PRELIMINARY Program & Agenda

BMES 2024 Full Schedule

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BMES 2024 Schedule-At-a-Glance

 Tuesday, October 22
 9:00 am - 6:00 pm NIH Day at NIH Headquarters in Bethesda, MD
 Wednesday, October 23
 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 - 12:00 pm NIH Special Session - NIH/NIBIB Scientific Review – Update on Changes to NIH Review and Mock Review Panel I
 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 Annual Meeting Welcome + Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic Address on "Translational Studies of Engineered Human Tissues."
 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 Dinner Meeting (Invitation only)
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm Special Event - LGBTQIA+ in BME & Friends Dessert (Ticket purchase required)
 Thursday, October 24
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration Badge Pickup
8:30 am - 9:30 am

NEW Special Event - Building Accessibility Breakfast                                     
Sponsored by the University of Florida.

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 I
8:30 am - 10:00 am Special Sessions I
10:00 am - 11:00 am Posters - Poster Session A
11:00 am - 12:15 pm

Plenary Sessions - State of the Society by BMES President Cynthia Reinhart-King & Presentation of the Pritzker Distinguished Lectureship Award - Kyriacos Athanasiou

12:15 pm - 4:30 pm Exhibit Hall Hours
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch on Your 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 II
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm Special Sessions II

2:45 pm - 3:15 pm

Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

Posters - Poster Session B 
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm Concurrent Platform Sessions III
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm Special Sessions III
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm

Plenary Session - Diversity Award Lecture & 2024 New BMES Fellows Announcement 

6:15 pm - 7:00 pm BMES Fellows Champagne Toast (Invitation only)
6:15 pm - 7:45 pm Industry Mixer & Program (Ticketed event)
6:15 pm - 7:15 pm ABET Committee (Invitation only)
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Special Events - Hosted University Receptions
   
 Friday, October 25
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 IV
8:30 am - 10:00 am Special Sessions IV
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 Your 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 V
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Special Sessions V

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

NEW Special Session - Fundamentals of Medical Product Regulation for Biomedical Engineers - Perspectives from Academia, Industry, and Regulators.                                                              Sponsored by Tulane University.

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 VI
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Special Sessions VI

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Special Event - BMES Member Appreciation Night at Power Plant Live!

 

 

 Saturday, October 26
8:00 am - 1:00 pm Registration Badge Pickup
8:30 am - 10:00 am Concurrent Platform Sessions VII
8:30 am - 10:00 am Special Sessions VII
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 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

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

Lunch on Your Own - Concessions in the Exhibit Hall will be open

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Concurrent Platform Sessions VIII

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Special Sessions VIII

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Attendee Raffle at BMES Smart Stage (Must be present to win)

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Concurrent Platform Sessions IX

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Special Sessions IX

2:30 pm

Exhibitor Tear Down

 

Schedule subject to change.