October 14, 2006

Japan expected to host 2010 biodiversity forum 


Japan is expected to host the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) in 2010, with Nagoya emerging as the leading candidate venue.
Source: www.yomiuri.co.jp

SODC lauded and criticized at final Oceanfront forum 
Sylvie Paillard spaillard@squamishchief.com The Squamish Oceanfront Development Corporation (SODC) became the focal point of the third and last forum on the Oceanfront development memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Tuesday (Oct. 10).
Source: www.squamishchief.com

Exelixis Announces October 18 Webcast of Presentation at the BIO Investor Forum 2006 Conference 
Exelixis, Inc. announced today that George Scangos, PhD, president and chief executive officer of Exelixis will present at the BIO Investor Forum 2006 Conference at 10:40 a.m. / 1:40 a.m. on Wednesday, October 18, 2006.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Anadys Pharmaceuticals Invites Investors to Listen to a Webcast of a Presentation at the BIO Investor Forum 
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it will present at the BIO Investor Forum on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at 1:20 p.m. Pacific Time (4:20 p.m. Eastern Time) in the Palace Hotel, 2 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco. Kleanthis G.
Source: www.redorbit.com

Public schools, hiring top list at race forum 
TUPELO Hiring more minorities in local government and the public schools should be top concern of city officials, according to participants of the Race Relations Forum on Thursday.
Source: www.djournal.com

School Board Candidate Forum, Districts 1 & 5 
On Thursday night, Voters got their chance to hear from some of the candidates hoping to serve the Savannah-Chatham schools. The first school board forum in a series was held at the Savannah Morning News’ building on Chatham Parkway. It was sponsored by the newspaper and WSAV.
Source: www.wsav.com

Commuter rail splits commission candidates at forum 
TAMPA - Hillsborough County Commissioners Mark Sharpe and Tom Scott sounded similar notes on most issues during a political forum Thursday, though both are competing for the same job.
Source: www.sptimes.com

Iona Emsley Of ACORN. Is Sunday Forum Speaker 
On Sunday, October 15, the Garden City Community Church Forum will present Iona Emsley, Co-Chair of the Uniondale ACORN, speaking about “More Affordable Housing in Garden City and Long Island.” Ms. Emsley is the Co-Chair of Uniondale ACORN, a group that has been very active recently in seeking to
Source: www.gcnews.com

Crowley, a 167th candidate, hosts forum on environmental issues 
KIMBERTON - Michael Fedor, executive director of the Pennsylvania League of Conservation Voters (PALVC), answered concerned residents about environmental issues at a forum hosted by Anne Crowley on Tuesday.
Source: www.phoenixvillenews.com