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

Title: Anatomy of a 2.0 Press Release

Public Relations Webinar

URL: http://www.prsa.org/Learning/Seminars/view/704/Anatomy_of_a_2.0_Release
CTA: Write Releases That Get Posted on Portals, Help Google Find Your Site, Reach Readers Online and More
Media Relations
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2011
Time: 3 p.m.
2 p.m. Central
1 p.m. Mountain
12 p.m. Pacific
Duration: 60 minutes
Member $150 / Non-Member $250

Tap into your fan base and leverage social networks! Brand enthusiasts can be recruited to become brand advocates for products that they love, including yours, spreading the word through their social networks, Facebook friendships and Twitter streams.

Want to expand your public relations and communications messages through low-cost peer-to-peer channels? Then it’s time for “crowd-sourcing.” Tune in to Paul Gillin and learn how to leverage customer creativity and build grassroots public relations and communications campaigns through examples of successful customer-generated advertising promotions and contests in both business-to-consumer and business-to-business contexts.

You will learn:

* Appropriate scenarios for applying crowd-sourced promotions.
* How to leverage social networks.
* How to generate ideas that spur customer creativity.
* Low-cost incentives that will build participation.
* The basics of measuring results.
* How to recruit brand advocates.

Instructor

Paul Gillin is a writer, speaker and online marketing consultant. He specializes in social media and the application of Internet publishing to brand awareness and business marketing. Paul is a veteran technology journalist with more than 25 years of editorial leadership experience. His award-winning book, “The New Influencers,” was published in 2007, and his second book, “Secrets of Social Media Marketing,” was published in the fall of 2008. His Web site is www.gillin.com and he blogs at www.paulgillin.com.

Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Time: 3 p.m. Eastern
2 p.m. Central
1 p.m. Mountain
12 p.m. Pacific
Duration: 60 minutes
Member $150 / Non-Member $250

Public consent is an ongoing top management concern. Permission for expansions, new projects, new services and growth in today’s opposition-rich, contentious environment can be extremely difficult, even for the best companies and organizations. Constituents, public officials, even employees are asking more questions, and decisions are taking longer. Jim Lukaszewski will share the specific strategies he recommends (and that you’ll need) to reduce contention and establish highly-effective community relationships.
http://www.prsa.org/Learning/Seminars/view/596/Building_Community_Relati...

On a daily basis, the rules of public relations and traditional marketing are being rewritten by the emergence of social media. While public relations and marketing professionals stand to benefit immensely from this emergence, the risks of not adhering to the new rules of the game are just as staggering. Learn these new rules by joining ‘Secrets of Social Media Marketing’ author Paul Gillin for this PRSA sponsored webinar. Register today and prepare to learn a disciplined approach to setting a social media strategy, choosing the right tools and building customer affinity.
$150 PRSA Member/$250 Non PRSA Member

Does the social media news release really work? When you spend hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars on PR agency services and news releases, do you know if you're receiving the value you're paying for?

HubSpot recently conducted a study comparing social media news releases to traditional releases across different newswire services. This webinar will discuss the findings and show how to be smart with PR and understand news releases better than your agency.

This free live webinar will cover:

* Why social media releases may not be as effective as traditional releases
* How to format a press release to get more links to your site
* What features to look for when picking a press release service
* What happens behind-the-scenes after you submit a release to your newswire
* Marketing & PR techniques that are more useful--and cheaper--than many typical PR methods

Register online for the free webinar at http://www.hubspot.com/marketing-webinars/news-release

20% of America goes to school every day. Too many of these students and teachers attend schools in buildings that are inefficient and miss important opportunities to reduce operational costs, foster learning and protect student health.

In this webinar, Rachel Gutter, Senior Manager of the Education Sector for the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) will make the case for building LEED certified schools and share her personal experiences with schools that have chosen to go green. Using real examples, Rachel will discuss the impact green schools can have on student health, test scores, teacher retention, school operational costs and the environment.

Listeners will learn about the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building rating system for schools. LEED is USGBC’s voluntary, consensus-based national rating system for developing high-performance, sustainable building.

Also joining us will be **case study** who will walk us through his/her organization’s (Higher Educational Institution) experience in taking steps towards green buildings –from planning to implementation stages.

Key Take-Away Points:

* What does it mean to be a green school?
* Long-term benefits and ROI for schools committed to green buildings
* General understanding of the LEED green building rating system and how it relates to schools
* Resources available to help in all stages of green building efforts

Topics of Discussion:

* Case for going green
* What does it mean to be green? Appropriate definitions
* Long-term Benefits
* ROI Benefits
* Few Models (case studies, state level, district level)
* What's Going on in the Green School system?
* buildgreenschools.org program
* Why educational sector's initiatives matter
* LEED Ratings and certifications
* USGBC Professional accredations
* Implementation Process
* Costs put into perspective
* What is the USGBC, function, goals, acheivements
* What resources are available (gov't assistance/funding/tax cuts)

High-tech companies come to Wales to be close to the UK’s economic heart, at the gates of Europe. They stay because of the Welsh commitment to innovation and excellence, Wales’s plentiful access to skills and the groundbreaking research being done at its Universities together, of course, with the friendly and open UK business environment. Learn why the likes of Avaya, EDS (HP), Mitel, IBM, Amazon, Johnson & Johnson, GE, Sony and many more chose Wales as a place to do business and serve their clients.

The Government of Wales, UK has made knowledge capital a key driver in its plan to grow Wales’s economy and has put in place an unmatched array of support services for businesses. This webinar will link you to North American businesses in Wales, so you’ll hear their story of success and also help you understand the excellent range of government and University support available to grow your business. Compact enough to concentrate on your needs, Wales is large with the talent, passion and creativity to sustain your growth.

As a successful Canadian company, you will eventually want to establish a sales/customer service in this important market, and possibly develop a distribution or manufacturing presence depending on your product and business strategy. Just as in Canada, your employees will be your most valuable resource. Identifying, recruiting and hiring the best talent are essential steps in launching a successful business in the U.S.

Georgia is the fourth-fastest-growing state in the U.S. with 100,000 people moving to the state each year. More than half of the state's 4.7 million strong work force are between the ages of 20-54, representing a highly-educated and skilled group. Georgia offers the # 1 ranked work force training program in the U.S. Offered free of charge as an incentive to qualified companies, Georgia Quick Start delivers individualized training in classrooms, mobile labs or directly on the plant floor.

Representing 35 public colleges and universities, the University System of Georgia is the fourth-largest university system in the country, graduating more than 44,000 students per year. Innovative programs allow Georgia companies to tap into the technical, engineering and research capabilities of these schools to identify the unique HR talent required of high tech, biotech and other leading edge companies.

In this second in a series of three webinars about establishing, developing and growing your Canadian business in the U.S., a panel of experts will provide insight into issues regarding work force, executive recruitment, personnel transfer from Canada and the search for HR talent in the U.S. in general. Participating in this webinar will be a business visa and immigration attorney and an executive placement professional.

Let’s face it, bigger is better when it comes to webinars and web events.

How can you get more registrants and leads from your next event? What are some proven strategies that can increase your attendance but up to 500% at your next event?

Join Bob Hanson, President of Quantum Leap Marketing, Inc, and author of numerous reports on webinars for this interactive discussion to help you obtain a significant increase of registrants and attendees from every event.

In this his presentation, Bob will reveal his time-tested strategies for getting a more results your webinar marketing plan and avoiding the common mistakes most marketers make. Here is what you can expect to take away:

The common sense strategy for webinar promotion that almost everyone forgets, and how to use it for more registrants at all of your events
The 5 keys to supercharge your email invitation for better response
How Bob’s clients have gotten as many as 1,050 attendees at a single webinar without spending a dime on marketing.
All attendees will be eligible to receive Bob’s new checklist, “21 Winning Ways of Promoting Your Webinars for More Leads and Sales.”