Room-share bulletin board created for BMES Annual Meeting

Online bulletin board lets attendees find room shares for Austin meeting

A new online bulletin board was created to let attendees of the 2010 BMES Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas post messages about sharing hotel rooms. To use the message board, go to: http://bmes2010.proboards.com and register to use the site.

Explore Austin Beyond the BMES Meeting

The BMES Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas will be the best place all year to see cutting edge research and to network with colleagues. The meeting also offers the opportunity to explore Austin which is regularly mentioned in travel guides as one of the premiere cities on the planet for music, food and culture. We recently interviewed Dr. Christine Schmidt, the chair of this year’s meeting and a professor at the University of Texas to talk about all that Austin has to offer to visitors.

Biomedical Engineering Society Elects new Fellows

The Biomedical Engineering Society’s 2010 class of BMES Fellows was announced today. The newly elected fellows were nominated by their peers and elected by the BMES Fellows Committee chaired by BMES Board member Dr. Nicholas A. Peppas of the University of Texas

New Benefits Available for BMES Members

Insurance, travel and credit card savings added to member package

Through a new partner program, the Biomedical Engineering Society now offers benefits and discounts from Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Hertz and other companies exclusively to BMES members. The new travel, insurance, shopping and other benefits are in addition to BMES’ core benefits that support careers and research in the Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering fields.

2010 Biomedical Engineering Society meeting on track for record attendance

A record number of researchers, scientists and students will present their work at the 2010 BMES Annual Meeting in Austin. The meeting is also on track to shatter previous records for overall attendance.

Free student chapter tables available at BMES Annual Meeting

Conference floor tables at Austin meeting provide opportunities to exchange information and network

Free tables for BMES student chapters will be available for the first time at this year’s Annual Meeting in Austin. The tables will be in the convention center’s main hall where poster sessions will take place.

Research funding opportunity available from Defense Department

The research arm of the Defense Department is holding a series of workshops to discuss research funding opportunities that may be of interest to biomedical engineers and bioengineers. The program is through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA. It is for DARPA's viral pathogen surveillance program known as "Prophecy." The project focuses the preemptive prediction of emerging viruses.

Wall Street Journal: Biomedical Engineering is fastest growing occupation

Biomedical Engineering is the fastest growing occupation, according to Labor Department statistics reported in the Wall Street Journal.