The 27th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society will be held in Shanghai, China, on September 1-4, 2005. This conference will offer an opportunity to gather researchers, educators and developers from academic fields and industries worldwide to share their research results and exchange ideas covering all the areas of biomedical engineering. Special pre-conference workshops and mini-symposia on emerging techniques in biomedical engineering and relevant disciplines are planned. Apart from the technical programs, student activities and social programs, such as local tours around Shanghai and surrounding areas, are also available for attendees and their guests.

The program committee cordially invites you to attend IEEE-EMBC 2005 and submit papers addressing the following themes (but not limited to):

Biomedical Signal Processing

Physiologic System Modeling

Biomedical Imaging and Image Processing

Biomedical Instrumentation and Biosensors

Therapeutic Physics and Rehabilitation

Brain and Neural Engineering

Telemedicine and Healthcare

Hospital Management Information Systems

Cardiovascular System Engineering

Clinical Engineering

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Engineering

Space Medicine and Biology

Engineering in Oriental Medicine

Respiratory System Engineering and SARs

Neuromuscular Systems and Biomechanics

Medical Robotics

Education, Application, and Society