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2008 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
Beijing International Convention Center (BICC)
Beijing, China, November 2-5, 2008 (Please click: Beijing Photos )

Sponsored by the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society

In Cooperation with the Acoustical Society of China and the Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

(There have been - - visits since May 1, 2008)

Abstract Results (Announced July 2, 2008)

Reminders for Conference Attendees:

• Conference Registration: Please follow the link "Conference Registration" to register for the conference as soon as possible if you have not done so yet so that we could prepare your registration materials early to avoid long lines and congestions around registration area during the conference.
• Visa Application: For attendees who need a visa to enter China should request an official Letter of Invitation via the link "Visa Application" on the left pane of the conference website: http://ewh.ieee.org/conf/ius_2008/. This letter is necessary when you apply for a Business Visa. The United States nationals and people from many countries need a visa to enter China. Please prepare your visa application documents early since more documents than normal may be required due to the Beijing Olympics. Please notice that the deadline for you to request the Letter of Invitation is: Tuesday, September 30, 2008. After the deadline, you may still request the letter but a timely delivery of the letter is not guaranteed.
• Hotel Reservation: rooms of a group of hotels with discount rates have been blocked for attendees of the 2008 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium. These hotels are within a walking distance from the conference venue, the Beijing International Convention Center (BICC). Please notice that Sunday, October 5, 2008 is the absolute deadline after which none of the hotels would guarantee to honor the discount rates. Please follow the link "Conference Hotels" to book hotels. All hotels are reserved on the "first come, first serve" basis. Attendees who could not find a suitable room in these hotels could take advantage of some rooms vacated by the hundreds of thousands of Olympic visitors through new subway routes, Lines #8, #10, #5, and Airport Lines, that are built for the Olympics and connect BICC to the Center of Beijing.
• Technical Program of the Conference: The Condensed Program, Full Program (Program Book), Abstract Book, and Meeting Planner are now available.

Abstract Rights Transfer to IEEE:

• IMPORTANT: When authors submitted abstracts via the linked abstract submission site below (deadline was May 4, 2008), it was understood that the authors had resolved their intellectual property right issues with their employers and any other parties involved, and have transferred their abstract rights to IEEE. Authors who have concerns on their intellectual property rights of their abstracts should consult their employers and/or attorneys for legal advices.
  
  Since the abstract statuses (Accept/Reject) have been determined by the Technical Program Committee (TPC) and the abstracts accepted have been assembled into the final conference program (Condensed Program, Full Program (Program Book), and Abstract Book), all accepted abstracts will be published both electronically and in print before the conference. The abstracts will also be accessible to attendees before the conference in the "Meeting Planner" to help attendees to prepare and/or individualize their conference programs, and to encourage more people to attend the conference.
  
  Therefore, please notice that if some authors whose abstracts have been accepted but have not resolved their intellectual property issues regarding their abstracts yet, it is authors' responsibility to get legal advices from their employers, attorneys, and/or other resources to find a solution, such as filing a provisional patent application or obtaining other low-cost legal protections for researches to be published in their abstracts before Friday, August 1, 2008. For any abstracts that are rejected, withdrawn, or not successfully submitted, they will be kept confidential.

Notes on Abstract Results:

• Oral or Poster Preference: For 2008 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, the presentation type that could be selected by authors during the abstract submission was either "Oral" or "Poster". Although the Technical Program Committee (TPC) has considered the authors' presentation preferences during the abstract evaluation process, the final decision on "Oral" or "Poster" of an abstract was made by the TPC. Please notice that whether an abstract is accepted or not by the conference depends solely on the quality of the abstract, not on authors' "Oral" or "Poster" selection.
• Abstract Evaluations: Your abstract has been evaluated by the TPC. The decision by the TPC whether an abstract is accepted, rejected, or combined with other abstracts is final. In addition, whether an abstract is selected for an oral or poster presentation by the TPC is also final. As stated in the Call for Papers: "Prospective authors should note that poster sessions provide an alternative format which allows for greater flexibility and expanded audience interaction."
• Presentation Guides: If your abstracts are accepted, please check the Oral Presentation Guide and/or Poster Presentation Guide as appropriate to prepare your presentations. Please also prepare your proceedings papers (and multimedia contents if there are any) by checking the information in the link "Paper Submission" when it is available in late September or early October 2008.
• Reasons for Rejections: If your abstracts are rejected, the reasons for rejections, if there are any, have been included in the abstract result notification emails to you.
• Missed Emails: The following abstract result site also contains a copy of all emails that the site sent to you automatically regarding both your abstract submissions and review results. If your email spam filters delete the emails sent to you, you would always be able to access these emails using your usernames and passwords (see the "Email History" link after you log in). If you have more than one account, please check emails in all of your accounts.

Link to the Abstract Evaluation Results:

Please notice that the following linked site is the same as your "Abstrac Submission" site when you submitted your abstracts and thus your user names and passwords are the same as those when you submitted the abstracts. Please REFRESH your browser now to view an updated page that contains correct links!

          Link to the Abstract Evaluation Results:  Now (September 25, 2008) changed to Proceedings Paper Submission.
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Condensed Technical Program and Some Statistics:

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