2023 BMES Program & Agenda


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Program At-a-Glance
Wednesday  
October 11
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. BMES Board of Directors Meeting (invitation only)
12:00 pm - 7:30 p.m. Registration opens
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Industry Tours (Ticketed Event)
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Meet the Faculty Candidates Forum
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

How to Maximize Your Conference Experience with Annual Meeting Co-Chairs:                            Stacey Finley, Brendan Harley, and Kelly Stevens
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Special Event - Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
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 Event - LGBTQIA+ in BME & Friends Dessert Social  (ticket purchase required)
Thursday
October 12
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. - 9:30 a.m. BMES National Meetings Committee &                                                                                                                   2024 Annual Meeting Planning Committee Meeting (invitation only)
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Exhibit Hall Hours
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Posters - Poster Session A and Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Plenary Sessions - State of the Society with Cynthia Reinhart-King &                                              Pritzker Distinguished Lecture
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch on Own
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Special Event - Celebration of  Communities of Color in BME Luncheon (ticket purchase required)
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

High School Poster Competition
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Hours

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

 Posters - Poster Session B 
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Student Chapter and High School Poster Competition Award Ceremony
4:30 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.

Plenary Session - Diversity Award Lecture , Herbert Voigt Distinguished Service Award  &          BMES New Fellows Presentation
5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Fellows - Champagne Toast and Photo (Invitation Only)
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Industry Mixer (Ticketed Event)
Times vary by institution Special Events - Hosted University Receptions
Friday
October 13
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. - 11:00 a.m. Exhibit Hall Hours
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Medtronic/BMES 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 Session - NIH/NIBIB Lecture &                                                                                                    NIBIB Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Awards presentation 
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. - 2:00 p.m. Plenary Session - Wallace H. Coulter Award for Healthcare Innovation Lecture &                      Athanasiou Medal
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Hours
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Posters - Poster Session D 
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Special Event - BMES Reception 
Saturday
October 14
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 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. - 12:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Hours
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Posters - Poster Session E
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Plenary Session - Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award Lecture, and Mid-Career Award &        Presentation of BMES Journal Awards

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Lunch on your own

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions Track (90 minutes)