Read more conference stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/14659/conference.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:23:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71200/ditch-your-trashy-avatar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith businesses increasingly making use of virtual worlds like Second Life for long-distance training and conferences, it’s important for employees to show a little discretion with their choice of avatar, warns a report from tech advisory firm Gartner. “Because 3-D environments add the visual dimension, they will need to make...http://www.newser.com/story/71200/ditch-your-trashy-avatar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 16:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68264/jimena-nearly-category-5-targets-baja.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHurricane Jimena, nearly strong enough to be classified as the most serious category of storm, could hit the resort-heavy southern tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula by tomorrow evening, the Los Angeles Times reports. Jimena’s winds are at 155mph, at the top end of Category 4. An international economics conference set...http://www.newser.com/story/68264/jimena-nearly-category-5-targets-baja.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 19:15:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66167/in-kenya-clinton-blasts-graft-corruption.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHillary Clinton criticized Kenya today for rampant graft and corruption as she made the case that business and trade across Africa cannot grow without good governance and solid democracy. In President Obama's ancestral homeland, the secretary of State said, "True economic progress in Africa will depend on responsible governments that...http://www.newser.com/story/66167/in-kenya-clinton-blasts-graft-corruption.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 10:59:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60628/cure-still-elusive-as-cancer-treatments-improve.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe world’s largest cancer conference convened this weekend and offered some hope but no cures, USA Today reports. Researchers are getting closer to developing treatments that are gentler and more individualized, and that increase longevity and quality of life. But a cure remains elusive, and even the most promising drugs...http://www.newser.com/story/60628/cure-still-elusive-as-cancer-treatments-improve.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Jun 2009 7:16:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56773/iranian-prez-dropped-holocaust-denial-from-un-speech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt didn't stop a mass walkout, but Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad actually t oned down the speech he gave at a UN racism conference yesterday, the UN said today, dropping language denying the reality of the Holocaust. In the original text of his speech, he said of Western nations: "Following...http://www.newser.com/story/56773/iranian-prez-dropped-holocaust-denial-from-un-speech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Apr 2009 10:28:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49802/under-pressure-wells-fargo-cancels-vegas-junket.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWells Fargo, which received $25 billion in TARP funds, has canceled a swanky corporate retreat in Las Vegas after criticism began to mount, the AP reports. The bank had booked 12 nights at two pricey hotels to recognize top employees. Wells Fargo initially defended the retreat when news of it...http://www.newser.com/story/49802/under-pressure-wells-fargo-cancels-vegas-junket.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Feb 2009 19:51:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/9249/anti-vista-mom-corners-hapless-microsoft-ceo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThough he may rule the boardroom, all it took to unravel Microsoft’s chief executive was a mom on a rampage about his new Vista operating system. An analyst questioning Steve Ballmer at a conference said she’d become an early Vista adopter at her 13-year-old daughter’s request—only to revert to...http://www.newser.com/story/9249/anti-vista-mom-corners-hapless-microsoft-ceo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Oct 2007 17:46:51 CDT