The conference seeks papers (IEEE short paper format—2 pages max) from industrial, clinical, or university researchers, scientists, engineers, and students. Authors may consider the following list of categories although any paper germane to biomedical engineering will be considered:

Neural Engineering	Rehabilitation Engineering
Biomedical Instrumentation	Telemedicine and Virtual Reality in Medicine
Medical Imaging	Biomedical Engineering Education
Systems and Signals	Pharmaceutical Engineering and Drug Delivery
Biosensors and BioMEMS	Bio-Optics
Biomaterials, Tissue and Cellular Engineering	Bioinformatics
	Surgical Devices
Biomechanics	Medical Applications Nanosystems and Nanotechnology
Physiological Monitoring
Cardiovascular Biomechanics	Ethical Issues in Bioengineering

The conference will be held on the campus of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J. The conference will include plenary speakers, oral presentations, poster presentations, a student paper competition and a social event.

The theme for this year’s plenary session will be Spinal Cord Injury and Repair. We have tentatively lined up several outstanding speakers who will present an overview of the subject, research at the cell and molecular biology level and clinical research on emerging regenerative and prosthetic therapies.

In recent years this conference has grown substantially and promises to be a great opportunity for professional development, networking, and exploring the world of biomedical engineering.

Paper submission deadline: Due to Many Requests, The Deadline has been Extended for the paper and $10.00 fee until February 23,  2005