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. -------------- 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.