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The article discusses the highlights of the 11th Association of German Pulp and Paper Chemists and Engineers (Zellcheming) General Annual Meeting/Expo that was held on June 28-30, 2015 at the Hall 11 of the Messe Frankfurt Trade Fair Grounds in Germany.

The article discusses various developments related to the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Topics discussed include call for papers by the Association of Children's Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (ACPOC) for its 2016 annual meeting and research papers invitation for the Nicolas Andry Award and for the Marshall R. Urist Young Investigator Award by the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons (ABJS) in conjunction with Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR).

The AAOS 2024 Annual Meeting in San Francisco is set to be a cutting-edge orthopaedic event, featuring innovative programs and sessions. Highlights include OrthoDome, a surgical education program with live narration and 4K-resolution surgical videos, OrthoPitch, a technology competition for orthopaedic care solutions, VIPER sessions that revolutionize traditional paper sessions, and a President's Symposium on the potential impact of generative artificial intelligence in musculoskeletal care. The meeting will also introduce the incoming president, Paul Tornetta III, and his talented Board of Directors. The AAOS is dedicated to advancing the profession and musculoskeletal health. [Extracted from the article]

The AAOS Annual Meeting in 2024 will be held in San Francisco from February 12 to 16. The meeting will offer a wide range of educational opportunities, including paper presentations, posters, symposia, panel sessions, expert sessions, debates, industry exhibits, and more. The meeting will also feature an emphasis on case-study presentations and will provide opportunities for attendees to earn CME hours and fulfill professional obligations. The meeting will include the OrthoDome experience, which offers immersive surgical videos, and will have a mobile app to help attendees navigate the event. The meeting will also include activities and events for orthopaedic surgery residents, Spanish-language programming, and will welcome Chile as the 2024 Guest Nation. [Extracted from the article]

Focuses on the disadvantages of using monofilament testing for diabetic peripheral neuropathy and the diagnostic role of magnetic resonance spectroscopy based on studies presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association held in June 2005. Association of the duration of diabetes with the prevalence of microvascular complications according to a study conducted by the International Diabetes Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Comparison of the effectiveness of microfilament testing with the Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument and vibration threshold measures; Need for a neuropathy screening tool to have higher levels of sensitivity.

Information about several papers discussed in the annual membership meeting of the Guitar and Accessories Marketing Association (GAMA) held in the 2017 National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) show is presented. Topics discussed include the Teaching Guitar Workshops (TG) program, common obstacles and weaknesses of the guitar sector, inventory and sales management and the engagement of school music teacher in guitar instruction.

Information about several papers discussed at the annual meeting of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry held in August 2016 is presented. Topics discussed include diabetic kidney disease, prevention of kidney failure and diabetic nephropathy. The meeting featured notable speakers such as nephrologist Katherine Tuttle.

This article presents information on the 97th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from April 10-14, 2005. The first presentation was provided by Soren F. Dahl, who coauthored a paper with colleagues from Marine Sciences Research Center titled Transmission of Quahog Parasite Unknown In Hard Clams: Interactions Between Different Host Strains And Pathogen Isolates. Dahl noted this pathogen caused a major hard clam mortality event in the summer of 2002 in Raritan Bay, a source area for the state's hard clam relay fishery, necessitating the suspension of this transplant program. The second presentation was given by M. Maille Lyons, who coauthored the paper titled Quahog Parasite Unknown (QPX) and Marine Aggregates: Are Macrophytes The Link? They investigated the role of marine aggregates as an environmental reservoir for the thraustochytrid pathogenic QPX parasite of the northern quahog. The third presentation was by Bassem Allam, who coauthored the paper titled Monitoring QPX Disease In Rartan-Sandy Hook Bays: Results of A 3-year Survey Program. The quahog populations in this area represents an important marine resource for the states of New York and New Jersey, which use this population as a source for their hard clam relay fisheries. The presence of QPX in this area was confirmed during the summer of 2002, resulting in the suspension of transplant fisheries.

The article discusses the history of the annual meetings of the U.S. Transportation Research Board (TRB) since its inauguration in 1922. It mentions that the first meeting was attended by 30 participants where papers were presented on ways to improve the design and construction of pavements, and discussion were also highlighted on the role of Highway Research Board (HRB). It notes the momentum of growth of the annual meeting after its 5th appearance in December 1925.

This article provides information on the 133rd annual meeting and exposition of the American Public Health Association, which will be held from December 10 to 14, 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The meeting will provide an important opportunity for the public health community to collaborate, share across disciplines and construct long-term solutions to best address public health issues. It consists of more than 900 scientific sessions, roundtables, poster sessions, institutes and panel discussions at which over 4,000 scientific papers will be presented. On the other hand, more than 625 booths of information, state-of-the-art products and services geared towards public health professionals at the health exposition. It provides an excellent opportunity for attendees to meet and greet each other while learning more about public health careers, visiting with publishers, schools of public health, health-related government agencies, computer and pharmaceutical companies.

The article focuses on the 29th annual meeting of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The ACM 74, to be held at the San Diego Convention Center, in November 1974, promises to be one of the most accommodating and exciting conferences ever held. The technical program chairman, David Bulman has designed the program to inform through controversy as well as exposition. ACM 74 will be a particularly well-balanced conference with virtually each special interest group (SIG) sponsoring one or more technical sessions. However, unlike previous ACM conferences, this one has more sessions provided through the SIG for Business Data Processing. The ACM SIG for Computers and the Physically Handicapped will underline the role of the computer in medicine with papers on "Modes of Information Presentation for the Blind Programmer," and "Computer Applications in Artificial Limb Research." For the fifth year, ACM will host the annual U.S. Computer Chess Championship Tournament in which computer programs meet in open competition.

Information about several papers discussed at the American Academy of Neurology's annual meeting is presented. Researchers found that moderate to vigorous exercise may reduce the risk of developing Parkinson's disease. A study revealed possible association of inflammatory bowel disease with nerve damage and other neurologic problems. Physician Jeffrey Ellenbogen and colleagues discussed that sleep may help strengthen memory.

Information about several papers discussed at the student's union annual conference at the National Union of Students (NUS) held in April 2015, is presented. Topics discussed include students with learning difficulties and disabilities, further education (FE) and educational leadership. The conference featured notable speaker Robin Ferguson, an FE learner who studied traineeship at Derwen College.

Information about several papers discussed in the annual CareerTech VISION of the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) held in Las Vegas, Nevada, is presented. Topics discussed include professional development, importance of career and technical education and STEM education. It offers also offers information on the VISION 2017 to be held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center on December 6-9, 2017.

The author reflects on the two important papers about the specialty of urology that were presented at the 2006 American Urological Association annual meeting. Both papers examined data on recent candidates for certification and recertification by the American Board of Urology. It also revealed that major surgery now constitutes a small portion on the functions of urologists. It is being suggested that urologists should be two-tracked, one office-based and another to handle major surgery.

Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) has established the President's Award of $500, which will be granted in early 2004 to a graduate or undergraduate student of any nationality who presents a research paper in any session at the annual meeting of the organization American Schools of Oriental Research, to be held in November 2003, or the Archaeological Institute of America meeting in January 2004. The paper will be judged both on presentation and content. CAARI reserves the right to not make the award if there is no paper of sufficient quality.

The article focuses on the Minority Student Fellows Program of the U.S. Transportation Research Board (TRB). It states that the program offers support for full-time students from underrepresented minority groups to deliver research-based papers on a transportation-related topic at the TRB Annual Meeting. Moreover, it also mentions the 12 minority-serving institutions which have anticipated in the program including Howard University, Jackson State University, and Texas Southern University.

The article highlights a number of oral and poster presentations to be presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISoP) to be held in Istanbul, Turkey from October 26, 2011. The presentations will tackle the current challenges of drug safety communication. One of the papers to be presented will talk about the oral contraceptive Yasmin for which 49 reports of thromboembolism with a fatal outcome in 8 cases were reported.

The article discusses the highlights of papers presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies held in the U.S. Topics tackled in the meeting include asthma care measures, the effectiveness of recombinant human hyaluronidase-facilitated subcutaneous (rHFSC) fluid administration in pediatric patients with dehydration, and the efficacy of mild fluid restriction in improving care and reducing health care costs for neonates with transient tachypnoea.

The article presents the study entitled Brace Treatment Controls Progression in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis conducted by physicians Donald E. Katz and J. Anthony Herring that tackles the use of sensors to monitor brace wear by patients with idiophatic adolescent scoliosis in the U.S. The study is named the outstanding clinical scientific paper during 2010 annual meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. However, the effectiveness of the treatment remains unproven.

Information about several papers discussed at the 2015 National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Annual Conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada, is presented. Topics include education, networking and parks and recreation. The conference featured several attendees from Germany, Zimbabwe, and Saudi Arabia.

The article discusses the report of the International Council of Traditional Music (ICTM) National Committee of Germany. The committee held its 2006 General Assembly and Annual Meeting in October. An accompanying conference themed Reception and Self Perception of Musical Cultures featured several papers. The following Annual Meeting was held in February 2007.

This article provides information on the 133rd annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, which will be held from December 10 to 14, 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The meeting will feature hundred of scientific and educational sessions, including roundtables, poster sessions, panel discussions and thousands of scientific papers on the latest public health issues. The meeting will also include networking and continuing education opportunities. Although the annual meeting will have a theme of Evidence-Based Policy and Practice, the event will also have a secondary focus on emergency preparedness and disaster relief in the wake of the hurricanes that devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast. The 133rd annual meeting will include presentations by renowned public health advocates, including U.S. Senator John Kerry, who was confirmed as the keynote speaker for the opening session. Also at the opening session will be Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and Maryland State Representative Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, who are two of the association's Distinguished Public Health Legislators of the Year.

The article presents information on the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Traditional Music that was held in Toronto, Ontario from October 29 through 31, 2004. It includes a list of papers presented during the meeting and a keynote talk by Sheldon Posen of the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa, Ontario.

Information on the Region III Caucus at the 78th Annual American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) national meeting in Anaheim, California in 2010 is presented. Region III director Hassan Aziz has approved the minutes from 2009 annual caucus in Chicago and discussed the Treasurer's Report and the activities for the year such as the revitalization of the Alabama society. It mentions several awards such as the Student Forum of the Year Award given to Georgia student Katie Pinson. INSETS: CURRENT ASCLS MISSION AND VALUES;ASCLS Beliefs, Values, and Mission;Rationale for Revision of Mission Statement.

Information about several papers discussed at the annual meeting of the National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE) held in November, 1986, on the issues faced in public education in the U.S., is presented. Topics include educational reforms, and discrimination against women in federally funded education programs. The annual meeting featured several delegates including Kern Alexander, Rosemary Salomone, and Thomas Shannon.

The article reports on the move of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) to test three disclosure models during the chosen educational events at the 2014 Annual Meeting. The pilot studies will be tested in paper sessions, instructional courses and symposia. The Annual Meeting Committee and the Committee on Outside Interests developed the disclosure models that will be examined in response to the Board of Directors' directive.

The article reports on the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine's (ANZSNM) South Australia branch and its annual general meeting (AGM) along with the prize for its best nuclear medicine (NM) paper.

The article offers news briefs related to orthopaedic societies. It says that the applications for the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon (ASES) 2012 Research Grant Award are being accepted, in which the deadline is on September 8, 2011. It states that the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) annual meeting is on October 12-15, 2011 in San Antonio, Texas. It also mentions the awards that will be given by the Hip Society for papers related to hip problems.

The article offers several information related to orthopaedics in 2011. The Board of Councilors State Orthopaedic Societies Committee seeks nominations for executive director and state society awards. The American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) online Journal Club includes citations of key articles related to upper extremity surgery. ASSH welcomes abstract submissions for video theater and paper presentations for the ASSH 66th Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The article offers updates related to health industry in the U.S. including the move of the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons (ABJS) in cooperation with Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR) to search for papers for the Marshall R. Urist Young Investigator Award, the student scholarship grant offered by the Ruth Jackson Orthopedic Society (RJOS), and the 38th annual meeting of the Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS) from December 2 to 4, 2010.

Information about several papers discussed at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is presented. Topics discussed include the safety of stereotactic body radiation therapy on lung cancer patients, a database of lung scans initiated by the U.S. National Cancer Institute, and the integration of medical linear accelerators and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for real-time imaging of tumors.

The article focuses on the activities of the Appellate Practice Committee of the American Bar Association (ABA) as of July 2009. The committee has participated in the ABA Annual Meeting held in Chicago, Illinois through a lecture by professor Charles Geyh and a committee dinner it had organized. It will update the list of its subcommittee members and their chair positions which will be available at its Web site www.abanet.org/litigation/appellate/home. The author calls for members to pass papers for the future issues of the journal.

The article offers news briefs on Student Forum of the Society for American Music in 2009. Volunteers are needed to help organize Student Forum events for the annual meeting in Denver, Colorado. Funding for graduate school research in American music will be the focus of the Student Forum panel. The 2009 Mark Tucker Award will be open to students with papers to be presented at the conference.

Information about several papers discusses at the annual Christmas Lecture and buffet which was held in North Wales on December 7, 2006 is presented. It was well attended by members of the institute and their guests from the Dyserth Field Club. The speaker, doctor John Baker, talked about the "Cetaceans of the Irish Sea and the threats they face."

Reports on the outcome of the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) Board of Directors' annual summer meeting in Washington, D.C. Domination of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process and conference preparations among the agenda of the meeting; Approval of a position paper calling for the correction or rejection of Air Force plans to ground a third of the Air National Guard under BRAC; Passage of several legislative resolutions for consideration by delegates to the 127th NGAUS General Conference in Hawaii.

The article reports that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the association Brigid Proctor and Charlotte Sills (BACP) will be held on October 15, at Chesford Grange in Warwickshire during the Annual Conference. Papers calling for nominations to the Board and for AGM resolutions should be included with this mailing. Some of the newly accredited individual BACP members are: Lloyd Allen, Sarah Benton, Darren Bottrill, Julie Brunt, Stephen Callis, Annie Campion, Elaine Catterall, Christine Coleman, Linda Cox and Sue Curtin.

This article states that the nomination slates for American Public Health Association (APHA) Section, Special Primary Interest Group/Unaffiliated and Student Assembly officers, councilors and representatives to the APHA Governing Council for the 2005 APHA elections will be printed in the May 2005 issue of The Nation's Health. The slates were prepared by each group's nominations committee. The 2005 election will be held online from May 13 through June 17, 2005. Any current APHA member as of March 2005 will be able to vote in the election. The elections will be run via an electronic ballot process, which has yielded a successful turnout in past years. Members without an e-mail address will be mailed a paper ballot. Voting will open May 13, 2005. Elected candidates will assume office after the close of the 133rd APHA Annual Meeting, to be held November 5 to 9, 2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

This paper announces that photos from the 132nd American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting can be viewed and purchased online for a limited time. From the annual meeting opening session with environmental advocate Erin Brockovich to the closing session with Kenneth Olden, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, photographers were on hand in Washington, D.C., on November 6-10, 2004 capturing the meeting events. The photos available online include the APHA Celebration, APHA Awards Ceremony and Committee on Affiliates reception as well as many scientific sessions, socials and other events. Web users can browse the complete annual meeting photo library or view photos by day. Hard copies of the photos can be ordered via the web site for $5 for 4x6 prints, $8 for 5x7 prints, $15 for 8x10 prints and $40 for 11x14 prints, plus shipping/handling charges and taxes, if applicable.

This paper reports on the availability of continuing education opportunities to public health professionals at the 132nd American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting in November 2004. Annual meeting participants were able to earn continuing education credits via the meeting's in-depth Continuing Education Institutes or its hundreds of scientific sessions. More than 1,600 people took part in the institutes or signed up to receive credits via the scientific sessions. The success in this year's continuing education opportunities comes as APHA works to reinvigorate its education program. The two dozen Continuing Education Institutes were redesigned this year to focus on subjects that were of real use to public health professionals, such as grant writing, advocacy, risk communication and health literacy. A July 2004 survey of about 600 APHA members found that many respondents are seeking educational activities that focus on public health skills. Among the most popular topics requested for continuing education in 2005 were community-based research, core competencies and community interventions. The association offers a year-round continuing education Journal/Book-Based Education Program that members can take part in at any time.

The Confederation of Interallied Officers of Medical Reserve (CIOMR) is made up of delegations from associate Reserve organizations of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries as well as delegations from associate Reserve organizations of non-NATO countries. Senior Individual Mobilization Augmentee officers of the medical services should be active members in Reserve Officers Association, CIOMR and the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS). CIOMR is associated with AMSUS, presents a full day of papers on international topics at the annual meeting and is a member of its advisory board.

The article offers the author's insights on American Society of Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California. He says that he felt involved and part of ASCLS from the start of the meeting and learned the advancements in the laboratory disciplines. He mentions that the theme for the 78th Annual Meeting was "The Magical Kingdom of Knowledge Awaits You," wherein it discusses the role of students in ASCLS.

The article discusses the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) 78th Annual Meeting held in Anaheim, California on July 27-31, 2010.

The article presents information on the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) 2008 76th Annual meeting held in Washington D.C. on July 29-August 2, 2008. The North Carolina Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (NCSCLS) contingent of delegates included Libby Haile, Darian Hybl, Teresa Hutson, and Mickey Yost. There were several individualized informational/discussion sessions available for delegates and general members to attend.

The article offers information about congresses of interest to the clinical laboratory science sector in the United States from January-August 2008, including the North Carolina Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (NCSCLS) Winter Board Meeting, 2008 Legislative Symposium and the 2008 American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) Annual Meeting.