SFB 2018 Annual Meeting - Call For Ideas

Submitted on Mon, 06/06/2016

2019 Society For Biomaterials Annual Meeting & Exposition

Washington State Convention Center
800 Convention Place
Seattle, WA 98101-2350 USA
April 2-6, 2019

The 2019 Program Committee is requesting input from all SFB members about sessions they would like to see at the 2019 Annual Meeting.  If you have any ideas, suggestions, or considerations for the SFB 2019 Annual Meeting, please complete the “idea sheet” for consideration by June 15, 2018 by visiting this link.

This year, the Committee is especially interested in sessions that are pertinent to our industry members and sessions that will explore the very latest new and emerging field of biomaterials research in the many disciplines that participate in the SFB Annual Meeting.  The program committee is especially interested in ideas that involve breakthroughs in biomaterials science, translation of basic research to clinical application, next generation medical devices, and content that explores regulatory issues and commercial realities.  Special Interest Groups are encouraged to submit ideas jointly with other SIGs or with industry in order to create the most stimulating and interesting sessions for all attendees.

A two-stage proposal process will be used to select session topics for the 2019 meeting. First, the SIGs and the Program Committee will review the submitted idea sheets.  Then, those in accord with the overall programmatic objectives will be invited to submit full proposals.  The Program Committee may suggest that organizers with similar ideas work together to submit a single proposal. These proposals will be due in early August.  Full proposals will then be reviewed by the Program Committee and those accepted will be included in the call for abstracts. The abstract deadline will be late October.  Only after the abstracts have been reviewed can the Program Committee make the final determination that any one particular session will be included in the final program.  Sessions selection for the final program will be based on the overall quality of abstracts submitted to the session.  Some sessions with fewer submissions may be combined to improve the overall quality of the meeting.