Symposium Opening

Christian Noyer : Opening address , “ Globalisation , Inflation and Monetary Policy ” Symposium

I am delighted to open this 5th international symposium of the Banque de France, which is an opportunity to bring together heads of central banks and international institutions, leading academics and directors of private banks, as well as representatives of industrialised and emerging countries, in order to address a topical issue of common interest and concern to us all. Today’s debate will be...

Opening address 20th International Symposium on Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis.

Reports Conference Reports 23rd Usenix Security Symposium Opening Remarks

Kevin Fu, chair of the symposium, started off with the numbers: a 26% increase in the number of submissions for a total of 350, and 67 papers accepted, a rate of 19%. The large PC was perhaps not large enough, even with over 70 members, and included outside reviewers as well. There were 1340 paper reviews, with 1627 follow-up comments, and Fu had over 8,269 emails involving the symposium. Atten...

Special Symposium Issue of Lenzinger Berichte ,,advances in Wood Chemistry“ - Opening Address

The International Symposium ,,Advances in Wood Chemistry“ had been planned as a special opportunity to advance scientific efforts in the field of wood and cellulose chemistry, to present new research activities and discuss novel scientific ideas, but also, on the occasion of his 70th birthday, as a celebration of Prof. Dr. Josef S. Gratzl, a well-known and important figure in this field who has...

NLA Symposium screening and treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia: how can we do better? Opening and introductions.

Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by half the normal number of low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors and markedly elevated LDL cholesterol levels. FH is a very common disorder, affecting about one in 500 in the general population and occurring more frequently in certain ethnic groups. Untreated, roughly 50% of men and 25% of women who h...