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Call for Abstracts: Star Legacy Foundation Stillbirth Summit 2014

June 19-21, 2014 Eagan (Minneapolis), Minnesota

Deadline for submission: January 31, 2014                                                                                

The Star Legacy Foundation Stillbirth Summit 2014 is a major educational and networking event which is expected to draw more than 200 interdisciplinary professionals, advocates and families.  Presenters will share innovative research in the, stillbirth prevention, identification of stillbirth risk factors, risk factor management and perinatal bereavement. The 3-day conference includes two days of clinical presentations and discussions followed by one day of bereavement presentations and discussions. 

You are invited to share your successes, experiences, and research with a varied, Inter-disciplinary audience. The planning committee is seeking a range of submissions, for oral presentations and poster presentations, which reflect the four key areas of the conference theme:

Awareness & Advocacy

Prevention

Risk Identification & Management

Bereavement

The audience for the Stillbirth Summit 2014 will include clinicians (including physicians, midwives, nurses, social workers, therapists, clergy, and diagnostic sonographers), researchers, program administrators, parents and parent advocates, families, policy experts.

Applications for continuing education credit will be submitted for professional audiences.

Submission General Instructions:

Abstracts for the Stillbirth Summit 2014 will be submitted electronically. Submit completed abstracts by email to summit@starlegacyfoundation.org

All submissions will be acknowledged by email. Abstracts will be accepted through January 31, 2014.

Call for Papers: SENSORNETS 2014--3rd International Conference on Sensor Networks

SENSORNETS is sponsored by INSTICC – Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication

January 7-9, 2013 Lisbon, Portugal

Regular Papers Paper Submission: July 30, 2013

Current developments show that in the near future the wide availability of low cost, short range radio technology, along with advances in wireless networking, will enable wireless adhoc sensor networks to become commonly deployed. In these networks, each node may be equipped with a variety of sensors, such as acoustic, seismic, infrared, motion, biomedical and chemical sensors with higher level of information inference associated with identification, embedded signal processing and networking of the data. This conference intends to be the meeting point of researchers and practitioners share experience and ideas on innovative developments in any aspect of sensor networks, including Hardware of Sensor Networks, Wireless Communication Protocols, Sensor Networks Software and Architectures, Wireless Information Networks, Data Manipulation, Signal Processing, Localization and Object Tracking through Sensor Networks, Obstacles, Applications and Uses.

Papers describing original work are invited in any of the areas listed below. Accepted papers, presented at the conference by one of the authors, will be published in the proceedings of SENSORNETS. Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. There will be both oral and poster sessions.

Special sessions, dedicated to case-studies and commercial presentations, as well as technical tutorials, dedicated to technical/scientific topics, are also envisaged: companies interested in presenting their products/methodologies or researchers interested in presenting a demo or lecturing a tutorial are invited to contact the conference secretariat.

Conference Areas

Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas:

1. SENSOR NETWORKS SOFTWARE AND ARCHITECTURES
2. WIRELESS INFORMATION NETWORKS
3. HARDWARE
4. DATA MANIPULATION
5. SIGNAL PROCESSING
6. OBSTACLES
7. APPLICATIONS AND USES

AREA 1: SENSOR NETWORKS SOFTWARE AND ARCHITECTURES

■ Internet of Things

■ Interoperability

■ Agent-based Simulation

■ Decision Support

■ Platforms and Operating Systems

■ Programming and Middleware

■ Connectivity and Communication

■ Scheduling, Tasking and Control

AREA 2: WIRELESS INFORMATION NETWORKS

■ Technologies and Standards

■ WiFi, ZigBee, WiMax, Bluetooth

■ Wireless Network Protocols

■ Routing Techniques

■ Network Architecture

■ Ad Hoc Networks

■ Hierarchical Networks

■ Wireless Mesh Networks

■ Network Performance

■ Power Management

■ Remote Sensing and Telemetry

■ Ubiquitous Computing

AREA 3: HARDWARE

■ Hardware Design, Fabrication Techniques

■ Packaging, Testing and Reliability

■ Electronic Interfaces

■ RFID Readers and Tags

■ MEMS

■ Swarm Sensors

■ Cooperating Objects

■ Sensor Types for Chemical and Biomedical Applications

■ Electronic Nose

■ Electronic Tongue

AREA 4: DATA MANIPULATION

■ Sensor Data Fusion

■ Data Visualization

■ Multi-sensor Data Processing

■ Aggregation, Classification and Tracking

■ Pattern Recognition

■ Reasoning on Sensor Data

■ Indexing and Publishing

■ Data Quality and Integrity

AREA 5: SIGNAL PROCESSING

■ Statistical and Adaptive Signal Processing

■ Sparse Signal Processing

■ Multimedia/Audio Signal Processing

■ Coding, and Compression

■ Distributed and Collaborative Signal Processing

■ Array Processing of Nonstationary Signals

■ Neural Networks

■ DNA Computing

■ Data Mining

■Fault Detection

AREA 6: OBSTACLES

■ Security: Vulnerability and Privacy

■ Authentication

■ Data Overload

■ Real-time Constraints

■ Energy Efficiency

■ Fault Tolerance and Diagnosis

■ Environmental Impact Reduction

■ Self-healing

■ Infrastructure Reliability

AREA 7: APPLICATIONS AND USES

■ Smart Grids and Energy Control Systems

■ Industrial and Structural Monitoring

■ Environment Monitoring

■ Gas Analysis and Sensing

■ Measurement and Control of Water

■ Well-being and Well-working

■ Smart Buildings and Smart Cities

■ Home Monitoring and Assisted Living Applications

■ Healthcare

■ Medical Imaging

■ Wireless Surveillance

■ Defense and Security

■ Vehicular Networks

■ Aeronautical

■ Sport and Leisure

■ Smart Fabrics and Wearables

Secretariat

SENSORNETS Secretariat
Address: Av. D. Manuel I, 27A, 2º esq.
             2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal
Tel.: +351 265 100 033
Fax: +44 203 014 8813
e-mail: sensornets.secretariat@insticc.org
Web: http://www.sensornets.org

Call for Papers: 1st Annual International Conference on Advances in Cancer Medical Research

November 18-19, 2013 Bangkok, Thailand

Full Paper Submission Deadline: 19th July 2013 

The conference aims to explore recent developments to fight cancer turning the disease into a chronic, instead of a fatal one. Efforts have been ongoing since the 1970s and are providing a challenge to researchers due to the complexity of cancer. Ranging from epidemiology, molecular bioscience to the performance of clinical trials to evaluate and compare applications of the various cancer treatments, cancer research identify the causes and develop strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatments and cure.

ACMR aims to gather researchers, practitioners and educators all over the world to exchange/share research evidence, practical experiences, models of best practice and innovative ideas on issues related to Cancer Medical Research.

Papers/topics dealing with Advances in Cancer Medical Research including but not limited to:

• Stem cell research

• Molecular research on cancer cells

• Clinical Cases in Cancer

• Cancer Education

• Diagnosis of Cancer

• Cancer Health Disparities

• Oncology and Cancer Biology

• Cancer Treatment and Cancer Management

• Clinical Management of Cancer

• Cancer Immunology

• Viral Oncology

• Environmental Carcinogens and Cancer Prevention and Control

• Chemical Therapeutics

• Cancer Imaging

• Allied Health Session – Extending our Knowledge of Treatment: Impacts and Outcomes

• Collaborative Care – Current Concepts in Multidisciplinary Management

CONTACT US

ACMR CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
Global Science & Technology Forum (GSTF)
10 Anson Road, International Plaza,
Singapore 079903
DID : +65 6327 0166
Fax : +65 6327 0162

For General Enquiries info@cancerresearch-conf.org

Call for Abstracts: 1st Annual 2013 Conference on International Translational Nanomedicine

July 26 – 28, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts

Abstracts will be accepted until June 1st, 2013.

The abstract submission system for the 1st Annual 2013 Conference on International Translational Nanomedicine (ITNano) at Northeastern University, Boston, MA is now open. The conference will be in July 26 – 28, 2013.

Papers can be submitted in the following categories of nanomedicine research:

Bioimaging & Drug Delivery

Biosensing & Biophotonics

Biophysics

Modeling

Instrumentation

Regenerative Medicine

Rehabilitative Engineering

Tissue Engineering

Biomaterials

Biomechanics & Mechanobiology

Biofuels & Bioenergy

Molecular Cell Engineering

Synthetic Biology

Quantitative Systems Biology

Stem Cells

Bioengineering Education

Education

Start-up Companies

Any research area of interest at the intersection of nanotechnology and medicine.

The conference will be held on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston, MA, USA. The conference will include plenary speakers, oral and poster presentations, and numerous activities specifically for undergraduate and graduate students. As the focus of the conference is to highlight translational nanomedicine research, we will also focus on highlighting start-up companies and well-established companies in the nanomedicine sectors.

The conference organizer is Prof. Tom Webster, Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University

Call for Investigational and Emerging Technologies Edited Live Case Presentations: TCT 25

October 27-November 1, 2013 San Francisco, California

Submission Deadline: July 26, 2013

A presentation opportunity at TCT 2013, you can submit your own edited taped case demonstrating a novel therapeutic or imaging technology in coronary, peripheral, or structural heart disease intervention that provides a unique solution for an unmet clinical need. The technology can be either investigational or in clinical use outside of the United States but not yet commercially available in the United States.

Case submitters will have the opportunity to present the edited taped case during TCT Week to a world-renowned panel of key opinion leaders, and those with accepted submissions will become TCT faculty and have their registration fees waived. Excellent examples include new percutaneous valves, heart failure support devices, novel peripheral atherectomy system, cerebral thrombus extraction device, large hole vascular closure, etc.

Description of an Edited Live Case

An edited live case is a case demonstration that typically consists of capturing the following elements of an interventional procedure performed in a cath lab in real time:

• Narrated patient history slides and an introduction of the case

• A wide camera shot of the primary operator from across the table narrating the demonstration

• A close up camera shot of devices and techniques from the foot of the table

• Live imaging captured from fluoroscopy, echo, IVUS, etc

These sources are then edited together with the operator's audio narration to show a point of interest at each phase of the case. Often picture-in-picture (PIP) technology is used to allow for multiple images to appear on screen concurrently. Periods of inactivity are removed to reduce the overall playtime of the case.

Please view a sample of an edited case: www.crf.org/jchamlee/i2_cases.html

Submission Guidelines

Step 1: Case Summary

• A written summary no more than 500 words describing your case. This is submitted online

• The deadline to submit your summary is July 26, 2013

After receiving notification of your accepted summary, you will be asked to complete step 2 (below).

Step 2: Edited Live Case

• Insert two (2) to three (3) introductory slides describing the technology at the beginning of the edited taped case

• The edited case must be submitted by express mail on a playable DVD, NTSC 4:3 format and can be no longer than 15 minutes

• The case should be edited so there are clear and concise teaching points. There should also be places in the presentation where the case can be paused to allow for panel discussion.

• The presentation is strictly for educational purpose and is not promotional although the company manufacturing the device may be acknowledged once at the beginning of the presentation

• No company logos are allowed

• All patient identifying information must be removed throughout the presentation in accordance with HIPAA guidelines

Final cases will be reviewed for acceptance. Accepted cases will be reviewed and additional edits may be suggested as necessary.

If you have questions about the suitability of a device, please contact Margaret Zetts at mzetts@crf.org.

Call for Papers: BioCAS 2013--IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference

October 31-November 2, 2013 Rotterdam, the Netherlands

At the crossroads of medicine, life sciences, physical sciences and engineering, exciting interdisciplinary research and development activities are taking place that will shape tomorrow’s healthcare and wellbeing. The IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS) serves as a premier forum for these activities. It brings together researchers, designers and engineers from industry, academia and government to present and share the latest cutting-edge research results and innovative solutions for today’s complex health problems at the frontiers of biomedical engineering and circuits and systems. The IEEE BioCAS 2013 organizing committee invites papers and proposals for special sessions and tutorials in:

Biofeedback and electrical stimulation

Bioinformatics

Bioinspired circuits and systems

Biomedical imaging technologies and image processing

BioMEMs

Biomedical instrumentation

Biosensors, -actuators and -interfaces

Biosignal processing

Body area networks/body sensor networks

Electronics for brain science and brain machine interfaces

Implantable electronics

Innovative circuits and systems for medical applications

Lab-on-chip

Medical information systems

Telecare systems

Wireless and energy harvesting /scavenging technology in medicine

The complete 4-page paper (in standard IEEE double-column format), including title, authors' names, affiliations and e-mail addresses, as well as a short abstract are requested. Papers must be submitted electronically in PDF format through www.biocas2013.org. Only electronic submissions will be accepted.

Important Dates

Deadline for submission of Regular Papers: Friday, June 14, 2013

Deadline for submissions of Special Session proposals: Friday, June 14, 2013

Deadline for submissions of Tutorial proposals: Friday, June 14, 2013

Author decision notification date: Friday, August 23, 2013

Author registration deadline: Friday, September 13, 2013

Conference dates: Thursday, October 31 -- Saturday, November 2, 2013

Call for Abstracts: International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Scientific Workshop: Dynamic MR Imaging & Spectroscopy of Psychiatric Illness

7-10 September 2013 Lisbon, Portugal

Submission deadline for digital abstracts:

Prospective participants are invited to submit abstracts for poster presentations only. The deadline for submission is 23:59 US EDT on 15 July 2013.

Abstracts are limited to one page in length, or a maximum of 700 words, including all images, tables, graphs and references.

SUGGESTED FORMAT: The abstract should be formatted in one column, containing all of the following sections that answer the questions below:

Abstract title

Target audience – “Who will benefit from this information?”

PURPOSE – “Why was this study/research performed?”

METHODS – “How has this problem been studied?”

RESULTS – “Principal data and statistical analysis”

DISCUSSION - “What is the interpretation of the data?”

CONCLUSION – “What is the relevance to clinical practice or future research?”

REFERENCES – (optional)

Call for Abstracts: 62nd Annual Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin, Light and Skin: How Light Sustains, Damages, Treats, Images and Modifies Skin Biology

October 10-14, 2013 Skamania Lodge, Washington

Deadline: July 1, 2013

A limited number of posters selected from submitted abstracts will be accepted for presentation at the meeting, and submissions for short oral presentations will be selected from abstracts to create the final program of meeting speakers.

The 62nd Annual Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin, Light and Skin: How Light Sustains, Damages, Treats, Images and Modifies Skin Biology, will examine how light affects skin biology as well as skin biology's impact on the newest uses of light.

Topics to be discussed include:

DNA effects, environmental change, photobiology and immunology

Photodynamic therapy, laser treatment, biostimulation, pulsed laser thermal effects, photoacoustic effects, low-level visible and near-IR effects

Live microscopy, diagnostics and technical tools, application areas, imaging of skin cancer and deep skin optical imaging

For more information

Dept. of Dermatology
Mail Code: L468R
Oregon Health & Sci Univ
3181 SW S Jackson Pk Rd
Portland, OR 97239

Office: (503) 418-4273
Fax: (503) 418-4266
info(at)
montagnasymposium.org

Call for Abstracts: 11th International Conference on Biology and Synchrotron Radiation (BSR)

European Molecular Biology Laboratory Hamburg, Germany Sunday 8 September - Wednesday 11 September 2013

Abstract deadline: Saturday 1 June 2013

The International Biology and Synchrotron Radiation (BSR) meetings are held every three years with the aim of presenting and discussing state of the art applications in relevant research fields.They have a long-standing record since the first meeting in Frascati, Italy in 1986. Subsequent meetings were held at sites at or near the most advanced light souce facilities around the world, with the last BSR meeting taking place in Melbourne, Australia, in 2010.

Aims

The principal objective of the proposed meeting and series will be to provide a forum bringing together the scientists involved in the methodical developments on synchrotron and laser sources with a broad community of biologists having an ambition to make the best use of the most advanced infrastructures in structural biology. 

Topics

Biological small angle X-ray scattering
Macromolecular X-ray crystallography
Biological X-ray imaging and spectroscopy
Biological sample preparation
Free electron laser applications
Synchrotron instrumentation
Structural biology hybrid methods
Industrial applications
Ultimate storage rings

X-rays belong to the most powerful physical instruments in life sciences allowing to elucidate the structure of biological objects at atomic, molecular and cellular level. We would like to use this conference as an opportunity to substantially expand the scientific scope of the conference from a predominantly technically one to a more biologically oriented one. This will allow one to tackle new challenges in structural biology, which will further extend into even larger structures from multi-component macromolecular complexes, performing most important cellular functions. 

Who should attend
The BSR conference is unique in scope by being the only event specifically bringing together a broad life science-oriented research community and a more technically synchrotron/laser scientists’ community worldwide.

Scientists at all possible career levels are invited to this meeting - ranging from graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and principal investigators from both academia and industry. There will be ample opportunities for individual presentations.