The Medical Device Professional's
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October 2000
October 1-4: Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) 2000 Annual Conference and Exhibition, Washington, DC. Contact: RAPS, Rockville, MD, 301/770-2920.
October 2-5: International Congress on Applications of Laser and Electro-Optics, Dearborn, MI. Contact: Laser Institute of America, Orlando, FL, 407/380-1553.
October 2-5: The Society for Biomolecular Screening (SBS) Sixth Annual Conference and Exhibition, Monterey, CA. Contact: SBS, Danbury, CT, 203/743-1336.
October 2-6: American Vacuum Society (AVS) 47th National Symposium, Boston. Contact: AVS, New York, 212/248-0200.
October 3: Medical Technology Business Opportunities in Vietnam, Minnesota World Trade Center St. Paul, MN. Contact: US. Trade and Development Agency/Meridian International Center, 202/939-5596, jclark@meridian.org.
October 3-4: General Membership and Safety Committee Meetings, Alexandria, VA. Contact: Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Association, Washington, DC, 202/296-6300.
October 3-5: The Vision Show, San Jose. Contact: Automated Imaging Association, Ann Arbor, MI, 734/994-6088.
October 4-6: 2000 Fall Technical Conference, Schaumburg, IL. Contact: Small Motors and Motion Association, Sherborn, MA, 508/655-4409.
October 4-6: Design Control Requirements and Industry Practice, San Francisco. Contact: Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation ( AAMI), 800/332-2264.
October 5-6: Strategic Marketing of Technology Products, Pasadena, CA. Contact: California Institute of Technology, 626/395-4043.
October 9-10: Activity Based Costing, Pasadena, CA. Contact: California Institute of Technology, 626/395-4043.
October 9-13: Medical Marketing Program, Los Angeles. Contact: Anderson School at UCLA, 310/825-2001.
October 9-13: Taipei International Electronics Show (Taitronics-Components and Equipment), Taipei, Taiwan. Contact: China External Trade Development Council, +886 2 27251111.
October 10-12: American Contract Manufacturers (AmCon) Show, Minneapolis. Contact: S.O.A. Expositions, Inc., 800/829-7467.
October 10-12: PaulsonTraining Program Molding School, Durham, NC. Contact: Paulson Training Programs, Inc., Chester, CT, 860/526-3099.
October 10-13: Motion Systems Technology Week, Chicago. Contact: Penton Publishing/Motion Systems Technology Week, Cleveland, 216/696-7000.
October 10-14: Samara Expomed 2000 - International Healthcare Exhibition, Samara, Russia. Contact: International Trade and Exhibitions Group, London, +44 171 5965172.
October 11: Regulatory Affairs Special Interest Group Meeting, Minneapolis. Contact: Medical Alley, St. Louis Park, MN, 612/542-3077.
October 11-12: Leadership: The People Challenge, Pasadena, CA. Contact: California Institute of Technology, 626/395-4043.
October 11-13: Medical Equipment Design and Technology Exhibition and Conference (MEDTEC) , Amsterdam. Contact: Canon Communications, Trade Show Div., Los Angeles, CA, 310/445-4200.
October 12-13: BMES 2000 Fall Meeting- Biomedical Engineering: The Millenial Frontier, Seattle. Contact: Biomedical Engineering Society, Landover, MD, 301/459-1999.
October 15-18: International Symposium on Laboratory Automation and Robotics (ISLAR) 2000, Boston. Contact: ISLAR, Hopkinton, MA, 508/497-2224.
October 16-17: BioPartnering Europe, London. Contact: BioPartnering Europe, Soquel, CA, 831/464-7100.
October 16-17: Core EMC Design I Seminar, Orange County, CA. Contact: CKC Laboratories, Inc., 800/500-4362.
October 16-17: Reducing Time-to-Market, Pasadena, CA. Contact: California Institute of Technology, 626/395-4043.
October 16-20: GMP/Quality System Requirements and Industry Practice, Sanibel Island, FL. Contact: Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), 800/332-2264.
October 17: Quality System Regulation Seminar, Irvine, CA. Contact: Robert E. Spivock Consultants, Lafayette, CA, 510/284-7377.
October 17-19: ISO 9000/2000 - Internal Auditor Training - ISO/CE/FDA CGMP, Chicago. Contact: EMERGO Group, Inc., Bethesda, MD, 301/656-9125.
October 17-21: Taipei International Electronics Show (Taitronics-Finished Products), Taipei, Taiwan. Contact: China External Trade Development Council, +886 2 27251111.
October 18: Clinical Studies Special Interest Group Meeting, Minneapolis. Contact: Medical Alley, St. Louis Park, MN, 612/542-3077.
October 18: Core EMC Design II Seminar, Orange County, CA. Contact: CKC Laboratories, Inc., 800/500-4362.
October 18-19: Computer System Validation in FDA-Regulated Industries, Pittsburgh. Contact: Validation Associates Inc., Huntingdon Valley, PA, 215/504-9635.
October 18-21: Rehacare, Dusseldorf, Germany. Contact: Messe Dusseldorf North America, Chicago, 312/781-5180.
October 19-20: 2nd International Technology Transfer Days (THATI) "Biomaterial 2000",Erfurt,Germany. Contact:THATI
October 19-21: 16th Annual Meeting, Cincinnati. Contact: Academy of Surgical Research, Minneapolis, 612/545-1919.
October 20: Auditing Computer System Providers, Pittsburgh. Contact: Validation Associates Inc., Huntingdon Valley, PA, 215/504-9635.
October 22-24: Myanmar Medical, Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Expo, Yangon, Myanmar. Contact: Conference and Exhibition Management Services Pte Ltd., Singapore, +65 2788666.
October 23: MDMA & NEMA's 2000 Coverage & Reimbursement Conference, Newpot Beach, CA. Contact: Mary-Lacey Reuther, Phone: 202-496-7148.
October 23-24: Medical Device HACCP Training Course, Temecula, CA. Contact: Guidant Corp., Phone: 909-914-0527.
October 23-27: EuroLabAutomation 2000, London. Contact: Conference Coordinator, London, +44 1865 723885.
October 23-27: Management of Technology and Innovation, Pasadena, CA. Contact: California Institute of Technology, 626/395-4043.
October 23-27: Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) Training Conference: New Century, New Challenges, New Solutions, New Orleans. Contact: PDA, Bethesda, MD, 301/986-0293.
October 24-26: ISO 9000/2000 - Internal Auditor Training - ISO/CE/FDA CGMP, Phoenix. Contact: EMERGO Group, Inc., Bethesda, MD, 301/656-9125.
October 24-26: Northcon 2000, Bellevue, WA. Contact: Electronic Conventions Management, 800/877-2668.
October 25-26: Medical Design & Manufacturing Minneapolis Conference and Exhibition, Minneapolis. Contact: Canon Communications, Trade Show Div., Los Angeles, 310/445-4200.
October 30: Reporocessiong of Single-Use Devices: New FDA Requirements for Hospitals, Rockville, MD. Contact: AAMI 800-332-2264.
October 26-27: Medical Device HACCP Training Course, Temecula, CA. Contact: Guidant Corp., Phone: 909-914-0527.
October 30-31: CalBIO Summit, San Diego. Contact: CalBIO, 858/534-7403.
October 30-31: Dissemiating Off-Label Information, Wyndham City Center Washington, DC Contact: cbinet 800-817-8601.
October 31-November 1: Good Monitoring Practices, Brussels. Contact: Clinical Design Group, Inc., Chicago, 773/489-5721.
November 2000
November 2-3: Clinical Trials Design, Brussels. Contact: Clinical Design Group, Inc., Chicago, 773/489-5721.
November 3-5: European CE Marking Training, Anaheim, CA. Contact: Nostrum Associates, Anaheim, CA, 714/535-6591.
November 5-9: 32nd International Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Technical Conference, Boston. Contact: SAMPE, Covina, CA, 626/331-0616.
November 5-9: Pack Expo 2000, Chicago. Contact: Packaging Machinery Manufacturing Institute, Arlington, VA, 703/243-8555.
November 6: Biologics Submissions Workshop, Boston. Contact: Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society , Rockville, MD, 301/770-2920.
November 6-7: International Clinical Trials, Brussels. Contact: Clinical Design Group, Inc., Chicago, 773/489-5721.
November 6-9: IBC's Annual Biochip Technologies Conference, Chips to Hits, Philadelphia. Contact: IBC USA Conferences Inc., Southborough, MA 508/616-5550.
November 7-8: American Contract Manufacturers (AmCon) Show, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Contact: S.O.A. Expositions, Inc., 800/829-7467.
November 7-8: Biologics Today: Current Issues, Boston. Contact: Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society , Rockville, MD, 301/770-2920.
November 7-9: PaulsonTraining Program Molding School, New York City. Contact: Paulson Training Programs, Inc., Chester, CT, 860/526-3099.
November 7-10: MEFA, Brno, Czech Republic. Contact: Messe Dusseldorf North America, Chicago, 312/781-5180.
November 7-10: Midest 29th International Subcontracting Exhibition, Paris. Contact: Europlast, +33 1 47565105.
November 8: Regulatory Affairs Special Interest Group Meeting, Minneapolis. Contact: Medical Alley, St. Louis Park, MN, 612/542-3077.
November 8-9: Core EMC Design I Seminar, Fremont, CA. Contact: CKC Laboratories, Inc., 800/500-4362.
November 8-9: Project Management for Clinical Trials, Brussels. Contact: Clinical Design Group, Inc., Chicago, 773/489-5721.
November 8-11: Rehaprotex 2000, Brno, Czech Republic. Contact: Messe Dusseldorf North America, Chicago, 312/781-5180.
November 9-10: Competitive Technical Intelligence, Pasadena, CA. Contact: California Institute of Technology, 626/395-4043.
November 9-10: Medical Equipment and Systems: Designing for Compliance to IEC 60601, Orlando, FL. Contact: UL Inc., 847/272-8800.
November 9-12: Taipei International Medical Equipment and Pharmaceuticals Show (Mediphar Taipei), Taipei, Taiwan. Contact: China External Trade Development Council, +886 2 27251111.
November 10: Core EMC Design II Seminar, Fremont, CA. Contact: CKC Laboratories, Inc., 800/500-4362.
November 12-14: Third Myanmar Medical and Pharmaceutical Expo/Third Myanmar Symposium on Medicine and Surgery, Yangon, Myanmar. Contact: Conference and Exhibition Management Services Pte Ltd., Singapore, +65 2788666.
November 14-16: ISO 9000/2000 - Internal Auditor Training - ISO/CE/FDA CGMP, Portland, OR. Contact: EMERGO Group, Inc., Bethesda, MD, 301/656-9125.
November 14-16: FABTECH International, Cleveland, OH. Contact: Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Dearborn, MI, 313/271-1500.
November 14-16: TUBE & PIPE International, Cleveland, OH. Contact: Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Dearborn, MI, 313/271-1500.
November 14-16: PRESSTECH International, Cleveland, OH. Contact: Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Dearborn, MI, 313/271-1500.
November 15: Clinical Studies Special Interest Group Meeting, Minneapolis. Contact: Medical Alley, St. Louis Park, MN, 612/542-3077.
Nov. 15-16: Radiological Health Reengineering Workshop, Gaithersburg, MD. Contact: CDRH.
November 16-17: Intergrated Strategic Planning, Pasadena, CA. Contact: California Institute of Technology, 626/395-4043.
November 17: The Art of Tissue Engineering (TATE)2000, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Contact: TATE
November 20-22: Topical Meeting on Medical Radiation Physics and Engineering (TM-MeRPE), Lisbon, Portugal. Contact: TM-MeRPE
November 20-22: Batch Record and Review and Investigations, Stockholm, Sweden. Contact: Lunden/Ellow ab, +46 8767 4440.
November 22-25: ComPaMed 2000, Duesseldorf, Germany. Contact: Messe Dusseldorf, +49 211 456001.
November 22-2: 13th Bioceramics-The Annual Meeting of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine., Bologna, Italy. Contact: 13th Bioceramics
November 23-24: GMP Compliance for Quality Control and Laboratory Operations, Stockholm, Sweden. Contact: Lunden/Ellow ab, +46 8767 4440.
November 26-December 1: Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting, Chicago. Contact: RSNA, Oak Brook, IL, 630/571-2670.
November 28-29: Computer System Validation in FDA-Regulated Industries, Somerset, NJ. Contact: Validation Associates Inc., Huntingdon Valley, PA, 215/504-9635.
November 28-30: Filtration 2000, Philadelphia. Contact: Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry Cary, NC, 919/233-1210.
November 28-December 1: International Pharmaceutical Production Exhibition, Moscow. Contact: International Trade and Exhibitions Group, London, +44 171 596 5172.
November 28-December 2: Zdravo-Ochranenie 2000- International Healthcare Exhibition, Moscow. Contact: International Trade and Exhibitions Group, London, +44 171 596 5172.
November 29-December 2: EuroMold, Frankfurt, Germany. Contact: DEMAT- Exposition Managing, +49 69 234331.
November 30: Auditing Computer System Providers, Somerset, NJ. Contact: Validation Associates Inc., Huntingdon Valley, PA, 215/504-9635.
November 30-December 1: Customer Focused Technology Management, Pasadena, CA. Contact: California Institute of Technology, 626/395-4043.
December 2000
December 1-5: 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), San Francisco. Contact: ASH, Washington, DC, 202/857-1118.
December 4-5: Strategic Marketing of Technology Products, Pasadena, CA. Contact: California Institute of Technology, 626/395-4043.
December 4-8: Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) Annual Meeting, Courses and Exhibition, Philadelphia. Contact: PDA, Bethesda, MD, 301/986-0293.
December 5: International Tissue Engineering Workshop, Singapore. Contact: International Tissue Engineering Workshop.
December 5-7: ISO 9000/2000 - Internal Auditor Training - ISO/CE/FDA CGMP, Palm Beach, FL. Contact: EMERGO Group, Inc., Bethesda, MD, 301/656-9125.
December 6-9: 10th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, ICBME Biomedical Engineering in the New Millinnium: Integration and Breakthroughs, Mandarin Hotel, Singapore Contact: ICBME
December 11-12: Streamlining the Product Development Process, Pasadena, CA. Contact: California Institute of Technology, 626/395-4043.
December 13: Regulatory Affairs Special Interest Group Meeting, Minneapolis. Contact: Medical Alley, St. Louis Park, MN, 612/542-3077.
December 20: Clinical Studies Special Interest Group Meeting, Minneapolis. Contact: Medical Alley, St. Louis Park, MN, 612/542-3077.
