From: IN%"ska@miba.auc.dk" To: IN%"ai-medicine@medisg.Stanford.EDU" CC: IN%"janne@miba.auc.dk" Subj: first call on IMIA-IFMBE conference IMIA - IFMBE WORKING CONFERENCE on "BIOSIGNAL INTERPRETATION" AUGUST 25 - 27, 1993 REBILD BAKKER SKOERPING, DENMARK FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION Introduction: The International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE) and the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) will, in colla- boration with the Danish Society for Biomedical Engineering, organize a Working Conference for invited participants on biosignal interpretation. The main topics are the integration between systems for biosignal analysis and decision support methods. The application areas include patient monitoring and physiological function assessment, applied during surgery, intensive and coronary care and chronic care. This includes interpretation of e.g. ECG, EEG, flow and pressure signals and their integration with other patient data. Besides applications, the Working Conference will stress the development of non-) linear processing methods and models, and the integration of systems in departmental network environments. Organizing Institution: Aalborg University Institute for Electronic Systems Dept. of Medical Informatics and Image Analysis Fredrik Bajersvej 7D 9220 Aalborg, Denmark Phone: +45 98-158522 Fax: +45 98-154008 E-mail conference@miba.auc.dk Organizing Committee: Annelise Rosenfalck, Chairman (Aalborg, DK) Steen Andreassen (Aalborg, DK) J rgen Kilden Petersen (Copenhagen, DK) Ole Siggaard Andersen (Copenhagen, DK) Scientific Program Committee: Jan H. van Bemmel, Chairman (Rotterdam, NL) Niilo Saranummi (Tampere, SF) Annelise Rosenfalck (Aalborg, DK) Richard I. Kitney (London, UK) Christoph Zywietz (Hanover, FRG) Shunsuke Sato (Tokyo, J) Sergio Cerutti (Milano, I) W. M. Smith (Durham, USA) Torgny Groth (Uppsala, S) Paul Rubel (Lyon, F). Venue of Working Conference: The Working Conference on Biosignal Interpretation will be held at the Conference Center "Rebild Bakker", situated in the heart of one of Denmark's most beautiful sceneries. Rebild Bakker has a large, well-equipped auditorium and many conference rooms for poster sessions and exhibitions. In and around the center there are excellent facilities for informal discussions and recreation. There is an indoor swimmingpool, outdoor tennis courts and bicycles will be available. The center is situated 35 km south of Aalborg in the immediate vicinity of the Danish National Park "Rebild" and of the Forest of Rold which is the largest in Denmark. The heather hills in "Rebild" were bought in 1912 by Danish Americans and donated to the Danish state. Every year, several thousands celebrate the 4th of July in Rebild. Date: August 25-27, 1993 Topics: Integration: Integration of biosignal processing with decision-support systems or depart- mental information systems; emerging standards; network protocols. Interfacing: Human-computer interfaces for biosignal interpretation; windowing systems; ergonomic aspects. Intelligent Systems: Knowledge bases for biosignal interpretation; rule-based systems and expert systems; neural networks; causal models. Evaluation: Documented biosignal libraries; evaluation protocols; cost/benefit studies; technology assessment. Modelling: Statistical models for biosignal interpretation; non-linear processing. Real-time Systems and Data Acquisition: On-line assessment of the state of a patient; intelligent transducers and instru- mentation; closed-loop systems. Clinical Applications, including: Patient monitoring (peri-operative, critical care, perinatal, acute care), moni- toring of chronically ill patients, physiological function assessment, ECG, EMG, EEG, lung function, auditory, cardiology, internal medicine, obstetrics, perinatal medicine, surgery, anaesthesia, neurophysiology, and neurology. Participation: Besides a number of invited speakers, the Scientific Program Committee will invite interested participants on the basis of proposals for contributions. For that reason, people interested in the subject of Biosignal Interpretation are kindly asked to submit a notification of interest in participation before October 31, 1992. Instructions to authors will then be forwarded. A paper of maximum 2,500 words (i.e. about 10 pages A4, including References, Figures and Tables) should be submitted before January 15, 1993. The Scientific Program Committee will then review the papers and decide on acceptance. Only authors who submit a full paper are invited to the Conference. Participation fees: The participation fee for the Working Conference will be 4,900 DKK. This includes registration fee, conference facilities, hotel and all meals. Authors whose full papers have reached the Scientific Program Committee before December 31, 1992, will receive a discount of 500 DKK (100 DKK is about 16 USD). All participants will receive a copy of the journal and the Proceedings, free of charge at the Conference. Publications: Between 30-40 papers will be selected by the Scientific Program Committee for oral presentation at the Working Conference. The intention is to publish these papers in an internationally recognized journal. Another 50-80 papers will be selected for publication in the Conference Proceedings and for poster sessions at the Conference. Important deadlines are as follows: 1. Notification of interest in participation: October 31, 1992. 2. Submission of papers (Max. 10 pages, 2,500 words): January 15, 1993. 3. Acceptance of papers: March 15, 1993. 4. Return of revised papers to editors: April 15, 1993. 5. Submission of printed proof of papers to authors: June 15, 1993. 6. Working Conference: August 25-27, 1993. If you wish to participate, please fill in the enclosed form for preliminary registrations. PRELIMINARY REGISTRATIONS I am interested in attending the IMIA - IFMBE Working Conference on Biosignal Interpretation at Rebild Bakker, Denmark, August 25 - 27, 1993. I would like to contribute to the sessions on: Integration Evaluation Interfacing Modelling Intelligent Systems Clinical Applications Real-time Systems and Data Acquisition Please suggest a title for your contribution: First name: Surname: Position/Title: University/Institution/Company: Mailing address: City: Postal code: Country: Telephone: Telefax: E-mail: