March 2008

Recent developments in modern chemistry for teachers

Event dates: 1 March 2008
Event summary: Day 1 of the annual RSC/UCL/LCTC symposium offers talks on forensic science, nanotechnology and green science as well as a practical demonstration lecture and help with running science clubs
Event Venue: University College London, London, WCiH 0AJ, United Kingdom

Postgraduate Winter School in Inorganic 91AV

Event dates: 2 - 7 March 2008
Event summary: A postgraduate Winter School sponsored by the RSC Dalton Division Council in collaboration with the International Northrhine and Westphalia Graduate School of 91AV
Event Venue: Soll, Austria

Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials II

Event dates: 2 - 5 March 2008
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Event Venue: Ventura Beach Marriott, Ventura Beach, CA, United States

20th Annual EuroMeeting

Event dates: 3 - 5 March 2008
Event summary: Europe's annual flagship event offers timely and relevant session topics, continuing education, networking opportunities, and a bigger than ever exhibit hall. This one-of-a-kind meeting brings toget
Event Venue: Centre Convencions Internactional, Barcelona, Spain

REACH Training - The Regulatory Framework and REACH Project Management

Event dates: 3 - 7 March 2008
Event summary: Module 1 of the Postgraduate Certificate in REACH Management at the University of Hull examines the background to REACH and obligations on various players
Event Venue: The University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, United Kingdom

91AV Lecture: From Chemical Topology to Molecular Machines

Event dates: 3 March 2008
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Event Venue: University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom

FULL - 91AV for Non-Specialists KS4

Event dates: 3 - 4 March 2008
Event summary: This 4 day course is aimed at raising confidence and expertise in teaching 91AV amongst non-specialist school science teachers.
Event Venue: Keswick Conference Centre (Science Learning Centre North West), Cumbria, CA12 5QB, United Kingdom

91AV for Non-Specialists KS4

Event dates: 3 - 4 March 2008
Event summary: This 4 day course is aimed at raising confidence and expertise in teaching 91AV amongst non-specialist school science teachers.
Event Venue: Winchcombe School (Science Learning Centre South West), Cheltenham, GL54 5LB, United Kingdom

IBC’s 2nd International Conference Biology, Preclinical and Beyond in India and China: Integrated Scientific Capabilities, New Business Models and Partnering Opportunities to Globalize R&D and Build Your Drug Pipeline

Event dates: 3 - 4 March 2008
Event summary: What is the role of India and China in your global R&D and market strategy? Accelerate your R&D by Implementing an India-China Strategy by attending IBC’s Biology, Preclinical and Beyond in India a
Event Venue: InterContinental Mark Hopkins, San Francisco, ca, United States

3rd ERA 91AV Flash Conference

Event dates: 3 - 9 March 2008
Event summary: Modern carbohydrate chemistry encompasses the synthesis, analysis and study of carbohydrates relevant to biology, biotechnology, medicine and materials science. This conference aims to bring togethe
Event Venue: Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Co.Kerry, Ireland

Visit to Huddersfield Observatory

Event dates: 4 March 2008
Event summary: Courtesy of Huddersfield Astronomical and Philosophical Scoiety
Event Venue: Huddersfield Observatory, Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Nanostructured metal surfaces: colourful metals for molecular detection

Event dates: 4 March 2008
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Event Venue: Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom

RSC Lecture at Bangor Universtiy

Event dates: 4 March 2008
Event summary: Dr Ian Hardcastle, Senior Lecturer in Medicinal 91AV, Drug Development Section, Northern Institute of Cancer Research, Newcastle Universtiy
Event Venue: School of Chemsitry, Bangor, LL57 2UW, United Kingdom

RSC Seminar with Dr Ian Hardcastle

Event dates: 4 March 2008
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Event Venue: Bangor Universtiy, Bangor, LL57 2UW, United Kingdom

Chemical Development & Scale-Up in the Fine Chemical & Pharmaceutical Industries

Event dates: 4 - 6 March 2008
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Event Venue: Nice, France

Careers Surgery

Event dates: 4 - 5 March 2008
Event summary: Whether you are actively job seeking or just reviewing your options, an appointment with the RSC’s Careers Adviser offers the opportunity to discuss: planning and managing your career; job search st
Event Venue: Novotel York, York, YO10 4FD, United Kingdom

91AV for Non-Specialists KS3

Event dates: 4 - 5 March 2008
Event summary: This 4 day course is aimed at raising confidence and expertise in teaching 91AV amongst non-specialist school science teachers.
Event Venue: Science Learning Centre London, London, WC1H 0AL, United Kingdom

Developments in Water Analysis resulting from the Water Framework Directive

Event dates: 5 March 2008
Event summary: Half Day symposium
Event Venue: University of Warwick, United Kingdom

Magnetic levitation: an introduction to superconductivity

Event dates: 5 March 2008
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Event Venue: Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG11 8NS, United Kingdom

Encapsulated pi-systems and insulated molecular wires

Event dates: 5 March 2008
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Event Venue: University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom

RSC Liversidge Lecture: Sweetness and Light: from Glucose to Glycobiology

Event dates: 5 March 2008
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Event Venue: Nottingham University, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, United Kingdom

Free Radical 91AV; from molecules to man, mountains to medicine

Event dates: 5 March 2008
Event summary: The significance of free radicals in the blood of mountain climbers at high altitude and patients undergoing surgery.
Event Venue: University of Swansea, Swansea, SA2 8PP, United Kingdom

South Wales West Local Section Annual General Meeting

Event dates: 5 March 2008
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Event Venue: University of Swansea, Swansea, SA2 8PP, United Kingdom

Label Free Biomedical Array Imaging

Event dates: 5 March 2008
Event summary: This conference is an opportunity to share the progress and explore further collaborations regarding this Basic Technology project to develop a new mechanism for diagnosis via blood biomarker detect
Event Venue: University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Analytical Division North West Region AGM

Event dates: 5 March 2008
Event summary: Presentations by scientists based at AZ Macclesfield on drug development and polymer science applications. The event is free and includes a buffet. The AGM will be conducted at the end of the even
Event Venue: AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, SK10 2NA, United Kingdom

Applications of Photonic Materials Symposium

Event dates: 5 March 2008
Event summary: A 2 hour symposium on recent developments in photonic material applications featuring talks from Prof Martyn Pemble (University College Cork) and Philip Roche (University of Manchester)
Event Venue: Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, M1 GD, United Kingdom

H.E. Teaching Awards 2007 Lecture

Event dates: 6 March 2008
Event summary: Inspiring Young Chemists: Movies, Magic and Motivation. A lecture by Dr J R Woodward, University of Leicester, 2007 Awards Winner.
Event Venue: University of York, York, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom

Quiz with a touch of chemistry

Event dates: 6 March 2008
Event summary: Test your intellectual powers. Some chemistry/culinary knowledge may be required! Terry Howe is coming back to run his quiz "with a twist". Bar available. Nibbles provided.
Event Venue: Goodfellowship Inn, Hull, United Kingdom

RSC-AD Scottish Region AGM

Event dates: 6 March 2008
Event summary: AGM followed by presentation by Professor John Barker entitled Nanotechnology: Lifting off with Smart Dust. Meal at venue available at nominal cost of £10. Registration for this is essential by 28 F
Event Venue: Royal Overseas League, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Nucleic Acids: From Nanotechnology through to structural biology

Event dates: 6 March 2008
Event summary: Nucleic acids research continues to have a major impact on a wide range of fields at the key interfaces between chemistry, the life science and physics, with applications ranging from DNA chips and
Event Venue: University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 9HN, United Kingdom

Nucleic Acids Half Day Symposium

Event dates: 6 March 2008
Event summary: The host of the event is Glenn Burley
Event Venue: University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

Steroid Sulfatase Inhibitors - From Concept to Clinic and Beyond

Event dates: 6 March 2008
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Event Venue: University of Warwick, United Kingdom

Coordination 91AV Conference

Event dates: 6 - 9 March 2008
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Event Venue: Grand Oasis, Cancun, Mexico

Advances in Synthetic Biology

Event dates: 6 - 7 March 2008
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Event Venue: Cambridge, United Kingdom

CANCELLED: 91AV for Non-Specialists KS4

Event dates: 6 - 7 March 2008
Event summary: This 4 day course is aimed at raising confidence and expertise in teaching 91AV amongst non-specialist school science teachers.
Event Venue: Science Learning Centre North East, County Durham, DH1 5BZ, United Kingdom

Funding Ageing Research – A Joint SPARC/NDA Workshop

Event dates: 7 March 2008
Event summary: The workshop is showcasing funding opportunities for researchers with interests in ageing research and providing information on the upcoming NDA call (April 2008) for Programme Grants.
Event Venue: Imperial College, London, SW10 9NH, United Kingdom

George and Christine Sosnovsky Cancer Research Award Lecture

Event dates: 7 March 2008
Event summary: Prof Barry Potter will present his talk on "Steroid Sulfatase Inhibitors: Form Concept to Clinical Trial"
Event Venue: Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Brewery Trip

Event dates: 8 March 2008
Event summary: A visit to the Castle Rock brewery Nottingham followed by lunch
Event Venue: Castle Rock Brewery, United Kingdom

Manchester and District Local Section Annual General Meeting

Event dates: 8 March 2008
Event summary: The AGM will be followed by a Chinese banquet for members and guests
Event Venue: Tai Pan Restaurant, Manchester, M13 9TX, United Kingdom

Joint Annual Conference of the Association for General and Applied Microbiology (VAAM) and the German Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM)

Event dates: 9 - 11 March 2008
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Event Venue: Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University, Frankfurt, Frankfurt/ Main, 60323, Germany

19th Annual Workshop on Medical Communications Medical Information, Medical Liaisons, Contact Centers

Event dates: 9 - 12 March 2008
Event summary: 15 exciting, interactive breakout sessions – on topics essential to medical information, medical liaisons, and contact centers. •Sunday, March 9 o Core Curriculum – in-depth discussions, case stud
Event Venue: Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa, Lake Buena Vista, 32830, United States

SPIE Smart Structures and Materials & Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring 2008

Event dates: 9 - 13 March 2008
Event summary: This unique international symposium offers many opportunities to network with colleagues from a variety of disciplines in academia, industry, and government.
Event Venue: Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA, United States

3rd ERA-91AV Flash Conference: Carbohydrates at the Interfaces of Biology, Medicine and Materials Science

Event dates: 9 - 13 March 2008
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Event Venue: Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland

Solid State and Materials 91AV

Event dates: 10 - 13 March 2008
Event summary: Solid State and Materials 91AV
Event Venue: Grand Oasis, Cancun, Mexico

The Leadership Experience

Event dates: 10 - 13 March 2008
Event summary: 3 1/2-day session in which participants, working in a group, assume senior management roles. They analyze information, make decisions, and deal with the consequences of their decisions. There is spe
Event Venue: Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue, Philadelphia, 19102, United States

Introduction to Good Clinical Practices and Auditing

Event dates: 10 - 12 March 2008
Event summary: This introductory GCP and auditing course is designed to provide a working understanding of GCP regulations and the GCP quality assurance audit process. The course presents a unique perspective on G
Event Venue: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, 02115, United States

Fundamentals of Clinical Research Monitoring

Event dates: 10 - 12 March 2008
Event summary: This introductory course describes the role and responsibilities of CRAs and their job function through interactive lecture and hands-on workshop training methods, with an emphasis on practical appl
Event Venue: Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel, 21201, United States

Regulatory I: The IND Phase

Event dates: 10 - 12 March 2008
Event summary: This course will offer insight into the regulatory background of the IND and outline the content and data requirements for an IND submission to FDA. The course will focus on drug and well-characteri
Event Venue: Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, 21201, United States

R&D Leaders’ Forum Spring 2008

Event dates: 10 - 12 March 2008
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Event Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Buckhead Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, 30326, United States

IBC’s 4th Annual Outsourcing Manufacturing of Biopharmaceuticals: Maximizing Established & Emerging Outsourcing Opportunities

Event dates: 10 - 11 March 2008
Event summary: IBC's 4th Annual Outsourcing Manufacturing of Biopharmaceuticals provides attendees with the most valuable, up-to-date and practical information regarding the increase in outsourcing opportunities i
Event Venue: Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, San Diego, CA, United States

Team Building and Dynamics

Event dates: 10 - 11 March 2008
Event summary: Project management adheres to a socio-technical model. The technical component of the model consists of the charts and graphs which support the planning and tracking of project work. The socio piece
Event Venue: DIA, Horsham, 19044, United States

RSC John Jeyes Lecture

Event dates: 10 March 2008
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Event Venue: University of Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom

Cannabinoid Medicines

Event dates: 10 March 2008
Event summary: Cannabis has been humankind’s friend and foe for millennia. Although a lot of recent press coverage has focused on the abuses associated with cannabis, the plant has been an essential source of med
Event Venue: Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, London, SE1 7JN, United Kingdom

Overcoming the Challenges of Multi-Target Drug Discovery

Event dates: 10 March 2008
Event summary: Drugs that act at more than one target can provide a more effective way of treating complex diseases than the use of target-selective agents. This one-day conference will highlight the relevance of
Event Venue: Institute of Physics, London, United Kingdom

English Wines: Making, Marketing and Tasting

Event dates: 10 March 2008
Event summary: An evening of talks about the production, analysis and marketing of English Wine. Those attending will have the opportunity to taste a variety of English Wines during the intervals between the talks
Event Venue: 91AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

IBC’s 3rd Annual Technology Transfer for Biopharmaceuticals: Strategies for Optimizing all Phases of the Transfer Process

Event dates: 10 - 11 March 2008
Event summary: IBC’s Technology Transfer for Biopharmaceuticals conference delivers a blueprint for success by providing the necessary tools and proven strategies to better understand and execute transfers at all
Event Venue: Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, San Diego, CA, United States

IBC’s 12th International Process Validation for Biologicals: Boosting Efficiency and Quality through Risk Assessment and Reduction

Event dates: 10 - 11 March 2008
Event summary: IBC’s 12th International Process Validation for Biologicals provides you with the best insights and strategies to tackle the most pressing issue in process validation – RISK.
Event Venue: Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA, United States

microRNA in Human Disease and Development

Event dates: 10 - 11 March 2008
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Event Venue: Royal Sonesta Boston Hotel, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Photosynthesis from Molecular Perspectives: A Survey towards Future Energy Production

Event dates: 10 - 11 March 2008
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Event Venue: Okazaki Conference Center, Japan

Leverhulme Climate Symposium

Event dates: 10 - 13 March 2008
Event summary: The Symposium will bring together leading scientists from around the world to explore how knowledge gained from understanding past climate change may be applied to the modelling of the Earth's prese
Event Venue: University of Cambridge & The Royal Society, London, United Kingdom

Organic Process Research & Development

Event dates: 11 - 14 March 2008
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Event Venue: Dublin, Ireland

Waterborne & High Solids Coatings

Event dates: 11 - 12 March 2008
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Event Venue: Royal Crown Hotel, Brussels, B-1210, Belgium

CANCELLED: Old and New Ideas on the Chemical Evolution of Life - A Durham University Chemical Society Lecture

Event dates: 11 March 2008
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Event Venue: University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom

PerkinElmer Analytical Science WorkShop

Event dates: 11 March 2008
Event summary: Informal and informative series of workshops aimed at raising awareness of current analytical technology
Event Venue: University of Hull, Kingston upon Hull, HU6 7RX, United Kingdom

Achieving as a Professional in SET

Event dates: 11 March 2008
Event summary: Are you a professional working in Science, Engineering and Technology? Do you aim to be more confident and successful in your career?
Event Venue: Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, CB3 0BU, United Kingdom

Annual General Meeting followed by a Wine Tasting

Event dates: 11 March 2008
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Event Venue: Preston College Fulwood Campus, Preston, United Kingdom

RSC Seminar with Professor Malcolm Clench

Event dates: 11 March 2008
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Event Venue: Bangor Universtiy, Bangor, LL57 2UW, United Kingdom

Polymorphism and Crystallisation

Event dates: 11 - 13 March 2008
Event summary: Europe's Leading Polymorphism and Crystallisation Conference. Meet the industry and academia experts and gain an unrivalled platform from which to move your business forward
Event Venue: Le Meridien Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom

CCP1 Meeting - Molecular Modelling: Tools, GUIs and Visualisation

Event dates: 11 - 13 March 2008
Event summary: A CCP1 meeting looking at graphical interfaces, visualisation and tools for molecular modelling in general, but with the focus towards electronic structure. There are a large number of graphical
Event Venue: Runcorn Holiday Inn, Runcorn, WA7 7HA, United Kingdom

POSTPONED: 91AV for Non-Specialists KS3

Event dates: 12 - 13 March 2008
Event summary: This 4 day course is aimed at raising confidence and expertise in teaching 91AV amongst non-specialist school science teachers.
Event Venue: Exhall Grange Special School (Science Learning Centre West Midlands), Coventry, CV7 9HP, United Kingdom

Careers Surgery

Event dates: 12 - 13 March 2008
Event summary: Whether you are actively job seeking or just reviewing your options, an appointment with the RSC’s Careers Adviser offers the opportunity to discuss: planning and managing your career; job search st
Event Venue: Holiday Inn Plymouth, Plymouth, PL1 2HJ, United Kingdom

Project Risk Management

Event dates: 12 - 13 March 2008
Event summary: During this 2-day program, participants will learn the elements of a risk management plan and how to use the plan to deal with risks. Using a Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology example, a tool called a Ri
Event Venue: DIA, Horsham, 19044, United States

2008 Distinguished Guest Lecture

Event dates: 12 March 2008
Event summary: "The Science of Carbon Trading" will discuss the research behind the government policies and financial instruments which drive the carbon trading agenda. Our Distinguished Guest Lecturer is the Dir
Event Venue: 91AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Ladies, does size really matter?

Event dates: 12 March 2008
Event summary: There are some who think 'the bigger the better', but in science sometimes good things do come in small packages. Nanotechnology is the science of the very, very, very small which can have a huge im
Event Venue: University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH, United Kingdom

Seminar: Vibrational Spectroscopy with Applications in the field of Pharmaceutical Analysis

Event dates: 12 March 2008
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Event Venue: Keele University, Keele, ST5 5BG, United Kingdom

Sustainable 91AV for Synthesis

Event dates: 12 March 2008
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Event Venue: University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

RSC John Jeyes Symposium

Event dates: 12 March 2008
Event summary: "Green 91AV: Impact to Synthesis" 'Solvent Selection in Pharmaceutical Synthesis' "Breakthrough Innovations in Sustainability Through Green 91AV"
Event Venue: University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, United Kingdom

Efficient Room: - Temperature Alkyne Metathesis with Well-Defined Imidazolin-2-iminato Tungsten Alkylidyne Complexes

Event dates: 12 March 2008
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Event Venue: Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG11 8NS, United Kingdom

Retired Members' Luncheon

Event dates: 12 March 2008
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Event Venue: Bradleys Restaurant, Huddersfield, HD15BB, United Kingdom

Aberdeen and North Scotland Local Section AGM

Event dates: 12 March 2008
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Event Venue: University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom

LaunchPad London

Event dates: 12 March 2008
Event summary: This free event looks into the big issues facing individuals in setting up a small company and provides a valuable insight to running and maintaining a successful business.
Event Venue: The Geological Society, London, W1J 0BG, United Kingdom

IBC's 20th International Antibody Development & Production: Approaches to Accelerate Speed to Market, Improve Manufacturability and Control Quality in Upstream and Downstream Processing

Event dates: 12 - 14 March 2008
Event summary: IBC's Antibody Development and Production is regarded by industry as a leading resource for process development scientists and engineers looking for the latest case studies showcasing the most recen
Event Venue: Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, San Diego, CA, United States

Eudravigilance - Electronic Reporting of ICSRs in the EEA

Event dates: 12 - 14 March 2008
Event summary: This course will be the only training programme officially recognised by the EMEA. The EMEA will present successful candidates with a 'Certificate of Completion' based on a competency assessment at
Event Venue: EMEA, Canary Wharf, E14 4HB, United Kingdom

The Big Flash Bang

Event dates: 13 - 14 March 2008
Event summary: Following the success of Flash Bang last year, the team are back for National Science Week with even more spectacular experiments. The show is guaranteed to amaze with spectacular science demonstr
Event Venue: Theatr Gwynedd, Bangor, LL57 2TL, United Kingdom

Organometallics at the Centre

Event dates: 13 - 16 March 2008
Event summary: Organometallics at the Centre
Event Venue: Grand Oasis, Cancun, Mexico

Image - PR and Communications

Event dates: 13 March 2008
Event summary: "There’s no such thing as bad publicity", or at least that's the way the cliché goes! The chemical industry would undoubtedly disagree with this mantra and this meeting will look at ways in which c
Event Venue: Liverpool Venue TBC, United Kingdom

9th Annual Supramolecual Symposium

Event dates: 13 March 2008
Event summary: 9th year of TCD's popular symposium featuring national and international supramolecular research
Event Venue: Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Modern Police Forensic Tecniques

Event dates: 13 March 2008
Event summary: An outline of modern analytical techniques used by the forensic laboratories of Strathclyde Police in crime investigation
Event Venue: Forth Valley College, Falkirk, FK2 9AD, United Kingdom

Softy, Softly, Catchee Monkey

Event dates: 13 March 2008
Event summary: A look at the painstaking work of a modern forensic laboratory in criminal investigations and in particular the developments in DNA analysis
Event Venue: Hotel Cladhan, Falkirk, FK1 1RG, United Kingdom

Sampling the Energy Landscape: Thermodynamics and Rates

Event dates: 13 March 2008
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Event Venue: University of Warwick, United Kingdom

Carbon Credits Buyer and Seller meet 2008

Event dates: 14 March 2008
Event summary: tCO2e India organises carbon credits buyer and seller meet .We are inviting the international buyers who are looking to buy the carbon credits from indian sellers.
Event Venue: The Fortune Landmark Hotel, Ahmedabad, India

Towards Environmentally Benign Fine Chemicals Processes

Event dates: 14 March 2008
Event summary: RSC Dalton Division with Industry and Technology Forum, and Environment, Sustainability and Energy Forum
Event Venue: University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

RSC West India Research Colloquium: How Regulatory Proteins Interact with DNA: The Lac Repressor System"

Event dates: 14 March 2008
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Event Venue: Tata Institue of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, 400 005, India

Iron in Health and Disease - Getting the Balance Right

Event dates: 14 March 2008
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Event Venue: London Metropolitan University, London, N7 8JL, United Kingdom

23rd Annual DIA Conference and Exhibition: Data Management in Transition: Putting the

Event dates: 16 - 18 March 2008
Event summary: Following the success of last year’s conference, this year’s conference will again feature expanded tracks and sessions on data management and eClinical topics. This conference will feature tutor
Event Venue: JW Marriott Hotel, Washington, 20004, United States

Overview of Drug Development

Event dates: 17 March 2008
Event summary: This course provides an overview of how new pharmaceutical products are identified and developed. The roles and interactions among marketing, clinical R&D, regulatory affairs, and manufacturing will
Event Venue: DIA, Horsham, 19044, United States

IBC’s 6th Annual Targeting Metabolic Disorders: Advancing the Efficacy, Safety and Selectivity of Metabolic Disease Therapeutics

Event dates: 17 - 19 March 2008
Event summary: IBC’s 6th Annual Targeting Metabolic Disorders (formerly Targeting Metabolic Syndrome) is a must-attend conference each year for preclinical and clinical stage research scientists developing metabol
Event Venue: Sheraton Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

4th IEEE International Workshop on PervasivE Learning

Event dates: 17 - 21 March 2008
Event summary: The workshop series aims to address the issues of pervasive computing in combination with new types and possibilities of learning, teaching and working. PerEL 2008 covers both the technical as well
Event Venue: Renaissance Kowloon Hotel, Tsimshats, Hong Kong, China

HR Executives Summit 2008

Event dates: 17 - 18 March 2008
Event summary: The 4th Annual HR Executives Summit brings together top HR talent from across North America, introducing and analyzing new innovative HR strategies to help you stay ahead of competition
Event Venue: Hilton Americas, Houston, United States

Eudravigilance - Electronic Reporting of ICSRs in the EEA

Event dates: 17 - 19 March 2008
Event summary: This course will be the only training programme officially recognised by the EMEA. The EMEA will present successful candidates with a 'Certificate of Completion' based on a competency assessment at
Event Venue: EMEA, Canary Wharf, E14 4HB, United Kingdom

Starch 2008: 4th International Meeting on Starch Structure and Functionality

Event dates: 17 - 19 March 2008
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Event Venue: University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

MedChem India

Event dates: 18 - 19 March 2008
Event summary: The second annual MedChem India conference and exhibition will be held in Bangalore, India. Agenda Topics: • Target Identification • Lead Optimisation • Natural Product Synthesis • SAR and Molecula
Event Venue: The Chancery Pavilion, Bangalore, India

RSC Fundamentals of Project Management

Event dates: 18 - 19 March 2008
Event summary: Provides a structured approach to the key phases of a project and the roles and responsibilities of a project manager in each phase. It also focuses on developing your skills in applying basic proje
Event Venue: 91AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Inspiring classroom demonstrations in chemistry

Event dates: 18 March 2008
Event summary: Day 2 of the UCL/LCTC symposium gives teachers the opportunity to try out some of the Sella/Szydlo demonstrations seen at day1 of the UCL/LCTC symposium (1st March
Event Venue: Institute of Education, London, WC1H 0AL, United Kingdom

Nuclear Energy in the UK - Part I: History of UK Nuclear Energy: Harwell, Dounreay and Sellafield

Event dates: 18 March 2008
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Event Venue: The Institute of Physics, London, W1B 1NT, United Kingdom

Preparing to Introduce the New KS3 Curriculum

Event dates: 18 March 2008
Event summary: The workshop focuses on the implications for teaching the new KS3 science and examines strategies for teaching the key processes and concepts. In addition we look at how departments can integrate th
Event Venue: Hotel in Central Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

Thames Valley Section AGM and lecture

Event dates: 18 March 2008
Event summary: Followed by the lecture: "Poisons from the Sea, or When to avoid the fish course"
Event Venue: University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom

Preparing to Introduce the New KS3 Curriculum

Event dates: 19 March 2008
Event summary: The workshop focuses on the implications for teaching the new KS3 science and examines strategies for teaching the key processes and concepts. In addition we look at how departments can integrate th
Event Venue: Hotel in Central London, London, United Kingdom

3rd International Conference on Nanotechnology and Smart Textiles for Industry, Healthcare and Fashion

Event dates: 19 March 2008
Event summary: The latest innovations are being used to bring imaginative, exciting and novel properties to textiles for fashion and industry. These advanced textiles range from those which are scent-embedded, sta
Event Venue: The Royal Society, London, SW1Y 5AG, United Kingdom

North East Rgion Analytical Division AGM and Brewery Tour

Event dates: 19 March 2008
Event summary: Experience the traditional art of brewing in the heart of the City of York. This independent brewery is within a few minutes walk from all the city's attractions, central services and amenities.
Event Venue: York Brewery, York, United Kingdom

RSC Endowed lecture (please note change of start time)

Event dates: 19 March 2008
Event summary: Presentation by Professor Paul Anastas, Director of the ACS Green 91AV Centre, Washington
Event Venue: Dept of 91AV, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom

Preparing to Introduce the New KS3 Curriculum

Event dates: 20 March 2008
Event summary: The workshop focuses on the implications for teaching the new KS3 science and examines strategies for teaching the key processes and concepts. In addition we look at how departments can integrate th
Event Venue: Hotel in Central Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

CHI's Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference

Event dates: 25 - 28 March 2008
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Event Venue: San Francisco, California, United States

CHI's Mastering Medicinal 91AV

Event dates: 25 - 28 March 2008
Event summary: Mastering Medicinal 91AV is back by popular demand for the fi fth year in a row. This year will kick-off with an executive overview of recent industry trends and concepts in medicinal chemistry
Event Venue: San Francisco, California, United States

CHI's Molecular Diagnostics

Event dates: 25 - 28 March 2008
Event summary: The molecular diagnostics industry is experiencing explosive growth. Innovation and strategic planning is needed to realize the commercial potential from applied genomics. The number of product offe
Event Venue: San Francisco, California, United States

CHI's The Stem Cells Congress

Event dates: 25 - 28 March 2008
Event summary: Addressing the numerous topics central to the theme of Regenerative Medicine Cambridge Healthtech Institutes Third Annual Forum for International Leaders on Stem Cells will assemble prominent resear
Event Venue: San Francisco, California, United States

RNAi, MicroRNA, and Non-Coding RNA (C8)

Event dates: 25 - 30 March 2008
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Event Venue: Whistler, British Columbia, United States

4th National Meeting on Environmental Mass Spectrometry

Event dates: 26 March 2008
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Event Venue: University of Chester, Chester, CH1 4BJ, United Kingdom

The future of low carbon energy

Event dates: 26 March 2008
Event summary: As part of the Royal Geographical Society with IBG’s new series of events; 21st Century Challenges, the speakers will be discussing the future of the UK’s energy options. The event will provide an o
Event Venue: Royal Geographical Society with IBG, London, SW7 2AR, United Kingdom

DIA Biotechnology Outsourcing Workshop

Event dates: 26 March 2008
Event summary: Successful outsourcing of clinical drug development activities is critical to smaller companies who typically lack the infrastructure and personnel to perform these functions in-house. The DIA biote
Event Venue: Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, 94111, United States

How Pharmacovigilance Audits Can Ensure Regulatory Compliance

Event dates: 26 March 2008
Event summary: Large and small pharmaceutical companies face an increasingly complex set of international regulations in their commitment to patient safety and Good Pharmacovigilance Practices. The specialized ope
Event Venue: Online, United States

Joint Meeting with West Wales Pharmaceutical Society

Event dates: 27 March 2008
Event summary: "Ovine Antibody-Based Products: The Treatment of Intentional or Accidental Drug Overdoe"
Event Venue: Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom

Designing a Global Strategic Recruitment and Retention Plan - First in a Patient Recruitment Webinar Series

Event dates: 27 March 2008
Event summary: A global strategic recruitment and retention plan is a detailed metrics-based approach to complete the enrollment and retention goals of the study within a specific time period and operating budget.
Event Venue: Online, United States

Cafe Scientifique - Dartford

Event dates: 27 March 2008
Event summary: David Boardman, aided by his colleague Paul, will give a presentation describing the science and technology behind fireworks and displays
Event Venue: The Nucleus, Dartford, DA1 5PP, United Kingdom

75 years of polyethylene: Past Successes and Future Challenges

Event dates: 27 March 2008
Event summary: A one-day meeting to mark the 75 years of scientific and technological development since the discovery of polyethylene by Reginald Gibson and Eric Fawcett on 27 March 1933. A series of presentation
Event Venue: The Dana Centre, London, SW7 5HD, United Kingdom

Joint RSC/SCI/BA Lecture: The Hydrogen Economy

Event dates: 27 March 2008
Event summary: The talk will outline the steps to be taken to achieve a Hydrogen Economy.
Event Venue: University of Bristol, BS8 1TH, United Kingdom

North Essex School Lecture K33 - Fun With 91AV

Event dates: 27 March 2008
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Event Venue: University of Essex, Colcester, CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom

Fruehjahrssymposium

Event dates: 27 - 29 March 2008
Event summary: The international 10th Fruehjahrssymposium (Spring Symposium) on chemistry of the youth organisation of the German Chemical Society will take place from the 27.-29. March 2008 at Rostock. From all f
Event Venue: University of Rostock, Rostock, 18051, Germany

Benefits and Risks of Bioactive Plant Compounds

Event dates: 27 - 28 March 2008
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Event Venue: Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland

Structure, Property and Function Across the Periodic Table

Event dates: 27 - 28 March 2008
Event summary: RSC Dalton Division Nyholm Lecture Symposium
Event Venue: University of Durham, Durham, United Kingdom

New Drug Product Development and Lifecycle Management

Event dates: 27 - 28 March 2008
Event summary: At the end of this course, participants will be able to explain the phases, major work streams, key players and interrelationships necessary to develop new drugs and to expand the lifecycle of in-li
Event Venue: DIA, Horsham, 19044, United States

Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Event dates: 27 - 28 March 2008
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Event Venue: Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom

Structural and Main Group Inorganic 91AV

Event dates: 27 - 28 March 2008
Event summary: A mini-symposium celebrating Prof. Guy Orpen's RSC Nyholm award covering aspects of the structure and bonding of main group inorganic compounds and complexes
Event Venue: Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom

Do Animals have memories of tomorrow?

Event dates: 28 March 2008
Event summary: As humans, we can reminisce about our past and plan our long-term futures, and the two are intimately linked. In this talk Prof. Clayton will touch on two important issues; Why this ability to trave
Event Venue: University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United Kingdom

Young Chemists 2008

Event dates: 28 March 2008
Event summary: MMS Conferencing & Events is hosting a one-day conference featuring presentations from young organic chemists that have started their independent academic careers within the last five years.
Event Venue: Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom

Kent Section Annual General Meeting

Event dates: 28 March 2008
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Event Venue: Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, CT2 9AG, United Kingdom

Oxidative DNA Damage Workshop

Event dates: 28 March 2008
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Event Venue: Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland

The GC seminar

Event dates: 28 March 2008
Event summary: Comprehensive 1 day Seminar covering: Fundamentals of GC, Capillary GC Columns, GC Instrumentation, GC Column Selection, GC:GC/MS, GC Troubleshooting;
Event Venue: Dublin, United Kingdom

Pandemic Influenza: Is Your Company Ready to Cope?

Event dates: 28 March 2008
Event summary: Many public health experts believe that the threat of an avian influenza pandemic is one of the most pressing health issues facing the world today. A pandemic, which has the potential to disrupt soc
Event Venue: Online, United States

Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference

Event dates: 28 March 2008
Event summary: Bridging Biology 91AV & Business
Event Venue: Moscone North Convention Centre, San Francisco, California, United States

Faraday Discussion 139: The Importance of Polymer Science for Biological Systems

Event dates: 28 March 2008
Event summary: The Importance of Polymer Science for Biological Systems
Event Venue: University of York, York, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom

BioOrganic Group Post Graduate Meeting

Event dates: 31 March 2008
Event summary: Annual postgraduate meeting - talks and posters from PhD students and Postdocs working in the broad area of bioorganic chemistry
Event Venue: University of Bath, United Kingdom

Theophilus Redwood Lecture: Unraveling the secrets of the brain, cell by cell, with new analytical techniques

Event dates: 31 March 2008
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Event Venue: University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom

The GC seminar

Event dates: 31 March 2008
Event summary: Comprehensive 1 day Seminar covering: Fundamentals of GC, Capillary GC Columns, GC Instrumentation, GC Column Selection, GC:GC/MS, GC Troubleshooting;
Event Venue: Manchester, United Kingdom