, IKEA, Absolut, Ericsson , European Fitness Training,
Pen Club USA, Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle, University of
Washington, Seattle, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Northwest.com or call 504 -566-5045.

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"I'm pleased to say that Beyond Blond 2006 goes beyond California
this year, featuring for the first time lifestyle events elsewhere within
this consulate's 13-state region, including Washington State and Nevada. The team will present major
NIH-sponsored studies, new research and treatments for Type 1 diabetes.
Sponsored by the New Orleans Metropolitan Convention + Visitors Bureau,
Inc.
In past years, publishers have signed some of today's recognized authors,
and others have garnered bylines as a result of NOWC.
To register for the conference, please visit
http://www.

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Highlights include: a Swedish Fitness Program at Santa Monica Beach that
includes Nordic Walking, recently featured in the LA Times and NY Times;
two of Sweden's hottest new bands: Quit Your Day Job and Ane Brun will be
featured at the Viper in Hollywood; IT/telecom seminars on third generation
information technology, film screenings, and biotech events presenting
cutting edge scientific studies and applications of advanced medical
research.

New Orleans Writers ' Conference Returns; NOMCVB Brings the New York Literary Marketplace to New Orleans

In
addition to networking, the conference guarantees that the first
100 manuscripts submitted with the registration fee will be reviewed by a top
agent or editor, followed by a one-on-one critique. All
participants who have attended this conference have established a business
relationship with an agent or editor , and some have even signed contracts for
work, garnering a first byline or book contract," said J . The conference will span all genres, including children's
literature, culinary writing, essays , fiction, non-fiction, memoir, writing
music for the stage and screen, faith-based writing, poetry , screenwriting,
short stories, and many more.

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Robert N. A ceramic exhibition
at Scripps College will show, among 12 artists, the works of Swedish
ceramicist Eva Hild.

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This year's "Be Swedish for a Month" message will be promoted at all Beyond
Blond events -- many open to the public -- celebrating Sweden's
entrepreneurial spirit and image as a global leader in film, music and
design, biotechnology , sustainable energy and IT/Telecom, plus Literature,
Food, Fitness, Tourism and Trade. LA Times book editor David Ulin will moderate a literary event on
Cross-Cultural Genres with Pen USA, and local authors Kate Gale, Carolyn
See, Susan Straight, Michael Jaime Becerra.
"This is a great opportunity for writers and aspiring writers to gain
inspiration from the literary setting that New Orleans offers , as well as get
first-hand tips from the people who are in the business of writing.
Authors include John Barry, Dr. Doug Brinkley, Roy Blount, Jr.neworleanswritersconference.

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S. The Consulate General of Sweden
will host WESTWEEK's 12th annual Design Awards Reception at Pacific Design
Center; and Swedish feature film, "Masjviar," will be premiered in
collaboration with American Cinematheque.

Klein will be the featured speaker at a seminar: "Biotech for the
Future," organized by the Consulate General of Sweden.org for a schedule of events, further details and updates).
Conference attendees registered at the Hotel Monteleone, will be invited
to a special cocktail reception with the above authors, agents and editors.

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that presents Sweden today as a nation at the top of its
game in delivering innovative design, scientific achievements,
communication technologies, sustainable development, energy, environment
technology and business prowess in numerous fields affecting contemporary
lifestyle and quality of life," says Tomas Rosander, Consul General of
Sweden. Also during the month, a Sami Photo Exhibition will be
held at Lief in West Hollywood; and the Swedish Consulate in San Francisco
will present "Sensuality & Survival: New Nordic Designs -- 2006." (Visit
www .

Beyond Blond 2006 program sponsors and partners include Art Center College
of Design & "The Agency," Pacific Design Center, Swedish Trade Council,
Swedish American Chamber of Commerce (SACC ), Swedish Women's Educational
Association (SWEA), Swedish Travel and Tourism Council, Scandinavian
Airlines System, Invest in Sweden Agency (ISA), Novo Nordisk, HemoCue, AB,
Stellar Holdings, Inc .

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PRESS RELEASE Consulate General of Sweden Announces Swedish Lifestyle Month

The Consulate General of Sweden will present
the third annual Beyond Blond, Swedish Lifestyle Month: March 12-April 12 . Top-tier panel
participants for this year's conference include Random House, Penguin
Publishing , Simon + Simon Entertainment, Crown Publishing Group, Vintage
Books, Grove Atlantic, Thomas Dunne Books, St.

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"Beyond Blond has established a special branding for Sweden in the western
region of the U. A program on Innovation
Journalism with Swede David Nordfors, who directs the program at Stanford
University, and journalist/USC professor Judy Muller is being planned for
the Los Angeles Consular Press Organization.beyondblond. NEW ORLEANS, After a 10-year absence, the New
Orleans Writers' Conference (NOWC) will return to bring the New York literary
marketplace down south for a weekend where aspiring writers can meet top
agents, editors and authors., the conference is set for May 12-13 at the Hotel Monteleone.
Knopf, Red Dress Ink, MacAdam/Cage, Pelican Publishing, New York Times Book
Review, Viking and Zoetrope., Julia
Reed, Jeremiah Towers, Ken Wells, Berthe Amoss , Alice Pope, Tom Piazza, to
name a few.

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The Consulate General of
Sweden, together with Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Washington
University and Novo Nordisk will present Seattle Sweden Diabetes Awareness
Day, introducing prominent Swedish experts from Sweden's Lund University,
Karolinska Hospital, Universityhospital in Mlmo and Linkping University,
and their counterparts in Seattle.

Stephen Perry, CEO
and President of New Orleans Metropolitan Convention + Visitors Bureau. Martin 's Press, Alfred A.

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