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Convention Calendar

Sunday

Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics

Snowbird

Attendance • 600

Runs through • Saturday

Monday

Azteca Systems Inc.

2013 Cityworks User Group

Salt Palace

Attendance • 500

Runs through • Thursday

Friday

Conduit 2013 Science

Fiction & Fantasy Convention

Radisson Hotel Salt Lake City downtown

Attendance • 350

Runs through • May 27

Economic Calendar

New economic numbers to be released this week include:

Wednesday

National Association of Realtors • Existing home sales for April

Federal Reserve • Minutes from April interest-rate meeting

IPOs Planned

Initial public offerings as provided by Renaissance Capital, Greenwich, Conn., (ipohome.com) and SEC filings, include:

Alcobra • Tel Avis, Israel, 2.3 million shares, priced $10 to $12, managed by Aegis Capital and Sunrise Securities. Proposed Nasdaq symbol ADHD. Business: Drug company developing a non-stimulant ADHD treatment.

ChannelAdvisor • Morrisville, N.C., 5.8 million shares, priced $12 to $14, managed by Goldman Sachs and Stifel. Proposed Nasdaq symbol ECOM. Business: Provides e-commerce platform to manage sales across multiple online channels.

Constellium • Paris, France, 22.2 million shares, priced $17 to $19, managed by Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan. Proposed NYSE symbol CSTM. Business: Apollo/Rio Tinto-based manufacturer of semi-fabricated aluminium products.

Global Brass and Copper Holdings • Schaumburg, Ill., 9.4 million shares, priced $15 to $17, managed by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Proposed NYSE symbol BRSS. Business: Fabricator and distributor of brass and copper products for various end markets.

Ply Gem Holdings • Cary, N.C., 15.8 million shares, priced $18 to $20, managed by J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs. Proposed NYSE symbol PGEM. Business: A manufacturer of exterior building products in North America.

Portola Pharmaceuticals • South San Francisco, Calif., 6.9 million shares, priced $13 to $16, managed by Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse. Proposed Nasdaq symbol PTLA. Business: Developing drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases.

Utah Events

Monday

Job workshop • The University of Phoenix will host a free "Social Media Career Workshop" to help job seekers expand their career searches and online presence through the use of social media, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the University of Phoenix Utah Main Campus, 5373 S. Green St. (480 West), Room 102, Murray. To register go to http://utahcareerworkshops.eventbrite.com/#.

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