Conference Announcement

Havana 2001

2nd Latin American Congress of Biomedical Engineering

23-27 May 2001, ORTOP Convention Center, Havana, Cuba


The Cuban Society of Bioengineering, the Medical Association of the Caribbean and the Regional Council of Biomedical Engineering for Latin America (CORAL) is organizing the 2nd Latin American Congress of Biomedical Engineering. This event has the purpose of promoting a fraternal and fruitful interchange among professionals of biomedical engineering of Latin America as well as of maintaining the continuity of these encounters.

Abstracts of papers are invited by end of September 2000 on the following topics:

  • Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks
  • Bioelectromagnetism
  • Bioimpedance
  • Biomaterials and Biosensors
  • Biomechanics
  • Clinical Engineering
  • Educational Aspects in Biomedicine
  • Evaluation of Health Technologies
  • Image and Signal Processing
  • Informational Science and  Computers in Medicine
  • Instrumentation for Monitoring and Diagnosis
  • Microelectronics applied to Medicine
  • Modelling and Simulation
  • Optics and Laser in Medicine
  • Prosthesis and Artificial Organs
  • Quality Assurance
  • Radiobiology and Radiotherapy
  • Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Robotics
  • Telemetry and Telemedicine

Young researchers are invited to participate in a student competition where the best papers will receive awards. Special sessions will be organized with workshops, seminars and courses on topics of interest presented by recognized experts. Visits to centres of interest in Havana City will also be organized.

For information contact:

Email: hab2001@infomed.sld.cu
Website: www.hab2001.sld.cu