The FDA, Continua Health Alliance, and CIMIT are co-sponsoring a Workshop on Medical Device Interoperability: Achieving Safety and Effectiveness on 25-27 January, 2010 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.

For detailed registration information, please visit Workshop on Medical Device Interoperability.

IEEE is currently accepting nominations through 31 January for the IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award. The Award was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 1986 to recognize outstanding contributions to space engineering, within the fields of interest of the IEEE. The Award is sponsored by EMBS, the Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society, and the Control Systems Society.

More information regarding the Award and nomination process may be found here.

You are invited to participate in our first AMA-IEEE EMBS Medical Technology Conference on Individualized Healthcare to be held 21-23 March in Washington, DC.

Paper submissions are currently being accepted through 29 January 2010 through www.ama-ieee.embs.org

The conference will be inaugurated by a keynote lecture at the evening reception on March 28.  The following two days will feature plenary and poster presentations focusing on grand challenges and the innovative technological solutions necessary to realize the practical application of Individualized Healthcare for improving the quality of patient care.

The EMBS Administrative Committee (ADCOM), which establishes the policy for the Society’s activities, has vacancies each year as the terms of elected members expire in rotation. This year’s elections, for terms to begin 1 January 2011, will include the following geographic areas:

Middle East & Africa
1 Representative (term beginning 1 January 2011, ending 31 December 2013)
Asia Pacific
1 Representative (term beginning 1 January 2011, ending 31 December 2013)
Europe
1 Representative (term beginning 1 January 2011, ending 31 December 2013)
North America (U.S.)
2 Representatives (term beginning 1 January 2011, ending 31 December 2013)
Student Representative
1 Representative (term beginning 1 January 2011, ending 31 December 2012)

The deadline to submit nominations is 1 March 2010. More information may be found here.

A new award recognizing undergraduate excellence in biomedical innovation.

The NCIIA and IEEE-EMBS welcome submissions from undergraduate students at all NCIIA member colleges and universities for the new BMEStart competition. Applications close 14 May 2010

Teams may register for the competition and submit their materials here.