Support of the 2010 EMBS conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina

简介（由申请人提供）：支持2010年EMBS会议，布宜诺斯艾利斯，阿根廷摘要医学与生物工程学会（EMBS）将于2010年8月31日至9月4日在阿根廷布宜诺斯艾利斯的喜来登酒店举行年度会议（EMBC）。预计将有1500多名来自世界各地的科学家、工程师和学生参加这次会议。在过去的30年里，IEEE的EMBS一直在组织医学和生物工程学会的年度会议。这显然已经成为整个生物工程学科的旗舰会议，汇集了包括生物医学工程在内的许多不同领域的国际专家、行业代表和学生。按照我们的传统，EMBC学生论文比赛（SPC）确实是会议的关键部分，为顶尖学生提供了一个竞争的论坛。这样的竞赛促进了生物工程领域的教育，鼓励卓越，并将突出的学生作品展示给更广泛的生物工程社区。人们相信，这样的学生聚会是帮助未来领导者开展职业生涯的最好方式，因为他们见证并参与了会议。如果没有这项竞赛的激励，许多学生将无法或不太可能参加会议，从而错过了在这些会议上提供的知识世界的介绍。此外，最高人民法院在表彰妇女、少数民族、残疾人等人才方面发挥了重要作用。该竞赛不仅促进生物工程学科的教育，而且通过为学生提供与世界领先的生物医学专业人士和科学家会面并建立联系的独特机会，培养下一代生物工程师。本提案的总体目标是为2010年EMBS国际会议的学生论文竞赛（SPC）寻求支持。我们的目标是在预计提交给SPC的约150-200篇论文中组织一场竞赛，并选出25名决赛选手，他们将在会议期间进行重点口头报告。入围者将根据书面评审的平均分选出（通常每篇论文有2-3份评审）。在会议评审过程中，学生的指导老师必须为他/她的学生提交一份论文提名表，以参加比赛。第一、二、三等奖将根据演讲的专业性、语言表达能力和主题的技术价值进行评选。三名SPC优胜者将获得一个雕刻的牌匾和第一名1000美元的奖金，第二名750美元，第三名500美元。所有入围者将获得优异证书，并将在EMBS颁奖典礼上得到认可，并适当承认NIH的赞助。入围者将获得资金来支付旅行费用。拟议的资金将帮助入围者前往学生论文比赛展示他们的研究论文。它还将为比赛的获胜者提供现金奖励，如果资金剩余，将补贴初级教员研究人员的出席。相信这样的学生聚会是帮助未来领导者开启职业生涯的最好方式，让他们见证和参与教统会会议上的示范科学和工程行为。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Support of the 2010 EMBS conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina Summary The Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) will hold its annual conference (EMBC) at the Sheraton Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina from August 31 through September 4, 2010. It is expected that more than 1500 scientists, engineers and students will be attending this conference from all over the world. EMBS of the IEEE has been organizing annual conferences of the engineering in medicine and biology society for past 30 years. This has clearly become the flagship conference for the entire bioengineering discipline, bringing together international experts, industry representatives and students in many, diverse fields encompassing biomedical engineering. In keeping with our tradition, the EMBC Student Paper Competition (SPC) is indeed a critical portion of the conference that provides a forum for top-notch students to compete. Such a competition promotes education within bioengineering, encourages excellence, and spotlights prominent student work to the wider bioengineering community. It is believed that such a gathering of students is the best way to help launch careers of future leaders, as they witness and participate in the conference. Without the incentive of this Competition, many students would be unable or less likely to attend the conference, thus missing an introduction to the world of knowledge available at such conferences. In addition, the SPC plays a crucial role in recognizing the talents of women, minorities, and individuals with disability. This Competition promotes not only education within bioengineering disciplines, but fosters the next generation of bioengineers by providing a unique opportunity to students to meet and network with the leading biomedical professionals and scientists in the world. The overall goal of this proposal is to request support for the Student Paper Competition (SPC) for the 2010 EMBS International Conference. Our goals are to organize a competition amongst approximately 150-200 papers expected to be submitted to the SPC, and select up to 25 finalists, who will make highlighted oral presentations during the conference. Finalists will be selected based on the average score from written reviews (normally 2-3 reviews are obtained for each paper). During the Conference Review Process, the student's advisor must submit a nomination form for his/her student's paper to participate in the Competition. First, second, and third place winners will be selected based on the professionalism of the presentation, verbal communication skills, and the technical merit of the topic. Three SPC winners will receive an engraved plaque and an honorarium of US$1000 for the first place winner, US$750 for the second place winner, and US$500 for the third place winner. All Finalists will receive Certificates of Merit and will be recognized at the EMBS Awards Ceremony, with the appropriate acknowledgement of NIH sponsorship. Finalists will receive funds to defray the costs of travel expenses. The proposed funding will help student finalists to travel to present their research paper in the Student Paper Competition. It will also provide the cash prizes for the winners of the Competition and if funds remain, subsidize the attendance of junior faculty researchers. It is believed that such a gathering of students is the best way to help launch careers of future leaders with them witnessing and participating in the exemplary scientific and engineering behavior at the EMB conference. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Support of the 2010 EMBS conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina The Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) will hold its annual conference (EMBC) at the Sheraton Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina from August 31 through September 4, 2010. We request support for the Student Paper Competition (SPC), which we believe to be a most critical element of the conference. Our goals are to organize a competition amongst approximately 150-200 papers expected to be submitted to the SPC, and select up to 25 finalists, who will make highlighted oral presentations during the conference and will receive funds to defray the costs of travel expenses. It is believed that such a gathering of students is the best way to encourage attendance and help launch careers of these future leaders.