Meetings

A trio of world-renowned researchers will be the plenary speakers for the 2020 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC), the world's largest conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals, held 8 - 12 March 2020 at the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, U.S.A.

On November 18, at 6:30 pm, acclaimed jazz musician Helen Sung will perform a new musical compilation inspired by the past year she has spent working with brain scientists as the inaugural Jazz Artist-in-Residence at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute.

The main theme of the fifth NetGloW held in 2020 engages with the notion of context. It is the context that largely molds understanding of a specific relation and, thereby, of a particular network. We propose to discuss different types of networks -- would these be personal, symbolic, material-object, organizational, urban, regional, or state networks -- in their situational, cultural, historical, institutional, temporal, spatial and professional contexts.

Basic understanding of RNA biology has accelerated as the role of RNAs in disease has become clearer. Approaches to designing effective and selective RNA-focused therapeutic strategies have followed, and are showing great promise, opening diseases once deemed 'undruggable' to potential treatment strategies. On Dec. 5, 2019, Scripps Research, Florida hosts a new symposium aimed at bringing together leading scholars in RNA biology.

The Acoustical Society of America will hold its 178th meeting, Dec. 2-6, at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. This major scientific conference brings together interdisciplinary groups of researchers spanning many fields, including physics, medicine, music, psychology, architecture and engineering, to discuss their latest research. Reporters are invited to attend the meeting for free and participate in a series of press conferences featuring a selection of newsworthy research.

The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), the leading professional organization for medical oncology, is pleased to announce the fifth ESMO Asia Congress 2019.

The Humanising the Future symposium is being staged by the Australian Academy of the Humanities in South Brisbane on Nov. 13-15. Humanities experts from around Australia, the United States, France, The Netherlands, The UK and elsewhere will gather to discuss the ramifications of the 'fourth industrial revolution'. They will explore themes that go beyond the usual framework of 'existential threat' and 'revolutionary transformation' to drill deep into how the world can created a humanised future.

Bio-Rad will demonstrate the new QX ONE platform to a select group of customers as part of early-access launch. The new system automates droplet generation, amplification, and droplet reading in a fully integrated, multiplex workflow.

The Biogerontology Research Foundation announces its strategic support of two landmark upcoming invitation-only Longevity-themed summits: the International Longevity Policy and Governance Summit (morning session, 9:00 - 13:30) organized by Longevity International UK, and the AI for Longevity Summit (afternoon session, 13:30 - 18:30) organized by the Longevity AI Consortium, taking place at King's College London, UK on November 12th, 2019. Interested members of the press may RSVP for this event while seats last.

Be it relativity theory, systems theory, or game theory: to this day, great theories are the figureheads of science. But are algorithms replacing them with automated data analyses? This is the topic of the conference celebrating 50 years of Bielefeld University on 14 and 15 November. Its title: 'The Theoretical University in the Data Age. Have the Great Theories Become Obsolete?'

Get ready for cutting edge developments at the intersect of digital health and cardiovascular imaging: EuroEcho 2019, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Artificial intelligence (AI), deep learning, 3D printing, machine learning, and virtual reality are key themes.1-6 Professor Bernard Cosyns, EuroEcho Scientific Co-chair, said: "AI is the hottest topic across medicine. The meeting will showcase future uses of AI in imaging, such as phenotyping specific patient populations.

Innovative scientific research results ranging from maternal diets to sugar-sweetened beverages to bariatric surgery will be presented through oral and poster abstracts at the 37th Annual Meeting of The Obesity Society (TOS) at ObesityWeek®. The annual meeting will take place from Nov. 3-7, 2019, at Mandalay Bay South Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.

The SVIN 2019 Annual Meeting, taking place November 20-23 in Atlanta, GA, is a premier scientific forum for leaders in the field of stroke and neurointerventional surgery.

Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United owner Arthur Blank and Nina Bhardwaj, MD, Ph.D., will be honored for their contributions to prostate cancer research.

As a new generation of space vehicles prepares the groundwork for space research and education, the 2020 Next-generation Suborbital Researchers Conference (NSRC) will bring together hundreds of suborbital researchers, educators, flight providers, spaceports and government officials in Broomfield, Colorado, March 2-4, 2020.

The Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Security, Audit and Control (ACM SIGSAC) will hold its flagship annual Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS 2019) on November 11-15 in London, United Kingdom. Now in its 26th year, CCS presents the leading scientific innovations in all practical and theoretical aspects of computer and communications security and privacy.

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is inviting journalists and members of the public for a free event on the science of dog aging at its 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting in Austin. Texas A&M Associate Professor Kate Creevy, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM), will be among the speakers.

The dynamic interactions that occur when humans and computers collaborate will again be the focus of the 22nd Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW 2019). CSCW is an international and interdisciplinary peer-reviewed conference seeking the best research on all topics relevant to collaborative and social computing. CSCW 2019, to be held November 9-13in Austin, Texas, features 210 research papers in seven parallel sessions, as well as numerous posters and demos.

The Symposium on Algorithmic Principles of Computer Systems (APoCS) serves as a venue for algorithm papers that are strongly motivated by such systems.

Symposium on Simplicity in Algorithms is a new conference in theoretical computer science dedicated to advancing algorithms research by promoting simplicity and elegance in the design and analysis of algorithms. The benefits of simplicity are manifold: simpler algorithms manifest a better understanding of the problem at hand; they are more likely to be implemented and trusted by practitioners; they are more easily taught and are more likely to be included in algorithms textbooks; and they attract a broader set of researchers to difficult algorithmic problems.

The aim of ALENEX is to provide a forum for the presentation of original research in the design, implementation, and experimental evaluation of algorithms and data structures. Typical submissions will include an extensive experimental analysis of nontrivial algorithmic results, ideally bridging the gap between theory and practice. We also invite submissions that address methodological issues and standards in the experimental evaluation of algorithms and data structures.

Cleveland Clinic today announced the Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2020 at a multimedia presentation that capped off the 2019 Medical Innovation Summit. Now in its 17th year, the annual Medical Innovation Summit is organized by Cleveland Clinic Innovations, the development and commercialization arm of Cleveland Clinic.

The key to how coral reefs of the future will look and function--and how to protect them--could lie hidden in their ancient past. Marine species are on the move under climate change. Prof John Pandolfi and Prof Gretta Pecl are speaking about species on the move at the 2019 Coral Reef Futures Symposium in Sydney, today.

Registration is now open for the 11th The Eye and The Chip research congress, which will take place Nov. 10-12, 2019 at The Henry Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan. This year's research congress will focus on the relationship between neurobiology and nanoelectronics with respect to artificial vision. The ultimate goal of the research congress is to advance progress toward artificial vision for many people who suffer from blindness.

The 37th annual Women's Health Symposium will feature experts Drs. Deborah Estrin and Alka Gupta, who will provide unique perspectives on how we understand and are able to enhance wellness. Experts will discuss our current and future use of technology and integrative care to improve physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. The symposium will focus on how to optimize your lifestyle in the hope of living well and living long.