SUNDAY, JUNE 19 BIO 2005The largest biotech event of the year will be happening in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, hosted by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). About 18,000 executives, investors, and scientists are expected to be at the annual event. Many of those will hail from nearly 1,100 biotechnology companies and organizations from across 32 countries. Sunday is devoted to international biotech issues, and Monday’s first plenary session will discuss the 25th anniversary of the Bayh-Dole Act, which has promoted the transfer of NIH-sponsored research to small businesses and universities. Beyond that, it’s a biotech bonanza and Red Herring will be there. Through June 22.

MONDAY, JUNE 20

SUPERNOVA 2005

Supernova, Kevin Werbach's conceptual conference about decentralization, will run through Wednesday at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Topics include blogging, podcasting, VoIP, distributed business, attention, citizen journalism, and the videonet. Leaders in business, government, and technology will be there.

TUESDAY, JUNE 21 AWMA ANNUAL CONFERENCEThe Air and Waste Management Association’s 98th annual event will be held at the MinneapolisConvention Center. The event includes professional development courses and will kick off with a keynote from Katherine E. Reed, staff vice president of 3M’s Environmental, Health and Safety Operations. Through June 24.

THURSDAY JUNE 23

EBAY LIVE

eBay buyers, sellers, and developers will flock to the McEneryConvention Center in San Jose, California, to attend the eBay Live annual networking conference. Gear up for a bigger celebration than normal this year to mark the auction house's 10th anniversary. Meg Whitman, eBay's CEO, will address the gathering on Thursday evening. Through June 25.