Conference Announcement and Call for Papers

The 12th Annual "Medicine Meets Virtual Reality" Conference

"Building a Better You: The Next Tools for Medical Education, Diagnosis, and
Care" 

http://www.nextmed.com/mmvr_virtual_reality.html

January 15 - 17, 2004
Newport Beach Marriott Hotel
Newport Beach, CA

Abstract Submission Deadline: July 15, 2003.

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The MMVR12 Organizing Committee and Aligned Management Associates, Inc. are
pleased to announce the 2004 "Medicine Meets Virtual Reality" and the annual
Call for Papers. Researchers who are working to advance the role of
interactive electronic technologies in clinical care and medical education
are invited to participate. 

Presentations are invited on:

    Biomedical and surgical modeling and simulation
    Imaging and data visualization
    Haptic rendering
    Robotics and user input devices
    Sensors, implantable and wearable computers
    Information networking
    Data fusion
    Interfaces, displays, and projection
    Virtual, mixed, and augmented reality

With these related medical applications:

    Diagnostic tools and methods
    Education aids, procedural simulation, and training assessment
    Information-guided therapies and surgery
    Rehabilitation and physical augmentation
    Telemedicine and intelligence systems

Proposals for workshops and panel discussions are also invited.

In addition, the MMVR12 program will include:

    Exhibition of commercial products and non-commercial research projects
    The 5th annual session featuring stereoscopic (3D) projection
    Presentation of the 10th annual Satava Award

Please see the conference website for abstract submission instructions and
other details. 

MMVR12 is jointly sponsored by
    University of California, Irvine College of Medicine
    Aligned Management Associates, Inc.

