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October 16, 2019
2019 BMES Annual Meeting in Philadelphia Starts Today
The 2019 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting kicks off today in Philadelphia. The meeting is the largest in the Society's 29 years of holding an annual event.
Registration opens at noon and will close at 7 pm.
For the 10th year in a row, the Meet the Faculty Candidate Forum will be held Wednesday afternoon in the exhibit hall at the convention center. A special session focusing on tips for student and early career members attending their first annual meeting happens at 4 pm in the convention center in the Nutter Theater.
The day will be capped off with the Welcome Reception held in the convention center. And the LGBT Dessert Social will start at 8 pm at the Marriott Conference Room 407-409 (tickets are required for this event).
Student volunteers gather to prepare meeting bags
 The annual tradition of student volunteers stuffing meeting bags took place Tuesday night.
Dozens of students showed up to stuff more than 5,000 bags for the meeting.
Students received credit to offset meeting registration fees; as well as a pizza feast to thank them for their efforts.
Thursday special sessions examine NIH funding, global health, career information and much more
Fifteen special sessions will run throughout the day on Thursday at the first full day of the BMES Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.
Highlights include:
- Bioengineering & Biotechnology Challenges Targeted by the NIH
- Global Health Approaches and Technologies
- Industry Session: Clinical Innovators Spotlight
- And many more
Explore Philadelphia beyond the BMES Annual Meeting
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While the Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting will be home to the most interesting and educational events in Philadelphia Oct. 16-19, you still will want to break free and explore the city.
Reading Terminal Market is right across the street from the convention center. One of America's largest and oldest public markets, housed since 1893 in a National Historic Landmark building, the Market offers a selection of locally grown & exotic produce, locally sourced meats and poultry, plus wide assortment of seafood, cheeses, baked goods, and confections.
The market also has variety of restaurants all under one roof.
Other options include:
Friday Night Dessert Social: Ticket must be traded in for wristband PRIOR entering the Franklin Institute
Please exchange your Friday Night Dessert Bash ticket for a wristband. You will need the wristband to enter the event 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 booth.
Schedule
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