THE 22nd BME BIO-TECH COMPETITION

SPONSORED BY: Sponsors welcomed

.......it could be you or your company/organization

The 22nd  IEEE Bio-Tech Contest - 2020 will take place on February 8, 2020 at UCI in Natural Sciences II, conference room 3201  (starting at 10:30 AM). This event will be held courtesy of the Biomedical Engineering Department of UC Irvine. See applicable links for details. NS-2 is building 402 on campus map; General maps and 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. See parking information, there's a parking lot (Lot 16) (see parking map).   Visitors can go to the electronic parking permit dispensing machine as marked on the map and purchase a parking permit. Visitors will then place the permit on their dashboards and park at any parking spot except handicapped ones. Carpooling 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 25, 2020. Please email to Dr. Chris Druzgalski,  druz[AT]ieee.org  that you plan to submit an abstract. The abstract format: “Title; (below) Name(s) of the presenter(s) - (student (s) name(s) only); (No institutional affiliation(s) should be indicated) “. This format also applies to an introductory Power Point slide during the presentation which should be planned for 12-15 minutes. The abstract should be submitted for a review in a MS Word or PDF format.  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. Bogdan Kuszta, Caltech;  Dr. Jim Harber;  Dr. Marina Chugunova, CGU; Dr. Anna Hickerson, KGI; Dr. Ali Sleiman IEEE/LA EMB, Dr. Vejarano Gustavo, LMU;  and contest coordinators: Dr. Chris Druzgalski, IEEE/LA EMB, Dr. Panadda (Nim) Marayong IEEE/LA EMB, Larry Dalton IEEE/LAC, and/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, Larry Dalton IEEE/LAC,  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.