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

9977840 CollinsThis award provides partial support for conference registration fee and travel costs for本科生和研究生. 会议建立在第一届田纳西生物医学工程会议（1998年）的成功基础上，目标是1-促进参与生物医学工程的工业，学术和临床机构之间的合作，和2-提高人们对田纳西河流域生物医学工程活动的认识。会议包括一个关于生物技术基础设施区域发展的会议，高科技对医疗服务的影响。 此外，其他会议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规划和医疗保健新技术的评估。 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.