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The European NanoBusiness Association has launched a nanotechnology career center, hosted by tinytechjobs, at www.nanoeurope.org. Employers may post positions located in Europe at no charge until the end of the year; all job seeker services are free. . . . Flomerics Inc. and InterferenceTechnology.com have launched a technical forum devoted to simulating electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) design problems, at www.interferencetechnology.com/askexpert/default.asp. InterferenceTechnology.com is a reference site for EMC issues, and Flomerics is the developer of FLO/EMC software for modeling and simulating EMC problems in electronic design. . . . IPG Laser GmbH, a Burbach, Germany, subsidiary of Oxford, Mass.-based IPG Photonics Corp., has appointed HM Laser, of Beijing, as a new distributor for its industrial fiber lasers in China. HM Laser will offer training and service to small system integrators, set up a research and development center in Beijing for fiber laser application development and offer materials processing testing and professional support. IPG also announced it has terminated its distribution agreement in China and Hong Kong with Advanced Fiber Resources Holdings.