Second Tennessee Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Nashville, Tennessee, April 9-11, 1999

9977840柯林斯该奖项为本科生和研究生的会议注册费和差旅费提供部分支持。这次会议建立在首届田纳西生物医学工程会议（1998年）的成功基础上，其目标是：1、促进生物医学工程领域的工业、学术和临床机构之间的合作努力；2、提高田纳西河谷地区生物医学工程活动的意识。会议包括关于区域发展生物技术基础设施的会议和关于高技术对提供保健服务的影响的会议。此外，其他课程计划为本科生和研究生提供生物医学工程师专业选择的概述。有关会议的信息已通过印刷的会议公告和网址http://www.bme.vanderbilt.edu/tnbme2/的网页传播。会议的结果将有助于研究计划的规划和卫生保健新技术的评估。将出版会议记录，包括海报会议的摘要。

9977840CollinsThis award provides partial support for conference registration fees and travel costs for undergraduate and graduate students. The conference builds on the success of the First Tennessee Conference on Biomedical Engineering (1998) with the goals being 1- to foster collaborative efforts among industrial, academic, and clinical institutions involved in biomedical engineering, and 2- to increase the awareness of biomedical engineering activities in the Tennessee Valley.The meeting includes a session on the regional development of a biotechnology infrastructure and another on the Impact of High Technology on Health Care Delivery. Also, other sessions are scheduled to provide undergraduate and graduate students with an overview of professional alternatives for biomedical engineers.Information about the meeting has been disseminated by a printed conference announcement and a WEB page at URL http://www.bme.vanderbilt.edu/tnbme2/. Results from the meeting will contribute to research program planning and the assessment of new technologies in health care. Conference proceedings, including abstracts for poster sessions, are to be published.