Announcement

Prof. Dr. Peter M. Palese of Mount Sinai School of Medicine will be speaking on improvements of vaccines at the upcoming Bangkok International Conference on Avian Influenza 2008: Integration from Knowledge to Control (23-25 January 2008) in Bangkok, Thailand. Registrations are now open.

The RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) is currently accepting applications for two full-time laboratory head and/or unit leader positions in the Intellectual Brain Function Research Group. Closing date is July 31, 2007

RIKEN invites applications for the position of Chief Scientist (Laboratory Director) to head a new laboratory for theoretical biology or bioinformatics. Applications from overseas are welcome.

Applicant must have a doctoral degree with an excellent track record in plant biology. We encourage early career scientists with an international experience. RIKEN Plant Science Center engages in research and development to improve plant productivity for sustainable agriculture.

Keio University will host the Doctoral Students Conference, one of the main events of APRU* (Association of Pacific Rim Universities) at its Mita campus. At this international conference, doctoral students of member universities with different cultural backgrounds and diverse disciplines will all present papers and participate in discussions.

This is a Call for Proposals on how developing countries can access technologies and information contained in existing patents to enhance innovative research at the national level.

IDRC’s Urban Poverty and Environment Program (UPE) is launching the IDRC ECOPOLIS Graduate Research and Design Awards with the goal to promote research and design projects that help lighten the environmental problems borne by the urban poor and enhance their financial, human, resource, and social and political assets.

High-level delegates from Canada and Vietnam met in Hanoi, Vietnam, on June 11, 2007 to discuss economics, trade, and the work of long-time IDRC partner, the Vietnam Economic Research Network (VERN), at a luncheon meeting hosted by the Centre.

Social science and humanities expertise to be harnessed for international impact

IDRC's Innovation, Technology and Society (ITS) program invites proposals under these 4 headings - Limiting Patentability, Exempting Research, Accessing IP and Fostering Collaboration

This new journal will address peripheral issues related to biotechnology that are that are of paramount importance to the development of biotechnology industries in OIC countries.

RIKEN is now accepting applications for the position of Associate Chief Scientist. This is a position introduced at RIKEN in April 2006 with the long-term objective of fostering the development of young and talented scientists who will take the lead in pioneering the next generation of scientific research.

UPM Serdang, Malaysia - A scientific journal published by UPM is indexed by Scopus.

Serdang, Malaysia - The objective of the memorandum of understanding is to discuss on the partnership prospect between both institutions and to build a strong collaboration in research projects and agricultural development that are related to the nation's agricultural development.

Selangor, Malaysia - In conjunction with this collaboration, BGBSB would set up a BGBSB – UiTM Research & Development Centre to provide facilities for UiTM researchers to improve and enhance the quality of research products especially products which are biotechnologically related.

The annual World Brain Awareness Week campaign was held from March 12 to 18 for the purpose of promoting a general understanding of the meaning of brain science and its social importance, and 15 regions in Japan took part.

IFS provides grants and other supporting services to social scientists from developing countries that are at an early stage in their career and plan to carry out a research project in a developing country.

Tokyo University of Science (TUS-Rikadai) agreed Academic Cooperation with the Ohio State University of America. Two universities will promote a cooperative relationship through exchanges of academic information, collaborative research, and exchanges of researchers and students.

A programme to train programme makers on the relevant articles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its implications in relation to violent content in children's programmes on the screen. Applications should reach AIBD on or before 24 August 2007.

Applications are invited for the annual Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Awards for Television and Radio programmes. Applications can be team or individual entries and all programmes or projects should have been broadcast for the first time or completed between October 2006 and July 2007.

The first ever Award to acknowledge excellence in writing on rice and rice related issues in Asia. The deadline is September 1st, 2007

The activities include Media Treks to the Everest base camp for international journalists, training programmes for active journalists and basic journalism training in radio.

The symposium focuses on genomics and bioinformatics of influenza viruses, influenza transmission, human influenza, diagnosis, vaccine production and development, and its impact on socio-economy.

EEPSEA is inviting researchers from Southeast Asia to submit proposals for the November Competition. The Deadline for proposal submission is August 1. The guidelines for research proposal could be downloaded from www.eepsea.org

Pertanika is an international peer-reviewed leading journal in Malaysia which began publication in 1978. The journal publishes in three different areas- Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science (JTAS); Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology (JST); and Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (JSSH).

The Middle East Journal of Internal Medicine is a new peer-reviewed journal to meet the needs of physicians, scientists, policymakers, and the patients and communities they serve in the Middle-East. The Journal will begin publication, online, in Oct 2007.

Today Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and partner organisations launch Nature Precedings http://precedings.nature.com, a free online service enabling researchers to rapidly share, discuss and cite early findings.

For IDRC, sharing the results of its research is a corporate imperative as much as a programming choice. Through this two-CD set, we extend the reach of our research programs and publications, including to regions of the world with low, unreliable, or nonexistent Internet access. Free copies available to order.

Global Savings–Investment Imbalances: What Role for East Asia, Demographic Changes, Saving, and Current Account in East Asia, Export Orientation and Technological Intensities in Auto Parts Firms in East and Southeast Asia: Does Ownership Matter and many more.

The program is aimed at candidates who, have shown interest in the creation and utilization of knowledge from an international perspective. Candidates can be Canadians, permanent residents, or citizens of developing countries, who are either currently registered in a Master's Program or have completed a Master's Degree.