The top 3 winning prizes will be of 10,000 euros for the winner, 7,500 euros for the second place, and 5,000 euros for the third place.

ISTANBUL - Thursday, February 18th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The World Energy Congress is now accepting academic papers for its 2016 meeting. The deadline to submit papers is 30th April.

Submitting a paper to the World Energy Congress provides an excellent opportunity to contribute to the development of the global energy community. 20 papers will be selected to be presented at the dedicated expert forum and distributed to all delegates on USB flash drives.

Prizes will be awarded to these papers, which will range from 1,500 Euros to 10,000, totalling more than 60,000 Euros. The top three winning prizes are as follows:
                                          First ... Read more »

 Conference set for 28 June 2016 – 2 July 2016 in Livingstone attracting members of academia, investors, regulators, electric utilities, students and the energy industry to discuss best practices, technologies and share experiences

PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Wednesday, February 17th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IEEE, the world’s largest professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, today announced the 2016 IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) PowerAfrica Conference will take place in Livingstone, Zambia on 28 June 2016 – 2 July 2016. The theme of the conference—now open to registrations—is “Electrifying Africa: Affordable Energy Enabling Socio-Economic Development.”

The PowerAfrica Conference will be a platform for participants from academia, electric utilities and industry to discuss experiences, best practices and associated technical developments that can be applied towards the ele ... Read more »

DiversitAb™ platform provides rapid response to emerging infectious diseases

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Thursday, February 18th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SAB Biotherapeutics, Inc. (SAB), a leading biopharmaceutical development company, announced today it has produced a new human antibody therapeutic to treat the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) utilizing its novel DiversitAb™ production platform. MERS-CoV was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012; the World Health Organization has identified it as a “threat to global health.”

Until now, there have been no treatments for this disease. Additionally, to date, the ability to treat emerging threats has been limited by lengthy development timelines. SAB’s DiversitAb platform leverages transchromosomic cattle (Tc Bovine™) that have been genetically designed to produce large amounts of human antibodies (immunoglobulin G) in response to an immuno ... Read more »

Multiple geographies post impressive gains

ZURICH & NEW YORK - Thursday, February 18th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Egon Zehnder, a global leader in executive search and talent advisory services today announced its 2015 financial results, reporting as follows:

2015 Revenues
    

 
    

2014 Revenues
    

 
    

Change 15/14

CHF 622.3 MM
    

 
    

CHF 624.2 MM
    

 
    

(0.3%)

EUR 571.5 MM
          

EUR 517.2 MM
          

10.5%

USD 667.7 MM
          

USD 692.1 MM
          

(3.5 ... Read more »

First Event in the UAE and the Region about Innovations by Women

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, February 17th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

On 8 March, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be hosting the 2016 ‘Emirati Woman Conference: Distinction and Innovation’ under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Chairwoman of the General Women's Union, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, and Chairwoman of Motherhood, Childhood Supreme Council.

This conference is the first of its kind in the country and the region to address women’s innovations. It will honor a number of leading citizens, including 10 female university students who have presented distinctive innovations. It will also include a special artistic operetta entitled ‘Kabira Yal Imarat,’ written by poet Abdullah bin Shamma, with the participation of a number of big artists, composed by artist Fayez Al Saeed, directed by artist Dr ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, February 16th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Pacific Control Systems (PCS), a leading provider of Internet of Things (IOT) managed services solutions globally, has been listed as one of the 25 most powerful IoT technology providers in the world by the US-based prestigious CIO STORY magazine. This was revealed in the publication’s IoT Technology Special 2015 edition.

PCS has made it to CIO STORY’s list by standing out in the current fragmented IoT landscape and demonstrating the ability to render complete end-to-end managed solutions. This listing recognizes their efforts in creating a positive impact in the IoT market place.

Mr. Dilip Rahulan, Executive Chairman of PCS, said, “We are honoured to be recognized by the CIO STORY magazine as one of the world’s 25 most powerful IoT solutions providers. We have been in the forefront of providing end-to-end solutions for delivery of IOT services. This is the time fo ... Read more »

Mimecast survey reveals low levels of preparedness against data breaches

WATERTOWN, Mass. - Wednesday, February 17th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mimecast (NASDAQ: MIME), the email security, email continuity and email archiving cloud company, today released the results of its new global research study: Mimecast Business Email Threat Report 2016, Email Security Uncovered. The survey of 600 IT security professionals, shows that while 64 percent regard email as a major cyber-security threat to their business, 65 percent don’t feel fully equipped or up to date to reasonably defend against email-based attacks. One-third of respondents also believe their email is more vulnerable today than it was five years ago.

Email continues to be a critical technology in business and the threat of email hacks and data breaches loom large over IT security managers. Consequently, confidence and experience with previous data breaches and email hacks play key parts in ... Read more »

 GSMA Announces First Details of Mobile 360 Series – Privacy & Security Event; Expanded Partnership with Metro Area Chamber Sets the Stage for North America Event

      

LONDON - Wednesday, February 17th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today announced the schedule and locations for the 2016 GSMA Mobile 360 Series, a regional thought leadership conference series for executives in the mobile industry, as well as key regulatory and government representatives. This year, the GSMA is again expanding the scope of the Mobile 360 Series of conferences, with seven conferences around the world, including one focused specifically on privacy and security issues.

“We’re excited to further broaden the Mobile 360 Series to include additional geographies and also to focus on specific subject areas, with the addition of Mobile 360 – India and Mobile 360 – Privacy & Security,” said ... Read more »