XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics
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29th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics
We are delighted to welcome you to Cleveland, Ohio, for a combined meeting of the International
and American Societies of Biomechanics.
The last time the ISB held its congress in the USA was in 1989, in Los Angeles, California.
In the intervening 15 years, researchers in biomechanics have continued to make significant
breakthroughs in a variety of fields including the understanding and treatment of musculoskeletal
disorders, preventing workplace injuries and optimizing athletic performance at the elite levels.
New medical imaging technologies, microsensors, and computer algorithms add to these breakthroughs
on a daily basis. The work of our two societies is in the forefront of advancement of the
discipline of biomechanics, in both its academic and applied arenas. Such advancement
is especially significant as we progress through what the World Health Organization has
designated "The Bone and Joint Decade."
From July 31st through August 5th, 2005, we look forward to meeting colleagues many of whom
last gathered in Dunedin in 2003 and to making new acquaintances that will spur collaborations. The
underlying emphasis of the Congress this year is to create a program that encourages student
participation, with a great variety of educational offerings in all aspects of biomechanics.
We have two main objectives for the 2005 meeting: (i) to present an academic program of the highest
quality, and (ii) to have a rich social program that will complement the scientific meetings
and allow new and old friends to experience all that Cleveland has to offer.
We are confident you will find the meeting to be an outstanding congress that
does credit to both ISB and ASB. We look forward to seeing you here next July.
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Peter R. Cavanagh, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Virginia Lois Kennedy Chairman of Biomedical Engineering
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
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Patrick E. Crago, Ph.D.
Allen H. and Constance T. Ford Professor and Chairman of Biomedical Engineering
Case Western Reserve University |
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