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JUNE 2007 1 – 6 Jul 23rd International Conference on Yeast Genetics and Molecular 20 – 22 Jun Biology 20th Interfex Japan 2007 Australia Tokyo, Japan Tel: +61 3 9417 0888 Tel: +81 3 33498509 Fax: +61 3 9417 0899 Fax: +81 3 33494922 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] URL: www.yeast2007.org URL: www.interphex.jp/english 1 – 6 Jul 20 – 23 Jun 2nd International Symposium on the Environmental Physiology 13th Annual Qualitative Health Research Conference of Ectotherms and Plants Seoul, Korea Dunedin, New Zealand Contact: Hyunkyoung Ryn Contact: David Wharton Tel: +82 2 566 6067 Email: [email protected] Fax: +82 2 566 6087 URL: www.otago.ac.nz/isepep2/ Email: [email protected] URL: www.qhr2007.org 2 – 3 Jul BMS Enterprise 2007 Congress 24 – 27 Jun Singpapore 13th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Cellular Contact: Colleen Yong Therapy Tel: +65 6324 9751 Sydney, Australia Fax: +65 6225 4077 Contact: Jane Arthurs Email: [email protected] Tel: +604 874 4366 URL: www.biotecheast.com/docs/BMS_Enterprise_2007_ Fax: +604 874 4378 Congress_Draft_Agenda.pdf Email: [email protected] URL: www.celltherapysociety.org 4 – 6 Jul Biotech China 2007 25 – 28 Jun Shanghai, China International Union Against TB & Lung Disease - Contact: Mr Olcando Zhang Eastern Region Conference 2007 Email: [email protected] Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia URL: www.biotech-china.com Tel: +603 2162 0566 Fax: +603 2161 6560 5 – 6 Jul Email: [email protected] 2007 International Conference on Biofuels URL: www.tibi2007.com Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Contact: Azizah Lockman 28 Jun Email: [email protected] Environmental Protection Worldwide Conference URL: www.mpob.gov.my Tokyo, Japan URL: www.hkc22.com/environmentaltechnology.html 5 – 7 Jul Senior Lifestyle Asia 28 Jun – 1 Jul Hong Kong 1st Asia Pacifi c Congress on Work and Organisational Contact: Ms Mandy Queen Psychology Tel: +852 2238 9972 Adelaide, Australia Fax: +852 2519 8632 Tel: +61 3 8662 3300 Email: [email protected] Fax: +61 3 9663 6177 URL: www.seniorlifestyleasia.com Email: [email protected] URL: www.iopconference.com.au 8 – 12 Jul World Conference on Science and Technology Education 2007 Perth, Australia Contact: Robin Groves JULY 2007 Tel: +61 8 9266 2174 Fax: +61 8 9201 0004 1 – 6 Jul Email: [email protected] International Conference on Materials for Avanced URL: www.worldste2007.asn.au Technologies 2007 Suntec, Singapore 10 – 13 Jul Tel: +65 6874 1975 The 4th International Conference on Population Geographies Fax: +65 6777 2393 Hong Kong Email: [email protected] Contact: Mis chloe Li URL: www.mrs.org.sg/conference/icmat2007/symposia/sym-n/ Tel: +85 2609 6464 Fax: +85 2603 5003 Email: [email protected] URL: www.grm.cuhk.edu.hk/en/4ipgc.html

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12 – 16 Jul 23 – 24 Jul 2nd Asia-Pacifi c Congress of Bronchology India Clinical Trials Outsourcing Singapore Mumbai, India Contact: Nancy Lew Contact: Ms Amy Lim Am Mee Email: [email protected] Tel: +603 2723 6763 URL: www.apcb2007.com Fax: +603 2723 6699 Email: [email protected] 12 – 17 Jul URL: www.marcusevans.com/events/CFEventinfo. 7th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience asp?EventID=12372 Melbourne, Australia Contact: Dr Andrew Lawrence 23 – 31 Jul Tel: +61 3 8344 0414 The International Conference on Neutron and X-Ray Scattering Email: a.lawrence@hfi .unimelb.edu.au 2007 URL: www.ibro2007.org Indonesia Contact: Dr Edy Giri R Putra 15 – 20 Jul Tel: +62 21 7566727 21st International Congress of Heterocyclic Chemistry Fax: +62 21 7560926 Sydney, Australia Email: [email protected] Contact: Dr Kate Jolliffe URL: www.centrin.net.id/~nslbatan/icnx/ Tel.: +61 2 9351 2297 Fax: +61 2 9351 3329 24 – 28 Jul Email: [email protected] 18th Wonca World Conference 2007 URL: www.ichc21.com.au Singapore Contact: Dr Tan See Leng 16 – 18 Jul Tel: +65 6223 0606 Conference on Information Science and Technology Fax: +65 6222 0204 Management (CISTM) Email: [email protected] Hyderabad, India URL: www.wonca2007.com Contact: Gurpreet Dhillon URL: www.cistm.org 26 – 29 Jul Bio Taiwan 2007 17 – 20 Jul Taipei, Taiwan 3rd International Congress on Traditional Medicine and Materia Contact: Ivan Chen Medica Tel: +886 2 2659 6000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Fax: +886 2 2659 7000 Contact: Malinda Abdullah Email: [email protected] Tel: +603 6140 6666 URL: www.bioclub.com.tw/english Fax: +603 6140 8833 Email: [email protected] 27 Jul – 1 Aug URL: www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=152336 36th International Congress of Physiological Science Kyoto, Japan 20 – 21 Jul Contact: Yasushi Miyashita Biotechnology for Human Welfare Tel +81 3 3508 1214 Tamil Nadu, India Fax +81 3 3508 1302 Contact: E.Ramasamy Email: [email protected] URL: www.citbiotech2007.info URL: www.iups2009.com

22 – 25 Jul AUGUST 2007 4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention 1 – 2 Aug Sydney, Australia Contact: Karen Bennett 5th Annual Australian Biotechnology Summit 2007 Tel: +41 0 22 7 100 800 Sydney, Australia Fax: +41 0 22 7 100 899 Contact: Shahida Sweeney Email: [email protected] Tel: +02 8908 8510 URL: http://www.ias2007.org Email: [email protected] URL: www.acevents.com.au/bio2007 22 – 27 Jul 1 – 3 Aug Enzyme Engineering Conference China 10th International Congress of Ecology Contact: Jun Yang Brisbane, Australia Tel: +86 411 8470 6356 Email: [email protected] Fax: +86 411 8470 6365 URL: www.intecol.net Email: [email protected] URL: www.eec.dlut.edu.cn 1 – 5 Aug Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association - MPS Pharmacy 23 Jul Scientifi c Conference 2007 2007 APEC Biotechnology Conference Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Taipei, Taiwan Contact: Mr K K Lam Tel: +886 3 591 2142 Tel: +6013 364 0089 Fax: +886 3 591 0170 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] URL: www.mps.org.my/CPA-MPS2007 URL: www.biobusiness-asia.com/apec-bioconference/2007/ index.html

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2 – 5 Aug 15 – 18 Aug 1st Asia Pacifi c Region Conference 2007 Renal Society of Australasia National Conference 2007 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Perth, Australia Contact: Ms Grace Chong Tel: +613 9682 0244 Tel: +603 2162 0566 Fax: +613 9682 0288 Fax: +603 2161 6560 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] URL: www.rsa2007.com URL: http://www.tibi2007.com 16 – 17 Aug 6 – 8 Aug China Medical Diagnostics 2007 Agriculture Australia Conference 2007 Beijing, China Melbourne, Australia Contact: Ms Tan Peng Pheng Tel: +02 9427 6999 Tel: +603 2723 6614 Fax: +02 9427 6888 Fax: +603 2723 6699 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] URL: www.agricultureaustralia.com.au URL:www.marcusevans.com/events/CFEventinfo. asp?EventID=12592 6 – 8 Aug 5th Australasian Conference on Safety and Quality in Health 16 – 20 Aug Care ICMCM 2007: International Conference & Exhibition of the Brisbane, Australia Modernisation of Chinese Medicine and Health Products Contact: Michelle Wensley Hong Kong Email: [email protected] Tel: +852 1830668 URL: www. aaqhc.org.au/conf2007.asp Fax: +852 28240026 Email: [email protected] 7 – 9 Aug URL: www.icmcm.com The International Symposium on Optimization and Systems Biology 17 – 18 Aug Beijing, China 8th International Mental Health Conference URL: www.aporc.org/OSB/2007/index.php Queensland, Australia Contact: Jan Marquardt 9 – 11 Aug Tel: +07 5528 2501 1st KL International Breast and Colorectal Cancer Congress Fax: +07 5528 5291 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Email: [email protected] Tel: +603 2093 0100 URL: www.gcimh.com.au Fax: +603 2093 0900 Email: [email protected] 17 – 19 Aug URL: www.malaysiaoncology.org/article.php?aid=223 Clinical Research Excellence 07 Conference 9 – 11 Aug Melbourne, Australia Biotechnology Asia 2007 Contact: Sascha Hawe Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +61 3 9682 0500 Contact: Mr Zaid Karim Shaari Fax: +61 3 9682 0344 Tel: +603 6140 6666 Email: [email protected] Fax: +603 6140 8833 URL: www.crx07.com/Default.htm Email: [email protected] URL: www.biotechexpo.com.my 20 Aug I2th International Medical (Health) Informatics Congress 12 – 15 Aug Queensland, Australia ICBN 2007 Tel: 61 3 9388 0555 Biopolis, Singapore Email: [email protected] Tel: +65 6824 7004 URL: www.medinfo2007.org Fax: +65 6478 9987 Email: [email protected] 20 – 24 Aug URL: www.icbn2007.com I2th International Medical Informatics Congress Queensland, Australia 12 – 17 Aug Tel: +61 3 9388 0555 15th International Zeolite Conference Email: [email protected] Beijing, China URL: www.medinfo2007.org Contact: Shilun Qiu Tel: +86 431 85168609 21 – 23 Aug Fax: +86 431 85168624 10th ASEAN Food Conference 2007 Email: [email protected] Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia URL: www.15izc.org.cn/invitation.htm Contact: Hasimah Hafi z Ahmad Tel: +603 8943 7041 13 – 14 Aug Fax: +603 8941 3512 Diagnostics and Therapeutics Innovation Email: [email protected] Meritus Mandarin, Singapore URL: www.afc07.upm.edu.my Contact: Ms Tan Peng Pheng Tel: +603 2723 6614 23 – 25 Aug Fax: +603 2723 6699 12th Asian Chemical Congress Email:[email protected] Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia URL:www.marcusevans.com/events/CFEventinfo. Tel: +603 7728 3272 asp?EventID=12132 Fax: +603 7728 9909 URL: www.ikm.org.my

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23 – 26 Aug 31 Aug – 6 Sep Pharmacy Australia Congress 2007 FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Melbourne, Australia Beijing, China Contact: John Ware Email: congress@fi p.org Tel: +03 5799 1188 URL: www.fi p.org/CONGRESS/beijing2007/?id=600 Email: [email protected] URL: www.psa.org.au/pac SEPTEMBER 2007 23 – 27 Aug The 2nd International Conference on Occupational Health 2 – 6 Sep Nursing 2007 12th World Conference of Lung Cancer Bangkok, Thailand Seoul, South Korea Contact: Pimpan Silpasuwan Contact: Lori Dick Tel: +662 354 8529 Tel: +604 681 2153 Fax: +662 354 8542 Fax: +604 681 1049 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] URL www.ph.mahidol.ac.th URL: www.2007worldlungcancer.org

24 – 26 Aug 4 – 6 Sep 13th International Holistic Health Conference International Conference on Mathematical Biology 2007 Australia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +61 03 8699 0582 Email:[email protected] Fax: +61 03 8699 0584 URL: www.inform.upm.edu.my/icbm07 Email: [email protected] URL: www.aima.net.au 4 – 7 Sep 17th annual TheMHS conference 25 Aug Melbourne, Australia 16th Indonesian Scientifi c Conference Tel: +61 2 9810 8700 Kyoto, Japan Fax: +61 2 9810 8733 URL: www.kti2007.ppi-kansai.net/topics.php Email: [email protected] URL: www.themhs.org 25 – 29 Aug 25th International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain 5 – 6 Sep Research Recruitment and Retention for Clinical Trials 2007 Queenstown, New Zealand Singapore Contact: Cliff Abraham Contact: Ms Abigail Wright Email: [email protected] Tel: +65 6722 3988 URL: www.awcbr.org Fax: +65 6720 3804 Email: [email protected] 27 – 29 Aug URL: www.iqpc.com/sg/patient 2nd Australian Conference on Spirituality & Health Australia 9 – 15 Sep Contact: Stacey 14th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Tel: +61 8 8221 6115 Microbiology Fax: +61 8 8221 7071 Tokyo, Japan URL: www.spiritualityhealth.org.au Contact: Dr Hiroyuki Katayama Tel: +813 5841 6271 27 – 29 Aug Email:[email protected] URL: www.watermicro2007.jp International Conference on Modeling and Simulation

Tamil Nadu, India Contact: Dr R Saravanan 12 – 14 Sep Tel : +91 422 2574071 Bio Korea 2007 Fax : +91 422 2575020 Seoul, Korea Email : [email protected] Contact: Ms Yun Jeong Lee URL: www.citicoms2007.info Tel: +02 6000 5118 Fax: +02 6000 5823 28 – 30 Aug Email: [email protected] URL: www.biokorea.org MEDTEC China 2007 Shanghai, China Tel: +86 21 6272 4672 13 – 15 Sep Email: [email protected] World Cancer Conference URL: www.devicelink.com/expo/shanghai06/ Beijing, China Contact: Mr Zhenhua Chen 28 – 31 Aug Tel: +86 21 5116 5912 Fax: +86 21 5116 5913 Australian Palliative Care Conference 2007 Email: [email protected] Australia URL: www.ibcchina.com.cn/worldcancer Tel: +61 3 9681 6288 Fax: +61 3 9681 6653 Email: [email protected] URL: www.iceaustralia.com/apcc2007

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14 – 18 Sep 11 – 13 Oct 66th National Scientifi c Congress of the Australasian Frontiers in the Convergence of Bioscience and Information Society of Anaesthesia Technologies 2007 Perth, Australia Korea Contact: Tim Pavy Contact: Ms Hyun-ah Kim Tel: +61 8 9389 6906 Fax: +82 2 408 2777 Fax: +61 8 9389 1234 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] URL: www.sersc.org/FBIT2007/page8.php Website: www.asa2007.com 14 – 16 Oct 17 – 21 Sep Medifest ‘07 9th International Conference on the Ecology and Management New Delhi, India of Alien Plant Invasions Contact: Rohit Madan Perth, Australia Tel: +91 172 5049993 Tel: +61 8 9389 6906 Fax: +91 172 5046645 Fax: +61 8 9389 1234 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] URL: www.vantagemedifest.com URL: www.congresswest.com.au/emapi9 14 – 18 Oct 19 – 21 Sep The Australian Biomedical Engineering Conference (ABEC Biomarkers World Asia 2007 2007) Singapore Australia Contact: Amit Singh Email: [email protected] Tel: +65 6322 2772 URL: www.keynotewa.com/epsm-abec-2007 Fax: +65 6223 3554 Email: [email protected] 15 – 19 Oct URL: www.terrapinn.com/2007/bma_sg The 10th International Plant Virus Epidemiology symposium Hyderabad, India 19 – 21 Sep Contact: Dr P Lavakumar Bio Japan 2007 Tel: +91 40 30713380 Yakohama, Japan Fax: +91 40 30713074 URL: www.expo.nikkeibp.co.jp/biojapan/eng/index.html Email: [email protected] URL: www.ipve2007.net 20 – 22 Sep The 6th Biennial Meeting of the Asian Breast Cancer Society 21 – 24 Oct Hong Kong, China AusBiotech National Conference 2007 Tel: +852 3403 8333 Brisbane, Australia Fax: +852 2520 5207 Contact: Hayley Johnson Email: [email protected] Tel: +613 9828 1400 URL: http://www.abcs2007.org Email: [email protected] URL: www.ausbiotech.org/events/details.asp?eventid=68 23 – 26 Sep CHEMECA 2007 21 – 25 Oct Melbourne, Australia 7th Australian Peptide Conference Email: [email protected] Queensland, Australia URL: www.chemeca2007.com Contact: Armelle Blanchard URL: www.peptideoz.org 23 – 26 Sep Engineering in Agriculture 2007 National Conference 24 – 26 Oct Adelaide, Australia EUM-BIO 2007 Malaysia Biotechnology Business Partnership Contact: Tim Andrew Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +0414 247 927 Contact: Ms Carmen Law Email: [email protected] Tel: +603 5882 9962 URL: www.ncea.org.au/seag/Conference.html Fax: +6035882 9920 Email: [email protected] 27 – 30 Sep URL: www.eumbio.org World Congress on Fats and Oils and 28th ISF Congress Sydney, Australia 25 – 27 Oct Tel: + 61 2 9518 7722 International Doctors’ Health Conference 2007 Fax: + 61 2 9518 7222 Sydney, Australia Email: [email protected] Contact: Doreen Kavic URL: www.isfsydney2009.com Tel: +61 2 9902 8135 Fax: +61 2 9438 3104 Email: [email protected] OCTOBER 2007 URL: www.doctorshealthsydney2007.org

3 – 5 Oct National Conference for Science Technicians Cambridge, New Zealand Contact: Raewyn Keene Email: [email protected] URL: www.nzase.org.nz

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