THE 11th BME BIO-TECH COMPETITION
SPONSORED BY:
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The 11th IEEE Bio-Tech Applications Contest took place on February 7, 2009.
Place: Los Angeles, California
Eligibility:
College students enrolled in six or more units.
Theme:
To develop and present a concept using Electrical, Electronic, Biomedical, and/or
Electro-Optics to assist a persons' disability - or to improve a persons' ability to
manage tasks that usually require assistance.
Requirements:
Abstract of 50 to 500 words submitted for judging before January 29, 2009. All abstracts
should be typed, using no smaller than size 10 font, and must not exceed four pages in
length including any attached diagrams, schematic,and/or pictures. The concept submitted shall be that of the students, and shall note all
references. Students shall present their concept during the contest.
Contacts:
Please contact one of the members of the Contest Panel (Dr. Bogdan Kuszta,
Caltech; Dr.
Richard Cockrum, CSUP; Dr. Ernesto Suaste, CINVESTAV-IPN;
Dr. Fleur
Tehrani, CSUF; Dr. Dennis M. (Mike) Briggs, IEEE;
Dr. Panadda (Nim) Marayong, IEEE/ASME;
or contest coordinators: Larry Dalton, IEEE/LAC, Dr. Maryam Moussavi, IEEE LAC
EMB; or Dr.Chris
Druzgalski, IEEE LAC EMB. Please, check the Web page for updates.
Prospective participants are strongly encouraged to submit early a letter/email indicating their
anticipated participation. Mail the following information: Name and address of the
participant, tentative area or anticipated title of the entry.
Please email to Dr. Chris Druzgalski at druz@ieee.org
The students who are authors of winning papers will attend Recognition Banquet, where they will receive their awards and recognition! More
details and information about the past IEEE Bio-Tech Applications Contests, which
were sponsored by IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology, IEEE Coastal LA Section,
IEEE Los Angeles Council, and Circuits and Systems/Electron Devices Los Angeles
Council Chapters and organized by Larry Dalton, Dr. Maryam Moussavi,
Dr.
Chris Druzgalski, and others, you can find at (see Contact - https://ewh.ieee.org/r6/lac/embs).
Industrial reps, companies, or sections that would
like to get involved please contact Dr. Chris Druzgalski at druz@ieee.org, or call 562-985-8054.