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Port Harcount hosts 2004 Professional Development Course and 5th AGM/BEC

Port Harcourt, the capital city of Rivers State, "The Treasure Base of the Nation", will be hosting the 2004 Professional Development Course as well as the 5th Annual General Meeting and Biomedical Engineering Conference.

2004 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE (COURSE 2004)

October 26-28, 2004
University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt Rivers State, Nigeria

Course Objectives

To improve participant's knowledge in human physics, instrumentation, informatics, radiophysics, genetic, clinical and rehabilitation engineering.

To develop participant's proficiency in health and safety practice and the handling of industrial equipment.

To update the technical and professional knowledge among members of NIBE and other professionals.

Theme of the Course

Current Trends in Medical and Biological Engineering.

Course Content

Biomedicine - The Morphology of Man, Engineering aspects of Human System, HIV/AIDS as a Global Scourge and Occupational Health in Nigeria.

Engineering - Basic Electrical/Electronic Concepts, Instrumentation Systems and Techniques, Computers and Biomedicine and Principles of Maintenance

Bio-Medical Technology - Biomedical Equipment Design, Intensive Care Units, Issues in Genetic Engineering and Quality Assurance

Registration Details

The course is non-residential, although accommodation can be reserved by contacting any of the addresses below. Registration for the Course is via a registration form (Contact any of the address below for a registration form). Every completed registration form must be accompanied by full payment, which shall be by bank draft (made payable to: NIGERIAN INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING) and returned to the following:

The Executive Director
Nigerian Institute for Biomedical Engineering
54, Prince Street
Behind 54 Asa Road
P.O. Box 319 Aba
Abia State
Nigeria
Mobile Line 08035450616
E.mail: nibenigeria@yahoo.com, nibenigeria@nibe.kabissa.org

5TH NATIONAL BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER'G CONFERENCE

(PORT HARCOURT 2004)
October 28-30, 2004
University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Conference Objectives

To provide a forum for social and technical interaction between all science professionals interested in biomedical engineering and biotechnology.

To encourage and develop the application of engineering principles, concepts and techniques in healthcare.

To emphasize inter-disciplinary cooperation among the sciences.

Pre-Conference Seminar

A practical pre-conference computer seminar with the objective "to provide an improved understanding of the tool and techniques of the computer system in an Information Technology era" has been designed for the Science Professionals. The title of the seminar is: Developing the Scientist through Computer Systems

Theme of the Conference

Inter-disciplinary Cooperation among the Sciences

Sub themes

  • Biomedical Engineering: An Inter-disciplinary Affair
  • Professional Cooperation among the Scientific Societies
  • International Collaboration in Biomedical Engineering
  • Awards and Grants in Biomedical engineering
  • The Role of Sciences in Health and Human Development
  • Promoting Biomedical engineering Research
  • Case Studies and Reviews

Call for Papers

Papers are invited from members of the scientific community. Authors of papers are required to adhere to the following guidelines:

  • Focus on the theme or sub themes of the conference
  • Submit four (4) copies of the paper which shall not be more than 10 double-spaced-A4-sized pages (250 words per page) including equations, tables, figures and references
  • This should be accompanied with a copy of the diskette containing the paper in MS Word.
  • Authors are requested to submit in addition a short profile (Resume) of their academic and professional experience.
  • The person who is to conduct the presentation should be indicated.
  • Indicate the author with whom correspondence may be exchanged with the appropriate postal and Email addresses.
  • Indicate whether the presentation will be aided by the use of audio or video tapes, slides, posters, transparencies, etc
  • Every complete paper must reach the Conference Board by 15th August 2004.
  • Notification of full acceptance is expected to be given by 15th September 2004
  • Every author whose paper has been accepted is to duly register for the conference before October 10th, 2004 if his/her paper is to appear in the conference proceedings.

Send all papers and all enquiries to any of the following:

The Executive Director
Nigerian Institute For Biomedical Engineering
54 Prince Street, Behind 54 Asa Road
P.O.Box 319, Aba
Abia State
Nigeria
Mobile Line: 08035450616
Email: nibenigeria@yahoo.com, nibenigeria@nibe.kabissa.org

Chairman
Conference Board
Engr E.O Aluyor
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Benin
PMB 1154, Benin City
Edo State
Nigeria
E-mail: aluyor@yahoo.com
Tel: 08023350667

Conference Board Secretary
Engr J.I. Sodiki
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Rivers State University of Science and Technology
Port Harcourt
Rivers State
Nigeria
Tel: 08033101488

Technical Committee Chairman
Dr R.Okigbo
Department of Microbiology
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture
Umudike
Abia State
Nigeria
E-mail: okigborn17@yahoo.com

Technical Committee Secretary
Engr B.A.Adegboye
Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria
Kaduna State
Nigeria
E-mail: baadegboye@yahoo.com Tel: 08023515180