36th SBEC 2020
36th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference 2020
March 6-8, 2020
Crowne Plaza, New Orleans- Airport
2829 Williams Blvd, Kenner, LA
Telephone: 504-463-7010
It has been brought to our attention that there is currently a problem with the booking system at the hotel. If you are wanting to make room reservations please reach out to Tyler Hosch at 504-463-7000 or tyler.hosch@interstatehotels.com to make reservations. Please mention Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference (SBEC). The discounted rate is available only until January 21st at 5 pm. After this date the block of rooms will be released and the rate will increased and you run the risk of needing to book outside the host hotel.
Program Co-Chairs
Dr. Amol Janorkar
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Phone: 601-984-6170
ajanorkar@umc.edu
Dr. Vladimir Reukov
University of Georgia
Phone: 864-643-0905
reukov@gmail.com
Dr. Stephen Florczyk
University of Central Florida
Phone: 407-823-2738
stephen.florczyk@ucf.edu
Submission and Notifications Deadlines
Abstract Submission will open on August 1, 2019
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(If you have not heard back from us, regarding your abstract- please email mtucci@umc.edu)
Paper Submission is now open and will close on January 10th, 2020 (11:59 PM EST USA). See paper template link below.
To register for the conference, please click here- click here. You will be taken to Oxford Abstracts where you will need to register an account if you have not already done so for abstract submission. Once registered, log in to your account and follow the prompts.
August 1, 2019: Abstract submission opens
November 1, 2019: Abstract submission closes
November 22, 2019: Notification of Abstract Acceptance & Invitation to Submit a 4 page Paper (optional to authors/the SBEC program review committee will review all submitted full-length manuscripts).
January 10, 2020: Submission of Manuscripts Closes (11:59 PM EST USA)
February 10, 2020: Notification of Acceptance of Full-length Manuscripts
Registration Fees*
Before January 15, 2020… ………………………………….… $280
After January 15, 2020 ………………………………………….. $375
For students before January 15, 2020………………….. $190
For students after January 15, 2020 …………………….. $225
Banquet fee …………………………………………………………………. $60
Companion fee ……………………………………………………………. $120**
*Junior faculty <3 years out from obtaining terminal degree, register as a student
**Companion fee includes banquet and poster sessions
Registration is now open and can be accessed by clicking the link below
To register for the conference, please click here- click here.
Abstract Format
Title in capital bold letters, centered in size 14.
Author(s) and Affiliation(s) with complete mailing address, centered in size 12. Body of the abstract (limited a maximum of 18 lines only), single spaced, text only (no figures, photographs or tables) should be typed in size 12 font using Microsoft Word. It should be right and left justified and fit on 8 ½ x 11-inch paper with one inch margins. The preferred way is to submit your abstract via the website. You can also e-mail a copy of your abstract to Dr. Michelle Tucci at mtucci@umc.edu or Dr. Ham Benghuzzi at hbenghuzzi@umc.edu. In your e-mail or cover letter, please identify the corresponding author with complete mailing address, telephone number and e-mail address and indicate if you are a graduate student (MS, PhD). resident or fellow.
Peer Review Criteria for SBEC Papers
Abstracts and manuscripts submitted to the SBEC are subject to a series of steps, which lead to the acceptance of manuscripts for publication or rejection. The abstracts submitted to SBEC are sorted into different categories by an organizational committee. Then the conference chairs appoint appropriate reviewers for the abstracts from the program committee as well as experts in those specified disciplines. The senior authors of the accepted abstracts are notified and invited to submit a full-length manuscript (Submission of manuscripts is optional), as well as to present the findings at the annual meeting. Upon receipt of the full-length manuscript, the conference chair assigns at least four reviewers for each paper to evaluate the originality and novelty of the research (Scores: 1=Rejection, 2= Modification by Program Committee, 3 = Acceptable, 4= Very Good Paper, and 5 = Excellent Work). Accepted manuscripts are considered refereed papers under the umbrella of “accept or reject,” meaning there is no communications with the authors for major revisions (minor revisions are allowed at the conference chairs discretion). All the accepted /papers will be published in a Vol 56 (1) Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation. The abstracts will be published in an archival book entitled Biomedical Engineering: Recent Developments that will be available at the meeting.