*************** ANNOUNCEMENT ***************

21th ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM on
COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN ORTHOPAEDIC BIOMECHANICS
http://www.pre-ORS.org

  
Friday, January 25th, 2013
The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas

Abstract Submission open till: October 26th, 2012

Dear Colleagues:
 
This is the first announcement for the 21st Annual Symposium on Computational Methods in Orthopaedic Biomechanics (the “pre-ORS” meeting).  Detailed information on the meeting format and registration, maps to the meeting site, and the sponsors for the meeting can be found on the symposium website at http://www.pre-ORS.org.

Location: The symposium will be held on Friday, January 25th, 2013  on the Campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) in San Antonio, Texas, and locally sponsored and hosted by the NSF CREST Center for Simulation Visualization and Real-Time Prediction (SiViRT) and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The site can be reached by public transportation. Follow the link to the campus map and directions:

 http://utsa.edu/maps/dt-map.html

 
Registration: Pre-registration for the meeting will be available electronically at: http://www.pre-ORS.org/preregistration.html. We strongly encourage those interested in attending to pre-register for the symposium online through the meeting website so that we can adequately plan to accommodate everyone. Interest was great enough last year to require that registration be closed prior to the date of the symposium. As usual, registration and participation are free of charge.
 
Objectives: The purposes of the symposium are to communicate the most current ideas on the impact of computer-assisted techniques in the field of orthopaedic biomechanics, to educate scientists, engineers, and researchers in the use of these techniques, to promote the use of computer technology in biomechanics research, and to welcome new researchers into the field. In keeping with the tradition of the symposium, this meeting is a forum for “junior researchers” to present their ongoing research involving computation in orthopaedics. Therefore, presentations are expected to be given by the student/postdoc primarily responsible for the research. The symposium will provide ample opportunity for personal interaction with faculty and other symposium participants, and will be a unique educational experience for the presenters. The pre-ORS is the premier international forum on the use of a new breed of computer based tools in orthopaedic biomechanics.
 
Topics: This 21st annual meeting will feature four topics:
·   Validation of Computational Methods in Orthopaedic Biomechanics

.    Multi-Scale Approaches to Computer Modeling or Orthopaedic Tissue

.    Algorithms for Simulation of Time-Dependent Processes

.    Micro- and Nano-Scale Biomechanical Modeling of Tissue Behavior
 
Note: Abstracts are requested for all areas of computational research of interest to the general orthopaedic biomechanics community. However, in order to be accepted, a strong emphasis needs to be placed towards the focus areas. 

Abstract Submissions & Presentations: As in the past, this meeting is a non-archival forum for graduate students and postdocs to present their ongoing research. The deadline for submitting abstracts for the symposium is Friday, October 26, 2012. Abstracts not exceeding one page should be sent via email as attachments in .pdf format to pre-ORS@bcm.edu. Any questions concerning abstract submission can be sent to this email address as well. Please be sure to include abstract title, list of authors, and authors' affiliation(s).  Text should be structured in a dual column format and font size not be smaller than 10pt.

Abstracts:            Deadline is Friday, October 26, 2012. E-mail submissions to pre-ORS@bcm.edu

URL:                   http://www.pre-ORS.org
 

Pre-ORS Abstract Template File

SOCIAL PROGRAM

Conference get-together/reception after the symposium
 
We look forward to an exciting meeting and a fruitful exchange of ideas.
 
Meeting Co-Chairs:
Michael Liebschner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
E-Mail: Liebschner@bcm.edu
 
Christian Puttlitz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Colorado State University, Bolder, CO
E-Mail: puttlitz@engr.colostate.edu

Xiaodu Wang, Ph.D.
Professor, 
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
E-Mail: xiaodu.wang@utsa.edu 

Organized Jointly by: