We are inviting proposals for mini-symposia and workshops. Mini-symposia should be 90 minutes long (similar to oral sessions) and they should include a list of speakers related to a current topic of interest which is relevant to EMBC. Inviting some speakers from the industry is encouraged if possible. Workshops should have a half-day duration and they should be educational in nature, aiming to provide knowledge related to a focused topic of interest to EMBC attendees at different levels (students, postdocs, independent researchers).
Assessment Criteria:
The proposals for Workshops or Mini-symposia will be assessed based on the following criteria:
- Novelty of the topic and its relevance to the EMBS community
- Scientific rigor of speakers
- Gender and geographical diversity of speakers
- Formatting of proposal and adherence to guidelines
Key dates:
- Mini-symposia proposal submission deadline: [insert confirmed key date]
- Workshop proposal submission deadline: [insert confirmed key date]
- Author notification: [insert confirmed key date]
Workshops (Duration: half day)
Pre-conference workshops are educational/hands-on sessions that focus on current and future trends in biomedical engineering, as well as technology development in medicine and health care. They will take place on Sunday July 26, 2026, between 8AM-12PM and 1PM-5PM. A workshop may be delivered by a group of leading researchers and pioneers in their respective areas. Workshops are expected to provide a classroom-like experience with hands-on learning and networking opportunities.
Important notes regarding workshops;
- Workshop organizers and workshop speakers are expected to be present and facilitate the workshop by their own means and provide any materials required for the workshop.
- Workshop organizers are encouraged to promote their scheduled workshop and to actively engage with the society in promotional efforts for the workshop.
- A recommendation of 3-6 speakers who will deliver the workshop should be provided
- Workshop speakers/teachers and registrants are required to pay all relevant travel costs
Your proposal should be entered or copied and pasted directly into the system and include the following information:
- Title: Provide a title for your pre-conference workshop
- Summary: Provide a brief description of no more than 200 words intended for publication that will allow conference attendees to understand the topic and the focus.
- Rationale: Please explain why the topic is novel, why it is relevant to the EMBS community, and how it fits within the themes of this conference.
- Duration: half day
- Contact information for proposer(s): include name, affiliation, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
- Speaker info: Include the title of each speaker’s talk, their full name, affiliation & email address. Please include 1-2 citations from each speaker relevant to the proposed talk and link to their webpage, which can be used to assess the Scientific rigor of speakers
- Please confirm that all speakers have agreed to be present at the workshop
- Authors should obtain any necessary company and governmental clearance prior to submission of proposals, if relevant
- File Format: Enter or copy-paste directly into the system
- The workshop speakers are not expected to submit papers related to their workshop talks, and their talks will not appear in the proceedings of the conference.
- Please note that if an insufficient number (e.g. 20) of people register for the workshop, the workshop may be cancelled.
Mini-symposia (Duration: 90 minutes)
Mini-Symposia are dedicated to talks and panel discussions from leading researchers covering a specialized technical, scientific or non-technical topic of interest to EMBC. Technical or scientific topics within biological and biomedical engineering, medicine, health care, clinical applications, and nontechnical talks within e.g. biomedical education, research funding, entrepreneurship, or technology transfer are welcome.
Important notes regarding conference mini-symposia:
- Mini-Symposia sessions should have no less than 4 speakers, and no more than 6 speakers.
- Mini-symposia organizers and speakers are required to pay regular conference fee and travel costs.
- There are no papers or abstracts associated with the mini-symposia.
Your proposal should be entered or copy-pasted directly into the system and include the following:
- Title: provide a title for the mini-symposium.
- Summary: Provide a brief description of no more than 200 words intended for publication that will provide conference attendees information regarding the suggested topic.
- Rationale: Please explain why the topic is novel, why it is relevant to the EMBS community, and how it fits within the themes of this conference.
- Duration (mini-symposium): Please indicate the length of the individual talks (15- or 30-minute).
- Contact information for proposer(s): include name, affiliation, mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
- Speaker info: Include the title of each speaker’s talk, their full name, affiliation & email address. Please include 1-2 citations from each speaker relevant to the proposed talk and link to their webpage, which can be used to assess the scientific rigor of the speakers.
- Please confirm that all speakers have agreed to be present at the mini-symposium.
- Authors should obtain any necessary company and governmental clearance prior to submission of proposals.
- File Format: Enter or copy-paste directly in the system
- The speakers are not expected to submit papers related to their mini-symposium talks and their talks will not appear in the proceedings of the conference.