Record number of attendees gather in Philadelphia for 2019 Annual Meeting
The 2019 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting in Philadelphia kicked off Wednesday, drawing more than 5,300 attendees - the most ever to attend a BMES meeting.
More than 2,000 people gathered in the Pennsylvania Convention Center for the meeting's welcome reception.
The four-day meeting will feature more than 2,900 scientific research presentations: more than 900 oral presentations and more than 2,000 posters.
Today's 10:15 am plenary session will include President Dawn Elliott's state of the society address and the Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Award presentation honoring Christopher Chen.
The 5:30 pm plenary session will feature Martine LaBerge receiving the Herbert Voigt Distinguished Service Award and Steven Abramowitch who will present the Diversity Award Lecture.
LGBT and Friends Dessert Social
Brian Sims, a first-term member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, spoke at this year's LGBT and Friends Dessert Social.
Sims' lively, and often funny, talk focused on community and progress. Despite much work needing to be done in the areas of diversity and fairness, communities -- for the most part -- are moving in a good direction, he said.
A key to progress is having elected officials and communities who show true empathy, Sims said.
Among many key points, Sims encouraged people with science backgrounds to run for office.
Sims is a policy attorney and civil rights advocate from Center City Philadelphia and became the first openly LGBT member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly when he was elected in 2011.
This is the fifth year of the dessert social which continues to grow each year.
Meet the Faculty Candidates poster session draws hundreds
Nearly a hundred candidates and dozens of employers attended the Meet-the-Faculty Candidate poster session Wednesday.
The forum provides an opportunity for faculty, recruiters, and Department Chairs to speak directly with current graduate students and postdoctoral researchers who are seeking faculty positions.
CMBE Young Innovators platform session: Friday at 8 am and 1:15 pm
Editors at the Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering journal have announced this year's twelve Young Innovators of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, whose original research is featured in the October issue.
The issue represents the sixth year of this program.
Awardees will present the papers featured in the issue in a special, two-part invited platform session on Friday, October 18 at 8 am and 1:15 pm in the Terrace Ballroom 2-3 of the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Friday Night Dessert Social: Ticket must be traded in for wristband PRIOR to 50th Celebration
Please exchange your Friday Night Dessert Bash ticket for a wristband. You will need the wristband to enter the event at the Frankline Institute Friday.
Take your ticket to the BMES booth on the expo floor or the information booth near registration to exchange it for the wristband. Your ticket is attached to your name badge.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please visit the information booths.
