BMES Meeting – October 11, 2006The Alliance will meet at the 2006 BMES Annual Fall Meeting to be held October 11-13, 2005 in Chicago, IL.. Hyatt Regency Chicago The meeting local hosts will be Illinois Institute of Technology, Northwestern University and University of Illinois, Chicago. The theme this year is opportunities for biomedical engineers to address clinical needs in underserved populations in the US as well in developing countries.
Plaza Ballroom A & B 7:30 – 8:00 Continental Breakfast Morning session – Fostering Innovation – Opportunities for biomedical engineers to address clinical needs in underserved populations in US as well in developing countries 8:00 – 8:15 Welcome Matt Glucksberg (Northwestern) & Paul Yock (Stanford) 8:15 – 9:15 Presentations: Needs assessment & design of products addressing clinical needs in developing countries Bruce KenKnight (University of Minnesota) Moderator 9:15 – 10:00 Panel discussion: How do we introduce students to needs assessment & design of devices addressing clinical needs in developing countries? Bruce KenKnight (University of Minnesota) Moderator 10:00 – 10:15 Break 10:15 – 11:00 Presentations: Getting devices into the clinic: Social E-ship Phil Weilerstein (NCIIA) Moderator 11:00 – 11:45 Panel discussion: Getting devices into the clinic: Social E-ship Phil Weilerstein (NCIIA) Moderator 12:00 – 1:00 Networking Lunch Afternoon session – Teaching Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship 1:00 – 1:30 Keynote speaker: Conveying Concepts for Commercialization Nancy Patterson (Alfred E. Mann Foundation) 1:30 – 2:00 BME-IDEA Project updates
2:00 – 4:30 Breakout Session: Teaching the Design Process in the Context of Resource-Poor Environment Organizers; Amy Lerner (University of Rochester), Paul King (Vanderbilt), David Schneeweis (UIC), Maria Oden (Rice University) 4:30 – 5:00 Wrap-up: moving forward John Linehan (Stanford University) 5:00 – 6:00 Reception |
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bme-idea meeting 2006
chicago, il