The SMTA is pleased to announce that the 4th annual Medical Electronics Symposium will be held May 1 -3, 2007 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  This symposium will focus on the medical electronics and medical device applications.  The technical committee is soliciting abstracts and papers from within the medical community that will share the most up to date information about company electronics expertise, practices, technology and applications as it relates to the symposium topics.

The conference is now accepting abstracts on any of the symposium topics or other relevant topics. Please send your abstract to the conference coordinator, Melissa Serres, via email to melissa@smta.org. Deadline for abstract submissions is December 1, 2006.  The written papers are due by March 30, 2007.

The symposium topics include:

·        Components / Packaging and Materials
·        Assembly Technology Challenges
·        Manufacturing / Equipment Requirements
·        Barriers to Entry for Assembly
·        Failure Analysis Case Studies
·        Sensors / MEMS / Nano-Technology
·        Validation: Process / Equipment / Software
·        RoHS / WEEE Impact on Design
·        Wireless Telemetry
·        Process Development Case Studies
·        Substrate Materials for Medical Electronics
·        Design Challenges
·        Environmental Constraints
·        Emerging Technologies
·        Advanced Cleanliness Requirements
·        Advanced Packaging for Medical Electronics
·        Reliability Assessments
·        Software Security
·        Welding
·        Coatings
·        Battery Technology
·        Warranty Analytics
·        Risk Communication
·        Software Regulation
·        Quality System Regulation 21 CFR Part 11
·        Medical Device Reporting
·        Submission Review
·        Device Fraud and Abuse
·        Safety & Risk Management
·        Event Reporting
·        Enforcement
·        Registration
·        Labeling
·        Device Reuse
·        Disposal & Recycling
·        Regulatory & Compliance
·        RF & Wireless Monitoring
·        Applications
·        Effectiveness
·        Therapy
·        Software Patch Management
·        Remote Diagnostics

The abstract selection and paper presentation process is very competitive and the technical committee will select abstracts that emphasize the symposium topics.

The abstract and presentation have to be non-commercial in nature and emphasize the medical technology and not the company portfolio. www.smta.org