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IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society University of Waterloo Student Group
IEEE EMBS Vision/Purpose
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Goals
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Core Work Initiatives
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Web portal
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Lecture Series
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Campus Day
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IdeaXchange
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Design Project
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Conference UW EMBS Team Get Involved!!
IEEE EMBS
• World’s largest international society of biomedical engineers • ‘ the application of concepts from the physical and engineering sciences to the fields of medicine and biology ’ • Members in electrical engineering, chemical engineering, biochemistry, medicine, etc...
• IEEE EMBS promoting student interest
Vision/Purpose
IEEE EMBS Vision/Purpose
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Goals
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Core Work Initiatives
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Web portal
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Lecture Series
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Campus Day
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IdeaXchange
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Design Project
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Conference UW EMBS Team Get Involved!!
• Goals & Focus • Core Work
Goals
IEEE EMBS Vision/Purpose
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Goals
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Core Work Initiatives
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Web portal
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Lecture Series
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Campus Day
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IdeaXchange
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Design Project
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Conference UW EMBS Team Get Involved!!
• Create opportunities & resources – for undergrads, grads and faculty members to explore and progress in biomedical / health engineering • Promote UW’s biomed engineering research and activities
IEEE EMBS Vision/Purpose
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Goals
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Core Work Initiatives
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Web portal
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Lecture Series
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Campus Day
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IdeaXchange
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Design Project
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Conference UW EMBS Team Get Involved!!
Core Work
• Establish community to: – Expand resources – Facilitate knowledge transfer – Increase communication and cooperation – Promote awareness of existing institutes, research groups, clubs and initiatives – Bring students and faculty together – Generate interest within the student body for the biomedical engineering at UW
Initiatives
IEEE EMBS Vision/Purpose
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Goals
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Core Work Initiatives
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Web portal
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Lecture Series
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Campus Day
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IdeaXchange
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Design Project
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Conference UW EMBS Team Get Involved!!
• Web Portal • Lecture Series • Campus Day / CUBE Symposium • IdeaXchange • Design Project Topics • Conferences
Initiative – Web Portal
IEEE EMBS Vision/Purpose
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Goals
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Core Work Initiatives
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Web portal
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Lecture Series
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Campus Day
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IdeaXchange
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Design Project
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Conference UW EMBS Team Get Involved!!
• Website to centralize biomedical engineering resources: – Research groups on campus – Graduate programs in Canada – Forum to share information and knowledge – Biomechanics option at UW – Information on international biomedical engineering societies, conferences, companies and organizations – Transcripts or videos of guest lecturers
Initiative – Lecture Series
IEEE EMBS Vision/Purpose
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Core Work Initiatives
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Web portal
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Lecture Series
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Campus Day
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IdeaXchange
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Design Project
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Conference UW EMBS Team Get Involved!!
• Invite experts in specific areas to speak – Bimonthly lectures – 1.5 to 2 hr lecture – Q & A after lecture – World distinguished lecturer through IEEE EMBS • First lecture: Tues, Feb 14, Dr. Jervis • Increase communication and contact between UW and research institutes in Southern Ontario
IEEE EMBS Vision/Purpose
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Core Work Initiatives
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Web portal
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Lecture Series
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Campus Day
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IdeaXchange
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Design Project
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Conference UW EMBS Team Get Involved!!
Initiative – Campus Day / CUBE Symposium
• Highlight biomedical engineering work at UW to high school and undergrad students – Showcase graduate work from different departments
IEEE EMBS Vision/Purpose
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Core Work Initiatives
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Web portal
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Lecture Series
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Campus Day
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IdeaXchange
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Design Project
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Conference UW EMBS Team Get Involved!!
Initiative - IdeaXchange
• A seminar series for grad students – Exposure to the breadth and depth of research activities in the field – Establishment of a Biomedical Engineering identity within the student population and externally to the University and to funding agencies – Opportunity of presenting their work in a formal setting, and receiving feedback (on both presentation style and content) prior to their final defense – Facilitate collaboration, exchange ideas and advice – Chance for undergrads to find out about biomed grad work at UW
Initiative – Design Project
IEEE EMBS Vision/Purpose
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Web portal
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Design Project
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Conference UW EMBS Team Get Involved!!
• Reaching out to: – community health organizations • Hospitals • Nursing homes • Organizations for the disabled – Professors in and outside engineering to find ideas suitable for undergraduate design projects
Initiative - Conference
IEEE EMBS Vision/Purpose
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Core Work Initiatives
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Web portal
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Lecture Series
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Campus Day
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IdeaXchange
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Design Project
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Conference UW EMBS Team Get Involved!!
• Organize interested individuals to attend conferences as a group – IEEE EMBS Conference 2006 • at the end of August • in New York
IEEE EMBS Vision/Purpose
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Goals
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Core Work Initiatives
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Web portal
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Lecture Series
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Campus Day
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IdeaXchange
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Design Project
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Conference UW EMBS Team Get Involved!!
UW EMBS Team
• Initiatives – Web portal: Sharon Fan – Lecture Series: Jamie Yantzi – Campus Day: Kevin Wang, Oriana Wong – IdeaXchange: Mohsen Shahini, Patrick Tsui, Wilson Wong – Design Project Topics: Matt Pan – Conference: • Operations – Chair: Vincent Ling – VP Communications-External: Kevin Wang – VP Communications-Internal: Nowshi Nahrin – VP Finance: Oriana Wong – VP Fundraising: Robert Staruch, Sharon Fan – VP Membership: Bev Bradley • Faculty Advisor – Professor John Yeow
How To Get Involved?
IEEE EMBS Vision/Purpose
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Goals
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Core Work Initiatives
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Web portal
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Lecture Series
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Campus Day
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IdeaXchange
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Design Project
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Conference UW EMBS Team Get Involved!!
• Interested in joining as an exec?
• Ideas for initiatives?
– Speak to us or – Send an email to [email protected]
• Interested in participating in events?
– Join our mailing list to find out about events on campus hosted by us and other groups