Advance Media Registration for the 2008 BIO International Convention Now Available Online

Advance media registration for the 2008 BIO International
Convention, the Global Event for Biotechnology, is now available
online at www.bio2008.org/mediaregistration.

Hosted by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), the BIO
International Convention will take place June 17-20 at the San Diego
Convention Center in San Diego, Calif. The convention will highlight
all the ways that biotechnology, the life sciences, investments,
policy, and the international community work together to heal, fuel,
and feed the world. This year, the day pattern will change to Tuesday
through Friday (previously, the Convention was held Sunday through
Wednesday).

The BIO International Convention features keynote sessions from
thought leaders, including policymakers, scientists, CEOs and
celebrities. Former speakers include President George W. Bush,
President Bill Clinton, Michael J. Fox, and Her Majesty Queen Noor of
Jordan, among others. The convention will include 175 breakout
sessions covering biotech trends, policy issues and technology
innovations and the world´s largest biotechnology exhibition - the BIO
Exhibition. The preliminary schedule is available at
www.bio2008.org/schedule.

Recently, the BIO International Convention was named one of the
Fastest 50, a list of the fastest-growing trade shows in the country,
by Tradeshow Week magazine.

In 2007, the convention attracted 22,366 attendees and exhibitors
with approximately one-third from countries outside the U.S. Growth of
the meeting, and BIO overall, has paralleled that of the dynamic
industry that BIO represents. BIO currently projects more than 20,000
attendees for the 2008 BIO International Convention in San Diego. The
convention was last held in San Diego in 2001 and attracted 14,731
professionals.

Registration is complimentary for credentialed members of the news
media. To register, please visit www.bio2008.org/mediaregistration.
Reporters and editors working full-time for print, broadcast, and
online news organizations may register onsite with valid media
credentials. All freelancers, college and online publications are
strongly encouraged to register in advance by Wednesday, June 4, 2008.

The BIO International Convention helps to support BIO programs and
initiatives. BIO works throughout the year to create a policy
environment that enables the industry to continue to fulfill its
vision of bettering the world through biotechnology innovation. For
more information on the global event for biotechnology, including
program and housing information, please visit www.bio2008.org.

About BIO

BIO represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic
institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations
across the United States and 31 other nations. BIO members are
involved in the research and development of healthcare, agricultural,
industrial and environmental biotechnology products. BIO also produces
the annual BIO International Convention, the world´s largest gathering
of the biotechnology industry.

Upcoming BIO Events

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-- BIO-Asia Partnering Conference (http://bioasia.bio.org/)
January 28-29, 2008
Tokyo, Japan

-- BIO CEO & Investor Conference
(http://ceo.bio.org/opencms/ceo/2008/index.jsp)
February 11-13, 2008
New York, NY

-- Partnering for Global Health (http://pgh.bio.org/opencms/pgh/2008/)
March 10-12, 2008
Washington, DC

-- BIO-Europe Spring (http://www.ebdgroup.com/bes/index.htm)
April 7-9, 2008
Madrid, Spain

-- BIO National Venture Conference
(http://bio.org/events/bioventure2008.pdf)
April 22-23, 2008
Boston, Mass.

-- World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing
(http://www.bio.org/worldcongress2008/)
April 27-30, 2008
Chicago, Ill.

-- 2008 BIO International Convention (http://www.bio2008.org/)
June 17-20, 2008
San Diego, Calif.
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