Program At-A-Glance


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Program At-A-Glance

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Wednesday
October 12
12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Registration Badge Pickup
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. BMES Board of Directors Meeting (invitation only)
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Meet the Faculty Candidates Forum
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. How to Maximize Your Conference Experience w/ Meeting Co-Chairs Anita Singh, Kris Billiar, and Treena Arinzeh
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Special Events - Welcome Reception
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Council of Chairs Meeting (invitation only)
6:30 p.m - 9:00 p.m. Council of Diversity Dinner Meeting (invitation only)
8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Special Events - LGBTQIA+ in BME & Friends Dessert Social  (ticket purchase required)
Thursday
October 13
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration Badge Pickup
7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. High School Expo and Poster Competition Orientation
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Student Early Career Programming - Student Chapter Awards Breakfast (Invitation Only)

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Advancing Ocular Health with Engineering

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

A New Era of Enginerring Medicine - How to Educate the Next Chapter of Biomedical Engineers

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

How to Develop a Case Based Active Learning Session for Biomedical Students Integrating Medicine and Engineering

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Clinical Translation and Trials of Biomedical Engineering Technologies and Products

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

A Discussion for the BME Community of the Proposed ABET DEI Criteria

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Education Industry Panel

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Advancing Healthcare Innovation for Chronic Disease in Underserved and Underrepresented Communities

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Latinx voices in Biomedical Engineering

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

BMES National Meetings Committee & 2023 Annual Meeting Planning Committee Meeting (invitation only)
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. AM Exhibit Hall Opens
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Posters - Poster Session A 
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Plenary Sessions - State of the Society by BMES President of the Board, John White and Diversity Award Lecture
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Special Events - Celebration of  Communities of Color in BME Luncheon (ticket purchase required)
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Understanding Challenges to Create Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers with Disabilities

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Q&A With Chapter Leaders, Make Your Chapter Thrive

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Mentoring Advice for  You, Mentoring Advice for Us: Identifying Best Practices for Inclusive Mentoring
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. BME Latin America Workshop
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Fueling  Your Fire: Cultivating Relationships and Sustaining Your Network
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. PM Exhibit Hall Opens
1:30 p.m - 4:00 p.m. High School Expo and Poster Competition

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Posters - Poster Session B 
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Optogenetic Interfaces in the Spinal Cord and Periphery

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Navigating Med School Tracks and Working with Clinicians

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Inclusion in STEM: People with Disabilities
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Athanasiou Student and Post-Doc Award Session
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Student Chapter Awards & HS Poster Awards Ceremony 
5:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Plenary Sessions - Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award Lecture & Mid-Career Award
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Special Events - Industry Networking Event (ticket required)
Times vary by institution Special Events - Hosted University Receptions
Friday
October 14
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration Badge Pickup
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Graduate School Panel
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. CMBE Young Innovators Part 1
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Tissue Engineering Techniques to Enhance Cell-Based Meat
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. AM Exhibit Hall Opens
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 pm Medtronic Student Design Competition
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Posters - Poster Session C with Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Plenary Sessions -  NIBIB Lecture & Journal Awards
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Special Events - Gender Equity in BME Luncheon  (ticket purchase required)
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch on your own
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. BME Resume Guidance and Review
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Deconstructing Virtual Communications
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Biomedical Engineering for All - Engaging Communities with BME Beyond Traditional Settings
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

CMBE Young Innovators Part 2

1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. PM Exhibit Hall Opens
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Posters - Poster Session D
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. NIBIB DEBUT Award Ceremony
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Inclusive teaching: a Capstone story
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Implementing Inclusive Research Practices
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Establishing and Sustaining Effective Mentor/Mentee Relationships
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Plenary Sessions - Wallace H. Coulter Award for Healthcare Innovation Lecture & Presentation of 2022 Class of Fellows
6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Special Events - BMES Bash (ticketed event; guest tickets available for purchase)  on the Riverwalk - Howl at the Moon, Hard Rock Cafe', Paesanos
Saturday, October 15
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Registration Badge Pickup
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. NIBIB/NIH Funding Panel
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Incorporating Education into your Scholarly Portfolio
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Equitable & Inclusive Pedagogy in Biomedical Engineering Education to Empower Student Learning

8:00 a.m - 12:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Opens 
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Posters - Poster Session E
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Plenary Sessions - Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award Winner

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch on your own
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

How to Introduce Cybersecurity Engineering of Regulated Medical Devices into BME Curricula

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)