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How to Grow Your Business Like It’s on Steroids

WHAT ATTENDEES WILL LEARN
- In the training we will be covering:
  
  - How to build your leadership and management team
  - How to Institutionalize Client Relationships and Marketing
  - Essentials of Improving Your Sales Process and Attracting More Customers
  - Smart Strategies for Forging a Diverse and Profitable Client Base
  - How to Implement Key Systems to Support Business Growth So You Don’t Have to Work 24/7
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- This webinar is designed for entrepreneurs and business owners who want to put in the work to grow their business.

PRESENTER NAMES & BIOGRAPHIES
- Kevin Waldron, successful entrepreneur & business coach
- John Corcoran, former White House aide & small business attorney.

"Best Practices" for Paycard Implementation

WHAT ATTENDEES WILL LEARN
- The implementation strategy overview is designed to help payroll professionals increase direct deposit participation by offering a payroll debit card. Payroll departments across the country have understood the benefits associated with direct deposit since its introduction in the 70s. From cost-savings to added convenience to fraud reduction, direct deposit vs. paper check is no contest.
  
  The challenge to many US employers is the growing number of employees who don't have a traditional banking relationship, otherwise known as the "un-banked". In a recent study by Visa® and the APA, the number of un-banked workers is estimated at over 45 million households. Without an alternative banking solution available for those un-banked employees, standard direct deposit messaging is ineffective.
  
  The pay card option provides a last line of defense for all US employers to effectively increase direct deposit, by allowing a straightforward, all-inclusive option for employee participation. In the majority of states, direct deposit can be made a condition of employment. By offering the pay card, every legal US employee can experience the benefits of direct deposit.
  
  Since 2004, TFG Card Solutions has helped over 1,200 US employers of all sizes eliminate paper checks by providing a two-pronged approach: 1) Provide a first rate value offering that employers and employees can be excited about; 2) Assist our extremely busy clientele with effective marketing tools to message the enhanced benefit offering and company initiative.
  
  We look forward to presenting our learned best practices to help employers dramatically reduce and/or eliminate the costly paper check from the payroll process.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Payroll & HR Professionals, CFOs, Decision-Makers, Controllers, Pay Card Project Managers, Payroll Providers, Sustainability Coordinators, Progressive Employers, etc.

New Webinar: European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR)

The objective of this 45-minute complimentary webinar is to inform you of key points and recent development of the Regulation and help you to understand the likely impact on your day-to-day activities.

Participants will also receive access to the complimentary copy of SGS’s new white paper "Understanding the EU Timber Regulation 995/2010 and its Implications" at the end of the webinar.

Agenda

Introduction
Effective Dates, History and background
Articles in the regulation relating to Operators and Traders
The role of chain of custody and third party verification schemes
SGS Services to Operators and Traders

Background

European Union Regulation 995/2010 lays down the obligations for Operators who place timber and timber products on the European market for the first time, as well as the obligations of Traders in the supply chain between the forest of origin and the end user.

The Regulation prohibits the supply of illegally harvested timber in the European market. In addition, Operators must exercise due diligence when placing timber or timber products on the market. They shall use due diligence system to assess and mitigate the risk of illegal timber being supplied.

SGS has identified the obligations for organizations that fall within the scope of the Regulation. The webinar is designed to provide clarification on specific issues.

The webinar is designed to provide participants with an understanding of Articles within the Regulation. The webinar will also provide information about the services and solutions offered by SGS to facilitate compliance with the Regulation.

The webinar will be delivered by experts with experience auditing chain of custody systems and will presented in a relevant and informative manner by individuals with specific experience of the timber, paper and packaging sectors.

Target Audience

Organizations involved with the supply and trade of timber, paper and packaging products

Operators: Organizations or individuals responsible for placing timber on the European market.

Traders: Organizations or individuals that purchase and or sell timber products, but do not take responsibility for first placement on the market.

Presenter

Mr. Tobin Gordon, SGS Global Program Manager, Chain of Custody.

Tobin has twelve years experience auditing chain of custody systems and managing chain of custody programs. Tobin is currently working on a programme to deliver solutions to clients that facilitate compliance with European Union Regulation 995/2010. Tobin is also working to align delivery of chain of custody systems across the SGS network.

Join one of the following complimentary sessions on May 22, 2012:

09:00 a.m. London
10:00 a.m. Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Amsterdam
04:00 a.m. New York
04:00 p.m. Singapore, Kuala Lumpur

02:00 p.m. London
03:00 p.m. Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Amsterdam
09:00 a.m. New York
09:00 p.m. Singapore, Kuala Lumpur

Event location: Online

The Control of Hazardous Energy (LOTO - Lockout/Tag-out) - OSHA 1910.147

Why Should You Attend:

Due to the significant number of fatalities, injuries, fires, spills/releases, and "near misses" in manufacturing, OSHA requires procedures for isolating energy sources and equipment startup. Due to unauthorized persons trespassing or accidentally accessing the area and multiple employers working on these projects they are a significant target for lawsuits for accidental releases of energy or startups. Plaintiff attorneys target the failure of parties responsible for isolating energy sources and controls. Unfortunately, in most cases defendants were not aware of the OSHA requirements until it is too late. In 2011 lockout/tagout ranked 5th in the most common OSHA citation with 3,756 violations.

Areas Covered in the Seminar:

To assess energy sources, both potential and kinetic.
To isolate and assure all power utilities or any potential energy sources are isolated or discharged as in the cases of capacitors.
Both manufacturing personnel construction contractors to take measures and develop work plans in preparation to deal with operating systems, live and stored energy.
Energy sources may include in addition to electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, chemical, thermal, mechanical, etc.

Who Will Benefit:

This webinar will provide valuable assistance to all construction and demolition companies/ manufacturing sites with renovations. Those that would benefit most would be:

Manufacturers
Construction contractors
Engineering companies
Safety Managers and Directors
Supervisors
Safety Consultants

Instructor Profile:

Jon J. Pina, has spent over 13 years with the PA/OSHA Consultation Program. Jon holds a BS in Geoscience Education, MS in Geology, and MS in Safety Management, all from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and has been a Certified Safety Professional since 1994. In addition to being a safety professional, Jon has worn many "hats" and has extensive industrial experience as a chemical plant operator, pipefitter, construction manager of large industrial construction and demolition projects, and corporate safety director.

For Registration:

http://www.complianceonline.com/ecommerce/control/trainingFocus/~product_id=702326?channel=webinarhero

The U.S. FDA's New Global Engagement Initiative

Why Should You Attend:

The last two years have seen major initiatives at the FDA; as well as prominent drug and device failures over cGMP issues, resulting in recalls, lawsuits, class action lawsuits, and even possible criminal prosecution. The FDA sees globalization as a growing reality, and potential contributor of major regulatory issues: the supply chain, counterfeiting, clinical trials, other global outsourcing actions; by global / multinational corporations. A new paradigm for FDA guidance and strengthened enforcement is called for.

Areas Covered in the Seminar:

The U.S. FDA's New Global Engagement Initiatives.
Recent global industry trends, bad and good.
Major foreseeable problem areas.
How the FDA initiatives impact regulated industries.
Immediate actions to take.
Long-term correction / preventive action of FDA-defined problem areas.

Who Will Benefit:

Senior management
Regulatory Affairs
Quality Assurance
Production
R&D and Engineering
All personnel involved in a U.S. FDA-regulated environment especially those involved in new product development, line extensions, and incremental product improvements, having to evaluate those changes to existing FDA-cleared 510(K)'s, and then document their decisions in harmony with regulations.

Instructor Profile:

John E. Lincoln, is Principal of J. E. Lincoln and Associates, a consulting company with over 30 years experience in U.S. FDA-regulated industries, 16 of which as head of his own consulting company. John has worked with companies from start-up to Fortune 100, in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, France, Germany, Sweden, China and Taiwan. He specializes in quality assurance, regulatory affairs, QMS problem remediation and FDA responses, new / changed product 510(k)s, process / product / equipment including QMS and software validations, ISO 14971 product risk management files / reports, Design Control / Design History Files, Technical Files

For Registration:

http://www.complianceonline.com/ecommerce/control/trainingFocus/~product_id=702324?channel=webinarhero

Medical Device: Risk Assessment and Mitigation through FMEA

Why Should You Attend:

Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) can be a helpful tool in risk management for medical devices, but it has several inherent traps that should be recognized and avoided. The standard has been recognized by FDA, and in Europe through ISO 14971. Therefore compliance to this standard is crucial not only in assuring the safety and reliability of medical equipment, but in meeting regulatory requirements as well.

Areas Covered in the Seminar:

FMEA methodology-the right way for efficiency.
Design FMEA Procedure.
How to save over 50% time for conducting FMEA.
Process FMECA Procedure.
How to eliminate defects in manufacturing.
How to design validation tests from FMEA.
How to reduce costs from using FMEA.

Who Will Benefit:

Design engineers and managers
Manufacturing engineers and managers
Maintenance engineers and managers
Risk Managers
Compliance Officers
Ethics
Legal Professionals
Senior Management

Instructor Profile:

Dev Raheja, a respected and sought out expert on medical device and hospital care safety, draws on his 25 years of experience as a risk management and quality assurance consultant to provide medical device stakeholders with a systematic way to learn the science of safety and system reliability. He uses evidence-based safety theories and tools taken from the aerospace, nuclear, medical, and chemical industries to identify the combination of root causes that result in an adverse event. He applies analytical tools that can effectively measure efficiency, establish evidence between Lean strategies and customer satisfaction.

For Registration:

http://www.complianceonline.com/ecommerce/control/trainingFocus/~product_id=702321?channel=webinarhero

Verification and Validation (V&V) of Software in the Medical Devices

Why Should You Attend:

Software problems are now the third-leading cause for recalls of medical devices. Most recalls are because of incorrect verification and validation for safety. Most of the knowledge on how to do a comprehensive V&V is not widely understood. Software design is a complex set of interactions within the device, with the connecting devices, and with users of the device. Usually multiple factors affect the device performance. Therefore right validation is the key to prevent device recalls.

Areas Covered in the Seminar:

FDA Quality System Requirements for software.
FDA guidelines on Software Verification and Validation.
Smart software verification methods.
How to design smart validation tests.
How to conduct Black box testing and white box testing to perform thorough validation.
How to conduct diabolic tests and wicked tests to avoid product recalls.

Who Will Benefit:

Software developers and managers
Internal auditors
Quality Assurance personnel and management
Software Quality personnel
Software Test personnel
Business managers responsible for system compliance

Instructor Profile:

For Registration:

http://www.complianceonline.com/ecommerce/control/trainingFocus/~product_id=702320?channel=webinarhero

The 21 Elements of a 510(k) - Webinar By ComplianceOnline

Why Should You Attend:

The U.S. FDA mandates that the traditional 510(k) submission address 21 basic requirements. The "Special" and "Abbreviated" 510(k)s must also address them, but in different ways. In addition, the FDA Task Force has identified several problem areas with the existing medical device 510(k) process, leading to the growing push by the Agency to strengthen the 510(k) process. What can companies do proactively to address these concerns and better ensure a smoother review process?

Areas Covered in the Seminar:

The Three Types of 510(k)s and Their Uses.
The 21 Required Elements in the 510(k), and How Documented.
Finding, Proving and Documenting Substantial Equivalence.
Addressing Product "With-" or "As-software" Issues.
The "Statement" or The "Summary".
Documenting "Hazards Analysis", and the MAUDE Database.
The Declarations.
U.S. FDA Device Clearance Process.

Who Will Benefit:

Senior management
Regulatory Affairs
Quality Assurance
Production
R&D and Engineering
All personnel involved in a U.S. FDA-regulated environment especially those involved in new product development, line extensions, and incremental product improvements, having to evaluate those changes to existing FDA-cleared 510(K)'s, and then document their decisions in harmony with regulations.

Instructor Profile:

For Registration:

http://www.complianceonline.com/ecommerce/control/trainingFocus/~product_id=702323?channel=webinarhero

Best Practices for Medical Device Reporting (MDR), Reports of Correction

Why Should You Attend:

The FDA's Medical Device Reporting (MDR) regulations have required firms who have received complaints of device malfunctions, serious injuries or deaths associated with medical devices to notify FDA of the incident. Device firms are also subject to compliance to the FDA regulations of device recalls, reports of corrections and removals. To achieve compliance and to remain compliant, it is critical to understand how to define, document and implement the procedures for MDR, recalls, corrections and removals.

Areas Covered in the Seminar:

Relevant Statutes And FDA Regulations.
Definitions.
Regulatory Requirements For Medical Device Reporting (MDR).
How To Report A Medical Device Problem (MDR).
Reporting Requirements For The User Facilities, Manufacturers, And Importers.
Regulatory Requirements for Recall, Reports of Corrections And Removals.

The employees who will benefit include:

Complaint handling personnel.
Regulatory affairs (associates, specialists, managers, and directors).
Clinical affairs (associates, specialists, coordinators, managers, directors and VPs).
Quality assurance, quality control, and quality systems (associates, specialists, engineers, managers, directors and VPs).
Research and development (associates, scientists, managers, directors and VPs).
Product and development (associates, scientists, managers, directors and VPs).
Marketing (associates, specialists, managers, directors and VPs).
Site managers, and consultants.

Instructor Profile:

Dr. David Lim, obtained his Ph.D. in biological sciences at the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1993. Since then, Dr. Lim has held various positions at Duke, US National Laboratories, Intrexon Corporation, Terumo and US FDA (Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) at US Food and Drug Administration)

For Registration:

http://www.complianceonline.com/ecommerce/control/trainingFocus/~product_id=702318?channel=webinarhero

Lawful Hiring and Termination: Using Social Media as a Part in Decision Making

Why Should You Attend:

Is an employer checking social media pages of employees, such as LinkedIn or Facebook an invasion of privacy?
If an employee tells you about a post that another employee posted that is negative about your organization, what should you do?
WHat social media information can be used in lawful hiring or termination of employees?
What are the legal precedents we can use to help us figure out what to do?
Can Social Media sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook give employers insight into a prospective employee's work ethic or frame of mind?

Areas Covered in the Seminar:

Need to keep employee selection techniques job-related (federal requirement, with long case history that affirms this necessity.
Can it be verified that applicants are 100% responsible for everything on their Facebook page?
What might prospective employers hope to accomplish by reviewing an applicant's Facebook postings?
Does reviewing an applicant's Facebook postings yield the information that a prospective employer can use to make a more informed hiring choice?

Who will benefit:

This webinar will provide valuable assistance to:

Hiring Managers in private, public, and not-for-profit organizations
Human Resource staff and managers in private, public, and not-for-profit organizations
Supervisors in private, public, and not-for-profit organizations
Chief Operating Officers, Chief Financial Officers, and others serving those roles in private, public, and not-for-profit organizations

Instructor Profile:

Joe Gross, is a self-employed consultant with HR & Policy Solutions, PLLC in Olympia Washington. His consulting company develops a variety of human resource and policy systems for employers in the private, not-for-profit, and public sectors. Areas of emphasis in his practice are legal compliance, hiring, classification, writing employee manuals, and workforce alignment.

For Registration:

http://www.complianceonline.com/ecommerce/control/trainingFocus/~product_id=702330?channel=webinarhero

The Psychology (and Law) of Harassment Investigations

This Workplace Harassment Investigation training will cover practical steps to conduct effective and legally compliant investigations into harassment, discrimination, or other misconduct allegations/ complaints.

Why Should You Attend:

When you receive an allegation of workplace harassment, discrimination, or other misconduct, taking prompt and appropriate action is your legal responsibility. However, understanding your legal responsibilities is only half the battle; most of the mistakes in complaint investigations involve the way the parties are treated, what they think is fair, and how the process is communicated and/or implemented.

Areas Covered in the Seminar:

- Understanding what laws influence (for better or worse) your investigation.
- Deciding whether or not to investigate.
- What your managers should know about taking the initial complaint.
- Choosing the right investigator.
- Using the perspectives of the accused and the complainant to your advantage.
- Creating a successful road map before you start the investigation.
- Developing effective interviewing with the complainant, accused and witnesses.
- Using psychology to get to the truth, evaluate credibility, and create perceptions of fairness.
- Using lawsuit-proof documentation.
- Handling the impact on the rest of the department, including rumors, questions, and the aftermath.
- Making the right decision, determining corrective actions and writing a court-ready report.
- Communicating investigation results with sensitivity and fairness.

Who Will Benefit:

- Senior HR Professionals
- HR Analysts
- HR Mangers & Directors
- HR Personnel
- Managers & Supervisors
- Employee Relations Professionals
- Line managers
- Directors, Vice Presidents & Managers of Recruiting/Retention
- Directors, Vice Presidents & Managers of Human Resources
- Employment Managers/Specialists
- HR Coordinators/Supervisors

Instructor Profile:

Dr. Joni E. Johnston, is the founder and CEO of Work Relationships, a corporate training and consulting company specializing in workplace mental health problems as well as employee conduct issues including workplace harassment, workplace violence, and effective discipline/termination. Dr. Johnston has been performing human resource seminars for professional groups and industry associations since she founded her HR/employee relations consulting and training firm in 1991, and has personally trained over 50,000 managers and supervisors. She has worked extensively in the biotech and life sciences industry.

For Registration:

http://www.complianceonline.com/ecommerce/control/trainingFocus/~product_id=701731?channel=webinarhero

Social Media Policies and Guidelines - Seminar By ComplianceOnline

Why Should You Attend:

This workshop will teach you the protocol for engagement on each social network, namely, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Pinterest. At the end of this workshop you will be able to develop guidelines for employee usage, and learn how to leverage social networks to increase your visibility among top candidates. You will also learn how to establish your company as an employer of choice. In addition, you will learn how to engage, and be successful on social networks. It all begins with a strong, and efficacious social media policy.

Areas Covered in the Seminar:

What is a social media policy?
Your rights as an employer to establish a social media policy and guidelines.
What to include in your social media policy.
Define the guidelines of each social network, its culture, and success factors, and best practices.
Professionalism: how to interact, engage vs broadcasting automated messages.
Morale and respect among coworkers, and managing expectations.
Creative ways to engage employees to use social media.

Who Will Benefit:

Human Resource Professionals
First line Supervisors and Management
Recruiters and Employment Specialists
Training and Learning Professionals
Compliance Officers
Consultants and Business Owners

Instructor Profile:

Margo Rose, M.Ed.,HRD is a mission-driven leader who transforms social media communities into passionate social media movements. Award winning social media manager, and blogger. More than 5+ years in depth experience across social media platforms. Awarded and ranked among The Top 25 Digital Media, HR, and Recruiting Influencers in The US (3 HR Examiner Lists 2011-20112). Interpreted social media metrics to direct the on-going strategy for corporate communication, marketing, and human resources for employer branding, and rapid response execution. Builds brand ambassador strategy and incentive programs that influence purchasing decisions.

For Registration:

http://www.complianceonline.com/ecommerce/control/trainingFocus/~product_id=702319?channel=webinarhero

HIPAA and EHRs: How to Comply with the New Regulations

This 90-minute webinar will review the new and proposed HIPAA Privacy and Security regulations and discuss their effects on the use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs).

Why Should You Attend:

Many of the new changes to HIPAA focus directly on a number of aspects of the use of electronic records, such as the accounting of disclosures and tracking of accesses of records of all kinds, even for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations, and the provision of records in electronic formats when requested.

Areas Covered in the Seminar:

The new regulations change the way individuals have access to their records, and how much they can find out about who has accessed their records.
Individuals can request an accounting of disclosures of their health information including those made for purposes of treatment, payment, or healthcare operations, from an electronic health record, going back three years.
Individuals will be able to request an access report of all uses and disclosures of PHI from any records in the Designated Record Set – clearly defining that set is now a priority.
Individuals have the right to obtain electronic copies of their health information that is stored electronically, from any electronic system in the HIPAA designated record set.
Individuals can now request certain restrictions on disclosures that you must honor, and that may be difficult to implement.
Meaningful Use requirements for EHR funding call for a HIPAA Information Security Risk Analysis and implementation of risk mitigation measures.
New audit and penalty requirements increase the need to make sure you are in compliance before HHS OCR knocks on the door.
The new penalty structure and plans for audits mean that you are more likely to be audited for HIPAA compliance, and you may be facing significantly higher penalties for non-compliance than ever before.

Who Will Benefit:

Information Security Officers
Risk Managers
Compliance Officers
Privacy Officers
Health Information Managers
Information Technology Managers
Medical Office Managers
Chief Financial Officers
Systems Managers
Legal Counsel
Operations Directors
Medical offices, practice groups, hospitals, academic medical centers, insurers, business associates (shredding, data storage, systems vendors, billing services, etc.)

Instructor Profile:

Jim Sheldon-Dean, is the founder and director of compliance services at Lewis Creek Systems, LLC, a Vermont-based consulting firm founded in 1982, providing information privacy and security regulatory compliance services to a variety of health care providers, businesses, universities, small and large hospitals, urban and rural mental health and social service agencies, health insurance plans, and health care business associates.

Smart Phones and Social Media: New HIPAA Challenges and How to Be Compliant

Why Should You Attend:

Most HIPAA covered entities now face difficult choices as mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets proliferate and become the standard for personal communications both by providers and their patients, and social networking sites become a preferred means of communication for many. Have you updated your information security risk analysis or policies and procedures to address the increasing use of mobile devices and social networking for patient communications? If not, you run the risk of breaches, rule violations, and fines in the event of mishandling of PHI using these new technologies.

Areas Covered in the Seminar:

HIPAA Compliance and New Technologies

What HIPAA requires for Privacy
What HIPAA requires for Security
HIPAA Breach Notification requirements
HIPAA audits and enforcement

Managing PHI on Portable Devices

Objectives for Patient Care using portable devices
Problems that can result
Taking proper precautions with Portable Devices

Who Will Benefit:

Information Security Officers
Risk Managers
Compliance Officers
Privacy Officer
Health Information Managers
Information Technology Managers
Medical Office Managers
Chief Financial Officers

Instructor Profile:

Jim Sheldon-Dean, is the founder and director of compliance services at Lewis Creek Systems, LLC, a Vermont-based consulting firm founded in 1982, providing information privacy and security regulatory compliance services to a variety of health care providers, businesses, universities, small and large hospitals, urban and rural mental health and social service agencies, health insurance plans, and health care business associates

For Registration :

http://www.complianceonline.com/ecommerce/control/trainingFocus/~product_id=702335?channel=webinarhero

Understanding Budgeting for Clinical Trials Study

Why Should You Attend:

Determining an appropriate clinical trial budget to ensure a study can be completed is challenging for both sites and sponsors. Whether you are new to clinical research, or have years of experience, there are 3 areas of expertise you may not have mastered - understanding and outlining costs, negotiating budgets, and complying with criteria (Medicare provisions for determining Qualifying Trials and Routine Care). If not, you may be a site that is underwriting sponsors costs, or you may be a sponsor that is overpaying site costs, and both sites and sponsors may be incorrectly submitting non-qualifying costs to insurers.

Areas Covered in the Seminar:

Start-Up Costs.
Fixed Costs.
Variable Costs.
Hidden Costs.
Overhead.
Qualifying Trials and Routine Care.
Developing a Cost Plan.
Negotiating a Budget.

Who will benefit:

This webinar will provide content and cover topics relevant to:

Investigators
Coordinators
Contract/Budget Negotiators
Health System Administrators
Clinical Research Billing Compliance Staff/ Officers

Instructor Profile:

Jennifer Holcomb, MA, CCRC, is a clinical research professional with 20 years of experience in the field. Currently employed by Duke University, she provides guidance and leadership in the establishment and development of policies in the conduct and management of clinical research. Key areas of expertise include clinical trial budgeting and contract negotiations as well as regulatory knowledge including international ICH GCP standards. Jennifer has extensive experience in training and education and serves as Vice Chair of the ACRP Professional Development Committee

For registration:

http://www.complianceonline.com/ecommerce/control/trainingFocus/~product_id=702332?channel=webinarhero

Issues Conducting for Medical Device Approval in the US

Why Should You Attend:

Testing of medical devices raise unique regulatory, logistical and practical issues that need to addressed for successful completion of a given trial. The biggest challenge perhaps is conducting multi-national trials with medical devices primarily because medical devices are developed and regulated very differently in the US compared to the rest of the World. This session will discuss all these issues and challenges - including the use of controls or shams, IRB review of medical device trials, patient access, informed consent issues, retrospective clinical experience data, patient access to dual-availability devices, personnel training, charging a participant for the cost of an investigational medical device, and GCP compliance -using case studies from the presenter's extensive experience with conducting multi-national medical device clinical trials.

Areas Covered in the Seminar:

This seminar will provide easy-to-master techniques to prepare perfect SOPs. Topics covered include

Essential elements of medical device clinical trials: Device, protocol, sites, data.
Comparison of US and non-US regulatory processes for medical device clinical trials.
Concerns with non-US clinical data.
Clinical trials with devices approved in other countries.
Managing US-based and international clinical investigators.
Using non-US clinical experience: retrospective data analysis.

Who Will Benefit:

This webinar will provide valuable assistance to the following personnel:

Investigators in medical device clinical trials
Clinical trial professionals: project managers, CRA, and site coordinators
Clinical trial specialists
QA/QC/Compliance/Regulatory affairs professionals
Senior management executives (CEO, COO, CFO, etc)

Instructor Profile:

Dr. Mukesh Kumar, leads the Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance departments at Amarex, a full service pharmaceutical product development company based in Germantown, MD ( www.amarexcro.com ). His key expertise is in regulatory affairs, clinical trials and multi-national project management for medicinal and diagnostic products. He has been involved in about 100 clinical trials in more than 40 countries, has made several hundred US FDA submissions, and arranged a number of meetings with the US FDA

For Registration:

http://www.complianceonline.com/ecommerce/control/trainingFocus/~product_id=702336?channel=webinarhero

Strategic Selection and Development of Immunogenicity Binding Methods

Why Should You Attend:

This 90-minute webinar first reviews the technologies and formats currently in use to detect unwanted immunogenicity. These sections will help the scientist to a priori select the appropriate procedures to specifically meet the needs of their product. The second part of the webinar provides a step by step approach to develop a method that will meet the current validation standards regardless of the technology and format that is utilized. Case studies are cited throughout the webinar to demonstrate the impact of the method on immunogenicity results. Finally, a check-list is supplied to ensure that essential requirements are in place to proceed into validation.

Areas Covered in the Seminar:

Regulatory expectations
Technology platforms: Label dependent and label independent Feasibility and timeline
Assay formats: Bridging and direct
Controls and reagents: Preparation, storage and stability
Feasibility Storage of cell banks to certify stability
Optimization: MFAT/DOE versus OFAT
Pre-validation
Check-list for validation

Who Will Benefit:

This webinar will provide valuable assistance to:

Immunogenicity analysts
Bioanalytical specialists
QA/QC
Project Managers
Regulatory personnel
Consultants

Instructor Profile:

Dr. Menendez, is currently an international instructor and consultant on GMP/GLP Bioassay and Bioanalytical Method Development and Validation. In her previous position as Senior Director of Biotechnology at Catalent Pharma Solutions she implemented various laboratories to verify the functionality and safety of biotechnology products using cellular, molecular and immunological technologies. Her expertise covers potency bioassays, PK and immunogenicity testing. Her latest industry paper provides recommendations for preparing and storing non-manufacturing cell banks used in GMP and GLP analysis.

For Registration:

http://www.complianceonline.com/ecommerce/control/trainingFocus/~product_id=702328?channel=webinarhero

Recommendations for Cell Banks used in GXP testing - Webinar By ComplianceOnline

Why Should You Attend:

Cell-based assays are routinely used during biopharmaceutical development for the assessment of product potency, the determination of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles and the detection of neutralizing antibodies, among other applications. The accuracy and reliability of test results generated by these methods is critically dependent upon the production of controlled and consistent cell banks.
Areas Covered in the Seminar:

Regulatory background.
Feasibility and timeline.
Preparation of cell banks to ensure consistency.
Storage of cell banks to certify stability.
Risk-based characterization strategy.
Appropriate documentation plans for protocols and certificate of analysis.

Who Will Benefit:

This webinar will provide valuable assistance to following personnel in biotech and pharmaceutical companies:

Bioassay specialists
Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic analysts
Neutralization biologists
QA/QC
Project Managers
Regulatory personnel
Consultants

Instructor Profile:

For Registration:

http://www.complianceonline.com/ecommerce/control/trainingFocus/~product_id=702327?channel=webinarhero

Analytical Method Qualification and Validation - Webinar By ComplianceOnline

Why Should You Attend:

Execution of a method validation is a resource intensive activity, both in terms of manpower, equipment usage, time, and money. The more the process is well defined and understood, the greater the potential for an efficient project. The less the process and its elements are understood, the greater the chance for delays and additional resource expenditures. There is confusion and a lack of guidance over what constitutes a method qualification compared to a method validation, and what are the requirements for different phases of validation, what is needed at each product phase (I,III,commercial), and what to do when there are failures within a validation. Inclusion of a CRO as an additional factor in this plan potentially escalates areas that need resolution-differences in quality systems, validation requirements, and reports to name a few. Communication without common definitions and understanding of the terms can lead to areas of confusion, project misdirection, and missed timelines.

Areas Covered in the Seminar:

Definitions of Terms-qualification, validation, verification, co-validation, intended use.
Standards-Q2R1, FDA Guidelines.
Requirements for Entry-what is needed in order to start a qualification or validation.
Requirements for Execution.
Documentation needs-SOPs, Forms, Worksheets, Data Output, Protocols, Reports.
Pitfalls and potential resolutions.

Who Will Benefit:

This webinar will provide valuable assistance to Pharmaceutical and BioPharmaceutical companies:

Analytical Development
Analytical Validation
Quality Control
Quality Assurance
Team Leaders
Validation Team members

Instructor Profile:

Melissa Smith is

Founder and Principal Consultant at MJQuality Solutions, LLC.
Formerly Director of Analytical Development, Stryker Biotech, Manager QA/QC Perseptive Biosystems, Manager QC TCell Sciences and Technical Supervisor Biogen QC.

For Registration:

http://www.complianceonline.com/ecommerce/control/trainingFocus/~product_id=702314?channel=webinarhero

Designing Effective and Efficient Extractables/Leachables Studies for Biologics.

Why Should You Attend:

The FDA industry guidance for container-closure systems for packaging human drugs and biologics requires the testing of container closure components for extractable leachable for all injectibles. Since biologics products are particularly sensitive to leachable there has been increased scrutiny of extractable and leachable associated with biotechnology drug products. The time and resources required for testing for extractable/leachable can be conserved by appropriately planning the study.

Areas Covered in the Seminar:

Why test for Extractables Leachables.
Challenges presented by E/L studies for Biologics.
Sources of E/L information and how to leverage them.
Testing for Extractables.
Testing for Leachables.
Interpretation of the E/L data.

Who Will Benefit:

R&D Laboratory personnel
R&D Laboratory Supervisors and Management
QC Laboratory personnel and management
Protein Formulation Group personnel and Management
Regulatory Affairs personnel
Regulatory Affairs Management
QC Laboratory personnel and management

Instructor Profile:

Nanda Subbarao, Dr. Subbarao received her Ph.D. in Bio-organic Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India. Her hands-on industrial experience covers stability and laboratory cGMP systems for both biologics and conventional drugs. She has extensive experience in evaluation of analytical methods and method validation for products ranging from conventional drugs, well characterized proteins, vaccines, cell therapy and gene therapy products, ranging from pre-clinical phase to commercial phases.

For Registration :
http://www.complianceonline.com/ecommerce/control/trainingFocus/~product_id=701591?channel=webinarhero

Making Sense of FDA’s (proposed) Rules for the Development and Approval of Biosi

Why Should You Attend:

On February 9, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA" or "Agency") released three highly anticipated guidance documents designed to answer industry questions regarding the development and approval of biosimilars (a/k/a follow-on biologics). The guidance documents provide specific advice and recommendations on steps applicants can take to obtain approval of a proposed biologic product under FDA's proposed abbreviated approval pathway.

Areas Covered in the Seminar:

FDA's regulation of biosimilars.
The process and requirements for demonstrating biosimilarity
The February 2012 FDA Guidance Documents on Biosimilars
Quality Considerations for demonstrating biosimilarity
Safety Consideration for demonstrating biosimilarity
The process of obtaining biosimilar approval.

Who Will Benefit:

Regulatory Affairs Professionals
Managers
Consultants
Scientists
Research Analysts
State Policy Officials

Instructor Profile:

Karl Nobert, is a food and drug regulatory attorney with the law firm of Squire Sanders in Washington, DC. He focuses his practice on the representation and counseling of clients in the food and drug industry, including advising clients on matters related to the regulation of human prescription and nonprescription drugs, human and veterinary biological products including regenerative medicine; and medical devices. He and his colleagues at Squire Sanders represent a number of clients who will be directly impacts by FDA's proposed regulatory approach for biosimilars.

For Registration :

http://www.complianceonline.com/ecommerce/control/trainingFocus/~product_id=702325?channel=webinarhero

Auditing Systems for 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance - Webinar By ComplianceOnline

Why Should You Attend:

Can you show me how you manage your computer systems in compliance with 21CFR Part 11?

This presentation will describe a process which has prepared several companies to answer this question from FDA inspectors accurately, completely and to the great satisfaction of the inspectors. We will show how to inventory the site, assess the compliance risk of existing systems, implement new systems, remediate any non-compliance found, prepare SOPs and quality policies, collate the required documentation and train the staff.

Areas Covered in the seminar:-

21CFR Part 11 Requirements.
Regulatory Inspections of Computer Systems.
Required Policies and Procedures.
Training.
Performing a Comprehensive Inventory: Team Effort.

Who will benefit:-

This webinar will provide valuable assistance to all regulated companies that need to prepare for inspection of the facilities, including companies in the Medical Device, Diagnostic, Pharmaceutical, and Biologics fields. Contract facilities providing clinical, laboratory and data systems will also benefit.

End-users responsible for applications and systems
QA managers and personnel
Information Technology managers and personnel
Senior Quality, Regulatory and Operations Management

Instructor Profile:

Rich Poser, is President of First Quality Inc., a quality consulting firm focused on Quality Systems, Training and Validation. Their clients include biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, as well as the vendors such as contract laboratories, instrument manufacturers, contract manufacturing sites and software developers that support these highly regulated industries.

For Registration :

http://www.complianceonline.com/ecommerce/control/trainingFocus/~product_id=700970?channel=webinarhero

21 CFR Part 11 compliance for Electronic Medical Records - webinar By Compliance

This 21 CFR Part 11 training will analyze the regulations and provides concrete guidance on compliance for Electronic Medical Records

Description :-

Electronic Medical Records are the future. Some facilities and doctors are already using this cutting edge technology, and the medical community in general is moving in this direction.

FDA regulations governing electronic records and electronic signatures will be enforced upon these systems as they are used and become more prevalent. This presentation analyzes the regulations and provides concrete guidance on compliance.

Areas Covered in the seminar:-

Review of current status of 21 CFR Part 11.
What is the relationship between "validation" and "part 11 compliance" to electronic medical records?
What do I have to do today to be in compliance?
What changes can I expect to see in Part 11?
When will I need to be in compliance?
What is the future part 11 likely to look like?

Free Webinar: Developing Student Success Through College Readiness

The Learning House, Inc., an online education solutions partner that helps colleges and universities develop and grow high-quality online degree programs and courses, will host a free webinar titled “Developing Student Success Through College Readiness” on Thursday, May 24, at 1 p.m. EDT.

During the webinar, Victoria Alexander, Vice President of Curriculum Development, and Elizabeth Dalton, Manager of Digital Curriculum, will outline several variables to consider when designing a developmental education program, including:

Financial aid eligibility
Course credit availability
Timing of courses (parallel vs. front-end)
Student support requirements
Cost containment
Curriculum design

The webinar will also discuss using technology and online developmental education classes to enable student success.

To register for the webinar, please visit: http://www.learninghouse.com/resources/webinars/developing-student-success

Servo and Stepper Motor Market Drive toward Energy Efficiency and Service Flexib

Senior Consultant Michael Rasche has completed extensive analysis on the Servo and Stepper Motor Market. The research expert will lead a short teleconference about new findings that affect the market, followed by a live question-and-answer session.

You Will Discover:

Coupled with changing end-user preference, sweeping changes across the industry are revamping the way business is done in the servo and stepper motor and drives market. This briefing will outline the changing industry dynamics in the North American servo and stepper motors and drives market.

Why You Should Attend:

Learn the new rules of the road for conducting business in the market
Understand how changing customer requirements are impacting the value chain
Understand what the competition is doing to address these changes

EU Job Exams for Croatian Citizens

When: 21 June 2012, 18:00 - 19:00 Brussels time

Where: online, available from anywhere in the world

How to Join: sign up and we send you the link to the event

How to ask questions: via survey before the event

Who should attend: Croatian citizens wishing to work in European Institutions
Candidates who wish to learn about the following:
The EPSO exams
Computer Based Tests (CBT)
Abstract Reasoning
Numerical Reasoning
Verbal Reasoning
Situational Judgement Tests
Assessment Centre

Lecturer: András Baneth, Online EU Traning
Senior partner at Arboreus
Author of The Ultimate EU Test Book 2012
Held dozens of EPSO pre-selection webinars
Expert on EU careers and former EU official

1031 Exchanges with Distressed Properties

This webinar will discuss how the 1031 exchange transaction works when buying or selling distressed properties. After participating in this webinar, you will understand how the transaction varies when participating in a 1031 exchange:

- Overview of 1031 Exchanges
- Short Sale Properties
- Auction Properties
- Foreclosure Properties
- Purchasing Distressed Properties through Title Parking Exchanges
- Purchasing a Note with 1031 Funds
- 1033 Exchanges - Involuntary Conversions

The audio portion of the webinar will be broadcast over your computer's speakers and via telephone. You may choose to call in and ask questions or you may listen to the webinar over the internet and enter questions via text.

* Not permissible in all US jurisdictions

The Essentials of 1031 Exchanges

This webinar will discuss the basics of the 1031 exchange process. Topics will include:

- Definition of a 1031 Exchange
- Like-Kind Defined
- Capital Gains & Boot
- Completing a successful 1031 Exchange
- Timeframes in a 1031 Exchange
- Selecting a Qualified Intermediary

The audio portion of the webinar will be broadcast over your computer's speakers and via telephone. You may choose to call in and ask questions or you may listen to the webinar over the internet and enter questions via text.

Not available in all U.S. jurisdictions.

World Heart Meditation

Tuesday, May 15 2012. From 9-10:15 pm Eastern. No cost. Led by Fiona Moore, Spiritual Mentor and Healer.
Free monthly meditation, every 3rd Tuesday of the month. This monthly meditation assists in awakening the influence and vibration of your upper heart center, sometimes called the 'feminine' or 'receptive' heart.

Activating the upper heart leads to a profound understanding about who you really are. It releases you from struggle, opens your Being to be able to receive from Life and promotes healing and expanded possibilities on all levels of your Being.

Join Fiona and others in creating new possibilities for yourself and the planet.

World Heart Meditation

Join Fiona and others in creating new possibilities for yourself and the planet.

Real Estate Investing & the Economy

The Current Economy and What Does it Mean to You as an Investor in Real Estate and Notes

Leading real estate consultant Christina Suter, owner of Ground Level Consulting in Pasadena, CA, co-hosts a FREE one-hour educational webinar with MOR Financial on May 24. New and experienced real estate investors will hear about the current domestic and global economy, how it affects real estate portfolios, what investments make sense at this time, and when to buy. Sean Morsi and Ajay Mehra of MOR Financial will address asset-based lending, notes and trust deeds for real estate cash flow without direct property ownership.

Topics include:

Where the US and International economy is now.
Are we still in a recession?
Why should we care as real estate investors?
How does this affect investment decisions?
When is it a good time to buy?
What should I be buying?
Cash flow through real estate without owning a single property!

As the founder and lead consultant of Ground Level Consulting, Christina Suter brings two decades of real-world experience as a serial small business owner and real estate investor. She developed her extensive financial and operational skills firsthand as she faced and overcame each difficulty that appeared along the way. As a result, Christina has started up, managed and sold several businesses successfully, while developing an extensive real estate portfolio. Learn more at www.groundlevel-consulting.com

Specializing in trust deed investments, MOR Financial helps investors generate passive monthly income using real estate without owning a single property. Join us on the webinar to learn more about notes, trust deeds and how to protect your assets. To learn more about MOR, please visit www.mor-capital.com | www.morfinancial.com

Emerging Trends in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing - May 22nd

Emerging Trends in
Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing
May 22, 12pm EDT

Stay ahead of competitors and get the latest industry updates first during a 30-minute webinar hosted by senior industry expert Eric S. Langer from Bioplan Associates and ReportLinker. Discover important recent research findings on:

Top technologies
Manufacturing in developing countries
Single-use equipment, biosimilars, bioprocessing...and more!

Presenter: Eric S.Langer
President & Managing Partner, Bioplan Associates
Eric Langer has over 20 years experience in biotechnology and life sciences international marketing, management, market assessment, and publishing.

He has held senior management and marketing positions at biopharmaceutical supply companies. He is an experienced biotechnology strategist, marketing practitioner, publisher, and researcher.
He has published, edited and authored numerous books, reports, and major studies on topics including:

Advances in Biopharmaceutical Technology in China
Advances in Large-scale BiopharmaceuticalManufacturing
Biopharmaceuticals in the US Market
Cell culture reports
Media
Sera
Tissue engineering
Stem cells
Diagnostic products
Blood products
Genetics
DNA/PCR purification
Blood components and many others

He lectures extensively on pricing and channel management topics, and teaches at Johns Hopkins University and American University: Biotechnology Marketing, Marketing Management, Services Marketing, Advertising Strategy, and Bioscience Communication.
He has developed numerous courses, classes and seminar programs, including Marketing in a Regulated Environment, Marketing Technical Products, and TechniManagement.^TM
In 1989 he co-founded BioPlan Associates, Inc. a biotechnology and life sciences marketing company that provides information, market research, pricing, and market analysis to biotechnology and healthcare organizations. He has launched and managed marketing programs for product lines ranging from $500k to $500 million.
His company works with both large and small clients at commercial biotechs, non-profit organizations, and governments in assessing and evaluating markets, and marketing strategies and tactics.

We are about to turn the work at home business upside down

You are going to be introduced to Project Money Tree, the most unique work at home business on the internet today.:

WHAT ATTENDEES WILL LEARN

You are going to learn how to make substantial wealth by shopping online. We are going to show you an ecommerce site that shares its profits with its customers. Project Money Tree is a program that is going to show you a step by step plan on how you compound these profits to make substantial wealth for yourself. And this program is absolutely FREE. No catches, it's all going to be explained in the seminar.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Affiliate Marketers, Bloggers, people that want to work at home, anyone that wants to make extra money. Seating is very limited there is only 200 seats.

PRESENTER NAME

Edward Porada, entrepreneur and online business consultant.

Webinar: Discover A Simple Way To Put Marketing Systems In Your Business

In just 60 minutes you will discover secrets, strategies and tactics to set up systems in your business that bring you business even while you are taking a much needed day off.

During this 100% Free webinar we will share with you the solution we found to solving the "Chicken With No Head" problem and how we took control of our business and our lives!

Get Complete Details and Register at http://YourMarketingUniversity.com/1/marketingmachine

Taking Telematics Mass Market in Latin America

This webinar will share knowledge on how telematics solution providers, OEMs and application providers can capitalize on the telematics boom and ensure their products and services are set to make it mass-market in the Latin American market.

Topics include:

• Get an update on what services are key to the LATAM market. We'll discuss how the market is moving from basic security to navigation and infotainment services to help you adapt your telematics offerings

• We'll look into the unique partnership deals between OEMs, service providers and local partners with a focus on new telematics concepts, such as ‘open source platforms', that are coming to the forefront

• Hear the experts analyze what levels of map detail (such as road contours and granularity) is offered by map providers in this region and what improvements need to be made to offer advanced navigation offerings and win customers

Enter your details below to join this free webinar and take part in these in depth discussions.

Expert speakers:

Thought-leaders in the latin American telematics market will be leading the discussion.

Speakers

- Dr. André Weisz, Board Member at FleetBoard GmbH,
Head of FleetBoard LATAM & RSA,Daimler FleetBoard

Yes You Can! 9 Part Series

- 4 Truths Mind Body Spirit series continues!

In this series you will distinguish your vibrational alignment with your souls essence. From here you will see that "Yes You Can" be everything possible that you want to experience. Using the 4 Truths to support your evolution, you can create your life and do it your way!

Part 1 = "Yes You Can!"
Learn how to:
· Quiet the mind chatter
· Breath work
· Discover your comfort zone vs the unknown
· CORE basics exercises
·
Part 2 = "Yes You Can!"
Learn how to:
· Return to natural state of being
· Break cycles and patterns
· Carbs vs Fat as fuel
· Nutritional cleanse & detox

Part 3 = "Yes You Can!"
Learn how to:
· Hear your inner GPS
· Create a roadmap
· Dissolve energetic blocks

The 7 Security Secrets of Social Networking

Click here to sign up for this free webinar

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Social media platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and Twitter are no longer just tools for teens. Whether as a communication device used personally by your employees, a marketing tool employed by your corporation or an intelligence-gathering device used by your competitors,the implications of social media on business privacy is breathtaking. Social networking is immensely powerful and is here for the long run, so you must learn to harness and control it. 7 Security Secrets is a Webinar aimed at businesses and individuals who want to proactively control their social media privacy footprint.

This Webinar series, sponsored by Deluxe®,is a multi-part interactive Webinar series designed to address these topics and provide simple, actionable tools to protect and enhance the efficiency with which you run your business.

In this class, The 7 Security Secrets of Social Networking,you will learn:

The Top Mistakes Made by Social Media Users of All Ages
How to Customize Your Privacy & Security Settings to Minimize Risk
Understanding Trust and Manipulation in an Online World
The Misunderstood Laws of Social Media Exposure
How to Build and Use a Conscience Panel as a Framework for Security
The Basics of Building a Social Media Privacy Policy
Concrete Steps for Protecting Yourself, Your Business and Your Kids

Interactive Q & A to follow. All registrants will receive a free white paper after the webinar.

Effective Inbound Marketing on LinkedIn

We usually talk about Outbound Prospecting with LinkedIn. In the June session of our FREE monthly webinar series, we’ll talk about Inbound Marketing on Linkedin. This session is for every member of your sales team – Salespeople, Sales Managers, and Marketing personnel interested in learning new ways to communicate their message by marketing on LinkedIn. Topics include:

- Attracting Customers with LinkedIn Profile Applications

- Promoting Yourself as a Subject Matter Expert

- Leveraging New Features of LinkedIn Company Pages

Space is limited for this session, so don’t wait. Inbound Marketing on LinkedIn is a skill every member of your sales team needs to understand.

Taking the Fear out of "The Ask" (What would John Wayne do?)

WHAT ATTENDEES WILL LEARN

The #1 reason people don't like asking for money is the fear of the unexpected. This course will provide practical guidance and tools for planning, conducting and successfully closing major and capital gift solicitations. At conclusion, participants will be able to:

1) develop individualized solicitation strategies,
2) solicit major gifts with confidence, anticipating and appropriately responding to potential objections,
3) prepare others for effective solicitation visits.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This webinar is designed for nonprofit professionals, nonprofit board members and nonprofit volunteers.

PRESENTER

Daniel Neel, president of The Fundraising Resource Group, brings more than 28 years of professional fundraising and financial services experience, serving in executive leadership roles for the past 22 years. While providing counsel and direction to non-profit organizations across the US he has designed, directed and led fundraising programs that have significantly increased operational funding and provided over half of a billion dollars through capital and endowment campaigns. In addition to Daniel's years in successfully leading his own fundraising firms and executive leadership with one of the largest national fundraising organizations in the US, Daniel has served as President, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer for international investment banking and investment management organizations. He began his professional career as a Certified Public Accountant specializing in tax work.

How Multi-Rater Reviews Drive Employee Performance: The True Partners Story

The guest speaker for this event will be, Hilary Hosek, Director of Talent Management at True Partners Consulting. True Partners Consulting (TPC), is a tax consulting services firm that caters to large and middle market organizations. As a professional services organizations, where consultants deal with multiple clients for varying lengths of time, TPC felt that there was no one person who can speak comprehensively to an individual’s performance. Because of this model, TPC found traditional performance appraisals to be inadequate and found 360 degree feedback to be their most viable solution to their performance management needs.

The focus of Ms. Hosek’s presentation will be how TPC was able to provide employees with balanced and up-to-date feedback by adding quarterly 360 degree feedback to their performance review process. Ms. Hosek will also discuss how TPC was able to:

Institute a structured review process for fair, consistent appraisal
Establish an efficient system to gather feedback from multiple reviewers
Provide staff with comprehensive quarterly feedback
Encourage employee involvement during the performance and goal setting process
Use feedback to more accurately assess promotion and compensation decisions

FREE Webinar: The Shocking Truth About Networking!

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FREE Webinar - "The Shocking Truth About Networking!"

What You Don't Know is Costing You Clients...

Do you attend a lot of networking events... but are frustrated with the minimal results you get from all your efforts?

What's missing? You keep hearing that networking is one of the best ways to get clients... but you simply don't see it! Where's the business?

I have good news to share with you.

    * It's not your fault! Networking IS a great way to grow your clients – but unfortunately many business owners like you just don't find the success they deserve or desire.

    * You'll be surprised how just doing a few things differently can completely turn your poor results into massive success... and way more enjoyment too!

I'm Sue Clement and I must tell you that I too used to struggle with networking. I'd go to event after event without getting a positive return on my investment. It got to the point that I dreaded going.

But then I discovered what I was missing and with a simple shift found that networking DID work at getting me clients and referrals. Today I'm thrilled to say that more than 80% of my clients come through networking. It works for me... and it will work for you too!

Please join us on Thursday, May 24th at 12:00pm PT (3:00pm ET, 8:00pm GMT) for an informative Webinar... you can attend for FREE as my guest!

I'll share my best secrets so you too can get massive results from networking.

Join us and discover:

* How to identify which events are a complete waste of time and which ones are goldmines.

    * One powerful strategy that will leverage your efforts and literally double (or triple) your success.

    * A key stumbling block that is limiting your success (and exactly how to overcome it)

    * The biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make during networking and how you can avoid them

    * How you can position yourself as THE go-to expert in your industry (people will be drawn to you)

    * The secret to effortlessly attracting clients and referrals at every networking or social event you attend

    * And much more.

For more info and to register, please visit our website:

http://www.sueclement.com/webinar/truth-about-networking

Scheduling conflict? Can't make it? Sign up anyway and you'll get the link for the replay in a personal email from me.

Upcoming Webinar-Is List building on steroids: How to build, manage and maintain

Demand generation is the new buzzword of the day and every B2B organization wants in on it. Marketing departments have tried to transform existing processes, hire new specialists, invest in new tools, all in a bid to jump on the demand gen bandwagon.

But if you think about it, demand generation ultimately boils down to 'the list'. A demand generation program is only as good as its list. Whether it is top of the funnel lead generation activity or middle of the funnel lead nurturing activity, a good list is critical to the success of any program.

Join us for this webinar as Steve Clegg of Winsby Inc guides you through simple techniques that your company can use to build lists from different sources, manage lists effectively, maintain list hygiene and measure results. Get on the fast track towards building the lists demand generation professionals dream of.

Date & Time-

15th May 2012, 11:00 am PDT

Presenter-

Steve Clegg

Co-founder Winsby Inc

Webinar URL

http://www.leadformix.com/webinar-may-15-2012.html

About LeadFormix

LeadFormix, a CallidusCloud Company (NASDAQ:CALD), is the leader in next-generation marketing automation software, known as Marketing Automation 2.0.

LeadFormix delivers a game-changing real-time marketing automation solution for enterprises that converts anonymous online visits into qualified sales leads, determines website visitor interest and intent, and enables sales teams to reach decision-makers more effectively and close deals faster using patented business intelligence and data mining technology.

Tips and Tricks to Stay Out of the Spam Folder

Staying out of the spam folder is tougher than you might think. Over 20% of legitimate email never makes it to the inbox. Customers quickly become frustrated when they don't receive important messages like password resets, purchase confirmations and shipping notifications. Join email experts Carly Brantz and Elmer Thomas on May 29th at 1:00 PM EDT as they break down ways to make sure your email stays out of the spam folder.

This webinar will cover:

•CAN-SPAM Act Compliance

•Spam trigger words

•Importance of text-only versions

•How to authenticate your email

The Great 8 for SLPs and ASD

This 120-minute webcast will explore the topic area necessary for speech-language pathologists to possess in order to provide effective and evidenced-based interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder.

To address the professional development needs specific to autism, speech-language pathologists must have knowledge and skills regarding (but not limited to): core characteristics of autism, working with families, screening, diagnosis, and assessment, evidenced-based interventions, use of augmentative and alternative communication modalities, and collaboration (ASHA, 2006b). This presentation will address these specific areas by introducing audience participants to specific interventions and methodologies to increase their skills and knowledge in the area of ASD. In this webcast, we will review the following teaching methodologies:

1. Behavior-based intervention
2. Collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team
3. Use of visual supports
4. Incorporating sensory strategies

The Speakers:

Lynn M. Dudek M.S., CCC-SLP/MBA, is the owner of ASDSLP, LLC. She is a speech-language pathologist who has specialized in the treatment of autism spectrum disorder for close to 20 years. Lynn has presented at the local, state, and national level on topics regarding autism, communication and assessment. Her passion for advocacy, education, and effective treatment directs her professional and personal activities.

Lynn recently completed coursework for completion of her BCBA. She currently serves on the Ohio Autism Coalition, the Autism Alliance and Advisory Board for speechpathology.com, and the National Autism Spokesperson Network.

Ms. Michele LaMarche, BCBA, is the co-founder of Special Learning, Inc. She is also the founder and Executive Director of Step By Step Academy (SBSA), a highly-regarded centre-based non-profit Autism treatment centre in Columbus, Ohio. Since its formation almost ten years ago, SBSA has touched the lives of over one thousand students through rigorous application of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) treatments, resulting in exceptional outcomes.

Ms. LaMarche, with over fifteen years of professional experience in the field of ABA, uses her knowledge of behavioral treatment to produce ground breaking, effective, empirically validated curricula, a critical factor in successfully mainstreaming hundreds of students with ASD. With her credentials and work through Special Learning and SBSA, she has changed the lives of countless individuals and families affected by ASD.

Treating Food Refusal & Selectivity in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders:

This 120-minute webinar provides an overview of the use of applied behavior analytic principles to assess and treat food refusal and selectivity.

Feeding problems are common in children, affecting those with developmental disabilities and medical conditions, as well as children who are typically developing (Laud, et al., 2009). Recent figures suggest the prevalence of feeding problems in children with ASD is as high as 90% (Volkert & Vaz, 2010). A child with feeding problems can cause stressors to his or her own health and ability to learn, in addition to causing stress on the family (making multiple meals, throwing away food, etc.) and impacting social opportunities (people socialize over meals).

Feeding problems in children with ASD are treatable. As reviewed in Treating Food Refusal & Selectivity in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Review - Part 1, the behavior must first be assessed to determine the maintaining variables and potential reinforcers to increase food consumption. As a continuation from Part 1, we will provide evidence-based interventions for treating food refusal and selectivity when manipulating antecedent-based interventions and simple reinforcement-based strategies alone are not effective in increasing food consumption. As with decreasing any challenging behavior, preference assessments are essential in determining effective reinforcers; a description of this procedure will be delivered. As we know, parents participate in the most meals with their children; a detailed review of the role of the parent in treating food refusal and selectivity in current research is provided. In addition, we will offer another review of the legal and ethical considerations around the treatment of feeding problems.

The Speakers:

Christine Austin, BCaBA is the Clinic Director at Step By Step Academy, a position she has held since 2009, where she previously served as Training and Behavior Plan Supervisor, Outreach and Training Coordinator, Program Supervisor/Outreach Support Technician and Behavior Technician.

Christine regularly publishes and presents at professional conferences on the topic of autism and behavioral support. Her areas of expertise include ABA, training, individual education plans (IEPs), reatment planning and behavior modification and behavior management. She has a BA in Psychology and minor in Sociology from Ohio State University. A Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA), Christine trained in Applied Behavior Analysis with the University of North Texas and is certified in Crisis Prevention.

Ms. Michele LaMarche, BCBA is the co-founder of Special Learning, Inc. She is also the founder and Executive Director of Step By Step Academy (SBSA), a highly-regarded centre-based non-profit Autism treatment centre in Columbus, Ohio. Since its formation almost ten years ago, SBSA has touched the lives of over one thousand students through rigorous application of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) treatments, resulting in exceptional outcomes.

Ms. LaMarche, with over fifteen years of professional experience in the field of ABA, uses her knowledge of behavioral treatment to produce ground breaking, effective, empirically validated curricula, a critical factor in successfully mainstreaming hundreds of students with ASD. With her credentials and work through Special Learning and SBSA, she has changed the lives of countless individuals and families affected by ASD.

Peer-mediated Interventions: More Than Just Play Skills

This 120-minute webinar will review the peer-mediated interventions that have been shown to be effective in increasing skills in learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Based on a literature review and successful practice in home, clinical and school settings, we will review how to train peers so they are more effective mediators and learn a variety of ways to use peers to facilitate instruction and learning for students with ASD. Participants will review videos demonstrating peer-mediated interventions as well as other techniques that have been effective in clinical and school settings but may not yet have as much supporting research.

This webinar incorporates methodology and is designed for BCBAs and BCaBAs as well as school behavior specialists, teachers and other professionals working with children with ASD and needing further training on effectively incorporating peer mediation to assist children with autism and related disorders generalize and gain appropriate skills.

The speakers:

Miranda Schehr, BCaBA is the Clinic Transition Director of Step by Step Academy. As a clinic transition director she directs the treatment plans of multiple clients through management, training and supervision of clinical staff. Before her involvement with SBSA she worked as an Intervention Specialist in Applied Behavioral Services, where she was responsible in the implementation of treatment of multiple clients and their families through teaching and training in the classroom and home environments.

Miranda earned her Bachelor of Science in Mild-Moderate Special Education at Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, completed a graduate coursework in Behavior Analysis in the University of North Texas, Denton TX; and she is anticipating the completion of her Masters of Education in Cognitive and Behavioral Disabilities in August 2012.

30-Minute Webinar Series for IT and Business Stakeholders in Financial Services,

BOSTON, Mass. - May 9th, 2012 - Aternity Inc., the industry's leader in end user experience management solutions for Fortune 1000 enterprises, announced today a series of 30-minute webinars throughout the month of May for IT and business stakeholders who want to ensure optimal performance and constant availability of critical business applications. Webinar themes will be focused around how Aternity can bring winning performance to frontline users for financial services, manufacturing and healthcare enterprises, driving increased employee productivity and eliminating business disruptions.
The Aternity Frontline Performance Intelligence Platform provides unified management of end user experience not only for mobile devices, but also for physical machines and virtual desktops. Aternity's unique vantage point of the business user across all of the ways applications are accessed provides the industry's most comprehensive end user experience solution across virtual, physical and mobile environments.
About the 30-minute Webinar Series

Who: Business and IT stakeholders at Financial Services, Manufacturing and Healthcare enterprises

What: Each 30-minute webinar will review how a user-centric approach to proactive IT management and End User Experience (EUE) technology can drive optimal performance and constant availability of critical business applications. The event will also include a live Q&A where attendees can submit their questions to the presenter.

When: Financial Services Webinar, May 17th; Manufacturing Webinar, May 22nd; and Healthcare Webinar, May 24th. Each webinar will run at 11 AM ET / 8 AM PT and 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT.

Where: To learn more about each webinar:
Financial Services: http://www.aternity.com/news-events-aternity-fin-serv-webinar.htm
Healthcare: http://www.aternity.com/news-events-aternity-healthcare-webinar.htm
Manufacturing: http://www.aternity.com/news-events-aternity-manufacturing-webinar.htm

*Bonus Industry Whitepaper on End User Experience Management*
All registrants will receive a complimentary copy of an industry-specific whitepaper on how End User Experience management can provide their organization with a 360-degree view of end user experience, advanced analytics for preemptive problem detection and cause analysis, and right-time decision support capabilities.

About Aternity
Aternity redefines real end user experience management by delivering the industry's first Frontline Performance Intelligence (FPI) Platform, effectively transforming every device - mobile, virtual, and physical - into a self-monitoring platform that is user experience aware. By arming organizations with user-centric, proactive IT management capabilities, the Aternity FPI Platform dramatically reduces business disruption and increases user productivity. With Aternity's 360 degree view of end user experience, advanced analytics for preemptive problem detection and cause analysis, and right-time decision support capabilities, Global 1000 enterprises finally have the empirical evidence on how application performance and usage impacts business results, providing them with a path for constant improvement.

Aternity has received prestigious industry recognition from the American Business Awards, the International Business Awards, Best in Biz Awards, The Boston Business Journal, The Marker and NetworkWorld Magazine. The company was recently positioned by Gartner in the 2011 Visionary Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Application Performance Monitoring and was recognized in Enterprise Management Associates' 2012 Cloud Application Performance Management (APM) Radar Report^TM as the top vendor providing an APM point solution earning EMA's "Value Leader" distinction, while also being recognized as an APM elite vendor providing the market's "Most Comprehensive Endpoint Diagnostics."

To further evaluate how Aternity can bring winning performance to your frontline and to find out if you qualify for a free evaluation and proof of concept, visit www.aternity.com.

EndUserExperience2Day, sponsored by Aternity, is a freely available, award-winning news and blog portal that can be accessed at www.enduserexperience.info. Follow Aternity on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook, recommend us on LinkedIn, join us on Google+, and see us on YouTube.

©2012 Aternity, Inc. All other trademarks or trade names are properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

Aternity Media Contacts:
Donna Parent
(508) 475-0414, ext. 222
donna.parent@aternity.com

Jennifer Hellickson
(925) 249-1867
aternity@perkettpr.com

The Use of Preference Assessments in Applied Settings

This 60-minute webcast provides an overview of the use of preference assessments in applied settings with individuals with developmental disabilities.

The use of reinforcement is vital when acquiring, maintaining, and eliminating operant behaviors (Pace et al.,1985). However, identifying the preferences and reinforcers of individuals with severe intellectual disabilities can be challenging. Researchers have recently examined the methodological rigor of preference assessments and several studies have demonstrated the results of preference assessments to be effective at identifying reinforcers (DeLeon & Iwata, 1996; Fisher et al., 1992). For these reasons, training direct care staff in how to conduct preference assessments is important (Roscoe & Fisher, 2008).

This presentation will provide a brief review of the literature on preference assessments and discuss different formats and various stimuli used. Following, a demonstration on how to conduct the multiple-stimulus without replacement (MSWO) preference assessment will be provided, walking you through how to collect stimuli, implement the assessment, and score the results. Additionally, we will review how to use the results as part of your planning and treatment.

The Speaker:

Amanda Yeager is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and has been serving children with autism-spectrum disorders since 2006. She currently serves as a Program Manager at Step by Step Academy, Inc. in the adolescent center.

Amanda oversees the academic, pre-vocational, and daily living skills treatment of consumers and designs and monitors behavior plans. Amanda has conducted and presented several research studies with The Ohio State University and has served children and adolescents with a variety of developmental disabilities and mental health disorders in home, school, and community settings.

Global Trends on a Local Scale

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WHAT ATTENDEES WILL LEARN
- Key Trends that show how local and international pressures can affect regional businesses.
- Rising demand among the emerging middle class in China, India and elsewhere--opportunities and concerns.
- New trade agreements with South Korea, Columbia and others--opportunities for exports and new markets.
- Rising commodity prices...how foreign pressures affect local costs.
- The dangers of the Euro--why they aren't over and how they can affect you.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Business professionals, investment professionals, small businesses, non-profits and individuals interested in managing their personal investments.
PRESENTER NAMES & BIOGRAPHIES
- Kevin Klowden is a managing economist at the Milken Institute, where he serves as director of the California Center. He studies the distribution of resources; business locations and movement of labor and how these are influenced by public policy and in turn affect regional economies.
  
  He has addressed the role of technology-based development in publications such as "North America's High-Tech Economy" and location-specific studies on Arkansas and Arizona.
  
  Additionally, he coordinated the Milken Institute's two-year Los Angeles Economy Project; seeking public policy and private sector solutions to challenges the region faces amid a growing unskilled labor pool. Klowden has also served on multiple advisory committees for the City of Los Angeles and neighboring communities.

Soft Moments, 10 Second Commercials, and Silence

This webinar will discuss techniques on how to interact with a child. The relationship is a critical component in the progress of children expressing their inner-most thoughts and feelings. Soft moments, 10 second commercials, silence and other techniques will be demonstrated.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will learn about developing relationships with children.
Participants will learn specific techniques of connecting with children.
Participants will discover each technique's relationship to theoretical approaches.

For more information about the Play Therapy Webinar Series visit www.kids-incorporated.com/news/play-therapy-webinar-series.