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Fairchild Semiconductor's 50th Anniversary To mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of Fairchild Semiconductor, a series of events will be held on October 5 to 7, 2007 at the Computer History Museum and at Stanford University. On October 4, Fairchild Semiconductor founders Gordon Moore, Jay Last and Julius Blank, as well as venture capitalist Arthur Rock, discuss the founding of the company in a panel moderated by Leslie Berlin of the Silicon Valley Archives at Stanford University. On October 5, Floyd Kvamme moderates a panel of industry leaders including Gordon Moore, Jerry Sanders and Wilf Corrigan, who will explore the lasting impact of Fairchild Semiconductor on Silicon Valley and the world. Discussions will span Fairchild Semiconductor's beginnings until its sale in 1978. A reunion celebration gala on October 6 will also bring Fairchild Semiconductor alumni together to remember its accomplishments and share stories and memories. Fairchild Semiconductor introduced the first commercially available integrated circuit, and went on to become one of the major players in the evolution of Silicon Valley in the 1960s. For more information, click here.

IBER Conference Sponsored by the Clute Institute The International Business & Economics Research (IBER) Conference in Las Vegas, NV from October 1 to 5, 2007 provides a forum for faculty to present their research on any business, economics, or business-related topic. An award is issued for the best paper in each session.

Axiomatic in Economics: the Rise and Fall 12th ECHE Axiomatic in Economics: the Rise and Fall on October 4-6, 2007 at the University of Siena, Italy is the 12th European Conference on the History of Economics (ECHE).

The Panic of 1837 A Decade of Crisis The Program in Early American Economy and Society holds its annual conference, entitled "The Panic of 1837: Getting By and Going Under in a Decade of Crisis" on October 10 & 11, 2007 at the Library Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Future of the European Monetary Integration Conference on Banking Future of the European Monetary Integration on October 17 and 18, 2007 is an international conference on banking from the Silesian University's School of Business Administration in Karvina, Czech Republic.

Society for the History of Technology Looking Back, Looking Beyond At the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) annual meeting in Washington, DC from October 17 to 21, 2007, SHOT celebrates its 50th anniversary and launches its second half century around the unifying theme "Looking Back, Looking Beyond."

Leisure, Tourism & the 19th-Century Resort Cultural and Historic Preservation Leisure, Tourism, and the 19th-Century Resort, the 11th annual Salve Regina University conference about Cultural and Historic Preservation on October 18-20, 2007 in Newport, Rhode Island examines all aspects of 19th-century leisure, resort life and amusement.

Marketing in Knowledge Society and Contemporary Business Reality The 20th Croatian Marketing Association Congress in Rijeka from October 18 to 27, 2007 is entitled "Marketing in Knowledge Society and Contemporary Business Reality".

National Conference on Planning History SACRPH 12th Bi-Annual Conference The Society for American City and Regional Planning History (SACRPH) presents the 12th National Conference on Planning History in Portland, Maine from October 25 to 28, 2007 with papers on all aspects of urban, regional and community planning history.

Research in Business and Economics International Meeting The International Conference on Global Research in Business & Economics from December 26 to 30, 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand is organized/sponsored by FIZJA International Business Inc.

Flows of People and Money Past, Present and Future The XXXIInd Political Economy of the World-System (PEWS) Conference of the PEWS section of the American Sociological Association takes place April 24-26, 2008 at Fairfield University, Connecticut with the theme "Flows of People and Money across the World-System."

The Historical Society's 2008 Conference U.S. Labor History The Historical Society's 6th conference June 5-8, 2008 at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland has a session on Globalization, American Working-Class Activism, and New Directions in U.S. Labor History.

Second Annual Conference on the History of Recent Economics Papers on the post-WWII era are preferred for the 2nd Annual Conference on the History of Recent Economics (HISRECO) at the Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal on June 5-7, 2008.

"Laws of Chaos" in the 21st Century Probabilistic Political Economy Probabilistic Political Economy: "Laws of Chaos" in the 21st Century on July 14-17, 2008 at Kingston University (UK) celebrates 25 years since the publication of the book by Emmanuel Farjoun and Moshé Machover.

Ports and Urban Economic Activity In the Globalization Era There is a session on "Ports and urban economic activity in the globalization era" at the 10th Congress of the Asociación Espa�ola de Historia Económica (AEHE) in Murcia, Spain in September 2008.

Markets as Institutions History and Theory The 3rd European Association of Evolutionary Political Economy symposium, Markets as Institutions: History and Theory, is to be held on September 5 and 6, 2008 in collaboration with the Economic Policy Laboratory of Athens University of Economics and Business.

African Business Histories XVth World Economic History Congress In 2009 the International Economic History Association holds its XVth World Economic History Congress in Utrecht, The Netherlands from August 3 to 7. The title of the 2009 Congress is "African Business Histories: Business and Enterprise in Africa Since the 19th Century."