PRELIMINARY Program & Agenda
BMES 2024 Schedule-At-a-Glance
Tuesday, October 22 |
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| 9:00 am - 6:00 pm | NIH Day at NIH Headquarters in Bethesda, MD |
Wednesday, October 23 |
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| 7:00 am - 2:00 pm | Exhibitors move-in |
| 8:00 am - 4:00 pm | BMES Board of Directors Meeting |
| 9:00 am - 7:00 pm | Registration Badge Pickup |
| 10:30 am - TBD | NIH Special Sessions |
| 10:00 am - 3:00 pm | Industry Tours (Ticketed Event) |
| 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Meet the Faculty Candidates Forum |
| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Plenary - Co-Chairs Welcome + Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic on "Translational studies of engineered human tissues "+ Q&A |
| 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Special Event - Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall |
| 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Exhibit Hall Hours |
| 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Council of Chairs Meeting (invitation only) |
| 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Council of Diversity Dinner Meeting (invitation only) |
| 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Special Event - LGBTQIA+ in BME & Friends Dessert (ticket purchase required) |
Thursday, October 24 |
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| 7:00 am - 5:00 pm | Registration Badge Pickup |
| 8:30 am - 9:30 am | Special Event - Building Accessibility Breakfast |
| 8:30 am - 9:30 am | BMES National Meetings Committee & 2025 Annual Meeting Planning Committee Meeting (invitation only) |
| 8:00 am - 11:00 am | Exhibit Hall Hours |
| 8:30 am - 9:00 am | Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Posters - Poster Session A and Coffee Break |
| 11:00 am - 12:15 pm |
Plenary Sessions - State of the Society with Cynthia Reinhart-King & Pritzker Distinguished Lecture |
| 12:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Exhibit Hall Hours |
| 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm | Lunch on Own - Concessions in the Exhibit Hall will be open |
| 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm | Special Event - Celebration of Communities of Color in BME Luncheon (ticket purchase required) |
| 1:15 pm - 2:45 pm | Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions |
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2:45 pm - 3:45 pm |
Posters - Poster Session B |
| 3:45 pm - 5:15 pm | Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions |
| 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm |
Plenary Session - Diversity Award Lecture , Herbert Voigt Distinguished Service Award & |
| 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm | Fellows - Champagne Toast and Photo (Invitation Only) |
| 6:15 pm - 7:30 pm | Industry Mixer (Ticketed Event) |
| 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Special Events - Hosted University Receptions |
Friday, October 25 |
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| 7:00 am - 5:00 pm | Registration Badge Pickup |
| 8:00 am - 11:00 am | Exhibit Hall Hours |
| 8:30 am - 9:00 am | Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions |
| 8:30 am - 1:00 pm | Medtronic/BMES Student Design Competition |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Posters - Poster Session C |
| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Plenary Session - NIH/NIBIB Lecture and Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Awards |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Special Events - Gender Equity in BME Luncheon (ticket purchase required) |
| 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Exhibit Hall Hours |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Lunch on Own - Concessions in the Exhibit Hall will be open |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Plenary Session - Wallace H. Coulter Award for Healthcare Innovation Lecture & Athanasiou Medal of Excellence in Translational Bioengineering & Lecture |
| 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions |
| 2:15 pm - 3:45 pm | Special Session - Fundamentals of Medical Product Regulation for Biomedical Engineers - Perspectives from Academia, Industry, and Regulators |
| 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Posters - Poster Session D |
| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions |
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6:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Special Event - BMES Member Appreciation Night at Power Plant Live! |
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Saturday, October 26 |
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| 8:00 am - 1:00 pm | Registration Badge Pickup |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions |
| 9:30 am - 10:00 am | High School Poster Expo Orientation |
| 10:00 am - 2:30 pm | Exhibit Hall Hours |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am | Welcome Refreshments in the Exhibit Hall |
| 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | High School Poster Expo |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Posters - Poster Session E |
| 11:00 am - 12:15 pm | Plenary Session - Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award Lecture, and Mid-Career Award & Presentation of BMES Journal Awards |
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12:00 pm - 12:30 pm |
Lunch on Own - Concessions in the Exhibit Hall will be open |
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12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions |
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2:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
Attendee Raffle at BMES Smart Stage |
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2:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Concurrent Platform Sessions and Special Sessions |
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2:30 pm |
Exhibitor Tear Down |
Schedule subject to change.
