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October 2010

Grid 2010

Dates: Oct 25 – 28, 2010
Location: Brussels, Belgium

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Grid 2010 |  The 11th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Grid Computing (Grid 2010) is an annual international meeting that brings together a community of researchers, developers, practitioners, and users involved with Grid technology and Distributed Computing Infrastructures (DCI), including cloud computing and Green IT. The conference will feature invited keynotes, workshops, a poster session and refereed paper presentations.

The event will take place in… read more

International Nanotechnology Festival

Dates: Oct 25 – 29, 2010
Location: Tehran, Iran

International Nanotechnology Festival

In Tehran, Iran, the International Nanotechnology Festival will take place from October 25th to October 29th.  The event is held by the Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council.  Sub-events include a Nano Awards Ceremony, a public and an industrial show, workshops, and an exhibition.  The conference’s mission is to contribute to the commercialization of nanotechnology, increase public knowledge of nanotech, foster research linkages and collaborations in the nanotechnology field,… read more

Nano • Bio • Clean Tech 2010

Dates: Oct 24 – 27, 2010
Location: San Francisco, California

Nano Bio Clean Tech

In San Francisco, California, from October 24th to October 27th, the Nano Bio Clean Tech 2010 conference will gather researchers, executives, and engineers from over thirty countries to cover topics including nanomaterials, nanoparticles, nanodevices, nanofabrication, nanobiotechnology, nano scale characterization, nano tools, molecular engineering, nanoparticles toxicology, renewable energy, biofuels, electrochemical conversion and storage, and nanostructured solar cell manufacturing.  An expected 100 speakers will lead several concurrent sessions.

Commodification, Technoculture, and the Human: Rethinking Technology Workshop

Dates: Oct 23 – 24, 2010
Location: Lansing, Michigan

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An important connection explored in the humanities concerns the degree to which technological rationality changes our lives, whether in terms of our behavior, our conceptions of who and what human animals and non-human animals are, or the goals we set for ourselves. This workshop in social and political thought will be dedicated to bringing contemporary scholarship to Michigan State University to address these questions with… read more

Nanomedicine: Reality Now and Soon

Dates: Oct 23 – 28, 2010
Location: Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain

Nanomedicine: Reality Now and Soon

From October 23rd to October 28th, in Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain, the European Science Foundation will hold a conference in biomedicine entitled “Nanomedicine: Reality Now and Soon”.  The application of nanotechnology will have a major influence in many fields of medicine. Novel nano-based materials appear in drug delivery systems, diagnostics, imaging, biosensing, and medical materials and devices. This conference aims to provide detailed understanding and discuss… read more

Human Being in an Inhuman Age

Dates: Oct 22 – 23, 2010
Location: Red Hook, NY

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After 2,000 years in which human intelligence has increasingly fabricated and cultivated our world, that world is, for better or for worse, increasingly governed by inhuman rationality. The Arendt Center’s conference, “Human Being in an Inhuman Age”, to be held at Bard College, New York on October 22-23, will bring together artists, technologists, businessmen, academics, and public intellectuals to explore questions like:

  • Will Man Be

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TransVision 2010

Dates: Oct 22 – 24, 2010
Location: Milan, Italy

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Transvision 2010 is a global transhumanist conference and community convention, organized by several transhumanist activists, groups and organizations, under the executive leadership of the Italian Transhumanist Association (AIT) and with the collaboration of the AIT Advisory Board. The event will take place on October 22, 23 and 24, 2010 in Milan, Italy, with many options for remote viewing.
TransVision 2010 will be a very intense, informative, scientific… read more

ASBH 12th Annual Meeting

Dates: Oct 21 – 24, 2010
Location: San Diego, California

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The American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) Annual Meeting is designed for physicians, nurses, attorneys, historians, philosophers, and others engaged in endeavors related to clinical and academic bioethics and the health-related humanities. The annual meeting of ASBH will be an arena for interdisciplinary exchange among professionals in the fields of bioethics and the medical humanities.

Topics discussed will include the appropriate distribution of… read more

Immersive Technology Summit

Dates: Oct 21, 2010
Location: Los Angeles, CA

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On October 21st, 2010, the world’s first summit on Immersive Technology will be held at the Los Angeles Center Studios for the researchers of Immersive Tech to collaborate on themes of innovation, applications, and future development.

There will be panels and talks from industry leaders on brain-control interfaces, augmented reality, virtual worlds, haptic devices, gesture controls, and interact with live product demos. “Immersive Tech” refers to… read more

POP!Tech 2010

Dates: Oct 20 – 23, 2010
Location: Camden, ME

Every October, in the beautiful seaside village of Camden, Maine, at the height of the fall foliage season, there is a one-of-a-kind conference called PopTech.

Held in a beautifully restored, 19th-century opera house, this three-day summit explores major trends shaping our future, the social impact of new technologies, and new approaches to addressing the world’s most significant challenges.

A first visit to PopTech is often surprising. Unlike traditional… read more

Science and Nonduality Conference

Dates: Oct 20 – 24, 2010
Location: San Rafael, California

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The Science and Nonduality Conference has been created to provide an arena where various aspects of nonduality can be explored, discussed, and experienced. Nonduality is the philosophical, spiritual, and scientific understanding of non-separation and fundamental intrinsic oneness. For thousand of years, through deep inner inquiry, philosophers and sages have came to the realization that there is only one substance and we are therefore all part… read more

International Conference on 3D Body Scanning Technologies

Dates: Oct 19 – 20, 2010
Location: Lugano, Switzerland

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This International Conference on 3D Body Scanning Technologies aims to fill an existing gap, and fulfill the demand for an international conference focused on the specific fields of 3D human body scanning and 3D human body measurement. In the last two decades, 3D scanning technologies developed in other industrial sectors were successfully applied to the measurement and scanning of the human body. Methods and techniques… read more

OnDC 2010

Dates: Oct 19 – 21, 2010
Location: Washington, D.C.

OnDC 2010

Over 100 speakers will be present at the AlwaysOn event OnDC 2010, on topics including tapping the economic stimulus, greentech and government, what the clean energy bill means, how to capitalize on healthcare, public vs. private, and bridging the education gap.  Fifty top CEOs from the sectors of online advertising service providers, consumer-generated media, in-content (gaming, audio, video) advertising, technology enablers, web and blog analytics and research,… read more

4G World

Dates: Oct 18 – 21, 2010
Location: Chicago, Illinois

4G World

4G and mobile Internet are together the fastest growing technology markets in the world. Tens of billions of dollars are now being invested by hundreds of operators around the globe to deliver next generation mobile networks and applications to billions of users. 4G World is the largest event in the world covering the full array of next-generation technologies that enable the mobile Internet revolution, including… read more

International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

Dates: Oct 18 – 22, 2010
Location: Taipei, Taiwan

IROS 2010

Focused on the theme of “Advancement of New Frontiers for Providing Better Intelligent Robots Services”, IROS 2010 features plenary speakers Rolf Pfeifer, Steve Cousins, and Yoshiyuki Sankai.  Workshops and tutorials will take place on a variety of robotics topics, including “Robots and Musical Expression”, “Grasp Planning and Task Learning by Imitation”, “Evolutionary and Adaptive Robotics”, and “Socio-Synergistic Intelligence: Learning with Caregivers”.  There will also be video sessions… read more

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