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20th ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM on
COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN ORTHOPAEDIC BIOMECHANICS
http://www.pre-ORS.org
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Free Pre-Registration open till: January 16th, 2012
Dear Colleagues:
This is the final announcement for the 20th 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, February 3rd, 2012
on the Campus of the University of California – Berkeley (UCB) in Berkeley, California, and locally hosted by the Berkeley Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory and the Department of Mechanical and Bioengineering. The site is conveniently located, along the northern California coastline, just East across the SF Bay to the location of the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society. Follow the link to the campus map and directions:
http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org
The meeting site is at the auditorium of the Lawrence Hall of Science, 1 Centennial Drive, Berkeley CA 94720 (Ph: 510-642-5132). Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m., with presentations starting at 8:30 a.m. and continuing through the afternoon in a single-session format.
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 20th anniversary meeting will feature only ONE topic:
· Validation of Computational Methods in Orthopaedic Biomechanics
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 on the method for validating the computational approach.
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 Monday, November 14, 2011. 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 8pt.
Presentation: By submitting an abstract, it is understood that the primary author will present her/his work in person if the abstract is accepted, and that this work is not being presented at the Orthopaedic Research Society meeting. Presentations are expected to be given by the trainee (student or post-doc), primarily conducting the research, not by the PI. During the symposium the authors will be provided with two opportunities to present their work, 1) an oral presentation and 2) a poster presentation. With the submission of abstract, it is understood that the author agrees to an oral presentation, with the poster presentation being optional. Each oral presentation will be 7 minutes long with 3 minutes allotted for questions. The poster presentation will be informal during the social event in the evening.KEY SYMPOSIUM INFORMATION:
Date & Time: Friday, February 3, 2012, 8:00 AM–7:00 PM
Location: Auditorium, UCB Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, California
Hosts: Berkeley Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory
Registration: Free of charge. Pre-register at http://www.pre-ORS.org/preregistration.html
pre-registration deadline Monday, January 16, 2012
Abstracts: Deadline is Monday, November 14, 2011. E-mail submissions to pre-ORS@bcm.edu
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,
E-Mail: puttlitz@engr.colostate.edu
Organized Jointly by:
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Michael Liebschner, Ph.D. |
Christian Puttlitz, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Colorado State University E-Mail: puttlitz@engr.colostate.edu |
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