Conference
Erlangen
Erlangen (GER), January 2014 - Learning transfer is a dimension that worries most training managers. Erich R. Unkrig, Head of People Development / Deputy VP HR Germany at the technology group Areva, tracks the contribution that qualifying employees through training makes to business success. For him, the pivotal point in the issue is a strong commitment by senior management.
Conference
Plovdiv
The training is organised by the University of Food Technologies and the MoniQA Association. Participants will learn about the common food pathogens and the available rapid methods for microbiological analysis of foods. The FST (food scientist training) will provide relevant theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience on PCR methods (classical PCR and real-time PCR) for the detection and quantification of pathogens in food samples.This year the training will expand its focus to mycotoxins in foods – producing microorganisms and factors contributing to mycotoxin contaminations, methods for de-toxification and the regulatory frame.
Brussels
CPDP is an annual three-day conference devoted to privacy and data protection. The 7th edition of CPDP will be held on 22-24 January 2014 in Brussels. Whilst a number of speakers are specifically invited by the conference, several slots remain open to application through an annual call for papers.
Conference
Brussels
The info day is organised by the Directorate for Biotechnologies, Agriculture, Food to provide full information on the new calls for proposals of Societal Challenge 2 (Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research bio-based industries and the Bioeconomy) and on the call Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (LEIT) - Biotechnology.
URL: http://ec.europa.eu/research/bioeconomy/news-events/news/20140117_en.htm
London
Each year IRM organises a lecture on a different approach to or aspect of risk. The lecture is free to attend for all paid up IRM members.