Science Education & Policy

NEW YORK, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Platts, the world's foremost energy information provider and a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is currently seeking nominations for the 10th annual Platts Global Energy Awards, which recognize excellence of companies and individuals in the global energy industry. On Wednesday, December 3, 2008, Platts, along with principal sponsor Capgemini, will host the annual black-tie dinner and awards ceremony in New York City at Cipriani Wall Street. The Platts Global Energy Awards is one of the most recognized awards programs in the industry. Platts…

LONDON, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to reports in the media that Obecalp, a placebo pill for children, is due to be made available on the UK market, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain's (RPSGB) Chief Scientist, Jayne Lawrence said: "The RPSGB is concerned that this product is due to be made available on the UK market as a placebo pill to give to children. "As a dietary supplement, the manufacturers have not been required to carry out clinical trials. Further, the use of this drug indicates that symptoms diagnosis and advice have not been sought from a qualified…

OXFORD, England, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Oxford Computer Group (OCG) proudly announced it has won the 2008 Microsoft Partner of the Year award for Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Active Directory. The company was chosen out of an international field of top Microsoft partners as delivering market-leading customer solutions built on Microsoft technology. "It is a great honour to receive this award which is a validation of our expertise and focus on identity and access solutions," said Neil Coughlan, Director, Oxford Computer Group. "We would like to thank our customers for great…

WAYNE, Pennsylvania and LONDON, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- SunGard has integrated its SunGard Transaction Network (STN) with Japan-based trading hub, MetaBit. This will help SunGard's buy-side and sell-side customers automate their trading connections with institutions in the Asia-Pacific region thereby helping improve integration, automation and connectivity of the international trade lifecycle. Based in Tokyo, MetaBit is Japan's only provider of a pure local FIX trading hub providing bilateral order flow for cash equities, index futures, options, and commodity futures, giving buy-side…

LONDON, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- E-Health Insider, the UK's leading online information portal for healthcare IM&T, is launching a new conference and exhibition called Healthcare Interoperability on 30 October 2008, ICC, Birmingham. The event is a response to the current wide ranging discussion about interoperability in healthcare systems - what it is, where it is needed and how it can be made to happen. What is clear is that much of our 21st century healthcare policy and practice requires clinical information sharing that is only possible if there are high levels of interoperability…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Lemania College, a bastion of education in the center of Lausanne, attended by both Swiss and foreign students from all walks of life, is proud to be recognised for its dependability and the quality of its teaching. Students with widely diversified objectives have come here to acquire knowledge, to shape their future, to pass examinations and to blaze the trail to their future careers. It was founded and administered by the Du Pasquier family and has managed to combine development and modernity with discretion and effectiveness. This centenary…

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota and NICE, France, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- - Clinical Evidence Along With Featured Products Highlight Biennial Meeting of Cardiologists Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced its schedule of activities for Cardiostim 2008 - 16th World Congress in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Techniques, being held 18-21 June 2008. Media and physician attendees are invited to the following: - A symposium on REVERSE (Resynchronisation Reverses Remodeling in Systolic Left Ventricular Dysfunction), including the first look at 18-month European data, will be held from 14.00-15.…

MILTON KEYNES, England, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Executives, managers and staff need separate software to help them focus on their specific areas. The integration of all these pieces is a major problem and rarely results in a cohesive view of a company, making management very difficult. However software, like it or loathe it, forms a cornerstone of all operational strategies because if you cannot measure your performance, how are you going to manage it? The existing software market is very vertical in the operational management area and so to cover all areas, a company may need 10 or more…

As a science site, one thing we understand is physics and how it can be exculpatory - no snowflake in an avalance ever has to take the blame. The American Beverage Association(ABA) knows this too. They are the trade association representing the broad spectrum of companies that manufacture and distribute non-alcoholic beverages in the United States - that means soda and juice but also water and things that are basically good for you. Dr. Maureen Storey is their senior vice president for science policy and former director of the University of Maryland's Center for Food, Nutrition, and…

BRUSSELS, June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- All across Europe, a wide range of events have taken place this week in the run-up to the European Wind Day 2008. Thousands of members of the public have already taken part in activities from exhibitions in Belgian train stations to photo contests in Sweden. The events all focus on how wind energy works and the benefits it brings as a clean and sustainable power source. The official Wind Day is tomorrow, Sunday 15 June. National wind energy associations are organising events in 20 different countries, and over 100 wind farms are holding open days. Drawing…