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Information regarding the three-day Montagna Symposium 2011 entitled "Advances in Science and Medicine Catalyzed by Pioneering Skin Research," the 60th anniversary meeting is presented. Topics include a timeline denoting the origin and highlights of photoimmunology as a discipline, the milestones in cancer research and discoveries on the skin, and the role of DNA repair defects in skin cancer. The symposium features several speakers including Stuart Yuspa, Andrzej Dlugosz, and Pierre Coulombe.

As multiparty interactions with single courses of coordinated action, workplace meetings place particular interactional demands on participants who are not primary speakers (e.g. not chairs) as they work to initiate turns and to interactively coordinate with displays of recipiency from co-participants. Drawing from a corpus of 26 hours of videotaped workplace meetings in a midsized US city, this article reports on multimodal practices – phonetic, prosodic, and bodily-visual – used for coordinating turn transition and for consolidating recipiency in these specialized speech exchange systems. Practices used by self-selecting non-primary speakers as they secure turns in meetings include displays of close monitoring of current speakers’ emerging turn structure, displays of heightened interest as current turns approach possible completion, and turn initiation practices designed to pursue and, in a fine-tuned manner, coordinate with displays of recipiency on the parts of other participants as well as from reflexively constructed ‘target’ recipients. By attending to bodily-visual action, as well as phonetics and prosody, this study contributes to expanding accounts for turn taking beyond traditional word-based grammar (i.e. lexicon and syntax). [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article profiles several national speakers invited to the 2010 Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA) and Private Cancer Physicians of Australia (PCPA) Joint Scientific Meeting. These include Professor Sanchi Aranda whose research program centers on cancer supportive care, Doctor Christine Bennett who has an active commitment and involvement in medical professional issues, social policy, and medical research, and Professor Phyllis Butow who is an expert for 20 years in Psycho-Oncology and health communication.

The article presents 10 strategies which will help teachers be successful in the promotion of student learning and major reform issues in the U.S. It states that if teachers feel they must discuss or take a stand on an issue, they must educate themselves about it. It adds that if there is an issue that several colleagues feel strongly about, it is better to discuss it in a group meeting, designate a speaker, and decide what the speaker need to articulate for the group.

The article investigates a multimodal practice for self-selecting observed in a video-taped corpus of work meetings: the use of pointing gestures predicting possible turn completions and projecting the emergence of possible next speakers. This practice is analyzed in various sequential positions, namely at turn beginnings and at pre-beginnings. It displays recipients' practical online turn parsing, and their orientation to transition spaces, and to TCU. completions in a visible, recognizable, public way. It shows the emergent and progressive establishment of speakership, exploiting both systematic features of turn-taking and specific features of the interactional space. The article explores the emic, locally situated and contingent definition of speakership by considering not only where pointing gestures begin but also where they end: pointing does not only end in pre-completion positions, projecting turn end, but can also persist through sequences, showing speaker's orientations to her turn's sequential implicativeness. Thus, by observing a particular multimodal practice within a specific interactional setting, the article explores participants' orientations to the rights and obligations associated with talk-related categories such as 'non current speaker'. 'possible next speaker', 'incipient speaker' and 'current speaker'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tracking speakers in multiparty conversations constitutes a fundamental task for automatic meeting analysis. In this paper, we present a novel probabilistic approach to jointly track the location and speaking activity of multiple speakers in a multisensor meeting room, equipped with a small microphone array and multiple uncalibrated cameras. Our framework is based on a mixed-state dynamic graphical model defined on a multiperson state-space, which includes the explicit definition of a proximity-based interaction model. The model integrates audiovisual (AV) data through a novel observation model. Audio observations are derived from a source localization algorithm. Visual observations are based on models of the shape and spatial structure of human heads. Approximate inference in our model, needed given its complexity, is performed with a Markov Chain Monte Carlo particle filter (MCMC-PF), which results in high sampling efficiency. We present results--based on an objective evaluation procedure--that show that our framework 1) is capable of locating and tracking the position and speaking activity of multiple meeting participants engaged in real conversations with good accuracy, 2) can deal with eases of visual clutter and occlusion, and 3) significantly outperforms a traditional sampling-based approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The International Congregational Fellowship conference at Corfu accomplished many things. 'Reflections of a Corfu Conference-goer' comprises a very readable summary of the ten day meeting. Quotes from speakers and attendees alike capture the feeling, mood and substance of the meeting. The article is not only a synopsis of the conference but a beautiful record which captures much of the spirit of the meeting as well. This conversational article places the reader at the conference and enables anyone to experience the mood of the meeting itself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents information on the general meeting and the special general meeting that were conducted by the British Astronomy Association on March 30, 2005, at The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London WI. Mr Boles opened the fifth Ordinary Meeting of the 115th session, and invited Dr Hewitt to read the minutes of the previous meeting. Further, the President opened the Special General Meeting of the 115th session, inviting Dr Hewitt to read the minutes of the previous year's SGM, which were approved by the members.

The article presents the program of the 93rd Statistical Mechanics Meeting at Rutgers University on May 15-17, 2005. The topics and speakers for several presentations include "Hybrid Numerical Methods for Multiscale Modeling," by F. Alexander, "Optimization for Physics and Physics of Optimization," by A. Middleton, "Monte Carlo Comparisons of the 2d Self-Avoiding Walk and SLE," by T. Kennedy and "Fermion Monte Carlo," by M. Kalos.

Presents a list of speakers to the 92nd Statistical Mechanics Meeting at the Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on December 19-21, 2005.

This article presents information about the speakers and the titles at the International EMT Meeting that was held during October 5-8, 2003. Meeting on "Transcriptional Controls for Epithelial-Mesenchymal and Mesenchymal-Epithelial Transition" was chaired by Hans-Werner Denker. Meeting on "Regulation of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Cell Transformation in the Embryonic Chick Heart" was chaired by Donald F. Newgreen. Meeting on "Molecules in Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transitions" was chaired by Erik W. Thompson.

Presents three texts presented in a session at the conference "Passing on Feminism" held January 23, 2004 in Amsterdam. Overview of the statements presented by panelists Iris der Tuin, Renee C. Hoogland and Petra de Vries regarding feminist theory in an intergenerational perspective; Concern regarding questions of power relationships between teachers and students; Consideration of the power of academic institutions to disseminate the development of feminist scholarship; Coverage on the shifting composition of the student body in terms of age and ethnic background.

Highlights the 109th annual meeting of the Texas Historical Association on March 2-5, 2005 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Fort Worth. Speakers; Design of T-shirts; Contact information.

Presents information on the International Coatings Expo in 2003. International Coatings Technology Conference; Technology conference speakers; Abstracts of annual meeting presentations.

In an analysis of the use of what I call 'generalized theme-oriented' opinions and 'agent-oriented' opinions in three videotaped Japanese business meetings, I demonstrate how the speakers in positions of authority used (1) generalized theme-oriented opinions to support their agent-oriented opinions, or vice versa, and (2) used generalized theme-oriented opinions and agent-oriented opinions to set the course of their talk and develop the talk to their advantage. Japanese speakers in business meetings may use generalized theme-oriented opinions when they strengthen their arguments in a strategy to persuade their addressee and maximize the outcome of the discussion to their benefit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article highlights the 26th conference conducted by ISSR in Ixtapan de la Sal, Mexico in August 2001. As this was the Society's first full meeting in Latin America, the Programme Committee chose a theme that is aimed at decentering perspectives and paradigms for the interpretation of present-day processes in religion. In addition to the approaches that various thematic sessions and others were able to make to the theme it was at the forefront of the opening session and the two plenary sessions on which the week hinged. Speakers of the said conference tackled issues that are of importance to the improvement of the field.

This article focuses on the 15th meeting of the European cytoskeleton forum which was known as European cytoskeleton Club earlier. It was established 20 years ago. The Forum now has an annual meeting in an attractive European location to highlight the latest progress in cytoskeleton research. The 15th meeting of the European Cytoskeleton Forum held in Blankenberge on the Belgian coast at the end of August, was attended by about 160 participants from Europe, with a sprinkling of speakers from the USA and Japan. Here the author attempts to provide an overview of the central focus of the meeting, rather than provide a comprehensive account.

The 32nd annual meeting of Society for Psychophysiological Research will be held at Princess Resort, San Diego, California from October 14-18, 1992. Members of the program committee are Edwin W. Cook III, Bruce N. Cuthbert, Patricia J. Deldin, Diane L. Filion, Anthony W.K. Gaillard, Iris B. Goldstein, Steven Hackley, Kenneth Hugdahl, Ray Johnson, James D. Lane, John E. Richards, Brigitte Rockstroh, Walton T. Roth, Andrew J. Tomarken, and Peter Ullsperger. Invited speakers and the titles of their talks will be Floyd K. Bloom on neurotransmitters as integrative signals, Steven A. Hillyard on neural systems mediating selective attention, Joseph K. LeDoux on a psychophysiology of emotion in the brain and Richard K. Thompson on search of memory traces.

This note, taken from the remarks delivered extemporaneously by the speaker, summarizes the issues and concerns discussed during the conference. Among the points raised are the changing role of the social the emerging areas of involvement, and the need for theory-building. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information about the topics discussed during the first session of a meeting chaired by Professor Brian Jarman that was held on March 22, 1986 is presented. One speaker examined the organizational links between the different structures within the health service. Another speaker stressed the importance of responsible use of clinical freedom and the other speaker emphasized the psychological and social events in any society childbirth.

The article presents information about the Southwestern Social Science Association. The 1952 annual convention of the association was held at Dallas, Texas, April 10-12, 1952. The Executive Council met at 7:30 p.m. on April 10, 1952, at the Baker Hotel. All members were present except Wade Hartrick, Ralph Russell, C. A. Wiley, Ellis Sowell, John Stockton, and Walter Hansen. The Council voted to recommend to the incoming Executive Council that the Association meets at the Baker Hotel in 1953 and that invitations be entertained from other cities for 1954. Dr. W. M. Pritchett, chairman of the Endowment Committee, led a discussion on the trust agreement for the proposed Southwestern Social Science Association Foundation. The Executive Council voted to recommend to the general business meeting that the proposed foundation be formed as early as possible. It was agreed that Dr. Sowell should suggest a list of nominees for consideration as trustees. The matter of honoraria payments to Convention speakers was discussed. The consensus of the group was to the effect that the Association's financial status does not permit payments to section speakers.

The article gives information on conference on "Refractory Amsterdam." The Netherlands Sociological Society convened the conference to discuss the origins of the conflicts that have taken place in recent years: especially of the Provos, a word derived from the provocateur. A speaker observed a consensus of opinion between the two groups: both believe there are `good' and `bad' Provos. The result is that its advocates defend the cause --the good ideas--while its adversaries condemn the individuals taking part in it. This means that the Provo leader and the normal adherent each inhabit different worlds of experience. Another pointed to yet another aspect of Provo activity: Those models which up to now have been extrapolated from the traditional youth work are now outdated. The Provos and other `minority movements' are attempts to develop new models for the consumer society. The following speaker cast a number of wide-mesh nets over the phenomenon in the hope that it could be captured in this way. He explained why he had withdrawn from the preparatory committee. He considered that there was too little substantial knowledge of facts for sociologists to analyze.

This article presents updates on meetings and events related to family living and marriage at universities and associations in the U.S. as of May 1946. At the two sessions of the American Sociological Society, papers presented were devoted to the topic of family. The first, on the Family and the War, chairman, Ray E. Baber, discussed papers by Mildred Fairchild on Compilation of Data Regarding American Women at Work and at Home in World War II, by Leonard Bloom on Familial Adjustments of Japanese-Americans to Relocation, and by John F. Cuber on A Study of the Adjustmental Problems of Returning Service Men and Their Spouses. The Association for Childhood Education, on the other hand, held a restricted 1946 Annual Meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio, on April 1946, limited to approximately eight hundred people. In addition, the Child Study Association of America held its Annual Conference on March 4, 1946.

The article relates the author's experience as a specialist in elementary and teacher education and as the speaker during the meeting of science teachers at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The author discusses the three different aspects during the meeting including the changing concept of knowledge itself or science, the changing conception of children who are to be taught and the changing conception of education and of teacher-education. According to the author, the study of conservation or study of the use of resources is one of the outstanding ways of recognizing the vital role of science in general education.

This article presents information on the next annual meeting of the American Sociological Society. The next Annual Meeting will convene at Atlantic City, New Jersey during December 28-31, in co-operation with the other Social Sciences. Responsibility for naming participants rests with the chairmen of the Divisions and Sections in co-operation with the President. The Committee on Social Research sends to each chairman a list of research in progress as gathered in the annual census. While this is the chief source of program material, yet suggestions and advice on subjects or speakers will be welcomed, in the interest of a strong program. The executive committee has authorized the appointment of a Membership Committee, whose important function it is to strengthen the society by enlarging membership and the chairman has been chosen. Attention is called to the rule against two papers being read by any one member. Chairmen should make this clear in issuing invitations and members are supposed to decline to appear twice, though this should not necessarily apply to invitations to participate in the discussions which follow the reading of formal papers.

Examines the factors contributing to the success or failure of an after-dinner speech in a club. Most satisfactory way of inviting the speaker; Need for the lecturer to be prepared to suggest the size of the anticipated fee; Preparations needed for a meeting to help guests to get acquainted with each other.

Focuses on the Cambridge Conference: The Exchange in England. Keynote speakers of the event; Topics discussed; Attendees of the event.

Reports on Gethsemani II, a Catholic and Buddhist's dialogue on the causes of suffering at the Trappist Gethsemani monastery in Kentucky. Differences in the Buddhist and Christian approaches to suffering; Speakers; Topics discussed; Programs and activities.

Reports on the outcome of the conference Functional Genomics--Visualising the Complexity which was held in Göteborg, Sweden in August 2002. History of the conference; List of speakers; Topics discussed in the conference.

Highlights the topics discussed during the sixth annual meeting of the American Library Association held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 25, 2003. Background of the speakers; Theme of the meeting.

The article presents the queries commonly addressed by members of The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) to the program chairperson of the coming CEC's 53rd Annual International Convention on April 20-25, 1975 in Los Angeles, California. The question and answer advisory aim to provide CEC members with insight into ways in which the conference serves their interests. There will be two pre-convention activities which include workshops and tours to Hawaii with speakers who appeal to all age groups.

Focuses on the interactions between speakers, audience and chairman in a medical meeting in Athens, Greece. Failure of most chairmen to comply with simple medical procedures; Effect of the performance of speakers and chairmen on the interest of the audience; Need for organizing committees to provide instructions to speakers ans chairmen.