Dear Subscriber,
We are pleased to present our Spring Newsletter with the latest ESB news, additional contributions of our awarded researchers and of our corporate members.
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I hope you find the newsletter useful and informative.
Sara Checa – publication.chair@esbiomech.org
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Message from the President
Tell us what you think
In this newsletter there are two important issues which we would like your input and feedback on in order to establish some standardisation proceedures which we intend to be ‘be fit for purpose’ for many years to come.
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21st Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, 5-8th July, Prague, Czech Republic
The 21st Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics will be held at the Clarion Congress Hotel Prague, located in a modern part of Prague – Vysočany, just 15 minutes from the historical centre of Prague.
Information about the pre-courses, plenary speakers, registration, social program and other interesting points may be found on the conference website. Early registration deadline May 15th, 2015.
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ESB award announcements
A number of awards will be presented at the 21st ESB Congress in Prague, including the Huiskes Award, the Best Doctoral Thesis and the Student Award.
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Save the Date ESB 2016, Lyon
The 22th ESB Congress will be held at the Cité des Congrès of Lyon, France, from the 10th to 13th of July 2016. It is jointly organized by the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB) and the Société de Biomécanique (SB). We will also celebrate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the ESB.
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Save the Date ESB 2017, Seville
The 23rd ESB Congress will take place at the Higher Technical School of Engineering of the University of Seville, from the 2nd to the 5th of July 2017. This will be the first ESB congress to be held in Spain.
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Endorsed Meeting announcements
International Symposium on Bone Regeneration
11-13 June 2015
Berlin, Germany
Website: www.isbr.eu
MEIbioeng 15 Conference
7-8 September 2015
Leeds, UK
Website: http://meibioeng.org
3rd International Congress on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support – icSPORTS 2015
15-17 November 2015
Lisbon, Portugal
Website: http://www.icsports.org/
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External affairs
The Austrian National Chapter of the ESB was founded in January 2015.
The ESB became affiliated with the Portuguese Society of Biomechanics (SPB) and the European College of Sport Science (ECSS)
Here you will find information about the recent activities of the European Alliance of Medical and Biological Engineering and Science (EAMBES). You may be aware that the ESB, as a society, is a member of EAMBES. You, as a member of the ESB, are entitled to receive the benefits provided by EAMBES.
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Student’s corner
In this section, you will find the report of one of our second year ESB Mobility Award winners, Valentina Danesi, and information of the student events at the ESB Congress in Prague.
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Membership news
A Society of over 1000 members!
Just before the end of 2014, the ESB a reached the symbolic target of one thousand members (counting only those in good standing). This was celebrated by giving away a prize of 5 years of free membership to the 1000th individual member. The lucky new member is Ehsan Soodmand from Chemnitz University of Technology (Germany).
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Society news
The Italian National Chapter will celebrate its next meeting in Milan on the 5th of June. The Meeting will include the General Assembly of the Italian Chapter (including re-election of the ExBo).
The Spanish National Chapter closed its fourth Meeting, which was held in Valencia on 21st November, organized by the LabHuman group.
Please note that any ESB active or student member in good standing and affiliated to an organization located in Italy/Spain/Austria is also a rightful member of the Italian/Spanish/Austrian National Chapter of the ESB. The same applies to corporate members whose legal site is located in Italy/Spain/Austria, and to honorary and senior members who are resident in Italy/Spain. ESB members of Italian/Spanish/Austrian nationality, but working or resident in other countries, can also join the Chapter by sending a request to the President of the Chapter.
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Corporate Member’s News
One of our corporate members has a contribution for this Spring Newsletter.
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