IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society University of Waterloo Student Group

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2. IEEE EMBS • IEEE EMBS • Vision/Purpose • Goals • Core Work • Initiatives • Web portal • Lecture Series • Campus Day • IdeaXchange • Design Project • Conference • UW EMBS Team • Get Involved!! • 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

3. Vision/Purpose • IEEE EMBS • Vision/Purpose • Goals • Core Work • Initiatives • Web portal • Lecture Series • Campus Day • IdeaXchange • Design Project • Conference • UW EMBS Team • Get Involved!! • Goals & Focus • Core Work

4. Goals • IEEE EMBS • Vision/Purpose • Goals • Core Work • Initiatives • Web portal • Lecture Series • Campus Day • IdeaXchange • Design Project • Conference • UW EMBS Team • Get Involved!! • Createopportunities&resources • for undergrads, grads and faculty members to explore and progress in biomedical / health engineering • PromoteUW’s biomed engineering research and activities

5. Core Work • IEEE EMBS • Vision/Purpose • Goals • Core Work • Initiatives • Web portal • Lecture Series • Campus Day • IdeaXchange • Design Project • Conference • UW EMBS Team • Get Involved!! • Establishcommunity 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

6. Initiatives • IEEE EMBS • Vision/Purpose • Goals • Core Work • Initiatives • Web portal • Lecture Series • Campus Day • IdeaXchange • Design Project • Conference • UW EMBS Team • Get Involved!! • Web Portal • Lecture Series • Campus Day / CUBE Symposium • IdeaXchange • Design Project Topics • Conferences

7. Initiative – Web Portal • IEEE EMBS • Vision/Purpose • Goals • Core Work • Initiatives • Web portal • Lecture Series • Campus Day • IdeaXchange • Design Project • 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

8. Initiative – Lecture Series • IEEE EMBS • Vision/Purpose • Goals • Core Work • Initiatives • Web portal • Lecture Series • Campus Day • IdeaXchange • Design Project • 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

9. Initiative – Campus Day / CUBE Symposium • IEEE EMBS • Vision/Purpose • Goals • Core Work • Initiatives • Web portal • Lecture Series • Campus Day • IdeaXchange • Design Project • Conference • UW EMBS Team • Get Involved!! • Highlight biomedical engineering work at UW to high school and undergrad students • Showcase graduate work from different departments

10. Initiative - IdeaXchange • IEEE EMBS • Vision/Purpose • Goals • Core Work • Initiatives • Web portal • Lecture Series • Campus Day • IdeaXchange • Design Project • Conference • UW EMBS Team • Get Involved!! • 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

11. Initiative – Design Project • IEEE EMBS • Vision/Purpose • Goals • Core Work • Initiatives • Web portal • Lecture Series • Campus Day • IdeaXchange • Design Project • 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

12. Initiative - Conference • IEEE EMBS • Vision/Purpose • Goals • Core Work • Initiatives • Web portal • Lecture Series • Campus Day • IdeaXchange • Design Project • 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

13. UW EMBS Team • IEEE EMBS • Vision/Purpose • Goals • Core Work • Initiatives • Web portal • Lecture Series • Campus Day • IdeaXchange • Design Project • Conference • UW EMBS Team • Get Involved!! • 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

14. How To Get Involved? • IEEE EMBS • Vision/Purpose • Goals • Core Work • Initiatives • Web portal • Lecture Series • Campus Day • IdeaXchange • Design Project • Conference • UW EMBS Team • Get Involved!! • Interested in joining as anexec? • Ideas for initiatives? • Speak to us or • Send an email to uw.embs@gmail.com • Interested in participating in events? • Join our mailing list to find out about events on campus hosted by us and other groups