IDGA’s Military Vehicles Exhibition & Conference is the largest stand-alone military ground vehicles exhibition in the US. The event brings together the major stakeholders from DoD and Military, OEMs, component manufacturers, service providers, and academia for a comprehensive exhibition, program updates, technical education, and networking opportunities – all under one roof!

Last year’s event featured over 3,500 attendees and 200 exhibitors. Multiple platforms, programs, services, DoD, international partners, vendors, and academia came together to network, talk shop, and discuss how to best meet the needs of our Warfighters.

For more information please visit http://www.MilitaryVehiclesExpo.com

WHEN:
Wednesday, August 11, 2010: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday, August 12, 2010: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

WHERE:
COBO Center in Detroit, Michigan

WHO:
Organizations displaying vehicles at IDGA’s Military Vehicles Exhibition & Conference include General Dynamics Land Systems, Force Protection, Textron Marine & Land Systems, AM General, Critical Solutions International, and the US Marine Corps Program Manager’s Office for Light Armored Vehicles.

In addition, there will be over 250 companies showcasing products in tires, armor, seats, paint, glass, engines, brakes, Prototyping/Engineering, Welding/Machining/Fabricating, Components/Electronics, Mounts/Guns, Tool & Die, Small Vehicles/off road, Lights, Suspensions/Chassis, Power/Generators, Technology, Switches, Sound/Vibration Products, Transmissions/Powertrain, Parts/Products, Testing and Optical Solutions among others.

List of Exhibitors: http://www.MilitaryVehiclesExpo.com/exhibitors.php
Exhibition Floorplan: http://www.MilitaryVehiclesExpo.com/exhifloorplan.php
Conference Speaker Roster: http://www.MilitaryVehiclesExpo.com/speakers.php

ABOUT IDGA:
The Institute for Defense & Government Advancement (IDGA) is a non-partisan information-based organization dedicated to the promotion of innovative ideas in public service and defense through live conferences and events. We bring together speaker panels and events comprised of military and government professionals while attracting delegates with decision-making power from military, government, and defense industries.

In addition to our live events, IDGA also offers an online community dedicated to providing defense industry professionals with breaking news, business opportunities, introductions, podcasts, webinars, and presentations from key industry leaders. Members of our online community are able to extend their live event experience and interact with the defense industry by leveraging the opportunity to network, share ideas, best practices, and business solutions.

For more information, please visit http://www.idga.org.

Over one thousand delegates are expected at NOAH 2010 European Internet Conference in London on the 15th of December in London.

Last year over six hundred technology entrepreneurs, executives from leading Internet firms and investors attended the first NOAH Advisors European Internet Conference in London on November 30th, 2009.

The NOAH 2009 Conference was a huge success:
* 600+ participants (see website for the attendee list)
* 40 CEO company presentations, including Adconion, AVG, Betfair, Bigpoint, Brands4Friends, Conduit, Delticom, Forticom, Moneybookers, Skype, Softonic, Spotify, Stardoll and many more
* 2 in?depth panels with industry heavyweights on strategic M&A, environment and the financial deal climate
* Opportunity to network and arrange one?on?one meetings with companies and investors
* HD video clips of each session are available for viewing at www.noah-conference.com/event-recordings-2009

Please note that we will announce our high profile speakers during the summer for NOAH 2010. The preliminary program can be found on the website: www.noah-conference.com.

This year, following the conference, we will be hosting a drinks reception and dinner at the London Natural History Museum.
NOAH Advisors is the co?host of the NOAH Conference, with Index Ventures and TA Associates sponsoring like last year.

For applying for a registration code to this event, please contact:
marco.rodzynek@noah-advisors.com.
More information on the event is on www.noah-conference.com.

As with the Ark, “NOAH” represents new beginnings, group spirit and diversity. It will bring the intelligence, innovation, and leadership of the Internet industry together in one place at one time.
NOAH Advisors Ltd. is a London based corporate finance boutique with a focus on M&A and capital raisings in the Internet sector. Marco Rodzynek, a leader in the European Internet finance space with over 13 years of experience, founded NOAH Advisors. He was previously Head European Internet Investment Banking at Lehman Brothers and Nomura.

Marco Jo Rodzynek
NOAH Advisors Ltd.
Turks Row
20 Cavalry Square (49)
London SW3 4RB
Marco.Rodzynek@noah-advisors.com
+44 7785 330 330

Organizers of the first USA Science & Engineering Festival (www.usasciencefestival.org) are calling on universities, museums, science centers, businesses, schools and other community –based organizations across the country, to join us in a national celebration of science from October 10-24, 2010.
The goal is to have every state participate with at least one satellite event, held during the USA Science and Engineering Festival. Time is running out to be part of the biggest and most fun science and engineering event this nation has ever seen.

What does it take to hold a satellite event? Find a champion and insert a large dose of creative spark. Check out the 25 USA Science & Engineering Festival satellite events that are in progress, including science open houses and cafes, research weekends, and even a Mom’s Night Out celebrating a mother’s role in encouraging her kids towards these fields.

To bring the regional and national events together, everyone is invited to play an interactive word game answering questions about science and engineering. As the game unfolds, it will be featured live on the National Mall.

Here are some of the satellite events in progress:

Arizona

BIO5 Science Now: Ripped from the Headlines by BIO5 Institute at the University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
Math, Science, Technology Funfest by Raytheon/SciEnTeK-12 Foundation (Tucson, AZ)
California

Adventures in Science & Music by FanFaire Foundation (Oceanside, CA)
Amazing Kelp! Natures’ Apartment Complex by Ocean Discovery Institute (San Diego, CA)
National Chemistry Week at the Santa Ana Zoo by the American Chemical Society, Orange County section (Santa Ana, CA)
Cal Science & Engineering Festival, University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
Florida

Citizen Science Symposium by Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center (Ruskin, FL)
Jax Science Festival by Jax Popular Science Club (Jacksonville, FL)
Idaho

Idaho Science and Engineering Festival by Idaho State University (Pocatello, ID)
Iowa

Moms Night Out for STEM by Iowa Math & Science Education Partnership and Iowa State University College of Engineering (Various cities across Iowa)
Illinois

Northern Illinois Science and Engineering Festival by NIU STEM Outreach (DeKalb, IL)
Louisiana

Louisiana Lagniappe Science and Engineering Festival by College of Engineering and Science, Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA)
Maryland

Eleanor Science Café by Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, MD)
New Hampshire

New Hampshire TechFest 2010 by Windham High School and Pinkerton Academy FIRST Teams (Windham, NH)
New Jersey

New Jersey Science and Engineering Festival by New Jersey Applied Science and Technology Council (Clifton, Fairfield, NJ)
North Carolina

North Carolina Science Festival by Morehead Planetarium and Science Center (Chapel Hill, NC)
South Carolina

South Carolina Science and Engineering Festival by EdVenture, Inc. (Columbia, SC)
Texas

Austin Science & Engineering Festival by Mexican American Engineers and Scientists (Austin, TX)
A Day of Exploration to Excite your Mind by Discovery Science Place Museum (Tyler, TX)
Big Physics Day at Texas A&M University by Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, (College Station, TX)
Chemistry Open House & Science Exploration Gallery at which offers families chemistry demonstrations TAMU by TAMU Department of Chemistry (College Station, TX)
Epigenetics by Science Teacher Access to Resources at Southwestern (STARS) at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (Dallas, TX)
Science and Engineering Day by Witte Museum (San Antonio, TX)
San Antonio Science & Engineering Festival (San Antonio, TX)
Washington State

Life Sciences Research Weekend by Pacific Science Center and the Northwest Association for Biomedical Research (Seattle, WA)
About Us

The USA Science & Engineering Festival will be held from October 10-24, 2010. It features science open houses, student lunches with Nobel Laureates, more than 50 scientists visiting local schools and a variety of other science and engineering related events. A grand finale two-day Expo on the National Mall and surrounding areas involves more than 500 leading science and engineering organizations, 750 hands-on activities, 40 stage shows and much more.

The Festival is hosted by Lockheed Martin and includes Life Technologies Foundation, K&L Gates, Clean Technology and Sustainability Industries Organization (CTSI), Larry and Diane Bock, ResMed Foundation, Farrell Family Foundation, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Agilent Technologies, Amgen, Celgene Corporation, The Dow Chemical Company, National Institutes of Health, Illumina, The Kavli Foundation, Intel Corporation, You Can Do the Rubik’s Cube, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., Genentech Inc., MedImmune, Sandia National Laboratories, Project Lead The Way (PLTW), Baxter International, Celestron, Cisco, University of Maryland, THE SCRIPPS FOUNDATION for Science and the Environment, NuVasive Inc., FEI Company, Case Western Reserve University, Biogen Idec Foundation, LifeStraw®, Microsoft Corporation, Draper Laboratory, Colella Photography, Silicon Valley Bank, Bechtel Corporation, SpaceX, Rochester Institute of Technology, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Research in Motion, the Thirty Meter Telescope Project, Astronomy Outreach Foundation, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Engineering and SpringBoard, a Program of the Juneau Economic Development Council.

Current media partners include Discovery Communications, Popular Science and Science Illustrated, New Scientist, EE Times Group, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, POPULAR MECHANICS, ScienceBlogs, Technology Review published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Epoch Times, “WAMU 88.5 – American University Radio,” C&EN, the newsmagazine of the chemical & related sciences, Forbes Wolfe Emerging Tech Report, Career Communications Group, Engineering.com, PBS, the Northern Virginia Technology Council, FAMILY Magazine, Sigma Xi, SciVee, Inc., SchoolTube, LLC, CrazyEngineers.com and EarthSky Communications.

Related Links – USA Science & Engineering Festival

Blog: http://scienceblogs.com/usasciencefestival/
Web Sites: www.usasciencefestival.org
Twitter: http://twitter.com/USAScienceFest
Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=46922645272&ref=ts
LinkedIn Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=90792&trk=hb_side_g

The World Festival and Awards Ceremony, where the winners of the eighth annual Imagine Cup will be announced, will be webcast live on July 8 from the Opera House and National Theatre (Teatr Narodowy) in Warsaw, Poland. This year’s Imagine Cup, sponsored by Microsoft Corp. and known globally as the world’s premier student technology competition, began with more than 325,000 high school and university students representing more than 100 countries and regions. At the worldwide finals, more than 400 students have gathered to share their innovations aimed at solving the world’s toughest problems.

Live Webcast of the Imagine Cup Awards Ceremony

What: World Festival and Awards Ceremony to announce worldwide winners of Imagine Cup 2010

Where: The Opera House and National Theatre (Teatr Narodowy), Warsaw and http://www.imaginecup.com

When: Thursday, July 8, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. PDT

Who: Jon Perera, general manager of Education at Microsoft, and Imagine Cup student representatives of more than 78 countries and regions

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International announced today the keynote and supersession speakers for its 76th Annual Conference and Exposition taking place next month in Houston.

Forty years ago, astronaut Jim Lovell safely commanded Apollo 13 through an explosion of the oxygen system inside the aircraft, articulating the now infamous “Houston, we have a problem.” At his keynote of the Opening Session on August 2 at 8:30a.m., Captain Lovell will inspire attendees with the story of this journey.On August 3 at 8:00a.m., Frank Miles will use juggling, magic, unicycling and fire-eating to help attendees address the issues of stress, change, and achieving goals. And, on August 4 at 12:00p.m., John Chappelear will introduce The Daily Six, a simple process to reduce stress and enhance productivity by living positively.

“Through these sessions and others, our educational tracks and the networking opportunities, attendees are sure to walk away from this conference with the tools and knowledge that make them better public safety professionals,” APCO International President Richard Mirgon said.

The APCO International 76th Annual Conference and Exposition will be held August 1-4 in Houston, Texas. For more information, visitwww.apco2010.org. To obtain a complimentary press pass, please contact Courtney M. Hastings at 571.312.4400 x7002 ormccarronc@apcointl.org. To view prior news about this event, visit our News Room
athttp://www.apco2010.org/index.php/newsroom.html. For breaking news about the Annual Conference, follow @APCOConference on Twitter.
About APCO International
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is the world’s oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to the enhancement of public safety communications. APCO International serves the professional needs of its 15,000 members worldwide by creating a platform for setting professional standards, addressing professional issues and providing education, products and services for people who manage, operate, maintain and supply the communications systems used by police, fire and emergency medical dispatch agencies throughout the world. For more information, visitwww.apcointl.org

Adobe Systems Incorporated announced registration is open for MAX 2010, Adobe’s annual worldwide conference taking place Oct. 23–27 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. At MAX 2010, thousands of designers, developers and business leaders will discover the next wave of opportunities fueled by the explosion of rich content and applications across multiple screens, the merging of digital content and commerce, and workflows that bring design and development together.
The MAX theme “Connect. Discover. Inspire.” is the backdrop for five days of informative sessions, hands-on labs and countless networking opportunities that will focus on three emerging technology trends: the seamless delivery of content across multiple screens, innovative ways to monetize content and applications, and new technologies enabling integrated design and develop workflows.

MAX 2010 will feature keynote appearances from Adobe chief executive officer Shantanu Narayen and chief technology officer Kevin Lynch as well as industry luminaries. Attendees will connect with thousands of other people in the community, as well as Adobe product teams, in organized sessions and “unconference” discussions. The event will also include technology sneak-peeks, technical sessions, and a community pavilion hub that includes partner and customer exhibits.

“Every day, technology breakthroughs are transforming how we work, learn, communicate, and ultimately, express ourselves,” said Kevin Lynch, Adobe chief technology officer. “MAX is a great forum for top industry experts, designers and developers to gather together and collaborate on new ideas, develop innovative strategies and learn about new tools that will put them squarely at the forefront in creating the next generation of digital experiences.”

MAX 2010 offers three attendee tracks consisting of more than 200 sessions and 100 hands-on labs. The Envision track is a first look at Adobe’s future roadmaps and best practices that will help guide organizations to success in a multiscreen world. The Design track will dive into the art and science of designing across multiple types of media and screens – Web, interactive, mobile and print. The Develop track will provide new skills for conceptualizing, building and deploying next-generation, multiscreen applications.

Featured MAX programs back by popular demand include:

Preconference labs, that provide hands-on intensive training for MAX attendees interested in expanding their marketable skills.
BYOL (Bring Your Own Laptop) Labs, offering engaging, educational and hands-on sessions in which attendees use the tools they’re learning — and then keep the files and software to continue practicing after the conference.
Russell Brown@MAX — a three-day, hands-on course that brings together top art directors, designers, illustrators and photographers to learn advanced imaging tips and techniques with Adobe® Photoshop® CS5.
LiveCycle@MAX bundle — a one-and-a-half day program for enterprise developers to learn how to create user-centric applications with Adobe LiveCycle® Enterprise Suite 2.5.
New this year:

CS5@MAX bundle — a training course for those who want to create content across screens of all sizes from the desktop to tablets to mobile devices. The program will use Adobe® Creative Suite® 5 products including Adobe InDesign®, Illustrator®, Photoshop®, Fireworks®, Dreamweaver®, Flash® Professional and Flash Catalyst™.
Registration

To attend MAX 2010, visit the registration page. Register before Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010 to qualify for the early bird discount. Visit the MAX registration fees page for more information about other special discounts and group passes.

2010 MAX Awards

The call-for-entries is now open for the 2010 MAX Awards, a global awards program that recognizes the best uses of Adobe software for creating expressive applications in various categories such as digital publishing, enterprise/government rich Internet applications, multiscreen and social computing. All entries must be submitted online at: www.adobemaxsubmission.com/submission. The entry deadline is Friday, Aug. 13, 2010. The 2010 MAX Award winners will be announced at the MAX Awards ceremony on Oct. 26 at the Nokia Theatre. To view last year’s winners and finalists, visit the 2009 MAX Award Winners & Finalist Gallery.

Exhibits and Sponsorship

For additional information on sponsorship and promotional opportunities at MAX 2010, visit the Sponsor MAX page and complete the sponsorship inquiry form.

Helpful Links

MAX 2010
MAX 2010 Registration Page
MAX 2010 Agenda
MAX 2010 Sessions and Tracks
MAX 2010 Awards
MAX 2010 Sponsorship Page
MAX Archives
Follow MAX 2010

MAX 2010 Blog
MAX 2010 on Twitter
MAX 2010 on Facebook
About Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information – anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information, visit www.adobe.com

The Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group, (lafcpug) will celebrate its 10th Anniversary on Wednesday, June 16 at the Gallery Theater in Hollywood, CA beginning at 6:45PM. Founded in 2000 by Michael Horton and a small team of dedicated video and film professionals the lafcpug has grown from a small group of about 40 people in 2000 into a organization of over 6,000 members world wide and is considered the single largest Final Cut Pro User Group in the world.

To help celebrate the 10th birthday lafcpug will welcome film editor Steve Cohen who will show off the just released Avid Media Composer 5.

“Ironic isn’t it?” says Michael Horton, founder of lafcpug. “Here we are, the largest Final Cut Pro User Group in the world celebrating our 10th Anniversary and we are showing off Avid’s new Media Composer 5. However there is a method to our madness. MC5’s new features are designed with all editors in mind, whether you work in Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere. If you are exclusively a FCP user, you need to see this. If you are a Premiere user, you need to see this. And if you are an Avid user, then you should see it the way it the lafcpug way, demoed by a working editor, Steve Cohen.”

In addition, Final Cut Studio Master Trainer and Avid Certified editor Steve Kanter will show off more Final Cut Tips for Avid Editors. Learn how to emulate such “Avid-only” features like focus, slipping in real-time using JKL, trimming with 4-up display, Expert Render, sequence to sequence editing, copying keyframes, and even simultaneous, Unity-style Project Sharing. Plus, Kanter will demonstrate the new AAF Transfer plug-in from Boris FX, (still in beta) which will allow editors to send their FCP sequences back to Avid. Time permitting, he’ll show a few Avid Tips for Final Cut Pro Editors.

The meeting will also include another round of “Stump The Gurus,” a panel of four Final Cut experts who will try and solve almost any problem anyone is having with Final Cut Pro. Rounding out the evening will be show and tells from filmmakers, Benno Nelson and Andrew Peterson, and finally the always fun “World Famous Raffle” where thousands of dollars worth of valuable prizes will be handed out to lucky winners.

“To this day almost 100 people per month from around the world continue to join lafcpug and the monthly meetings continue to attract between 150 and 300 people,” added Horton. “It’s been a great 10 years, and as long as digital filmmakers find lafcpug useful then lafcpug will go on for another 10 years. And I have grand plans for lafcpug, you can bet on that.”

Horton also co-produces the world renowned FCPUG SuperMeets which are held annually in San Francisco, Las Vegas, London and Amsterdam. The next SuperMeet is set for June 25, 2010 in Boston MA. Tickets are on sale online only and this event, like all SuperMeets is expected to sell out.

lafcpug meetings are open to public and doors open at 6:00 PM. A $5.00 donation will be requested at the door. For complete details and a directions to the Gallery Theater in Hollywood CA., visit the lafcpug web site.

Datapipe, a leading provider of custom-managed Web hosting solutions, announced today it will sponsor The WIRED Business Conference: Disruptive by Design on Monday, June 14, 2010 in New York City. Industry leaders headline the agenda for this cutting edge event focused on bringing together the best in business transformation.

“WIRED has put together an event that will deliver an exceptional experience for participants,” said Robb Allen, CEO of Datapipe. “It is important to be part of a conference that embraces innovation and creative thought leadership in response to the constant evolution of today’s dynamic business environment.”

Headline speakers and conversation sessions with WIRED editors include top executives from AOL, NPR, Starbucks, Progressive Insurance, Hunch, and Zynga Game Network. Chris Anderson, Editor-in-Chief of WIRED, known for New York Times best sellers, The Long Tail and Free: The Future of a Radical Price, will address the conference and conduct a conversation with Frederick W. Smith, Chairman and CEO of FedEx Corporation. Complete conference information is available at http://wiredbusinessconference.com/index.html

“The WIRED Disruptive Business Conference is where the world’s most innovative executives come together to share their ideas about how technology is propelling business into the future,” said Howard Mittman, VP Publisher at WIRED Magazine. “As we embark upon our mission to uncover radical solutions that will help reshape the corporate landscape, we see Datapipe as an organization who shares our own sense of corporate responsibility and we are incredibly proud to have them as a sponsor of this exciting event.”

Datapipe and WIRED have a long standing relationship including past sponsorships of presentations by Chris Anderson and NextFest. The two companies share a mutual commitment to digital business and the growth of technology.

About Datapipe
Datapipe provides custom managed Web hosting solutions for businesses with complex Internet facing infrastructures. We proactively manage security, monitoring, storage, data center operations, servers, and applications including database administration and the full software stack. The company provides services to more than 1000 customers in six data centers and eight office locations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and China. Datapipe was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. http://www.datapipe.com

From June 8 to 13, 2010 Pumacy Technologies AG presents solutions for the management of knowledge, innovation and processes at Berlin Air Show 2010 (hall 8A, stand 105B). Products and services from all parts of the aerospace industry will be presented on the southern section of Berlin-Schönefeld Airport.

Despite volatile times companies in the aerospace sector show strength at ILA 2010. Resource-efficient materials, individual customer requirements and the aging specialist workforce are key questions which must be answered over the next few years.

“The aviation industry witnessed significant growth over the past several years, leading to technological innovation and local development and manufacturing. Above this, the aviation industry has become a leader in the management of product and process knowledge as well as work experience. With a turnover of 80 per cent in aerospace industry Pumacy expects to come together with known partners and potential customers at ILA 2010,” said Dr. Toralf Kahlert, CEO of Pumacy Technologies AG.

Talking about future trends in aerospace industry he adds, “Whilst aircraft manufacturer and engine manufacturer have continually invested in latest production technologies over the past years, we think that now Tier I and Tier II suppliers will be likely to invest in technological improvements to increase efficiency and output. With our experience from international aviation programmes we feel prepared for the challenges and opportunities to come.”

From June 8 to 13, 2010 experts will be available to answer visitor’s questions on knowledge, innovation and process management in hall 8A, stand 105B. With more than 200,000 trade visitors and aviation enthusiasts from all over the world, ILA Berlin Air Show is not only the largest meeting place for the industry this year in Europe but also the world’s oldest air show. More than 1,150 exhibitors from 48 countries are expected on the southern section of Berlin-Schönefeld Airport.

ILA Berlin Air Show

First held in 1909, the ILA (www.ila-berlin.com) is considered to be the world’s oldest aviation show. It is organized by the German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI) and the executive company is Messe Berlin GmbH. Since 1992 the ILA has been held every two years in Berlin/Brandenburg as an international event incorporating a trade fair, conferences and a display for the public covering all aspects of aviation and space flight. The ILA 2008 was attended by 1,127 exhibitors from 37 countries, whose presentations for the 241,000 trade visitors and members of the general public included 330 aircraft on the ground and in the air.

As the Chinese aviation market has been growing at double-digit rates, and it has become the world’s second largest. The Boeing Company expects that China will need 3770 new aircraft, worth 400 billion U.S. dollars, over the next 20 years. The Chinese aviation market is clearly the growth market for global aviation players.

With the burgeoning of the China civil aviation manufacturing industry, cooperation and communication has never been as important for both Chinese and global players in promoting leading technologies, advanced equipment and top-ranking talents.

The 2nd annual Commercial Aircraft Forum, to take place September 9th & 10th in Shanghai, is designed to focus global attention on the emergence of the Chinese aviation manufacturing industry and to create an influential and forward-looking platform for the global participants with the emergence and flourishing of Chinese aviation industry.

You can not afford to miss:

- The most COMPELLING deliberation on whether Chinese-made aircraft can be a commercial success
- A PREMIER occasion to get commercial and technical updates for the C919 project
- A REMARKABLE gathering highlighting the innovative partnership models for tapping the world’s fastest growing aviation market
- A DIVERSIFIED platform to bring together all key stakeholders including policy makers, aircraft manufacturers, airline, leasing companies and key vendors

Get equipped with answers for the following questions:

- Will the booming China regional aviation market promote ARJ21 commercial sales?
- How will the aviation industry respond to the increasing competition from high-speed railway?
- How do politics and international relations affect aviation business?
- How to explore the huge potential of Chinese MRO market?

China Market outlook:

- China is forecast to be the fastest growing economy in the world, with GDP growth averaging 7.2 percent per year over the next 20 years. By 2028, China will account for 42percent of Asia Pacific’s total economic activity.
- China will take delivery of 3,770 new airplanes from 2009-2028, which is 42 percent of the entire Asia Pacific market and valued at $400 billion dollars.

This unique gathering will be a must-attend event, bringing together leading airlines, aircraft manufactures, engine manufactures, equipment and technology suppliers, MROs. And it will be the platform where Chinese and international players gain market intelligence on accessing different regional markets, and share best practices and strategies that can help each other boost profits, cut costs and develop smart business models.

For more information and registration please visit www.ca-forum.com

The 5th BIO KOREA 2010 Conference and Exhibition is to be held from September 1 to 3, 2010 at COEX, Seoul, Korea. COEX, the venue is the largest exhibition center. Located at the business district of downtown Seoul, COEX is an ultra-modern exhibition and convention complex occupying 435,000 square meters of floor space, a grand ballroom, and over 100 conference rooms of various sizes.

BIO KOREA 2010, with the major goal of applying biotechnology in business, will offer
a variety of high-level conference, international exhibition and partnership events and provide an opportunity to find business and technology partners. Especially, The BIO KOREA 2010 Conference will provide an opportunity to discuss various subjects such as vaccine, clinic, regenerative medicine, new medicine developed from natural substances, antibodies, technology commercialization, investment attraction and industry policies & system with 48 sessions given by 125 world-class scholars and experts in life science & bio industry and CEOs of global bio companies, and share related knowledge and information.

The Korean bio-industry represents a substantial amount of growth. It has been grown by an average of 14 % per year over the last three years. The great strides in the field of Korean bio-industry are attributed to the support and effort of government, academics, research institutes and companies from related industry. The Korean government is nurturing BIO industries to become the core national strategic industry in the 21st century with pledge funds and policies. Moreover, the Korean people have keen sight toward BIO industries for potential growth under many conditions.

The previous event, BIO KOREA 2009, hosted 241 companies and 17,084 visitors from across the globe including the U.S., Japan, EU and Australia in last year. The event of this year expects to 265 companies and about 19,000 visitors from all over the world. It will be an outstanding exhibition of an international level embracing every field of the bio- industry.

Two complimentary nights at deluxe hotels near by the venue and free shuttle bus services from the international airport to the venue/hotels will be provided for international investors and buyers. Also, it is recommended that visitors pre-register on the website in order to effectively utilize their valuable time at the exhibition and to get free access to the event.

At a Glance

- Period: September 1 (Wed) ~3 (Fri), 20010

- Venue:
Exhibition – Hall C (3F), COEX, Seoul, Korea
Conference Room (South) (3F), COEX, Seoul, Korea

- Website: www.biokorea.org

- Organized by:
Korea International Trade Association (KITA)
Chungcheongbuk-do (Chungbuk)
Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI)

- Sponsored by:
Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE)
Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs (MIHWAF)
Seoul Metropolitan Government

- Program:
Exhibition
Conference
Business Forum (Company Presentations & Partnering)
Special Events (Welcoming Reception, Supper, etc.)

Founded in 1946 to represent the interests of Korea’s international traders, KITA has been a critical part of Korea’s transformation into one of the world’s most preeminent trading nations. Today, KITA is Korea’s largest business association with 65,000 member firms, and continues to support Korea’s business community through research, training, and networking of Korean enterprises with the global trade community.

Contact Information:
- For Exhibition
Tel: +82-2-6000-5058 Fax: +82-2-6000-5823
E-mail : biokorea@kita.net

- For Conference & Business forum
Tel: +82-2-508-4217 Fax: +82-2-508-4218
E-mail : bioconf@ibimp.com, biobiz@ibimp.com

- Address of the Organization
Korea International Trade Association, Trade Tower, World Trade Center Samsung-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea 135-729

OPEN Silicon Valley, a volunteer managed non-profit organization, announces its seventh annual conference OPEN Forum 2010 to be held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA on June 5th 2010.

OPEN Forum, the flagship conference of OPEN Silicon Valley, will feature four keynotes, 14 panels and workshops and over 50 speakers. Keynote speakers include Professor Iqbal Quadir from MIT, Faysal Sohail from CMEA Capital, Rafiq Mohammadi, CEO of Interwoven and Dilawar Syed, President & CEO of Yonja Media Group. This one day conference is the premier professional event in Silicon Valley attracting participants from across the globe. The conference details and registration information are available at www.OPENSVForum.org. This year’s program also includes a pitch competition called Entrepreneurial Idol, for startups that will present to a panel of VCs for cash prizes and importantly recognition.

“As the economy begins a steady recovery, we’re on the cusp of the next wave of innovation & opportunities. Our theme for this year’s OPEN Forum, “Catch the Wave,” captures this mood of optimism. This event provides an excellent opportunity to capitalize on this momentum,” said Naeem Zafar, President of OPEN Silicon Valley and a faculty member of the Haas Business School at UC Berkeley.

A first for this year is the “Birds of a Feather” session provides a unique opportunity for attendees to build their own “mini-conference” and connect directly with like-minded professionals, entrepreneurs & companies. Another innovation at the conference this year is a half day track for Generation Y that provides OPEN Forum with a broader context, attracting the next generation of entrepreneurs & professionals.

About OPEN: The Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs (OPEN) Silicon Valley was launched in 2001. OPEN is a voluntary, not-for profit organization dedicated to the promotion of entrepreneurship and leadership in the Pakistani-American business community. Established in Boston in 1998, OPEN has chapters in Boston, Houston, New York, Chicago, Silicon Valley, and Washington DC.

Apple® will kick off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address by CEO Steve Jobs on Monday, June 7 at 10:00 a.m. This year’s WWDC sold out in a record eight days to over 5,000 developers.

The five-day event running from June 7 to June 11, is focused on providing advanced content for skilled developers across five key technology tracks: Application Frameworks; Internet & Web; Graphics & Media; Developer Tools; and Core OS. Apple engineers will deliver over 100 solutions-oriented technical sessions and labs. WWDC 2010 gives an incredibly diverse community the opportunity to connect with thousands of fellow iPhone®, iPad™ and Mac® developers from around the world.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution with the Apple II, then reinvented the personal computer with the Macintosh. Apple continues to lead the industry with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system, and iLife, iWork and professional applications. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store, has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.

Taking place on the 26th and 27th of May at the London Hilton Tower Bridge hotel, the Open Mobile Summit is where the most influential people in the converging mobile, Internet and media industry meet once-a-year, to map out the future.

This year’s closing plenary asks ‘Will the Web win’ – highly topical after Google’s reinforcement this week that the web was ‘the only platform that matters’, and the release of the Android 2.2 OS featuring Flash, notably absent on Apple ‘s iPad – which itself is due to launch in the UK next week.

Meanwhile excitement mounts for the Nokia keynote at the conference. Nokia’s new EVP MeeGo Computers, Alberto Torres will be making his first public appearance since Nokia’s recent board reshuffle. Alberto is expected to lay out plans for ‘transforming nokia’ – and in particular for MeeGo, a key weapon for Nokia in the smartphone wars with Google and Apple.

Other confirmed speakers include heavyweights from established mobile players Orange, Opera, Nokia, Qualcomm, Vodafone, HTC and Sony, as well as some of the hottest start-ups including Gowalla, Spotify, and Mojiva.

“This is THE conference in mobile right now” Brandon Lucas, VP and GM Mobile, BET

Expect lively debate, a rare vision into the future of mobile platforms and markets, and some key announcements at this prestigious event. So far more than 250 attendees have signed up for intimate networking with the70 world-leading speakers.

There are a few delegate tickets left, so if you want to participate, go to http://www.openmobilesummit.com/lon/register/ now and enter your details. The latest agenda is available here: http://www.openmobilesummit.com/agenda.aspx

The Times Cheltenham Science Festival (9-13 June 2010)
Cheltenham Town Hall, Imperial Square, GL50 1QA

Described by Professor Lord Robert Winston as “unquestionably the leading science festival in the country”, The Times Cheltenham Science Festival is a five-day celebration of science – and with intimate venues and a unique format it’s a rare opportunity for policy makers, research funders, the media and the general public to come face-to-face with the world’s leading scientists and thinkers.

Physicist and presenter Brian Cox and ‘chef of the decade’ Heston Blumenthal are Guest Directors, and have helped shape a programme with over 100 thought-provoking and innovative events: exploring everything from the natural world and health secrets to the technological wizardry that will shape tomorrow’s world. Top scientists will examine the latest medical technology, debate the future of our climate, explore the next intelligent methods of travel, question the things that affect all our lives – and lots more!

‘Decadence’ is the theme of 2010: luxurious, self-indulgent, and a subject sure to spark debate, live experiments and surprising discoveries. Big thinkers Paul Davies, Tony Robinson, Bill Bryson, Ok Pannenborg, Evan Davis and many others descend on the Festival; and Robin Ince returns with Ben Miller for a science and comedy collision – all based at Cheltenham Town Hall.

Please join us on 9-13 June 2010 – the full programme is now available at http://cheltenhamfestivals.com/science

Tickets on sale now!
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