July 2004 - ifip-tc6 - lists.rwth-aachen.de

Fw: At long last
by gjo＠daimlerchrysler.com 08 Jul '04

08 Jul '04

Dear Mr. Dundler: As directed by Prof. Basie von Solms, I am herewith sending the following attachment to be distributed to TC Chairs before they leave for Toulouse.... _________________________________ Dear TC Chairs: Please find the revised version, by Prof. Roode, of the International Federation for Information Processing Guidelines for Responsibilities of National Representatives to IFIP Technical Committees for discussion in Toulouse. Gus Olling TC5 Chair

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Pain Management 2004 - Analysing Regulatory, Commercial & Pharmaceutical Practices
by Joe Stone 06 Jul '04

06 Jul '04

======================================================== PAIN MANAGEMENT 2004 - Analysing Regulatory, Commercial & Pharmaceutical Practices 8th and 9th September 2004 (Workshop 7th September 2004) Marriott Kensington Hotel, London ======================================================== **FULL AGENDA BELOW** - PDF COPY OF THE BROCHURE NOW AVAILABLE Visiongain b2b Conferences is pleased to announce that 'Pain Management 2004 - Analysing Regulatory, Commercial & Pharmaceutical Practices ' will be run in early September this year. This event will follow up on the success of 'Future Pain Drugs 2003' but as a case-study based event will focus more on future targets and market development. The agenda is now complete, a list of confirmed speakers and topics can be found below. KEY THEMES: - Identify Key Market Segments and Profit From Emerging Trends in Pain Therapeutics - Clinical Models for Pain- Learn Which Will Suit Your Company Needs - Discover How Drug Delivery Systems will Shape the Future of Pain Therapeutics, Highlighting Lucrative Market Opportunities - Learn From the Best Practice Case Studies such as: Actiq- SPM 927- GPI 5693- Imitrax- Tramadol - Buprenorphine- Sativex - Examine the Key Legal and Regulatory Issues in the Development of Novel Pain Therpaeutics - Assess the Advances in Cannabis Based Medicines- R&D and Delivery Technologies - Advice on Scheduling of Centrally Acting Analgesics CONFIRMED SPEAKERS **Dr. Peter McIntyre, Lab Head/ Head of Exploratory Pain Projects, Novartis **Dr. Sharon Bingham, Somatic Pain - Pain Research, Neurology CEDD, GlaxoSmithKline **Gary Liversidge, Senior Director, Project Planning and Management, Elan **Praveen Anand, Professor Clinical Neurology, Imperial College **Dr. Stuart Bevan, Director, Novartis Institute for Medical Research **Dr. Jeffry Vaught, Senior Vice President & President, R&D Division, Cephalon **Dr. Christine Rauschkolb, Program Director/ Medical Scientist Pain, Schwarz Bioscience **Dr. Tony Ho, Associate Director, Merck **Dr Mike Reed, Director Branded Product Marketing International, Alpharma **Dr. Krystyna Wozniak, Lead Scientist on NAALADase program, Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc **Dr. Stephen Wright, Director of R&D, GW Pharma Ltd **Dr. Francesco Impagnatiello, Pharmacologist- Pain Research, NicOx WHO SHOULD ATTEND -Medical Director -Divisional VP, Neurological & Urological -Pain, Migraine Research -Divisional VP, Immunosciences Development -Inflammatory Therapeutics -Respiratory RA Disease Group -Head of clinical development/ VP clinical development -Head of clinical research, CNS -Head of R&D (Pain/CNS/Depression) -CNS clinical project management -Head of CNS therapeutics -Chief Technical Officer -Director, Preclinical R&D -Vice President, Research -Vice President, Research and Development 2003's TESTIMONIALS "interesting topics, well organised" "excellent conference" "very good, covering a wide aspect of pain therapy" "topline overview of the field" "topical + scientifically sound" "exceeded expectations, high scientific level" --------------------- DELEGATE REGISTRATION --------------------- Places at this event are limited, please call or email me now to secure your place - PRICING - Attend the: ** Conf. + pre conf. workshop GBP 1600.00 Plus VAT ** Conference only Fee: GBP 1299.00 Plus VAT ** Pre conference workshop only Fee: GBP 650.00 Plus VAT - BOOKINGS - Booking is easy, simply contact Joe Stone on: Telephone: +44 (0)20 8767 6711 Fax: +44 (0)20 8767 5001 Email: mailto:joe.stone@visiongain.com Terms and conditions apply - see below. Kind regards, Joe Stone Account Manager Visiongain b2b Conferences Tel: +44 (0) 20 8767 6711 http://www.b2b-conferences.com mailto:Joe.stone@visiongain.com ============================================================================================== ----------------- ** FULL AGENDA ** ----------------- PRE-CONFERENCE INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP - Tuesday 7th September 2004 LifeSpan Biosciences: The Pathology of Pain Led by: Dr. Julian Beesley, VP European Sales & Business Development, LifeSpan Biosciences, Inc -Molecular pathology approach and studies at LifeSpan -Industrialization of the molecular pathology process -Drug targets, selection of targets and receptor localisation -Automated Lifespan Imaging and Analysis System (ALIAS) ===================================== Day One Wednesday 8 th September 2004 ===================================== 09:00 Registration and coffee 09:30 Opening remarks from the Chair MODELS AND TARGETS 09:40 Developments in Pain Therapy- Ventures for Your Company * Molecular targets in pain research- past, present and future * Research methodologies- how can you implement them? * Research tools and how best to use them * Balancing risk in the research portfolio - gain positive results for your company * Outlook: new targets for pain relief ligands and the future for pain therapies in the clinic Dr. Peter McIntyre Lab Head/ Head of Exploratory Pain Projects Novartis 10:20 Human Pain Models- How Can You Maximise Their Use? * Limitations of current animal models- find how they relate to human data * Clinical needs- pathophysiological and imaging surrogates * Lessons to learn from failed clinical trials- gain knowledge on avoiding and overcoming similar problems * How to increase the success of Phase II clinical trials * Target validation: novel pain targets in human chronic states * How to select patients for successful POC clinical trials * New models for assessing pain- examples and how to implement them Praveen Anand Professor Clinical Neurology Imperial College 11:00 Morning Coffee 11:20 How to Use Nitric Oxide (NO) Properties to Achieve Effective Therapeutics * NO-releasing analgesics: a novel class of drugs for the treatment of pain * The contribution of NO-releasing moiety to commonly-used analgesics: rationale and potential added values * Case studies: NO-releasing paracetamol/NO-releasing gabapentin * Potential mechanisms of action of NO in pain/inflammation Dr. Francesco Impagnatiello Pharmacologist- Pain Research NicOx 12:00 Find New Targets and Pointers to Validate them * Pain signalling pathways- where can you find new targets? * Pharmacological mechanisms of pain * Pain platforms- detailing the molecular basis * Target validation- strategies for success * Target identification vs target validation * Target treatment- is there a need and future ventures for your company Dr. Ray Scraggs Pharmaceutical Consultant visiongain Consultancy 12:40 Lunch 14:00 Using Animals- How to make them Disease Relevant Pain Models? * Classical versus novel approaches to pain models- what will suit your needs? * Changing views on behavioural versus functional endpoints * How you can validate a model- pointers * Difficulties in assessing pain in animals- how effective are these models and how to improve them * Screening putative analgesics * How to use animal models for causes of pain Dr. Sharon Bingham Somatic Pain - Pain Research Neurology CEDD GlaxoSmithKline 14:40 The Role of Vanilloid Receptors in Nociception * Expression of vanilloid receptors - how to demonstrate the existence of specific vanilloid receptors * Molecular and functional characterisation of cloned VR1 * VR1 as a pivotal transducer * Comparison of VR1 and native receptors- what advantaged can you make use of? Dr. Stuart Bevan Director Novartis Institute for Medical Research 15:20 Afternoon Tea 15:40 Advice on Scheduling of centrally acting analgesics * The rationale of scheduling- how and why? * International and national conventions and laws- what to foresee as a result * Development and registration of controlled drugs * Marketing of controlled drugs- recommendations * Case Studies: Tramadol and buprenorphine Dr. Franz Philipp Gerstheimer Corporate Medical and Scientific Services Grunenthal GmbH OVERCOMING CANCER PAIN 16:20 CASE STUDY: Actiq, the only FDA Approved Drug for Breakthrough Cancer Pain * Temporal characteristics of persistence and breakthrough pain * Actiq's novel oral transmucosal system- how does it work? * Parmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of oral transmucosal fentanyl delivery * What are the benefits of oral transmucosal delivery? * Onset of action and duration of effect * Side effects and how you can overcome them Dr. Jeffry Vaught Senior Vice President & President, R&D Division Cephalon 17:00 Questions and Discussion 17:20 Summation of day one from conference chair ==================================== Day Two Thursday 9 th September 2004 ==================================== 09:00 Registration and Coffee 09:30 Opening remarks from the Chair NEUROPATHIC PAIN MARKET 09:40 CASE STUDY: Pharmacology of SPM 927 and its Relevance to Clinical Practice * Basic pharmacology of SPM 927 * Efficacy of SPM 927 in an animal model for diabetic neuropathy * Pharmacological profiling in further animal models for chronic pain- what can you impliment in practice? * This anti-convulsant drug's mechanism of action Dr. Bettina Beyreuther Senior Scientist Pharmacology- Preclinical Development Schwarz BioSciences 10:20 CASE STUDY: SPM 927 - A Novel Promising Pain Treatment * Human pharmacology of SPM 927 * 'First in patient' evaluation- where can improvements be made? * Efficacy and tolerability in diabetic neuropathy * Efficacy in other indications Dr. Christine Rauschkolb Program Director/ Medical Scientist Pain- Clinical Development Schwarz BioSciences 11:00 Morning Coffee 11:20 NAALADase Inhibition: a Novel Mechanism for Treating Neuropathic Pain and Peripheral Neuropathy * Selective Blockade of excitotoxic glutamate * Efficacy in multiple animal models of peripheral neuropathy, neuropathic pain, stroke, and ALS * Phase 1 trial results Krystyna Wozniak Lead Scientist on NAALADase Program Guilford Pharmaceutical Inc HEADACHE AND MIGRAINE PAIN- PRODUCT ANALYSIS VIOXX - First Coxib Approved of Acute Migraine * Migraine - a serious debilitating disorder * Current acute migraine therapy * Efficacy of rofecoxib in acute migraine therapy * Safety of rofecoxib in acute migraine therapy * Role of rofecoxib in acute migraine therapy Dr. Tony Ho Associate Director Merck 12:40 Lunch MARKET OPPORTUNITIES 14:00 CASE STUDY: The NanoCrystal Technology Approach * How to overcome solubility issues for pain therapeutics * Technology performance advantages * Can it be used as a life cycle management tool? * A commercialised, validated solution Gary Liversidge Senior Director, Project Planning and Management Elan 14:40 CASE STUDY: Peptrans, a Novel Approach to Brain Delivery * The BBB and drug delivery in the CNS * Pep:trans mechanism of action * Delivery of analgesics- an effective solution? * Potential within the market- where can you capture a share of the market? Jamal Temsamani Director, Preclinical R&D Synt:em 15:20 Afternoon Tea 15:40 Cannabis Based Medicines- How to Optimise Pain Treatment * Clinical indication and pain management with cannabinoids * GW cultivation license, possession and supply for medical research * R&D clinical trials- quality, safety, efficacy and phase I-III trials * Drug delivery technologies- oro mucosal sprays, oral formulations and inhalers * Limitations of cannabinoid therapies- where can you fail? * Case study: update on Sativex Dr. Stephen Wright Director of R&D GW Pharma Ltd 16:20 Regulatory Limitations- Use and Distribution of Narcotic Drugs * Medical narcotics, the potential for misuse * The prevention of drug abuse- new methods and control * National drug policies- updates and how to enforce them * Control of substances- how it limits availability for legitimate use Dr. Mike Reed Director Branded Product Marketing International Alpharma 17:00 Generics: Identifying and Overcoming the Legal and Regulatory Challenges of the Future * The latest developments affecting the generic drug sector and pharmaceutical legislation * Important legal issues- current scientific initiatives * Potential solutions to current challenges * Key regulatory issues in Europe Mr. Horst Kastrup VP Worldwide Regulatory Affairs Viatris 17:40 Questions and Discussion 18:00 Chairman summation 18:10 Close of Conference Terms & Conditions NB - Due to high demand, we do not 'reserve' or 'hold' places - a request for an invoice to be raised will be treated as an official booking and will be subject to the cancellation policy as outlined below. 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CFP: EXTENDED DEADILINE JULY 15th: IEEE NIME04@Globecom 2004 (IEEE Workshop Networking Issues in Multimedia Entertainment)
by Giovanni Pau 05 Jul '04

05 Jul '04

Due to multiple requests and following the Globecom 2004 guidelines we are extending the deadline to JULY 15th 2004. 1st IEEE International Workshop on Networking Issues in Multimedia Entertainment (NIME'04) CALL FOR PAPER AT: http://nime04.csr.unibo.it/nime04 IEEE Workshop @ GLOBECOM 2004 November 29th 2004 Dallas, TX, USA EXTENDED SUBMISSION DEADLINE July 15th 2004. The papers accepted will be published in the workshop proceedings (by IEEE) and made available on line through IEEE-Explorer. Our Sincere apologies if you receive multiple copies. Regards Giovanni Pau, Marco Roccetti & S.S. Lee ======================================== "... Loving might be a mistake but it's worth making Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter ..." (Lee Ann Woomak - I hope you dance) ======================================== Giovanni Pau, PhD UCLA - Computer Science Department 3803A BH, Boelter Hall Los Angeles, 90095 CA Ph: (310) - 206-3212; Cell: (310) - 617-4728 Fax: (310)- 825-7578 http://www.cs.ucla.edu/~gpau

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Meeting 2004/1 minutes
by Otto Spaniol 05 Jul '04

05 Jul '04

Dear all, please find enclosed the minutes of meeting 2004/1 in Athens (May 14+15, Athens), Thanks once again to: - Ioannis Stavrakakis for the perfect organisation of the meeting - Peter Radford for the careful writing of the meeting minutes. Best regards Otto

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Budget proposal for 2005
by Otto Spaniol 01 Jul '04

01 Jul '04

Dear all, you will remember from the discussions in Athens and/or from the minutes that we have to use at least 20 percent of the TC6 fund per year (which is above a threshold value of 15.000 EURO) or the non used part will be capped and put into the global budget of IFIP. Expenditures of this kind are for student travel, best paper awards, tutorial speaker's cost etc, *not* for operational expenses. According to the allocations of the past + some new requests (which sometimes came quite unexpectedly and which will have to be approved at our meeting 2004/2 in Bangkok!) I have submitted a request for 22.500 EURO (+5.000 EURO for operational expenses). This is well above our minimum of 13.000 EURO and it is questionable whether TC6 can continue to spend so much money every year. Please find below a list of requests together with some explanations. Best regards Otto ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Event funded requests of TC6 for 2005: IFIP TC6 requests a budget of 27.500 EURO for 2005. This is split up into (see below): - student travel grants 12.500 EURO - best paper awards 6.000 EURO - tutorial speakers cost 4.000 EURO - operational expenses 5.000 EURO The fund balance of TC6 was roughly 80.000 EURO, i.e. 65.000 EURO above the threshold of 15.000 EURO. We have to use at least 20 percent of that fund, i.e. 13.000 EURO, for nonoperational expenses. The planned expenditure of 27.500 - 5.000 = 22.500 EURO is well above the lower limit of 13.000 EURO. ---------------------------------------- Use of the budget: Student travel grants Best paper awards (750 EURO each) (500 EURO each) WG 6.1: Middleware: 2 (= 1.500 EURO) 1 (= 500 EURO) FORTE 1 (= 750 EURO) 1 (= 500 EURO) TESTCOM 1 (= 750 EURO) 1 (= 500 EURO) WG 6.2: Networking 2 (= 1.500 EURO) 1 (= 500 EURO) MWCN 1 (= 500 EURO) WG 6.4: WWW 3 (= 2.250 EURO) 1 (= 500 EURO) WG 6.6: IM 2005 2 (= 1.500 EURO) 1 (= 500 EURO) NOMS 2 (= 1.500 EURO) 1 (= 500 EURO) MMNS 1 (= 500 EURO) DSOM 1 (= 500 EURO) WG 6.8: PWC 2 (= 1.500 EURO) 1 (= 500 EURO) WG 6.10: ONDM 2 (= 1.500 EURO) 1 (= 500 EURO) Subtotal: 12.750 EURO 6.000 EURO WG 6.9: Request of 4.000 EURO for tutorialists travel to LANC 2005 in Cali (Colombia) Operational Expenses: 5.000 EURO Total (Event funded expenses + tutorial speaker cost + Operational expenses) 27.750 EURO This is higher than the budget planned for 2004 (which was 25.000 EURO). The reasons: - NOMS was forgotten but got the funds promise in 2004. - WWW got a higher promise than indicated in the meeting minutes of meeting 2003/2 (3 student travels instead as 2) - ONDM came recently ?in a fully unexpected way" with a request of 2 student grants + 1 PBA. On the other hand some conferences of 2004 will not be hold in 2005 (INTELLCOMM,...) and thus student travels + tutorial speakers cost were not claimed for 2005. However, we cannot exclude that some additional requests are still to come. In the future it will have to be discussed whether we can afford such a high amount of cost; especially the student travel cost might be reduced. To my opinion, a conference should return to TC6 at least the cost which it claims from TC6 for support. A positive example of that was NOMS'94 which got 2.000 EURO (see above) but which returned 6.300 EURO to IFIP. The allocation is preliminary! In Bangkok we will have to decide whether we accept the new request from ONDM, the increased claim for WWW etc.

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