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World Architecture Festival

The World Architecture Festival, WAF2010, will take place from November 3rd to 5th in Barcelona at the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona.  The World Architecture Festival is the only annual international event to reward excellence in a fully interactive inclusive live format.
To last year event in Barcelona came more than 1500 architects from 71 countries to discover the best projects of the preceding 18 months and to create ideas for the future of the industry through best practice exchange and collaboration.
The World Architecture Festival runs the biggest international architectural awards program in the world. Its global reach, prestigious judging panel, unique entry process and extensive media interest have made it a fixture in the international architectural profession diary. The festival features also seminars and exhibition content, as well as projects from architects all over the world.
The expert judging panel includes Arata Isozaki from Japan as Super Jury Chair and other prestigious names from different countries of the world including Barry Bergdoll, John Patkau, Matthias Sauerbruch, Kjetil T Thorsen & Michel Rojkind.
This year the sections include: Completed Buildings, Future Projects, Interiors and Fit Out, and Structural Design. The World Architecture Festival has teamed up with the Art and Work Awards to introduce a new award section called Art into Architecture aimed at encouraging and celebrating the relationship between art and architecture.

18th United European Gastroenterology week

The United European Gastroenterology Federation (UEGF) has chosen the city of Barcelona, Spain, for the United European Gastroenterology week UEGW Barcelona 2010. Since 1992 it the has been the forum for European Gastroenterologists and is now among the top medical meetings in Europe and also recognized as a top class Meeting outside Europe.
The UEGW 2010 has an extended scientific program with a full two-day post-graduate program on Saturday and Sunday incorporating gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy, surgery, imaging and other diagnostic modalities; the ESGE Learning Area divided into three sections: the Hands-On Training Centre ( in cooperation with ESEGENA will offer various forms of hands-on training throughout the congress), the Lecture Theatre (which will offer lectures on selected topics and provide an opportunity for small forum discussions) and the DVD Learning Centre (several DVD stations offering individual learning for endoscopy).
The ESEGENA Conference (European Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Nurses and Associates) is an associated meeting at the congress with separate scientific program.
The Open Plenary Session of the UEGW 2010 will be held on Monday morning and will include official speeches, invited speakers and presentations of the best submitted abstracts. During the Plenary Session it will be presented the UEGF Awards the UEGF Research Prize and the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Interdisciplinary Symposia will cover new approaches to diagnosis and treatment, and place major emphasis on innovative technical advances in the non-invasive management of gastrointestinal and hepatic disorders. The Free Paper Sessions are original research presentations delivered orally will have increased prominence this year, with a more interactive format. The Video Case Session will be an excellent platform for brief information on very current issues of endoscopy. Clinical Case Sessions will be presented and illustrated by high-quality endoscopic, radiological and pathological images. Live Endoscopy Sessions with international experts will demonstrate cutting-edge techniques and new tricks.
The Barcelona UEGW is also proud to host an international two-day symposium on GI and liver stem cells, co-organised and hosted by Hans Clevers and Tania Roskams.
The UEGW Barcelona 2010 will take place from October Saturday 23 to Wednesday 27 in Barcelona, Mediterranean city that incorporates in its urban street the Roman remains, medieval districts, the most beautiful examples of Catalan Modernism and new modern buildings as the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB), inaugurated in November 2004, located in the north-west of Barcelona/Diagonal Mar area. The CCIB consists of two separate buildings; the Forum Building Auditorium designed by Swiss architects Jaques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron and the Convention Centre designed by Spanish architect Josep Lluís Mateo - MAP Arquitectos. Both buildings are linked by an underground walkway.

Festival BAM - Barcelona Acció Musical

Around September 24, day of City Patron  Saint Virgin Mercé (Our Lady of Mercy), once again Barcelona will celebrate its Annual City Festival. One of the clasic events of these days is the BAM (Barcelona Acció Musical).  The BAM Barcelona 2010, a festival of independent music, showcases the best from the Catalan and Spanish music scene along with out coming international figures in more than 70 performances at a dozen different venues being all the concerts free.
The BAM Music Festival brings together a variety of genres from different corners of the world, from folk to electronic, pop-rock, hip hop or rumba, merging different rhythms and cultures from the Mediterranean, Europe, America or Africa.
The organization of the BAM Music Festival 2010, in its 18th edition, has released the first confirmations for this year edition of the festival, to be held from September 23 to 25.
Some of the names are:  GOLDFRAPP at the Fòrum - BAM/MTV (British duo led by Alison Goldfrapp that prefers not to spend too much time on the same style. From their trip-hop specially pop beginningsthat turned into electronic glam, going through a pastoral floating pop, and now returned to their more dancing with thei work Headfrist); EL GUINCHO at the Pl. dels Àngels (Pablo Diaz-Reixa, better known as El Guincho, from the Canary Islands, will present his new album Pop negre –Black Pop-2010); HINDI ZAHRA  at the Plaça de Rei (Parisian muse singer of Berber origin, presenting her songs of American great influence- jazz, folk, blues- with vibrant rhythm that lead to emotional and shady areas); MAIKA MAKOVSKI at the  Pl. dels Àngels (rock singer from the Mallorca island that has restarted his career this year with a record that, despite being the third, it is called simply Maika Makovski); TULSA at la Plaça del Rei (band led by Miren Iza (former Electrobikinis) presenting the latest album, Espera la pálida); NUEVA VULCANO at Plaça Reial (rock band that combines the visceral energy with high fly poetic lyrics); and many other names like Nacho Umbert & La Compañía, San Leon, Belle & Sebastian, Me and the Bees, Anti-Pop Consortium and more names that will be added to the list.
Some of the new and old venues of the Festival are Plaça dels Angels, Plaça de Joan Corominas, Plaça Reial, Plaça del Rei, Parc del Fórum or l’Antiga Fàbrica Damm.

ESTRO 29 European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology

The European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, ESTRO, has established an international reputation for organising different events through the year covering all aspects of radiation oncology and the multidisciplinary treatment of cancer.
ESTRO 29, which will be held from 12th to 16th September 2010 in the city of Barcelona, Spain.
Major improvements in radiation oncology, radiation physics, radiation biology and technology have contributed to increase the cure rates and also the quality of life of the patients and to establish our specialty at the forefront of modern multimodal oncology. Recently, radiation oncology has been very successful in exploring new horizons, focusing on the development of innovative high precision technologies for imaging cancer patients during the course of their treatment and improving permanently the precision in treatment delivery. Lately we have succeeded in exploring how these advances will change clinical oncology. New areas of research will continue to shape our future, including the identification of new molecular pathways involved in radiation response, molecularly targeted radiation oncology and the coming revolution of oncology imaging. Furthermore, proton and ion beam therapy are becoming more widely available and will certainly have an impact on the future of radiation oncology.
On Sunday 12 there will four pre-Conference Courses dedicated to Functional Imaging in Treatment Planning - Existing Standards and Future Developments, Adaptive Radiotherapy, Contribution of Tumor Microenvironment to Radiation Responses and Patient Safety in Radiation Oncology.
Through the Meeting it will be given the Estro ~ Varian Award to a radiotherapy professional for research in the field of radiobiology, radiation physics, clinical radiotherapy or radiation technology, The Estro-Accuray Award to a radiotherapy professional for research in the field of “High Precision Radiotherapy” and The Estro – Jack Fowler University of Wisconsin Award 2010 for the best abstract in the field of radiation physics or radiation technology, submitted for ESTRO 29.
The ESTRO 29 will take place at the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona in the Diagonal Mar/Forum Neighborhood of Barcelona.

2010 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence

The World Congress on Computational Intelligence is the largest technical event in the field of computational intelligence. The Congress on Computational Intelligence takes place every two years in different cities in the world having taken place the last two congresses in Vancouver on 2006 and Hong Kong on 2008.
The 2010 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (IEEE WCCI 2010) will be held in Barcelona from July 18 to 23 at the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona.
The 2010 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (IEEE WCCI 2010host three conferences: the 2010 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2010), the 2010 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE 2010), and the 2010 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (IEEE CEC 2010). IEEE WCCI 2010
The congress will provide a stimulating forum for scientists, engineers, educators, and students from all over the world to discuss and present their research findings on computational intelligence.
During the 2010 IEEE World Congress it will be given the 2010 IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award, established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 2004, and named in honor of Frank Rosenblatt, who is widely regarded as one of the founders of neural networks. Michio Sugeno (Yokohama, Japan)  will be awarded with the 2010 IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award for his contributions to development and applications of the theory of fuzzy sets.
The Workshop and Tutorials will take place on Sunday July 8. The Main Conference will take place from Monday July 19 to Friday July 23 at the Centre de Convencions Internacional Barcelona (CCIB) , a modern exhibition facility, on Rambla Prim 1-17, at the eastern end of the Diagonal, in the modern Diagonal Mar/Forum neighborhood next to the Forum Barcelona building.

Bikeshow BCN 2010, Festa de la Bici i dels Patins

On the 15 and 16 of May it will take place in Barcelona the edition of Bikeshow 2010, Festa de la Bici I dels Patins (Feast of the bike and skates) organized by the council for the 5th year, in  the Plaça de Llevant of the Parc del Forum in the Diagonal Mar Area. Throughout the weekend, also will be numerous displays of freestyle skating, speed and jumping with great specialists of these arrangements, and even it will be enabled a zone of slippage on skates. The presence of skating in this festival will accompanied by out hockey games and online exhibitions, a specialty very fast and spectacular sport. The main interest is to promote the skate world as a means of entertainment and sports, but also as a form of urban expression and as a means of sustainable transport perfectly integrated into the landscape of the city.
The Bike Show BCN is also intended to be an event in the world of cycling as a showcase for all the brands that want to go directly to the potential buyers.
In total it will be an area of over 50,000 m2 for the world of cycling and skating, with a wide range of possibilities. With the cooperation of institutions, sports organizations and also with the brands and companies that lend their support to this initiative, the Bikeshow and the Feast of the bike and skates will have also a children's activity area, a space dedicated to the bike as a means of urban transport, as well as practice areas for free-style patterns and a large number of exhibits. The proposals are accompanied by many road circuits and skills for leisure, learning and improvement.
The schedule of activities will be on Saturday from 10 am to 8 pm and Sunday from 10am to 3pm.

San Miguel PRIMAVERA SOUND 2010

From May 27 to May 29 the 10th edition of San Miguel Primavera Sound will be in the Parc del Forum of Barcelona.
In the list of names for this year edition there are names like Liquid Liquid, one of the most mythical formations of post punk, the New Zealand cult pop of band The Clean, one of the classics of American underground Shelac or the experimental indie rock of the Americans Polvo.
 Also some of the most renown and successful bands of these recent years like the solo project of Bradford Cox Atlas Sound, the duo No Age and their new twist to indie rock, the Apocalypse sound of the Lakers band Health,  the electronic music of Fuck Buttons or the experimental crossover of the New Yorkers Yeasayer will also be on stage during the three days of the festival.
An important moment of the festival will be the premiere of new show of the band Standstill, as a step forward that the group gives after of the success of the "Vivalaguerra” tour.
And as every other year special attention will be given also to fresh and new bands that have appeared in these last months like the British revelation The Big Pink or the icy electronic pop of Cold Cave and others.
For complete list of artist during the festival you can visit the organizers web:San Miguel Primavera Sound website 

BARCELONA BOSC URBA

For lovers of adventure sports now there is a place in Barcelona where to enjoy sports like Foxes, Swinging Bridges, Network Roads, Lianas, Bungee Jumping, Vertical Pirate Networks, Rope Bridges logs and others placed on different platforms up to 9 meter high. The Forum Barcelona Urban Forest is a new concept of adventure space: an adventure urban park of 6,000 square meters with more than 30 attractions, located in the Plaça del Forum.
The Plaça del Forum inside the Parc del Forum is a network of about 100 columns, left from the structures built for the Forum Universal de las Culturas 2004, that now is used to install the obstacles placed on the platforms up to 9 meters high the tallest and up to 120 meters the longest.
Three circuits have been displayed differentiated by height and level and type of difficulty: the Orange Circuit with small level of difficulty is for children from 4 to 10 years or up to 1.30 meters high and it consists of 14 platforms located 1.5 meters above ground; The Blue Circuit with a medium difficulty level suitable for children from 8 years old, families and adults, and consists on 19 platforms located 4 meters above the ground; and the Red Circuit prepared for advanced lovers of strong emotions and for those who are thrilled to enjoy and download maximum adrenaline, with 20 platforms located over 6 meters from the ground ending with the Zip line over 120 meters.
It is required before making any circuit, regardless on experience or previous training, to do the training course supervised by a monitor.

Estrella Damm Primavera Club 2008

Parc del Forum Barcelona - December 2008

The third edition of Estrella Damm Primavera Club will be held next December in Barcelona on the Stages of the Parc del Forum during the 12th & 13th of December and will be complemented also with a series of performances at the venues of Sala Apolo and La [2] de Apolo from December 10 to 13.
This new edition of Estrella Damm Primavera Club 2008 will be held also and for the first time in Madrid from the 11th to the 13th of December, in the following venues: Joy Eslava, El Sol and Nasti.
Names confirmed to appear on this new edtion of The Estrella Damm Club 08 in both cities, Barcelona and Madrid, are: Darren Hayman & Jack Hayter play Hefner songs, The Wave Pictures, The Thermals, Deerhoof, Giant Sand and The Extraordinaires.
More information for tickets can be found at t Estrella Damm Primavera Club website

XXX FIMS WORLD CONGRESS OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona, November 2008

The XXX FIMS WORLD CONGRESS OF SPORTS MEDICINE will take place in Barcelona from the 18 to 23 of November. The theme for this congress is “Sports Medicine for a better world” and through the Congress there will be lectures, workshops and symposium on important subjects as Post-competition recovery and rest, Sudden death in sport, Long-term complications of exercise, Clinical significance for sports medicine, Benefits of exercise in chronic illness, State of the art in sport nutrition, Training in elite athletes, Rehabilitation in sport, Benefits of exercise in chronic illness, Determinants of performance and fatigue in humans: new insights, Physical training and immunity.
The Venue of the Congress will be the modern Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona  (CCIB) at Rambla Prim in Barcelona.

World Architecture Festival

Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona, October 2008

The World Architecture Festival is the annual event for architects worldwide. 
The Festival will celebrate the work, concerns and aspirations of the international architectural community, during a three-day event taking place in Barcelona, Spain from 22 to 24 October 2008.
The Festival will reflect the increasingly international nature of architecture, while also celebrating its regional roots. It will be possible, through the exhibition of awards entries, to compare and contrast different approaches to the design of 96 building types in the 16 categories.
The Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona (CCIB) is the modern exhibition facility, at the eastern end of the Diagonal, next to the Forum Barcelona building.
The Festival will occupy a substantial part of the ground floor exhibition space, and the first floor for the Awards Gallery, Plenary Room and Presentation Rooms.
Each floor will be designed as a piece of city planning: downstairs the various elements will be laid out like the historic centre of Barcelona; upstairs it will be like the gridded city, complete with Diagonal.

Quidam - Cirque du Soleil

Parc del Forum - September-October 2008

This production of the Cirque du Soleil turns around the imagination of Zoe, a sad young girl to whom her parents give no attention. In her solititude and lonelinessshe dreams to attempt to escape from her sad world. in her escape she creates the world of Quidam, a man without a head that has an umbrella and a bowler hat. Quidam represents a dual character, carrying positive feelings and resentment that makes confront our dreams with our nightmares, our frailties and our anguish. The word quidam comes from the Latin meaning a certain person, a certain thing, a kind of. Quidam is meant to be a solitary figure lingering on a street corner,a nameless passer-by, one who cries out, sings and dreams within us all.
Quidam was first on stage in Montreal in 1996 for the inauguration of Cirque du Soleil's new head office and training center.The soundtrack was composed by Benoît Jutrás, and was released on 14 January 1997.

BARCELONA EXTREME SPORTS FESTIVAL

Parc del Forum, October 2008
For the First time in Barcelona the biggest event in extreme sports with a surface of 5.000 m2 of sport facilities and seven different areas for the competitions.Prominent National and International riders will attend to the international competitions of Skateboard, BMX, Inline, FMX, Wakeboard, Ski and Snowboard in the Barcelona Extreme Sport Festival together with amateur competitions, exhibitions and clinics. A big Skatepark of 1225m2 will be build together with a long ramp of 80 meters for the Freestyle Motocross (FMX), a Streetpark of 800m2 for BMX and Inline, a big area of 1000 m2 for urban jibbing covered with permasnow base, an spectacular Half Pipe 14 meters wide, 12 meters long and 4 meters high for Skate, BMX and Inline, and also it will be enabled a wakeboard 300m long at the mouth of the Port del Forum. The International Competitions will be divided intodifferent categories:
The INTERNATIONAL SKATEBOARD PRO-SERIES for individual competition of Skaters in disciplines of Half Pipe and Street
The INTERNATIONAL BMX PRO-SERIES for Specialists on top of their bicycles; turns in the air, flights and all kinds of fantastic shapes and breaks in two disciplines.
The INTERNATIONAL INLINE PRO-SERIES. This competition forms port of the World Circuit P.I.L. that takes places in different countries like Japan, England, Germany, the U.S.A, China and othersn ; and brings together the main international inliners in the form of Street.
The WAKE INTERNATIONAL PRO-SERIES for specialists on wakeboard and wakeskate performing jumps and ramps and handrails drawing figures carried by water jet motos.
The FMX X-BATTLE for members of the Red Bull team that will look forward for the leadership in the freestyle European motocross.
The URBAN JIBBING SEAT PRO-SERIES. The Open Freestyle Seat Circuit Season will open with this first test for the best ski and snowboard specialists on the modality of handrails in male and female category.

Summercase 2008

Parc del Forum Barcelona, July 2008

Summercase is a simultaneous festival in Madrid and Barcelona during two days. The two last editions were a great success of public in both cities. Summercase 08 continues with the original spirit: a same poster for the two cities at the same time, this year on July 18 and 19. Also the venues will be the same as in the past 2 years: in Madrid it will in Boadilla of Monte, and in Barcelona in the Parc de Fòrum, Rambla Prim 2-4.
The event will take place in several simultaneous scenes maintaining its original spirit: An amazing line up of consolidated artists and bands combined with the brightest new talents and hot tips for the future. For the moment some names have been already confirmed: The Breeders, CSS, M.I.A., Maxïmo Park, Mystery Jets, Pete & The Pirates or The Stranglers.

Daydream Festival

Radiohead at the Parc del forum, June 2008

On June 12 it will take place in the Parc del Fòrum the first edition of this new one-day Daydream Festival. The main interest of this 1st edition of the festival will be to listen to the British rock band Radiohead, in the only concert that the band will give in Spain, on their tour presenting the last studio record “In Rainbows”.
This 1st editon of the festival has been programmed to give support to the music of Radiohead as all the groups and djs that will appear on stage together with the british band will have some type of musical influence with the group led by Thom Yorke or as inspiration or as mutual admiration.
Some of the names that will be on stage during the festival are Christoph de Babalon, Cristian Vogel, Knife, Faust, Four Tet Live, Bat lashes, Clinic, Liars, Low, Modeselektor live and M83.
In addition, it will be the opportunity to listen to the Ensemble Nacional de Musica Contemporanea de España, ENEMC, as a clear tribute to the 1997 album “Off Computer” from Radiohead, presenting from a different perspective through the sounds of an orchestra the music that was mostly written to be played by machines and also new material form Radiohead guitarist and composer Jonny Greenwood.

Estrella Damm Primavera Sound 08

Parc del Forum of Barcelona, May 2008

As every year spring is time for the alternative rock music festival in Barcelona. A long list of artists and groups will be in the Estrella Damm Primavera Sound’08 Festival between May 29 and 31, at the Parc del Forum of Barcelona, a spacious environment with many different stages. The first list for this alternative rock festival counts with names of PORTISHEAD, MISSION OF BURMA, LES SAVY FAV, OKKERVIL RIVER, ERIC'S TRIP, MODEL 500, SILVER JEWS, CLIPSE, SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE, SCOUT NIBLETT, PISSED JEANS, DEERHUNTER, SHIPPING NEWS, EDAN & MC DAGHA, HOLLY GOLIGHTLY & THE BROKEOFFS, THE FELICE BROTHERS, MV & EE WITH THE GOLDEN ROAD, FUCK BUTTONS, MAN MAN.. The spirit of the festival is to showcase independent and up and coming acts, as well as experienced bands with strong influence in the music that is done nowadays. Music, sounds and rhythms from different places of the world will sound in the full equipped, wide-open space of the Parc del Forum in Barcelona by the Mediterranean Sea.

EuroPCR 2008

Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB), May 2008

EuroPCR is a major European event based on the exchange of scientific information and education for interventional cardiologists and radiologists.
EuroPCR is the platform for expression, with the sole aim of reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease, in keeping with the mission of EAPCI, your Association for Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions.
EuroPCR will show the way, breaking down the barriers by inviting the entire interventional community: cardiologists, surgeons, nurses and technicians, radiologists, angiologists, industry and allied healthcare partners. 
EuroPCR 2008 will be going for the second time in Barcelona, Spain, from 13 to 16 May 2008, at the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB).

6th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Bio pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology

CCIB, Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona, April 2008

The 6th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology brings together experts from all over the world seeking scientific exchange at a highly professional level. Originally organised by two pharmaceutical associations – the French APGI (Association de Pharmacie Galénique Industrielle) and the German APV (International Association for Pharmaceutical Technology) and first held in Budapest in 1995, this congress has gained an ever-increasing importance among the pharmaceutical players worldwide. More than 1,000 students, scientists, members of the relevant authorities and the pharmaceutical industry are expected to join the 6th World Meeting with now 18 cooperating pharmaceutical associations and, for the first time, including pharmaceutical organisations from Scandinavia and the Baltic States.
 In Barcelona from April 7th to 10th, at the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona, Rambla Prim 1-17, 08019 Barcelona

Cisco Networkers 2008

Centre de Convencions de Barcelona, January 2008

Cisco Networkers 2008 will offer in Barcelona from the 20 to the 24 of January a common platform to technicians and professionals of the communications in which to develop their knowledge and to stay to the day with the technology, products and solutions of Cisco as well as their vision of future.
The World of Solutions is a unique technology showcase, featuring Cisco's' boldest innovations alongside a group of powerful partners highlighting their Cisco-based products and services. It is your opportunity to explore the breadth and depth of possibilities for greater networking performance, security, and productivity-enhancing services, as well as participate in activities and informal opportunities to interact with your peers and Cisco engineers.
At the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona, Rambla Prim 1-17 Barcelona

Estrella Damm Primavera Club 2007

Parc Del Forum - Sala Apolo - Barcelona, December 2007

The second edition of Estrella Damm Primavera Club 2007 Festival will take place in Barcelona from December 4 to 8 at the venues of the Auditorium in the Parc Del Fòrum and the two spaces of the Sala Apolo.
Five of the names that have already confirmed their presence at the festival are the band of Dylan Carson, Earls; The Liars presenting their last record; the band from Atlanta Deerhunter with the charismatic voice of Bradford Cox; The group from New York Bishop Allen, presenting also their last album “The broken String”; and the young band from LA, The Little Ones.
Other names that will appear in the different days or the festival are: Von Südenfed, John Vanderslice, Bracken, The Ettes, Digital Mystikz + Loefahfeat. Mc Sgt. Pokes, Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts, Parts & Labor, Lagartija, Schwarz, The Right Ons, Sanjosex, Ruiz Pantaleon.

HP Software Universe 2007 - HP Communications World 2007

Barcelona International Convention Centre (CCIB), November 2007

Hewlet Packard is presenting in Barcelona at the venue of the Barcelona International Convention Centre (CCIB) the HP Software Universe 2007 and the HP Communications World 2007, from November 27 to November 30 in one of Europe’s largest Software events.
The HP Software Universe 2007 will inform you about new and proven technologies and processes for better business outcomes.
The HP Communications World 2007 in Barcelona, will show you how HP keeps people connected with richer, simpler and more personalised services that generate incremental revenue for your business!
It is the perfect moment to get the latest updates on HP Software and HP Partner Solutions.

European i-Gaming Congress & Expo (EiG)

Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona (CCIB), October 2007

The Sixth Annual EiG will be this year in Barcelona from October 2nd to October 4th. The Venue of this event will be at the CCIB Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona in Rambla Prim 1-17, 08019 Barcelona, with its wonderful setting on the city's seafront Diagonal Mar area which combines culture and commerce. The EiG is renowned for its networking parties and gatherings.
In 2006 over 1,050 i-gaming professionals from 42 countries converged in Barcelona for the European i-gaming Congress and Expo (EiG). The conference programme spanned three days, featuring many of the biggest names in the industry.

ECCO 14 - The European Cancer Conference

Centro de Convenciones Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB) . September 2007

In Barcelona from September 23rd to 27th 2007 will take place the 14th European Cancer conference, ECCO 14 build on the outstanding success of previous ECCO meetings, the flagship activity of the Federation of European Cancer Societies (FECS). ECCO 14 will provide the largest ever multidisciplinary forum for discussing the entire spectrum of cancer research and management.
ECCO 14 will feature a nursing programme emphasising the increasing role of nurses in care, research and education and there will be a full programme of educational activities of relevance to those in training and updates for continuing professional development.
At the Centro de Convenciones Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB), Rambla Prim, 1-17, 08019 Barcelona. 

WEEKEND DANCE Madrid - Barcelona

Parc del Forum - September 2007

Weekend Dance is a brand new music festival that will take place in two cities on consecutive days: the 14th of September in Madrid and the 15th of September in Barcelona.
A music journey organized around one stage and two marquees and where will be acting the most representative and innovative artists from the dance and electronic music scenes.
In Barcelona on September 15th at The Parc del Fòrum from 18:00 hours with the presence of Massive Attack, Faithless, Nite Versions + 2manydjs, Deep Dish (Dubfire+Sharam), Sven Väth, Carl Craig, Vitalic (live), Hernan Cattaneo, Digitalism (live), Cedric Gervais, Wally Lopez, Undo et Vicknoise and many others

Barcelona Accio Musical 2007

Festival BAM - September 2007

The Festival BAM (Barcelona Acció Musical) will take place the next 21st, 22nd and 23rd of September.  On the occasion of 15th anniversary of this Festival in Barcelona  a special programming in different emblematic places of the city, like the pl. Joan Coromines, the Cathedral Ave., the Moll de la Fusta, the pl. del Rei, the pl. Sant Jaume, the Portal de la Pau and the Parc del Forum, is being prepared to bring the music from different corners of the world. 
Coinciding with the local feast of La Mercè, Our Lady of Mercy  (patron saint of Barcelona), these three days to listen to a combination of styles and influences, with different rhythms and cultures from the Mediterranean, Europe, America or Africa.
 

Barcelona Loveball 2007

European gay and lesbian festival, August 2007

Barcelona is ready to embrace Loveball’s forth edition, the most important European gay and lesbian festival, which will be held for the second time in Barcelona. This edition will last for a week (from August 1st to the 7th) and will feature music, sport activities, cinema, art, fashion and the most original way of leisure that you can imagine. Barcelona Loveball 2007 expects to join more than 30.000 people coming from all over Europe and also from other places such United States, Australia, South America, Israel or Turkey. Barcelona was not chosen by chance to celebrate the fourth edition of the Loveball. The Catalan capital proved, during the previous edition, to be an open, modern, multicultural and tolerant city, with a vibrant cultural and nightlife scene that draws in the many tourists flocking to the city throughout the year.

Summercase 2007

In Barcelona  at the Parc del Forum, July 2007

Summercase is a simultaneous festival in Madrid and Barcelona during two days. The first edition celebrated in 2006 was a great success of public in both cities. Summercase 07 continues with the original spirit: a same poster for the two cities at the same time on July 13 and 14. The event will take place in the same venues of last year: in Madrid it will in Boadilla of Monte, and in Barcelona in the Parc de Fòrum, Rambla Prim 2-4. The event will take place in several simultaneous scenes where it will be possible to see to: Air, The Chemical Brothers, James, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Kaiser Chiefs, !!!, Badly Drawn Boy, Dj Shadow, Felix Da Housecat, The Gossip, Jarvis Cocker, OMD, Soulsavers feat. Mark Lanegan, Dragonette, Electrelane, The Glimmers, The Hours, How I Became The Bomb, Miqui Puig y El Conjunto Eléctrico, My Brightest Diamond, Ratatat, Perry Blake, Riotous Rockers, The Sunday Drivers, The Twang, Arcade Fire, Bloc Party, The Flaming Lips, PJ Harvey, Scissor Sisters, 2manydjs, Astrud, Editors, The Hidden Cameras, LCD Soundsystem, Lily Allen, Mika, Phoenix, 1990s, Amable & Gato, Belle & Sebastian Djs, Bromheads Jacket, Delorean, Fionn Regan, Guillemots, The Maccabees, The Pigeon Detectives, Sr. Chinarro,

WCBCT2007 in Barcelona

CCIB - Centre de Convencions Internacional, July 2007

The European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT) has the pleasure of hosting the fifth World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies in 2007. The WCBCT is held every three years and provides an opportunity for cognitive and behaviour clinicians and researchers from all corners of the globe to meet, exchange ideas and further develop this evidence based therapy. The World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies will be held in Barcelona from Wednesday July 11th till Saturday July 14th. The scientific programme will combine skill training workshops, scientific symposia and keynote addresses from many of the leading researchers and practitioners in the world. The Congress will take place in one of Europe's most modern and largest Congress Centres, the CCIB - Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona, Rambla Prim, 1-17, 08019 Barcelona. 

9th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer

Centro de Convenciones Internacional de Barcelona – CCIB June 2007

The Ninth World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer will be held 27 - 30 June 2007 in Barcelona, Spain. The World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer continues to serve as a forum at which leading oncologists, practicing clinicians and specialists in cancer research review the state of the art and share the newest information on the management of gastrointestinal cancer. The Congress is built around a multi-disciplinary approach provided in plenary lectures by widely recognized experts, complemented with presentations of selected controversial topics, meet the expert sessions, case discussions, and satellite symposia on specific topics.

Annual European Congress of Rheumatology

Centro de Convenciones Internacional de Barcelona – CCIB June 2007

The EULAR congress is the venue for scientific presentation of basic, clinical and translational research. Hopefully, new knowledge can be translated into improved prevention of the rheumatic diseases and into better treatment and rehabilitation of patients with these disorders. The congress is also a meeting point for rheumatologists, health professionals and patients where they come together, exchange ideas, and develop plans for future collaborative research or educational activities.
eular, the european league against rheumatism
At the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona, form June 13th till June 16th, Rambla Prim 1-17 Barcelona. 

EuroPcr 2007 in Barcelona

Centro de Convenciones Internacional de Barcelona – CCIB May 2007

The scientific programme of EuroPCR is built around four major themes; coronary percutaneous interventions, peripheral percutaneous interventions, valve and noncoronary cardiac disease, as well as cardiothoracic surgery & vascular surgery.
The mission is to contribute to the advancement of education and information on existing and new technologies in percutaneous interventions in the fields of coronary, peripheral, valve and non-coronary cardiac disease, cardio-thoracic surgery & vascular
surgery as well as imaging.
in Barcelona from 22nd May to 25th May, 2007, at the CCIB Convention Center, Rambla Prim 1-17,  08109 Barcelona, Spain 

15th International Conference & Exhibition on Liquified Natural Gas (LNG15)

Centro de Convenciones Internacional de Barcelona – CCIB April 2007

The LNG congresses are the time and place for the Liquefied Natural Gas Industry from all over the world to meet up and discuss its affairs every three years, with producer countries and consumer countries taking turns to organise these events.
The next congress, LNG 15, will be held in the Barcelona International Convention Centre (Centro de Convenciones Internacional de Barcelona – CCIB) on 24-27 April 2007. Being acknowledged as one of the most important events in the gas-sector calendar and as the chief meeting-ground for the liquefied natural gas industry, LNG 15 will bring together leading representatives and experts from the sector internationally, both in the Congress sessions and in the accompanying Exhibition.
The success of the preceding congresses – Seoul (Korea) 2001 and Doha (Qatar) 2004 – together with the rising demand for LNG make the LNG 15 event an excellent opportunity to show the world the sector’s substantial growth and positive outlook, as well as the advances made by the industry worldwide in this field.
As a result, GNL 15 will be of interest for all professionals and companies associated with the liquefied natural gas industry.