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The State of the Economy 26 February 2008 London, United Kingdom Website: http://www.marketforce.eu.com/economy/ Contact name: Evelyn Marchant The UK economic outlook is at its most uncertain in a decade. With inflation fluctuating, residential property prices rising unabated and growing political debate in the arena of fiscal policy, questions are being asked of how best to respo Organized by: The Institute of Economic Affairs

Environmental Monitoring & OSPAR Compliance 2008 26 to 28 February 2008 Aberdeen, United Kingdom Website: http://www.iqpc.com/uk/ospar Contact name: Swaantje Buss Attending Energy IQ’s Environmental Monitoring & OSPAR Compliance 2008 will enable you to enhance your oil-in-water monitoring processes and ensure you are complying fully with the latest OSPAR regulations. Organized by: IQPC

Training Course: National Oil Companies - Opportunities & Challenges for NOCs, IOCs & Service Companies 25 to 29 February 2008 London, United Kingdom Website: http://www.thecwcgroup.com/train_home.asp Contact name: Viviane Walker This course will look at the future of the NOCs: their external and internal challenges. Organized by: CWC School for Energy

The conference, which is organized by Datamatix in association with our global partners, will explore innovative developments for Small and Medium Businesses in a global economy and provide delegates with the valuable opportunity to exchange ideas with international counterparts as to how a small and medium size business can best be positioned for local and global success. More than 500 business owners, entrepreneurs, economists, government and community leaders not just from the GCC region but also from Europe, North Africa and Asia are expected to attend the event, speakers and panelists will include leaders, sr. level executives from the Government and Private sector.

Standing at the cross-roads of the economic development, it becomes essential for the Government Organizations to cross examine their development programs and keep on introducing the most modern means of public services. The Conference on UAE e-Government Projects and e-Services Summit is being launched keeping in mind the announcement of the UAE 2015 Government strategy and its implementation. These Summit year after year are strategically designed to provide an opportunity for ministries; departments and agencies to improve eService delivery by better coordination, collaboration and planning.

The Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have seen rapid growth and development in the recent past. This has led to their wide diffusion and application, increasing their economic and social impact, ultimately giving rise to a Knowledge-Based Society. ICT systems have become ubiquitous and pervasive today. The biggest challenge faced by researchers is not only to make such systems feasible, but also to make them secure and dependable. The aim of the Conference is to provide a stimulating forum for representatives from industry, academia and government agencies to share ideas, report findings and discuss products, thus defining future directions in these cutting edge technologies. The highlights of the Conference will include contributed papers, invited talks, vendor exhibitions, practical experience reports, tutorials, poster presentations and panel discussions on topics including but not limited to the following: • Distributed systems and computer networks • Adhoc networks • Wireless sensor networks • Location aware and power aware systems • Mobile agents • Ecommerce • Fault-tolerant systems • Information and network security • Web security • Trust modeling • Security measurement and analysis • Security testing • Multimedia communications • Storage networks

The 9th IBIMA conference on Information Management in Modern Organizations will be held in Marrakech, Morocco 5-7 January 2008. Marrakech "Red City or Al Hamra," founded the city in 1062 AD, is a city in southwestern Morocco in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. The famous town square of Marrakech, Jemaa l-Fna, owes little of its fame to its own beauty, but to the continuous day and night life. During most of the days, perfomers of every kind put up their shows, continuing until the food stalls start to move in. This major international conference will address a range of important themes with respect to Information management its impact on organizations, governments, and societies. The conference will include numerous papers and workshop presentations by academics and researchers from around the globe. Conference participants are welcome to submit full papers, short papers, extended abstracts, paper drafts, or invited session proposals. Submitted paper will be fully refereed and published in electronic formats. Please refer to call for papers. For those unable to attend the conference in person, virtual presentations are available. Virtual presentations allow participants to submit papers for refereeing and publication in the conference proceedings. Virtual participants will receive a full copy of the conference proceedings in electronic format by mail. The conference proceedings will be classified in EBSCO database Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) index CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) index InterDok Send Submissions to: Maroc2008@ibima.org Submissions instructions: Submit 2 files (in Microsoft Word OR in pdf) First file with just complete author(s) information and e-mail(s) Second file with just the paper without author(s) information for review purposes If you are submitting to a special track, please indicate that in your e-mail Conference Chair Khalid S. Soliman International Business Information Management Association, USA Hofstra University, USA khalid.soliman@hofstra.edu Program Chairs Ahmed El Abbouyi Université Chouaib Doukkali elabbouyi@hotmail.com Az-Eddine Bennani Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France Reims Management School, France az-eddine.bennani@reims-ms.fr

American Conference Institute has gone to great lengths to uncover the nuances in the laws and the latest enforcement trends. We dedicate months of research to uncover exactly what you need to know to stay on top of the most important issues your industry faces. This year’s conference promises to be refreshingly different, with new speakers, new companies, and will offer a real hands on approach to the topics you face daily. Specific highlights include: o Avoiding third-party liability on social networking and user-generated content sites o Preventing fines, litigation, and class action in the direct marketing arena o Engaging in the latest online sweepstakes methods without getting burned o Recent FTC enforcement trends and NAD challenges o Maximizing bargaining power when negotiating the agency/client agreement o Avoiding regulatory scrutiny when advertising/marketing to children Also, add value to your attendance by taking advantage of one or both of our interactive workshops, Managing the Complex Agency/Client Relationship—Expect More, Get More, and be Ready for Anything, and Master Class on Negotiating Win/Win Sponsorship and Endorsement Deals. Register now to ensure your place at what is sure to be a sold-out event! Call 1-888-224-2480, fax your registration form to 1-877-927-1563, or register online at www.americanconference.com/advertisinglaw

The Construction SuperConference, now in its 22nd year, is recognized as the preeminent legal construction conference. With the guidance of the Advisory Board and the expertise and feedback from past participants and long-time supporters of the conference, a program has been established that will provide insight into some of the most complex legal and business issues facing the construction industry. This year the conference has been organized into 4 tracks: Legal and Institutional, Business Related Issues, Contracts and Management, and Industry Specific. In addition there are three plenary session presentations, a breakfast session, and, for the first time, “deep dive” workshops. The workshops, offered on Friday afternoon, are an opportunity for attendees to get into very interactive sessions that will spend time on very specific and focused topics, strategies, services, or technologies that affect our industry. For an example, a session on e-discovery may have panelists and experts discussing the benefits, objectives, and case studies with regards to e-discovery. The workshop will then discuss deeper issues with regards to how you can implement e-discovery in your firm. This year you also may notice some new and younger faces. In order to continually grow within the industry and make it strong, we recognize the need to bring younger associates and law students into the conference so they have a better understanding of the industry and the resources available to them. While all sessions will be open to these new attendees, there will be some sessions and workshops specifically tailored to their needs. We hope that the networking events will give them opportunities to meet with some of the wealth of knowledge that this conference attracts – to guide them in their careers. For those of you that have been to the conference before, make sure you register as alumni to receive special pricing and recognition at the conference. Additional Information This conference has been designed as an educational conference with networking and product/service information opportunities for mid and senior level attorneys, consultants, and engineers working within the Construction Industry. This year specific sessions and workshops have been added for associates, junior level engineers, and law students.

The 7th annual International Copyright Law conference, hosted by IBC Legal Conferences, is the only event that provides a senior-level strategic overview of copyright law in practice. Hear directly from top legal and industry experts from the US, Europe and the UK who have practiced in and affected copyright law on an international scale in a range of industries. Chaired by Adrian Sterling (Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute, University of London; British Copyright Council), International Copyright Law will provide comprehensive coverage of the current state of copyright law. Key topics will include contract law, competition, and other commercial issues, as well as a perspective on what to expect in the future as case law and further legislation continue to develop in local jurisdictions and on a global scale. Our expert panel of 25+ speakers includes: ========================================= - Henry Carr QC, 11 South Square; Copyright Tribunal, UK - David Carson, US Copyright Office, USA - Tilman Lüder, European Commission, Belgium - Michael Keplinger, WIPO, Switzerland - Chris Ancliff, EMI Music Plc, UK - Martin Howe QC, 8 New Square, UK - Srinandan Kasi, Associated Press, USA - Ben Ivins, National Association of Broadcasters, USA - Simon Waldman, Association of Online Publishers; Guardian Media Group, UK - a Senior Representative from Google (to be announced) Attend International Copyright Law to: ====================================== • Design and implement effective global IP protection systems • Evaluate the 2001 Copyright Directive and the ongoing harmonisation of copyright laws • Balance the rights of users and rights holders • Focus on secondary liability in the modern age • Explore Technology Protection Measures (TPM)/Digital Rights Management (DRM) Protection and Interoperability • Review current challenges in UK and international copyright law • Examine orphan works and explore Artist’s Resale Right (ARR) • Discover how rights owners can protect themselves online • Delve into a Google case study • Consider what copyright challenges user generated content has created • Learn best practices in drafting, negotiation, and contractual and non-contractual obligations in a new era of international copyright issues Additional Information Cost of 2-day conference if booked by: 22nd October: £1245* 20th November: £1345* Thereafter: £1445*