Who: Param Singh, vice president of clinical trial management solutions, BioPharm Systems

Adrian Hampshire, managing director, EMEA, BioPharm Systems

Paul Dobrowolskyj, senior consultant, Oracle Health Sciences

What: Webinar: "Business and Operational Risks in Clinical and Safety: Applying Appropriate Technology and Approaches to Mitigate Risk"

All business processes are subject to some level of risk. Key to the long term viability of any company is the critical need to identify the risks, quantify them, minimize them, and have a clear plan for dealing with any residual risks.

Organizations try to mitigate risks by implementing systems that support the company's business processes. Commercial software systems that are available from vendors such as Oracle include many capabilities which, if implemented properly, greatly reduce the risks in the business process.

The implementation of complex systems is, in itself, a risky process. Organizations like BioPharm Systems have been able to use their wide range of experience to develop pre-configured and pre-validated solutions that help reduce the risks during the implementation of a clinical trial management system (CTMS) and a safety system.

This one and a half-hour webinar will provide an overview of business risks related to clinical and safety systems and will illustrate how the risks inherent in implementing complex CTMS and safety systems can be significantly reduced.

When: Thursday, November 17, 2011 @:

7:00 a.m. US Pacific time
8:00 a.m. US Mountain time
9:00 a.m. US Central time
10:00 a.m. US Eastern time
15:00 UK time
16:00 Central European time

Webinar Information: To register for this complimentary webinar, go to: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/bf2hph6dutcu

Join PRSA’s Entertainment and Sports Section for this brown bag teleconference, a virtual roundtable where participants learn about best practices on topics of interest to practitioners in entertainment or sports communications.

Mark Miller, from the U.S. Bowling Congress, will lead the Entertainment and Sports Section in a conversation about how newspapers are positioning entertainment and sports stories, along with how coverage of these topics are being shared across print outlets and expanding into social networking.

Discussion topics will include:

Is the consolidation of newspaper sections a cost cutting trend?
Are journalists being asked to expand their scope of coverage to different areas?
Are newspaper staffs being cut across the board?
How are print publications using the web and social media to expand their coverage?
Where is cost cutting most efficient for newspapers?
What is the future of print? Will everything move online?

Moderator
Mark Miller, corporate communications manager, the United States Bowling Congress in Arlington, Texas.

Panel:

Bill Wyman is a longtime arts editor for institutions representative of both new media and traditional print journalism. Most recently, Wyman served as an assistant managing editor at National Public Radio in Washington, D.C., where he oversaw the network's arts, entertainment, digital and media coverage. Previously, he was also arts and entertainment editor for Salon.com. Wyman has written widely on music, film, television and digital issues. His recent 9,000-word essay “Five Key Reasons Why Newspapers are Failing” was covered by The New York Times.

Matt Kinsman is executive editor of Folio, the trade publication dedicated to magazine management. Folio has featured numerous articles on the longevity of print, and Kinsman has written up the subject in several recent articles.

Section brown bag teleconferences are a free Section member benefit. Section members: please note that the registration form will request your credit card information, but your card will not be charged.

For the cost of this event, PRSA members will receive a free Entertainment and Sports Section membership (a $60 value).

Non-PRSA members will receive a free PRSA and Entertainment and Sports Section membership (a $350 value), pending approval of your membership application.

Friday, February 19, 2010
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Member $60 / Non-Member $285
Entertainment and Sports Section Member $0

Joel C. Rosenberg's forthcoming documentary "Inside the Revolution" based on his "New York Times" bestselling book by the same name, will premiere worldwide during a "national town hall" webcast. Filmed before a live audience in Philadelphia, the evening will include a 30-minute exclusive excerpt of Rosenberg's 90- minute documentary and a live discussion with Rosenberg and Lt. General (ret.) Jerry Boykin, former deputy undersecretary of defense intelligence and Delta Force founding member, and viewers from around the globe about the threat of radical Islam.