From: ksh@mayo.edu (Kerrie Holton)
Subject: info on EMBS membership
Keywords: EMBS
Organization: Mayo Foundation, Rochester MN. Campus
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 92 18:19:06 GMT

INFORMATION ABOUT IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOL-
OGY SOCIETY







PAST AND PRESENT



With more than one-fourth of its nearly 7500 members residing outside the United 
States, the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society is the largest inter-
national society of Biomed-ical Engineers. EMBS has been serving the needs of 
Biomedical Engineers throughout the world since the early 1950's and through its 
leadership is striving to develop new ways to serve its members with workshops, 
publications, and distinquished lecture series.



FIELD OF INTEREST



The field of interest of the Society is the application of the concepts and methods 
of the physical and engineering sciences in biology and medicine. This covers a 
very broad spectrum ranging from formalized mathematical theory through exper-
imental science and technological development to practical clinical applications. It 
includes support of scientific, technological, and educational activities.



PUBLICATIONS



The Society publishes the monthly IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 
and the quarterly IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine. In addi-
tion, the Society will begin publication of a new monthly IEEE Transactions in 
Rehabilitation Engineering in 1993.



ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE



Each year the Society sponsors a major international conference which features 
diverse topics in the field of Biomedical Engineering. In 1992, the conference will 
be held from October 29th through November 1st in Paris, France at Le Palais de 
Congres de Paris.



YOU MAY BECOME A MEMBER



of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society by meeting any one of the fol-
lowing requirements:



--You are already a member of IEEE



--OR you graduated from a four-year engineering or related course of study in an 
accredited school, and you are recommended by an IEEE member.



--OR you provide evidence of professional achievement comparable to that 
required for IEEE 

membership (e.g. from an education or professional position, and you are recom-
mended by an IEEE member.



YOU MAY BECOME AN EMBS AFFILIATE



If you professional interests are in the fields covered by EMBS, but you do not 
desire the additional benefits derived from belonging to the parent IEEE organiza-
tion. You will be entitled to all benefits of EMBS but not of IEEE. You may join as 
an EMBS Affiliate if:



--You have established membership in a professional society that is recognized by 
EMBS for affiliation purposes. There are many such societies in engineering, med-
icine, and the physical/life sciences.



--Or you have professional achievements in biomedical engineering, and you are 
recommended by an IEE member.



YOU MAY JOIN AS A STUDENT MEMBER



If you are registered for at least 50% of the full-time academic program in biomed-
ical, electrical. electronics, or computer engineering; computer sciences; an allied 
branch of engineering or engineering technology; or the related arts and sciences.



WHY JOIN?



Membership in EMBS provides regular communication and direct technical inter-
change with the foremost international practitioners of Biomedical Engineering 
through its premier publications and its international, regional, and chapter meet-
ings.



EMBS MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES RECEIVE:



--A subscription to the quarterly EMB Magazine



--Reduced rates on subscription to the IEEE TRansactions on Biomedical Engi-
neering, Transactions of Medical Imaging, Transactions on Neural Networks, and 
Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence.



--Significant discounts on registration rates for the Annual International EMBS 
Conference and on purchases of EMBS Conference Proceedings.



IEEE MEMBERS RECEIVE:



--Subscriptions to the monthly magazine SPECTRUM and to the Institute, a 
monthly news supplement.



--Low rates on IEEE's many publications.



NEED MORE INFORMATION?



Contact the EMBS Executive Officer:



Dr. Susan Blanchard

P.O. Box 2477 

Durham, NC 27715, USA

Phone: (919)493-3225

Fax:   (919)493-3989

e-mail: embs@dukemvs.bitnet 

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Medical Sciences Blding 
Mayo Clinic/Foundation        
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