease and infection.This conference addresses the latest developments in this field.For details, visit http://www.selectbiosciences.com/conferences/AGWC2010.

The Drug Information Association (DIA) will hold their 46th Annual DIA Meeting in Washington, DC from June 13-17. For details, visit http://www.diahome.org.

The 2010 IFT Annual Meeting and Exposition will be held in Chicago, IL from June 17-20. The IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo brings together decision-makers from all of the many disciplines involved in food science and technology for scientific education and career development. For details, visit http://www.ift.org.

The 16th World Congress of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, WorldPharma2010, will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark from July 17-23. For this IUPHAR congress, basic and clinical pharmacology will come together to encompass the whole process of drug development from molecular biology to clinical practice. For details, visit http://www.worldpharma2010.org.

The 2010 AACC Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo will be held in Anaheim, CA from July 25-29. The largest clinical lab exposition in the world, the conference addresses  new science and new technology in all areas of clinical diagnostics, automation, information systems, point-of-care, OEM, and biotech.   For details, visit http://www.aacc.org.

The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Scientists will hold the 2010 ASCLS Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency  Orange County in Anaheim, CA  from July 27-31.  For details, visit http://www.ascls.org.

AUGUST

Drug Discovery & Development
will be held at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport in Burlingame, CA from August 2-4. The popular conference has moved to the West Coast in 2010. For details, visit http://www.drugdisc.com.

The ACS Autumn Meeting will be held in Boston, MA from August 22-26. For details, visit http://www.acs.org.

The Bioprocessing Summit will be held at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf Hotel  in Boston , MA from August 23-26. For details, visit http://www.healthtech.com.

The World Biobanking Summit will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland from August 24-25. The conference will be co-located with Stem Cells Europe and Cellular Therapy Summit. Registered delegates will have access to all three meetings. For details, visit http://www.selectbiosciences.com.

SEPTEMBER

BIO Korea 2010
will be held at the COEX Korea Exhibition Center in Seoul, Korea on September 1. The conference addresses pharmaceuticals and drug discovery, biotechnology, medical devices.  For details, visit http:// www.biokorea.org.

Mass Spec 2010 will be held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Marina del Rey, CA from September 7-10. The focus of this Symposium is the application of mass spectrometry (MS) for product characterization, process monitoring, formulation development and release testing in the pharmaceutical industry. Since mass spectrometry is used routinely for a wide array of applications, the meeting will provide scientists in the industry an opportunity to share their data and learn from their colleagues. Although most of the applications may deal with biopharmaceuticals (proteins, DNA, viral vectors), applications for conventional pharmaceuticals will also be discussed. For details, visit http://www.casss.org/cde.cfm?event=285784.

Genomics Automation Europe
will be held in Dublin, Ireland from September 14-15. The conference will be co-located with RNAi & miRNA Europe, Advances in qPCR and Epigenetics Europe. For details, visit http://www.selectbiosciences.com/conferences/GAE2010.

The 5th International Analytica China will be held in Shanghai, China from September 15-17.  For details, visit http://www.analyticachina.com.

Oracle Open World
will be held at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, CA from September 19-23. For details, visit http://www.oracle.com.

MipTec 2010 will be held at Messe Basel in Basel, Switzerland from September 21-23. Billed as the leading European event in Drug Discovery, the convention has expanded the scientific program to go far beyond the original focus of MIcroPlate TEChnology into all areas of drug discovery and development. For details, visit http://www.miptec.com.

The 124th AOAC Annual Meeting & Exposition will be held at the Loews Royal Pacific at Universal Orlando in Orlando, Florida from September 26-29. Each year AOAC's Annual Meeting offers 30 scientific sessions, 10 poster sessions, and training courses to meet a variety of analytical needs. No where else can you find access to this level of tested and reliable knowledge. AOAC brings you science-based research from the top scientists in the world; technical information about changes and advances in methodology; and access to techniques, applications and method development studies. For details, visit http://www.aoac.org.

The CMA4CH Mediterraneum Meeting 2010 will be held in Taormina, Italy from September 26-29. The theme of the conference is "Application of Multivariate Analysis and Chemometrics to Environment and Cultural Heritage". For details, visit http://w3.uniroma1.it/cma4ch.

OCTOBER

WEFTEC 2010
will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana from October 2-6. The largest water quality event in North America, WEFTEC 2010 will feature the latest in water quality research, technology and services.  For details, visit http://www.weftec.org.

The 12th Asian-Pacific Congress of Clinical Biochemistry, APCCB 2010, will be held in Seoul, Korea from October 3-7.  For details, visit http://www.apccb2010.org.

BIOTECHNICA 2010 will be held in Hannover, Germany from October  5-7.  BIOTECHNICA is Europe's top annual meeting-place for the biotech and life sciences industry. For details, visit http://www.biotechnica.de.

TURKCHEM Eurasia 2010 will be held at the Istanbul Expo Center in Istanbul, Turkey from October 7-10. TURKCHEM is the leading chemical industry event in Eastern Europe, Middle East and Northern Africa.  For details, visit http://www.turkchem.net.

The 106th Gulf Coast Conference will be held at the Moody Gardens Convention Center in Galveston, TX from October 12-13. For details, visit http://www.gulfcoastconference.com.

FACSS 2010, the 37th FACSS Conference, will be held at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, NC from October 17-21. FACSS, the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, conference is an annual meeting that covers the whole of analytical chemistry with an emphasis on spectroscopy. For details, visit http://www.facss.org.
The 12th Symposium on the Practical Applications for the Analysis of Proteins, Nucleotides and Small Molecules, CE Pharm 2010 will be held at the Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle in Vancouver, BC, Canada from October 17-21. The goal of this Symposium is to provide a forum for the discussion of recent developments in CE analysis of protein, nucleotide and small molecule pharmaceuticals. The presentations and workshops will be devoted completely to practical concerns to strengthen the use of CE within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Applications will highlight uses of CE in various areas of product development including high throughput screening, formulation studies, process development, product characterization and validated lot release and stability testing. For details, visit http://www.casss.org/cde.cfm?event=285794.

The 9th World Drug Discovery & Development Summit 2010 will be held from October 25-26.  The 9th Annual World Drug Discovery & Development Summit is the conference and networking event for innovation in drug discovery and pre-clinical development. The 2010 program will discuss through a mixture of strategic and scientific sessions, how the industry is dealing with threats from dwindling pipelines, generic competition and patent expiries through advances in R&D.  For details, visit http://www.wddsummit.com.

IVT's 16th Annual Validation Week will be held in Philadelphia, PA from October 27-29. This three-day conference and exhibition brings together validation, quality and regulatory representatives who present their experiences in the validation arena including process validation, computer and software validation, method validation, cleaning validation and facility qualification (including equipment).   Participants attend case study-driven workshops on implementation strategies for these specific areas of validation.  This landmark U.S. event is the largest and longest-running event dedicated to validation in the in the life science industry. For details, visit http://www.ivtevents.com.

NOVEMBER

The American Lab Manager's Association, ALMA, will host their 31st ALMA Annual Conference in Scottsdale, AZ from November 3-5.  For details, visit http://www.labmanagers.org.

Journées Internationales de Biologie, JIB 2010, will be held at the La Défense CNIT Congress Center in Paris,France from November 3-5. This meeting of Clinical Biology in Europe focuses on state-of-the-art and current practices in the medical laboratory. Aimed at biologists in both the private and hospital sector, biomedical engineers, technicians and hospital physicians, JIB will provide extensive and comprehensive information on the progress and technical advances of this discipline. For details, visit http://www.jib-sdbio.fr.

The 2010 AICHE Annual Meeting will be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, UT from November 7-12.  The AIChE Annual Meeting is the premier educational forum for chemical engineers interested in innovation and professional growth. A wide range of subjects relevant to latest research and newest technologies in emerging growth areas will be covered.  For details, visit http://www.aiche.org/Conferences/AnnualMeeting/index.aspx.

Mass Spec Europe 2010 will be held in Florence Italy from November 9-10. The conference addresses the latest, cutting-edge techniques being used within the mass spectrometry sector, and will be co-located with Advances in Metabolic Profiling, European Biomarkers Summit and Advances in Protein Crystallography. For details, visit http://www.selectbiosciences.com/conferences/MSE2010.

WWEM 2010
will be held at the International Centre in Telford, UK from November 10-11.  This will be the fourth time this dedicated biennial event will be held and its growth now places it as the number one event for Water/Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring professionals to attend. New for 2010 is a dedicated Gas Detection zone of companies who provide fixed and portable gas detectors and calibration gases.  For details, visit http://www.wwem.uk.com.

The 27th LC/MS Montreaux Symposium will be held at the Montreaux Convention Center in Montreaux, Switzerland from November 10-12. The LC/MS Montreux conference addresses LC/MS and all related hyphenated technologies including important aspects of the application challenges such as sample pretreatment, separation technologies and novel software/bioinformatics approaches. For details, visit http://www.iaeac.ch/lcms-montreux.html.

The FIP Pharmaceutical Sciences 2010 World Congress in association with the AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA from November 14-18. For details, visit http://www.aaps.org.

The Eastern Analytical Symposium will be held at the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset, NJ from November 15-18. Eastern Analytical Symposium and Exposition (EAS) is billed as the world's leading community for analytical chemists seeking the highest quality education and career development. For details, visit http://www.eas.org.

BIO-Europe 2010 will be held in Munich, Germany from November 15-17.  The largest European partnering conference for the global biotechnology industry, BIO-Europe brings together international decision-makers from the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and financial sectors, offering networking opportunities, workshop participation, and private, pre-scheduled one-to-one meetings. For details, visit http://www.ebdgroup.com/bioeurope.

Chem Show 2010
will be held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, New York on November 15.  The conference highlights chemical processes from process design to the production line. For details, visit http://www.bvents.com/event/268267-chem-show.

KMWorld, Knowledge Management World, will be held at the Marriott Renaissance in Washington, D.C. from November 16-18. This year's theme is ‘KnowHow: the Knowledge-Driven Enterprise’. For details, visit http://www.kmworld.com.

The world's largest medical trade fair, MEDICA 2010 will be held in Dusseldorf, Germany from November 17-20. For details, visit http://www.medica.de.

DECEMBER

The American Geophysical Union AGU 2010 Annual Meeting will be held at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, CA from December 13-17. This flagship meeting will cover the broadest range of Earth and space science and has attracted 9,000-10,000 scientists in recent years. For details, visit http://www.agu.org.


       
 
 
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