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JUNE 2008
Exact Date TBD
Laboratory Information Systems Meeting and Vendor Exhibition: Albany, NY
Presented by the Upstate New York Chapter of the Laboratory Robotics Interest Group.
Web site: http://lab-robotics.org/upstate
June 1–5
56th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry: Denver, CO
Presented by the American Society for Mass Spectrometry.
Web site: http://asms.org
June 1–5
108th ASM General Meeting: Boston, MA
Presented by the American Society for Microbiology.
Web site: http://gm.asm.org
June 2–5
2008 ISPE Washington Conference: Arlington, VA
Presented by the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering.
Web site: http://ispe.org
June 3–6
CIS-RAM 2008 IEEE International Conferences on Cybernetics & Intelligent Systems (CIS) and Robotics, Automation & Mechatronics (RAM): Chengdu, China
Presented by IEEE.
Web site: http://www.cis-ram.org/2008
June 5–9
FOCis 2008: Boston, MA
Presented by the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies.
Web site: http://focisnet.org/meetings/am08
June 9–11
International Robotics and Vision Show: Rosemont, IL
Presented by the Robotic Industries Association.
Web site: http://roboticsonline.com
June 9–12
Testing HEPA Filter Systems and Cleanrooms Seminar: Sanford, ME
Presented by the Eagleson Institute.
Web site: http://eagleson.org/seminar_hepa.php
June 10–12
Robotics 2008–What's Next?: Boston, MA
Presented by the Robotic Industries Association.
Web site: http://roboticsonline.com
June 11–14
40th Central Regional Meeting (CERM): Columbus, OH
Presented by American Chemistry Society.
Web site: http://chemistry.org
June 12
ADME and the Application of Laboratory Automation: Belgium
Presented by the European Laboratory Robotics Interest Group.
Web site: http://elrig.org
June 14–17
Joint 63rd Northwest/21st Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting (NORM/RMRM): Park City, UT
Presented by American Chemistry Society.
Web site: http://chemistry.org
June 15
Microbial Polysaccharides of Medical, Agricultural, and Industrial Importance: Carefree, AZ
Presented by FASEB Summer Research Conferences.
Web site: http://src.faseb.org
June 17–20
BIO International Convention: San Diego, CA
Presented by Biotechnology Industry Organization.
Web site: http://bio.org
June 22–25
AAPS National Biotechnology Conference: Toronto, Canada
Presented by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.
Web site: http://www.aapspharmaceutica.com
June 22–25
37th Northeast Regional Meeting (NERM): Burlington, VT
Presented by American Chemistry Society.
Web site: http://chemistry.org
June 22–25
Process Development Symposium: Hancock, MA
Presented by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Web site: http://aiche.org
June 23–25
6th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels: Darmstadt, Germany
Presented by the Nanotechnology Institute of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International.
Web site: http://asmeconferences.org/ICNMM08
June 24–26
9th WSEAS International Conference on Automation and Information (ICAI'08): Bucharest, Romania
Presented by Academia Romana Institute of Solid Mechanics of Romanian Academy, Department of Dynamic Systems.
Web site: http://www.wseas.org/conferences/2008/romania/icai/index.html
June 25–27
ICIA 2008 EEE International Conference on Information and Automation: Jeju Island, Korea
Presented by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
Web site: http://ieee-ras.org
June 25–28
2008 Robotics Science and Systems Conference: Zurich, Switzerland
Presented by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich).
Web site: http://www.roboticsconference.org
June 28–July 1
FoodSmarts 2008: New Orleans, LA
Presented by the Institute of Food Technologists.
Web site: http://am-fe.ift.org
June 29–July 2
WMSCI 2008 12th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics (and ISAS 2008 14th International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis): Orlando, FL
Presented by the International Institute of Informatics and Systemics.
Web site: http://www.sciiis.org/wmsci2008
June 30–July 2
CISA'08 Mediterranean Conference on Intelligent Systems and Automation: Annaba, Algeria
Presented by the Universities of Evry (France) and Annaba (Algeria).
Web site: http://lsc.univ-evry.fr/cisa08/doku.php
JULY 2008
July 2–5
2008 AIM International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics: Xi'an, China
Presented by IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
Web site: http://ee.cuhk.edu.hk/∼qhmeng/aim2008
July 7–10
MULTICONF2008 Multi-conference in computer science, information technology, computer engineering, control and automation technology: Orlando, FL
Presented by the International Society for Research in Science and Technology (ISRST).
Web site: http://promoteresearch.org
July 7–12
AMT Annual Meeting: Providence, RI
Presented by the American Medical Technologists.
Web site: http://amt1.com
July 9–11
International Conference on Information Acquisition: Zhang Jia Jie, China
Presented by the IEEE Robotics & Automation Society.
Web site: http://cnsl.kaist.ac.kr/ICIA2007
July 12–16
35th Annual Meeting and Exposition: New York, NY
Presented by the Controlled Release Society.
Web site: http://controlledreleasesociety.org
July 13–18
19th IUPAC Conference on Physical and Organic Chemistry: Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Presented by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.
July 13–18
11th Belgium Organic Synthesis Symposium (BOSS XI): Ghent, Belgium
Presented by Ghent University.
Web site: http://www.ldorganisation.com/produits.php?langue=english&cle_menus=1184752170
July 19–23
22nd Annual Symposium: San Diego, CA
Presented by The Protein Society.
Web site: http://proteinsociety.org
July 21–23
Analytical Research Forum: Hull, UK
Presented by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Web site: http://rsc.org
July 22–24
4th International Conference on Bioengineering and Nanotechnology: Dublin, Ireland
Presented by the Society for Biological Engineering.
July 27–31
AAPM 50th Anniversary and Annual Meeting: Houston, TX
Presented by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
Web site: http://aapm.org
July 27–31
AACC Annual Meeting: Washington, DC
Presented by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry.
Web site: http://aacc.org
AUGUST 2008
August 1–3
RO-MAN 17th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication: Munich, Germany
Presented by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society and Technische Universität München.
Web site: http://ro-man2008.org
August 3–6
IAFP 2008 95th Annual Meeting: Columbus, OH
Presented by the International Association for Food Protection.
Web site: http://foodprotection.org
August 3–7
Microscopy & Microanalysis 2008: Albuquerque, NM
Presented by the Microscopy Society of America, Microbeam Analysis Society, and International Metallographic Society.
Web site: http://msa.microscopy.org
August 5–8
ICMA International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation: Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan
Presented by IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
Web site: http://www.icma2008.org
August 9–12
AMLI Annual Meeting: Seattle, WA
Presented by the Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists.
Web site: http://amli.org
August 11
Abstract Submissions Deadline for LabAutomation2009 Podium Presentations and Published Poster Presentations.
Presented January 25–28 in Palm Springs, CA, by the Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA).
Web site: http://labautomation.org
Phone: 888.733.1252 or + 1.630.208.6830
E-mail:
August 17–21
236th ACS National Meeting & Exposition: Philadelphia, PA
Presented by American Chemical Society.
Web site: http://chemistry.org
August 18–20
IASTED International Conferences on Signal and Image Processing (SIP); Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications (IMSA); Circuits and Systems (CS); and Algebraic Number Theory, Cryptography and Applications (ANTCA): Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Presented by the International Association of Science and Technology for Development.
Web site: http://iasted.org
August 20–22
SICE International Conference on Instrumentation, Control, and Information Technology: Tokyo, Japan
Presented by IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, and the Society for Instrumentation and Control Engineering.
Web site: http://www.sice.or.jp/sice2008
August 20–22
MFI 2008 Multisensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems: Seoul, South Korea
Presented by IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
Web site: http://mfi2008.org
August 23–26
IEEE-CASE: Washington, DC
Presented by IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
Web site: http://ieee-ras.org
August 24–28
CHISA2008—18th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering: Prague, Czech Republic
Presented by the Czech Society of Chemical Engineering.
Web site: http://chisa.cz/2008
August 31–September 4
20th International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry: Vienna, Austria
Presented by the Austrian Chemical Society, and the European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry.
Web site: http://www.ldorganisation.com/produits.php?langue=english&cle_menus=1141650332
SEPTEMBER 2008
September (Exact Date TBD)
Extreme Chromatographic Separations: London, UK
Presented by the Chromatographic Society.
Web site: http://chromsoc.com
September 1–3
IASTED International Conferences on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing (ASC); Communications Systems and Networks (CSN); and Visualization, Imaging and Image Processing (VIIP): Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Presented by the International Association of Science and Technology for Development.
Web site: http://iasted.org
September 1–3
ICAL IEEE International Conference on Automation and Logistics: Qingdao, China
Presented by IEEE.
Web site: http://myweb.dal.ca/jgu/ical08
September 7–9
PK/PD for Medicinal Chemists: Cambridge, MA
Presented by the American Chemistry Society.
Web site: http://acs.org
September 7–10
BMSS Annual Meeting: York, UK
Presented by the British Mass Spectrometry Society.
Web site: http://bmss.org.uk
September 7–11
XIII International Symposium on Luminescence Spectrometry: Bologna, Italy
Presented by the University of Bologna—Alma Mater Studiorum.
Web site: http://isls2008.unibo.it
September 10–12
Sixth International Forum on Life Science Automation: Rostock, Germany
Presented by the University of Rostock Center for Life Science Automation.
Web site: http://lifescienceautomation.com
September 16–17
IEEE-CYBER International Conference on Cyber Technology in Automation, Control, and intelligent Systems: Shengyang, China
Presented by IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
Web site: http://ieee-ras.org
September 17–20
Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer Therapeutic Development: Atlanta, GA
Presented by the American Association for Cancer Research.
Web site: http://aacr.org
September 18
Critical and Point of Care Testing—Managing Technology for the Benefit of All Populations: Barcelona, Spain
Presented by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry.
Web site: http://aacc.org
September 21–24
AOAC Annual Meeting and Exposition: Dallas, TX
Presented by AOAC International, the association of analytical communities.
Web site: http://aoac.org
September 21–25
ISPE Conference on Quality by Design/Design Space: Edinburgh, UK
Presented by the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering.
Web site: http://ispe.org
September 21–25
International Symposium on Chromatography: Munster, Germany
Presented by the Chromatographic Society.
Web site: http://chromsoc.com
September 22–24
Chemistry in the New World of Bioengineering and Synthetic Biology: Oxford, UK
Presented by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Web site: http://rsc.org
September 22–25
Testing HEPA Filter Systems and Cleanrooms Seminar: Sanford, ME
Presented by the Eagleson Institute.
Web site: eagleson.org/seminar_hepa.php
September 22–26
IROS 2008 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems: Nice, France
Presented by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
Web site: http://iros.org
September 23–24
Drug Discovery 2008: Bournemouth, UK
Presented by the European Chapter of the Laboratory Robotics Interest Group.
Web site: http://elrig.org
September 24–27
43rd Western Regional Meeting (WRM): Las Vegas, NV
Presented by American Chemistry Society.
Web site: http://chemistry.org
September 28–30
Process Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Cambridge, MA
Presented by the American Chemistry Society.
Web site: http://acs.org
September 29–October 1
IASTED International Conferences on Computers and Advanced Technology in Education (CATE); Nanotechnology and Applications (NANA); and Sensor Networks (SN): Crete, Greece
Presented by the International Association of Science and Technology for Development.
Web site: http://iasted.org
OCTOBER 2008
October 1–4
BMES Annual Fall Meeting: St. Louis, MO
Presented by the Biomedical Engineering Society.
Web site: http://bmes.org
October 1–4
64th Southwest Regional Meeting (SWRM): Little Rock, AK
Presented by American Chemistry Society.
Web site: http://chemistry.org
October 6–9
20th Annual National Robot Safety Conference: Indianapolis, IN
Presented by the Robotic Industries Association.
Web site: http://roboticsonline.com
October 8–11
43rd Midwest Regional Meeting (MWRM): Kearney, NE
Presented by American Chemistry Society.
Web site: http://chemistry.org
October 15–17
39th International Symposium on Robotics: Seoul, Korea
Presented by Chonnam National University; Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems; and the International Federation of Robotics.
Web site: http://Isr08.org
October 19–22
BioRob2008: Scottsdale, AZ
Presented by the IEEE Robotics & Automation Society.
Web site: http://biorob2008.org
October 19–23
14th IUFoST World Congress of Food Science and Technology: Shanghai, China
Presented by the International Union of Food Science and Technology.
Web site: http://www.iufost.org/world_congress
October 19–24
14th World Congress of Food Science and Technology: Beijing, China
Presented by International Union of Food Science & Technology.
Web site: http://iufost.org
October 22–25
DAAAM 2008: Trnava, Slovakia
Presented by the Danube Adria Association for Automation and Manufacturing.
Web site: http://daaam.com
October 26–29
2008 ISPE Annual Meeting: Boca Raton, FL
Presented by the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering.
Web site: http://ispe.org
October 30–November 2
2008 AMP Annual Meeting: Grapevine, TX
Presented by the Association for Molecular Pathology.
Web site: http://amp.org
NOVEMBER 2008
November (Exact Dates TBD)
Separation Science in the UK—State of the Nation: London, UK
Presented by the Chromatographic Society.
Web site: http://chromsoc.com
November 5–7
Robotics Industry Forum: Orlando, FL
Presented by the Robotic Industries Association.
Web site: http://roboticsonline.com
November 8–12
2008 AMIA Annual Symposium: Washington, DC
Presented by the American Medical Informatics Association.
Web site: http://amia.org
November 10–11
Safety Cabinet Technology Seminar: Sanford, ME
Presented by the Eagleson Institute.
November 10–12
TePRA International Conference on Technologies for Practical Robot Applications: Woburn, MA
Presented by IEEE.
Web site: http://www.ieeerobot-tepra.org
November 10–14
AMIA Annual Symposium: Chicago, IL
Presented by the American Medical Informatics Association.
Web site: http://amia.org
November 12–15
60th Southeastern Regional Meeting (SERMACS): Nashville, TN
Presented by the American Chemistry Society.
Web site: http://chemistry.org
November 13–14
Laboratory Medicine—Into the Future: Honolulu, HI
Presented by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry.
Web site: http://aacc.org
November 13–14
HVAC Systems and Laboratory Design Seminar: Sanford, ME
Presented by the Eagleson Institute.
Web site: http://eagleson.org/seminar_hvac.php
November 16–20
2008 AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition: Atlanta, GA
Presented by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.
Web site: http://aapspharmaceutica.com
November 16–21
AIChE Annual Meeting: Philadelphia, PA
Presented by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Web site: http://aiche.org
November 17–19
DARS2008 9th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotics Systems: Tsukuba, Japan
Presented by IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
Web site: http://ieee-ras.org
DECEMBER 2008
December 4
SI International 2008 Symposium on System Integration Contact: Nagoya, Japan
Presented by IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, and the Society of System and Control Engineers.
Web site: http://ieee-ras.org
December 6–9
ASH Annual Meeting: San Francisco, CA
Presented by the American Society of Hematology.
Web site: http://hematology.org
December 14–17
ROBIO'08 International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics: Bangkok, Thailand
Presented by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
Web site: http://ieee-ras.org
December 17–20
ICARCV 2008 International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision: Hanoi, Vietnam
Presented by IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore, and the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology.
Web site: http://www.icarcv.org/2008
JANUARY 2009
January 18–22
2nd International Conference on Biomolecular Engineering: Santa Barbara, CA
Presented by the Society for Biomolecular Engineering.
Web site: http://aiche.org/SBE/About
January 24–28
LabAutomation2009: Palm Springs, CA
The world's leading conference and exhibition on emerging and merging technology; where science, technology, and industry come together.
Presented by the Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA).
Web site: http://labautomation.org/LA09
E-mail:
Phone: 888.733.1252 or + 1.630.208.6830
FEBRUARY 2009
February 28–March 4
Biophysical Society Annual Meeting: Boston, MA
Presented by the Biophysical Society.
Web site: http://biophysics.org
MARCH 2009
March 9–13
ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction: La Jolla, CA
Presented by IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
Web site: http://ieee-ras.org
March 18–21
ACSPT Annual Meeting: Washington, DC
Presented by the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
Web site: http://ascpt.org
March 22–26
ACS National Meeting and Exposition: Salt Lake City, UT
Presented by the American Chemistry Society.
Web site: http://acs.org
March 25
12th Annual Technology Exhibition: Durham, NC
Presented by the South East Chapter of the Laboratory Robotics Interest Group.
Web site: http://www.lab-robotics.org
APRIL 2009
April 4–8
2009 Annual HIMSS Conference and Exhibition: Chicago, IL
Presented by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society.
Web site: http://himss.org
April 18–22
Experimental Biology Annual Meeting: New Orleans, LA
Presented by American Association of Anatomists, American Association of Immunologists, American Physiological Society, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Investigative Pathology, American Society for Nutrition, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, and others.
Web site: http://eb2008.org
MAY 2009
May 11–15
ACHEMA 2009: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Presented by DECHEMA.
Web site: http://achema.de/en/ACHEMA.html
May 13–17
ICRA 2009: Kobe, Japan
Presented by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
Web site: http://ieee-ras.org
May 28–30
AMIA Spring Congress: Orlando, FL
Presented by the American Medical Informatics Association.
Web site: http://amia.org
May 31–June 4
57th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry: Philadelphia, PA
Presented by the American Society for Mass Spectrometry.
Web site: asms.org