Dear Colleagues,

You are invited to participate in the World Congress on Medical Physics and
Biomedical Engineering which will take place on July 23-28, 2000 at Navy Pier
in Chicago. This event also serves as the 22nd Annual International
Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. With over
6000 projected attendees, this Congress is expected to be the largest
gathering of biomedical engineers and medical physicists.  

We are planning a substantial program in Rehabilitation Engineering (RE) for
Chicago 2000, to reflect the significant increase of interests and activities
in this area around the world. The topics for this RE track tentatively
include - 

    Functional Electrical Stimulation
    Mobility and Motor Control
    Balance and Postural Control
    Sensory Rehabilitation
    Neural Engineering
    Prosthetics
    Rehabilitation Robotics and Powered Orthotics
    Assistive Technology and Gerontechnology
    Wheelchair Technology and Related Studies
    Brain Injury
    Spinal Cord Injury
    Tele-Rehabilitation

We welcome submissions on fundamental studies on disabling and enabling
processes, as well as submissions on innovative technology that facilitates
independent living for people with disabilities. The final organization of
our Rehabilitation Engineering sessions would depend on the actual
submissions accepted. The above listing serves primarily as a guideline.  

In addition, we are also planning several mini-symposia on Rehabilitation
Engineering - possibly one on the funding and organization of RE research
programs, and another on specific new advances and directions in RE.  

This conference will provide an excellent opportunity to highlight your
rehabilitation research to an international audience of bioengineers.  

Please visit http://www.wc2000.org for complete conference information
including paper submission and meeting registration. Papers are due January
14, 2000 and the early registration deadline is May 15, 2000.  

Please forward this email to other colleagues who may also be interested in
this event. We look forward to your paper submissions and seeing you in
Chicago next year.  

Sincerely,

Arthur FT Mak, PhD
Jockey Club Rehabilitation Center, Hong Kong
rcafmak@polyu.edu.hk

Charles J. Robinson, DSc, PE
Shreveport Overton Brooks VAMC, Research Service
c.robinson@ieee.org

David L. Jaffe, MS
Palo Alto VAHCS, Rehab R&D Center
jaffe@roses.stanford.edu