THE 15th BME BIO-TECH COMPETITION

SPONSORED BY: in part by IEEE CLAS Section

The 15th IEEE Bio-Tech Applications Contest took  place on February 9, 2013. Jointly organized with the Orange County Chapter and Orange County Student Chapter of the IEEE EMB Society, will be held at UC Irvine, Natural Sciences II conference room 3201 (starting at 11:00 AM). NS-2 is building 402 on the campus map. Driving directions. If you take 73 south to come to campus, you will exit Bison. Turn left on Bison and go all the way to almost the end. There's a parking lot (Lot 12A) on your right (see campus map).  Parking information  Visitors can go to the electronic parking permit dispensing machine (represented by a star symbol on the map) and purchase a parking permit. Choosing "ST Reserved" option on the machine would be $14 (all day), but it allows you to park anywhere except handicapped parking. Visitors will then place the permit on their dashboards and park at any parking spot except handicapped ones. You can park at "AR Reserved".  Other parking options and rates. The participants should save parking permit for a possible reimbursement.  Car pooling encouraged.  (Check for additional schedule and other details). Organized as a part of Interacademic Cooperation. 
 

Eligibility: College students enrolled in six or more units.

Theme: To develop and present a concept using Electrical, Electronic, Biomedical, and/or Electro-Optics to assist a persons' disability - or to improve a persons' ability to manage tasks that usually require assistance.

Requirements: Abstract of 50 to 500 words submitted for judging before January 23, 2013. Please email to Dr. Chris Druzgalski,  druz[AT]ieee.org  that you plan to submit an abstract.  All abstracts should be typed, using no smaller than size 10 font, and must not exceed four pages in length including any attached diagrams, schematic, and/or pictures. The concept submitted shall be that of the students, and shall note all references. Students shall present their concept during the contest.

Contacts: Please contact one of the members of the Contest Panel Dr. Richard Cockrum, CSUP; Dr. Dennis M. (Mike) Briggs, IEEE;  Dr. Bogdan Kuszta, Caltech; Dr. Mario Cepeda; Dr. Ernesto Suaste;  and contest coordinators: Dr. Chris Druzgalski, IEEE/LA EMB, Dr. Panadda (Nim) Marayong IEEE/LA EMB, Dr. Maryam Moussavi, IEEE/LA EMB, and Larry Dalton, IEEE/LAC,  or email to druz[AT]ieee.org. Please, check the Web page for updates.

Prospective participants are strongly encouraged to submit early a letter/email indicating their anticipated participation. Mail the following information: Name and address of the participant, tentative area or anticipated title of the entry. Please email to Dr. Chris Druzgalski at druz[AT]ieee.org

More details and information about the past IEEE Bio-Tech Applications Contests, which were sponsored by IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology,  IEEE Coastal LA Section, IEEE Los Angeles Council, and Circuits and Systems/Electron Devices Los Angeles Council Chapters and organized by  Dr. Chris Druzgalski, Dr. Panadda (Nim) Marayong, Dr. Maryam Moussavi,  Larry Dalton, and others, you can find on this webpage. Industrial reps, companies, or sections that would like to get involved please contact Dr. Chris Druzgalski at  druz[AT]ieee.org, or call 562-985-8054.