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We are delighted to announce that the 17th Annual Meeting of the Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS) will be held in Banff, Alberta, Canada in September 2012 (www.ifess2012.com). Call for Papers and for Pre-Conference Workshop Proposals is now open.
IFESS 2012 CALL FOR PAPERS AND PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
The 17th IFESS (International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society) Annual Meeting (www.ifess2012.com) will be held in Banff, Canada, September 9 -12, 2012 with pre-conference workshops on September 8, 2012; IFESS would like to extend a warm invitation to all researchers, educators, health care providers, business representatives, government representatives, and policy experts from around the world to hear, learn, and share the latest advances in functional electrical stimulation technology. This year's theme of the conference will be “Smart Machines - Neural Evolution” and will highlight the past, present and future of FES technology.
The Call for Pre-Conference Workshops is now open and will close March 31st, 2012. Submit your preconference workshop proposal at https://www.ifess2012.com/events/pre...bmissions.html
The Call for Papers is now open and will close April 20th 2012. Submit your abstract through our abstract submission form at www.ifess2012.com/abstracts/
Conference Sessions
• Electrical Stimulation and Regenerative Medicine
• Neuromorphic Engineering
• Deep Brain Stimulation and Neuromodulation
• Electrodes and Circuits
• Bionic Medicine and Plasticity
• Reanimating the Limbs: Neuroprostheses and Exoskeletons
• Brain-machine Interfaces
• Somatosensory Prostheses
• Pressure Ulcers and the Role of Neuroprostheses
• Secondary Complications, Exercise and Denervated Muscles
• New Directions
NEW TO IFESS - Plenary Sessions Discussion Topics
• The Path to Success of the Cochlear Prosthesis
• Neural Prostheses: Lessons Learned and Future Directions
• From the Community Perspective
Plenary, Keynote, and other Distinguished Speakers
• Daniel Bader
• Todd A. Kuiken
• Andres Lozano
• Robert Shepherd
• Richard Stein
• P. Hunter Peckham
• Alim Louis Benabid
• Douglas Weber
• Anna Wang Roe
• Ronald Triolo
• Patrick Tresco
• Thomas Stieglitz
• Arthur Prochazka
• Cornelis (Cees) Oomens
• David Martin
• Peter Konrad
• Robert Kirsch
• Amit Gefen
• Daniel Ferris
• Ralph Etienne-Cummings
We encourage you to forward this notice to your national and international colleagues and associates and to submit your papers and join us in Banff this September.
To learn more about the conference please visit our website at www.ifess2012.com
Vivian Mushahwar, Conference Chair, University of Alberta
Milos Popovic, Scientific Program Chair, University of Toronto
IFESS 2012 CALL FOR PAPERS AND PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
The 17th IFESS (International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society) Annual Meeting (www.ifess2012.com) will be held in Banff, Canada, September 9 -12, 2012 with pre-conference workshops on September 8, 2012; IFESS would like to extend a warm invitation to all researchers, educators, health care providers, business representatives, government representatives, and policy experts from around the world to hear, learn, and share the latest advances in functional electrical stimulation technology. This year's theme of the conference will be “Smart Machines - Neural Evolution” and will highlight the past, present and future of FES technology.
The Call for Pre-Conference Workshops is now open and will close March 31st, 2012. Submit your preconference workshop proposal at https://www.ifess2012.com/events/pre...bmissions.html
The Call for Papers is now open and will close April 20th 2012. Submit your abstract through our abstract submission form at www.ifess2012.com/abstracts/
Conference Sessions
• Electrical Stimulation and Regenerative Medicine
• Neuromorphic Engineering
• Deep Brain Stimulation and Neuromodulation
• Electrodes and Circuits
• Bionic Medicine and Plasticity
• Reanimating the Limbs: Neuroprostheses and Exoskeletons
• Brain-machine Interfaces
• Somatosensory Prostheses
• Pressure Ulcers and the Role of Neuroprostheses
• Secondary Complications, Exercise and Denervated Muscles
• New Directions
NEW TO IFESS - Plenary Sessions Discussion Topics
• The Path to Success of the Cochlear Prosthesis
• Neural Prostheses: Lessons Learned and Future Directions
• From the Community Perspective
Plenary, Keynote, and other Distinguished Speakers
• Daniel Bader
• Todd A. Kuiken
• Andres Lozano
• Robert Shepherd
• Richard Stein
• P. Hunter Peckham
• Alim Louis Benabid
• Douglas Weber
• Anna Wang Roe
• Ronald Triolo
• Patrick Tresco
• Thomas Stieglitz
• Arthur Prochazka
• Cornelis (Cees) Oomens
• David Martin
• Peter Konrad
• Robert Kirsch
• Amit Gefen
• Daniel Ferris
• Ralph Etienne-Cummings
We encourage you to forward this notice to your national and international colleagues and associates and to submit your papers and join us in Banff this September.
To learn more about the conference please visit our website at www.ifess2012.com
Vivian Mushahwar, Conference Chair, University of Alberta
Milos Popovic, Scientific Program Chair, University of Toronto