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  • Injury Biomechanics Symposium - Early Registration Deadline -May 1st

    ***REMINDER: The Deadline for Discounted Registration is this Friday, May
    1st, 2009***

    We would like to invite you to attend the 2009 Injury Biomechanics Symposium
    which will be held May 17th through May 19th, 2009 at The Ohio State
    University in Columbus, Ohio. The purpose of the symposium is to stimulate
    and reward strong injury biomechanics research among students and recent
    graduates. Attendees can expect original biomechanics research in a forum
    intended to foster communication between developing and established
    researchers.

    We are pleased to announce that 11 universities from around the world will
    be participating in the symposium. The symposium will feature 8 oral
    presentations and 10 posters. A small sample of the experimental and
    theoretical topics to be discussed includes:

    Liver Injury Testing
    Airbag Effectiveness
    Frontal Bone Blunt Impact Trauma
    Cervical Spine Instrumentation Technique
    Material Properties of Pediatric Ribs
    Head-First Impact Simulation
    Inverse Dynamics Based Determination of Cervical Spine Loads

    Other Symposium events will include:
    - Welcome reception including food and drinks at the Varsity Club

    - Keynote Address by Guy Nusholtz, executive consultant and senior manager
    in the Experimental and Computational Mechanics department at Chrysler

    - Guest speakers including
    - Mary Roach, New York Times bestselling author of Stiff: The Curious
    Lives of Human Cadavers
    - Karla Zadnik, OD PhD, Chair of the Biomedical Sciences IRB and IRB
    Policy Committee for Ohio State
    - Valerie K. Bergdall, DVM, DACLAM; OSU University Laboratory Animal
    Resources
    - Kathy Smiler, DVM, DACLAM; Veterinary Consultant, Laboratory Animal
    Medicine

    - Banquet at the Buckeye Hall of Fame Cafe & Arcade
    - Dr. Margaret H. Hines Award (plaque & monetary award) given to the best
    oral presenter and best poster presenter

    An agenda and registration form are attached to this email and can also be
    downloaded at http://www.medicine.osu.edu/ibrl/. To register please follow
    the directions on the form.

    Updated symposium information, including submission guidelines, can be found
    at http://medicine.osu.edu/ibrl/ or by contacting Dr. John Bolte by phone at
    (614) 688-4015 or email at biotraum@osu.edu.

    SYMPOSIUM PARTNERS:
    The Ohio State University -
    Injury Biomechanics Research Laboratory (IBRL)
    The Joint Planning Team
    Center for Injury Research and Policy, Nationwide Columbus Children's
    Hospital
    Honda R&D Americas, Inc.
    Nationwide Insurance
    NHTSA Vehicle Research and Test Center (VRTC)
    Transportation Research Center Inc. (TRC Inc.)
    Ford Driving Skills for Life

    SYMPOSIUM SPONSORS:
    Denton ATD, Inc.
    Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
    Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
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