VPH Events Folder

This folder contains all public events relative to the VPH, STEP project, Europhysiome and all the other related initiatives.

III European Conference on Computational Mechanics (Lisboa, Portugal, from 2006-06-05 08:50 to 2006-06-08 18:50) — by annalisa bandieri

The ECCM2006 conference will host two mini-symposia dedicated to computational biomechanics: # Eriksson, A. (Sweden), "Biomechanical Simulations" # Rodrigues, H. (Portugal), "Computational Biomechanics"

7th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (Antibes, France, from 2006-03-22 08:55 to 2006-03-25 18:55) — by annalisa bandieri

Biennial appointment with the now classic computational biomechanics conference organised by John Middleton, Prof. Malcolm Jones and Nigel Shrive.

Computational Biomechanics for Medicine: a MICCAI 2006 satellite workshop (Copenhagen, from 2006-10-01 08:20 to 2006-10-01 18:20) — by annalisa bandieri

Computational Biomechanics for Medicine: a MICCAI 2006 satellite workshop. One of the greatest challenges for mechanists is to extend the success of computational mechanics to fields outside traditional engineering, in particular to biology, biomedical sciences, and medicine. The proposed workshop will provide an opportunity for computational biomechanics specialists to present and exchange opinions on the opportunities of applying their techniques to computer-integrated medicine.

EAMBES FPVII workshop (Thessaloniki, Greece, from 2006-02-24 08:00 to 2006-02-25 18:00) — by annalisa bandieri

EAMBES workshop "Establishing Engineering for Health within the EU FP7", Thessaloniki, February 24 to 26, 2006. The workshop is for EAMBES members only.

33rd Computers in Cardiology Conference (Conference Centre of Polytechnic University, Valencia, Spain, from 2006-09-17 00:00 to 2006-09-20 00:00) — by annalisa bandieri

The Conference provides an international forum for scientific presentations focusing on computer applications in clinical cardiology and cardiovascular research.

Towards vertical integration of biomedical data in disease modeling and healthcare delivery (Washington DC, USA, from 2006-04-08 09:00 to 2006-04-08 12:30) — by annalisa bandieri

The 2006 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging this year hosts a special symposium entitled: Towards vertical integration of biomedical data in disease modeling and healthcare delivery. the symposium is organised by Peter Hunter, Alex Frangi, and Marco Viceconti. The program is: Scott Delp Stanford University Musculoskeletal and Neuromuscular Diseases: Simulation-based Treatment Planning Ron Kikins, Brigham & Women's Hospital / National Alliance for Medical Imaging Computing Schizophrenia and brain diseases: achivements through open science Helen Byrne, University of Nottingham Cancer disease: integrative modelling approaches Graham Cameron, European Bioinformatics Institute Symbiomatics: Synergies in medical informatics and bioinformatics Marco Viceconti, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli Challenges and opportunities around the Virtual Physiological Human Rod Smallwood, University of Sheffield The Epitheliome Project: multiscale agent-based modeling of epithelial cells Randy Thomas, Universite d'Evry The Kidney Physiome project

EC Conference on ICT for biomedical Sciences (Brussels, Belgium, from 2006-06-29 08:20 to 2006-06-30 16:20) — by annalisa bandieri

The European Commission is organising an important event to promote the convergence and the coordination between all stakeholders involved with biomedical research and related information technology.

2nd IEEE International Conference on e-Science and Grid Computing (KIT Building, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 2006-12-04 00:00 to 2006-12-06 00:00) — by annalisa bandieri

The e-Science 2006 conference is designed to bring together developers applications and enabling IT Technologies from leading international and communities. The conference serves as a forum to present the results of product/tool developments, and highlight related activities from around the world.

3rd International Symposium on Computational Models for Biomedical Simulation (Zurich, Switzerland, from 2006-07-10 08:30 to 2006-07-11 18:30) — by annalisa bandieri

3rd International Symposium on Computational Models for Biomedical Simulation ISBMS'06. The symposium will be organized by the Computer Vision Laboratory of the ETH Zürich in order to provide an international forum for researchers interested in using biomedical simulation technology for the improvement of patient care. It will be held in the spirit and continuation of the symposia on Surgical Simulation and Soft Tissue Modeling (IS4TM) organized in 2003 by INRIA, and on Medical Simulation (ISMS) in 2004 by CIMIT. The proceedings of the symposium are planned to be published in the Springer Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series.

IST 2006 - Strategies for Leadership (Helsinki Messukeskus, Helsinki, Finland, from 2006-11-21 08:00 to 2006-11-23 15:30) — by annalisa bandieri

IST event will gather together all the key players of European information society technologies. The event concentrates on European policies, strategies, research activities and results in all areas of the Information Society.

World Congress of Biomechanics (Munich, Germany, from 2006-07-29 08:20 to 2006-08-04 16:20) — by annalisa bandieri

5th World Congress of Biomechanics

STEP Technical Meeting (Erasme campus, ULB, Brussels, from 2006-06-28 09:00 to 2006-06-28 15:00) — by annalisa bandieri

STEP Consortium will gather in Brussels, at Erasme campus (ULB) for the Technical Meeting N.2 after the kickoff held in January in Bologna. For STEP Consortium only.

6th International Muscle Energetics Conference (The Banff Center, Canada, from 2006-07-22 00:00 to 2006-07-27 00:00) — by annalisa bandieri

This conference series has become the primary venue for the exchange of discoveries and ideas in the muscle energetics field.

9th Symposium on the 3D Analysis of Human Movement (Campus Tertiales, Valenciannes, France, from 2006-06-28 10:00 to 2006-06-30 17:30) — by annalisa bandieri

The International Society of Biomechanics (ISB) Technical Group on the 3-D Analysis of Human Movement provides a forum for the discussion of all issues relating to the measurement of human movement in three dimensions. This is achieved primarily through the organization of international symposia, typically every second year. In addition, the Group has sponsored the publication of special issues of the journal Human Movement Science.

1st International Workshop on Multi-Objective Cybernetics (Helsinki, Finland, from 2006-08-18 00:00 to 2006-08-19 00:00) — by annalisa bandieri

This workshop deals with Multi-objective Problems (MOPs) in biological, artificial, and mixed (interacting) systems.

ESBiomech Summer Workshop 2007 (Trinity Centre for Bioengineering in Dublin, Irland, from 2007-01-01 00:00 to 2007-01-01 00:00) — by annalisa bandieri

The theme for this Workshop will be 'Finite Element Modelling in Biomechanics and Mechanobiology"

International Union of Physiological Sciences 36th World Congress (Tokyo International Conference Hall, Japan, from 2009-07-27 00:00 to 2009-08-01 00:00) — by annalisa bandieri

The aims of the IUPS Congress are: a major opportunity for physiologists al over the world to meet and discuss various aspects of physiology; to send its message to the society and the world; lectures on state-of-the-art research in the biological sciences and on the future direction of physiology; to develop personal friendships; and fruitful discussions by the attendees on the future role of physiology;

XVI Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology Society (Lingotto Congress Center, Torino, Italy, from 2006-06-29 00:00 to 2006-07-01 00:00) — by annalisa bandieri

ISEK aims to promote and disseminate knowledge in the disciplines of electrophysiology and kinesiology in normal, pathological and experimental conditions. Its members include engineers, physiologists, rehabilitation doctors and physical therapists, medical doctors in the field of sport, occupational and space medicine, ergonomists and a wide range of other professionals and scientists. The 2006 Conference Theme is “From Research to Practice”. The Keynote Lectures, the Workshops and the Course on “Integrated movement analysis in sport and exercise” will focus on this topic to outline the maturity of the field and its many applications in clinical practice, neuroscience, ergonomics, sport and space research and many new and diverse fields. We invite you to present, learn and discuss new ideas and applications, advance the frontiers of knowledge and enjoy art, history, science and Italian culture in Torino after the Winter Olympics 2006.

First STEP conference (Brussels, Belgium, from 2006-05-15 08:45 to 2006-05-16 15:30) — by annalisa bandieri

The first conference of the STEP coordination action aims to establish a first consensus document based on the VPH White paper developed after the Barcelona Meeting in 2005 and the work done the STEP Strand panels that have been formed in February 2006.

eHealth and Health Policies: Synergies for better Health in a Europe of Regions (Malaga Trade Fairs and Congress Centre, Spain, from 2006-05-10 00:00 to 2006-05-12 00:00) — by annalisa bandieri

This kind of events totally aligned with both Public Health and eHealth Action Plans, contribute to improve health information and knowledge for the developements of public health; consolidating european meeting spaces from where to build common approaches to shareed challenges.

Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 15 (The Hyatt Regency Hotel, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A., from 2007-02-06 00:00 to 2007-02-09 00:00) — by annalisa bandieri

MMVR is a multidisciplinary forum for computer scientists and engineers, physicians and surgeons, medical educators and students, military medicine specialists and biomedical futurists. At MMVR, developers and end-users collaborate and innovate.

STEP Second Conference (Dupréel Room, Solbosch Campus, Université Libre de Bruxelles, from 2006-11-05 18:00 to 2006-11-07 13:00) — by annalisa bandieri

The STEP Consortium actively encourages a wide participation in the Internet-based debate started after STEP Conference 1 , which took place in May 2006. This debate should allow a draft Roadmap (the final version of which is to be published by the STEP project in March 2007) to be broadened and deepened and will identify particular issues that will need to be discussed in detail at Conference 2, attendance at which is open to all. Your participation in the debate is encouraged. The discussions will influence the programme of Conference 2, and from them will emerge a revised version of the early draft Roadmap. The refinement and enhancement of this document will form the focus of STEP Conference 2.

EuroBio 2006: X European Biotech Crossroads in Paris (Paris, France, from 2006-10-25 09:00 to 2006-10-27 00:00) — by annalisa bandieri

Meeting Europe's potential in bio-sciences and bio-industry. As European economies seek new solutions for continuous and competitive growth, how will technology play? What does Europe’s future in Pharma, Agriculture, Food, and the Environment look like? Europe’s great bastions of life science are opening up: be there as it happens! Thousands of European and international participants will converge at EuroBiO. It’s where Research and Industry meet.

Research Infrastructures in FP7 - Information day (Charlemagne building - Rue de la Loi, 170 - Brussels, from 2006-10-27 14:30 to 2006-10-27 16:30) — by annalisa bandieri

The units in charge of Research Infrastructures of DG Research and DG INFSO are jointly organising a information day. Draft agenda: Welcome. The European RIs landscape: the ESFRI roadmap. Research Infrastructures in FP7. Support to new Research Infrastructures. Concluding remarks.

VII International Symposium on Biological and Medical data Analysis (Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, CERTH Amphitheater, 6th KM. Charilaou - Thermi Road, Thessaloniki, Greece, from 2006-12-07 09:00 to 2006-12-08 20:00) — by annalisa bandieri

The 7th International Symposium on Biological and Medical Data Analysis (ISBMDA 2006) aims to integrate interdisciplinary research from scientific fields such as statistics, biomedical informatics, information processing & management and knowledge discovery for biomedical data analysis and its link with medical practice through well defined case studies and examples.

6th Mathematics in Medicine Study Group (University of Nottingham, from 2006-09-11 09:00 to 2006-09-15 17:00) — by annalisa bandieri

Mathematics in Medicine Study Groups (MMSGs) are workshops for interaction between mathematicians and academic and industrial experimentalists working within the life sciences. These week-long meetings have previously been held in Nottingham, Oxford and Strathclyde. Researchers from experimental and industrial laboratories are invited to present technical problems for study in working sessions with leading mathematicians from the academic community. Problems may come from a variety of subject areas, but should be amenable to mathematical modelling and analysis. In a week of brainstorming and mathematical modelling there is usually enough time to generate and assess many ideas for solving the problem, and usually some of the ideas are checked in more detail. A full report of the Study Group's work on the problem is produced after the meeting. Follow up meetings will take place later to determine how to take the research further. The MMSGs have served to establish strong links between experimentalists and mathematicians.

Computer Simulations in Medical Engineering (IMechE, 1 Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London, from 2006-11-30 09:00 to 2006-11-30 16:35) — by annalisa bandieri

This one-day seminar will focus on how computational engineering methods (particularly Finite Element and Computational Fluid Dynamics Methods) can assist medical engineering to design, develop and improve the performance of medical devices and drugs. this will be demonstrated through presentations from engineers and researchers from the public and private sectors.

7th FP: Virtual Physiological Human (Golgi Room - CNR - 7, Aldo Moro sq. - Rome, from 2006-10-27 11:00 to 2006-10-27 14:00) — by annalisa bandieri

Topics: 1. STEP: a Strategy for the EuroPhysiome. Marco Viceconti - STEP Scientific Coordinator - introduces the Italian Colleagues to this EU Funded Coordination Action 2. 7th Framework Programme - The Virtual Physiological Human - a new priority

ICT Standardization and Research Towards FP7 (Bedford Hotel, 135 – 137 rue du Midi, 1050 Brussels, Belgium, from 2007-01-17 10:00 to 2007-01-17 17:00) — by annalisa bandieri

The Cooperation Platform for Research and Standards (COPRAS), a project funded under the European Commission's 6th Framework Programme, is organizing a major conference on ICT research and standardization, in the perspective of FP7. The conference will bring together all stakeholders involved in the research/standards interfacing process, and will feature well known speakers from both the research and the ICT standards communities, as well as representatives from the European Commission.

Simulation of Multiphysics Multiscale Systems, 4th International Workshop in conjunction with the International Conference on Computational Science (Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, from 2007-05-27 00:00 to 2007-05-30 00:00) — by annalisa bandieri

Specific topics include (but are not limited to): Modeling of multiphysics and/or multiscale systems. Of particular interest are: Monte Carlo methods, particle-based methods, mesoscopic models such as cellular-automata, lattice gas and lattice-Boltzmann methods, computational fluid dynamics and computational solid mechanics; Multiphysics and/or multiscale modeling of biological or biomedical systems. This includes computational models of tissue- and organo-genesis, tumor growth, blood vessels formation and interaction with the hosting tissue, biochemical transport and signaling, biomedical simulations for surgical planning, etc.; Novel approaches to combine different models and scales in one problem solution; Challenging applications in industry and academia, e.g. time-dependent 3D systems, multiphase flows, fluid-structure interactions, chemical engineering, plasma physics, material science, biophysics, automotive industry, etc.; Advanced numerical methods for solving multiphysics multiscale problems; New algorithms for parallel distributed computing, specific to the field.

Prediction and evalutation of THR performance: can we plan success? (Begijnhof, Leuven, Belgium, from 2007-06-22 09:00 to 2007-06-23 12:00) — by annalisa bandieri

As closure of an interdisciplinary research project, funded by the research council of K.U. Leuven, the seminar will give the opportunity to present the research findings. These will be confronted with the current state of the art on performance of Total Hip Replacement (THR) presented by an invited faculty of keynote lectures.

HealthGrid 2007 (University Hospital of Geneva, from 2007-04-24 00:00 to 2007-04-27 00:00) — by annalisa bandieri

The goal of the conference is to give an opportunity to all stakeholders to review the status of the grid technology and to evaluate the progress made in the development and deployment of grid applications for life sciences, medical research and healthcare.Conference attendees are Grid middleware and Grid applications developers, Biomedical and Health Informatics users and security and policy makers who participate in a set of multidisciplinary sessions with a common interest for health. In this context, health covers all dimensions from molecule to man.

MedBiquitous Annual Conference 2007 (Baltimore, MD, from 2007-04-16 00:00 to 2007-04-18 00:00) — by annalisa bandieri

Topics: Virtual patients; Microsimulations; E-learning & reusable learning objects; SCORM for Healthcare; Instructional design Learning management; Competency frameworks; Learning outcomes; Evaluation metrics; Digital CME certificates; Maintenance of Certification Self assessment; Point-of-care learning; E-portfolios; Communities of practice; Patient education; Educational games; Professional profile data interchange; Web services for education.

The 7th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (Heildelberg Convention Center, Germany, from 2007-06-20 00:00 to 2007-06-23 00:00) — by annalisa bandieri

For the first time in its history, CAOS-International's Annual Meeting will provide the arena for two established local events focusing on CAOS related topics: the annual meeting of AGROP, the Computer Assisted Surgery working group of the German Society for Traumatology (DGU) as well as "Forum 3D", a one-day symposium on intraoperative imaging. As another novelty we will offer dedicated tutorials on selected CAOS topics led by world experts.

The 18th IASTED International Conference on Modelling and Simulation (MS 2007) (Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from 2007-05-30 00:00 to 2007-06-01 00:00) — by annalisa bandieri

The IASTED International Conference on Modelling and Simulation (MS2007) will be a major forum for international researchers and practitioners interested in all areas of modelling and simulation. It will be an opportunity to present and observe the latest research, results, and ideas in these areas. SPONSORS: The International Association of Science and Technology for Developments (IASTED) with the assistance from the Technical Committe on Modelling and Simulation, and in cooperationwith the World Modelling and Simulation Forum (WMSF) CONFERENCE CHAIR: Dr. René Wamkeue – University of Quebec at Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada SPECIAL SESSION: "Simulation and Modeling of Transportation Systems", Ghassan Abu-Lebdeh – Michigan State University, USA

The Fifth IASTED International Conference on Biomedical Engineering: BioMED2007 (Congress-Innsbruck, Austria, from 2007-02-14 16:45 to 2007-02-16 16:45) — by annalisa bandieri

SPONSORS: World Modelling and Simulation Forum (WMSF) CONFERENCE CHAIR:Prof. J.W. Gardner – University of Warwick, UK KEY NOTE SPEAKER: Prof. A. Hierlemann – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ), Switzerland

XII International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (Beijing International Convention Center - Beijing, P.R. China, from 2007-07-22 00:00 to 2007-07-27 00:00) — by annalisa bandieri

The HCI International 2007 jointly with the affiliated Conferences, which are held under one management and one Registration, invite you to Beijing, P.R. China to participate and contribute to the international forum for the dissemination and exchange of up-to-date scientific information on theoretical, generic and applied areas of HCI through the following modes of communication: Plenary / Keynote Presentation(s), Parallel Sessions, Poster Sessions and Tutorials. The Conference will start with three days of Tutorials. Parallel Sessions and Poster Sessions will be held during the last three days of the Conference. The Conference focuses on the following major thematic areas: - Human-Computer Interaction - Human Interface and the Management of Information - Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction - Ergonomics and Health Aspects of Work with Computers - Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics - Virtual Reality - Usability and Internationalization - Online Communities and Social Computing - Augmented Cognition - Digital Human Modeling

Symposium on Biomechanics in Cardiovascular Disease: Shear stress in Vascular Biology (Hotel Hilton, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, from 2007-04-19 00:00 to 2007-04-20 00:00) — by annalisa bandieri

This symposium will focus on several aspects of vascular biology related to shear stress, including vascular adaptation, the vulnerable plaque, endothelial progenitor cells, stroke, and mechanotransduction.

20th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-based Medical Systems (Maribor, Slovenia, from 2007-06-20 09:00 to 2007-06-22 17:00) — by annalisa bandieri

This workshop is designed to bring together scientists, biologists and clinicians for exploring the current state-of-the-art research taking place in all aspects of computational proteomics, from basic science to clinical practice. The workshop intends to provide a forum for the presentation of original research, valuable software tools (basic algorithms, modelling, analysis, and visualisation tool, databases), and clinical fallouts, on topics of importance to computational genomics and proteomics

International Society of Biomechanics XXI Congress - ISB 2007 (Taipei International Convention Center (TICC), Taiwan, from 2007-07-01 08:15 to 2007-07-05 18:00) — by annalisa bandieri

The congress will be organized by several leading institutions in biomechanics in Taiwan. In addition to the wide range of biomechanics in Taiwan, the beautiful city of Taipei provides the friendly, welcoming nature of its inhabitants, the rich cultural heritage of 5,000 years of Chinese history and the high level of development created by Taiwan's economic miracle make Taiwan a cosmopolitan city that brings together the traditional and the new. The National Palace Museum houses the world's finest collection of Chinese art; beautiful temples are the setting for colorful folk festivals. As far as culinary delights are concerned, visitors can enjoy regional specialties from all parts of China. On top of all this, Taipei also offers bustling night markets, areas of spectacular natural beauty, streets lined with shops selling brand name products.

The 5th EGEE Industry Day (CSC, the Finnish IT centre for science, Keilaranta 14, Keilaniemi, Espoo, Helsinki, Finland, from 2006-11-24 09:30 to 2006-11-24 17:00) — by annalisa bandieri

The Finnish Centre for Science (CSC) in Helsinki, Finland, will provide the perfect backdrop to discuss how the pharmaceutical sector is, today, a natural adopter of Grid technologies. Distributed computing infrastructures enable a more seamless collaboration in terms of analysis activities and the product design process. By embracing these new technologies, Bio-informatics research centres and ultimately pharmaceutical companies will be able to bring products to market faster, with better quality and efficiency, thus gaining a competitive edge in the marketplace and increasing revenue. These are all key business drivers not only for pharmaceutical companies but also for businesses operating in a broad spectrum of sectors. The 5th EGEE Industry Day is devoted to exploring these issues, offering insight into new solutions aimed at enabling biological and medical problem-solving. This event will offer a forum for interaction with EGEE Management, developers of the EGEE Grid infrastructure and experts in Bio-Informatics. Business players and research organisations will learn about the EGEE framework through which they can confidently move forward with the adoption of its Grid technologies. Participants will also be given the opportunity to discuss their activities.

Healthcare networks days using ICT in Healthcare Systems: present and future challenges (Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti, Campo Santo Stefano, 2945, Venice, Italy, from 2007-02-26 09:30 to 2007-02-28 16:45) — by annalisa bandieri

International Conference. Official languages English and Italian.

The French VPH Information Day (Maison Nicolas Barré, 83 rue de Sévres, Paris 75006, from 2006-12-05 09:30 to 2006-12-05 17:00) — by annalisa bandieri

The GdR STIC-Santé would like to optimize input from all stakeholders of the French Research/health and Industrial communities to this important effort during the final phase of the Roadmap writing. To this end, the Journée Thematique (JT) proposed here will present the current draft of the VPH Roadmap and hear statements by key players from Brussels as well as from various interested parties in France, i.e., INSERM, CNRS (both STIC and SdV), ANR, INRIA, industry.

IST Africa 2007 Conference and Exhibition (Maputo, Mozanbique, from 2007-05-09 00:00 to 2007-05-11 00:00) — by annalisa bandieri

IST-Africa 2007 will focus on Applied IST research topics addressing major societal and economic challenges, which is part of the European Commission's Information Society Technologies (IST) programme. The programme combines strategic keynote presentations, technical and policy papers, case studies, workshops, an exhibition and social activities. Conference participants will have the opportunity to network and share their experiences, work together to identify opportunities for research collaboration and adaptation of existing research results, and learn more about opportunities to participate in IST Calls under Framework Programme 7 (FP7).

The International Expert Committee of Mechanical Virtual Human of China, II Annual Workshop (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, from 2007-03-03 09:00 to 2007-03-04 18:00) — by annalisa bandieri

One aim of the workshop is to introduce the developments of the MVHC project in teh past year, expecting your advice and instruction. The second aim is to share experiences and information about human musculoskeletal mechanics, and topics include: Medical Image Processing and Geometrical Modeling of Musculoskeletal System; Biomechanical Musculoskeletal Modeling for Dynamic Simulation; Model-based Estimation of Muscle Force; Finite Element Modeling of Musculoskeletal System; Physical Property Testing of Musculoskeletal Tissues; Bio-tribology of Human Body; Applications of Musculoskeletal Mechanics in Engineering; Clinical Applications of Musculoskeletal Mechanics; Bone Remodeling and Numerical Simulation Based on Molecular Biomechanics and Cellular Biomechanics; International Mechanical Virtual Human Platform Founding

5th HealthGrid Conference (Geneva, University Hospital of Geneva, from 2007-04-24 08:00 to 2007-04-27 15:00) — by annalisa bandieri

The aim of the Conference is to give an opportunity to all stakeholders to review the status of the grid technology and to evaluate the progress mada in the development and deployment of grid applications for life sciences, medical research and healthcare.

Medicon 2007: XI Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing (Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 2007-06-26 08:30 to 2007-06-30 14:30) — by annalisa bandieri

The MEDICON conferences are international events of high scientific standards with long lasting tradition held every third year in one of the Mediterranean countries under the auspices of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering.

Engineers and Surgeons: Joined at the Hip (One Great Str., Westminster, London, UK, from 2007-04-19 09:00 to 2007-04-21 17:00) — by annalisa bandieri

The sessions are the following: Cemented Hip Replacement; Cementless Hips and Methaphyseal Stems; Waer; Image Guided Surgery; Functional Performance; Resurfacing; Revision Surgery

STEP Review Meeting (Brussels, DG INFSO, BU24 0/84, from 2007-04-18 10:45 to 2007-04-18 16:30) — by annalisa bandieri

Review meeting for STEP. Open to EC, Reviewers and STEP Consortium representatives only.

X Congreso Nacional de Informatica de la Salud (Auditorum Madrid Hotel, Madrid, Spain, from 2007-03-06 10:00 to 2007-03-08 17:00) — by annalisa bandieri

 

XIII Annual Meeting of the Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine (Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, from 2007-06-18 09:00 to 2007-06-20 17:00) — by annalisa bandieri

The SESAM annual meeting is a forum for people sharing an interest in medical simulation with the aim to increase patient safety. The meeting will provide: A forum for education and research by the medical simulation community; New methods and target audience in simulator based training; Evaluation methods and transfer of skills; Developments in equipment and models

ICMCC 2007: Empowering the Patient (Novotel Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 2007-06-08 09:00 to 2007-06-10 17:00) — by annalisa bandieri

Emphasis on how the patient will be informed about developments that will directly influence his life. Especially ethical subjects like how monitoring, data storage and privacy are handled. This also includes issues concerning the patient's changing responsabilities vs. the responsabilities of the clinician.

ICEBI 2007: XIII International Conference on Electrical Bio-Impedance & VIII Conference on Electrical Impedance Tomography (Graz University of Technology, Austria, from 2007-08-29 09:00 to 2007-09-02 17:00) — by annalisa bandieri

Main Topics: Cells, Cell Cultures and Suspensions; Non-Linear Phenomena; Plant Tissue Impedance; Theory and Modelling; Electrical Impedance Tomography; Microwave Tomography; Clinical Applications; Tissue and Organ Impedance; Skin and Epithelial Impedance; Electrodes and Instrumentation; Body Composition and Tissue Fluid Content; Magnetic Induction Tomography; Magnetic Resonance Electrical Impedance Tomography; Advanced Bioimpedance Technologies

Prediction and evaluation of total hip replacement performance: can we plan success? (Groot Begijnhof, Leuven, Belgium, from 2007-06-22 08:00 to 2007-06-23 13:00) — by annalisa bandieri

At the closure of teh interdisciplinary research project titled " The role of biomechanical parameters in the success or failure of cementless orthopaedic implants" funded bythe research council of K.U.Leuven, innovative, multidiciplinary reseaarch findings are presented

Meditech 2007 (Cluj-Napoca, Romania, from 2007-09-27 09:00 to 2007-09-29 17:00) — by annalisa bandieri

The conference is intended to be an international forum for researchers and practitioners interested in the advance in, and applications of biomedical engineering to exchange the latest research results and ideas in the areas covered by the topics (and not only!). Another objective is to improve communication and encourage collaboration among all health care professionals through the presentation and discussion of the new research and current challenges

Multi-Agent and Grid Systems for Medicine, Computational Biology, and Bioinformatics (Leipzig, Germany, from 2007-09-24 09:00 to 2007-09-26 18:30) — by annalisa bandieri

This workshop is aimed at bringing together and creating synergies between researchers working on software agents and grid computing, on the one hand, and medicine, computational biology and bioinformatics, on the other hand, to discuss relevant issues and approaches aimed at assessing and promoting the adoption of innovative technologies in such fields.

ESB Workshop: Finite Element Modelling in Biomechanics & Machanobiology (Trinity College Dublin, Irland, from 2007-08-26 14:00 to 2007-08-28 13:00) — by annalisa bandieri

The workshop will be structured around three main application domains, each with two subtopics: Application of FEM to tissues and implants; Advanced Applications; Using FEM in Mechanobiology;

CIMST Summer School on Bio-medical Imaging (ETH Zurich on the Hönggerberg Campus, from 2007-06-25 08:30 to 2007-07-06 18:30) — by annalisa bandieri

The scope of the summer school is to discuss advances and challenges of imaging and processing techniques in biology and medicine. On the basis of selected biomedical problems of multiple scales, the school will demonstrate cutting edge imaging methods (MRI, PET/ SPECT, IR/ OCT, 3D Time-resolved Microscopy, Optical Microscopy/ Fluorescence Microscopy, Single molecule and particle Microscopy, EM, X-ray, etc), explain their possibilities and limitations, and discuss the advantages of combined approaches. In addition, different supporting technologies (Image reconstruction, Image enhancement, Image segmentation, Data management, Quantification and Tracking, Diffusion/ Modelling/ Simulation and Molecular reconstruction, etc) will be introduced and illustrated.

IX International Meeting on Human Genome Variation and Complex Genome Analysis (Hotel Dolce Sitges, Barcelona, Spain, from 2007-09-06 12:00 to 2007-09-08 18:30) — by annalisa bandieri

The symposium will focus upon the latest breakthroughs and challenges concerned with genome variaton, particularly aspects such as methods/strategies for effective utilization of SNPs and CNVs, functional genomics applications, bioinformatics, population genetics, ethics, and the study of human disease.

ESF Forward Look Workshop (Academia dei Lincei, Palazzo Corsini, 10 Lungara str., Rome, Italy, from 2007-04-23 13:30 to 2007-04-24 12:45) — by annalisa bandieri

The aim of this workshop is to present preliminary results of this ESF Forward Look (download) to scientific communities and technical stakeholders not yet involved in this foresight exercise. We will also discuss improvement to the preliminary report and possible contributions of HPC centres and Vendors for developing, supporting and promoting an infrastructure focused on Scientific Application Software. This infrastructure includes also ‘human’ aspects (e.g. training) and standardisation related to software. We call this infrastructure Complementary CyberInfrastructure because it is the necessary complement to hardware to burst computational science.

The First German e-Science Conference (Baden-Baden, germany, from 2007-04-12 14:35 to 2007-04-12 14:35) — by annalisa bandieri

The conference - supported by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research - serves as the forum for developers and users of e-Science applications, from international institutions to the IT industry, to present the results of the latest research and product/tool developments, and highlight related activities from around the world.

Signals and Systems in Human Motion (Venice, Italy, from 2007-11-21 09:00 to 2007-11-23 18:00) — by annalisa bandieri

This special session aims to provide an opportunity for practitioners and researchers from various disciplines, including engineers, physicians physiotherapists, and sport activites, to discuss the latest research, practical needs, and future directions in the field of human motion and gesture.