Applied Research meetings & conferences

Second International Workshop on Design & Implementation of Independent & Assisted Living Technology – DIILT ’12

At 26th Annual HCI Conference of the British Computer Society HCI 2012 - People and Computers XXVI

Birmingham, U.K, 10th-14th September 2012

The aim of this workshop is to bring together experts, academics and practitioners to share experiences and expertise of assisted living technology, telecare or telehealth implementations and evaluations.

Discussions will focus on the challenges and best practices in evaluating the impact of practical and pragmatic implementations and large scale roll-out of health technologies 'in the wild' (i.e outside of the lab and beyond pilot studies).

The workshop will review case studies, trials, design, development and implementations of technologies reaching end-users in their homes to support, tele-care, telehealth, independent or assisted living. The aim is to assess how technologies can be integrated into people's homes and communities and how resulting benefits or disbenefits on people's health and wellbeing can be objectively measured and evaluated.

3rd Annual International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology (BioTech 2013)

18 - 19 March 2013 Singapore

Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. The concept encompasses a wide range of procedures for modifying living organisms according to human purposes - going back to domestication of animals, cultivation of plants, and "improvements" to these through breeding programs that employ artificial selection and hybridization.

This multi-disciplinary conference aims to provide a challenging forum and vibrant opportunity for researchers and industry practitioners to share their original research results and practical development experiences on specific new challenges and emerging issues.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Pharmaceutical / Medicine

• Structural Biology
• Proteomics
• Cell Cycle and Oncology
• Medical Microbiology
• Diagnostic Pathology
• Clinical Chemistry
• Haematology
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Medical Imaging and Methods
• Sonography
• Molecular and Cell Biology
• Biochemistry
• Immunology
• Genetics
• Neurobiology
• Drug production
• Pharmacogenomics
• Gene therapy
• Factors for transcribing DNA into RNA
• Monoclonol antibodies
• Pathogenesis of Human Diseases
• Presymptomatic testing

Food and Agriculture

• Genetic engineering
• Genomics
• Tissue culture
• Cell fusion
• Molecular biology
• Enzymology
• Fermentation processes
• Instrumentation and diagnostic methods
• Food processing
• Biofertilizer
• Waste Technology
• Environment Control
• Pest and diseases resistant crop
• High value addictives and chemical products
• Immunological techniques
• Signal transduction
• Conjugation
• Classical mutagenesis
• Conjugation process
• Hybridisation

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT

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

For Conference Information info@advbiotech.org
For Registration, Accommodation or Visa Assistance secretariat@advbiotech.org

Joint Meeting of the Society for Glycobiology and the American Society for Matrix Biology

November 11-14, 2012 San Diego, California

2012 will mark the first joint venture for the Society for Glycobiology and the American Society for Matrix Biology. After a successful guest symposium in 2010, the two groups decided to join forces and create an innovative program for this 2012 meeting set for November 11th – 14th in San Diego, CA.The joint ASMB/SFG 2012 Meeting represents a unique opportunity for scientists and medical professionals involved in research, clinical and applied disciplines related to matrix biology and glycobiology to meet, discuss, learn and network. With both society's non-profit focus on investigation and education and an innovative and original program planned, attendance is expected to exceed 400 participants including both ASMB and SFG members and non-members. Participation by the International Society for Matrix Biology (ISMB) and a number of other guest societies is sure to enhance the value of our attendees' experience.

Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications Conference on Mathematics of Medical Devices and Surgical Procedures

Monday 17 - Wednesday 19 September 2012 University College London United Kingdom

Mathematics is playing an ever increasing role in the area of health and medicine, through the use of modelling, statistics, and virtual simulations. These mathematical tools are becoming invaluable in testing the feasibility of surgical procedures and medical devices prior to clinical trials. Furthermore, there is a very realistic possibility over the next twenty years that computer models coupled to patient-specific imaging will be used in real time in the clinical environment to directly advise on treatment strategies. The aim of this conference is to bring together the diverse community of mathematicians, engineers, physicists, clinicians involved in using applied sciences and mathematics to develop and use medical devices to discuss both the latest research and the needs of the clinical community and patients.

The topics that will be discussed will broadly include cardiovascular devices, medical imaging, ophthalmology, cell biology, disease transmission, orthopaedic, advanced simulations, as well as health in ageing. The conference programme will include keynote speakers drawn from both clinical and mathematical communities, along with contributed presentations and poster sessions. The programme will also include breakout sessions in certain topics as well as refreshment breaks for informal discussions. Social events include a drinks reception and a conference dinner.

Contact information
For scientific queries please contact Ian Eames (i.eames@ucl.ac.uk) or Nick Ovenden (nicko@math.ucl.ac.uk).

For general conference queries please contact Lizzi Lake, Conference Officer
E-mail: conferences@ima.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1702 354 020
Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1EF, UK.

Radiological Society of North America's 98th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting

Radiological Society of North America's 98th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, November 25 - November 30, 2012 (including sessions in joint sponsorship with the American Association of Physicists in Medicine).

Global Humanitarian Technology Conference 2012

October 21-24, 2012 Seattle, Washington USA

Building on the success of the inaugural 2011 meeting, the 2nd annual GHTC will again bring together communities and individuals – engineering, science, technology, industry, academe, government agencies, NGOs, charities, funders -interested in applying technology to develop effective solutions for the challenges facing the world’s underserved.

Conference Goals:

Foster exchange of information and networking in the humanitarian field
Focus attention of businesses on emerging market opportunities and related technology enablers
Impact in positive and meaningful ways lives of disadvantaged billions of people around the world
Promote science, engineering and technology as key to development of solutions for disadvantaged communities and attract young people to these professional fields

GHTC 2012 will cover a wide range of topics that include, but are not limited to:

Health, Medical Technology, Telemedicine
Disaster Warning, Avoidance, and Response
Water Planning, Availability and Quality
Sanitation
Power Infrastructure/Off-grid Power/Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Connectivity and Communications Technologies (data/voice) for Remote Locations
Educational Technologies
Agricultural Technologies
Applying Science, Engineering and Technology for Environmental Sustainability
Humanitarian Challenges and Opportunities

Why attend?

Participate in an extensive, vibrant, and varied technical program: presentations, keynote and invited talks, discussion sessions, tutorials, exhibits, and the Forum Hall for meeting other attendees
Learn, exchange information, share experiences and network with other interested and dedicated individuals.
Gain visibility for humanitarian work and projects
Find new resources and ideas

2012 Islet Society Meeting

Sunday July 15, 2012-Monday July 16, 2012 Stockholm, Sweden

The Islet Society is an independent learned society promoting basic and applied researches involving the islets of Langerhans, in the context of diabetes. The society aims to function as a platform for exchange of ideas, encourage collaborations, and promote rapid diffusion and application of new knowledge by a variety of means.

For more information contact the Islet Society:

Md. Shahidul Islam, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Consultant Physician, Group Leader
Karolinska Institutet
Department of Clinical Sciences and Education
Editor-in-Chief, Islets, the official journal of the Islet Society
www.landesbioscience.com/journals/islets/

13th Biennial International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs

July 11-13, 2012; Pre-Conference July 09-10, 2012

University of Linz, Altenbergerstraße 69, 4040 Linz, Austria

2012 marks the 13th biennial International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP). From the inception of the conference, ICCHP has been a vibrant forum for the discussion of serious physical and societal issues related to the quality of life of people with special needs. From educational issues, to mobility problems, to disability rights to issues associated with the aging of our society, and beyond, ICCHP has supplied a venue for open discussion on complex issues, and the exchange of cutting edge scientific breakthroughs to make the life of people with special needs more fulfilling.

Starting as a conference concerning people with disabilities, the ICCHP meeting has become a voice for discussion and potential adoption of new science and public policy analysis to a world of increasingly longer lifespans and the difficulties inherent in that phenomenon. Given longer life expectancy and the decline of national birth rates, the community of the disabled is growing at a faster rate than expected. As a result of changes in the demographics in our world, the ICCHP meeting has maintained its position as an important voice in the quality of life for people with disabilities from birth to old age.

The meeting annually hosts high-quality, well reviewed submissions from scientists and policy makers from around the world. In addition to the traditional paper sessions, the meeting also includes industry representatives showing their new products and looking for new ideas. Additionally, the conference affords spaces and times for less formal discussions – an important factor supporting the transfer of knowledge so needed in our endeavors.

Conference Office

Institut Integriert Studieren
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Priska Feichtenschlager
Altenbergerstraße 69
4040 Linz, Austria
Phone +43 (0) 732 2468-8821
Fax +43 (0) 732 2468-1272

XVIII Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies

June 7 - 9, 2012 Minneapolis, Minnesota

On behalf of the International Society on Infant Studies (ISIS), we cordially invite your participation in the XVIII Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies. This conference provides a venue for the dissemination of premiere developmental science, focusing on human and non-human infancy research, and the exchange of ideas among researchers from all corners of the world.

The Society organizes a scientific conference every two years. The conference serves as a venue for the latest research findings on applied and basic aspects of infant development. Some of the substantive areas of research represented at each conference include the development of sensation, perception, cognition, emotion, language, and social behavior. The conference includes invited and investigator-initiated symposia, lectures, and poster presentations.

8th International Conference on Voice Physiology and Biomechanics

July 3-4, 2012 Erlangen – Germany

The conference will be held at the Hotel Novotel Erlangen and it is hosted by the DFG Research Unit FOR894. It will provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of current scientific research on the larynx and voice. The emphasis of this conference will be on basic and applied research rather than clinical treatment studies.

We encourage investigators working in the following areas/ themes to attend the conference:

Topics for Contributions to the ICVPB Conference are:

Acoustics
Aerodynamics
Anatomy
Bio-acoustics
Biomechanics
Laryngeal pathologies
Modeling
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Neurophysiology
Physics
Physiology
Tissue Engineering

In this conference, we especially encourage studies related to the "Voice Source Analysis" as indicated by the subtitle of the conference to promote a wide spectrum research on phonation-related transglottal airflow and vocal fold vibration.

General Chairmen:

Professor Ulrich Eysholdt - University Hospital Erlangen
Professor Michael Döllinger - University Hospital Erlangen

Any Questions? Contact: Ute.Katz@uk-erlangen.de